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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-13
Mission Society
Will Meet Wednesday

The Woman's Foreign Mission
ary society of the First Method
ist church will meet on Wednes-
day afternoon at 2;30 at the home
Of Mrs. B. L. Sleeves. The Christ
mas offering will be taken on this
occasion. Those in charge of the
program which will be on the sub
1ect "A Day in India" are Mrs.
Lloyd Lee, Mrs. Paul Wentworth
Morse, Mrs. Harry Scott and Mrs.
Lee Miller,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-13

Lausanne Girls
To Give At Home
The girls Of Lausanne hall will
be at home, Saturday evening, De-
cember II. Invitations are out for
the affair.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-13
"iil Irwin, Universally Acclaimed the
Ace of Correspondents" to Lecture Here

~ DISCUSS 'The Next World War"-Is One of Americas
Abm Most Popular Magazine Writers and FictiOnists.
IRWIN will lecture on 1.-The Next War;" at the Salem
nrlnory tonight Dec. 13, 1921, 300 P. M. Single
N Admission $1.00 including reserved seat
all the United acclaim Will Irwin as
OF corresponde6ts because his splendid work during
war His remarkable read the world
because he told the about this part of the war lie
blacklisted by French Armies In true
style he went right to Lloyd George about the matter and
wiped out the journalistic blockade with stroke OF his
the Irwin the Ruhr rebellion and later
russia and other studying social poll
= and Industrial conditions
oook 'The Next been highly commended all
states Dr. Frank recently in the Chicago
Ne"s pronouncng the greatest century and
tsst that could placed in every church. school
a NJ Ine United States lecture subject The Ne1l
ai' Socialism. its Promise
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-13
Mrs. Cory is

mIS. COry is
Home from Portland
Mrs. w. w. Cory has returned
from Portland where she spent
the week end visiting with her
daughters, Miss Florence Cory
and Mrs. D. C. Cory.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
KEYSER TO HAVE
BIG ROTARY CLUB
Local Party Goes There
Tonight To Inst itlte j
| the Club

Rotary spirit spread to Mineral
county today Us a club is to be
formed in Keyser tonight. Despite
the uncertain weather and double
.jinx-Friday the thirteenth-the
Fairmont Rotarians fourteen strong
left here on a special coach attach.
ed to B. 6 o. train Sc. The Graf.
ton club members Joined the Fair
monters at Grafton.
The double hoodoo did not both
er any one in the party except
Deacon" Engle who invested a
quarter TO get some additional life
insurance for the journey.
The Keyser club will be started
with rs members and will be In.
stltuted In the private dining room
OF the Reynolds hotel at Keyser by
c. G. Robb, who was appointed by
Richard Aspinall, district governor,
to institute the club. A banquet
will be held at 6 o'clock in connec-
tion with the event.
Fairmonters who made the trip
were H. E. Engle, C. C. Robb, Marl
Keenan,, A. G. Martin, Paul G. Arm.
strong, Paul G. Willetts, Bill o'Neil,
Gus Mack, Bob Miller, ]. L. Hall,
Harry j. Hartley, DR.. H. L. Satter.
field, w, l. Lydic and DR.. H. H.
Carr, the president of the club.
The Falrmonters will arrive
home late tonight, coming hero
from Grafton in a special train out
of Grafton about 1 a. m.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13

LL Sa54fs
nouncement as 70 the time OF the
meeting WIS made
rfr,n- ~, & ~. s,o,,, 81. rn~
ri5ss e gsI,o;. s ,e..,s s s,,,,,:a H. "
t,,t @ ,,sta snt 49, 5s,,St a,,shasas naisSn ~
eo,,i5 pS ~ shtst @ ssas'. $500 ~ ~ ~ =,
tie % az tbs ne gs vIrss sTs Ior =, ~ sns wcr ~.
rimac. west ViFrinln. whether
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
Only Six True Bills Found.
Community Seems To
Be Better Now
MARCH, bad MONTH
Several Crimes Commit
ted During that Period,
the Records Show


AT half past twelve this after.
noon the grand jury for this term
Of the Criminal court brought in
their report and a meager repor..
1t was. Only six true bills were
found, showing that the morals Of
the community are in far better
shape than they have been for a
long time. March of this year
seemed to have been the time for
brain storms in the criminal line.
In that month w. W. Polling as
saulted Ira Travis on Merchant
street for an alleged attack on
Poling's daughter; Charles Wright,
alias Jericho, and Percy Brown,
alias North Carolina Jim, are to be
tried for the crime Of burglarizing
the store Of the Hienze Co.; and
Mike BenZik and John Doliz are
Jointly indicted for assaulting each
other, all in that month. Ray Gar.
fish, alias Mike Dakish. will be
called on to answer for the crime
of stealing $50 In 1919. s5 +
VI ,tf4tAt4As AlAhttAf III HoAsttAlloHtb bkLeLl
charges Of crime for the above OF:
lenses, however Is the question Of
crime against young girls. All the
diplomacy, possessed by Judge q.
M Showalter, who presides over
both the Criminal and Juvenile
courts was taxed to the extreme
this morning in an attempt to find
out from a seven year old girl,
something pertaining to the truth
Of story that she had been mis-
treated at her home by three men.
Either the child had been well post.
ed or else there was nothing to the
story that had brought two mem.
bers OF the state constabulary to
Pennington and caused the arrest
Of three men one Of whom was her
father. A further investigation Of
this case will be made by. the court.
A much more successful attempt,
however, was made by Judge Show.
alter recently to set a young girl OF
II on the right road. It was found
that th egirl had come to Fairmont
without the consent of her mother
and was living with half.brother
among surroundings that were con-
sidered by the Juvenile court to be
anything but beneficial.
Would you like to take the six
o'clock train tonight and join your
mother In ohio?" asked Judge
Showalter, kindly.
"0h, I don't know" came the an.
swer with toss Of the head.
This didn't seem to suit the
Judge, so he simply said to the
proper officer Of the court, "Mr.
Officer, you will please see that
this girl is well treated in a deten.
ton home until we can communi.
cate with her motherI
did you say that tho train
leaves at 0 o'clock, Judge?" asked
the girl.
at does," answered the Judge.
And the girl is now with her
mother.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13

At least 40 and perhaps more
automobiles welcomed, the 150
members Of the Pittsburgh Cham
ber OF Commerce who arrived here
at four o'clock today. Chairman
Bert S. Leopold and Vice Chair.
nina T. /. Brett had everything in
readiness for a rousing hail-fellow.
well.met when the private car Of
these well known individuals
pulled into the B. and o. station.
Fairmont was the last stop on
the Golden Rule Tour and the men,
all important heads Of concerns in
Pittsburgh and all members of the
Chamber of Commerce there, re-
NAMED in the city but q short
time. An hour and a half was the
time limit, after which the private
car hurried on homeward. On &c.
count Of the short time allowed in
the city no entertainment, other
than automobile rides to various
destinations, was furnished. No
meal was taken in the city as the
car carries its own diner and when
the 150 strong sit down to dinner
tonight 1t will be while speeding
along the tracks and the dinner
will no doubt include discussions
Of Fairmont's corps Of Chamber OF
Commerce members who out did
themselves this afternoon in an eff
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
German Forces
Being Strength

onpEtN, sllesia, May Ia
German forces on the LOFT bank OF
the Oder river arc being gradually
sastnented BY the arrival or for
mer German soldiers from DFes.
slAu and O number it ID known. arc
coming from Germ sAaY, Several
hundred security police from Ham.
burg and ketl aad o few other
German cities have reached BFles
Aha sate aathsFitR iyeiS reported 10
have placed ithemke Ives al the, d lss
P9eAl OF German aa theFit lea there
FAeFe are FuMeFs here that the
eefmhhs Will take The offensive
probably within O week when their
RFeBaEa deRs are eeHapiete The
Peieg Ia the ,Hiea tine are iFlaWR
10 30 stFshE tAa aAih6 theiF Jjsslti6h.
VIII i tiiieFg titksHHa tAeF are
- 49,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13

fort to help a bit in making de.
llghtful the Golden Rule visit to
this city.
The visit Of SO many well known
bankers TO this city including man.
ufacturers and other representa-,
tiyes OF business in Pittsburgh, was
for the purpose of getting acluaint.
ed with the trade here. The auto.
mobiles which met the train today
carried placards and on them were
the words: "At Your Service"
The men in charge OF the cars
conveyed the visiting business men
wherever they, wished to go, wheth
er to call on their trade or visit the
city's points Of interest.
At least 80 classifications were
made at the Chamber Of Commerce
here, each one representing a Ger.
tain business, the same represented
by a visiting man from Pittsburgh.
The cars in waiting at the depot
were in charge Of men here repre-
senting that same business. In
this way the trips about the. city
were not merely satisfactory but
congenial and interesting.
The Golden Rule Tour started
Monday and winds up with Fair.
mont as the last stop on the map.
The men arrive back home this
evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
British Rail
Men Line Up

LONDON, May 13.-The national
union Of railroad men today step
ped actively into the fight In sup
port of the striking British miners
and taking measures to prevent the
transportation by rail Of coal i'm.
ported to replenish the nations fuel
The railway mems action took the
form OF a decision by the executive
cohhittee that members would not
handle imported coal no matter for
what purpose intended and instruct
ed members not to handle coal Of
any description loaded or previous.
ly handled by .blackleg" labor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
Or. DAVIDSON is
TO SPEAK HERE
VIII Be Commencement
Orator At Fair1nont
High School 4

DR.. William NJ. Davidson, super.
intendent OF the Pittsburgh public
schools, will be the orator on the
occasion OF the annual commence.
ment of the Fairmont high school.
Commencement exercises will be
held on the evening Of Thursday,
June 2, in the First Methodist Epis-
copal church at which time the E.
W. Howard class composed Of prob
ably 1O4 young men and women
will be graduated.
On Sunday. May 90, the annual
commencement sernoE will be
preached to the graduating class
at the First NJ. E. church with Rev.
Claude H. King, pastor Of the
church, to deliver the sermon.
The sermon will be preached in
the evening and the class and the
members of the faculty viii attend
in a body.
On Monday and Tuesday eve.
nIngs the Senior class play will be
presented at the hign school audi.
torlum. The play Will be given un.
der the direction of Miss Mary J.
Hervey, OF the faculty Of the school
and promises to be exceptionally
good.
On Wednesday night the Senior
class will hold ciass day.
The last chapel exercises for the
year will be held on the morning
OF Wednesday, June 1 at which
time prizes In various events and
letters in athletics will be present.
ed. In connection with this exer.
else n splendid program OF music
will be rendered.
The school is closing al this time
a most successful years work. No
Interruptions of any consequence
has marred the years work and
things have moved of nicely. AL
splendid spirit of cooperation has
existed throughout the entire year
between teacher and pupil.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13

Captain Brocus was plainly net
tied at the attitude OF the officials
of Pike county Kentucky, assert.
ing that no .=ln1nad been raised SO
far as he knew to check the firing
from the Kentucky side. News
that Governor Morgan OF West
Virginia, had called on President
Harding for federal troops and that
u similar request had been made
by Governor Morrow OF Kentucky,
was hailed, with relief by the state
police, the cooperating deputy
sheriff under Sheriff Plnson, and
by residents of the embattled town.
The combined force OF state
police and deputies available to
cross the 20 miles or more Of coun-
try where industrial hostilides had
centered more than year is
scarcely more than so men. OF this
number 1t Is necessary to maintain
reserves and garrisons at points
which are now quiet but are re-
Rarueu Dy authoFltles as scenes OF
possible outbreaks. Captain
Broeus said today that yesterdays
fighting was waged by the noun
tain gunmen with discipline and
decision.
The fire at Merrimac he said was
controlled by a man with a lusty
fox horn. When he blow one long
blast firing commenced and when.
he blew three blasts every gun was
silent.
There were rumors at noon that
a mass meeting Of miners would
be held here this afternoon and
conference by union leaders were
held this morning with that end
IN view although no definite an.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
Make Plans To
Check Big Fires

VICTORIA, British columbia, May
Organization Of an airplane
force to fight forest fires in this
province Is to be started soon t
was reported today following the
announcement of the British Colum.
6iaa government that It had ap-
propriated $40, 600 for the purpose.
a patrol system probably will be
inaugurated to locate and report all
fires to abase from which will be
dispatched large planes carrying
fire fighters and equipment,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
HEAR RlARau.MLENIs.

oHARLEsT on, May 10. - Tbs
supFesia court today heard afsti,
t1ieats ia the haheas corpus PRO.
oeedlhss Ia the case ot Frank
oihsaaestsia against shefif John
ipasiett, Of Marshall county. The
court recessed until three O'clock
this afternoon, Of which time o aes
eislBh Ia tbe ease 10 exp u
iAs RiiE, bf iieeii &, RFa Az b,
fieetsHI Oh MeHHdsyilI repre- mt
ed the petitIeReF and fesBead deat
saane eattVsiH.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
Mountain Warfare Resumed Today After Night OF
Terror In the Stricken Section-Fire
From Rifles Causes Trouble
GUNS ALSO TN ACTION TO-DAY
Colonel Arnold Makes Statement AS To Situation
Terms Outbreak Demonstration of
Discomfort Must Expect Them

PIKEVILLE Kentucky Nayl 3Four persons been killed
and one wounded fighting along Kentucky Virsna
border during the last "a hours according reports rsesdhse today
No names Of the dead were given.
The principal firing toward the Kentucky side from Spnse
West Virginia according reports when Pike county deputy hes and
number Of miners approached The state line state police
and reported to have participated in
Earl Smith, Pike county deputy sheriff reported shot and
seriously by policeman Henry Bentley West Virginia
END Of the Tall Bridge williamson have participated
in pistol fight with Bob Sauereld Williamson and headed
for the bridge with tie officers after him when wounded S shots
we're fired at the office, all going wild.
WILLIAMSON. May Mountain warfare which saged al
of yesterday and nemt through midnight mile front
in the West Virginia Kentucky coal strike region this
ing Reports Captain R. Broeus police head
quarters here said heavy firing Kentucky M
Ieatenend ofhe trouble and where yesterday
The shooting started Sporadic ie fire could heard along The W
Virginia and ksnueky borders at; Nanewan 81
= lh he iercest this where ac
ngto and guard Tic
heavily armed with neade half dozen
machine guns hcshays been
Mccar alone. Captain Brocus said.
report from the state police stationed force Of
20 or 30 armed had been observed taking West Vr
side The river and Captain anticipating
lion of fire planned at that point squad from
his tiny force and prepared TO rush
Captain Brous ordered his refrain from becoming
embroied with the balt, asserting concealed
The hills and the guards lie tehins trouble
here he said he would not expose an battlefield
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
City Gets Some
Forfeit Money

No police court was held this
morning but the failure OF three
maletactors to show up enriched
the city treasury to the extent Of
S25. B. ]. RYAN and Oliver z!
Evans forfeited $40 each when
they failed to appear for fighting
last night. Clarence sturm was
required to make o deposit of only
IS for having been drunk but was
equally careless about the question
ofreeoyery. b.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
.PERSRING NAMED
CHIEF Of STAFF
VIII Assume His New
Duties On July
First I
wAEHfNaFf3N Rsaa 50.

WASHINGTON, May / ls.-se,se.
tlen Of General John j, PeFBbIHE
70 be chief OF staff OF the AMY
was announced today By sesFetRFF
Weekgi General PePishiRE viii as
HuHe his new dShes July 1, fiIes
eeediRg AR5eF General March, HEg
assistant will be Ma3ef General
JasaeB e. HaFbeFd Whe Was 6eRafz
81 PeFHhlRg principal staff asBist=
RAt I'D France ef6fa he assumed
command OF the seEFiee OF SUPPLY,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
MANY KILLEbl

MEXICO cry May 7st=FIitF
persons were killed and d score
wounded last night Ia M5FeiiR, ea3h
tai ct the Btata 6f Mleh6aeafi, sjiF
faBsFtas 10 the Eka eisisF early tAfs
RefRiag when peilee aided bF dRs
aellel Ted .heib from aaieais ehaFEaa
q large fauIB OF eatA6 6iEes: Fhe aats
seF Wafa d isR6hHtf tlhE a aEatRat al
i6gei ieas afi6h 6 tiielFF eilllfeaes
iIls sHaaHE JF FSsaie eaas.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
Shrtners WillForm
Club Here Tonight

Nebiss Of the Mystic Shrine are
enthusiastic over the organization
meeting at Masonic Temple teaIHht
NJ 1880. one hundred sAsIRePs
lave signed Up 10 join The FalEiaeRt
Shrine club, All aebies are In
Yltea TO attend
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
Two Bold Holdup
Men Get Haul

NEW YORK. Ma, 1.-TWO
men walked ms the private bank
Of Anthony sasson in Brooklyn to-
day, beat the only clerk on duty In
to insensibility with q blackjack and
escaped with 5000
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
BAT Ties IN MING0 z0NE
oh, Listen Here.
,sy ADAM s. LANE

f40A hAQh = SAsS
Get over the Loss
OF Mr.. v. a. Starn's
Beetle Hound!
/ was Just Reading
About 1t When
Hermione threw Fit
The other Night,
And / didn't Get
To return to 1t
Until the next Day.
You know / Don't
Wonder that Mr.. Starn
Is extremely Anxious
To recover his Dog.
l had never Heard
OF a Beetle Hound
Before,
But they would Surely
Be a wonderful Dog
To Possess.
l wonder II A
Beetle Hound hunts All
Kinds OF Beetles,
Or II there Are
Aster Beetle Hounds, And
Potato Beetle Hounds,
And Scarab Hounds
All different Varieties,
And each hunting His
Own kind Of Bug
I suppose Il You
We're to endeavor To
Cope with all Kinds
OF Beetles, in that Case
You would have To
Keep a Pack
or Hounds. but II One
Beetle Hound Is an All
Round dog he would Surely
Be a priceless Possessioni
l am going Over
To see Mr.. Starn And y
Inquire all about II
You know these Big,
Brown, humping Beetles
That come along This
Time OF year, And
Jimmy their way Into
The house, and Bust
Up the electric Light
Bulbs, and knock on
The plastering, and Get
Into your Hair?
Terriblet
8 One of those Bugs
: HItfme in Fhe sss,ts
Eye last May :
And I have Been
A trifle Crosseyed
Ever Since.
It's an awful Sensation
To get'Into
Bed and hear One
or these Brutes 4.
Seeking you in the Dark
Slam! they hit the Ceiling
Right over your Head,
Then slither.r:r.r down The
Side Wall,
And walk across tn Cover.
! tell you II
7 can get a Beetle Hound
f That is a Good
All round Dog
I am willing to Pay
Any Price,:
There are Hermione's Asters.
Every August, Those
Internal black Beetles
Arrive by the Million,
And tits a Regular
Battle from then On.
oh Joy! think how Fine
It would be TO Sit
Out languidly Upon
TIL front Piazza
And say to Your
Doughty little Beetle
Beastie,
"Here Pharaohl sick Emf"
And watch him Tree
Beetles all over The
Place.
] am going Right
Now to see Mr.. starn.
Why Delay?
Also Too
II anything turns Up
At my house That
Looks like that Missing
Treasure, its going To
Be tied UP in TIL
Back yard and Only
Led out at Night.
Professor, a little Picking
On the piccola, Please.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13

ri HE factorie, are re-opening.
! Men are going back to
their jobs again.
Building and buying soon will
resume their normal activity.
contsnment will supplant unrest
throughout the land.
Alto a large degree because
throughout this perind Of slackness
snd staaaion one force has remain-
cd hopefully on The job.
Do you know what that Force
80
Its adyertisingl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
FORMAL APPEAL.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May l3.
The Flemington Telephone com.
pany filed formal application with
the Public Service commission 10.
deyito increase ita telephone etarg.
eH IA Taylor and Barbour counties
Tho date ot hearing has not been
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13


yettising's direct se,Nice to The public
m lowering the price of goods, main
tanning quality among products. and
promoting correct. convenient yalu-
sble bayer-knowledse.
Wewill overlook for The moment
Adyettisins ! powerful contribution
as a sales factor to the individual
success Of the Business that employs
it
These things arc generally known
and realized. Th.y need no parti-
cular urging TO arouse recognition in
the public mind.
The great and outstanding fact
'ior lsymsn and advertising men
sosrasp now is tha. Advertising, by
rs own demonstration, IS a valuable
andyital factor in lie promotion Of
lhe whole national good.
No man is outside its sphere Of
influence. Ii embraces all and af-
feesssll.
The layman accustomed to look
doubtfully OF indiffe,ently upon Ad-
serisiRs as an inst1umentality solely
tor Tie hebsneft Of the fortunate few,
now suddenly sees it as a power
intimately and inseparably linked
with. himself and his own interests.
This young and vigorous force has
helped lift Business back into the
saddle. the worker back into his job.
a DYERTIsING has kept alive
N hope. 1t has :hamed and shat
sssed pessimism. 1t has encouraged
industry, fostered The gradual re-
coysry Of the buying impulse, and
AZ tlast created a firm market.
Now it will 20 forward to as
sist m the development of Good
Business and in the restoration Of
satisfactory political and economic
conditions throughout the country.
VI VERY man. high or low, who
looks out of a period of de-
preston into a prosperous and pro-
sressiye future, should have sur
faeelInowledse at least of the force
that has helped greatly to work the
change. and thank-Advertisingl
NsoU have realized how the edi-
toial columns Of newspapers
have helped form public opinion.
Think then Of theil advertising col
.mns as great forces working for
prosperity.
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NIsoU have realized how the edi-
torial columns Of newspapers
have helped form public opinion.
Think then Of then advertising col
lmns as great forces working for
basiness prosperity.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-13
THE WEATHER

partly cloudy tonight and
Saturday
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-12
MR., CLAY VAUGHAN DEAD.

NTH. Clay Vaughan died at his
home, 1904 South Third avenue, Mon
day afternoon at o'clock. Mr..
Maughan was a victim of Brights
disease from which he suffered sew
eral months.
The announcement Of his death
brought grief and sorrow to the
hearts of mis- countless friends in this
city. Mr.. Maughan was about 81
years of age and is survived by his
wife.
The funeral will be held today, but
final arrangements had not been com
pleted late yesterday afternoon.