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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-15
CLARA PRILLIPS.
CASEENDS TODAY
Hammer Murder Case Goes to
Jury at 1880 O'clock
This Morning.

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 15-The
case of Mrs. Clara Philips, charg-
ed with murder in connection
with the death of Mrs. Alberta
Tremalne Meadows here last July,
was given to the jury at 1880
o'colck this morning.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15.-only
the judges instructions to the jury
remained today before that body
received the case Of Mrs. Clara
Phillips, charged with having killed
Mrs. Alberta Meadows, 20, year old
widow, with hammer
Arguments were completed yes
terday. Charles W. Prick, deputy
district attorney, concluding the
states appeal that Mrs. Phillips
be made to pay IAN eye for an eye,'
and "a tooth for a TOOTH" for the
murder charged to her.
The crowds trying to get into the
court room have pecome 80 largs
that the county board OF super,
visors passed an ordinance forbid
ding lettering in the hall Of rec
ords, where the trial Is in progress.
Deputy sheritfs have considerable
difficulty In enforcing It, being
greeted with ''boos'' and hisses.
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]. R. Dlggs Describes Plans
for Labor Party organiza.
ton in Nearby County.
MOVEMENT OPPOSED
Decision on Labor Party Not
Likely Before Conclusion
of Miners Trials.

CHARLESTON, W. va Nov
15-Discussion OF political actiei
by organized labor occupied the
morning session Of the conyen-
ton OF the West virginia FedeSa-
ton OF Labor here today without
bringing any final conclusion
The question was raised when
]. r. Digs OF Falrmont presented
a resolution that Organized labor
organize itself for political action
and described plans now being
instituted in Monongalia County.
These plans, he said started With
a non-partisan or labor party or
ganization IN each district. then
In each county, and finally,
state Organization.
A motion to refer the labor
party plans to the incoming ex-
ecutive committee was tabled un-
I'll after the law and legisiatfve
committee shall have reported. W.
z Harris, outgoing president OF
the federation, protested against
forcing this work c=to the shouih-
ers Of G. Frank Keeney. the
miners district president. Who
was nominated for presidency Of
the state federation. Other dele
gates opposed definite action ON a
labor party at this time. because
they believed II would .'bring the
influence Of both old parties
against Keeney and the other
who are about to face triaR in tae
miners march cases.
A recommendation of commit
tee on organization that the per
capita tax Of 10 cents member
Q month be Continued was relof-
red to the Committee on finance
Officers we're TO be elected In tho
afternoon session. N, -.
= r.
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,lARSUPPLYHERE
EHOLD|NG.UPW
during M|D-WEEK
Decided Improvement Shown
10 Empties on Monon-
gahela Railroad.
|S76 CARS LOADED
Slight Decreases Reported on
Other Divisions in Local .
Coal Fields.

Generally speaking, the car sup.
ply In Northern West Virginia is
holding mp fairly we'll for mid.
week. On five OF the divisions OF
Northern West Virginia today,
thela q an average car supply Of
I2s per cent. In spots, of course,
there are cars short, but the gen
eral run for mid.week is somewhat
improved over weeks IN the past,
although It Is yet far from ideal.
dnthe Monongah Division B. and
10. the mines have a Al per cent
run, or Just Q per cent less than
gu rnesday. The Charleston Divis.
tioig b. and o., today is down to
10 per cent against % per cent
Yesterday. There is a decided i'm.
sproyement today in the car supply
n the MonongaheIa Railway in
Vest Virginia, which has a 4S per
knt run against II per cent yes
,tday. Along the Morgantown and
eHheeeling railway today the mines
1--we 4 % per cent run.
Operations on the wyatt.BinGa-
mon and Helen's Run branch OF
the Western Maryland have a %
,per cent run against 40 per cent
yesterday. In the Pennsylvania end
|of the Monongahela, there is a
. per cent run today, against 16
Iper cent yesterday.
Mines on the Monongah Division
today ordered 1888 cars and re.
ceived but 1929 cars on the divis.
|iou, Of which $50 were placed at
K o'clock this morning, Mines on
lthe Charleston Division ordered 30S
land received SO cars while the
plants on the Western Maryland
|tad bIfears placed. Those on the
fsiorgant6wh and Wheeling re-
leeiyed 105 empties, while there
Us m early morning placement
RI sos cars on the hiGnongaheia
with 7e2 ordered and 19S placed.
win 63a ordered in the Pennsyl.
Sania end OF the Monongahela.
TnesdaS'S Loading.
CON- prod tiGtion In Mort bern
West ttirgt9ia on Tuesdhy was
fairly heavy at Its carloads.
jgtfs was against u ,20s. cars on
Continued on page eight.l
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WHEELING MAN HELD m
JAIL ON ROBBERY CHARGE

Harry Mcctacken who claims
that his home Is at Wheeling is a
prisoner in the county jail perding
a hear;rg on a charge 1of hoiding
Up Kenneth Abbott and roBblng
the cash register at the Vt. State
gas station on Fsfrmonf avenue
between Ninth and Tenth streets
Saturday night. Mscracken denies
aIy knowledge Ihe rohoe-s
Officers tnytEtigating the case
say that Mccs aekEf REGISTERED at
the Tavern in this city un9ef an
assumed name FRIDAY night ana
under another assumed raine SAT-
Grday right. Tie officers are
making a further investigation and
hope to arrest the othar man In
TIE case in the ueaf future.
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TURKISH DEMANDS
WILL Be OPPOSED
BY GREAT BRITAIN
French and italian Cover
ments Notified Of Stand
Taken by British.

LONDON, Nov. 15.-tBy The
Associated Press)-The British
foreign office, Il was stated In II
authoritative quarter today. hSA
telegraphed to the French and Ita-
Ian governments "a meporandurl
in which Great Britain declarsS
that the main turkish demands
which are to come before tie Eear
East peace conference ,. Laus-
anne are not regarded faVorabiy ~
the British government.
Great Britain stands. by the
agreement previously made with
her Allies, according TO the menu
orandum. She regards Sunfayorab-
" the Tremain Turkish demands,
namely a plebescite In Western
Thrace. rectification ofethe Syrian
frontier in favor of Turkey. ard
abolition Of the capItulations.
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KROH SCORESH HIT
AT KIWAN|S CLUB
Automobile Man, Mrs. r. I.
Brown and Or. BroomfieId
Make Addresses.

A. R. Kroh, OF the Goodyear
Tire Co.. visited the Nwanis
Club today as the guest Of T.. L.
Cordray and in a three minute
talk dispensed more sound COM
mon sense and religion than most
speakers could crowd into an hour.
Mr.. Kroh said he: was glad that te
lived in America where thIre Is
intelligence. education and wealth.
and contrasted itiS short sentences
the cond lions here and in q NUM-.
Der OF foreign Countries. He de.
-ploreds the fact that Americans ara
80 wealthy they dc, nrS know how
to give and placed emphasis upon
the plea which had Just been
made by MIS-. n. T. crown "a
behalf Of the campaign for the
Union Christian Colleges IN the
Orient which has as It's present
object the rising of three million
dollars for the, endowment OF
seven colleges. Mr.. Kroh Is a
torecful speaker. broad gauged in
his ideas and OF magnetic person
atty. Before he left the Y today
he was pressed for an address at
some future date, and It Is pos
s:ble that be will visit the club
again shortly.
Mrs. Brown, who spoke in favU.
Of the drive In which Fairmont Is
expected to give $4,000 doRs<s to
the union missionary movement,
explained that the drive was
brought about by the Rockefeller
Foundation agreeing to give one
million dollars to the ttInd fg
tho colleges, provided the socieg
raises two million. The PROPOSE
ton was accepted, and the amount
to be raised was pro rat)l among
the different societies, the speak.
.er explained. She said that the
movement was not UNCONVENTIONAL,
and that they expected through
these seven colleges to be able 10
develop leaders for missionary
work in forign lands.
DR.. ]. G. Bloomfield was schs-
duled for another travel talk, and
he spoke Of China and Chinese
conditions, stepping from his ira
vel story long enough to laud
John Hay as one Of the greatest
statesmen that Washington had
seen in many years, and praising
his determined stand for the In
tegrity OF China when It seemed
the will Of all the other interest,"
ed governments to take advantage
OF the situation and divide the
territory in dispute among the
strong nations.
Doctor Bloomfield spoke Of the
three cities in Pekin, the inner
city which is the imperial city; the
forbidden city, which was de-
secreated for the first time in
1900 by the Allied troops, and Of
the Manchu city. which Is the
outer city. He described the origin
CONTINUED on page eighty
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Oldest Living Grand Master Of
Mdsons Here for C Communication

One Of the noables in aten at nttyeght annual
Communication the Worshiptul Grand Lodge
ient Free and Accepted Masons Of West Virginia is former
Governor George Atkinson Charleston who is the Oldest
living grandmother He made Master Mason In 1866
served as grand master tn1S76.
1t was In 1893 that succeeded Brooks Fleming Of
this city Virginia. and It considered
most fitting that he should today make call his old
friend, former Governor Fleming.
Judge Atkinson for twenty grand secretary OF
the Grand Lodge and relinqushed those duties twenght
years ago when he removed Washington D. c.
the duties of Judge Of the federal Of claims He
retired Judge Of that court
Judge Atkinson has been active In the public life Of West
Virginia over Of forty years more The Judge.
10 u years old made Mason when 81 old and
is the Oldest Mason from the view point Of utilization with
the fraternity although Edwin X Stout clarksburg the
grand er Of the Grand Lodgeof Virginia. the Oldest
from the point Of years beag7s years old.
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crvn !. VAR an yvnrnRAN Dies

BuRNsyuLE, W. Va, Nov. Is
Frederick Hoover, 81. Union
veteran Of the Ciyit War and said
TO be the wealthIest man In BraA-
ton County, died last evening At
his home one mile from here after
an illness Of SIX weeks: He owned
a large acreage OF highly profita-
Bile oil lands which yielded him a
large annual income. He was a
director Of the BurnsyiIie Ex-
change Bank. "A sister and two
daughters survive him.
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PLANT DESTROYED

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Nov IS
The plant OF Kurtz Brothers, man.
utactufer Of cabinet furniture and
office fixtures, was destroyed by
fire early this morning causing a
loss estimated at nearly q million
dollars. The fire started in tie
varnish room. Expensive machln.
cry and stock went up In flames,
The fire also communicated with
the Lattig G Sinner Manufactnr.
ing Co., several hundred fest
away, and considerably damaged
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-15
BANK I'M MEXICO FAILs,

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 15.-(By the
Associated Press.)-The Banque
Franchise De Mexique, operated by
A. r. Lacaud and Son, the largest
French bank in Mexico, failed to
open It's doors this morning. Large
crowds gathered in front of the
building, necessitating police pro.
lection.
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10 BE BURIEDITHuRsDAY

The funeral Of Aria Herscl,i
Rodgers. tho ssmonth-old son Q
Mr.. and Mrs. French Rodgersl
whose death occurred yesterday
evening, viii be held 1t : o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, and burial
will be made IN Maple Grove
Cemetery BY Carpenter & Ford.
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UTELLUMs.
B, J. a. l.

Election day has come
/ ANDGoNE
And some have lost and
I SoMEHAVEWoN
! And some are blue and
soAIEAREsoRE
And some are tickled to
THECoRE.
To those with wrinkles In
THEIRBRoW
i .te say, Grieye not, 'tis
oVERNow
And ARs,g yesterday is Just as
AS though ten million years
; HADSPED
As easy to call back that
HOUR
When first the world began
FOLLOWER
As to coax back a yester-
DAY
When once its passed upon
lISWaf.
No use to- glover and gloom
ANDGLARE
And greet the morn with icy
STARE
Because the public hands tb
BAT
TO some darn worthless
DEMOCRAT.
The world wags on and so
iMUSTWE =
Wag with It, sad or
NIERRIIY,
IT'S best to muster up a
GRIN
TOWN.
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sTEAAiER ABANDoNEp.

Halifax, N. s., Nov. 15.-
The Italian steamer Monte
Grappa previously reported to
be sinking. has been abandoned
by her crew in mid.Atlantic, says
q radio message from Cape Race.
received today, by local agents OF
the ship. All are believed to
have been safely Transferred to
the White Star liner Pittsburgh,
which had answered the Monte
.Grappass distress signals. \,
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STOCK BROKERS FAIL

NEW YORK, Nov .15-An IL
voluntary petition in bank.
rnptey was filed today In Federal
C,bart against Joseph Winfield,
Robert Winfield and A.. L. WIui-
field, known as Winfield Broth
ers. stock brokers. Liabilities
we've placed at $4,000 and assets
.at 8 900;
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MISSIONARY HELP CAPTIVE.

B PEKING, Nov. Is. = Elnarr
,Borg-Breen Of Minneapolis, an
American missionary, Of the Luth-
.eran Church, and his son have
been Kidnapped by the army, OF
bandits in Honar Province, accord
ing to \ report from Hankow. AZ
together eight foreigners, include
ing two Americans, now are held
captive. n
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To Respect Agreement.

coNSTANTINoPLE, Nov. 15.-
by the ) Associated Press. )-Th9
Turkish Nationalist government
has given formal, assurances to the
Allies that the stipulations OF the
MudinEs armistice agreement would
be respected. z. $
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NEwBERRY NOT TO RESIGN.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 15.-Ru'
mors that he plans shortly to ten.
der his resignation were refutei
here today by United States Sena.
tor Truman H. Newberry.
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THE WEATHER

Ear teniskt ana Thursday;
cooler tonight
Evening star., 1922-11-28
PRESERVE ROCK CREEK,
IS PRESIDENTS VIEW

Presiden, Harding is heartily in
favor Of any program for the preser-
walton of Rock creek. it was learned
today at the White House. This was
received with enthusiasm in admin
istration circles. which are much
concerned over the drying up of the
beautiful stream because of building
headwaters
Whether President Harding will
approve personally of bill. frs,
proposed by the Board of Trade, pro-
vidins a permanent commission for
the purchase of park and government
land around Rock Creek. was not
revealed.
The proposed bill has been widely
discussed, especially in citizens asso-
0atfons. and has received the unani-
nous Endorsement of all o.ganiza lions
w'hici, have considered il.
Col. c. Q. Sheriff.. officer in charge
Of public buildings and grounds. has
come out strongly in favor OF the
enactment Of such legislation. stress
ing the fact that a permanent COM
mission for the purchase of govern
mknt park land would be the most
effective way of protecting Rock
creek. The bill also has received the
Endorsement of Engineer Commits
sioner Keller.
President Harding, it was under
stood. was not fully advised as to the
details of the proposed bill. but was
believed to be generally in favor Of
anything. within reason. to per-
petuate the beauty OF Rock creek.
Evening star., 1922-11-28
SWALLOWS BULLET,
SAVES OPERATION
Yacht Club Commodore,
Shot in Wife's Presence, Is
Fast Recovering.

y. While surgeons we're consulting on
-. the advisab bility of delicate opera
ton to extract a bullet from the
! throat of Francis n. Williams. COM
modore Of the Corinthian Yacht Club
and senior partner in the court re-
| porting firm of Gait g. Williams, the
! patient eliminated the necessity for
an operation by swallowing the bull
, let This was learned today in an in
! terview with him.
. Williams. as a result. is quickly re-
, covering. His condition. deemed pre-
! carious at Emergency Hospital late
! last week, today he was planning an
(. automobile ride. The bullet is still in
F.; his stomach.
! williams was shot three times late
Thursday night when he visited the
home of his es,ranged wife. Mrs.
! Agnes Williams. at 211 Sd street.
! After consultation by physicians
it was decided that an N-ray photo
. graph Of him be taken. First they
Photographed the neck. The bullet.
which was thought lodged between
the jugular vein and the outer skin
of the neck. was absent Then
photograph of his stomach was taken.
, There was the bullet. in an upright
position. on it's way down. Later
, another photograph showed the bullet
! still farther along toward the lower
wall of the stomach.
Act ls Subconsctons.
The decision was reached that
! Williams. by subconscious act, had
performed the feat for which an opera
ton was deemed necessary He had
; disIodged the bullet and started it on
; its way from his system by natural
route.
His recovery is now believed as
NN.k
his room. In fact. for almost an
hour he chatted with representa-
tive of The Star at Emergency Hos
pital this morning. and. incidental
ly. gave a first-hand version of the
result of which William Montague
| Meline Of 1850 Sth street. has been
charged with assault with a danger
! Gus weapon. and is now at liberty
under $1,000 bond.
THE account which The Star print
, ed last Friday was substantial cor
rec. and fair" he declared ''There
are a few things that 1 wish to add.
"One is that I can f1nd. try as may.
absolutely no motive for the attack
upon me. can't understand why l
lshould have been shot had been with
,, my brother until almost midnight.
When I started home l was going
past my wife's house in my machine
when I noticed the Melines' automo-
Ole OutSlOc SsO~s cLSc luS ScpATA-
| ton agreement. my wife and had
a verbal understanding that. since I
was giving her the custody Of the
children. and for other considerations,
she was to avoid association with
the Melines.
His Look Not Favorable.
We'll. when ] saw the car there
II thought I'd go in and look
about. / may say that the look with
which I favored the guests when
1 entered was possibly more express
sive Of my attitude than the words
1 used. For I simply said: How do
and walked into another room. MY
wife called me and, after refusing.
at first. finally entered the room.
Il then told her that 1t was en-
barrassing for me to be present with
two persons whom l regarded as
bringing her to her present status.
After short conversation l turned
Meline in turn, and said. L know
what you have been doing. but you
Evening star., 1922-11-28
UNMARRIED MOTHER
IS ADMITTED TO j. S.

The Department of Labor, through
Assistant Secretary Carl f. White.
last night ordered the release from
Ellis Island of Miss Nancy Jordan,
who was held at the island pending
disposition of her appeal to Washing
ton for admission to this country.
Miss Jordan and her son, three years
old, are to be taken into the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Warren Of
Kansas City. Mo. Mr.. Warren met
Miss Jordan in England during the
war.
The order Of the department stated
that Miss Jordan and her cn,ld would
be released on payment of bond of
$500 to be put up to insure aga net
their becoming a public charge. Mrs.
Warren was said to be on her way
from Kansas City to New York to
take charge of the Jordan family.
QUOTES GOLDEN RULE.
Evening star., 1922-11-28
GRAMMAR SCHOOL PICKS
own TRAFFIC cops"
Thirteen Chosen by Wallach Pupils
to Hold Sway During Recess
Periods.

Thirteen grammar school 'rahic
cops are directing pedestrian traffic
and keeping vigilant eyes over their
classmates at the Wallach School. eth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
cast. today. following their elevation
to this protective rank by ballot Of
their school fellows.
One youngster was selected from
each semester class OF the school to
the position Of traffic director. Their
duties. include aiding the police In
directing traffic and helping school
teachers in the Fairgrounds by super
vising the activities of their friends.
New Police Huskies.
And woe betide the youngster who
violates the order of the elected su-
pervisors of their conduct. Heavy
hands will descend upon him and
retribution will be dealt out by the
authorities at the school. For most
of the young traffic directors are no
tably husky youngsters, chosen for
this special purpose.
The innovation is a feature of Safety
week One child at each recess will
assume post at each OF the corners
that mark off the school area. And
that must be obeyed by the charges Of
the young police officer"
May Probe Campaign Funds.
The elections followed strenuous cam
paigns. Several OF the youngsters
have threatened that if duty is not
done as it should be done an invcstiga-
ton into campaign funds and disburse-
ments of candy on the part Of the
successful candidates will be inaus-
urated.
"They go. to deliver the goods" de-
people in office we intend to see that
there isn't going to be any malfeezince
or whatever you call mishandling the
Job" SO don't be surprised if you are
held up in the neighborhood Of the
school when spinning along in an auto
Evening star., 1922-11-28
QUOTES GOLDEN RULE.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. November 23.
-Admittance to America Of Miss
Nancy Jordan and her three-year-old
son Francis was approved by Secre-
tary Of Labor Davis. who is chief
Of the immigration bureau. Mr.. Da.
Wis, here to make an address. declared
last night that "the conditions sur
rounding q woman who has fallen
by the wayside in time of war are not
sufficient cause for censuring her for.
ever" Y
IT don't believe anybody who be-
lieves in the golden rule would CEN
sure this woman" he declared. so
long as responsible people underwrite .
a bond, guaranteeing that she shall
never become 4 public charge, I am
heartily in favor of admitting her"
Evening star., 1922-11-28

can be thankful that ] haven't told
him about it.
without warning the shooting
started. I thought after a bullet had
hit me in the face that the best thing
for me to do was to rush outside and
tell some one about this. I thought ]
had but little time to live. So ]
rushed out into the street and tried
to get into my machine. II ! had
seen any one l could talk to I'd have
gwen statement OF the affair. in
the belief that I was dying"
Williams is cheerful and optimistic
There is slight discoloration from
impaired blood circulation about the
throat, but beyond that there is no
indication outwardly of his injury
save a small circular scar on his face.
His wife has kept a room opposite
his at the hospital and has not LEFT,
since he was brought there.
Evening star., 1922-11-28

Indianapolis has blind woman's
club. all its members being totally
siEhtless.
Evening star., 1922-11-28

II We don't know enough
II about government pub
II lioations, EVEN here III
II Washington! There are
IL useful. valuable leaflets.
/ booklets and BOOKS that
are printed at cn@t ~ SO
1 C0o,0O0 year, with re-
search cost on top uf that vi
/ 100000. 900 :. year. VIC wilcac
| lIvclil,oods depend on govern
ment information si:ould know
all about them. and OF
course Public Printer
Carter does know. In The
| NATIONS BUSINESS for
December. he tells how WE
land the rest of the
country COULD know.
Find out! See Page 10.
Evening star., 1922-11-28
Equally Guilty.

From LIE.
Motor cop-You were doing forty.
ma am.
young thinS-Forty-oh, was II
Well, you we're doing as much your
seif-so there!
Evening star., 1922-11-28

mobile by a miniature policeman and
look quick to orders to slow down and
take 1t easy For the youngster doing
the ordering is bona fide representa-
tive of the authorities