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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
Clara Philips saued From,
GaLl0lUs By Smiles on .Jury
Convicted Woman Declares
ThatIf She Killed Mrs. Msa-
doWs It Was Mother Love.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17.-Meu
members Of the Jury which found
Mrs. Clara Phillips guilty OF sec.
ond degree murder for beating Mrs
Alberta TremaIne Meadows "a
death with a hammer were quoted
today as admitting Mrs. Phillips
smiles saved her from the gallows,
Had II not been for the defendants
smiles she probably would have
been convicted OF first degree muir.
der, without recommendation foI
clemency, thus making death the
only penalty, they said,
Mrs. Phillips seemed 10 study
them, one at a time, and to nash
frequent smiles at them while she
turned an apparently stoical back
to the spectators crowded in the
court room, they were quoted.
"And she has the most appealing
smile ever saw" was the way one
juror was quoted.
But the women jurors were no,
moved by It, as they all three IA.
vored a verdict that would have
sent Mrs. Phillips TO the gallows
They found a compromise was nec.
essary to avoid q disagreement.
While the defense planned to ask
new trial next Monday, the time
set for passing sentence, which
may be any period OF years from
ten to life, the state counsel saIJ
they had no comment to make on
the verdict. One newspaper report.
er quotes Mrs. Phillips as saying:
y don't know whether kiIlel
Alberta Meadows or not. but II
did, 1t was for mother.love, for Ar,
mour L. Phillips, my husband Is
my only baby. and when realized
he was being taken from me.
fought and fought SO l might have
him always"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
BELIEVED
EXPLOSIONCAUSE
Theory That One Of Noon.
shine Stills Exploded Dis
oarded by Police.

CHICAGO, Nov. 17-Pollce to-
day worker on the theory that a
bomb caused last nights expIo.
sion and fire in a moonshine dis
tlllery. resulting in the death OF
three persons and the injury to al
least nine others.
The explosion occurred in q
mixed foreign quarter of the city,
a melting pot for eleven different
nationalitiea. Two buildings were
wrecked.
In the ruins Of one building,
which was swept by flames, pc.
lice and firemen found the wreeA-
age of two stills. The original
report Of the fremen was that
one of<the stills had exploded.
Later It developed the bomb
theory through investigation. And
1t was learned that threats had
been made against the lives OF
families who up TO last night lived
in the structure.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
TOY AUTOMOBILES
TO BE USED IN TRIAL

MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 17.-Toy
automobiles and diagrams Of
streets will be used in recorders
court in future in the trial Of
cases involving automobile acct
dents. The novelty was introduce
ed by Recorder Ellington yester-
day in the case OF Leon Bib, a
negro, charged with rockies drIv-
ing after an accident In which
John Thomas was injured. The
recorder, after shifting the toy
automobiles to positions on the
diagram as shown by the wit
nesses, decided the defendant was
mot at faul.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
cAvINs WILL ADDRESS
EDUCATIONAL MEETING

CHARLESTON; W. Va, Nov.
1.-THE financing of educational
opportunities was under discus
sion today at the morning meet
ing Of the West Virginia Educa-
tional Association with addresses
by L. L. Cavins, professor educa-
ton at West Virginia University,
Judge John T. SImms, assistant
to the state tax commissioner, and
w. B. Owen. president Of the Ma
tt6nal Educational Association.
The rural division and the vari-
Gus sectional conferences were to
take up teaching problems that
applied specially to their respec-
tive fields in a series Of meetings
In the afternoon and Senator
elect S. r. Tess OF Ohio was to be
the principal speaker on the
evening program.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
SECRETARIES OF STATE
OPEN CONVENTION TODAY

FRANKFORT, Ky, Nov. IT,
State officials from many sections
OF the United States ware here to
day orsthe opening session Of the
two-day convention OF the National
Association OF Secretaries OF State
In addition TO state secretaries,
those In attendance included state
auditors, state sreasurers and heAds
OF state vehicle departments. WORK
at the meeting was 70 be concerned
chiefly on consideration OF motor
yehiols problems and their relation
to the state, according tc preiiml'
.naHy announcement.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
SCHOOLS TEACHING
DARWINISM BANNED

MIDDLEsBoRo, KY, Nov. H.
Kentucky Bsptists pledged them.
selves to withdraw all financial
support from the UNCONVENTIONAL
circles in Kentucky in which the
Darwinian or any other theory Of
evolution held to contradict any
part OF the Bible is taught In reso-
buttons adopted by the General AS.
ISOLATION Of Kentucky Baptists here
yesterday. The resolution also rec
commended that the Southern Bap-
tist convention be memorialized to
withhold financial support from all
schools In which the rationalistic
theory Of evolution. is taught as a
fact.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
.S3z,OOOLOST BY
|. ONNER.OF VESSEL
Pirates Posing as Customs
Officers Capture Ship Lad.
en- With Liquor.

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 17.-cap.
ture by pirates Wednesday night OF
the schooner Daisy. laden with
whisky, cost him $4,000, Larry
Talbert. owner, declared here this
morning. The Daisy was overhaul.
ed Just out Of Plumper's Pass be.
tween Victoria and Vancouver, 3.
G., in American waters by a fast
cruiser, whose crew posed as Gus.
toms officers. The crew Of the
Daisy was put ashore on Stuart
Island, nearby, according to reports,
and the pirates made of with the
schooner. Taibert said that his
craft was engaged in a legitimate
enterprise. She had cleared from
Vancouser for Ensenada, Mexico.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17

ladies' q the order q the Eastern
Star, while probably fifty 81 more
htethern from The two local lodges
served, and Il was very efficient.
There were no addresses In con.
nection with the banquet, but an
orchestra rendered a pleasing PRO.
gram. The Masonic Glee Club com.
posed OF Dr.. 2, ". Howard, Hugh
Smith, Harry .. Engle, Jack Fresh.
er, DR.. L. D. HowSrd, Dr. H. L.
Howard, Or. H. L. satterfield, q.
T. Jones and Lamar satterfIeld
rendered selections. Miss Mary
Louise Nichols was the accompan.
ist-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17

b Ssrsriseour. Pfohbihoni /.
WHO With the raherite. E. ~
Morel, defeated Winston Spencer
Churchill and three others IN puns
de, y NO seat constituency
Those who expected Mr.. Church
till's defeat little expected Scrym-
occurs victory. He has been Try.
ing 10 enter Parliament for Dun
dee since 1903, his candidacy
hitherto being treated largely az
o Joke. He Ia an ardent Prohibi-
ZIONIST and was Of those who
brought Carrie Nation 10 Great
Britain years ago. The wumen's
votes are thought to have been a
large factor In his election as they
outnumher the men In this DIS
trict.
Mr.. Churchill seems 10 have
been much upset BY the result. a.
though he Spko cheerful when
1t became known.
Notwithstanding the rejection
Of all except two Of the thirty
three women candidates, Il 70 note
worthy that they polled q very
large number OF votes and every
where proved formidable oppon-
ents.
The future Of the labor party Ia
Parliament Is a matter Of special
interest. Being now the seoonll
lergest party In the House, II
should, according 70 parliamentary
tradition, become the official OPP
position. and IT Is expected Il win
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
SIGNS OVER HALF OF
WAGES FOR FIVE YEARS

REDWOOD CITY, Cal, Nov. II
"A charge of granddaughter
against John Swanson was dismiss
sed by Superior Judge Buck yes
terday when Swanson agreed to
sign over one half OF his earnings
for five years to the widow Of
James Bolt, who was killed by
swanson's automobile September
%.
Swanson also agreed to sell his
automobile and give the proceeds
TO the widow. Swanson Is a pipe
line worker and earns $3.50 per
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
INSANE ASYLUM HOUSING
CONVICTED PRIEST ATTIRE

QUEBEC, Nov. 1.-THE Beau
port Insane Asylum, where Ade-
lard Delorme, former priest, is
confined for the murder Of his
half brother, caught fire today.
The blaze started in the work
shops In the rear Of the main
building and threatened to
spread. The institution is one Of
the largest Of its kind in the do
nlinion.
The fire was brought under
control after a hard fight and did
not reach the main building.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
AWARDED MEDAL

MONMOUTH, ILL.,. Nov. IL
Sterling Morelock OF oqawaka,
former private in Company NJ
twenty-eighth Infantry, First d.
vision. has been awarded the con-
gressional medal Of honor for
bravery under fire in France GA
the morning of October 4, 1918.
according to word received by the
young man.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
TWO ACQUITTED
IN DOG MURDER
Man and Woman Charged
With Setting Dogs on
Nslghbor Not Guilty

SACRAMENTO. Nov. ff,-inh
Bellardt and Mrs Mabel Ronf
ranehers, charged with murderlnr
Ihro HiEo, a nelshhor, by Setting B
pack OF dogs on him, were found
not guilty IN Superior Court hcrt
yesterday. Mrs., Ross shla ths
dogs, which beienged 10 hes, md
attacked Blsp while heswas quarrel
ing with her, The dpgs wntn slain
by county authorities after nito'i
mutilRted body vas found
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
zIoNIsTs opgN MEErlNa.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 1.-THE an.
nnal convention OF the MlErachi
Zionist organization opened here
today and will continue through
Tuesday. The MiErachi Is the orth.
.odox wing OF the world Zionist or.
ganiEatlon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17

eltini ter Is chairman tho post o.
lesd5dt what IS some times fSntes
LOCALLY called '.lits mai u npnps
sltlon. = This, however, may be
disputed, because Mr. Lioyl
George. as the outgoing premier.
has some claim to the position,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
LlouoR XII sIluo.eEaaEuL.

6iSSSn ~ 9Furs
VICTORIA, 3, e. Nov i7.-m
the sixteen month"; Of operation Oh
the Provincial bluppr Control ~,
Il has netted HSitisk Columbia
s121,Soo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24

self, General Of Brigade of the Ar
mics of the United Provinces of New
Grenada and Venezuela, and General
in-Chief of the Armies destined
against the Floridas?''
HIS first campaign did not turn out
as he expected. He and his troops
seized a place called Amelia Island,
which he hoped to exploit. But its re-
sources were 100 small, and he with
drew in short time.
he is next heard of marching at the
mead OF his rabble against the town
OF Porto Bello. Whenever his men
became despirited he issued long man.
llestos to them, appealing to their
patrlousm and promising them in the
end plenty of gold and plumber.
AT last they reached the town, and
General etc., MacGregor selected the
1lnest house for his headquarters
mat night he was awakened with the
! news that they were surrounded by
| the enemy Leaving his men to lead
themselves henceforth, he leapt out OF
the window in his shirt and swan to
a ship lying off the town, and made
his escape
Still these campaigns of his had not
been altogether fruitless. They had
given him an idea. He remembered
an almost uninhabited tract through
which he had once passed, called the
Mosquito Countrywide name would
never do for his purpose, so back in
Scotland he referred to it as the Coun.
try of Poyais. known himself as the
Chief of the Clan MacGregor, every
statement of his was believed. Pow.
ais was a land where all that life
wanted grew without trouble to man,
grain even growing wild. The air was
always soft and temperate, he said.
The many streams of the country
splashed and sparkled over sands of
gold. Tortoiseshell, diamonds, rubies
and pearls, were to be found on any
hill side.
Soon he had 4 company formed to
develop this favored domain. The
Scotch people subscribed readily, and
loan which was to pay so per cent
interest was floated on the London
Stock Exchange.
All sorts of devices we're used to
work up public enthusiasm over the
company's prospects. Books were
published, ballad singers sang songs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24
Richmond is Growing

The monthly reports of the building inspecto,
tell us that much construction work is under way
here better way still to appreciate this fact
is by taking an automobile trip through the city
New houses are being erected in many parts OF
the city; remodeling has started, and a large
number of new garages show that consider.
able sum of money is being expended.
The building crafts report a busy season
Carpenters and bricklayers have all they can do
and it is difficult to obtain common labor, say
persons who have tried to hire men,
This is a splendid condition, for it reveals
not only that idle men have found employment
but also that men and women are willing to
spend their money to erect homes or to remodel
them. Building operations in many parts of the
country are fare in excess of what was antici-
pated, showing that what is going on here is be-
ing duplicated elsewhere.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24

OF the settlement, the natives killed
them and plundered them.
The rainy season came down on the
survivors and they fell i'll with ma
laria- With little food and no hope,
over $50 of them died, and the rest,
by pitiful march made their way to
civilization.
In Scotland and in England things
had gone well for the shareholders
of the company Everyone still heard
OF the Paradise of Poyais. The COM
pany's shares doubled in value, and
bond-holders would only part with
securities at huge prices. And people
were only too willing to pay them,
for where else could be found an in
vestment that was going to return
so per cent a year?
Then, in the midst of all the eulo-
gising, the buying and selling, the
news came of the fate of the settlers.
Immediately the shares fell, and there
were no buyers at any price. No one
would look at a bond, despite their
promise to pay so per cent. The
company's officers were besieged by
people clamoring for what might be
left from the wreck. But Gregor Mac
Gregor, Ch1er OF his Cla1, General etc.
Cacique of Poyais was not to be found.
He had left for other parts, and. you
may be sure it was not for his king
dom.
This was in the year 1925. Yet.
such is the power of name, ten years
afterwards, when the public was again
in speculative mood, Polaisian bonds
and shares were once more on the
market. The shady jobbers, who
haunt the alleys hear the London
Stock Exchange sold them for what
they could get to people who hoped
to sell them once more. There was
quite business in them too. Before
it was over a $500 share was selling
for two cents.
Copyright, 1920, by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24
Memories of Old DAVIS
In This Paper Ten Years
Age Today

A calf, not over three feet high,
frantic by the noises of the CITY and
the absence Of his mother. created
a mild reign of terror on Main street
The little animal was in a drove of
cattle enroute to execution, and on
South Sixth street it decided to run
amuck 1t made a Decline for Main
street, pursued by a little colored bow
VINO was about the same size as the
calf. The ynungster by a desperate
spring, caught hold Of the Calls tail
and the calf and boy shot into a crowd.
ed store at Seventh and Main streets
ike bolt from an arrow. From there
the calf started up Main street again
with the boy holding on. The crowd
was witnessing regular vaudeville
The calf was quoted after a period of
excitement -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24
Get-Rich-Q Quick Bubbles That Have Burst
BY HARLEY MATTHEWS
EVERYTHING IN A NAME

Everything he did showed a belief
in the power of a name. By giving
out that he was Chief of a Scottish
Clan and that his full name was Gre
gor MacGregor, he got Scotchmen to
give their all to scheme they never
would have listened to otherwise.
But he was able to delude others
besides his own countrymen. He is
first heard of in the service of the
South American patriots who were
fighting the Spaniards for their indie
pendence at the beginning of the last
century. Doubtless he let it be known
that he was a Scottish Chief. For how
else, with no military experience
could he have got placed in command
of men, and been allowed to call him
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24
The Illinois Mine Disturbances

The killing of non-union workers in the Will
cruel incident of the strike. Press dispatches
say the men were led to the scene of execution
by bowling mob that abused and tortured them
before they were shot down like game
The incident is foul blot on the history of
that district, which will do infinite harm to the
cause OF legitimate union endeavor. Resentment
against the outburst is universal among all
classes who have the interest of their country
and its institutions at heart
No cause will last long that incites murder
and arson, and ustifies its conduct on the ground
of murderous expediency. If the men had been
shot in pitched battle, it might have mitigated
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24

ard Oil company, the Paper Trust and
the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific
merger.
Following the fame gained in the
prosecution of these suits he was sent
to the senate in 1916.
Kellogg was city attorney of Ro-
chester, Mimi, for three years and
then county attorney for Olmsted
county for five years. In 1885 he was
married, moved to st. Paul and be-
came associated with the law firm OF
the late Senator Cushman K. Davis.
He was president of the American
Bar association in 1928. In 1904 he
represented the government at the
Universal Congress of Lawyers and
Jurists.
He was member of the Republican
national committee from 1904 to 1912
and delegate to the Republican ma
tional conventions of 1904 and 1908.
kellogg is Sc years old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24
After Dinner Stories

An English newspaper is printing
choice bits of broken English as over
heard by its readers. Two examples
follow, which are considered the most
amusing: A coffee-room waiter. who
said he was Swiss, replying to a
guest ordering breakfast:
Tongue ISIS no more, shickken new.
er vos. How you like your eggs VOLT
tight or loose?"
The other concerns an enraged Por.
tuguese, who turned upon his oppon.
ent and spat out:
IF did know re English for re
box, l would blow your nose, by damn
l am"
Lillian Leitzel, acrobat and solo per
former in the circus, was giving an
exhibition of trapeze work, high above
the floor of the darkened arena. He1
acrobatics are of the most violent sort
and in the stunt she had Just finished
she had thrown her body back and
forth with jerks that looked as though
they would tear her arm from its
socket.
At the end she hung motionless by
one arm, facing the glare of the spot
light.
Mamma" piped a small voice an
xiously, Il should think she'd strain
her eyes"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24

in the streets, all extolling the Land
of Poyais,
In Scotland the people were given
visions of a wonderful new life The
first settlers were all to be Knights OF
the Green Cross, and would be the
| hereditary members of the country :
Legislature, under George MacGregor,
Cacique of Poyais.
| So no one need think he was MHng
to an untouched wilderness. al en-.
! craving was published showing the
! Kirk at Poyais, the Bank of Poyais
and the Cacique's. theatre. That sat.
| isfied three classes of people the re-
| ligious. the commercial minded and
| the pleasure loving.
The public took to both the project
and the loan. The shares were all
soon subscribed to, the loan floated
| for over 100000 on the security OF
the country's taxes, and hundreds OF
| acres of Poyais land were purchased
| by people who were convinced that ii
would soon be valuable
| A ship was purchased, and the first
| $50 settlers-adventure lured by the
promise of riches, farmers attracted
| by the tales of the earth's fruitfulness
= embarked Everything promised
well. So that they would have nc
trouble in negotiating money in the
new country, before they sailed
Gregor MacGregor came aboard and
handed them in return for their Scot
fish money, notes on the Bank of Poy.
ais.
| They set out from Leith Harbour
grand-fathers, young men and women
babes in arms, for the Land of Poyais
of their dreams, and the Mosquito
County of reality. In ten weeks they
saw themselves nearing the mouth OIL
the Black River. There ahead la!
| their earthly Paradise, they we're told
| In their JOY they fired guns and hoist
| ed signals, but there came no answer
from the land. All eyes gazed and
strained, yet none saw the spire of the
Kirk, the roof of the Bank or the trea
ire dome of the picture.
\, Without seeing a sign Of civilization
they sailed up the river At dusl
they saw on shore a couple of huts
and there they landed. Tired and dis
spirited they lay down to seek wha
rest the plague of insects would al
low.
4 The sun rose fierce and burning
Tents were brought ashore, and erect
ed. The younger members of the par
ty soon gave up their search for tn
hill sides where lay the gold and dia
monds, glad to take shelter from tn
heat. At evening they began to ge
the rest of their goods off the shil
when gale arose and blew her out t,
sea.
They soon saw it was no good cry
ing out against the situation. Their
was no one to help them but them
selves. The men set to work to pre-
pare a plantation and found the sol
all swampy. They explored farthe
afield, but found country no better
!, The corn they sowed came up, bu
what with the water at its roots an
the sun on its leaves, it soon withere
and died.
A party of men set forth in a boa
to find assistance. They were blow
out to sea and died of thirst Anothe
party with Indians for a guide set out
but as soon as they were out of sigh
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-24
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