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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
WOMEN OBJECT TO
TELLING THEIR AGE

PITTSBURGH. Oct. l1-ATany
women Of Allegheny County did
not register to vote because reg
istration board members insisted
that they tell their age, Mrs
Clifton A. Werner, county chair
man Of the League OF Women
Voters, said here today.
eve feel that 1t is not neces-
sary for a man or woman to tel:
his or her exact age, as It does
not mean anything, except that
you are over 81 and old enough to
vote" declared Mrs. Werner.
MANY states. only compel you to
tell II you are over 81 years. 1t Is
making 1t hard for the women
Personally I don't care, but there
are lots and lots of men and wo.
men who do not give their right
ages. It Is such. a silly Law. and We
feel that It ought to be changed Z"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
NORMAL CLASSES
ELECT OFFICERS
Organization at School Com
pleted Today-.-Numerous
Events Planned.

Complete programs Of school
work, including organizations and
social plans arc now well outlined
for the remainder Of the year at
the Fairmont Normal School. This
morning at II O'Clock the class or.
CARNATIONS were completed when
the officers for the year were elect.
ed. The senior members elected to
office were: Minor Robbins, presi.
dent: H. L. Cole, vice-president;
Miss Ava Matthews, secretary
treasurer. orvllle Wolfe received
the election OF class representative
to the athletic association.
The Junior members. who were
selected to servo the class for this
year. included Charles McKain,
president; Miss Louise Johnson,
yice.president; Miss Mary Lafol.
lette, secretary: Miss Daisy Cross,
treasurer; George Turley, cheer
leader.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
in the auditorium Of the school Miss
Amy spalding Of Upland, Ind, field
secretary of the central group,
Americanization department OF. the
national w. G, T. u, viii address
the students and faculty on the sub.
iect. "Americanlzation." Miss
Spalding, who speaks to audiences
in schools, colleges, churches and
mems and womcn's clubs, IS in the
city to attend the w. G.. T. U. in:
stitpte. She will also speak at the
high school.
a branch OF the school work in
the Normal that has deSeloped
greatly sines de beg SHINING of tie
term Is that OF the extension de.
|partment, headed by Paul Morrow
OF Shspherdstown. w. Va. Classes
have been organized at Terra Alta,
MaspntoWn. Rowlesburg, Manning.
ton. Shinnston, Lumberport, Clarks.
burg, Weston, Burnsville, Flat
Woods. Sutton, GaSsaway, Littleton
and Hundred. Between 200 and
$50 students are registered.
The classes are held for the hen.
eft OF the teachers in service. Fair.
mont Normal School is the first IN.
stitution in the state outside OF the
West Virginia University TO pro.
cure regular extension supervI.
sor. Local classes will be organ.
lied in the near future.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
REORGANIZATION
MOVE PROPOSED
Work Among Foreign-Born
Residents May Be Under
taken by KiWahls Club.

Tho Eiwanis club held an inter.
esting luncheon today at which II
G.Se"sseu u length q proposition
to make Fairmont 100 per cent
American. Sam Feaster. who
brought the matter to the attention
Of the club, called attention to the
fact that the 1920 census showed q
forcing born population In the city
OF 1908, of which 1856 were not yet
naturalized and OF which ISL were
illiterate.
The proposition is to make a can.
vass Of the situation and II neces.
sary establish classes in which
will be taught the elementary prin.
ciples which underlie the form OF
government and In which will be
discussed such problers from time
to time as. will ne calculated to
tit the unnaturalized citizen to
make application for naturalization
papers.
After the educational work has
been carleton to. the place where
many are able to lake the neeeS
saES Examination and are rsady. 40
ibe05Ine ittbediss special SION
OF na6italisat Ion court % held, nd!
the granting Of naturalization pa:
ners Is made aispeclal featut o. clos
ing with a number Of talks on citi.
zenship. and with a banquet to
the new citizens. This, at least, Is
the program as II has beenrwork.
ed out in some places. Details
were not brought up IN the lunch.
con today, as the idea was new TO
the membership. 1t was discussed
by MIR. Feaster, o. S. Mckinney,
and D. N. osgood. On motion the
resolution to put the matter was
tabled for one week 1855.
W. E. Buckley spoke to the club
q few minutes in behalf of the Y.
NJ. c. A. drive which is being shap.
ed UP and earnestly urged the club
to help put the campaign over.
President Howard appointed Z. L.
Lively chairman OF the speakers
committee. This committee is,going
over the field in an endeavor to
select some international figure to
deliver an address hero in the near
future.
A number of visitors were pres.
emit today, including F. H. Kelley,
who was the guest OF E. T. Kelley;
High Tension Weis, ". C. Drake
and II. G. Heinisch, guest Of U. A.
Knapp; DR.. Luther Davis, guest of
DR.. G. II. Layman: Fred r. Cole,
guest of Ira Laughlln; W. A. Foley
guest Of Rollo ]. Conley; C. W,
Wilson. guest of ]. v. Mullin; Mr..
Hood, CUES. OF A. F. Sandy: Carl
guest Of ]. E. Kelley: 7. E. Higgins,
Becker, guest OF W. H. shinn, and
I. P. Livesay, guest OF c. NJ. Rit-
chic,
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OFFICERS ELECTED BY
/ GRAND LODGE I. o. o. +,

PARKERsBuRG Oct ii-Thf
flfty-seventh annual session OF the
grand lbdge Of Odd Fellovs or
West Virginia In session here this
morning elected John g. Hicks OF
Logan. w va grand master for
the ensuing year,
The election Of officers for the
year was not completed this morn
ing, but the FOLLOWING had been
elected when the grand lodge ad-
journed at noon: Grand master.
John O. Hicks, LOGAN. DEPUTY
grand master; AZ w Martin, Lum-
berport; grand treasurer, George
G, Stout, reelected Pafkersburs
grand secretary. 4 J.. Wilkinson,
reelected, Huntington.
Morgantown was seiected as tia
city IN " hieh the sfana lodge Will
meet in 1885,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
THRAGE
SURRENDEREDBY
TERNS0F ALLIES
Exact Terms Of Pact An
nounced Yesterday Approx
ed by Turkish Delegates.

LONDON, Oct. ia peaceful
solution of the Near Eastern
tangle has apparently been reach
ed on the basis of the surrender
Of Eastern Thrace to. the Turks
with proper safeguards for the
christian minorities and the neu-
trallty Of the Dardanelles. A con-
vention, putting into effect an
armistice between the Kemalists
and the Greeks, was signed by the
delegates at MIdania late last
night. The news brought great
relief here, where there was con-
siderable anxiety lest the Turks
remain recalcltrant despite the
newly created armistice.
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.HAYESDECLAREB
TO Be. INNOCENT
INMURDERGASE
W
Lawyer Claims Proof ThatSBoy
Was at Home at Houflof
Double Crime.
STORY is BELIEVED
Girl Attempt to Shift sus-
picion to Her Father
in Mystery.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N y. Oct
11-CBy the Associated Press
Thomas F. Haggerty, council for
Clifford Hayes, the 19ryear odd
boy held on q charge Of mlrdeffns
the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall
and Mrs. Eleanor Ripehardt AItliss
announced today he had proof
that Hayes was at home In bed nj
tho hour when Raymond Schnois
der, who Is held as a. smatefiati
witness, charges he committed the
crime
Schneider. in a signed state.
ment. declared Hayes shot tho
pair on the deserted farm neai
here about 1880 on the morning
OF September is, thinking them
Nicholas BANNER and his I5.year-
old daughter, Pearl BANNER. Has
gerty said Hayes told him and
that his statement was cenflrmet
by his entire family that he IN
turned home at 12:45 and went
Immediately to bed. Hayes nd
mitted he had been In the patis
that night with Schnelderihuntin
for BANNER and Pearl, the lawyer
said, but denied he had been OF
the farm at all.
The lawyer declared he was
absolutely convinced OF Hayes iiis
noeence.
That many OF the residents Of
New Brunswick share his belief
has been proven by two things IN
the last twelve hours.
The authorities turned part ot
their attention 10 check Ing itp new
stories told by Pearl BANNER. She
sought in her latest story today to
turn suspicion on her father who
she asserted had more than once
threatened to cut her throat. Mrs..
Mills throat was cut, and the
Story told by schnafder Of m ut
tack by Hayes falls to expiatn this
staet,,.....,,,,--s.,,..,...
me giri said That d. frst she
had walked with her fnther as far
as the park on theInfght Of Sep
tember IL and had then the en-
counter OF which she Ind told
earlier with Hayes, Schneider and
Leon Kauffner. Her fatties took
her home and told her TO 10 10 bed
at once. This she SAID was around
10 o'clock, Looking out her win
dow, she declared she saw her faith
er walking about and muttering 10
himself. BANNER, who was arrest
ed last night on q statutory charge
placed by his daughter after she
had been locked,up as an ineorrisi.
BILE, was uncommunieatiye In hi5
cell today.
A partial check OF his record
showed BANNER had served a pris-
on sentence for highway, robbery
and term In thes work house for
malicious mischief.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
Elks Circus to
Be Real Thing
Here Next Week

No. SIR, this circus that is to
be staged at South Side Park
under a big tent, starting on
October Is and running through
October 81, Is not a fake show
or any funny business, except
for the regulation clowns. The
acts and animals have been re.
cruited from the best shows on
the road during the summer
months, and will be a real treat
for the people of Fairmont. The
show was at Clarksburg last
week and drew a record crowd
during its stay there. Bert Leo.
pold. a leading Elk here, stated
today that there was no burles.
que about the affair and that It
was the real goods all the way.
Some Of the equipment for
the show has arrived alreay,
and the rest will be in before
the end Of the week, so the cir.
Gus can start off on time Mon.
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
ROME HIT TODAY
BY EARTHQUAKE
Great Alarm Among POpula-
ton Caused But No Dam.
age Reported.

ROME, Oct. ia strong
earthquake shook this city today,
causing great alarm among the
population. No damage howcve.
had been reported up to l o'clock
this afternoon.
The apprehension among the
people was stimulated by the re-
collection Of similar shocks al
though much less violent. which
occurred in 1917 and continued a
whole month.
Amcona, on the Adriatic. 1S5
miles northeast Of Rome, appears
to have been the center Of today's
shock. No reports Of damage
there have SO far been received.
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Character of Mrs. DeBouchelle
Declared TO Be AboUe Reproach

LOS ANGELES Cal, Oct 11-wIlbur Legette formerly Of
Atlanta Ca living here volunteered the today that
the travelling salesman mentioned G. Gambler
the statements published by Mrs onezma De BOuchele involved
in alleged reports Of visit to ner rooms Atlanta during Con-
federate reunion in 1918.
THE story attributed Gambler le" Leggette
II" fabrication Of scandal There finer
earth than Mrs. De Bouchelle.
"Mr Gambler and II Leggee said "were the only men
who could be mentioned spending time Bouchello
during the Confederate reunion and she constantly
being chapeone the convention entertanns
delegates there always young present
But never at a single time was she with alone"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
UTELLUMS
By j. A. l.

The autumn leaves are
RAGGEDBRoWN
And over all Of
FAIRMONTTOWN-
There hangs a chill we'd
RATHERSHUN
For longer basking in
THE sun
WhatItho' we dive into
THECHEST
And from It's deep recesses
our. winter aannels from their
And mark the spots that
NEEDREIAIR?
What tho upon the
MORNINGAIR
Lingers a perfume powerful
RARE
OF doughty moth balls that
HAVE WAGED
A war with moth that
FIERCELYRAGED?
" H"b INV AlOhl Oul OuI
COVERSWE
Thrust noses blue and
CAUTIOUSLY
To see IL yet our
SHIVERINGFIlANIE
May venture on its
WAYAGAIN?
What tho the falling OF
TIIEYEAR
Now weaves its frost
UPONOUREAR?
What tho the chill that
SHAKESUSNOW
May leave its rime upon
OURBROW
What tho,,>and yet again
WITATTHO'
Since autumn brings the
FASHIONSHOW.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
EDITOR SPEAKS
Al HIGH SCHOOL
THIS AT TERNOON
Activities Increasing Among
Students With Coming of
Winter Season

THE Importance OF the News
paper In Connection with the Daily
Life Of the Public" was discussed
by Charles E. Hodges, editor OF the
Morgantown New Dominion, at the
Fairmont High School at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. The program was
arranged for the benefit Of the
senior English classes and the
STAFF Of Hi.Life. the school paper.
The classes. under the direction Of
Miss Jean Billlngsley. are now en-
gagged In the study OF newspaper
and journalistic work. The first
issue OF Hl.Life will appear octo-
her 20, and 1t was with the view Of
the work OF these organizations in
mind that Miss Blllingsley sched-
uled the address.
The other senior activities SEIZED,
uled for discussion this afternoon
will not he undertaken until a lates
date. The motion picture project
being launched by this class has
received, serious obstacle recent.
~ in the way OF a notice received
from the State Board of Fire Mar.
shals condemning the school motion
picture booth. No pictures can be
shown until the old booth, built OF
asbestos curtain. is removed and
a new one installed. The program
OF entertainment planned by the
seniors has not been definitely ar.
ranged because of the present con-
dition Of the gymnasium where the
program will be staged. Accord.
ing to the school authorities the
structure will not be completed fo-
some time, the flooring, lighting.
plumbing, steam fitting. concrete
and window work, still to be han
died.
The other organizations Of the
Echool, as well as the senior class.
es. are actively engaged in new
ventures. A novel club was form
cd in the school recently, the first
meeting being held October 5. The
purpose OF the members is to pro
mote better school spirit and ath-
letic activities In the school. It
will be called the Fairmont High
School Athletic Club. The mem.
hers are selected from the .threa
upper classes OF the school. two
sophoniores, three juniors and four
seniors being eligible. One mem
her Of the alumni and a. sponsor
e6ntpose the effainifig Snem6sfs
ship. li77s al
AT the first meeting Of the club
the members were registered. the
constitution and bylaws were
l"hopted and an election OF officers
w"s held. Tho members admitted
w:.c: Chalmer Reich, senior;
George Cole, senior; Ralph Haw.
kins. senior: Thomas Wise, senior:
Boyd Patterson. Junior: John Cal.
lahan, junior; Myers Nichols. jun.
Tor; Henry Thompson, sophomore;
Glen Lafferty, sophomore.
The election Of officers result
o. in tho following members be.
ing named for management Of the
organization: Chalmer Reich,
president: George Cole, secretary;
Thomas Wise, treasurer. Walter
Glover Of Fairmont was admitted
in the capacity Of the alumni mem.
her. NJ. Wilson Of the Cadillac
Garage Co. was elected sponsor.
1t was decided to hold meetings
every other Thursday. The initia-
ton fee was fixed at 81 and %
cents will be collected monthly 70:
the dues. 1t Is the aim Of the cluo
to collect 500 this year to be ad:
ded to the athletic fund.
An interesting feature OF to-
Confined on page eight }
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No chanaes Made IN rreatY.

MUDANIA. Oct. 11.-(Dy the AS.
ISOLATED Press.)-The armistice
convention signed by the repre-
sentatives OF the Turkish Nation.
aIists and the allied powers here
late last night contains the exact
terms as submitted by Lieutenant
General Harrington, the British
delegate and the specifications OF
which were made public yesterday
by the Associated Press. Tsmit
Pasha, the Turkish representative,
held out for a larger number OF
gendarmerie in Eastern Thrace and
argued lengthlly on several other
points, but eventually gave way on
every point OF the allied demands.
General Harrington and General
Charpy, the latter the French dele.
gate, left for Coustantinople this
morning.
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FUNERAL OF MRS. MORGAN
BE HELD TOMORROW

The funeral Of Mrs. Margaret v.
Morgan, whose death occurred yes
terday morning at the home OF her
granddaughter, Mrs. II. Fl. Smith
on State street, will be held at $3.50
tomorrow afternoon at the church
at Mt, Zion, and burial will be made
in the Mt, Zion Cemetery by Car
penter & Ford. Short services will
be held this evening at 1880 at inc
family residence.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
BAL LPLAYER DIES

DETROIT. Oct. II, - Garnet
Craven, once a member Of the
Brooklyn National League base.
ball club. and a former manager
of the Grand Rapids club Of the
old Central League, Is dead here
from pneumonia. Craven also
played on the Central League club
at South Bend and the st. Thomas
team in the Canadian League.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
FAIL TO GET LOOT

BRIDGEPORT, Ohio, Oct. IL
The outer door OF the safe of tho
Florence store OF the Y. & o. Coal
Co. was dynamlted last night but
the yeggs were forced to flee with.
out their lot when citizens hearing
the explosion hurried to the store
in large numbers. Officers Of the
company say the safe contained
several thousand dollars.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
ARMOUR TEsTIEIEs

CHICAGO. let. Ill. Ogden
Armou, Joseph P. Griffin and
other leading figures In the
worlds grain trade were called to
testify today before the Federal
Trade Commission In Its inyestiga,
ton Of trading in futures.
With the hearing under way,
the Chicago Board Of Trade has
launched an attack on the validity
Of the Capper-Tincher Act, placing
the regulation Of grain exchanges
in the, hands Of the Secretary of
Agriculture.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
'ALL RAILROADS
I, SHORT OF CARS
INREGION TODAY
Western Maryland, With 40
Per Cent Supply, Makes
Best Showing Of Roads.
MANY MINES CLOSED
Only i,17s Cars Of Coal Load.
ed by Mines in Fairmont
Region Yesterday.

All railroads seem to be hard
hit by car, shortage in Northern
West Virginia today. The Western
Maryland, with a 40 per cent run,
appears 70 be the best bet. There
1lre but "a empties placed on ths
Wlyatt'Helen's Run branches al.
though the order was for 245 or
stxty;three more than the rating.
Car supply on the Monongahela
! went TO pieces today, and there
gas but a 20 per cent run, with the
upper portion OF the West Virginia
district getting the empties. No
cars at all were, placed on the Nor:
gantown & Wheeling today bu.
there were thilty.one left overs
from yesterday and these undoubt.
ldly will be loaded today.
: Again the B. & o. is hit with
ear shortage, but the showing iy
better than 1t was yesterday. To
day there is a rs per cent run OF
empties. The mines today ordered
2.Qs1 empties, Of which 400 we're
specified for railroad fuel loading
and 1881 for commercial purposes,
while there were 80 coke cars and
seyenty.six privately owned cara
ono ttle Monongah Division. Be
cause the car shortage there are
ftlinaty-eight mines idle today on
sl1e division. There were 741 coal
cars reported to be on the division,
ot which 561 coal cars and as coke
cars were placed at o'clock this
morning. The 3. & o. expected to
plg1e ali OF the al empties today.
on the Charleston Division, b.
today there was a 81 per cen.
rn1. There we're 322 empties or.
dered by the mines, but there were
only rs etnpties placed.
In the Coke Belt.
Mines In Pennsylvania along the
ftpnongahela Railway on Tuesday
oaded 20s cars Of coal. Seventy
htee mines were reported 10 be at
today aud they had 22+. cars.
t,17s Cars Loaded.
here were 1.175 cars OF coal
loaded in Northern West Virginia
Yesterday The loading by dlvi.
3sions was as follows: B. & o.
sMonoilgah, .4S5 cars: Charleston.
% cars; Connellsville. rs cars:
Cumberland, n cars: NJ. & X. 81
cars; IN. & W., 172 cars: Mo
nongnhela, Isl cars; Western
Marylend-W..B. & H. R., III cars;
b. q w, So cars.
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pIRIeIhlE pAssEs ruscoN

TUscoN. Arlz., Oct. 1.-THE
army dirlgible CO, two hours ahead
Of schedule, passed over Tuscon at
$3.50 this morning with motors
roaring smoothly. The blimp cir
cled over the city and turned south
ward toward Nogales, the next
stopping place Of the transcontin.
entail flight,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-11
.Ventzelos VIII Act

LONDON Oct 11.-lBy The AS.
ISOLATED Press fprm6rs RrcmEer
svenIss i6s Sof iree 9 "a q as the
chief plsmb tiafy for Greeee at
the first peace conference Of re.
representatives. Of Greece and Turkey
and the, allied powers, 1t was an.
.nounced here today. The place and
date Of this conference have not
yet been determined.
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suItants "A Declared Yold.

CoNsTANTINoPLE. Oct. IL
stBy the Associated Press.)-Tt Is
reported that the Turkish National.
list ministry OF finance has issued
statement declaring that all con.
yentions, treaties, contracts and
DEGREES promulgated by the gov
ernment OF the Sultan since March
49,. 1920. arc regarded by the KEN.
alists as null and void. The date
referred to marked the allied oc.
cupation OF Constantinople.
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NEW EMBARGO ISSUED.

WHEELING, Oct 1.-THE Penn.
sylysniG Railroad, upon expiration
Of, its te nday embargo today, Is.
sued q new embargo which con.
tinues to stop all shipments east,
south and north. Shipments will
be received for western points, OF.
ticials say. The entire central d.
vision 10 affected by the embargo.
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REVlEws WORK on SYNOD.

WHEELING, Oct. II. = More
work in the homes is the secret to
better church attendance, declared
the Rev, Simon Snyder, pastor OF
the Trinity Lutheran Church here,
In his address before the eleventh
annual session Of the Lutheran
Synod ofwest Virginia, which con.
vened here last night.
In his report as president OF the
synod, Reverend Snyder reviewed
the progress Of the synod since Il
eeded from the Rittsburgh synod.
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RFIEAsED ON RoNn,

HUNTINGTON, W, W, Oct. II
Mrs. Laura Bowman, charged
with conspiring to kill her hus-
band, Z. F. Bowman, was released
today on $1,000 bond by Judge D.
3. Matthews of Common Pleas
Court,
Mrs. Bowman has been in the
county Jail since her return from
the Huntington State Hospital
September IS. She Will be tried
November /. A
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FIGHTING REPoRTED

: DUBLIN. Oct. 11-(By the As
ISOLATED Press. Numerous am
bpshesf accompanied by heavy
bursts Of firing occurred In
various parts of the city during
thenight. Fighting continued un-
til dawn, No reports on the casual
ties were available thus far.
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-gHE gYEATHER

unsettled tenlsik ana Thufs say
WITH showers II extreme south pos
tien. =,