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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14
BLACKWELL. GETS
TERM AT
ATLANTA
Carl Blackwell Is Sentenced Tt
Serve Four Years

Carl Blackwell of Water Valley, who
was indicted by the federal grand jury
last week for sending oOsecene let
ters through the United States mails,
submitted to the charge when his
case was called Tuesday and Judge
Edwin P. Holmes sentenced him to
serve four years in the penitentiary
at Atlanta Ga.
Blackwell was indicted at Oxford
last March by the grand jury of the
state court for having burned the
lula Consolidated School of Lafayette
Last January. This Indictment is still
pending against him in the state court
In December last year several anony-
nous letters were received by County
Superintendent Smith at Oxford, by
Prof. E. I. Leavell, principal of the
lula School, and by Miss Mary Whit
son of Water Valley, who was tea
cher in the lula school.
These letters were signed "K. K.
K. and contained threats against
these parties, and were couched in in
uoecht anu vulgar ldHguage. Inc
writer was evidently trying to induce
Miss Whitson to leave Tula and re-
turn to Water Valley, where he and
the young lady had formerly been
good friends.
Poste ffice Inspector Culberson
worked up the case against Blackwell
for writing the letters. He located
the typewriter on which the letters are
said to have been written, and had
it in court. Hon. George Mitchell of
Tupelo represented Blackwell in sub
hitting his case to Judge Holmes.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14
PERSONAL And LOCAL

Mrs. William Hume, who has been
the guest of her son, Dr. Alfred Hume
has returned to her home in Nash
vile, Tenn.
Mrs. J. G. Gully and Miss Somme-
vile are spending a few days in
Memphis
After spending several weeks in
Potts Camp with relatives, Miss Lot
tye Morgan has returned.
Judge Holmes and Mr.. Montgomery
spent last week at the Mcmahon
House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Doodley Of
Tunica are visiting their brother Mr..
Marvin Doodley.-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14

Ter in the face above and below the
left eye.
While the bite is not thought to
be anything like serious, it makes an
ugly place on his face. The dog
made its escape after it had bitten
the man.
AS a matter of precaution Mr..
Chandler is taking pasture treatment,
although it is not believed that the
animal was rabid.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14
MRS ANDERSON BURIAL HERE.

The remains of Mrs. Anderson
who died recently at Beauvoir was in
tered at st. Peters Cemetery We'd
nesday. Mrs Anderson will be re-
membered by many people throughout
the State and Oxford, where she spent
a greater part of her life, having
been in charge of what is now known
as the Colonial Hotel, many years
and was a member of one of the most
prominent families in this city.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14
ATTACKED BY VICIOUS DOG

Mr. Wiey Chandler, while en- route
to his home on South street Tuesday
night, was attacked by a vicious
dog. 1t was late in the night and
he jumped from. the animal when it
sprang at him and fell against the
bank by the side Of the walk, when
he struck the ground the dog sprang
on his head and snapped Mr.. Chand-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14
MISS B|RKHEAD LOSES
100000 SUIT AGAINST
GOVERNOR lee RUSSELL
Only one vote was taken by the
jurors in the Russell Birkhead suit.
1t was unanimous for the defendant
Governor Lee M. Russell.

While the jury was out slightly
less than half an hour, the members
celebrated but six or eight minutes.
Governor and Mrs. Russell were
not in the courtroom when the YER
dict was reached, but arrived within
few minutes. They personally
thanked each one of the Jurors.
"Ihis is the happiest moment of
my ife," exclaimed Mrs. Russell, who
made no effort to suppress the happl-
ness at her nusbanas vmdicatlon.
Miss Birkhead left for New Orleans
on the first tram after the verdict
was reached. she declared that she
had no comment to make.
IRON the fact that no exceptions
were taken by counsel for MISS Birk-
head it is considered improbable that
an appeal will be asked.
A verdict for the defendant was
returned by jury III U. S. district
eourt mere early Monday night in the
trial of the suit of Miss Frances
Cleveland Birkhead, stenographer,
against Lee Nj. Russell. governor OF
Mississippi, for damages based on
charges OF seduction and consequent
i'll health 100000 was asked.
The yerdict-the climax of one
of the most sensational law suits
ever filed in Mississippi court was
fEetulned at 6:15 clock. just 81
minutes after the arguments were
conducted, instructions given and the
case submitted.
Neither of the principals was in
the courtroom when the jury pre-
Sented it's verdict. Gov. Russell, with
Mrs. Russell, went to the home OF
his brother Immediately after the
jury retired Members of his coun-
sci also left the courtroom. Miss
Birkhead and her attorneys left at
the same time for their hotel. And
the crowd which for week had
packed the courtroom to its capacity
had passed from the building, evil
IDENTIFY in the belief that no lmme-
date verdict was in prospect. Sew
eral newspaper men, court attaches
and handful of the more deter
mined of those who had followed the
trail during it's week of sensational
developments, not more than score
of men, remained when. the jury
filed in with it's verdict.
1t contained only the required
seven words: eve, the jury, find for
the defendant"
Judge E. r. Holmes, who presided
at the trial, was in the lobby of the
bulldog when word came from the
jury room that the jury was ready
to report. Court was reconveyed as
the jury filed in, its verdict was read
and within three minutes from the
time the verdict was presented court
had adjourned and the trial of Mis-
sissippi's most widely discussed case
in decade had passed into history.
Submission of the case to the jury
followed four hours of argument, in
which the pleas-brilliant and abound
ing with dramatic and intense sup
plications were made to the jury on
the one, hand for the eXoneration of
the governor and on the other for a
verdict upholding the contention of
the young woman that she had been
wronged by the state executive and
deserving of redress.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-14
CARD OF THANKS

To all those who contributed so
generously to our annual call for a
free will offering for the orphans of
Natchez, Miss, we extend grateful
thanks.
Misses M. ". Laughlin,
A. WHITEWATER, Sol.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
BIG HUMAN APPEAL
IN VIRGINIA film

There Is a big human appeal in
Marshall Neilan's new picture
Minnie" now being shown at the
Virginia Theater. NeIlan has Civ.
en- to the screen story Of every
day life with It's humor, Its selfish
ness and unselfishness and its lit
tie tragedies.
Leatrice JOY, Matt Moore and
Raymond Griffith are making their
biggest screen hits In this picture
The old part OF 1t is that both
Miss Joy and Matt Moore are play
ing roles they have never before
attempted. Miss Joy, always seen
on the screen as q beautiful won
an, Is, in Minnie" q poor, home
~ drudge, the daughter Of q hotel
keeper who pays little attention
10 the hotel but spends his time
working on a new radio invention
and when he has a few minutes to
spare, going through a marriage
ceremony-he has eight wives In
all-seven stepmothers for Minnie
Miss joys work is without a flaw
Matt Moore is a reporter, an In
quisitive, forgetful reporter, Nellar
has injected, some rare humor into
many OF the situations, fully appre
ciated by the big audiences at the
Virginia Theuter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
LEGION ORDERS IN
CITY HOLD MEETING

When the local post OF the Amer.
lean Legion met last night in the
Legion Building In Cleveland ave.
nue., officers OF the post and OF the
auxiliary were installed for the
coming year. The officers of the
post were installed by Greed Boil.
yard. first district vice commander
OF the state organization, while the
auxiliary officers were installed by
Mrs. Greed Bolyard, who holds o
like office In the state auxiliary.
Post officers installed included :
Max Wilson, post commander; Ce.
Gil Mcdonald, vlce post command
er; Paul Amos, adjutant; Clark
Gross, finance officer: Marshall
Hamilton, historian; Alfred Carr,
chaplin; L. NJ. Cunningham, ser
geant.at.arms. Trustees elected
were Homer c. Toothmau, Rollu
Conley, L, NJ, Cunningham, Ralph
Morris and Irwin Huntington. ~
Auxiliary officers elected we're;
Mrs. Creed Bolyard. past presI,
dent; Mrs, o. c. Ankrom, presl.
dent; Miss Leona zundell. first
vice president: Miss Ruth Wilson,
second vice president; Mrs. Paul
Amos, recording secretary; Mrs,
Frank Stanhagen, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Minnie Koran, his.
torien: Mrs. Austin Wilson, chap.
lin; Mrs. Ruth Snoderly, doorkeep.
er.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
WOMEN PUGILISTS
MEET ON MAIN ST.

Excessive use OF the tongue In
saying mean things about each 9th.
er was the cause OF real pugilistlc
encounter on Main street last night
about Q o'clock between Blanche
Kiger and Pearl Bunner.
Attention OF Main street pedes.
TRANS was first attracted when the
Kiger woman approached Pearl
Bunner at the corner OF Main and
Madison streets and dealt knock
out blow that sent her victim help.
lessly to the sidewalk. Before the
Bunner woman could recover SUI.
ticiently to resent the III treatmen;
Of her assailant, Policeman Buck
EcRles interviewed and, displaying
Partially toward none" placed
both OF the women under arrest,
Forfeits OF $40 were collected, and
when neither OF the women appear.
ed to tell their version Of the trou.
Bile in police court this morning,
Mayor Conway fined them $40
each.
Edward Burns paid fine Of $40
IN police court this morning for
selling oranges on the streets OF
the city without a permit. Burns
claimed that he had made efforts
to get a permit from the County
Court thinking that the granting OF
such authority rested with that
body. Tom Cullen, arrested for be.
ing Intoxicated, paid a fine OF IS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES ARE,
BAT SETS new
RECORDS FOR SHOWS

1.-THE Bat" the biggest dramatic
success In years whose extraor-
binary success, both IN New York
and Chicago has resulted In new
records, not only for the length Of
the run but for the gross receipts
at the box offices, will be the al.
traction at the Blue Ridge theatre
next Thursday.
This is good news for local the
atregoers. Certainly no play in the
past twenty years has aroused the
interest or scored the astounding
success, that has been the portion
Of 1.-THE Bat"
This thrilling mystery story
dramatic In the extreme and filled
with quite as many laughs as It is
thrills, was written by Mary Rob
erts Rinehart and Avery Hop
wood, both noted for their success
as playwrtghts, It is presented uu.
der the management OF Wascn-
halls and Kemper, producers with
regulations long established for
success. The carefully selected
company includes.
. Mabel Wright, Jean Haven,
Clara Coleman. Geo. A. Lesley,
Joseph Rawley, Wyrley Birch,
Richard Mansfield, Roy La Rua,
Sam Kuster and Edward Martyr.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
FARMINGToN

Mrs. W. e. Mapel IS the guest
OF relatives in Wheeling over the
holiday season.
Harry Ross is recovering from
injuries received when he was
struck by a street car several
weeks ago.
Miss Elsie Miller is the guest Of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Reid Of Cameron, over tho
Christmas holidays.
Miss Bernice Martin continues
very III at her home here. She ls
suffering from an attack Of typhoid
pneumonia, Miss E. Brand Is tho
nurse In charge OF the case.
O. w. Morgan Of Monongah Is
the guest OF his sister, Mrs. Jane
Martin. Mrs. Martin has resided
with her son, L. D. Martin, since
ythe death Of her husband several
months ago. T
Larnie Martin Is confined TO tis
bed with inflammatory rheumatism.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the
N. e. Church will meet Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs,
Howard Coleman Mrs. H, ]. Hat.
eel will assist In entertaining,
The Misses Leota and Beulah
kerns visited relatives in Fairmont
Christmas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellcry Parrish at.
tended tho funeral of William,
Reese at Downs Wednesday.
Mrs. L. r. Hall and daughter
Mildred spent Christmas with the
formers daughter. Mrs. Charles
Durham Of East Run.
T. J. Bartlett OF Fairmont visit.
ed L. D. Martin Tuesday.
Mrs. French Morgan and daurh.
tiers OF Clarksburg spent Christ.
mas with the formers mother, Mrs.
John Duncan.
Miss Mildred Tallington ia the
guest OF her parents on Plum Run
over the holidays.
The local high school orchestra
Will play for the motion pIcturs
performance tonight. Additional
features Of entertainment will also
be given.
The girls basketball team OF. the
local high school is practicIng for
Sthe first game OF the season 10 be
played with Lumberport next Sat.
urday night on the home floor.
Miss Helen Adams is spending
me holiday season at her home
near Warrington.
Mrs. Rupert Maple and Miss
Madeline Whitlatch were shopping
In Wheeling Wednesday.
home here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
YULETIDE FETE HELD
AT SALVATION ARMY

The annual Christmas entertain.
ment, with Christmas tree, treat
aud interesting program, was given
at the chapel Of the Salvation
Army last night at 1880 o'clock.
The affair was held for the bene.
fit OF the Salvation Army Sunday
School children, and the youngsters
OF the army home were the par.
Elephants in the entertainment.
Gifts were given the children in
addition TO sack Of candy, an
orange and an apple. The gifts
consisted Of cradles, dolls, wagons
and toys OF similar nature. A large
crowd Of visitors was present for
the occasion.
The program opened with the
singing OF the selection, silent
Night" which was followed by the
recitation, "It Santa Claus Should
Stumble" by Dorothy Carr. The
remainder OF the program consist.
ed OF a recitation, "Just Before
Christmas by Paul Bupp; song,
up to the Housetop," BY assem-.
bly,: hoop drill by twelve girls. OF
which nine were members Of the
nursery recitation by Mary Nc.
Wicker, "Ain't She Cute?"; ard
Like to Know, a recitation by June
Bupp: song by four boys, "Jolly
Santa Claus: Merry Christmas
Bells" by eight little girls; Holly
Berries, a recitation by Mary Nc.
Wicker.
The final number consisted o. a!
tableau entitled "star OF the East.
one OF the most Interesting particl.
pants IN this feature Of the program
was Dick" red.haired baby and
the pet OF the Salvation Army nur.
sery. The tableau represented anal
story Of the birth OF Christ, Al
GOODNIGHT drill was. given BY sixI
, .Iitle girls In night gowns. Mrs.
Edwin Bupp aud Captain Ethel Mo.
haFer directed the Interesting pro.
SEdLu.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
URGE EATING MEAT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-
Having proclaimed that. eating u
meat is healthful, the Department
OF Agriculture today took It's see.
ond step In the campaign 20 stiin.
ulate the use Of meat as an; aid to
the livestock industry. which has
been feeling the effects Of de.
CREASED use. A four.coiored poster
displaying as It's central figure a
well garnished roast OF beef In M
tural eolora was released for use
by various organizations which
plan to distribute II for display
throughout the country.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
S. H. DIEMERBU
DARBY PROPERTY.
Coal Land in Taylor and Har-
rlson Counties Purchased.
by Falrmont Man.

A coal deal was consummated
IN this city recently, whereby s.
H. Ddemer became the owner Of
the property OF the Darby Coal Co.
situated on Simpson Creek, Elem
ington District.
The deal was made through
Samuel D. Brady, local coal opera.
tor, and the purchase price is said
to have been around $4,000. The
property Is located In Taylor. and
Harrison counties and adjoins
property owned and operated By
Clarence D. Robinson.
The property is a valuable one
owing to the fact that It has two
seams OF coal, Pittsburgh and
Redstone.
Mr.. Diemer viii take possession
Of the property January and will
devote his entire time to the
management and operation Of the
property. His local office will be
Room 400 in the DeYeny Building
on Main street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

she becomes an Inmate of the
home.
But know a little woman
whose duty 1t is to accompany dc.
llnquent girls 10 this house OF
correction at all too frequent In.
teTyals, 1t would seem, who cannot
speak Of the necessity for doing
so without tears IN her eyes, and
tremuTous lips, and she says she
will meyer become hardened to 1t,
but always she thinks of them
with the tenderest thoughts und
wishes there might beNsome other
way to make OF them the girls
God intended them to be.
In Mrs. Joseph Grimsley the
one to whom refer, all girls
who need help find friend in.
deed, for she has a real heart Ia.
terest In their problems, and
through her kind and tactful man.
ner, rather than by force, shs is
enabled. to do effectively the work
that falls to her lot as probation
officer.
There are many ways In which
she gives assistance to girls. such
as obtaining employment for
them, placing them In homes;
seeing that they ger Justice when
the need arises; and In a number
OF instances she has given tenn
porary refuge to homeless girls
and friendness young mothers in
her own home, until other ar
rangements could be made. She
could truly be called the official
mother Of the community.
T. When she takes girl to the In.
dustrial Home, 1t Is only as 6
last resort, and once there. there
are certain fixed rules by winch
the parents or friends must abide
as long as she is In charge Of the
home. A list Of these rules was
given to me, and as 1 think they
would be OF general interest to my
readers they are listed below:
Parents and friends may write
as frequently as they desire, but
the following rules must be oh.
served: Place postotflce address
and date OF writing at the head Of
every letter and sign with Full
name. Write only on matters Of
family interest or businesA plainly
and In English. ANY remarks dis
paraglng any person or calculated
to disturb the minds OF the girls
and distract from their studies
and duties will cause the letters
containing such remarks 10 be
withheld from the girls. No refer
ence must be made to the girls
going home before becoming OF
age, nor must the question Of age
be discussed. as that matter is
settled by papers Of commitment.
All Inquiries and statements on
the subject should be addressed to
the superintendent.
mo visitors admitted on nol,.
days, Sunday. or the day. pre-
eeedtng Christmas.
Parents may send small IRE.
sents to their daughters II they
desire, such as fruits, candy.
handkerchlets, ribbons, MILDLY
blouses sweaters. caps, crochet
thread, tooth paste needles and
things Of the like.
Parents may visit once IN two
months on Tuesdays or Thurs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
10 KILLEDAND
Scores INJURED
NELA.RGE STORM
Transportation Almost Para.
WED IN New York as
Result Of 10y Gale.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Thous
onds tof volunteer snow handlers
we're called to the shoyels TO help
dig New York City out OF It's first
big storm Of the season-a bliE.
zard Of snow and sleet which,
starting under moderate temper
,ltires became over night an icy
stlle which threatened to paralyse
nj TRANSPORTATION.
The storm took It's toll Of hund.
reds of injured. From early last
erening until daybAeak, hospital
&ambulahces were bringing In ped
estfians with broken arms, frac.
f1red legs or cracked skulls who
hAd fallen victims to the treachery
cttce covered streets. Most hos
pitals were crowded to capacity,
and the problem OF caring for new
Arrivals became increasingly
grave as the list Of injured mount
Cd
At least two persons are ~
ported to have beep killed by falls
In the city's thoroughfares.
The wind reached high yeloc!.
ties! Combined with the uuaccus.
toned burden OF snow It worked
havoc With above ground power
and telephones, street car trans.
{aission cables, roofs OF buildings
Knd iasge trees.
Lives of pedestrians In some
sections were endangered BY
falling signs, tumbling chimneys
and smoke stacks. Thousands Of
dollars Of damage were believed
70 have been sustained on Long
and Staten islands, where numer.
ous small craft were washed
ashore Along the water front the
toll Of damage done buildings was
reported heavy.
city officials were out bright
and early today In a personal can.
yasB OF Bowery Soup Kitchens
FLOP houses and bread lines,''
recruiting snow shoYelers with
which to augment the force of a.,
900 advertised fos last night.
Street and elevated car lines
were partially incApacitated. de.
spite the brave efforts Of night
crews to keep the tracks clear.
The sleet encrusted the tracks
50 thickiy that part OF an elevated
Nkrain left the rails The slow speed
II which It was crawling through
ha binding storm is believed to
S.inYe saved It's several hundred
passengers, from q serious acci-
dent Fsslap
RailroaGs were asked TO concen.
tfate on maintaining unippaired
freight service In order that the
CITY, with barely forty eight hours
reserve supply Of coal on hand ss
lhafbor terminals, might not bu
confronted by an actual fuel fn'
mine.
Fuel stocks; anthracite and btu.
ininue IN addition to those in bus
OF dealers or consumers, were as'
timated by fuel administration Of
ficials at less than $4,000 tons. a
priority list for hospitals, schools
end municipal institutions was %
ing prepared In case fuel ration
Ing became imperative.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

days. from 2 to 4 p. NJ, but there
Is no provision at the home for
either lodging or boarding
visitors.
"The home is open to all
visitors on Tuesdays and Thurs
day. from 2 to 4 p. M.
Address all letters and parcels
as follows:
West Virginia Industrial Home
for Girls.
"W. Va"
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This Date in History


1674-The Battle Of Mulhaus-
es; the French under Turenne
gained a great victory of the Ger
mans.
16se-Thomas sydenham died ;
an excellent English physician
and medical writer.
1761-Elizabeth, Queen of
Russia, died. She was the
daughter of Peter the Great, and
assembled the throne.