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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-01
miner CHARGED
WITH CONTEMPT
ON TRIAL TODAY
Interference With Non-Union
Miners Basis for Federal
Court Case.
PARKERsBURG, June

PARKERSBURG, June l.
The trial of Raymond Spinosa,
one of the twenty-seven Brooke
and Ohio County miners. against
whom specifications, charging con-
tempt of a court Injunction issued
in 1918 prohibiting organized
miners from interfering with the
operation of the West Virginia
Pittsburgh Coal Co. plant at Col
liers Station in Brooke County,
have been fled by the govern
ment in relation to the company,
was expected to ocupy the en-
tire session of court today, as
about twenty witnesses for the
prosecution and defense are to be
examined.
Spinosa, who is foreigner, will
make a defense of ignorance OF
the court injunction granted by
the late Judge Dayton in 1918, TO
which suit he was not a party
and may also attack the case OIL
the complaining coal company on
the grounds of breach OF CONTRACT
with the union miners, according
to the statement made to the jury
late Yesterday evening by Attorney
John B. Gardner, who with Earl
r. Lewis of ST. Clairsville ana
James B. Parriott of of-MoundsV1lle
appear for the miners
The government expects to
prove that Spinosa, together with
| the other miners against whom
specifications have been filed, on
February 21, 1922, near the coal
lcompany's mines in Brooke Coun-
ty, stopped non-union miners on
their way to work, shot Special
Deputy Daniel Altman, who was
guarding the workers, IN the
thigh, and intimidated and pre-
vented strike breakers from going
to work. according to ATTORNEY
James Howard of Wheeling, who
is assisting United States Attor-
neyg T. A. Brown and Special As
sistant Charles Shuck in con-
Quoting the, prosecution
Miners against. whom specifica-
tions have been filed and who en-
tered pleas of not guilty yesterday
afternoon when arraigned are:
Dan Bertoline, Raymond Spin
osa, Frank Charbetti. Arthur
Whitaker, Bill Dick, Alfredo
| Godini and Pete Lewis, against
whom one specification was MED
Santo Gregario, Nate Groves, Char
| les Palmer, Alexander Cilchrist,
Victory Warren, Sam Solo, Frank
Ledvinka, president of the miners
local; James Tate- John: Seampus,
Dave Campbell, Earl Bines. Jim
! woods, Charles Looman, JnseEh
CONTINUED on Page Eightl
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BIDS FOR union
DISTRICT ROADS
WILL Be ASKED
SatterfieId and Mason Return
From Conference With
Attorney-Genral.

Advertisement for bids on the
road improvements allowed under
the recently passed Union District
road band issue will be made to-
morrow or Saturday, according to
Lee N Satterfield, county clerk
who, together with Assistant Pros
ecuting Attorney John w. Mason,
returned at noon today from
Charleston where they conferred
with Attorney General e. T. Eng
land.
The road bond was declared legal
by Mr.. England, Mr. Satterfield
said this afternoon. 1t has not yet
been determined how long adyer-
tisements will run, but officials
state that the full period of four
weeks will probably be required.
This will allow the letting OF con-
tracts about the middle OF July, ac'
cording to Enginer B. II. Palmer.
! According to decision reached at
a meeting last FRAY of Union DIS
trict road commissioners. members
! of the County Court, the county en-
gineer and the city engineer, the
work is to be divided into two parts,
one section to be completed this
wear and the other in 1922. About
so per cent of the proposed roads
will be built this year, it was esti'
mated by Mr.. Palmer.
There are in all ten projects
called for. in the Union District
bond issue namely: Water street,
s1,OS9 feet; Morgantown avenue, 4
5.607 feet; Merchant street, $50
fleet; Columbia street, 1S5 feet;
state street, .1,732 feet Grafton
road, 40 feet; Hopewell road in
side the city, 925 feet: Benton's
Ferry road, as far as $4,000 will
improve it: Grafton road, as far as
s154,O0o will improve it, and HOPE
well road outside the city, as far
as ;S35, 900 will improve it.
For convenience in letting con-
| tracts, these Jobs have been tenta-
lively divided into five groups: cd.
, Water street and Morgantown ave
nue.; (2) Columbia street, State
street and sBenton's Ferry road; .(3)i
/ the two Hopewell Road jobs; "a
the two Grafton road jobs, and (5)
! Merchant street. Present plans are
| to let all the roads in each group
| to a single contractor but changes
in plans may cause a re-arranSe-
ments of the grouping.
Morgantown avenue and Mer-
chant street are to be first streets
paved, If present plans are carried
out Consideration was given by the
| engineers as to the use OF otner
roads while repairs are going on.
! Continued on Page Easht)
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Executives to Attend

CINCINNATI, June Edward
Fitzgerald. grand president Of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks,
Freight Handlers, Express and Sta
ton Employees, announced today
that sixteen chiefs of the railroad
brotherhoods and other executive
officers of the railroad union will
meet in Cincinnati next Tuesday
to take up matters vital to the com
mon welfare of all railroad work
ers. Some. forty. executives are e1
pcted to attend.
Mr.. Fitzgerald would give Out
no statement regarding the pur'
pose of the meeting. Mr, F1tzger'
aid said that 3. NJ Jewell, who
will preside at the meeting, wa;
formulating the agenda for tues
days conference.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-01

CARSON CITY Nev. Pickford's divorce from
here
obtained decree
question involved IN the
general to bring an he an
to hold that the lower
order for ol
nor is an
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-01
IMPORTS DECLINE

WASHINGTON. June 1-Ex-
ports to Europe increased during
April as compared with the same
month last year. but exports 10
South America declined, IT was
shown in trade reports issued
today by the Commerce Depart
ment. Imports from both Europe
and south America declined.
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viii Attend Meeting.

DETROIT. June 1.-The United
Brotherhood of Maintenance OF
Way Workers and Railway shop
Laborers undoubtedly will be rep
resented at the conference OF ralI-
road union heads at Clnclnnatl
Tnesday. it was indicated at the
brotherhood's international head
quarters here today.
Headquarters of the union to-
day were engaged in preparing 6
the strike ballots which are to go
to the 47s,OoO members and Is
600 uon-union men who would
be affected by a walkout.
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CONDITION NOW CRITICAL

Shortly after 3 o'clock TINS
afternoon, it was reported at
cook Hospital that Carl I9Sz,
who was injured in the automo-
bile accident on the Rivesviile
road last Saturday night. was
in very critical condition and
that his death was not une1-
pected. 1t was enormously re-
ported in The West Nir9i n1an
Yesterday that Beltz's condition
was inprovina-
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APPRAISERS REPORT

Appraisers appointed by the
County Court today reported TO
the county clerk that the estate OF
Andrew r. Gaskins is worth 5 IL %
and that it consists of workshop
worth $500 and a homestead and
lot worth $500, both situated In
Boothsville The report was sign
ed by J. S. Rex, II. E. Swiger and
T. c. Newbrough, appraisers.
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TIE FVEAT TIER.

Showers tonight and Friday;
cooier In north portion Friday
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-15
TEETH
BLOCK SEWER

'NATloRAL NEWS SERVICE
NGHLNM, Ala. Dec-N
alf Of asset OF false teeta
Y of Birmingham has Just
! payments approximating
an upper set, according 10
Commissioner George e
verai years the sanitary
Eleventh Avenue. south
giving the city authorities
OF trouble. A former ad-
ion went TO the expense OF
an overflow sewer To
le fault. But. even with
trouble continued.
an excavation was made.
er opened. and, holding
lie of rubbish the workers
I the upper half OF a SCI
teeth. The rubbish va
lway, the sewer join
It was and no furt
IS been experienced.
Commissioner 8Ic
I no one has yet appea
the teeth.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-15

HAUTE-Police and de-
re today seeking murder
arly yesterday killed Jas.
Il. Murphy died at a hos
wing an attack made upon
opposed hold ups. Murphy
red to have had consider
y IN his possession at the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-15

sh range from four TO fl
IN length, the sword itself
bns as three feet IN somr
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-15

then" answered the low
lest, why not suggest to
ling citizens that they
edicine show each year,
do the public as much
chautauqua and pay said
items a profit"
driving a four-mule team
) a ration wagon, and he
ay in the night and mist
right through the Amer
h line which was not COZ
t that point, and started
along an old road which
S No Mans Land. He
only a few yards when
ryman jumped out of a
post and began signaling
both hands.
s the matter? ?" shouted
r.
" said the artilleryman n
and agonized whisper.
headed straight for the
lines. For Gods sake,
! around and don't speak
whisper"
err, hell" doomed the
SI've got to turn four
1und."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-15
JERSTMTS

.h4utauqua closed last
nearly 500 deficit" re-
landlord of the Petunia
Al number of our lea ling
laranteed it and had -
loss. Week before last
show was here, and left
t $500 to the good. That's
{ always goes"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Loney Jennings and Bes-
sic Jennings, his wife, by their GER
tain deed of trust dated the Both day
of June, 1921, and recorded in Book
48, at page 364, of the Mortgage
Book Records Of Audrain County,
Missouri, conveyed, In Trust, to J.
H. Wharton, as Trustee, the follow
ing described real estate in Audrain
County, Missouri, to-wit:
The East half of the Southwest
quarter of Section Five (5), Town
ship Fifty-two (52), North of Range
Twelve (12), west of the 5th Prin-
cipal Meridian, excepting two acres
off of the Southeast fourth of the
Southeast fourth Of the said South
west quarter said tract containing in
all Seventy-eight (78) acres, more or
less.
Said deed of trust being given how
ever, subject to a first deed Of trust
for Four Thousand Dollars, dated
March list, 1920, to the Columbia
Savings Bank, of Columbia, Mo.
Said deed of trust was given to
secure the payment of a certain prom
issory note therein described and
whereas default has been made in
the payment of said debt according
to the true tenor thereof and the
same has become due and remains
unpaid.
Now, therefore, |, the undersigned
Trustee, at the request of the legal
holder of said note and in accordance
with the provisions and stipulations
of said deed of trust and by virtue of
the authority vested in me by said
deed of trust, l will on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26th, 1922,
at the front door of the Court House
in the City Of Mexico, Audrain Coun-
ty, Missouri, between the hours of
nine o'clock A, NJ. and five o'clock
P. NJ, of that day, offer for sale at
public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, all Of the above described
real estate to satisfy said note and
deed Of trust, including interest and
costs, subject to the first deed of
trust above mentioned.
J. H. WHARTON,
Trustee.
q It Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24
WOMEN ELECT
DELEGATES TO
STATE MEETING

Delegates to the State Conference
and Speakers Institute of the Demo-
cratic Women's organizations which
will be held in Excelsior Springs the
first week in September, were chos-
en- at the meeting of the Mexico
Democratic Women's Club Saturday
evening. The purpose of the confer
ence will be to better acquaint the
women with the Democratic principles
and the work Of the organizations. The
meeting will be in session four days.
The Mexico Club with its member
ship Of. 700 is entitled to IA delegates
who will be: Mrs. Ray Pitts, Mrs.
John Lane, Mrs. ]. T. johnson, Mrs.
Walter Adams, Mrs. C. E. Leeper,
Mrs. M. R. Wise, Mrs. R. E. Miller,
Mrs. E. A. Shannon, Mrs. A. H. Whit
ney, and Mrs. c. A. Buckner, Miss
Mildred Glandon, Miss Louise john
son and Miss Bess Woods. Mrs. W.
w. Bolts, president of the club, will
attend the convention by virtue of her
office.
Besides electing the delegates, va
rious matters were discussed at the
meeting Saturday and the treasurer's
report read showing a balance of $22.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of an order of the probate Court
of the County of Audrain and State
OF Missouri, made at the August
Term thereof, on the 18th day of
August, 1922, l John w. Howell. Ad-
ministrator of the estate of Robert
I'M. Fritsche, DECEASED will, on the
second day of October, 1922, at the
Court House door in the City of Mex
leo, County Of Audrain and during
the session of the Probate Court, of
said County of A~udrain, sell at pub
lie auction, all he interest of Robert
M. Fritsche, deceased, in and to the
following real estate to-wit: Lots
Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven III and
Twelve (12) of Block Two (2) in
lHarrison's Addition to Mexico, Mis-
souri,, for the cash.
JOHN W. HOWELL,
Administrator.
rs St Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24
HARD|NGs
PROPOSAL
OPPOSED

WASHINGTON, August f9-
President Harding's recommendation
to Congress Friday for legislation
for the creation of a national body to
buy, sell and distribute coal brought
a very general opposition from mem
bers Of the House and Senate.
This opposition was equally man
fleet among Republicans and DEM
ocrats. The suggestion of the Pres
ident that a commission be created to
investigate the coal industry with a
view of recommending constructive
measures to prevent a recurrence Of
the industrial difficulties due to the
strike Of the coal miners was favor
ably received and it is probable that
a bill to carry the Presidents proposal
into effect will be presented soon.
The following gives the main points
in President Harding's strike mes
sage to congress:
Government by law must and will
be sustained.
The full power of the government
will be used to maintain transporta-
ton.
Right of men to work has been de-
MED in both rail and coal strikes;
has been denied by assault and
violence"
Urges amendment of Esch-Crm-
minis act to give rail labor board
power to enforce decisions.
No body of men should be per-
mitted to choose a course of action
that imperils public welfare.
"Cruelty and contempt for law
revealed by railroad workers who
abandoned trains in western desert.
Mine strike outbreak at Herrin,
ILL.,, described as shocking crime
'"the butchery of human beings
wrought in madness"
Legislation to prevent ~profiteering
in coal recommended.
National investigation of coal in
dustry urged.
Congress asked to establish tenn
porary federal coal agency to pur-
chase, sell and distribute.
The President deplored what he
termed warfare on the unions of
labor" and declared that a national
investigation for conservative recon-
mendations as to the conduct Of the
coal industry was imperative.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24
THE RIGHT THING
at the
RIGHT TIME
1t is better to learn late tina never
Publius syrus.
I'M FEET
BINARY LpUFFEE

a SIX any farmers wife what is the
"A bane of her existence and the
chances are even that she will answer
muddy boots" The better the house
wife the more she abominates them.
Recently the Department of Agri.
culture in describing a simple brush
ing device that could be set up out
side the farmhouse back door recog-
nized this bugaboO Of the neat farm
er's wlfe-recognlzed the fact that the
man who tills the soil has an ag-
g~ravating habit of entering his house
with muddy boots and the other fact
that the woman who spends hours of
her time and calories Of energy keep
ing her house clean and neat, scolds
and frets when that mud is TRAPPED
about the house. Perhaps the best
solution is this three-wI ! brush that
the Department of Agriculture sug-
gests.
But wouldn't it be q happy solution
of the difficulty. II American men
could be orientalized to the extent of
learning to leave of their boots and
don slippers when they come indoors?
Hubbers and overshoes of various
sorts are not popular with the average
outdoor worker, so there seems to be
little help in that direction, Perhaps
the European peasant who wears heavy
stockings and wooden shoes, which
ha removes In favor, Of soft carpet
hlippers indoors, is really doing the
most sensible thing.
But farmers are not the only Of
tenders. There are many city folk
who are careless In trapsing mud in.
doors. The careful person, II she
comes in on a muddy day, removes
rubberE In the YestibNle Of entrance
ball o4 the house. While this Ia not
feasible when entering d church or
theater. you should at least wipe them
on the doormats that are almost 81
ways to be seen at the entrance.
There is one thing that no ws'l-bred
young man ought to be reminded not
to do, and that is to place his feet
for the sake of his comfort on the
seat Of a street or railroad train. The
business man who kept his feet poised
on his desk in order to gain full en-
joyment Of an after-luncheOn cigar, Is
fast becoming extinct. Perhaps this
is because of the ~present-day tendency
for men to have sh]G'ter working hours
and to work more and rest less during
those hours.
TopvriOhf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24
Phone No. 244

winter and ]. G. Jorden and Miss
Julia Elizabeth will be here with
their father. Mrs. Julia Gallaher
will also be with the Jorden family
this winter.
Miss Vivian Young Of Mercissa,
H., is the guest of relatives and
friends here.
Thursday noon Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Streif gave a family dinner with
covers for the Rev. and Mrs. Tom
Gallaher and son and daughter, Of
Dallas, Tex, the Rev. and Mrs. John
Gallaher, son and two daughters of
Poplar Blff, Mrs. Finley and son of
Hannibal, Mrs.S McIlroy and son of
Hannibal, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Will
son, Miss Julia Wilson and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. C. Wales of Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. H. E. c. Tucker entertained
Wednesday at a real "spend the day.
in compliment to Mrs. W. c. Wales
Of Dallas, Tex. All guests arrived
promptly at IL as invited and after
the sumptuous dinner which the
hostess served, the electric fans were
turned on and bridge games enjoyed
throughout the afternoon. The
guests who were present were: Mrs.
A. H.. Whitney, Mrs. H. B. Mckinley,
Mrs. Will Lee, Mrs. Harry Chaplin,
Mrs. Jack. Denser, Mrs. 0. L. Mar
tin, Mrs. George Clark, Mrs. George
Kemp, Mrs. I. ~Silverstein, Mrs. Ber-
nice Cohn, Mrs. Jack Streif and Mrs.
w. c. Wales Of Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. F. W Gone gave a bridge
luncheon Tuesday for Mrs. j. E.
Streif and her house guests: Mrs.
G. w. Wilson and Mrs. w. C. Wales
and Miss Julia Wilson of Dallas,
Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Boyd had as
dinner guests Sunday noon: Misses
Gertrude Graham of Centralia and
Blanche Heiserhan of Abba, Iowa,
Charles Guthrie and E. G. Barnes.
Mrs. Julian Stoy left for Tulsa,
Okla, to join her husband who has
been in Oklahoma for the past five
weeks. Capt and Mrs. Stoy will re-
turn to Mexico about September
first,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chaplin had a
picture show party Thursday evening
followed by cooling refreshments at
the Alamo, Drug Co. The guests in
cluded: Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Streif,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Wilson, Miss Julia
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Wales of
Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. w. E. West Mrs. A. s. Hous-
ton, Miss Emily Gibbs, Vance Byrum
and Ellis Davis motored to the Paris
fair Thursday,
Mrs. E. M. Kent, Misses Fay Sni-
dow, Ann Bledsoe and Gertrude, Fry
attended the Paris fair Thursday.
The Three Circles of the Kings
Daughters held a joint meeting at the
Home Tuesday evening. From 4 to z,
a. short business meeting was held in
regard to the selling of the Chau-
tauqua tickets again this year and it
will be greatly appreciated by the
ladies if everyone will buy their tick
cts early, any Of the members Of the
Kings Daughters can provide tick
cts. After the business meeting q
delightful program was givens and
then the picnic supper was enjoyed.
About t~wenty-eight members of the
circles were present. Four Of the
ladies Of the Home Joined the What
so Ever Circle at this meeting.
Mrs. Edgar Hartzell and daughter
of Youngstown, Ohio, left this week
for their home after an extended
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24

Miss Nellie Robinson and Miss
Polly Porter of Boston are the guests
of the formers sister, Mrs. A. H.
Whitney. Miss Robinson formerly
lived in Mexico and both visited here
last summer. They are now on their
way from Boston to California where
they will make their home. They
will be in Mexico about ten days,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24
Marriare License

Marriage license have been is
sued at the office of the county re-
corder here to Elmer Davidson and
Miss Theresa Nations of Centralia,
and ]. A. Ulrich Of Audrain county
and Ollie M. Evans of Montgomery
county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24
WIZ "A NO RENT.

II You want TO save money : yisit
10 onr store VIII convince you. WI
have an acre of spacs md can furnish
your home complete from celiar to
garret. We have d full line Of FUR
NITURA RUGS and STOVES. SAN
MORRIS. lT-tf Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hofer and Mrs.
F. w. Dallmeyer of Jefferson City
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
R. DaIlmeyer Wednesday night of
their way from st. Louis to their
home in jefferson City.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24
R HERE SUNDAY

The marriage Of George D. Wag-
ner to Mrs. Polly Wilson took place
in the Methodist parsonage at 8
o'clock Sunday evening. The young
couple vii make their home on Bu1
chanan street, The Ledger extends
congratulations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-24
Went back Home.

r. p. WorrelI, William Rose j. o.
King, Joe @. Davis and Duncan Major
motored 10 Paris Thursday 10 attend
the fair and meet shome folks.n This
il the third year they have made tho
trip together.