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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-01
.SAR|ETTA SCHOOL
TOBE ORGANIZED
Grant District Board of Edu-
cation Agrees to Pro-
vide Teacher.

An elementary public school will
be organized this year. at the old
Sarietta School Building in Grant
District, It became definitely known
today. There has been a building
at Sarietta for long time and
there has not been a school organ.
ICED there for several years.
The citizens OF that community,
led by Lawrence A. Gather, circuit
clerk Of Marion County agreed to
put the schoolhouse in condition II
the board Of education of Grant
District would agree to furnish a
teacher. The board Of education
has granted the request. All plans
are now being made by the Sarletta
citizens to get the schoolhouse in
tip-top condition, while the board
OF education is obtaining teacher.
The school will be ready to start
with the other schools this month,
1t is understood.
Improvements TO the Quiet Dell
Schoolhouse In Union, District,
which will be sufficient to make the
Quiet Dell School a standard school
are progressing rapidly. The re.
pairs will all be completed and the
building will be ready for the open.
ing. of school on September IS.
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NOINSTRUCT|ONS
FORCLOS|NG FUEL
OFFICES RECEIVED
Hoover Coal Distribution
Machinery Here to Con.
tinue Indefinitely.

Although Saturday was set as
the tentative date for the winding
up OF the Hoover machinery for the
distribution Of coal all over the
country no further information was
received today by the local repre-
sentatiyes Of the federal fuel dis.
tributors, who have their headquar-
tiers at the rooms Of the
Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators Association in the ia
cobs Building. The local committee
will probably continue to function
after Saturday unless more defin.
tie word is received otherwisefrom
Washington, D. c. Pending legisla-
,tlon may be factor in the mat
ter.
Thus far 53S cars OF coal have
been ordered to be shipped to the
state fot Michigan by the federat
authorities and the first 100 car In
stallment will leave Northern West
Virginia mines today. Fuel repre-.
sentattves from the state OF Mich
igan were in Fairmont this morning
having called at the local office Of
the federal distributors.
To Build Houses
Yesterday afternoon the Fair.
ont.Chicago Coal Co., let a con.
Continued on Page Eight
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BOXER KILLED WHEN
AUTO TURNS TURTLE

CUMBERLAND. Md, Sept. l.
Albert ("Buck') Penner, "a years
old, lightweight boxer, who won
last night on a foul here with tx,
o. Circus of Barbourton, Ohio,
was killed this morning about Z
o'clock on Martins mountain, ten
miles east of her while returning
from a camp ON Town Creek
where he had gone with two male
and three female companions
early in the morning. According
to Dennis BOYD WAC was driving,
Penner had been drinking and he
endeavored to climb from the back
to the front seat, at the same time
grabbing the steering wheel, caus-
ing the car to turn over twice.
Penner's neck was broken, the
other occupants were untnjured,
Penner leaves a widow. His
mother, Mrs. Cora G. Penner, a
trained nurse. resides here, and
bis father, T. G. Penner, resides at
Clarksburg, w. Va.
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reunion
OF SOTH.D|V|SIGN
OPENS SATURDAY
Vanguard Of Veterans Arrives
in Charleston for Big
Convention.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. 1.
The first Of the 5000 members
Of the Eightieth Division yeter.
ans Association who are expected
to be here for the annual reunion
began to arrive today and head.
quarters were opened in the Ruff
ner Hotel. The reunion will be.
gin officially tomorrow and last
through Monday, with events plan.
ned for nearly every minute of the
three days.
Difficulties in finding sleeping
quarters for all the "buddies" were
partly solved today when a number
of cots and blankets held by tho
Navy Department at the naval or.
dnance plant In South Charleston
were made available. It had been
calculated that hotels could accom-:
Inoa8t s ahoptl A 900 or the visitors,
and aEcampatgn TO find quarters
for others In private homes had;
brought many offers Of rooms for
two or more Of the former soldiers.
However to find room for all, It
was expected cots would have to be
set up in halls and lodge rooms,
and when these were asked from
the navy officers the committee
learned regulations prevented such
a loan. State Treasurer w. s.
johnson telegraphed Senator Suth.
erland asking his aid and receiv-
ed a reply that the Navy Depart
ment had instructed Capt. ]. F..
Hellwig, in command at the plant
to lend the equipment.
Streets In the center Of the city
took on a gala appearance today,
decorations of business houses be.
ing. supplemented by banners
strung across the principle streets
on which were the names OF French
towns where the division was quar-.
tered or around which its victories
were conferred.
One of the first to arrive was
the Rev. Thomas Hooper OF Mitch.
ell, Va, the divisions Fighting par
son" who is to speak at the memoir.
ial services on Sunday. Maj. Gen.
Continued on Page Eight
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DRIVE LAUNCHED
ON TAXI DRIVERS
WITH BAD TRADE
City Authorities After Those
Who Lend Aid TO Lettering
Parties in City.

Established taxicabs OF i'll
fame" which are constantly park
ed on certain corners In the heart
Of the city, will pass out OF Fair
mont with the SO called Establish
ed houses of III fame" II a cam
paign which was launched at
police headquarters this morning
Is carried out.
Chief Of Police L. D. sntder IA
the authority for the statement
that from now on war is declared
on Fairmont's so-called taxi driv-
ers who cater to recognized dis
reputable women. The taxi driv-
er in every lettering case will be
hailed into court and dealt with
severely.
The first taxi driver to become
a victim of the police departments
edlct was Frank Hagger. He was
arrested on the Hillcrest road last
night and brought to police head
quarters on charges Of taking a
couple there for immoral purpos-
es. He was found guilty Of the
charges at police court this morn.
ing and fined $50. Acting Mayor
w. E. Arnett gave Hagger a
severe lecture and assured him
that IL he was arrested a second
time for the same otfense and
brought before him, he would GER
tainly receive jail sentence.
Fines OF $40 each were impos-
ed on George Morris and Mary
Ray after they had confessed to
charges Of lettering. They paid
their fines and were dismissed.
1t is said that there are some
twelve or fifteen taxis in the city
which make a regular practice OF
transporting couples to remote
sections Of the city for immoral
Their business and
purpose Il said to be established
and certain cases have beeh. re-
ported dn which there. has been acs
tua1 solicitation on the part OF
the taxi drivers 1t Is said. These
conditions are said to have existed
In the city for sometime, and
since the police department has
cleared up Water srteet the situa-
ton seems to have reached a
climax.
At the present time, the city
directors are in, the course of
passing an ordinance which COW
ers such a situation, and makes
the penalty for such taxi drivers
just as severe as that for a per.
son who conducts a house OF III
fame, carrying with 1t severe
Jail sentence.
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MISS SHIELDS TO
. SPEAKTOWONEN
vii. Make Address at State
Normal School Building
Next Tuesday. i.

Arrangements have been made
to have Miss Permelia Shields OF
the State Department OF Health ad-
dress the women teachers at the
Marion County Teachers Institute
here next week. Miss Shields will
use as her subject "ReYention Of
Venerial Diseases.
The eaddTess will baymade inE the
Normal School auditorium and Ii
scheduled for g. O'clock Tuesday
afternoon. All other women In tho
city are invited.
It was learned today that It will
be impossible to serve lunch at
the Normal School Building for
the teachers who attend teachers
institute. At least CSNo and one
half hour will be given the teach.
ers to come into town to secure
their lunch and II possible. spec
ial arrangements will be made
with the traction company 10
handle the teachers at the noon
hour.
All Of those who reside in the
rural districts and would like to
bring their lunch may do SO and
a place will be provided for these
persons to. eat.
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,GAIRISHORTAGE IN I
REGION.CONTINUES
TlCRIPPLE MINES
Ssupply Of Emptles Only II.
Per Cent on Monongah
Division Of 3. & o.
Bs5 MINES AT WORK
Idle Mines on One Division
il District Number
114 for Today.
B63 MINES AT WORK

Gripping the coal production in
Northern West Virginia coal
fields the car shortage is daily
proving a greater menace to the
production Of tonnage than anti!
cipated when the coal strike
Aendsd Today there is approx
nately a II per cent car supply
p theEMonongah Division, B. & o.
shile on the Charleston Division.
y. 70, 1t is a slight bit better.
running 80 per cent.
" on the iMonongah Division, B.
o. the coal mines ordered 1911
Fears and at 4 O'Clock. this morning
there were go placed. OF course
the railroad will place some of the
227 empttes in the region tina.
we're placed by the hour the mines
began work. On the Charleston
DIV sionsR & o the mines ordered
200 cars but only "a were placed.
Empues were late IN arriving
~ the Western Maryland spurs
7yattH elenls Run ttday and
cars were short. Cars were short
ON the Connellsville Division, B.
and oi also.
thursdays Loading
Mines In Northern West Vir-
|ginia Oh Thursday loaded 1,14si
fears ofscoal, which was 1853 cars
stronger than the loading on We'd
|nesdty 'Flie ionnli ! aliei 4 came
n as the chief coal spToducipgl
id IN Northern West Virginia
.-agIen IT. loaded 64$ cars against
4s5 cars on the Monongah Dlvi-I
sion, B.i& o.
Loading on the various divI-
lsfsAs yesterday were as follows:
Bi %. ,Monongah, 465 cars;
ChaFlestpn. 81 cars; Connellsville
H. cars Cumberland, 146 cars;
Nj. & K. n cars; NJ. & w, 235
cafs Mpnpngahela, 643 cars;
Western Maryland-Belington &
eGontinued on Page Eightl
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IN
RIOT CASE READY
Pennsylvania Governor Has
Approved % Such Papers
in Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. il
The governor has approved re-
QUESTIONS for twenty-three Wash
ington County miners indicted for
the battle in Brooke County. West
Virginia. where indictments were
filed and official notice given, Civ
ing leave to. file papers in the
case OF others. A number OF the
original ninety asked for went to
West Virginia voluntarily. over
twenty others are still involved in
the proceedings.
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CASE HELD
OVER UNTIL SEPT. I


CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept.
1.-The Petroleum and Natural
Gas Co., OF Shinnston, was given
a hearing before the Public Ser
vice Commission this morning on
an application for permission to
increase rates. A financial state
ment OF the company and other
testimony was continued. The
case Of the Domestic Co., and
others against the B. & o., and
the Monongahela railroads, in
which reductions on coal and
coke freight rates In the Fair
mont Clarksburg territory was
asked, was continued until Sep
TENDER Z.
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CITY Authorities
FAIL TO. enforce
QUARANT|NEHERE
Many Exposed to Smallpox
and One Case Carried TO
Clarksburg.

Failure Of city health authorl.
ties to enforce a strict quarantine
on a smallpox case in Coal Run
Hollow has resulted in scores Of
local persons being exposed to the
disease and also In one case Of
smallpox in Clarksburg. 1t was
brought to light today. There are
only two cases Of smallpox in the
city at the present time however.
Miss Blanche Moore, employed
by a local grocery store, is one Of
the victims, and her mother, Mrs.
Lee Moore, is the other. Mrs.
Moore is also suffering with ty-
phoid fever. Charles Moore, bro !,
Their of Blanche Moore, is a patient
at st. Mary's Hospital In Clarks-
burg afflicted with smallpox Il
The, Moores reside at the Watts
House, a,twpt faafiEs est blisllnneiit
In Coal Run Hollow. They occupy
the FIRST floor Of the building! On
the second floor the PestleN family
reside. The Pestle family is COM
posed OF three members, making
six persons residing at the home.
About four weeks ago the mem.
hers OF the Pestle family contract.
ed smallpox. They were quarall.
tined for a period Of two weeks
during which time, however, the
Moores were free to run at large.
After the presence Of the disease
had been discovered Miss Moore
left Fairmont for a visit with
friends at Cowan. Webster Coun-
ty, where she stayed for two
weeks. The day Of her return she
at the grocery store and
then went to her home. She did
not return to the store the neSt
day, when it was discovered by
her employers that she had con-
tracted smallpox. She and he:
were Immediately quaran.
tined Charles Moore, the brother,
having gone to the home of bis
sister, Mrs. l.. w. Gwynn OF
Clarksburg. He was later stricken
by the same disease and was re-.
moved to Saint Mary's Hospital.
The Gwynn home In ClarEsburs
was Immediately quarantined but
the surveillance has since been
removed.
During the time of Blanche
Moore's illness, Mrs. Moore also
became victim to the disease in
connection with an attack Sof ty-
phoid fever. The two women have
been guaranteed for several days
while the Pestles the remaining
Continued on pays sfEhtl
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ON CROP
OF COTTON REDUCED

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA re-
ductlon of $4,000 bales in the
prospective cotton crop Of this
year since the forecast Of a month
ago was shown in the department
Of agriculture's September cotton
report issued today forecasting
the total crop at 10,575,000 bales.
TIL condition of the crop decliued
1913 points during August as COM
pared with an average decline OF
~ points in the previous ten
years, the condition having been
$40 per cent Of normal on
August % compared with 70.S on
July %.
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MAKE TWO Ai,REsTs

Two arrests were made by coun-
ty' officers today and violation Of
the prohibition law was the cause
Of arrest In each case. The par
ties arrested were Minnie Gains
and Edward Gains. When the
county officers searched their
home they found a quantity Of
intoxicating liquor and a complete
still, They were both locked up
in the county jail to await a hear
ing.
Andy Popchick who was arrest.
ed several days ago by county
officers on charges of felonsous
cutting will be given a hearing
before Justice ]. L. Blocher this
afternoon.
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SWEEPING INJUNCTION AGAINST RAILROAD STRIKERS GRANTED
Ruth Suspended Again for
Vulgar Remarks to Umpire
President johnson Sets sgger Down for Three Days Fol-
lowing Expulsion of Home Run King From
Game at Polo Grounds Wednesday.

The three day suspension is
punishment for Ruth's language
to Umpire Connolly at New York
last Wednesday. Ruth was put
out Of the game after protesting
Connelly's decision. President
Johnson said that Ruth's remarks
to the umpire were vulgar and
vicious.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-01

CHICAGO, Sept. Icy the
Associated Press Babe" Ruth
OF the New York Yankees was
suspended for the third time this
year by President johnson OF the
American League today. The sus-
pension is for three days. He will
be eligible to return to the game
Labor Day.
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TRACTION NOTES.

The NJ. P. & r. Co. will likely
do an exceedingly heavy passen.
ger business between Fairmont
and. Jackson's Mills aud Clarks-
burg and Jackson's Mills during
the next two weeks, as many fans
from bothatowps will go there to
see the football warriors in ac-
ton. It is said that already sew
eral special parties have been ar
ranged, and It IS not unlikely that
the traction company will be
forced to run several special cars
there during the training period.
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Temporary Order Restraining Az
UlionMenFfon1 TakingAnyAcfoa
Against Strike Breakers in Effect
Men Being Driven
INFO Ministry BY
Happers of Today

CHICAGO. Sept. Flap
pers are doing missionary work
by driving young men into the
ministry, DR.. Paul RAIDER, presi-
dent Of the Christian Mission
airy Alliance and noted evange-
list. declared in a speech yes
terday.
Better a hungry heather with
a club than thirsty flapper
with a lip stick, seems to be
the motto OF hundreds Of young
men he said.
Their idealism has been kill.
ed by flapperism."
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FOUR INJURED WHEN
MACHINE HITS POLE

MARTTNsBuRG, w. Va, Sept. 1.
"A. N. Snapp, an accountant was
injured probably fatally, and three
other Martinsburg business men
sustained serious injuries late last
night when their automobile got be.
You'd control while crossing a rail-.
road and crashed into a pole. II, o.
Ke6dy, deputy county clerk, L. L.
BentE and James Clendenning were
the other victims Of the accident.
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MARRIAGE LlcE:NsEs

The following marriage licenses
have been issued at the office 6f
County Clerk Lee N. satterfield.I
Ora IL Robey, 90. aud Hanna ID
Bowlen. % both Of Eairmont.
Filippo Jacobucci 90, and Adpl.
orato Dio rislepFe. IS both Of Fair:
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THE WEATHER

PartlS cloudy tonight and sat
lprdlss warmst Saturday
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the girl color resentfully, and the lad
heard her say sharply:
HE is my cousin" and she turned
away from the young gallant and gave
the youthful winner glad smile.
Again Hugh and Dane Grey were
missing when the party started back
to the town-they were gone to bet
on "Bacon's Thunderbolts" in a cock
fight. That night they still were miss
ing when the party went to see the
Virginia Comedians in a play by one
Mr.. Congreve-they were gaming that
highland next morning when the
Kentucky lad rose, he and Dave
through his window saw the two
young roisterers approaching the
porch of the hotel-much dlsheveled
and all but staggering with drink.
II don't like that young man." said
Dave, land he has bad influence on
Hugh"
That morning news came from New
England that set the town a-quiver.
England's answer to the Boston tea
party had been the closing of Boston
harbor. In the House of Burgesses,
the news was met with q burst of
Indignation. The LIST of June was
straightway set apart as a day of
fasting, humiliation, and prayer that
God would avert the calamity threat
ening the civil rights of America. In
the middle of the afternoon my lords
coach and six white horses swung
from his great yard and made for the
capitol--my lord sitting erect and
naughty, his lips set with the resolu-
ton to crush the spirit of the rebel
lion. 1t must have been notable
scene, for Nicholas. Bland, Lee, Har-
rison, Pendleton, Henry and Jeffer
son. and perhaps Washington, were
there And my lord was far from
popular. He had hitherto girded him
self with all the trappings of etiquette,
had court herald prescribe rules for
the guidance of Virginians In APP
his excellency, had enter
tanned little and, unlike his prede
cessors, made no effort to establish
cordial relations with the people of
the capital. The Burgesses were to
give a great ball in his honor that
very night. and now he was come to
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dissolve them. And dissolve them he
did. They bowed gravely and with
no protest. Shaking with anger my
lord stalked to his coach and six
while they repaired to the Apollo
room to prohibit the use of tea and
propose general congress of the col
onies. And that ball came to pass.
Naughty hosts received their naughty
guest with the finest and gravest
courtesy, bent low over my lady's
hand, danced with her daughters and
wrung from my lords reluctant lips
the one grudging word of comment:
Gentlemen !"
And the ladies of his family bobbed
their heads sadly in confirmation, for
the steel-like barrier between them
was so palpable that it could have
been touched that night. 1t seemed. by
the hand.
The two backwoodsmen had been
dazzled by the brilliance of II all, for
the boy had stood with Barbara, who
had been allowed to look on for
while Again my lord had summoned
Dave to him and asked many ques-
tions about the wilderness beyond the
Cumberland, and he even had the boy
to come up and shake hands, and
asked him where he had learned to
ride so well.
Before Barbara was sent home
Hugh and Dane Grey, dressed With
great care. came in, with an exaggera-
ton of dignity and politeness that
fooled few others than themselves.
Hugh, catching Barbara's sad and re-
proachful glance, did not dare go near
her, but Dane made straight for her
side when he entered the room--and
bowed with great gallantry. To the
boy he paid no attention whatever,
ind the latter. fred with indignation
and hate, turned hastily away. But In
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"GENTL-EM EN-"

SYNOPSIS.-To the Kentucky
wilderness outpost commanded by
Jerome Sanders. in the time imme-
dlstely preceding the Revolution.
comes a white boy fleeing from a
tribe of Shawnees by whom he had
been captured and adopted as a son
OF the chief Kahtoo. He is given
shelter and attracts the favorable
attention of Dave Yandell. a leader
among the settlers. The boy warns
his new friends of the coming of
Shawnee war party. The fort is
attacked, and only saved by the
timely appearance of a party of
Virginians. The leader of these is
fatally wounded, but in his dying
moments recognizes the fugitive
youth as his son. At Red Oaks.
plantation on the James river. Vir-
ginia. Colonel Dale's home, the boy
appears with a message for the
colonel, who after reading II intro
duces the bearer to his daughter
Barbara as her cousin, Erskine
Dale. Erskine meets two other
cousins. Harry Dale and Hugh Will
loughby. Dueling rapiers on a wall
at Red Oaks attract Erskine's at
tention. He takes his first fencing
lesson from Hugh. Yanden visits
Red Oaks. At the county fair at
Williamsburg Erskine meets a
youth. Dane Grey, and there at
once arises bitter antagonism be-
tween them.
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A Spelling Lesson.

Once upon time there was stub
born student who refused to learn to
spell.
But always the teacher pleaded with
the student and often said:
"You will suffer some great incon-
venience, il not actual tragedy, some
time, by reason of this refusal OF
yours to study photography
Yet still the student was obdurate,
and said "blah."
One day, after the obdurate student
had grown to manhood, he poisoned
himself eating oysters ia "Orgust."
And when the teacher, who had now
grown old and toothless teaching or
biography, heard this, she said:
"Uh, huh l told him soP-From
Life.