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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15
THE MAID ON
THE COURTHOUSE

"Stand aside, you, aappers, and
give a lady a chance said the
Maid on the Courthouse. Her re
quest was hurled at a dozen or
more of the fairest of Fairmont's
skirts, who were grouped IN
semi-circle around the display
window of Maunz's store
"Pipe downi'' came the reply
from one of the damsels on the
outer edge of the circle. You
don't know this guy and anyway
he's too good looking to have
anything to do with You, if you
did"
s3S ."tYou mean to say that I am not
acquainted with the bird whose
picture you are admir1ng? Why
I've known Harrison Conoway
ever since he was a little boy in
knee trousers and he always tips
his hat to me when he passes. He's
peach of a boy, but you girls
might as well catch some air,
cause he won't have anything to
do with YOU
"Isknow Art too, Miss Smarty,
and what's more went riding
with him in that car Of his, so you
needn't get too fresh
yes said another member Of
the mob, s.I too know him and I've
danced with him at the club and
know darned well that you never
did that
The Maid glanced down Adams
street and her bronze orbs wink
led with laughter as she saw
.'Mooch'' Tucker coming up the
street at double quick time.
"Hey sMooch - called the Maid.
"Come iover here minute, viii
you? These skirts down here are
looking a hole through your pic.
ture Of that Conoway boy and j
want you to take it out of the
window so can get peep at II
..Mooch" entered the store and
replaced the picture of Harrison
with one of Hugh Fox The Sf6
made horrible faces at the youns
artist, and one of them threw MIN
some wicked Language that WASH !
quite the proper thing for a ar
dent admirer of art. NJ
"We don't want to see an!
group pictures" shouted the fiai,
one, whose nose was fattened
against the window. What we
want is our Harrison and II you re
going to be SO earned NASTY aI ooo'
it, well just leave.
The Maid winked her metal eye
and shouted in deep meta III:
voice, why don't you auction oil
the picture, 'Mooch?' These poo
hips are SO crazy about that guy
that they'd pawn their clSarette
cases to get the sketc--.''
Thanks, Maid. that's a good
Suggestion. I'll just sell this to
the highest bidder. What's your
I'll bid five dollars" said one
Make it temp
."Ten it is, to this little lady
with the blue sweater
Can hear fifteen 2' asked
tMooch'
At this moment the Maid inter.
rupted the sale by throwing her
scales in the midst of the crowd.
BEAT it, said the Maid, Here
comes Art!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15
fPlU5INIsHMENT DESERVED

8A Observation-Disclosures Pittsburgh got $500 fine and
SZTAone syearIn the workhouse-the extreme pen
SailttygsAgfor4running down the other day
and stopping to offer assistance
sS me public the sentence. There is
quite yellow and repre-
Shsnsibleas that shown by the driver who, either
areIessness unavoidable accident, Injuries
or damages another machine and fails
gtopsto his to render assistance
sofS tos ascertain damages.
ssEheTeIare.rar instances, where the driver OF
I'll pedestrian and not realize that he
has ydonasso,# but this will not happen once IN
noon.sThe coward, whose impulse is to dodge
4facing g. tragedy or pun ishment. will put on all
sDeed hoping confusion OF the accident to
maze good his escape. and numbers of times, he
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15
RADIO FANS COMPLAIN.

Complaint that some local broad
caster is interfering with radio re-
ceiving in Fairmont has been lodg-.
ed with the district radio supel3
visors by persons of this city. It
is charged that the broad caster be-
gins practicing code sending every
evening about the time the concerts
begin to come in from the big
broadcasting stations and that this
is especially annoying 10 local ens
thuSiasts. i
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15

1t is just as well that the fish have retired
from the Monongahela and West Fork Rivers. they
would be so crowded in the summer time that they
would be quite uncomfortable, especially on Sun
days. There is hardly room for a tadpole in the
water at Worthington beach after the bathers get
in BY the way, if things get too noisy up there
the good residents Of the town might import a
couple OF barracudas warranted to clear any beach
OF bathers in ten seconds or less. Florida has
them give away.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15
RUFF STUFF

Job may have been patient, but
he never waited fora B. & q. train
during a strike. X.
Did you ever watch a fiapper
with rouge-on-the-lip eat corn-on-
the-cob?
When the mines start to work
again, it will be a race of coal vs.
cold.
FA1RNIONT. Aug. i Is editor,
Ruff Stuff -There will be meet
ing OF the Red Headed Band Of
Barrackville under the Old Apple
Tree in September, the object
being to reorganize the band for
the approaching campaign. All
former members are requests to
bring with them as much Of the
"oldmusic'. as they may have IN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15

While this community has been having reallymore
than bountiful supply of rain, and garden crops
have fourished almost without precedence, the
southern part of Ohio has been enduring pro-
longed drouth and complaint Is coming from other
sections that would Indicate that the rainfall is
not general When science devises some
way of trading weather successfully, the surplus
age of rain and sunshine be handed around
more evenly and much benefit derived therefrom.
The weather men should get busy upon this idea.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15

Every week witnesses the absorption by the peo-
pie of huge new issues of bonds They are Of AL
sorts-foreign, railroad, industrial. public utility.
and nnunicipa1-and all find ready market The
purchases OF new bonds average $40 900 aday-
Evidently the countryis highly prosperous despite
the efforts of classes of citizens to stem
the rising tide Of business.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15

Leading fnanciers Of Great Britain at work
on a plan for liquidating the British debt to the
United States Just what arrangements will finally
be made is yet undecided, but it is apparent tn at
no further efforts will be made to secure a com
promise Of the Obligation. Britain realizes
tn at her world prestige will be tremendously en-
HANGED if she pays the United States in full with
out any pickering whatever
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15

rsrls are q paB;Tt3 81 $50 farm
boys and girls in the +clu ps io e,
strating the better farm ana nom ns
practices under the supeTV sissath :.
the agrfcu ltural colleges and !; the
United States Departm ent Of Ag s'-
culture. @
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15

Conversation is fairly expensive in some quar-
tiers these days, a justice fined man dollar a
word for swears which he emitted in expressing
his opinion of the court His conversation cost
hi over fifty dollars and doubt if it was worth
it, 1t also costs dollar word to cable from Eng
land to New York via Lisbon at present Silence
is golden, thrice gloden, it seems.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15

as did the driver In the fun penalty
There is reason for han ding with gloves 2 man
=, no awi1lFlea persons whom he has injured to
suffer and perhaps die. while he makes his cow
ardly escape.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15

In IS years. from 1888 to 1857,
the kingdom of Naples lost nearly
$4,000 Inhabitants by earthquakes,
or more than 1000 a year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15

Have You sent a picture OF your
home to "Uncle Isaac" to be put
on the county map. II not. he is
looking for 1t-so send it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15

That sounds like the call for the
fifth internationale-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-25
FURTHER PARTICULARS
ABOUT A MURDER CASE
Mother of the Murdered Boy Writes
Her Brother in West End
Fuller Account of Tragedy

Mrs. NJ. Z. Tygart Of Columbus,
Ca. under date Of July 16, wrote a
letter to her brother, Mr.. ". j.
Smith. at 70S O'Ncali street. We
were handed the letter last weaA.
The public has been told of the find
ing of the body Of the young man,
Mr.. Robert Jackson, in the river
near Columbus on the 10th instant,
with the neck broken and a cash
across the face. AS Mr.. Jackson
was a native of this county, born
in the Pomaria section and once
worked in The Newbcrry cotton mill,
the letter will be Of interest here.
Ii is in reply to one written by her
brother, Mr.. Smith, and tells how,
Just before the murder Of her son,
Bob came home, ate his dinner"
and after dressing told his mother
he was "going to see couple Of
men who wanted to see him at the
mill where he worked" and remind
ing her to "have his supper at 5
o'clock and some hot water to shave
and battle, and his clean clothes out
on the bed, as he had to go up town
to pay his drug store bill and his
doctor bill" Mrs. Tygart also tells
hel brother that Robert chad some
money in his pocket, that is why ev-
erybody thinks he was murdered, for
nobody can find an enemy to him;
they murdered him and threw him
in the river The letter goes on
to state that his body was found on
the following Monday evening float
ing on the top of the water, and the
mother tells how one Of the police
men and a detective came to get her
and to see if she could identify the
body. In nervous and distracted
state Of mind she recounts that ''his
hair was all that looked natural"
There has been no news since the
letter was written. At that time
there were six detectives, the entire
police force and many Of the mill
hands looking for the guilty ones.
So far they had found no clue.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-25

offer to permit all subscribers to get in good
standing.
We expect at least 2, 600 subscribers to pay at
this rate and we could not write that many re-
ceipts in one day. Do not delay but send your
dollar as soon as you read this announcement.
John c.. Aull at the Bank Of Ponaarla and L. W:
Redenbaugh at the Peoples National Bank at
Prosperity will take your money and give you
receipt for it, and we hope to arrange with the
Farmers Bank of Chappells and the bank at
Whitnire and the Merchants and Farmers Bank
at Little Mountain to do the same, so as to make
it convenient to the subscriber in every part OF
the county to make payment without cost: we
must have the dollar. No discounts. We are
giving the discount and the cost OF collection to
the subscriber.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-25

This sale will be on from July to July 81. NO
subscription taken at that rate tor less t1an one
vnar and no subscription taken for more than one
year at that rate And no subscription taken at
that rate after July 81.
There are a great many who. are in arrears and
am making this offer to give them the opportun-
itv to Get uD and in doing SO the same opportunity
is given every ether subscriber and every new
subscriber regardless Of the date to which the
subscription may be paid.
Remember il is for one year only. And the
time is out July 81. A long time but you better
not put it of to the last day because may be too
late to reach us in time. -,
Aftertlat date all subscriptions in arrears will
be taken off the list This is no reduction IN the
subscription price Of the paper but only special
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-25

And speaking of failures what do
YOU think of the man who shot at
Leninc and missed him?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-25

Studebaker enclosed cars are an evolutio
of refine coach work Of former generations
They represent the skill of engineerin
specialists, plus the standard of 70 year.
experience in building quality vehicles.
Strength, weight. resistance to shock, free
dom from rattles. are all subjected t
searching analysis and grueiling road test
under every possible condition Of road an
weather.
The body framework is of selected whit
ash. thoroughly seasoned and rigid!y ir
spected.
. Ask for the StudebaScr 'Yardslick,' a m
The Keota news., 1922-08-25
Mr.. DiNGlE's SOOTHING slRUP
Surely No Excuse for His Setter hsif's
Nervousness After That RsAs-
susino Speculation.

Mrs. Dinsic WAS fiiei with nervous
alarms whenever she travelled. and Mr..
pihEic always had his hands full iii
trying TO quiet and s~aSsuFc her.
albert" said AIRS. binsic. waking
her husband from a sound sleep in a
southern railway car. '-Aib-st. want
you 10 find out why NC are going al
this fearful stc~d. The eaf IL humping
and swnyias Till can scarcely s~c out
Of my eyes
Mr.. pihsic sat up and looked out Of
the window at III. shaShiis landscape.
'-S~- that bridge ahead "n the
eusveY' he asked sir~piiy. We'll. No
have to 60 over that in a minute. and
probably il ish's very strong and they
~snt TO SO nscf il With as little strain
and ss quickly as possible N"w SO
TO sleep aakrc Sentinel.
The Keota news., 1922-08-25
MANNERS IN SECOND PLACE
Mrs. Ciarvsr Put Necessity for Eating
Far Above the importance Of
Table Nieetiss.

When Miss Violet Robinson. a col
ored teacher in Mobile. was invited by
Mrs Clarver. the mother Of two Of her
pupils. to stay and have dinner with
the family. she accepted with no an
tieipatioh Of what MAS before her. Mr..
cia-yer hung far over his plate. and
seemed engaged in rae. against time
and labor as he lifted knifcioads Of
Siahds 10 his mouth. His wife and
children were not much ou,aone.
The teacher was not one to keep her
thoughts from her face. and Mrs. Cias-
yer looked at her first with dis,ress
and then with growing wrath as sh.
felt the need OF coming To her mans
defense.
Finally she leaned across III. table
toward her guest. and pounded heavily
with the handle OF a fork.
I'm ,eiiih' yo' what II is.- sh. said.
-tnphaIieaiiy. Manners ain't hothih'.
Eating must be c.''-Aiiiwaukr- Sentinel.
The Keota news., 1922-08-25
up.to0ass vcvnosssr.

Whether tho generations advance
or not may be undecided. but they
certainly change. ltcewnsiy Port
land mother explained TO her early
teen son that certain guns and base
ball equipment and radio addcnda
could hot DO bought. as tho family
rtehsanrs was limited and Daddy
has 10 work hard to sc, tho money
NC live on and nc have to make IL
so long sa9.~ In -daday'.~ Sun
day school books. of course. tho boy
would have said: Then. my dear
mamma. cannot my hctt suit BE- made
from papa's old scatt~ss tfoussrssy' or
-N~ss Christmas. my dear mamma. I
shall do without ioiiip"rss~ Hut this
Western American. Twenty first con-
,usy ianbkin replied:
We'll. uhy can't pop got masv
n,on~yY'-foftiana of~soaian.
The Keota news., 1922-08-25
F0REsees VOYAGE TO MOON
Frenehmsn Predicts That in Near Fv-
tvss the Trip Can d Made In
Ferty.Nins Hours

~. Eshauis -f-it-rie II tho fasis
Aero club predicts that the utilization
Of the ihIfa asoini. energy will ~nabio
men in The near future To travel from
the earth to- the inupn in ~ hours Tho
hrst II minutes. II seems. will BIC very
agreeable. but during the IS hours and
- minute. OF the second tsaFt of thr
eoufsr onc will have tho sensation OF
a terrible fail in tho void.
And thi. reminds oar Of the charm.
Ing story told by Marx Twain:
Oh- morning when standing at Tho
window h- perceived = human body
falling through sn~ aiss
--ttoa do soa aof' asked Marx
Twain gracefully.
$50 far the .shcs replied. -fm all
right. HUT wh~n I reach tho ground
Iiops il will bs all ~suns.-
The Keota news., 1922-08-25
Can veu Seat lss

Arriving home Al thf~~ "'ci"-t in
tho morning. hc wandered inso the liz
ink roam.
tits wife came so the head IT tho
stairs
~What sr~ you dsine up al this
houfr- she d~mahd
.Ja.s Considering having the h.a.-s
wired for wireless ma. the happy
thought.
The Keota news., 1922-08-25
Fooled 81. Peter.

''S. thi. i. spirit ph.sasssph~fy'
said sh- client
'-Y~..~ replied the spirit THAT'S =
speaking likeness of your uncle. Chris
scfh~r Taaiinss~
'-tsns hi. name ~a. Hiram Hats
forth
-Ah~sas tic must have sn~sS~si in
TO h~as~n under an alias 1iifminE.
ham As~stt~faia,
The Keota news., 1922-08-25
CREATION or GENTRY eARR,.
GRs" 10 DESIRED TO KEEP
OUT UNoGslRAsLgs.
CHINESE AWAIT CHANCE
5000 CHINESE AND 10000 AlieNs
AWAIT OPPORTUNITY TO
ENTER.

washington.-ltcpr-s-nta,iehs have
been made to the Cuban government
By tho State Department looking TO
Steps to prevent further smuggling of
Chinese and Europeans from III. island
republic into the United States
In = note transmitted through the
Cuban legation at Washiastoa thr
American government is understood ts
have taken the position that tr@m the
sumb~s Of aliens admitted TO Cuba
and tho fact that there il said te be-
no employment available there fog
theta. II appears that entry to Cuba il
obtained upon the belief that ~s~atn-
ally tho aliens can bS smusslr.i ints
this country.
CREATION Of ENTRY barriers by
Cuba. IL is believed by Department of
labor officials charged with ratofcc-
ns~at of the immigration ia~.. would
SO a long Way toward fsde,ias the
euiticss II IL understood to have br~a
ss the suggestion of Secretary bavi.
that tho representations were made.
In. Arturo Pedro y Alm-ida. .s~sefvr
ssfy Of tho Cuban legation. said today
be MAS hopeful OF closer cooperation
between his government and the
Cais~d States as a RESULT OF the repre-
srnssiioas which lac declared he had
communicated with Havana. with tho
hce-ssAsy recommendations
Approximately 5000 Chinese and
about $1W aliens from ell over
Europe srv now In Cuba awaiting OPP
t-cftuaity To catcs this country sur
frpsiousiy. In tho belief of Secretary
patia Constant smuggling of aliens
Into tho United States. Mr.. Davis said.
constitutes a menace to tho govern
rncat and should bc halted uishou.
further delay. II effective remedy
cannot bc applied at once through vol
unsafy cooperation between foreign
governments and tho United Ssatcs.'
he said. ''thcn Congress Immediately
should enact compulsory rrsistra4
lion Law To bc applied I" all aliens
within the borders Of this couatrys~
Seattle. - FJtty-four Chinese. ar
rested recently In a raid on the ship
ping board stcamcft'rcsidcnt Jack
son At Seattle. arv tn he brought into
Federal Court In deportation proceed
lass.
Fcdcral officials were advised u
letters received two weeks prior to
The raid. mauv two days after the
President 1p sson reached Seattle. 1t
vas lcarnc,. that = large number "t
Chinese wcrc ss,s,,ar,I iIlcgitimatcly.
The letters stated. II is narrated. that
IRON five TO dozen Chinese had
tccn getting into this country each
time the President Jackson arrived
ard that II was the intention "f the
managers of smuggling ring &"
make killing this time"
" r. Alexander. president of the
Pacific Steamship Company. operators
OF the President Jackson. said 'hg' ne
Vas continuing his investigation 81
now tho Chinese came to he abroad
tho steamer after II left Yokohama.
10 which point only they had paio
transportation from Honskons.
The Keota news., 1922-08-25
compssiyier.

"Arc yots trying to make fool of
es~y' he cried.
II n-scr inssrscr~ ~ith nature TO-
piled the siri with tho painted cheeks
and pcneii~ei ~ycsrea.-f.itc.
The National leader., 1922-07-01
DON'T know whether farmers re-
member, about a year ago-or
maybe it was longer-when the


newspapers heralded the appoint
ment Of joint committee of congress
to investigate farming and find out
what was the matter with it. Quite
fuss was made over the appointment
of the committee at the time.
It was going to solve the farmers
problems. What was more important,
it was going to solve them without be-
ing "radicap or "socialistic" about it.
It was going to be a "safe and sane"
investigation and report.
Congressman Sydney Anderson Of
Minnesota was named chairman Of the
committee. He is a Republican hench-
man and an enemy of the Nonpartisan
league. So everything was lovely.
The Republicans would show the
"rubes" how to get agricultural re-
forms without "class hatred" without
"setting the country against the city,
without "alliance with reds and other
agitators," and without all the other
things that the farmers are supposed
(by big business) to take on, when
they start out to get something for
themselves. ......
This was going. to be the real thing
in Investigations and reports Con-
gress was going to act on the recon-
mendation of this committee. The
Nonpartisan league, the Farmers
union, the Equity, and all other "rad-
ical farmers organizations might as
well pack up their trunks and get out.
For the powers-that-be were going
to take care of the whole matter with
out fuss or trouble.
TX7ELL, the joint committee of
wv congress held a lot of meetings
" and hearings. Farm Bureau
"experts" testified, Of course. They
expected to, and did, get a nice lot of
publicity out of it. The committee
Travelled around the country "investi-
eating" and holding hearings.
Once in while they got a farmer to
testify, but not often. Several "par-
tiaP or preliminary" reports were
issued by the committee, but I have
forgotten what they said-except that
what real farmers organizations were
asking for was too radical"
It appears now, after lot of nice
railroad trips for the committee men,
bers and yards of laudatory newspaper
comment, final report is issued, or
about to be issued. At least, Chairman
Anderson has given interviews telling
what the final report says. So we now
know, after being kept in suspense for
year or more, what this tremendous
The National leader., 1922-07-01

ASSu1ul1lSS CHdI SO11lc VI you lldVc1l
yet got all the details, propose to go
over the matter briefly. It wouldn't
do for any of us to overlook the output
of these mighty congressional brains.
I am afraid all of you won't see the
report of the committees findings
which I have before me, written by the
Of Republican daily papers.
THE report I have gets to the point
right off of the bat. No useless
- preliminaries. I always like that
kind Of literary style.
Increased costs of living can not be
blamed on profiteers, the joint COM
mission of agricultural inquiry an
nounced today" says the report.
j. Now, it was probably worth lot of
money to the profteers to get an off,
cial report which makes finding like
that. Don't misunderstood me. don't
say the congressman actually got any
money for it, for I honestly believe
they are "dumb" enough, as the boys
say, to perform this little service for
nothing.
What's the use of paying or bribing
someone when you can get them to do
what you want free? That's the phil
osophy of big business. A dollar or two
contributed to a campaign fund now
and then, out Of SO per cent profits,
and an occasional send-off in the news
papers controlled by big business
that's big pay for most politicians.
But to get back to this report. If
the profteers aren't to blame who is?
Why ask? You know already. You,
the farmers, are to blame, and the city
folks too. Chairman Anderson goes on
to say that the trouble is with "waste-
full buying" by a "fckle public"
Furthermore, "habit and custom"
are to blame e-habit and custom which
farmers and consumers can rectify
when they get little more |'informa-
ton" on the subject, which the COM
mittee says it proposes to furnish.
You see, this let's congress out en-
tirely. Congress doesn't have to do
anything about it. A "fckle public"
must be educated to look out for itself
change it's habits and customs.
Nothing for congress to do at all!
What a relief for congressman who
thought the committee might possibly
recommend some fundamental legis-
lation in the interests of the farmers!
IF THE committee had found moth
ing wrong-farmers happy and
- prosperous, workers well fed and
~ I L