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CONVICTED RAPIST
MAY GET new trial.
State Supreme Court Grants
Barker Writ OF Error.

John Barker. convicted at the
April term of Circuit Court in Berk-
eley Springs of rapng Mary GaAa-
CHER, a young girl OF near Orleans
Cross Roads, and sentenced to five
years Imprisonment at Mounsylle.
may be given a tnew trial and an
other chance for his freedom.
Following the verdict of the jury
in the case Attorneys +. l.. Luttrell
and ID. II. Rodgers, who represented
Barker, asked for new trial on the
grounds that a member OF the jury
became separated from the remain
der of the panel before the case
was finished Judge j. NJ Woods
denied the request and the attor-
neys took an appeal Saturday they
received word from Charleston that
the Supreme Court of West Virginia
had granted them a writ of error
and will allow them to appear at
the state capitol between now and
the first Monday of October
Since the trial of Barker he has
been confined to the jail at Berke-
ley Springs
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filters MEET
HORRIBLE END
by international news Servlee.l


Dayton, O.. Aug. 14.-Lieutenant
L. P. Morarity, of McCook Field,
and William P. Stonebreaker, civil
ian pilot employed at the same
field met horrible death early to-
day when the plane they were test
ing for speed, plunged to the
ground and burst into flames.
Both men were dead when wit
nesses reached the scene.
Both bodies, burned beyond rec
ignition and badly mangled We're
still strapped to the seats in the
machine. They had been in the air
about fifteen minutes when the
crash came.
The cause has not been ascertain
ed.
Moraritys home was in New
York City. He was an overseas
weeks with her mother, Mrs. L. w.
as observer during the flight today.
Hagerstown, Md, Aug. 14.-Wil.
liam P. Stonebraker, killed today az
McCook Field. Dayton, Ohio, is a
native of Hagerstown, Md. He gain.
ed his flying training at Kelly Field,
San Antonio, Texas, being instruc-
tor there until the war ended. After
returning from the army service
he became test pilot for Professor
Bellanca, Italian inventor of the
"flivver" aeroplane manufactured
in Hagerstown.
Recently he went to Dayton and
joined the McCoOk field staff.
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MRS, MEYERS Dies
IN few MINUTES
At BERKELEY HOME
SuCcumbs Saturday After
noon From ApopIexy.

Mrs. Berkeley Virginia Myers,
wife of Frank Myers, and sister
of ex-Mayor Cleveland NJ. Seibert,
of this city, died Saturday afternoon
at 1880 o'clock at her home at Ber-
kelley Station. az the result of n
stroke of aporlexy. She was fifty
one years old
Mrs. Myers had been complain
ing about two months but was not
taken i'll until last Thursday night,
when she was stricken while attend
ing festival at Four Mile Woods
and had to be taken home and plac-
ed in bed, She seemed to recover
on Friday and was TO have gotten
up the next day. Shortly after noon.
II o'clock her sister, Mrs Harry
Sperow went to her bed room to in
quire what she desired for dinner.
Mrs. Myers looked at her sister,
gasped and died without uttering a
word.
The deceased was a member of
one Of the rest known families IN
Berkeley county, where she was
bpl II, tul cl anu bPtHl iiCi tillIi =
life She was a daughter of the
late Wendell md Harriet Sebert
and, in addition to her husband, is
survived by ore son, Sehert Myers
who attends Shenandoah Valley
Academy at Winchester. but who is
now at home, five brothers and one
sister, Charles, Stewart, Harland
Wade, Cleveland NJ. Seibert and
Mrs. Sperow. all Of the county eX
eopt the former mayor Of this city
Funeral services will be held to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock at the
house and will be in charge of Dr
Fred II. Wagner, pastor OF st
Johns Lutheran Church of which
the deceased was a member, and DR.
A. NJ Gluck, pastor of Christ Re
formed Church. The remains will
be inferred in Green Hill cemetery
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Everything Lovely In Cleve.;
Agreement Looked For And
Phila. Meeting Is Scheduled

we will suit the men back at it as
soon as some assurance is given of
a definite settlement"
Continuing Mr.. Warriner express
ed the hope that some sort of trib-
unal will ultimately be created in
the coal industry similar to the rail
road labor board for the adjudication
Of disputes which may arise. He
stated that the creation of such a
body might follow an anthracite set
Element
Will Go The Limit.
II am disposed to go to the limit,
to the very last degree within rea-
son to settle this present contro-
versy," Mr.. Warmer added.
No reply to the telegram has as
yet been received from Mr.. Lewis,
and Mr.. Warmer declined to predict
what answer might be forthcoming,
The sending of the night telegram
came hot on the heels of the pres
idential action.
On Saturday. President Harding
wrote to Senator George Wharton
Pepper, asking the Senator to sug-
gest to the operators that they get
in touch with Mr.. Lewis with view
to ending the anthracite strike.
On Sunday, secret conference
was accordingly held between Sen
ator Pepper, w. ]. Richards, presi-
dent of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Company, Mr.
Warmer, and William A. Glasgow
attorney for the United Mine Work
ers at which the telegram to Mr.
Lewis was drafted.
Agree Or Break UP Meeting.
Cleveland. O., Aug. 14.-Te cor.
ference of bituminous operators
and representatives of the striking
miners must and will reach an
agreement by tomorrow night OF
break up without having accom-
plished its purpose.
This was the only Interpretation
that observers were able to place
upon the acceptance of the invita-
ton to attend a conference with
anthracite operators sent by Presi
dent Lewis to S. d. Warmer today
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TWO VICTORIES FOR NO. S

Two victories and one defeat was
the record made by Hose Company
No. SIS baseball outfit within the
past three days.
The firemen lost on Friday to
Charles Town by tho score of 10 to
5. won from Shepherdstown Satur-
day Is to and won from Williams
port Sunday II to H. All the games
were played away from home.
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(.y GILBERT c. MckoWN)

Nudi ltS loNHs ANEs tNlHh
alleged statements by John VIII
burn, defendant in the murder trial
now In progress here. to witness
ses in and around Blair immediate
ly after the killing of Deputy John
c. Gore with whose murder will
burn is charged by the State. this
morning proceeded to strengthen
its web of discriminating evidence
on which it seeks a conviction of
first degree murder. A half dozen
witnesses this morning took tse
stand and testified either that they
had seen John Wilburn in the par
ty of armed miners that left Blair
on the afternoon OF August 80,
last, for Blair mountain or testified
to having heard declarations from
him in which he was quoted vari-
ously as having said he possessed
Cores gun which he had taken off
the body of the dead deputy to the
statements that he himself killed
Gore
Had Some Gore Money
J, Il. Pauley, a Blair lumberman,
testified to having heard Wilburn
say that three Logan men had been
killed in the exchange on the noun
tain, among them Deputy Gore and
that the armed miners had taken
his rifle and money and divided it.
Pauley was certain that John VIII.
burn was.in the crowd although he
was not so certain as to the ident-
ity of the other Wilburn boy. He
said he knew John and Ike VIII
burn very well He recalled hav.
ing seen John Wilburn at this
time with three guns on him and 1t
was at that point that Wilburn told
him of the fighting on the noun
tain
Ross Burgess, a Blair carpenter,
overheard John Wilburn tell a
group OF men that they had met
Gore on the mountain that morning
that there had been an exchange of
demands for passwords, that some
of the miners finally started the
firing, that Gore then started to
ran. During this conversation, Bur
gcss SAID Wilburn had pistol.
A. NJ. Jeffrey, who said he knew
John Wilburn personally, saw Will
burn in Blair shortly after the
Killing ana heafd MN say III SUP,
stance that the miner party mad
hIIled three Bald"ln.thugS on the
mountain and that he, John VIII
burn, had killed John Gore, had Ia
ken his high powered gun, which
he was carrying at the time Jeifrey
saw him, had taken his watch, his
ring ana That John Wllburn had
been gwen ten dollars OF the mon
ey taken from Gore body. Inc
men Whom Wl!burh was address
ing at the time were miners. Jell-
fey Sa" the rll'e ana scar Which
ne noted on the STOCK was said by
Wllburn TO nave been made by a
bullet. lie saw Wilburh later put
heard no further discussion OF the
shooting on the mountain. AFTER
TINS TIME ne ana not see Wllburh
further until ne came to oharies
loWn Ia3t April ana saw MN IN
the court room,
Ava Roe, OF Blar' alter TESTIFY
ing as TO the general preparations
Tor the armed march IN ana around
Blair, testIhcd that he saw WI
puTh at the bar depot pldIioiHi
ana heard nm say mat the armed
m neiS had kllled thre" 1ugs on
the mountain that F.t that
one OF them was John core ana
that he had Gore s high UOWorGl
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FOR NON-SUPPORT

William Sine was placed in jail
this morning to await hearing be-
fore Judge ]. M. Woods on non
support charge. preferred by his
young and pretty wife. The Sines
are from Virginia and We're married
young in life. Neither is yet p
years of age. Their little baby died
here some weeks ago.
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WANTED AT ONCE

Ten men to work in lime
shed. Apply Security &C.
ment & Lime Company,
Berkeley. s II st Up
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VISIT BIAlRTON

Tuesday night and patronize the
C. E. festival. Chicken soup, ice
cream, cake. Free concert by band
and other attractions. Up 1t
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Warmer Wires Lewis.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. IA. - The
following leper was made public
today by S. D. Warmer. head OF
the anthracite operators committee:
ITO John l.. Lewis, Hollenden Ho-
tel, Cleveland, O.
"On behalf of the anthracite OPP
orators. | extend to you a cordial
invitation to meet us in conference
with a view to early resumption or
production in the anthracite field.
suggest Philadelphia as suitable
place for conference and August 10
bs a convenient time.
"Our conception of the conference
Is that we should meet for the
friendly discussion of the whole sit
patton, including such specific pro
posals as either of us may desire
10 submit. We are glad, however
10 express in advance our confident
Expectation that we can devise in
conference a method of wage ad
hIstment such that upon our agree
ing TO it, we shall be able then to
lake the men back at the old-wage
Icale until such adjustment actually
lakes place.
1--WE are moved to send this in
titation not merely by our own de
fires but because the President OF
he United States has communicated
through Senator Pepper an express
lion both of his wish that we should
10 so and of his hope that you will
iccept. Let me assure you that our
Invitation is sent without any un
Terrifying reservations or conditions
Ind in full assurance that when we
heet, we can work out result al
snce protective of the public inter
tst and satisfactory to the mine
workers. We besepeak your accept
tnce in the same spirit.
can early telegraphic reply will
be appreciated.
(Signed) IS. d. WARRINER."
This is an offer on our part t9
discuss this whole matter from tbf
kround up" Mr.. Warmer s3
nnmenting on the telegram.
Das the old scale il concetA
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WANTED
Experienced ladies' 'eady-to-wear
saIeslady, permanent position. Adj
dress "saleslady" care Journal.
s Up If
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FESTIVAL

Pikeside Church lawn Tuesday
August 18th Up 1t pd
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(By International News Service)


Washington, Aug. 14.-The coal
strike will be settled by Wednes-
day and production begun on a large
scale Immediately, according to con-
fidential advices reaching govern
ment officials today.
Everything looks favorable for a
settlement within the next As hours
between the operators and miners at
the Cleveland conference said a
telegram received today by a Cabi-
net officer.
Cleveland, Oct 14.-An agree
ment within As hours between the
representatives of the United Mine
Workers and the operators taking
part in the conference here was pre-
dicted by John l.. Lewis, Internation-
al president of the miners union last
night.
Mr.. Lewis made his prediction in
the face of the present deadlock in
the conference on the question OF
arbitration.
That the question Of arbitration
must be disposed of before any head
way can be made toward settle
ment was indicated by the state
ment made by Lewis that he will
meet with Michael Gallagher and
one other representative from either
side at 10 o'clock this morning to
take up the question Of future strike
prevention.
Asked whether there was any
prospect for a compromise On this
point, Mr.. Lewis replied:
"The mine workers have not
changed their position on arbitra-
ton"
The policy of the miners on this
point is that no plan Or provision
of arbitration can be accepted by
them as part of the agreement
which they are endeavoring to make
with the operators.
Lewis Optimistic.
ION the bituminous question, am
optimistic" Mr.. Lewis said last
night. 1t may be possible to reach
some agreement within 4S hours.
81 am hopeful that this joint con
ference by Monday may develop
something definitely along this line
Developments during the last twelve
hours have been gratifying and por'
tend an end to the long strike, now
entering it's twentieth week.
Important developments with
respect to the anthracite situation
may have taken place today and
feel sure that a joint conference
with the anthracite operators will be
arranged and actually take place
within a few days"
When the conference resumed its
work today, the situation will be
right where it was at adjournment
Saturday. When the recess for the
week end was called, the miners and
operators were deadlocked. When
they were called together this
morning, the arbitration question,
because of the deadlock, will still
be before them and must be settled
before further progress can be
made.
The feeling that prevailed last
hight among both miners and opera
tors who discussed the situation be
lieved that it would reach an agree
hent to come to an end this week.
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DANCING
ROSEMONT PARK

Whitacres Orchestra Tonight.
Wed. 16th-All day and eve-Big
Metropolitan Picnic-Bands-Noted
Speakers, Congressman Saunders
and others. Athletic Stunts-Swim-
ming races. Under canvas: The
great Georgia Minstrels and Vaude-
vile Show-Big Athletic Show.
For Round Dance
NICKEYS ATLANTIC CITY
ORCHESTRA
The Boardwalk's most popular
ince musicians.
FIRE WORKS DISPLAY
Between 10 p. m. and IL p. m.
in
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-04-20
HEAD-ON COLLISION

The editor OF the Herald together
with Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Cafky.
Mrs. Annie l.. Jones. w. II. Thomas.
Frank Laughrin and F. G. Tracy and
daughter. Eleanore. drove over near
Plains, Kansas. yesterday TO view
the scene of a head-on collision be
tween two Rock Island stub trains.
which occurred about 3 A. NJ. that
morning and in which the engineers
OF trains had been killed. II had
been reported that many were killed
and injured but only the two engi
neers lost their lives and none OF
the passengers were seriously in
jured though several suffered pain
full wounds and bruises.
The wreck occurred because OF a
confusion of orders and the two
trains came together when running
at full speed. however. only the
engines and baggage cars were
greatly damaged and the coaches
did not leave the rails. The tender
OF one engine was telescoped into
the baggage car. The firemen es-
capped by jumping but the engineers
stayed with their trains. The dis
aster occurred on a long straight
oEway and It would seem that II
might have been averted.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-04-20
GIRDLE REMINDER OF ANCIENT
TINES

Girdles of metal adorned with
brilliant ornaments, now quite com
monty used largely for purposes OF
ornamentation in women's dress. is
a reminder of the revival of a GUS
tom of ancient times, when they
were worn by both men and wo-
men to confine to their person the
long, flowing garments. They were
not always OF metal. but were often
of linen or leather. The girdle al
so served as the support of weapons
utensils, bags or pockets, etc. In the
Middle ages books were sometimes
bound with a strip of flexible stuff
hanging from one end of the vol
ume, which could be drawn through
the girdle and secured.
Among some people, even In this
day. the girdle is put 10 practical
use. Being large and loose, the
scabbard OF sword or long dag
ger II passed through the girdle in
stead of being hung from It, hook
or projecting button serving TO hold
II in place.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-04-20
MONUMENT TO ADVERTISING

The nickel gave us the Woodwork
building one OF the seven wonders
of the twentieth century. Now IL
has given us the Wrlgley building
Chicago's most lofty office struc-
ture. Spearmint, Doublemint and
Juicy Fruit put up this magnificent
skyscraper.
The building is not only a credit
TO Mr.. Wrigley but IL is ALSO A
MONUMENT TO ADVERTISING. II
Is advertising that gives the nickel
It's fortune-making potency. II op-
ems up the purse strings of the
masses for the product that sells for
only few cents. The vast majority
of our l05. 100000 population are
prospects for a flve-cent package of
gum, a package of Uneeda biscuit.
or a roll of Life-Savers.
How the demure nickel, plus ad-
yertising multiplies markets is well
illustrated in the case of the as
founding success of the five-cent
packages of raisins, recently put
out by the California Associated
Raisin company. The nickel unit
wrought this business miracle. just
as II has In so many cases.-Print-
er's Ink.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-04-20
ATTENDS RousING MEETING

Tuesday, OF this week. our Coun-
ty Agent attended county agent
program meeting at Woodward. In
the past II has been left to the
county agent to outline his own pro
gram and to do the work that he
thought was most needed and In
the manner that in his own judg-
ment II should be done.
The county agent is servant OF
the people OF his county and the
ment OF Agriculture. the State Agri-
cultural Colleges and the people.
That being the case the people
for whom he works should have
some part In outlining his work.
In other words they should de-
termine where and what kind OF
demonstrations should be carried
on, what portion OF his time should
be devoted TO club work, what part
he should take IN organization work
and so on.
This committee Is usually com
posed OF the county commissioners,
bankers and business men from the
towns. the leaders of each county or
ganization and the leading farmers
from all parts OF the county.
At the meeting at Woodward,
the entire day was spent In discuss
ing the problems OF the county and
outlining the work the committee
wanted done by the county agent.
The meeting was presided over by
w. r. Shelton. Assistant State
Agent. assisted by f. b. Markland,
District Agent for the northwestern
district.
They expect to hold a similar
meeting In every county In the state
within the year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-04-20
JOHN BATEMAN FOR COMMIS-
SIONER

John Bateman. OF Knowles. is
this week announcing his candidacy
for commissioner of the first dis
trict. subject 20 the will OF the Re
publican voters. at the August pri-
mary.
Mr.. Bateman is so well and fav-
orably known In the first district,
In fact. In all parts Of the county,
that anything the Herald might say
of his candidacy is already known.
He is thoroughly capable and re-
sponsible and his election as coun-
ty Commissioner would guarantee 10
the taxpayers an economical and
thoroughly satisfactory administra-
tion. He knows Beaver county
like a book" and It's needs and re-
sources II the affairs OF the coun-
ty are entrusted TO his care as
county commissioner. they Will be
In safe hands
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-04-20
ANNUAL COUNTY MEET

The annual county meet held at
Forgan last Friday and Saturday.
was well attended and much inter
est manifested.
Beaver feels proud OF the show
ing made by our contestants and
takes this means OF expressing our
congratulations.
In the fine arts. class A contest
Miss Reola McKillips OF Beaver.
won the gold medal. In piano solo
and Miss Laura Henson of Beaver
won the gold medal In reading.
The reports OF the various con-
tests az we were able to get thin, is
~ follows:
Spelling
First prize--Bernice Lebo OF east
OF Forgan.
Second prize-Marlon Butcher OF
Forgan.
Third prizet-Helen Tharp OF Dist
rict ~.
Arithmetic
First prize-Willie FraRs. OF For
Second prize-Myr,le Muir. Blue
Mound.
Third prize-Tie between Helen
Tharp of district % and Bera Gray
of District IS.
Penrianship
First prize-Margaret Curt, For
Second prize-Ruth Flint. district
1a5.
Third prize-Lily Huguley. Blue
Mound.
Reading
First prize-Helen Tharp. district
Second prize-willie Fraas. For
gan.
Third prize-Lillian Saunders. Of
district "a.
Athletic Meet
Pole Vault:
First prize-Guy Quinn OF Beaver
Third prize-Tie between Floyd
Hancock and Albert Brown of Bea-
yer.
High Jump:
Second prize-George Goetzmiger
of Beaver.
Mile Race:
Third prize-Clarence Smith OF
Beaver.
We were unable to get COM
plete list OF winners In the athletic
contest and although Beaver did not
win so much In this department,
still they won a place in everything
they had worked out.
The high school expects to enter
in q Triangular meet between For
gan. Laverne and Beaver on April
29th and in this contest they ex-
pect TO bring home more trophies as
their interest is aroused and more
training will be had.