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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-07
TWO AFFIDAVII.T.I'.Si
|SSgEDIIN.M'VEY
ANDIROBEYGASE
Robey Acquitted Of Shooting,
Arrested After Trial by
Lewis County Sheriff.

The trial Jury In the case Of the
State Va. Harry Robey, charged
With feloniously shooting Capt.
and Mrs. Clarence o. McVey Of
Annabelle junction on June 1, re-
turned q verdict Of not guilty at S
O'clock last evening, one hour and
fifty minutes after the jury had
retired to his room to consider the
Evidence AS soon as Robey was
released by the local court, the
siieritf OF Lewis County stepped
up and placed him under arrest
FOR iail llreaking and he was TAX
on 10 Weston last night TO face
trial on this charge. In addition
20 the Weston charge, Constable
Robert NJ. Noon of Clarksburg
was In the court room at the time
waiting TO get a chance to servo
three Warrants issued In Harrison
County against Robey.
The court room was crowded
Yesterday evening to hear the
final arguments in the case and
many persons who were in the
court room when the case went
10 the jury waited for the verdict.
4 large number OF friends of At.
forney Victor Shaw, who fought
his frst legal battle In the local
court, were interested in the case
purely because he was the at
iofneys for the defense.
Following 1.-The verdict in the
case, Captain and Mrs, McVey and
DR., Ia. u. Walker OF Clarksburg,
who was mentioned In the testi-
mony in the case, made public
the following atfidaYits:
Mrs. Mcyey's affidavit say that
~ have not at any time been on
any b. & o. passenger train Ill
Company with DR.. L. j. Walker
OF Glarksburg, West Virginia:
~ desire to further state my
relationship with DR., l.. ]. Walk
or o. Clarksburg, West Virginia,
has not been at any time i'm
proper, neither has my husband,
Clarence o. McVey, at any time
experienced any difficulty whatso-
ever with DR.. l.. j. Walker"
Doctor Walkers AFFIDAVIT de-
elared that II have not at any
time been on any B. & o. pas
senger train in company with
Mrs Clarence o. McVey OF Anna
belle Junction, near Worthington,
Marion County, West Virginia.
ii desire to further state my
relationship with Mrs. Clarence o.
Mcyey3of near Worthington, West
Virginia, has not been at any time
Improper, neither have ! ut any
time experienced any trouble of
any nature with Mr.. Clarence o.
Money!
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ticaily q yea rand will mean that
the pays OF the district VIM be
materially increased by this com :
pany's checks. '15 y
Materials PurehaseS Z
The materials for these Inns
provements have been purchased
and are already arriving on the
sites Construction crews are be'
ing organized and there win be
every effort made to get the ae-
tvities under way as soon as pos
sible In order that every .adyan-
tage may be taken OF the good
weather Of the present fall.
Officers Of the company believe
that with the installation and i'm.
provements now being made to
the gas properties that the pa
irons Of this department are go
ing to have most adequate service
during the approaching cold
period. The sum OF over 100000
Is being expended to bring these
properties up to the best Of con.
dition and 1t will be only the cold.
est sort OF weather that will pro-
duce a shortage of fuel In the
city, they declare.
Three new wells have been drill
ed and the fourth is being put
down as rapidly as possible. To
these five miles Of four inch line
are being laid. This Investment by
the company represents an out
lay OF about $1,000 and will mean
much to the constancy Of the gas
supply. Two old wells are being
drilled deeper at a heavy cost and
the company is already carrying
out a cleaning out" program
which will have its effect upon
the service.
A compressor station is being
erected at Metz. at cost Of S10,.
QUO and this will materially lu-
crease the supply Of gas from this
field TO the city. Two miles OF
new six inch line are being laid
to the compressor station to re-
lleve the congestion and to make
more gas available at the station.
Two wells that have served their
usefulness are being abandoned
and their material as well as the
lines to them are being reclaimed
for other use.
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CONTINUED from pAge onGl
most thorough manner by the ad.
dition OF new equipment. Delays
and breaks In. the service, which
have been costly to patrons in
the past, are to be eliminated
practically entirely by system OF
tying up the local system with
that Of the West Penn Co. at the
Pennsylvania state line, which
will assure the local patrons OF
the backing OF this gaint concern,
should the Riyesyille power plant
Or the local company fail.
10 Rebuild City Circuits
Local consumers Of light and
power, both don'estic and indus
trial will be interested In the an.
touncement that the company Is
d practically rebuild the city
circuits and to bring them up to
tie highest point Of efficiency.
There Is no denying that the de.
mands for current in Fairmont
have been so consistent and so
large that the company has found
X difficult to meet them and that
die present system is overloaded.
This condition will be eliminated
~ the erection Of new sub sta
ton near the car barns on the
south side and the installation of
yoitage Regulators at the cayenne
Suh station which is at present
furnishing the city with its cur.
rent. With the installation. the
company can offer first class ser.
VICE to the present customers and
take all new business without
Eliminating the efficiency OF its
service
The Rivesville power plant Of
the company, bailt during the
strenuous days Of the World War
and proclaimed then to be the
most model plant and one Of the
largest institutions Of its kind in
the country; has seldom failed or
faltered since 1t was placed in
Commission but disregarding this
Testimonial OF service, not only is
Its producing machinery to be
atigmnted to the extent OF 80, 900
II. capacity, but 1t Is going to
be backed up by an arrangement
which will call to its relief, II 1t
should fail, Of all the giant plants
81 the West Penn Co. and the
pnquesne Light Co. in tha Penn
syiaginas districts to the north.
Nearly $500 900 is to be spent
III the Riyesville plant Immediate
M This expenditure will provide
two new boilers intended to In
crease the boiler capacity $4,000
4 vi These have been purchased
and their foundations are being
built at the present time. This
installation viii also call for an
additional stack which will be
commenced at once. Besides the
boilers there win be additional
Transformers installed to reach
the new capacity and all the
switches are to be changed to a
heavier type to provide safe
ineahs for handling tho Increased
production,
10 Connect az State Line
Alfeedy there Is provided for
md wtll be erected Immediately,
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Home Furniture Co. Gets
Branch House in Indiana

A branch furniture house in
perre Haute, Ind, has recently
been acquired by the Home Furn
iture Co. of this city, Of which o
H. Himelick is president. The
store Is located on Wabash ave
nue., one OF the principal thorough
fares Of Terre Haute. and consists
Of a four story building. n. w
Himellch. who has been associar.
ed with the Home Furniture Co
here, will be in charge OF the neT
store which will probably receive
the same name rs the associate
firm in Fairmont.
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of the reasons for high rates OF
taxation. Is that In actual practice,
assessment ct true and actual val.
lue' Is farce. The constitutional
requirements have been persistent.
" and effectually eyaded. Much
property has been undertaxed or
not taxed at all, and in consequences
drastic measures to check those
evasions and more equally distri.
butte the burden are an absolute
necessity OF the times.
II consider a legal classification
Of property to be essential to the
reformation OF the taxing system
Of West Virginia. The amendment
Of the constitution Is the one big
vital factor in the situation. That
attainment Of this objective is not
going to be an easy task. It Is not
enough that an amendment be sub.
mitted to the voters Of the state.
Before It can become effective it
must be adopted at the polls. It will
not be adopted at the polls unless
the people OF the state are fully in.
formed and are convinced OF the
necessity Of the proposed change.
The opponents Of the change have
a formidable and almost invincible
weapon for purpose Of popular dis.
cussion In the very language Of the
constitution which 1t Is proposed
to eliminate-'EQual and uniform
assessment and taxation OF prop.
erty.' 1t will be difficult to con.
vince the average man that a pro.
vision for equality and uniformity
can and does work inequality ana
injustice.
1.-THE ever.increasing demands Of
Industrial, educational, charitable
and financial development. support
OF State and public institutions, the
payment Of the Virginia debt and
the state road bonds and the build.
ing Of new capitol, indicate that
the increase of rate will become
intolorable unless constitutional
Limitation Of levies is effected with
maximum low enough to insure
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i d.
peppers and t6tnat6es we're placed
on display BY the gifa students
The boys showed eShihits that
eyineed their skin n The use ol
tools and demonstrates th.i'I
mechanical ingueuity.
At the amman snow there weFc
dogs, cats, guinea pigs. eli ckeAl q
pigeons and parrots, and iii OF
these were pets OF the ehildren Of
the school.
"The Void Tea Party was the
midway OF the fair and hete There
were tables where refreshmenif
were sold and candy stalls M,
stands where the bright.huea tiort
ers and vegetables were sold
This was the fourth Sear for
the fair 1t having been startcd By
Miss Evelyn Prickett principal Of
the school.
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70 HOLD MEETING

The Fairmont chapter of the
Red Cross will hold a public health
nursing meeting In the County
Court room Monday night. Reports
will be presented at this time and
a number Of members of the frat.
ernal and civic orders OF the or.
ganization will attend.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-07
MARIE LLoyn niEs

LONDON, Oct 7.-Ths death
OF Mario Lloyd, widely known
music hall aEtist was Announced
today. She was a prime tavorit
for years in the music halls Oh
London where her piQuaney ana
dash made q strong appeal ant
numbers Of her songs d6hicyfx
wide popularity. In 1907 she madf
a tour OF the United States and,
visited that country again 81 taiS,
She was born In london In 1870.
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lIII fal
the Hutchinson substatioh. FROM
Hutchinson to- clarksburg Il on:
crates "a $4,000 line. This latter
equipment is to be augmented by
another $1,000 line from Hutchin-
son to Clarkesbarg, which will
give the Harrison, Lewis Taylor
and Barbour section ample power
from the West Fork River system
Of feed lines.
To Build New Zine
The mining and industrial acti-
vities in Barbour County have
shown such a constant growth
that the companys present line
from Pennington into the field Is
already overloaded. To take care
OF this situation. the|new building
program calls for the immediate
construction OF a new $4,000 line
from Flemington to a point meas
Berryburg,
Interested in the appropriation
which will provide for the erection
OF a private telephone line to.
every section OF the mining and
industrial districts operated by
the company. In the past inter.
ruptions OF service had to be re.
ported over the, Commercial lines
to the power officials and delays
are frequent, sometimes in the
busiest portions Of the day. Under
the new arrangement interrupt
ions may be reported Immediately
over the private lines Of the com.
pany. At the present time the
company has a private line from
Rivesville to Grafton and this
will be extended to Pennington
and on to PhIlippi. Another will
be built from Pennington to
Clarksburg where 1t will connect
with the line to the main offices
at Fairmont which is being rebuilt
and modernized.
This work covers additions to
the power and lighting depart.
ments OF the company which will
cost more than q million dollars.
The improvements will provide
duplicate means, OF servlcing the
customers Of the company, partt-
cularly In the district centcring At
Clarksburg, Grafton Flemtngton
and Phillppi. Extending the i'm
provements eastward, the West
Penn Co. is building transmission
lines into the Cheat River district.
This company Is also adding large.
~ to It's transmission in Penn
sylvania and Is adding new boil
ers, turbines and generators to
many OF its main power plants.
particularly Windsor and. Spring:
dale. With this arrangement the
Monongahela Power & Railway
Co. has th capacity Of the West
Penn Co. and the Duquesne Light
Co. to draw from in case OF
trouble to the Rivesville plant or
in time OF inadequate supply II
they may come in the future. 3?
tying together these systems,
flexibility OF operation is obtain.
ed and reliability of service Is
brought up to a very high stand
ard. The system will become Sec
ond to none In the United States
in the value Of service.
The authorization Of these in.
provenents and installation has
caused the greatest activities in
the power department OF the
company and will result in one
OF the finest building programs
that the district has enjoyed for
manv months. 1t will give employ.
ment to hundreds OF men for prac.
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genuine and. therefore, eduitable
assessment Of property Il necessary
revenues are TO accrue to the yari.
Gus bodies dependent upon that
source.
! believe the people Of the state
recognize the necessity Of some
general Limitation on spending
bodies in order to make, our bur.
den Of taxation fairly definite and
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MILLION DOLLARS
WILL BE SPENT BY
MP. & R. co, HERE:

stcoStInaed from paes one,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-04-06
CALOMEL IS A
DANGEROUS DRUG
Next Dose May SalVate You
Loosen Teeth or Start
rheumatism.

Calomel is mercury; quicksilver. II
crashes into sour bile like dynamite.
cramping and sickening you. Calomel
attacks the bones and should never be
put into your system.
If You feel bilious, headachy, cOnsti-
pated and all knocked out, just go to
your druggist and get bottle Of Dod-
sons Liver Tone for few cents which
Is a harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel. Take a spoonful
and If 1t doesn't start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without making
you sick, you Just go back and get your
money.
Don't take calomell It makes you
sick the next day; it loses you days
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straightena
you right up and you feel great. No
salts necessary. Give 1t to the children
because 1t is perfectly harmless and
can not Observation-Disclosures.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-04-06

was Robert Perclval. He stood gazing
straight ahead Of him at the dark
driveway, but turned when Evelyn APP
peared beside him. Polly heard the
murmur Of their voices, that was all.
They then disappeared into the houses
Evelyn laughingly pushing the soldier
ahead Of her. Quickly the girl came
out again; and Polly could hear her
swIft-cOming breaths as she ran softly
down the steps.
"Shush," Kissed Polly Hopkins.
"Lordy, was scared to death some
One'd catch me-"
"POllyOp." questioned Evelyn anxious
ly. "What'd he say2 Was he angry"
Their heads were very close to-
gether. and Polly gave the message In
a low tone.
"He wants you to come to Granny
Hopes hut at nine o'clock tonight, an
l guess you best do 1t. He's as mad as
ever a man can be-"
"rm afraid" Evelyn walled. sim
terribly afraid, Polly dear"
All the sympathy In PolIy's heart
came to sudden life.
II reckon you be-" she returned.
But you've got to get up your spunk
an go. Oscar'd just as soon come bust
in right in your house here, / guess,
If you don't. You come along, an at
nine o'clock I'll hike over an get
In the hut too. Say, why can't you
talk just a little nicer to him7 Granny
Hopes got Bible, an it says when
Teller hurts you, speak kind of soft
back, an he won't have nOthIn' more
to SAP, Hlstl What's that nOisei
Scoot."
Before Evelyn could say another
word, the squatter girl slipped away
among the shadows. The other, al.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-04-06
out Of Luck.

The family were discussing what
kind of dresses they would wear at a
fancy dress ball to which they were
going.
Audrey made the suggestion that
they should all wear dresses to match
the color of their hair
"In that case" she declared, 81
should wear an auburn-colored dress /;
Cynthia would have to wear golden
dress; mummie gray one, and daddy
oh, daddy! What color can you
wear, because your"
II sha'n't be able to go at all If you
make that stipulation" interrupted
father hurriedly.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-04-06

though surrounded with every luxury,
went wretchedly up the steps and,
forcing smile to her lips, passed In
to the music room.
Billy-goat Hopkins had bllnked many
times before his little mistress came
home. Larry Bishop had gone to his
lonely hut, and Daddy Hopkins and
Granny Hope were doing in front
of the stove.
In nervous tension Polly watched the
clock crawl along toward the hour of
the meeting between Oscar and Evelyn.
About quarter to nine, she stole out
Of doors.
By familiar paths, slipping past
shanty here and there, Pollyop came
at length upon a lonely shack set
on point by itself. She went around
to the back, opened the door. and once
within the room touched match to 4
small candle which she had taken
from her pocket, and sat down quietly.
When Oscar Bennett stepped into the
hut, he uttered an oath. He was not
expecting to see Polly Hopkins,
my lady won't come, eh1" he. de-
manded gruffly.
"Oh, she's comm all right" an
swered Polly. "but she were afraid.
So I came along to see she got home
SAFE"
A loud laugh fell from Benefits
lips.
You're a clever kid, PolIyop," he
said, more affably. Cunning as a
weasel, id If you ANTI Sit down. I
won't bite you"
Polly sQuatted on the floor by the
old table; and Oscar eased himself
gingerly down onto rlckety bench.
II bet she was scared pink at what
/ told you to tell err" he burst out af-
ter a while. "She's about the most
lily-llvered woman I ever saw"
For the space Of few seconds Polly
looked at the speaker. Then:
"I'm thinkin' she amt lovin' you no
more, Oscar, an woman without love
in her amt worth nothin'."
There was no smile on the lovely
face when the words were finished.
She had spoken the truth, and Oscar
Bennett knew 1t.
"rve been a fool, guess" he ejac-
ulated, "a perfect fool might better
"a married you, Pollyop. Since you
was knee high to a grasshopper, rye
had leaning toward you. BY now I'd
had home and some comfort"
His glowing eyes we're upon her,
and for an instant Polly lost her
breath. ~
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-04-06

went swiftly down the lane, the lamb
under one arm. Polly's heart sang
with gladness. Out Of the rigors of
the Storm country, out of the cold
ravine water, she had found another
little thing to care for.
Jeremiah Hopkins and Larry Bishop
were in the shack when Polly arrived
with her burdens. With much pride
she displayed the lamb; then she fed
him portion of the milk with spoon.
While she was preparing the evening
meal, she invited her fathers friend to
take potluck with them.
After supper she settled her family.
Wee Jerry she tucked into Daddy's
bed, and Granny Hope was made COM
Portable In chair by the stove, where
she soon nodded of to sleep. Then,
the lamb in her lap and the billy goat
at her knee, Pollyop sat down on the
edge Of her cot, facing the two men.
She knew by the dark expressions on
their faces that question Of import
had come up.
"Me an Larry, brat, have been try
in to think of some way of gettin' rid
Of Old Marc" began Hopkins grimly.
Nervous brown fingers plucked at
the lambs wool as Polly, going white,
stared at her father.
"You don't mean hurtin' him, Daddy
dear. do you" she broke out. "Oh, If
that's what you're talkin' about, don't
do it. Don't do it, Daddy! Something
beautiful is goin' to happen to us
squatters. God up in the sky sent a
angel smack down from high heaven
to help u.s."
The serious, lovely face turned
pleadingly, truthfully up to his pre-
vented Hopkins from indulging his
desire to laugh. Polly turned and
looked at Larry. His dark face was
heavy with frown and deep, grief-cut
lines.
"There amt any angels anywhere
but up there" muttered Larry Bishop,
making an upward thrust with his
thumb.
"Yep, there is, Larry" contradicted
Polly impetuously. II seen one. He's
bigger'n you an Daddy put together,
! guess; an his face looks like the
sun, all shiny an bright. He says the
sQuatters has to have place to live
in just like other folks, an he won't
let Old Marc run us out Of the Silent
City. Mebbe after a while, when he
gets to workin' for us, you can hunt
an fish just the same as. everT
Hopkins looked at his daughter as
If she had lost her mind.
What's eatin' you, brat?" he
grunted.
"Nothin'," replied Polly, "but I know
what heard"
spiel 1t out to u.s." put in Bishop
eagerly.
Then Polly told them. Both men
laughed.
"Why, he's got more money'n Old
Marc, POLL" snapped Hopkins. tits
Just because we don't happen to be set
tin on his ground that he amt want
in US off,"
It was quite evident that both the
fishermen were of one opinion. Polly
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-04-06
"a ANGEL"

sYNoPSIS.-occupying q dilapi-
dated shack in the silent City, q
squatter settlement near Ithaca,
New York, Polly Hopkins lives
with her father. small Jerry, and
an old woman, Granny Hope. On
an adjacent farm, Oscar Bennett,
prosperous farmer, IL q neighbor.
He Is secretly married to Evelyn
Robertson, supposedly wealthy girl
Of the neighborhood Polly alone
knows their secret. Marcus Mac
Kenzie, who owns the ground the
squatters occupy, is their deter
mined enemy. Polly overhears a
conversation between Mackenzie
and a stranger. in which the for
mer, avows his intention of driv-
irg the squatters from his land.
? he stranger gympathizes with the
g. uatters, and earns Polly's graft
tude. Evelyn Robertson discovers
from her mother that they are not
rich, as she supposed, but practi-
cally living on the bounty of Rob-
ert Percival, Evelyn's cousin. Pol
ly learns from Evelyn that the
sympathetic stranger Is Robert
Percival. Evelyn charges Polly
with q message to Bennett telling
him she can give him no more
money, and urging him to be pa
tent. She already bitterly regrets
her infatuation with and marriage
to the ignorant farmer.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-04-06
ART IN CUTTING DIAMONDS
Peculiar Properties Of the Precious
Gem Must Be Thoroughly Under
stood by the Lapldary.

A diamond cutter, writing for the
London Maj, relates some interesting
facts as to forms into which diamonds
are cut to enhance their luster. A
diamond Is the hardest substance in
nature and cannot even be scratched
except with another diamond, while
some stones can be cut only with their
own powder.
Yet the hardest Of all can be cleft
by heavy blow delivered in the right
direction; that is, parallel to the faces
Of the eight sides which its crystal
shows. 1t is this property that permits
the very large stones such as the Soul
unan" diamond, to be worked.
/, In spite of this, diamond has the
simplest composition Of all precious
stones, for 1t is only crystalized car
bon, and a near relation to ordinary
graphite, usually called "blacklead."
But 1t has been formed by enormous
pressure in the remotest depths Of the
earths crust, and probably forced to-
ward the surface by steam.