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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-16
PRAISES MAYOR MOORE
FOR VICE INVESTIGATION
Law enforcement League Secretary
Sass Great Disclosures

Law Enforcement League Secretary
Sees Great Disclosures
Members Of the Law Enforcement
League who reported hundreds Of pro-
hibition law violations in this city to
the police are confident that great dis
closures will result from the investiga- =
tion now under way, according to the
secretary. William II. Nicholson, Jr.
Mr.. Nicholson highly commends
Mayor Moore for making possible the
widespread vice investigation. He con-
deuned the favorable consideration by
the courts of transfers Of licenses al
lowing saloons to sell soft drinks, when
in reality the license Is mere cloak
for the liquor traffic. and has often for
that reason an extortionate price at
tached to it."
That the increase in drunkenness is
sufficient proof Of the illicit traffic in
drinks, notwithstanding the claims of
some that crime Is at a low ebb, is
claimed also by Mr.. Nicholson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-16
BRIDGEToN TRoLLEYs sToF
Several Notorious Men Apply 70
Riaht Of Franchise

BridgetOn. y. j., June 10. - This
town is without transportation today
because the Bridgeton and Millville Trac-
ton Company ceased operation at mid
night last night. At a recent hearing
lie Utility Commissioners the company
was granted permission to quit.
City Council has been wrestling with
the resulting problem ever since the
boards decision. Several applications
for notorious lines are before them.
At the same time four different parties
have been considering the purchase Of
the traction company's assets and fran.
chise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-16
GOT JOB AND BEATING, TOO
eyberry Employer Says Others
Attacked Him for Spite

Charles Barry, 600 South Sixth
street. q baker at the Philadelphia
Hospital for Insane at Byberry, re-
ported to Director Furbush today that
he was severely beaten by three en-
plOyes of the institution Saturday who
were incensed against him because he
friends.
Director Furbush has started an in
vcstigation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-16
WRIT SERVERS TO FRoLIc
Deputy shsrIHs to Have Annual
OUTING on SATURDAY

-, More than 100 employees of the
sheriff g Office will have their annual
outing Saturday afternoon at Burling.
ton Island Park. They will 10 to the
park on the police boat Ashbridge,
which will leave Race street wharf at
noon.
Sheriff Lamberton will be catcher of
the City Hall baseball team. which will
play the nine from the Municipal Court
branch.
On the committee in charge are G.
Boyd, chairman; Henry Werbum.
Thomas Manning. n: X. Yates. Fred
Mcrkle and Samuel McReynolds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-16
SEEK JERSEY. FIREBUG
Series Of elaxes at Mantua Are De
elared to BE lncendiary

County Detective Steelman and au .
thorities Of Mantua. ". j.. are making
a search for a supposed incendiary who
has terrorized the villagers for several
weeks. In that time, at least ten fires
have started. in homes. business places
and barns.
The last fire was Wednesday night,
when a Boy Scout cabin was destroyed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-16

yesterday afternoon. Louis 8. King,
OF 219 Union street. used fire ex-
tinguisher on the flames until the ar
rival of the Moorestown Relief Fire
Company. Louis Derrum, of Philadel-
pbia. driver Of the truck. was burned
about the hands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-16
Ourned az rruck cstches Fire

The motortruck Of the John McClos.
key Furniture Company, of "a North
Front street, this city, caught fire on
Main street above Zelley avenue.
Moorestown. and was badly damaged
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-16
ATHLETE TO MARRY
Warren WELLER, Coach at West
Phi!a. High, to Wed June "a

Warren WELLER, coach Of the basket.
ball and football teams of the West
Philadelphia High School. will be mar :
ried June "a. Mr.. Weiller's bride to-
be is Miss Dorothy Pettinger. a teacher
in the Morton Public School.
Weller. a former star athlete at the
Forty eighth and Walnut streets insti-
tuition. has tutorcd two championship
basketball teams and the same number
finished in second place. He also had
two football teams that were run
ners.up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
HUNTERS HELD FOR
HAVING M0ONSHINE

Armed with a single high pow
cred rifle. James Smith. w. J. Watt
and French Hood started out Satur-
day morning to hunt ground hogs.
They returned to the city about
1880 Saturday night accompanied
by city officers, who took them to
the city jail to remain over Sun
day. They were before Mayor W
w. Conway in police court this
morning and learned fer the first
time Of the unfortunate wind-up Of
their innocently planned ground
hog hunt
The hunting grounds We're at
Grant Town, where much game was
reported, but where little was
found According to the hunters
as they related the story of their
ADVENTUROUS hunt to Mayor W. W.
Conway in police court this morn
ing. ground hogs were scarce but
good cheap moonshine was plenti-
full. They only had to pay 50 a
gallon for the fire water. Unable
to bring back any game they re-
turned with a gallon jug of the
moonshine.
When they reached the city
limits, members of the Fairmon ont
police force were ready to nab"
them. Watt and Smith were cap
tured, but the officers we're unable
to get Hood. The two men with
moonshine and gun were brought
to the police station. Yesterday
Hood went around to the city Jail
to see his friends, and he. too. was
locked up on charge of being in
toxicated.
After hearing their story at pol
ice court this morning, Mayor Coma
way fined each Of the men SO and
costs. They were then notified
that they would go to the county
Jail where they would await the
more serious charges of having
moonshine liquor In their posses
sion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
lHHIS0P TIM|gIlc
OVERCOME. [: FERENCE !; ! /. C
Operators Representing One
Third of Production in ;.
-Four States Attend

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Aug -
INV the Associated Press 1---Ac-
ton toward breaking the nation
wide coal strike in the bituminous
fields was under consideration OF
union leaders and coal operators,
who began series of conferences
here today in the expectation OIL
reaching wage agreeme Mt Little
progress was expected from the
initial meetings, both sides join
ing in an opening conference ana
then dividing into Two groups 10
organize for further joint confer
ances-
While only operators OF the
Central Competitive Field had had
been invited to the conference,
President John T.. Lewis of the
mIners Indicated that the confer
ence might later be extended TO
include operators from the outly-
ing fields, where some have slgni-
fed a willingn to settle the
wage dispute that brought a gen
eral suspension OF work in the
coal industry more than four
months ago Mr. Lewis said he
was optimistic over the possible
results and held out the hope Of
an early return to work by soft
coal miners.
Exact representation of the
operators remained an uncertainty
until the conference was formal
" organized New arrivals came
in today, including some opera
tors who did not expect to parti-
cipate but to act as Observers.
Before the conference opened.
the prospects were that operators
producing at least 65,OoO.O00
tons of coal annually would par
ticipate in person or by proxy
This amounts to- approximately
one-third Of the average produc-
ton Of the Central Competitive
Field, and seemingly was regard
ed as a sufficient basis for be-
ginning deliberations.
President Lewis statement
holding out hopes of settlement
was backed up by the composition
of the miners delegation Ordin-
airy wage negotiations are carried
on by the union scale committee,
but the unions delegation for the
conference included the members
of the policy committee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
DRUNK THREATENS
TO CLEAN UP TOWN

MANN1NGTON, ug- 7--Depu-
ties P. r. Montgomery and Earl
Hoy arrested Dutch Looman on
Railroad street last night on a
charge Of being drunk ~1d- disor-
derly on the street. Looman was
locked up in the city Jail over
night and released upon his own
recognizance this mo1Eins- His
trial will come up at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Looman had the whole street to
himself for a while, and nearly
two hundred people looked on
while he paraded up and S~n Of
fering 500 to any one who would
fight him. There were no claim.
ants for the prize until Charles
Wilson came up behind Loomtf,
and then things began to happen.
Looman landed on Wilson'S jaw
and Knocked him down. then
knocked him down again as Will
son got to his feet. Not SATISFIED
with this. Looman went after d..
T. NJ. Calvert and aimed a b><w
at the physician that would have
laid him out. Dutch missed, but
the force OF his blow cap.sd him
against the doctor and Doctor Cal
vert went down--upon his hat.
Looman made no attempt to bother
him again.
When Montgomery and Hoy at
tempted to arrest Looman there
ensued a scrap from which Loo
man emerged with severe scalp
wound where he had been hit by a
billy. During tn fray he managed
to get in two or three good whacks
for himself. however.
Night Policeman Anderson ap-
peared upon the scene and his pres
ence seemed to add fuel to Loo
mans anger. The two deputies
had all they could do to hold him
from Anderson. for whom he ap-
parently held a bitter hatred
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
OPENING DAY SET
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
District Rural Schools Will
Begin September ID
This Year.

MANNINGToN, Aug City
Superintendent D. C.. Tabler sent
out to the city teaching force
Saturday announcement of the
chief sch DOL activities for the
year, and some suggestions to the
teachers in the way of prepare
ton for the years work
The date for the opening OF
Mannington schools has been set
for September II. and the term
will probably close for the Christ
mas holidays on December 22.
They will open again on Tuesday,
will close January 10, 1923 All
district school will begin Mon
day. September is.
The Marion County Teachers
institute will be held in Fair
mont during the week beginning
September 4, and it is mentioned
in his report that all teachers
who teach in West Virginia are
expected to attend institute for at
least five days or furnish a rea-
sonable excuse for not doing so.
High school teachers and junior
high teachers are urged in this re-
port to attend one Of the two
high school institutes to be held
in the state this year. one VIII
be held II Clarksburs for the
northern section of the state, and
one at Charleston for the teachers
in the southern part OF the state.
Both will be held during the week
of August IS
In his letter Mr.. Tab1er also
states that the first general teach
ers' meeting for the city teachers
will be held at $3.50 in the after
noon of September 9, and he asks
that as many of the rural teach
ers as possible be present.
The city superintendent and
his assistants will also be in a
position to aid out of town teach
ers in the securing of rooms and
board this year, il is stated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
Flaggy Meadow

GsSfr. and Mrs. NJ H Hess and
kSTIdren Harry, Taylor, Beryle and
N1iie of Sunshine we're guests OF
M and Mrs Charles Marshall Sun
bay .;..
visitor in C1arksburg Friday.
mrs. Orval Tucker OF Buckhan-
3notnShas poined her husband here
fMr.Tucker has been visiting at
ifI1e home of his parents. Mr.. and
IMrsJ B. Tucker.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. H Hess and
Family of Sunshine wee guests at
EheE home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
3@nningham Saturday
Mrs a W. ISValbeTts was the
ssuest OF Mrs. ]. B. Tucker Sum
Miss Sally Jones who is stud
ts1kSt lat Fairmont Normal for the
mmer term was the guest OF re-
dYes here for the week end.
LEN. Hamilton and daughter
MSS virgie were visiting relatives
ms Metz Sunday.
* Edward Moore was the guest of
friends in Fairmont yesterday.
James Hoffman has been ill for
:afew. days at his home here, but
is mueH better now.
rs Mr.tan Mrs. Herschel Baker and
children Lucy and Noah were visit
ing relatives in Metz yesterday.
1.-THE Rev. and Mrs. T. ]. kendalr
of Glover Gap were guests OF re
Natives here over the week end.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
No ARRESTS 4 lADE
IN DYNANI CASE

After spending prachcaIIy e
entire night In an effort tr9dI
the person who placed q bomb
glycerine and dynamite under ate
house occupied by 10 Wadc.8c fSfs
ored- OF Barrackville, Sheriff I'D.
Charlton and large posse of
county officers returned to- thesctty
early this morning. but had made
no arrests. 81
Wade, who is an emp1oye5 the
Bethlehem mine. near BarrackyHss
had been away from his hnmesy yes
terday evening. Upon returning, ha
found that his house had been Nsn-;
tered and his gun stolen. When;
making search. he dfscoreredl
the bomb under his house.sBsI The
bomb was composed OF three sticks
OF dynamite and Elycerine. tied tp
sether with wire and tied tosa:rocS
The fuse had burnt into the dynas
mite. but for. some reason the sexs
plosfve had not been fired.
The sheriff's office wass notified
and Sheriff Charlton went Wits 3
number of other officers to Bar
rackville. Bloodhounds were taken;
along in an effort to trail the guilty
party. IN 53 M a M
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07

Miss Esther Martin left wednes.
day for trip 10 Kansas City and
points in the south. including New
Mexico.
Mrs. Ernest Moore and Miss
Jesse Baker we're shopping in Man
nington recently.
Mrs. Okey Metz and daughters.
Gladys and Dorothy OF Warrington
were the guests of Mrs Lottie
Ornduff recently.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith recently.
Fred Martin, who has been the
guest of his parents. MIR. and Mrs.
e. Lee Martin. for tn past week.
has returned TO his home in Pitts
burgn.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Storether
and children We're entertained at
6 o'clock dinner at the home of DR.
C.. S. Fortney OF Hundred Monday
evening.
Mrs. Marshall Hamilton is i'm
proving after a severe Illness.
Homer Moore and Gay Sturms
were in Wadestown Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Grace Ashbee, who has
been the guest OF her father, Roy
Moffit. for the past week return.
ed home recently.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
MINER KILLED BY
DYNAMITE In CAR.

SULLIVAN Ind. Aug. 7-Iohni
Everhart. coal miner. wasskilisds
here yesterday when he steppsds
on the starter of his AUTOMOBILES;
and an explosion and fire folloa
ed Elmer Hale. also al miner.siss
being held in connection WITH.
Everhart's death $ ~ ~
The theory expressed by the
authorities is that dynamftes had
been placed under the cushion ON:
the front of the automobile The;
starter wires we're then connecfeds
with the dynamite and the cap Sofl
the gasoline tank removed. This
was done, the authorities said
they believed so that If the drfYeT;
was not killed $in the explosfon.s
fire would follow and he would sbss
burned to death. EverhartiEwqs;
blown about eight feet into the
air by the explosion and died4ai
few hours after being removed ito
hospital. He had been lined in
court here few days ago ora
charge of misconduct with Halss!
wife. 30
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
less Than Two Hundred Cars
in West Virginia Seven
teen Years Ago.

AdANNINGToN, Aug 1T mas
been9 inst seventeen years SUI
n5ayet IN that period motor W
ride in the STATE ns
Encraased something over s5ot pei
Jns1ep5 there were Just 13s auto,
nohi,es and that word included an
Rmanner-of motor driven macnlnes
"a fEe5 state. In 1905 hundreos u
1smers. and city men as wen, co tE
Mtto continue the quiet sedate iLe
fsfheir forebears, drew BACK lloLA
{Tosesra ttling .thorselesS keFrioses
IN declared firmly that nesel
should they set feet in one o. N
{SaW..faneled contraptions No. 81
And Vet, today. there are Ilos {
banS11S.O0o motor driven Venues
s11se IN the state and Hem
EEord,s chief worry is how to mar
3Krm as fast as the pubic vans
Esm Many of the tinid ones "ho
l.osstannctaly adhered to the princ,-
j,ies Of ,.tsafety first way pa az n n
Herein 1905 viii now leave lne
~ down in the face of an on-co1n-
[g@stoTm, or lock the Office ooor
ma hang out a .tbe back 1omorro"
igenT inst to get a ride in the new
iags bugw for which he has per,
Ike mortsaged the home be ano
Ts%rie worked so hard to get.
{,sWest Virginia has, appor1lms..ss -
ysone automobile of some sort 10.
ach twelve people in the state,
n;aush vehicles to give every one
{N13de ar once if they were an
loaded down. In addition the rev
anuef from these autos makes a me-
money FOR the sta.e
sSff;ciaIs5 or whoever it is that ge-s
ia tax since in 1921 the state re-
ceivcd more than 81 .13o.ooo 10 conie
ETom this source alone
}SIt took seven years for the pup
re- to lose its fear of the auto
mobile. In 1906 there We're ohis
IE4lautos In the state, the next year
KS In 19oS there were SOB, IN lso9
EiSensss were issued for 1o2S. not
In Fords, either. In 1910 there
1gss;re 1917 autos running in the
;s4a4e. and in 1911 the number OF
ifcensed machines jumped 70 1901
ssInTSIthe five years from 1872 TO
Ta1Tsthe number of machines licen-
.adt3in West Virginia jumped rom
5S3s 10 25.OSe. and by 1918 nag
aached the grand total of o6,63s-
some effect of all this has been to
SSA the prisoners in the county
lss something TO do IN the way
&c gi1eeping the roads IN better con
iition: which also keeps the prs.
sonars themselves in better conol-
Fionf even if it does substantially
increase the county's board Dill.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
CLASS HIKE.

81 MANNINGTON.A Aug. ?.-F. H
SHuey took his Sunday school class
for a pleasant hike yesterday aft
sernoon. over Red Tank Hill and
sup Mahon's Run.
Th5 boys found some apple
fraesEwfth plenty Of wind-falls on
sthe$&ground, and blackberries
:sseus1gh to satisfy the constant
hunger peculiar to boys. On
sMahon,s Run they discovered an
.1oId swimmin' hole" and Me-
Huey declared that when they
came ont 1t had been converted
into a mud hole. But the boys
enjoyed it Just the same.
RtiIy Eshenbaugh, Paul Smith.
4 Ava brown. Gerald Beall, Charles
EFIanagan, Beryle Howard, Cecil
3Kuotts, Clifford Judd. and Bonnie
sGhewbread.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
XIX. K. CROSS sURNEo

AANNINGTON, Aug. 7.-WhaC
anpeared to be blazing cross
rected By the Ku Rux Klan was
reared ON Red Tank Hill Saturday
light and was seen by hundreds
q, neopie. Yesterday the boys who
rsnfsfor a hike with F. H Huey
,ssscoyered the remains of the cross
An the hill. It had been apparnt-
s9v14wrapped with gun ny sack and
sssa.f,urated with oil. as the bottle
insWhich the oil hadSbeen carried
EIayS nearby and fragments .1f thei
Isacking stl chung to the cross.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
additional NE 3 4
HIGH RECORDSSE:.I
Early Gains Cancelled When
Profit-Taking Starts
Before Noon

NEW YORK, Aug 1--BuynG OF
| high grade investment shares pro
yided ar stimulating influence to
the comparatively light dealings OF
today's stock market Numerous
railroad shares reached new peaks
for the year, as did many lndust-
rails and specialtfes. especially the the
chain stores issues Sales appro-
MINATED 100000 shares
The market strengthened SUD
stanIia1ly on restricted trading dur
ing the morning but toward noon
profit-tahng set in. Mexican Pc
troleum and Studebaker canceling
their early. gains and other active
Issues selling slightly below their
highest prices. A number Of addi-
tionaI new high records for the
year were made. however, IN the
first two hours. notably by Pere
Marquette, Great Northern prefer
| red. California Packing, May De
partmenr Stores, Sears Roebuck,
Montgomery Ward and Internauon-
al Harvester. which were up 1 to
nearly 4 points Exceptional
strength was shown by chain store
issues, Kresge and Woolworth ad-
vancing and points respective
~. Rails Continued In good de-
mard at gains OF to . points, with
similar advances being registered
by some of the popular public utll-
titles. including North American.
Detroit Edison and Peoples Gas.
lCall money opened at 3 I2 per
cent
The feature of the last hour was
,, the demand for equipments which
were up L to 2 points. President
Harding's new strike settlement
proposal. which became known just
before the market closed. apparent
~ was received with favor, rail
shares either holding or exten ding
their early gains. The closing was
strong
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-07
WILL BE
GIVEN AT. MIDWAY
Farm Boys and Girls Urged to
Attend Gathering OF
Farm Bureau.

MANNINGTON. Aug. THE
annual picnic given by the Marion
County Farm Bureau viii be held
Thursday at Midway formerly
Jolliffe's Grove, on the paved road
between Pennington and Man
nington. The nearest street ca-
stop to the grove is Plum Run
Charles Rymer and Classy
Ryan, who have charge of the
park, have made lot of improve
ments
This is the only Countrywide
gathering the farmers will have
this year, and It is hoped by thu
county agent. w E. McComas,
that more may attend than there
were at the last gathering 1t Is
a day when farmers lay aside
their work and with their families
go to spend a pleasant and proflt-
able day with those Interested in
the same work
Mr.. McComas and Miss Eva
Blair, county home dem onstration
agent, have written letters asking
the boys and girls clubs to attend
this picnic. The club members
will assist in the entertainment.
No outside speakers will be
present. it is said, and the entire
program of entertainment will be
provided by the farmers and mem
bers of the young people's organl-
cations.
The park is in splendid condt-
ton for picnic. a number of i'm
provements having been adde1
during the season. Benches,
tables. and the enlarged pavilion
will provide accommodation for
serving the dinner, and the close
cropped grass is at its best no"
for a Dicn ic