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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-26
Here Are Real Bargains in Mattresses

S22, 100 per cent cotton felt mattress
weight SO lbs. English Art ticking an
made of all new materials SIT ~
in this sale at ........... -
$500, Peerless, all layer felt mattress
es. Our very best mattresses, guaran-
teed to give Is years hard service. Co9t
estage Art Ticking. S13 rs,
Sale price ................. $500 :,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-26

Davenport Mattresses kind you
usually pay $1,000 to $500 fOr-Dur-
ing this big Marked Down Sc O0
Sale, at only ............A...
$3.50, so lib. mattresses made by Fred
E. Bullerick, Cincinnati, Ohio, one of
the best known mattress houses in the
country. Very fine art ticking S2 8S
and a dandy mattress, at only ~o'Oo
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-26

Starting Tuesday Morning September 9th throw our
entire stock of fine Furniture Sale at absolutely the lowest
prices you any sale for yearNOt piece in the
house held bac what you isn't quoted in this Advertise
ment well guarantee that we'll give you the big
gest your have had the chance get
Make comprehension around-Do anything you like
but you won't find prices to beat ours
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-26
Store Closed TIGHT TIodayz Sept. rs

To make preparations for this big super-event our
store will be closed all day MOnday-The doors will be
thrown open at o'clock Tuesday mOrnng-If you place
any value on your money, be sure and be on hand.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-26
Extra
Specials

Here are the very things you
have been looking for, for
your bedroom. Note their
extremely low prices-Then
select yours.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-26
Brass Beds

Regular s35 brass beds, ! e9A En
In. filler, 2 In. post ..... PA6'OV
Regular ss5 satin stripe brass beds.
In. post. l In. filler. e9A IN
Sale price .............. PA1eOV
SIS, 2 In. post and In. filler brass
beds. very rare buy at GA9 m
our sale price Of ....... 4RGOUU
$s5 genuine brass bed, Very huge and
massive. A bed you would be proud to
have in your home. eco M
Sale price. ......,...... s43OSVS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-26
Extra Big Bargains
Hearth Size Rugs

Here are bargains in hearth size rugs that,
YOU have not seen in the last or z years
Not even before the war could they BEL
bought for less.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-26
Wood Finish
Beds

$40 oak finish iron bed with cane ef'
feot at foot and back. e99 IN
Sale price ...,-,..'.. W6SoSV
S35 dark finish, very massive bed, with
2 In. post, In. filters. e9H IN.
Sale price ............. QG2"OO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
Plans For China.

Secretary of Commerce Hoover is
known here to be authority for 4 pro-
gram of virtual internationalization
of China by President Harding's forth
coming conference or limitation OF
armaments and Far Eastern ques-
tions.
This program, which has been sug-
gested by Hoover to certain of his
friends, contains as its cardinal feat
ures the setting up of protectorate
over China by the powers attending
the conference and recognition Of
Japan's fast-growing population in 4
concession to her by which she could
obtain colonizing outlet in Man.
churia. While the State Department
will make no comment on the plan
Of Hoover it is believed that some
such arrangement as proposed VIII
be seriously discussed and possibly
given effect by the conference.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09

BILL PASSED
'Wet" Forces Compel Adop-
ton of Clause Requir-
ing Search Warrant.
CURB DRY AGENTS
Provides 81 900 Fine-To Carry Fight
To HolIse-Wine Amendment Re-
jected.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Despite an
unexpected display of wet" strength,
the Senate, by vote Of 80 to 20,
today passed the Campbell-Willis
bill prohibiting physicians from pre-
scribing beer as medicine and other
wise amending the Volstead Prohlbi-
lion Enforcement net.
Wet forces, however, succeeded IN
mastering such a formidable array
of votes that they were able to COM
pei the adoption of amendments, one
Of tkcm so important as to call forth
vehement protests from "dry" leaders
that it would nullify the Nolstead
law.
This amendment was offered by
Senator Stanley, of Kentucky. 1t is
designed to put an end to some of
the practices Of prohibition agents
which have been the cause of wide
spread complaint. 1t provides fine
of $1,000 and Imprisonment for one
year for prohibition agents or any
Government employe engaged in en-
forcement of prohibition or any other
law who searches or attempts 10
search property or the premises of
any person without securing search
warrant.
Continued from page two)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
PRICE TWO CENTS
WASHINGTON
DAYBY DAY
tFrom Our Special Correspondcnt.)

Washington, Aug. 9.-Troublcs for
the Republican tax tinkerers are pill
ing up thick and fast. Indications
point to a serious split in their ranks
before :he Ways and Means Commit
zee reports out measure for conSid
Grafton byt he House providing for
a readjustment Of our tax laws.
The latest outbreak from the Re-
publican stronghold has come from
Representative Frear, of Wisconsin,
Republican member Of the Ways
and Means Committee. Frear says he
is opposed to the repeal of the en-
cess profit tax until lie has found
how it is planned to levy taxes to
make up what would be lost by such
repeal.
Following this bit Of insurgency on
the part of Frear, another Republican
member, Representative Keller. OF
Minnesota is predicting the ruin of
his party if the administration plans
for tax revision are carried out. kel-
Ter says that President Harding has
assumed more power in debating to
Congress than any of his predeces-
sors.
All of which is very pleasing to the
Democrats who are taking things
easy and enjoying the dilemma in
which their Republican brethren find
themselves enmeshed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
CELEBRATE TRINKLE'S
VICTORY
Nominee Expresses Thanks to Vir.
giuia Democracy in General

Wytheville, Aug. 9-An impromptu
celebration of F. Lee Trinkle's nomi-
nation for governor in the Demo
cratic primary, August 2, was held
Saturday night, in front of the nomi-
nee's home on Main street. In the
light of flaming torches and between
music by the town band, speech max
ing continued for nearly an hour.
The usual Saturday night crowd in
the small town learned that j. H.
Cofer, Senator Trinkle's campaign
manager for the city of Norfolk, was
a guest in the nominees home for the
evening; and its enthusiasm would not
be assuagcd. Started by some boys
with torches and q truck, about 5
o'clock, the village band and about q
thousand people from the town anG
county, including many summer
boarders, soon joined in the jubilee,
which was held in spite of Mr.. Trim
kle's personal request that no celebra-
ton be cosidered before the November
election.
Mr.. Trinkle expressed, in his usual
earnest manner, his thanks to his
friends and to Virginia Democracy
in general. for the honor bestowed
upon him, and explained that he re-
uuested the set celebration to be aban-
doned lest it be misinterpreted as re-
ioicing at the outcome OF an mira
party fight. He explained that the
primary was friendly contest for
the purpose of selecting candidate
to represent the Democratic party IN
its fight against the Republicans IN
the general election. He then urged
the audience to remember that party
harmony was necessary to great
victory in November.
After thanking the crowd for it's
enthusiasm in celebrating Mr.. Trim
l:le's nomination and referring to the
"small part" that he had in bringing
it about, Mr.. Cofer gave as his prin-
cipal reason for supporting the
Wytheville candidate, Mr.. Trinkle's
business success. Mr.. Cofer, is sue
cessful business man of Norfolk.
The prettiest feature Of the cele-
bration, which was impromptu in
every detail, was the rhythmic dancing
on the steps of the home by little
Helen Sue Trinkle, age five, daugh-
ter of the senator, with her cousin OF
the same age and size from Houston
Texas. The two children danced every
time the band played.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
Defer Arrest of Governor
Small.

Springfield. H.. Aug 9.-Sheriff
Mester and District Attorney Nor
timer late today decided that no at
tempts would be made tonight TO
arrest Governor Len Small, follow
ing conference between the sheriff
and the state executive at the lat
tcr's Offices. The sheriff did not
take to the government office the
three warrants charging the COVER
nor with embezzelment of state
funds while he was state treasurer.
Determination to continue 10 re-
sist arrest was reiterated TO the
sheriff, who said his visit was
made to obtain a statement from the
governor as to his position The
sheriff said that Governor Small
had threatened to take action
against him and his bondsmen if at
tempts were made to serve the war
rants
Il tq.d him." the sheriff said,
"thatI ;1fended to serve the war
rants and that if he did not come
to arrange his bonds that | wOuld
have to bring him in"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
Says He Killed Mother TO
Ease Her Suffering.

Evansville, Ind. Aug. 9.--Willie
Dcffendoll, II years old, held with
his brother, Dolly, 22 years old, for
the murder Of their 7O-year-old moth
er, Mrs. Martha Deffendoll, confessed
today to officials at Boonville that
he shot and killed her, it was an
nounced by Coroner Werner kriek-
hause.
According to the story which Willie
told Coroner Kriekhause, he and his
mother were walking through the
woods in search of some squirrels
when the hamper of his gun struck
against tree and discharged 4 shot
through his mothers neck.
Mrs. Deffendoll, wounded, fell down
on her side. Then she turned over
on her face, according to the story
drawn from Willie.
81 didn't want her to suffer" Will
lie said, 80 | up and shot her again.
That didn't kill her, so shot her
again in the neck"
Willie hurried to his home and then
took refuge in Boonville. He set tn
date of the shooting as Friday, July
22, and said that it occurred at s
o'clock in the morning.
had an argument with his mother on
According to Willie's confession, he
the day before the shooting because
he had returned from Boonville with
out a job. "She fused at me- he
said, simply.
.Willie's confession clears up the
mystery as to who shot Mrs. Deffen-
doll, but his accidental version of the
shooting is not given much credence
by officials at Boonville.
Gan affidavit will be made against
him." Coroner kreikhause said. at
will not be an accident charge. do
not believe that he has told all he
knows. He will finally be persuaded
to tell it all"
The body of Mrs. Deffendoll, with
the head severed, was found in a
woods near her. farm home, Is miles
from Boonvi)le last week. William
and Dolly, sons of the aged woman,
were placed under arrest Immediately
after finding the body.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
Forty-five Lives Lost In
Sinking of Steamer Alaska.

Eureka. CAL, Aug. 9.--Naviga-
ton experts today stalted :nvesti-
CATION of the sinking of the steamer
Alaska.
Whether the steamer hit Blunts
Rcef-tha. graveyard OF many ships
because Of navigation errors or
whether its boilers blew up IS cx-
pected 20 be made known.
But this fact did not tighten
the load of the relatives and friends
of 2S missing passengers and crew
members who are hoping against
hope that some miracle will restore
the lives believed lost; nor will it
prevent the fearful end dramatic
scenes in the morgue. where II
bodies now lie.
Forty-iYe lives are believed lost.
according to the revised lists Of
the San Francisco and Portland
Steamship Company.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
The Awful Yolstead Act

Prohibition officials in Washington
are lust now wrestling with another
problem brought about through the
enactment of the Volstead Law.
They will have to decide whether or
not the delegates from foreign coun-
tries who will be in attendance at the
disarmament and Far Eastern con-
ference will be permitted to bring
their supplies of liquor with them:
All Ambassadors and Ministers and
their immediate households can OBJ
tain all the liquor they desire with
out fear of interference on the part
of prohibition officials. But what will
be the status Of these foreign envoys
who will be at the National Capital
for the disarmament conference IS 4
question that remains to be settled
by our State Department. In the
meantime. the troubles of the prohi-
bition enforcement officers multiply.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
SOVIET RULE
WILL STAND
Statement Made By Mrs.
Harrison Regarding Con-
ditiOns In Russia.
RATIONS PROVIDED
Will Strengthen Liberals-Refusals
To Aid Would not lnjure Govern
ment.

Berlin. Aug 9.-With all Amer
lea spaculating a. to methods to
be pursued in cooperating with the
Soviet Government in bringing re-
lief to the famine sufferers o. Rus
sia, it should be clearly understood
at the outset that, regardless of the
famine or any other source of suf-
fering by the masses of the people,
there is not the slightest chance that
the present Government will be
overturned. Any relief wor'; under
taken by the United States should
be started on the basis of a certainty
that the Soviet authority vii! last.
Fifty million Russians ml%it be
starving instead cf the 1C.000,000
that are and still its stability would
not be threatened--aS long as the
workers of Moscow and Pctrograd
are fed. and there i no douh. that
they will be fed.
The explanation is quite simple.
There exists in Russia today no
force which can organize Il success
ful revolution while these two great
industrial cnEters support the Govern
ment. There are many other factors
which would make impossible any
nearby rebellion on grand scale
against the existing regime, but
this one alone is enough.
ai-mES cd ON dom lom do nlodom
The Government recognized long
ago that Moscow and Petrograd
constituted the key tc its stability.
and from the moment that the food
shortage began accumulated each
year sufficient supplies TO these two
nerve centers. The official estimates
show that there is now on hand
enough to feed and clothe y 100000
employees and dependents of the Gov
ernment. Of these, 100000 are
civil employees. who receive full ra-
tions. Then the 100000 members
of the army and militia are on three
quarter rations, and 5.000.h0J inva-
lids and pensioners Of Shc Ccmmis-
sariat of Social Maintenance are
given half rations. ! All of this IS
equivalent to 100000 full rationS
for year.
Further than this, Moscow is able
to draw upon the surrounding coun-
try, which is largely markc. gar
den area. The workmen arc near
~ all former peasant who have
relatives in the country who keep
them supplied with fooistuffs while
the free trade in such commodities
which was officially sanctioneu this
year permits OF the purchase of
food in the open market. Peirograd
is without this advantage, for the
surrounding country is mar3tE, but
there the Communist political and
distribution systems are better or
ganized than anywhere else.
Definitely, then, the Sovie: Gov
ernment is going to last. The
granting Of aid On large scale
from outside Of Russia. apar: from
the obvious humanitarianism Of it,
will strengthen all the liberal e!c-
ments Of the country in or out of
the Communist party. On the
other hand, refusal of aid would
not injure the Government. but ex-
actly the opposite. The chief reason
is that it might give the extremists
an excuse for proceeding with their
plan of provoking a war with Po-
land or .Roumania or both, with
the double object of obtaining food
for the Russian masses and bring
ing on revolutionists in those coun-
tries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
SHOOTS BROTHER DEAD IN ROW
OVER THE SMALL SUM Of S4.11

According to Miss Connard. Nor
man, after the shooting, sought the
pistol and she believes would have
killed himself if she had not hddc
the weapon.
The two men were veterans of the
World War, wealthy in their own
right, and sons of Samuel J. Penrose.
a wealthy retired farmer of Doyies-
town.
Ralph was civil engineer, and be-
fore the war was employed by thr
State Highways Commission. The
Younger brother had been an oil sales
mar. Since the war neither had been
regularly employed.
Each had a fortune of more than
100000, left them by their motn,
The father married again.
The quarre! took place in the dining
room of the Connard home. Afte
the fight ended in the defeat of Npr
man. the younger brother, it is said
went upstairs to his room, and Ralph
went out into the yard. 1t is said
that Norman got an automatic pistol
from a drawer in his room, and going
TO the window, fired four shots at
his brother. All the shots went wild.
In second quarrel Norman, after
apparently getting the worst of it,
again fired at Ralph, striking him in
the neck. He fell and died a few min
utes later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09

Philadelphia, Aug. 9.-Ralph Jar
rett Penrose, 80 years old. was shot
and almost instantly killed shortly
after noon today at Elkins' Park by
his brother, Norman Samuel Penrose,
26 years old, in the heat of violent
quarrel.
While Ralph lay dying Norman
knelt beside him, and with his arms
about his neck, protested with sobs
that he had not meant to kill him and
begged his forgiveness.
The dying man, bleeding to death
from a bullet wound that had severed
the jugular vein, tried to speak. but
could not, and then smiled his assent
to his brothers frenZied plea.
The shooting, which followed a
fight over a SAIL phone bill, in which
Ralph is said to have bested Norman,
blacking his eye and bringing blood
to his nose. ended a lifelong COM
panionship between the brothers,
which is said to have been unusually
close and sympathetic.
The shooting occurred in the home
of William Connard, on old York
road, where the brothers had boarded
for seven years. In the house at the
time were Mr.. Connard, who is 80
years old; a daughter, who is i'll; q
second daughter, Miss Elizabeth Con-
nard, who witnessed the quarrel an,
the events that followed the shooting,
and her 14-year-old niece Doris.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
300 Former q. S. Soldiers
Are Imprisoned In France.

New York, Aug. 9.-Three H"H-
dred doughboys who went to France
and fought in the greg: VIZ are
now ser,r.g sentences i French
civil prisons for Iarious in..actions
of the laws of that country In
virtual solitary conf nsmcrr. e.dur-
ing the extremely rigotols French
prison discipline, crlcd ard convicted
in tongue r.ign to them, they
are helpless and friendless.
This Summarizes , s:tra'1n that
has been successively brought 70 the
attention of the American Embassy
in Paris, to President Harding per-
sonally, and that is likely to be
made ubject of Congressional in
quiry. according 10 information OBJ
tained today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
Sunday School League.
Standing of the Clubs.

The Second Baptist team defeated
the First Baptist yesterday on Bag
gett's field by the score of 3 to 2,
game being called on account OF
darkness at the beginning of the
seventh inning. Smoot for the Sec
'ond Baptist and Ayers of the First
Baptist pitched good ball, both har-
ing nine strike outs.
Slower won the game for the Sec
ond Baptists hitting three base hit
in the sixth inning, scoring two men.
The game was interesting through
out and was witnessed BY large
crowd.
The next game will be played We'd
nesday between these same teams.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
Cuba Seeks Loan

Secretary of State Hughes has been
Informed by delegation of finan-
cial men of Cuba that its fiscal sit
uation is such that an immediate loan
of S50,0O0,O00 should be made to the
island by American bankers. The buSl
ness men from Cuba are also in Wash
;ngton to enter vigorous protest
against the proposed duty Of two
cents q pound on raw sugar contain
ed in the Fordney tariff bill as pas
sed by the House.
1t is argued that if this duty on
Cuban sugar is imposed, the Island
Republic will not be able to pay her
American creditors the vast sum she
now owes. In fact such action will
mean governmental bankruptcy for
Cuba and there will be nothing left
but for the United States to inter-
vene or annex the island.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
FIRE TEST MADE
Water Thrown On o. ID. Glass Plant
In & Minutes and 10 Seconds
After 4 larm

A test for speed in throwing water
was made at & o'clock yesterday after
noon by Engine Company No. and
i wien an alarm was turned III from
the plant of the Old Domi'!ion Glass
Company. Both engines made II
cnrd run and relayed the water a dis
tancc of 2.l00 feet and in exactly six
minutes and ten seconds Il stream of
water was playing on the factory.
Company No. ! stopped at Washing
ton and Montgomery streets where
they connected with the fire hydrant
and No. engine stopped midway be-
tween Washington street and the fac
tory, on the old tow path. Engine No.
i pumped two streams of water to
engine No. ! which relayed the water
to the factory. \ total of 2,400 feet
of hose were used. Fire Chief f. j.
McDermott expressed himself as we'll
pleased with the test.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-08-09
Tn to Harding.

With the return Of President Hard
ing to Washington after his ten days
vacation in New England, number
of important public matters will nav"
to be given consideration by him.
Among these is the passage by Con-
gress of the measure authorizing the
War Finance Corporation to advance
to the railroads of the United States
$500. 100000 to aid them in their pre-
sent financial difficulty in order that
they may make settlement on bills al
ready long overdue and provide for
additions and betterments which are
absolutely necessary.
The President, too. will be called
upon to decide whether or not there
shall be any recess OF Congress.
Members on both sides Of the Capitol
arc clamorine for an opportunity 10
visit their homes and they argue that
the affairs of the nation will not bc
seriously interferred with if they are
given an opportunity to leave Wash
ington for month at least.