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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-12-07
TOWN TICKETS FILED

At meeting of the common council
Monday night two tickets for town
o1hclals, to be voted on the first Thurs
day i'll January next, were filed One
Is called the Citizens Ticket the other
the Peoples Ticket. Just what the
names mean is not clear, unless it is
that either way the election goes the
citizens and people will get it in the
neck.
The first ticket is headed by S. f.
Fleming for Mayor, +. w Dick for Re
corder, and A. G. Miller, Tell Mcdonald.
a. Il. Harris, j. A. Morford and L. e..
Ayers, for members of council.
The other ticket reads as follows :
For Mayor ]. G. Oles, for Recorder
Hagan L. Francis, for members of coun-
ell Ira Hartman, Tell Mcdonald, Dud-
ley Lutz, E. T. King and Ralph Nor
ris.
The following were appointed to con-
duct the election; Counting Board.
Miss Edna Jeffreys, commissioner, no
other commissioners. Miss Mary Smith
and Miss Lenna Proudfoot, clerks.
Receiving board, Mrs. Letha Morford
commissioner, no other commissioners.
Mrs. Bertha Francis and Mrs. Mamie
Smith, clerks.
Challengers, Watt Stump and w. D.
Gates
Just why a counting board was con-
stituted and appointed, and why chal-
lengers were appointed, is equally as
meXplicable as the appointment of only
one commissioners on each board. It's
past us.
(From the above, and from other
things we have said, it might appear
that the Chronicle has crouch ON
against town council i'm general. II
might look like we were agin the gov
ernment. But we are not We buy our
daily chewing tobacco and our bacon
and eggs off most of these boys. We
belong to the same lodges and some of
us vote the same tickets. So nothing
personal can be charged We merely
are trying to protest against the slip.
shod methods of the council i'm transact.
ing what has come be rather large
business. The practice of jumping into
things and going off half cooked, unad.
vised, OF worse yet ill-advised, ought
to be stopped No individual member
of the council attends to his personal
affairs In that manner If ne does not
know, he seeks the best advice obtain.
able.
What 1t really comes down to is that
the town need charter, or at least a
new set of ordinances, or something
that will mark out the way for the
Officers a little more clearly. The town
is ont Of short pants and we should
have something that will fit u.s.
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and family have moved to her farm
OF Five Mile
Weldon Kenney has his new resi-
dence in Harley nearly completed.
Miss Bessie Snider returned home
from FairmOnt Saturday. She had
been staying with her sister. Mrs.
Gamer. for the last two months.
One of Roland Dyes children has
diptheria.
Hays x Roberts are getting rig ina
terial for the James Snider No. , on
Five Mile.
F. Il. Busch received badly mashed
hand Saturday when he got it caught
in gas engine
The Hartley school has organized a
literary which meets every Wednesday.
Everyone is invited to attend.
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WADNUT SCHOOL NOTES

our school is doing some excellent
work this year and we can notice daily
improvements. Our teacher is one who
pushes things forward. There have
been several promotions and some splen-
did grades in the last monthly examina-
ton. Those making the highest grades
were: Reva Knots, Mildred Farrar
and Geraldine Helmick. The daily at
tendance average this month was 90
per cent. Those receiving a perfect at
tendance record were: Marie and OPAL
Knots, Mildred Farrar, Mona Arnold,
kuie Fulks, Vesta and Shirley Brown.
Minnie and Eta Hardway, Armel and
Burt Rush, Geraldine Helmick and
John, Eva and Colonel Chenoweth. We
are making rapid progress toward max
ing our school one of the best in Cal
hOun county.
On account of cold weather we were
compelled to abandon baseball and re-
sort to some indoor sport. Our last
game was with Upper Walnut In which
the score stood % in favor of our team.
This was the second victory over Upper
Chl lItllu HAS utNtT Known
defeat
Some of our young folks attended the
pie social at Upper Walnut and re-
ported fine time.
Preparations are being made for
a Christmas entertainment by our
school,
n. b Arnold is busily engaged in re-
pairing our roads. This is certainly a
great improvement In our community.
Mrs. Troy Hall, of FairmOnt, is visit
! mig her mother, Mrs Alice Farrar.
Mrs. Hall and her husband were called
/ from FairmOnt by the death of the lat
ter's brother, Claude Hall, of Servia,
who committed suicide by shooting
himself with shotgun
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton West Of Spen-
Ger, were the guests of Knots Cheno-
weth last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Elmer Hall are the
proud parents of Il fine boy baby.
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WHAT TO WITH WAR STAMPS

War Savings Stamps of the issue of
1918 become due and payable January
LIST, 1923. Registered stamps must be
presented for payment at the office
making registration. The registration
records of the office making registra-
ton therefore they cannot be paid at
another office or through bank. This
applies only TO registered stamps.
Stamps that are not registered may
be paid at any money order office when
presented, by the owners and duly re-
ceipted. and the Treasury Department
Is making arrangement with most bank
ing institutions to make payment when
presented to them on or after January
LIST. 1923. This will perhaps be the
quickest way to make collection as most
postmasters will be obliged to transmit
the stamps to Charleston, W. Va, for
payment, which will require about one
week TO get returns.
1t is advisable for the holders of
registered stamps who wish prompt
payment on January 1st to present
them at the office OF registration with
la the next ten or fifteeL DAYS where
they will he taken up and an official
receipt given the owner and payment
will he made direct to the owner or q
designated bank by the Federal Re
serve Bank Of Richmond on January
1st.
Provision is made whereby local
bank or other bona fide representative
may present stamps for payment even
when the receipt on certificate has not
been signed by the owner. In this case
application must be made by the owner
on form WS3357 which must be signed
by the owner of the stamps. This form
Is to be used only in case of infirmity
or other sufficient cause. Form
WS3351 can be secured from the post
office at which stamps registered.
F. s. HATHAWAY, Postmaster
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Albert Gherke. a firstclass citizen of
Staten, was here Friday on business
mission.
&. {. Starcher, n prominent farmer of
Altizer, was here Sunday the guest of
friends
Frank Radabaugh, an excellent citi-
zen of Big Springs, was a business
visitor I'm Grantsville Friday.
Harry Gordon, of Parkersburg, was
in this county several days this week
and secured several oil and gas leases
which will be developed this, winter.
j. ii. Edman, an excellent citizen of
near Big Springs, was attending to
business matters in Grantsville Mon
day.
Howard King, of the South Penn
Tanner field force, was here over Sun
day, the guest of his brother, Supt
e. Il. King.
See the pretty line of Christmas and
New Year Greeting Cards on display
L
with your name or plain and at prices
from five cents upward.
j. b. Huffman is erecting a large
two-Story, metal-sided building on his
property on Main alley which will be
used to house his tire repair shop and
for other purposes.
LOst-One II size II Jewel Royal
Waltham watch. Hunting case. The
finder will be rewarded for the return
of watch. Ira Stump, Grantsville, w.
Va. 1877 2t
DIR. and Mrs. Ray G. Morford depart
ed Wednesday for visit with relatives
in Baltimore. They will be gone about
two weeks, during which time DIR. Nor
ford's dental office will be closed.
w n. Mahaney,, the South Penn man
of Joker, was here this week on his
way to Stumptown to attend to an oil
well recently drilled in by his company.
1t is on the Flora Stump Bennett tract
and is said to be good for 30 barrels
Men and women average S1.OO per
hour selling hosiery, four pairs guar
anteed wear four months or new
hosiery free. We pay 30 per cent
commission. Free samples to working
agents. Complete line of wool and
heather mixtures. This Is the big
hosiery season. Experience unneces-
sary. Eagle Hosiery Works. Darby,
Pa. 1O-12-IO4
/ Hon. Bee Hopkins, member of the
House of Delegates was here a day or
two this week on his way home to
MinnOra, after a visit with relatives nj
/ Crcston. He will leave the latter part
/ OF next week to attend a meeting OF
the newly elected Democratic members
of the legislature when a general legis
lative program will be marked out for
the session which meets I'm January.
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HARTLEY & FREED

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Trip
petit, Nov 27th, at their home on Lead
ing Creek, daughter.
James Metz and family. Of Seth Fork.
are moving to Standing Stone this
week
Vera, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Brohard, is improving af-
ter a severe sick spell.
Mrs j. j. Dawson has been very
sick with a severe cold this week.
Born tn Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Math-
.ess on Friday, the oath, at their home
on Leading Creek a daughter.
Mrs. George Monroe has moved to
her property near Hartley. sam Maze
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TEACHERS INSTITUTE PROGRAM

Program Center District Teachers
Institute to be held at Granville. w
Va December 10, 1922, at 10 100 a. m
O. Song West Virginia Hills.
o. Devotional Rev. f. w. Dick.
=. Round Table Topics
Health and sanitation
Patriotism and Morals
Teaching Of Spelling
Attendance.
Suggested Topics
4. Special Music by Primary Grades.
II :OO-130 Noon
.. Teaching of Arithmetic
Leman Wilson.
g. Present Day Needs in Education
Supt. II. Q. Cain.
T. Physical Education G z. White.
8. Correlation Of History and Civics
N. L. Roberts.
.. Necessary Preparation for High
School Prin. Charles Kislig.
10. How I Teach Reading
Bruce Terrell.
IL Home Study
Mrs LEILA Keith Ball.
Committee
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CARRIES HIS PITCHER
ONE TRIP TOO MANY

Kngwood, w. Va.-Lee Comp. who
divided his time between coal-mining
and bootlegging liquor, finally lost
his luck. It was said that he had
made a trip with liquor from Mary
land into West Virginia three times
every week for two years. Trooper e.
M. Spillman Of the West Virginia
State Police, learned Of Comps i'm
munity and lay in wait for him.
Squire Bowermaster of Kingwood i'm
posed a sentence of 12o days In jail.
100 fine and the costs.
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TAs Calhoun Chronica
THURSDAY, DEC. Z, 1922
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS

NJ. III. Right substantial citizen of
near White Pine, was Grantsville
business visitor Friday.
@. e. Malona, a first-class oil worker
of the BoOgerhole field, was transact
ing business in Grantsville Friday.
John w. Yoak, progressive and pop
nlar young teacher of Brooksville, was
a Grantsville visitor Saturday.
Sidney Bell and II. l.. Belt, leading
citizens of Industry, were here Monday
attending county court.
n. p. Harris, one of Henrietta's in
dustrious farmers, was IL business caller
in Grantsville Saturday.
X. Il. Terrell, a prominent young man
of Big Bend, was here Sunday calling
on friends.
A pretty line of Rustcraft Novelties
for Christmas, including Narcissus
Bulbs and Bowl are on display at the
Chronicle Bookstore
Thomas Johnson, of Big Springs, was
here a few hours Sunday enroute home
from a visit with relatives on Bull
River.
w. g. Wilson, merchant and farmer
of Big Springs, was here Friday look
ing after business matters and greeting
friends
Thos j. Wolverton, prosperous and
substantial farmer of Big Root, was
trading with Grantsville merchants on
Friday.
POPLAR LOGS WANTED. Also
White Oak and Walnut Logs, veneer
grade. Write COnroy- Buchanan Lbr.
Co, jamestown, N Y 1123-4t
Albert Bell, leading citizen of Rich
ardson, was here on business mission
Friday. He called at the Chronicle
office and added his name to our list
of subscribers.
G. A. Powers, who constructed the
three miles of state road up Philips
Run, has about finished his job and will
leave here about the middle of the
month.
We are receiving daily beautiful lines
of Christmas Books Stationery and
Novelties that will help you solve your
gift problems.
The Chronicle Bookstore.
Hon. a. II. Kenney, of Parkersburg.
is here attending to business matters
and greeting his many friends He has
been IN rather poor health for some
time but has about recuperated and is
looking fine.
NJ A. c. Board made a trip to Mill
stone this week and watched the big
steam shovel on the new road wOrl,
there. The contractors are making
progress ana expect to work right along
all winter.
Closing out Sale of Up-tO-Date Won
ems and Misses Coats, Mems and Boys
OvercOats, Sweaters Mackinaws. Tn.
derclOthing, Rubber Boots and over.
shoes Army Blankets, i'm fact all OF
our entire stock goes at cost and less
It will pay you to see our line At the
A. Gum Stand, GAINESVILLE, w. Va.
Assessor Greed YOak was here Mon
day on his way to Charleston to attend
a meeting Of the state assessors A
news dispatch from Charleston says
that Mr.. Yoak is one Of several asses
sors who will have to explain to the
State Tax Commissioner why real es
tate In their counties Is not valued
higher We really understood that Mr.
Yoak was elected assessor Of this coun
", and 1t Is likely that he knows more
about the true valuations than n mar
who has never been in the county. IT.
not our funeral, however, and any wa
they fix it for the remaining two year.
VIII be ell right with ua.
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Every Christmas brings new break
fast caps. Here are three OF them
made Of net, lace and ribbon in differ
ent shapes and decked with tiny rib
bon flowers. Each has a short, elastic
tape set in a casing across the back,
TO at It to the head, and they are
among the welcome gifts that can be
made by their donors
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CALHOUN COUNTY NATIONAL
FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION

Board Of Directors: 70. H. Lloyd,
J. W. Chonowetb, ]. ". Smith, W. n.
Vincent and seldom Wayne
Loan Committee: ". Il. Moss Perry
Meadows and Q. X. ChenoWeth.
Tor further information, write J..
Elner Hall, Secy-Treas., Walnut, W.
Va, or Elliott Ohsn0ypoth, Abstract
Athogaey, oEantsviRs.
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Make your selection of Christmas
Greeting Cards early and avoid disap-
pointment in choice. Our line is full
and complete now but will not be I'M
broken long.
The Chronicle Bookstore.
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For Sale-Choice building lot IN
South Grantsville. Opposite High
School and fifty feet from State Road.
Priced to sell. See w. II. Hickman.
Grantsville, w. Va. 1O-26-tf
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NOTICE

/ desire to notify the public generally
that I will not be responsible for any
debts made by my son, John N. Vincent,
as he has left home. He will be OF age
Get. 8. 1927
This November 4, 1922
w. II. VINCENT,
ll-S At Chole, W. Va.
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LINCOLN POST ELECTS
DELEGATES AND OFFICERS

Three delegates and as many alter
mates have been named by Lincoln
Post, No. II. to attend the district
departmental convention of the
American Legion to be held here on
December Is and 16. They are Rob-
ert e. Lee Mel, retiring post COM
mander; Albert A. Haan and John
c II. Palmer; alternates, Frank A.
Avn, James A. Ballard and Frances
G.. Kelly.
DR.. James A. Ballard was elected
commander Of the post at a meeting
held last night. Other 4 officers
elected are; Senior vice commander
John., c. #. Palmer; junior vice com.
mander, Daniel Smith; finance Of
ficer, y. q. F1ester; chaplain, Ed.
ward +. Hitch; bergeant at srms,
Francis ]. Kelly; master 1t anna,
Arthur ID. 0reely.
Five new members were admitted,
Reid w. DigEs, Herbert Lee Bryans,
Howard H. Bruce, Arlington 8.
Gusts ana Reynsnd X. Tpxwsli-
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SENT Him.
THREAT To
HARVARD |
So Says Hubert K. Clay, Who
Thinks It Wise to Go
South lncognito.

Hubert X. Clay. Harvard student
who received threatening letters
signed XXX" and warning him
to leave the university, stopped off
in Washington last night. en- route
to Florida. long enough to hurl a
loud def at the knights OF the In
visible Empire, and resumed his
way to the land Of sunshine-in-
cognito.
Clay wanted two things made
very plain. according to newspaper
reports OF an interview with him.
First, he did not leave Harvard
at the bebest of the Ku Klux Klan.
but on advice OF his physician, and
will resume his studies in February.
Second, he assumed another name
while making his trip primarily to
avoid prying newspapers. He ad-
mitted, however, that because the
Klan is believed to be everywhere
and he is unknown in the cities ne
is traversing, he thought II might
be better to proceed for q time
under another name.
Clay will pay polo and golf in
Florida. II the Klansmen try any
rough stuff with him in the south.
east tip of the United States. he
may jump to Bermuda for a time,
he continued. The reason his
physician ordered q vacation was
because Clay had worn himself out
working up q $150,000 fund for q
golf course at Harvard.
Since he matriculated at Harvard.
said Clay, he had led a life almost
sedentary, and had done nothing to
fai. foul Of the Cambridge Nan.
Nevertheless. on November 20 he
received a letter, devised by cut
ting letters from newspapers and
pasting them on foolscap. telling
him he had been indiscreet and
would remain in college at his peril.
The next day he was called
anonymously by phone and ordered
to decamp "if he wished to continue
in good health" The same day he
saw his doctor and got his directions
to recess his labors. Clay's letter.
ana others said to have been re-
ceived by Harvard men. win in all
probability be turned over to the
Department Of Justice. he said.
though the recent pronunciamento
OF the Federal Government leaves
the matter of combating the In
visible Empire up to the States.
Clay, who halls from Colorado
Springs, refused TO comment upon
allegations that he was formerly a
klansman himself in his home State.
He declared, however, that he had
several times been invited to Join
the outfit at Cambridge, and had
consistently refused.
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PRIZE CUP OF PARADE
GIVEN SECRETARY FALL

A committee representing the Va
rious branches Of the Interior Do.
partment yesterday Afternoon pre-.
sented to Secretary Of the Interior
FAN, the loving cup awarded ~
second prfne 70 the department d
marching unit In the Safety Day
parade. 6ecretary Fail received
the committee IN HE Offices.
; Those who attended the presenta.
ton were: Mr.. Margaret Hopkins.
chairman Of the Interior Depart.
ment parade COMMITTEES; Mrs. J. J.
Boyhton and Miss Roberta Wand
hing, representing the Pension OF
flee; Miss AGnee Lee and Mrs.
Sarah Doran, Bureau Of Education;
Miss Helen Hawley and Miss Mary
Oleson. Bureau Of Mines; Miss
Esther Menaugh and Mas Grace
Blaisdell. General Land ONCE; Miss
Lola 0illepse and Mrs. Mayme Nc
0aslin, Geological survey, n w,
Ballard and Mrs. L. r. Uttlspase.
Reclamation service: Mr.. ElizAbeth
Rowe and Miss Marion Smith. Sec-
retary's office; Miss Elizabeth New
ton and Mrs. John MolxursAy.
Patent Office; DIR. Muehl and Mr4
wimfAtt, 9t. ElisAbeth's Hoepital:
Miss Gross and MrA worrsll, Ma
tionai parks, and Mary Alien
gpragg and MfR q. Couch. Indian
A1uAru. .. .hfHt IN. .aIif ~
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PATENT ISSUES
At HIGHEST
POINT
Number Of Applications for
Trademarks Also Estab-
fishes New Record.

The high water mark in the his
tory of the Patent Office was
reached during the past year, ac-
cording to the annual report issued
today.
Since the close Of the war the
number of applications for patents
has been steadily increasing, the
report shows, In 1920 the total
number Of applications jumped from
1851 to a new record Of 102, $40.
1t was at that time the high.water
mark had been reached.@ In 1921,
however, the number rose to 107 ,656
and in the year just closed to the
Overwhelming" total of 113, 3,697.
AS O result of the great increase
in the volume of business the work
of the office has fallen so far be-
hind, despite the recent increase in
the staff Of technical employees al
lowed by Congress, that the Com
missioner Of Patents estimates that
It will take 100 more employees to
bring Il up to date.
Up to three years ago the office
received an average Of 5000 trade
mark applications year. In the
year Just closed more than 1900
hDpIC8kiOn1 WCEo NcCctNcu.
"The industries and foreign COM
merce OF this country" the report
continues, "are adversely affected
by the congestion in the Patent Of
flee. and although the output is in.
creasing all the time no adequate
remedy for the situation exists ex.
cept through an adequate increase
In the number of employees.
The building is now crowded to
the limit, every nook and corner of
the office being used. and clerks
and examiners being employed in
all the halls. Further room for
the proper functioning Of the office
Is now imperative"
The cash receipts Of the office
during the year totaled $2,S94,2S6.5S,
and the total expenses, after pay
ing $4,000 M bonus, left a net
s,rrnlua Of s172.081.21.
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D Iv0 RICE.
SUIT IS
FILED
AIMS Twisted Until She Faint
ed, One Charge; Injured
Her Shoulder Another.
~ Cnivssval Service.


CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Jiu jitsu
broke up the home of Mrs. WILL
liam L. Rohrsr, widow Of the late
Jake Hamon. This was the
charge she makes in a suit for
divorce from her wealthy hus-
hand.
Rohrsr, his wife charges. be-
came enthralled with the Japan
sse method of wrestling. After
taking q few preliminary lessons
in the art OF self-defense, he
began to use his wife a. q VIC
tim Of his growing proficiency,
the suit alleges.
Alleges He Abused Her.
Though man Of small stature"
Mrs. ROhrer's charge continues, ne
pushed her against Q dresser In the
bed room Of their home. bruisins
ana injuring her shoulders.
Another time he twisted her arms
behind q chair until she tainted. Mrs.
Rohrer said She was then still
weak from an operation.
Both, In playful mood and In
anger, according to the suit, Rohrer
precticed his art on his wife.
Rohrer, who II very wealthy. In
an art collector. He has more than
100000 worth Of paintings and
$4,000 worth Of furnishings in their
homes.
The Rohrers were married in Chi
caso on December 81, 1921, within q
year after Jake Hamon had been
killed in Ardmore by Clara Smith
Hamon. They separated two days
ago.
Mrs. Rohrer recently went Ito the
home Of her father, M. Clem Perkin,
after what her husband called .
"tiff."
Asks for Divorce.
Mrs. Rohrer has aswed for abso
lute divorce, ample" alimony, and
i2mediate restraining orders to pre-
vent her husband from disposing Of
his property.
Mrs. Rohrer charges that her hus-
band refused her adequate financial
support and on December 4, this
year. In alleged to have twisted her
wrists and otherwise rnistreated her
when she asked for more money.
The Rohrers visited Washington
last January on their honeymoon,
which took the form Of world tour.
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Fowl That Harding
= Saved Enters
Show

MODESTO, Gal, Dec. 7.--
Warren G. Harding, blue rib
bon turkey gobbler, once con-
signed to the White House
table, but reprieved by presi-
Dental mandate when Presi-
dent Harding discovered the
birds aristocratic. status, has
been awarded . place in the
ninth annual Stanislaus county
poultry show here. 1t took q
blue ribbon at the Chicago
show last year.
The gobbler was sent to the
White House for Thanksgiving
dinner, but was returned to its
owner, M. M. Reiman, of Pla-
NADIA, Cal, with a note from
Secretary Christian explaining
that "the President cannot
think Of accepting the turkey
after considering its quality"