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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-19

AZ Fairmonts + ospitaI-William
sA! Fuller of Gainesville. Preston
County. ISL a patient at Fairmont
State Hospital. suffering from in
turtles received while working in
\ the coal mines. He was crushed
! through theS$ribs His. condition IS
1otSregarded as serious, however.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-19
THE w EhTIe

sn; y, 3, Cloudy tonight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-19

.8ss 10 9 Attend State Meet-Local
$Eegionaires are making plans to
attend the state convention to be
held September 81, % and % at
aBlnefie1d !. 1t is probable also that
some local lads will go to the ma
tional meeting October 16 to 20 at
New Orleans
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-19

81 n. w Weekly survey Of bust
ness conditions, Nat onal Indus
trial Conference Board. From Pitts
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
CHRISTMAS SAVING
CLUBS WILL SPEND
$4,000 IN OTTAWA
LARGE SUMS PLACED IN LOCAL
BANKS FOR USE AT HOLIDAY
TiME--WILL BE USED TO puR.
CHASE GIFTS.

approximately 900 Ottawans receiy.
ed their own cash Christmas gifts n
few days ago which amounted to $40.
900, The money was sent out from
the Christmas savings clubs of tho
First National and National CITY
banks.
The money was paid in in weekly
installmcnts, starting Jan. /. The
amount Of deposits In the Christmas
savings clubs increases each year. and
have proven so successful that third
bank Is making preparations to start
"a Christmas savings club at the be-
ginning of the new year.
The amount of the individual ac.
counts vary, the deposits ranging
from q few cents 10 several dollars
weekly, as the owner OF the account
desires to deuost. The clubs are ar.
ranged 80 that the owner may pay a
fiat sum weekly, or may increase or
decrease their dcpo9t3 in accordance
with whatever club plan they under.
take.
One banker today stated that the
majority of accounts ranged from S25
TO $50 a year.
1t WAS stated at one bank that most
of the larger accounts We're trans.
fcrred from the Christmas savings
club directly TO the savings depart.
ment of the bank, the owner putting
the money ont on interest. Other own.
ers take their full share Of the clpb
and purchase Christmas Sits for their
friends with II, while still others place
a portion of their share in the savings
department and use the other share.
The amount. $4,000. which was
saved by the clubs this year, was the
largest amount that has ever been
saved in ottawa since the clubs were
started. Bankers believe this indi.
Gates that the thrift idea in Ottawa 10
increasing rs q result of the attractive
offers o. the savings departments of
the five banks and the Christmas saw
ings clubs.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
PHYSICAL FITNESS
OF STUDENTS TO Be
TESTED BY EXPERT.
REPRESENTATIVE OF NATIONAL
PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION IN
OTTAWA - WILL EXPERIMENT
ON o. H. S. BOYS AND GIRLS.

As step toward compiling state
wide data ON the physical develop.
ment of students in the Illinois
schools Miss Edna II. Montgomerie
OF New York. arrived In Ottawa to-
day. to arrange for series of tests
for the boys and girls of the town
ship high school The tests are "a
be made during the next two weeks,
by Coach Richard Il. Ncwberg
Miss Montgomerie Is representa-.
tive of the Playground and Recrea
ton association OF America whose
Headquarters are AT 3l5 Fourth ave.
nue.. New York. The association was
formed in 1896 by the late Theodore
Roosevelt aud some of his colleagues
To aid in the physical development
among the school children. II is
maintained by public subscription.
Physical tests were designed and
outlined for the boys, and have been
in force since 1910. few years la.
ter similar tests for the girls were
added.
The student of the Ottawa town.
ship high school will be put through
badge tests" This consists of q
number of physical feats. Any stu
dent passing certain per cent of
these feats will be permitted to
wear the badge of the organization.
In case the school makes an I'M
usually good record an account of
their work will probably be publish
ed in the Russell Sage foundation
foundings, the National Playground
association magazine and the organi.
Zation bulletin.
The state OF Illinois was selected
for the statewide test and the COM
piling of the data, because the ILL
nois high school athletic association
has been organized and is function
ing here. The first tests We're made
in Joliet.
Tuesday the tests in Streator were
completed. These tests were made
among the children OF the public
schools. In some towns high school
children are selected and in other
towns, children of the public schools.
In some places only small group.
from the entire school are selected
and given the tests. ...
The findings of the survey will be
published by the Russell Sage foun-
dation.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
Local Briefs

n H. Fleming IL spending rev
days in Mendoza on business,
Joseph Clarity is transacting bust
ness In Chicago today.
Mrs. j. J. Conway and Mrs. Edna
Farrell left today for Chicago, where
they will spend the week end with
friends.
Luke and Michael Kirby and Har,
old Cortier left today for Blooming
ton, where they will spend few
days.
Mrs. James Sheedy OF Seneca was
an Ottawa shopper yesterday.
Mrs Nell Welsh and daughter
Gladys went to Chicago today, wnere
they will spend few days visiting
relatives and friends.
Fay Jacobson Of Serena Is spend
Ing few days visiting relatives In
this city.
Hubert billiard has returned from
business trip to Chicago.
Mrs. William Killelea and daughter
Mary OF Seneca spent yesterday In
this city.
Misses Wayne Cassidy and Mar,
garet Scannell spent yesterday in
Chicago.
Mrs. Ream and daughter Phyllis
OF La Sale were Ottawa visitors yes
terday
Miss Mary Jackson of Aurora Wis.
tied with friends in this city yester.
day
Miss Anna REM and Miss Emma
Weis have returned from a visit with
friends in Marseiles.
Paul Fancher, l.. y. Finnerty, Har.
ry Peterson. John Lansing, |. II. Witt,
Lee McDermott, William Hampton
and Arthur Barron motored to Chi.
cago yesterday,
Alan Jacks Of Chicago. a former
Ottawa boy. was in this city on bust
ness yesterday.
John r. Shaiper went To Peoria this
morning on business trip.
Mrs. Vincent Hanley OF Chicago is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Mulholland, in this city.
Miss Mary Brown has returned to
her home on Christie street after a
visit with friends in Chicago
H. w johnson of Ottawa is pass
ing a few days at the Hotel Aston in
New York. where he is attending the
sixteenth annual convention of the
Association OF Life Insurance presi-
dents.
Mayor Peter +. Coleman OF La Sale
transacted business in ottawa today.
Supervisor Strohm OF Peru was an
Ottawa visitor today.
H. II. Willscy of Ophir township has
been spending the past two days in
Ottawa Oh business,
Judge Richard d. Mills of the pro-
bate court will go to Oglesby tonight
to speak against the proposed new
Of Illinois.
Mrs. John A. Welsh and Mrs. Frank
Welsh and children, Dorothy. Claire
and Genevive left last night for Abber-
luerque, New Mexico. for a visit
with Frank Welsh, who is i'll in a
there.
Miss Amelia Likes. former public
health nurse, is visiting friends in
his city.
The ottawa Chamber of Commerce
vas represented at the State Cham
,er of Commerce meeting in Chicago
~ five delegates. These delegates
we're President l.. NJ. Harvey. Secre-
airy l.. G. Carroll, A. F. Schoch,
frank Sanders and Norman Carey of
jtica.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

FOR SALE-Flower baskets suitable
FOR painted leaves and weeds; also
one reel door lamp, three reed table
lamps and three round reed tables.
Old high school building Friday and
Saturday, Dec, aud ., from 2 to 4:3C
,. m. Inquire at $50 Mulberry ST. or
Phone Yak.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
LEE 0'NEIL BROWNE
And the new constitution,
Armory, Monday at s D. m.
Elaht On Aaalnst healx.

London, Dec. S.-The Irish repub-
licans. says dispatch TO the Even
inf Standard from Dublin. have Is
sued manifesto describing limo
thy eHaly, the governor general, As
Il lifelong enemy OF the nation. The
manifesto adds =.
THE fight will go on as long as
there is man in Ireland. 1t Is war
to the death"
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
ENFORCE DRY LAW OR
CHANGE 1T: HARDINGI
Continued from page L..

we have come to the test of our civ.
ilizWion The world has been pass.
ing - Is today passing through a
great crisis. The conduct OF war It.
self is not more difficult than the so.
luton of the problems which neces.
sarily follow, | am not speaking at
this moment of the problem in its
wider aspects of world rehabilitation
or international relationships. The
reference Is to our own social eco.
monte and financial problems at
home. These things are not TO be
considered solely as problems apart
from all international relationship,
Dut every nation must be able 10 car.
ry on for itself else It's international
relationship will have scant import.
ahCc.
Condemns Raii-Coal Strikers.
Doubtless our own people have
eL'crged from the world war tumult
less impaired than most belligerent
powers; probably we have made lar.
ger progress toward reconstruction.
Had we escaped the coal and rail.
way strikes. which had no excuse for
their beginning and less justification
for their delayed settlement. We
should have dore infinitely better
than we have But labor was insist.
ent upon holding to the war heights.
and needless forces of reaction sought
the pre-war levels and both were
wrong
''ihe railway strike accentuated
the difficulty of the American farmer.
The first distress of readjustmenJ
came to the farmer and IL will not
he a roadjustment fit to abide until
he is relieved The distress brought
the farmer does not feet him alone
agricultural ill-fortune is national
ill.lortlne."
Enlarge Farm Activities.
This congress already has taken
cognizance OF the misfortune which
precipitate dehation brought to the
American farmers. Your measures
Of relief and the reduction of the
federal reserve discount rate un.
doub;edly saved the country from
Widespread disaster.
go h. farm loan bureau which al.
ready has proven it's usefulness thru
the federal land banks, may well
have itS powers enlarged to provide
ample farm production credits as well
as ell; rged land credits"
An official army report states that
the four men were executed as re-
prisal for the assassination of Saen
Hales, the deputy shot yesterday and
as solemn warning to those asso-
ciated with them 'in the conspiracy
Of assassination against the repre-
sentatives of the Irish people,"
The prisoners were tried by mill
tary court martial during the night,
found guilty and sentenced to death.
The death sentence was carried out
at 500 a. m Three priests were
present. The prisoners, blindfolded,
were marched to the place of execu.
ton OConnor had to be assisted to
the scaffold.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
Probate Reynolds Will.

The estate of the late Mrs. Esther
Reynolds of Streator. who died on
Dec. 3, 1922, was filed for probate
today. Mrs. Reynolds left a house
and lot valued at $500. Her chill
dren, l.. E. and S. d. Corle, are her
only heirs.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

Antram captain of the 1928 eleven
Antram was presented with silver
horseshoe for luck in the coming sea-
son He made a fitting speech of ac.
ceptance of the honor conferred upon
him, whereupor the meeting adjourn.
cd until next year,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
LET EX-GOV. DUNNE

Tell you why the new constitution
should be defeated. GAYETY THEA,
TER tonight at 8 o'clock.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

FOR SALE-You duck hunters! Here's
an opportunity two shares In the
DePue Rod and Gun Club; cheap II
taken at once. Address DR.. w. VI.
at MENDOZA, III.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
CLASSIFIED ADS.
TOO LATE To CT Assay

FOR SALE-All modern six-room cot
tage, in excellent location, 42O See.
ond Ave.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
lax on Memory.

Women employed rs readers In press
clipping bureaus often huvc to mem.
orZe 5000 names and subjects.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

WANTED-At once. porter. Inquire
at Ieller Inn.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

FOR SALE-l2 guage, double-barrei.
hammeress shot gun; also first class
rabbit hound, Phone 3S3.L.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

WANTED Girl for genera house
work; smell house ON East Side:
family of three. Phone GS7.X or call
at $50 Pearl 81.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

WANTED-Laborers; 40 cents per
hour; come ready for work. Apply
at Gas Company's shop on Mill st.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

FOR SALE-Wilton rug. 10 #. in. by
8 IT, 3 in; genuine leather settee.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
LA CLAIR'S TEAM
WHIPS VAN SCH0ICK'S

The La Glars continued their win
ming streak and last night outbowled
the Strawns in the Boat club tourney
and won their second game of the
series. Last nights defeat on the
club alleys made the second one for
the hardluck Strawns in the tourney.
Van Schoick made the high score
of the evening, rolling up 497, and
made the highest score of one game
of the evening, when he upset 1872 in
his first game.
Strawn set high pace for his
mates but they were unable to keep
up with him. He lead by big mar
gin, rolling the high score in every
game.
The Sp0rpc
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

AGENTS-Both sexes, make $3.50
daily selling NUSTlLE SILK hos
iery direct to consumer; good oppor-
tunity; write for particulars. MI
STlLE HOSIERY MILLS, Heed Bldg,
Philadelphia, Pa
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

electric vacuum cleaner. rocking
chair, Inquire at Gas Webster ST.
Phone SILL.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

FOR SALE-Car load OF Red River
Early Ohio potatoes; last car this
year; good quality. Phone County
9057-2l. HANS BOE.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

FOR RENT-Ten room house: mod
ern improvements Center Ottawa.
Inquire ARTHUR II. COLWELl..
Phone ll34.R or 3jG-Y.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

WANTED-Dis hwasher. at Andan
restaurant. Apply in person.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

FOR SALE Furniture. Inquire of
JOHN TuLEK on Federal Plate st.
Dec. II.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08

MANTED-To buy, good sized shed
in good condition. Phone 729
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
FREIGHT WRECK MONDAY
Santa Fe Freight Hits Union Pacific
Train That Was Switching

Four Santa Fe freight cars, lnclld-
ing a car of potatoes, were derailed
and Union Pacific coal car was
jammed Monday night when the
Santa Fe engine hit the rear end or
the Union Pacific. train. The acci-
dent occurred near the, siding for the
Alfalfa Mill. The Union Pacific was
a long one and was rounding curve
when the Santa Fe train was sighted
by the brakeman. The brakeman,
however, was on the outside OF the
curve and his engineer could not see
his signals. The Santa engine hit
a box car on the rear Of the Union
Pacific train. The box car was not
smashed but steel coal car next to
1t was jammed so that the sides
bulged. Two cars back Of the Santa
Fe engine were left intact but the
four back of those were derailed
and the one carrying the potatoes
was smashed to splinters. None Of
the trainmen was injured.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
NOW NANCE WANTS $1,000
Herington Faces Another Suit For
Mob Law Damages

Harry ii. Nance OF Wichita has
filed a claim against the city for
$4,000 damages. He claims that Oh
the night OF July 8, about 8 or o
o'clock, he was attacked by several
men on Walnut street between Sec
0nd and Third streets. He says they
beat him up, threw him In car and
practically stripped him. Before
leaving him OH country roadside,
they threatened him with further
punishment, he alleges. According
to Mr.. Nance, he sustained some
broken ribs and other injuries which
sent him to the hospital for several
days. At the time the alleged as
sault took place. Nance was In the
employ Of the Rock Island, doing
work formerly done by men who
have suspended work.
II his claim Is not allowed and 1t
In all probability will not be, he will
file suit.-HeringtOn Times.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
WHEAT VALUE is FIXED
Taxes to Be on Its Value Last
March, $l.O5

One Of the things the present gen
eral property tax law does to the
Kansas farmer is shown by the
action Of the state tax commission
this year in equalizing the county
assessors returns on wheat listed for
taxation.
Under the Kansas constitution all
property is required to be listed for
taxation at full value, and all draws
the same rate Of taxtion. There is
no classification Of property. The
result is the tangible property, be-
ing visible and impossible to hide,
pays the taxes, while the Intangible
property mortgages, bonds, cash on
hand, securities and so forth, escape
to large extent.
Farmers who held wheat on March
/ this year, as result, are going to
pay taxes on the market value of
wheat at that time, although this
years wheat, which will be sold to
pay the taxes next December, will
bring from 20 to 10 cents less, judg-
ing from present market conditions.
In eQualizing this year the state
commission increased the valuation
in more than half the counties in
the state over the figures placed by
the local assessors, although the
average valuation for the state this
year is below that fixed for the pre-
ceding year. The average valuation
for this year is $1.05, against $1.22
In 1921. But the farmer is selling
this years crop for about 80 cents
a bushel and isn't getting much con-
ISOLATION from the fact that the
wheat he held over was worth more
than that last March. OF course II
wheat were higher now than in
March the March value would be
used and the farmer would gain.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05

Of paving west Of Abilene. and 1 In
formed him that the road should be
paved as soon as possible to the line
between Saline and Ellsworth coun-
ties. He apparently has used the
line between Saline and Dickinson
counties.
II regret very much that this In.
terview should have ben 80 badly
mixed In regard to conditions, and l
hope that the people of Abilene are
not getting wrong impression OF
the state highway engineer from tine
same. It IN n well known fact that
the soil of Saline county IL such that
an earth road cannot be maintained
as a 365 day road. travelled over
the road from the west line OF Saline
east on last Saturday. and 1t is
plainly evident that this soil is not
suitable to resist the traffic on the
Victory Highway without the add.
ton of some type Of surfacing. !
will bring the matter to the atten.
ton OF the reporter so that he VIII
be more careful Of his geography In
the future"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
FIGHTING FILMS COMING
To Show 3oh and 89th Divisions In
the War Front

Twelve prints of a flve-reel mo-
tion picture devoted largely to battle
scenes of the 35th and 89th divisions
during 1917 and 1913 are to be
shown, free Of charge, by American
Legion posts throughout the state
during the month OF October in
furtherance of the state bonus cam
paign, according to announcement
today by Donald II. MacIvor, secre-
tary OF the I.egion's state compen-
satiOn committee. More than forty
posts already have booked the film,
CLASHES of Action" and $50 are
expected to show 1t before the month
is gone, MacIvOr said.
The picture Is an official Signal
Corps production. Most realistic
battle sceens are shown at "close
up" and it is said number Of the
cameramen who "shot" parts of the
five reels were wounded in doing so.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
DOES sALINA ovERDo ITa
Said to Have ''Spiit Pinch" System
to Get the Motorists

"Believe me there IL some falling
Off In going to Salina from Solo
mon" said a resident Of that town
today. "The way that town picks
on the motorists IL something that
makes the average driver who Is
trying to do right warm. Every
little violation OF It's complicated
traffic rules brings arrests. ] am
told that the city has two deputy
policemen working on he split
pinch system, that IL. they get Il
percentage Of all the fines they can
stick folks for. And they pinch them,
too. There are about thOuspnd
rules for any one of which you will
be fined and it's good town to stay
away from II you drive car. Fair
rules are all right and should be
obeyed but this petty picking on
folks makes me mad"
Perhaps he exaggerated 1t but
many Abilene people have expressed
similar views. Taken In connection
with the vicious roads between here
and Salina It has lessened greatly
the visiting to that city. The Salina
police ought to play fair at least.
The other evening an Abilene busi-
ness man drove into that city from
the Salina Country club. He fol
lowed behind Sallna taxi, keeping
the same speed, which was about
20 miles an hour. He thought J.
was safe IL he went no faster than
the taxi. But suddenly policeman
popped out and arrested him for
speeding, letting the home taxi go
ON. He explained that he was try
ing to do as Salina folks do and was
making the same speed as the taxi
but the policeman was surly and
pulled him, fining him IS and costs.
1t may be all right to sting the out
slider but you can't make the Abilene
man think so.
Another instance happened We'd
nesday evening G. j Chappell
drove to the Pageant parade. With
him was another car and starting
home Mr.. Chappell, driving ahead,
was going slowly to allow the other
car to follow. He and a friend In
the seat with him noted that he was
driving 10 miles an hour when out
jumped policeman and pinched
him for speeding % miles an hour.
Mr.. Chappell took his witnesses and
went back to trial Thursday and was
acquitted but after lot Of expense
and time. Another instance report
ed Is of driver who following a
car found its speed so slow he could
not keep his car In high and shift
ed to intermediate finally turning
and passing the car ahead. 1t was
the police car and he was arrested
for speeding" and fined, as he had
no witnesses.
The speed limit In Salina is II
miles an hour with lot Of other
rules. With policemen hiding all
over the city and, it is reported, get
ting half the fines they collect, 1t
calls for some careful work when
you visit that town.