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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10
MANY STILLS RAIDED
BY FEDERAL OFFICERS

FL Reno, Feb. 10.-Federal agents,
assisted by members Of the sherifrs
department. OF Canadian county. ar
rested thirteen men. confiscated nine
stills and closed hotel and a res
taurant in a whirlxind campaign
against the liquor traffic in that
county in the last week. One Of
the stills is said to be the largest
on record in this state
The thirteen men arrested were
Dioey Green, G. salyer. the lively
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10
TOO HAsTv

A Georgia man rode IL miles 10.
heat up the operator at central be-
cause he couldn't get a number on
the telephone Such drastic meas
ures are to be deplored however
satisfying. On the other hand. care
should be taken by telephone opera
tors not TO irritste the public.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

The Ro.arian clubs OF America in
augursted a prosperity campaign
two weeks ago. the object being 10
sew optimism throughout America
The campaign has been productive
OF good from all reports. Two hun
dred and eleven daily papers in the
United States agreed 10 help, with
out pay in the campaign. The
Leader has contributed s4S2 in ad-
yertising to this campaign, charging
the sum up 10 the general good
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10
The RIGHT NUMBER

Chicago persinage from the
Herald Examiners Rambler: Chief
ritzmorris called the new city police
station the other day asking Tor
Yards l." The operator said. "Oh,
Oh. oh, four"-and the chief replied.
"Oh. oh. oh, yes"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

The warden OF the state peniten-
tisry. mindful OF the quarantine rules
OF the board Of health. calling for
vaccination, refused to admit a
number OF prisoners because they
couldn't produce sore arms. Those
who hadn't been vaccinated could
not pass the test. sprins baseball
practice not having begun. in phe
county jails OF the state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10
hers. Dave Owens. W.

brothers, Dave Owens. W. c.
Owens, Charles Carlyle, Charles
Massey. George Layton, Walter Har-
ris. d. +. Carey. Jim Barrett, Bob
Dunlap. John Ratzel. Dave England
and Carl England. The Central
hotel and the Lively cafe were closed
by injunction Moonshine liquor, ac-
>cording to the officers. was found
in many places Of concealment in
the county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10
HAD A NOSE FOR II

A man recently toured 40 states,
reports the Philadelphia Public
Ledger. and received Invitations 10
drink in nearly every state. He
could have had as many invitations
to steal chickens too. II he had as
sc.iated with that kind OF people.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10
Can You See
Your !l'. Ribs? R

1T wasn't that wanted ts get fat-ne.
Et wanted % put ON about . psUnAs moro
n. nesn. then rd b Just right I've nibbled ss
oieA gorged big meals. I've haunted health re-
eorta been to fine climates. guszleA MILK but
tsrmin. olive oil emulsions. swAllewsA pliA
o0esuon fAd2 and . score Of other wont.
works. Finally. IL dzwned on me- None q
tnsse 6ines vas building up the new rsd bloel
sSas 81. needed: took s g. the greatset rs!-
cleanser known. I put on pounds II : msntA.
snc nay nerves instead OF stringS feel nko wire.
. = .. has the world beat"\
= = 3 p guaranteed purely vegetDb,s n III
neaieinai ingrsdientA 1t has produce1 a<oas&nG
SSSe.n IN building up run down. thin-lAoe4 49,
Hore psomp and beautiful ana younGw hno1n0.
3 y = ~ ee en drpg oeoFoa = tUO -
- 49, - 7 - - euoopQ)0b
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10
DIDN'T STAY LONG

Occasionally the old home paper
prin.s startling pie.e OF news. One
in Missouri reports that u. u. Hous-
ton. of Bloomfield. who died SUNDAY
and was buried Monday, returned 10
his home Tuesday"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

The dog tax statistics printed In
The Leader yesterday amused me.
said a business man. today. THE
idea OF collecting taxes from only
two hundred dogs. Why. man. there
are 2,5e0 dogs in this town; II every
dog paid a tax We would have 3l5.-
600 in the city Golfers. You can
take this from me straight, Just
:hree in ten dog owners in Guthrie
pay tax on the beasts"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Wanted: Thirty good workers TO
go to the mountains and dig gold.
Not a prospect but a developed
mine. You will have to have a little
money and work four months. Big
profits to be made this year. Fine
hunting and fishing. Turn your
pleasure trip into a money maker.
For full particulare call or write ]. r.
Douglass. 2)s Scott Thompson Bldg.
Oklahoma City. Okla.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

When Judge Boles tied up young
Buchanan and the little Johnson girl
he started something. The Wash
ington Avenue Baptist church al
Oklahoma is paralyzed on account OF
dissenslon. More than half the
membership has resigned and the
air is filled with curses. But how
lid Judge Boles know?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

The Leader is in receipt of numer-
Gus letters asking about the guaranty
fund, and whether depositors will get
their funds from the sniied bank.
Requests made 10 the state banking
board asking for information have
been answered: Everything will be
attended 10 in due time
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Check passers and ether fakirs
must step lively now since new
methods have been invoked by the
Retailers Association. All credit
associations are now closely allied
by wire.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

The three hundred hardware men
who met in convention in Oklahoma
City this week went on record las
seeing better times for the spring
and summer months"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

A Ku Klux Klan parade, 5000
strong, will be given in Oklahoma
City on Saturday night. According
10 reports from Oklahoma City the
parade will be made up OF klans-
men from eighteen cities and towns
OF this section, and no Oklahoma
City members will participate.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

"The Republican party and high
tariff are a combination in restraint
OF trade" remarked democrat to-
cay.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

F. RS. objection 10 the ouiia board
is the same objection he finds to
many people. Its so difficult; ito
verify their statements.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

WANTED Man in good standing
and well acquainted in city. Rare
opportunity TO right party. Write
b. care Leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Eighty-one specific acts of law
lessness have been preferred against
Sheriff Buck Garrett. who Is now
on trial at Ardmore.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Just when the owners OF victory
bonds were sitting pretty and drawing
nice interest and the bonds were
climbing well sbove par. the treasury
department orders their cancellation
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

The peace dollar may not stack
as the bank clerks complain. but
you can still trade 1t fer poker
checks and other necessities Of life.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Nearly ten thousand teachers and
members OF the state teachers as
sociation Of the state are in Okla
homa City today attending the 10th
annual convention. All white schools
In the state were dismissed thurs
day afternoon.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

would not get a cent. and he wanted
somebody punished. Hepburn for
merry lived in Guthrie. lie he was
known as ths "ftyhtlng Irish kitty
attorney" There appears 10 be so1se
fight left in Hep yet.
IL appears that agents Of state
Prohibition Agent Meadows are moi
at all satisfied with the results
turned In by city and county off,
GERS. An agent OF Meadows depart
ment. In Guthrie. last night. said;
~Our department is wise 10 every
move OF city and county officials in
every city and county in the state;
We know exactly who are being play
ed for fayorites. who puts up the
coin for protection and the number
OF gallons OF raw corn in transit
It's our business TO keep posted; IN
only two counties OF the state has
any attempt been made to really get
the corn doctors. Knowing this, our
department is growing nctive; we
are going after the favorite bootleg
gers OF the officials. Last week We
got four in Pawnee: six in Paw
huska: two in Perry; eight In Ponca
City: and two in Blackwell In
Guthrie we landed on one Gaines and
one Paul Levy. You know these
federal pulls are hard 10 get around.
We are going 10 see that the cases
stick, and then we shall await some
explanation from city and county
Freezing was easy. but
Short means business. He has
promised Meadows 10 get every re-
creant county official"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

With the temperature standing at
So at 3 o'clock that morning the
weather man predicts still warmer
weather for Saturday with possible
rainfall Saturday night and Sunday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

The disarmament conference mus.
have disarmed winter.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Backyard gardeners are busy. It's
time TO plant the onion sets.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Revolutions are the rule In Mexico
and have been for many years. mo-s
than three score having taken place
ia that country n ths last eesysara
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Elmer Wire is quite IN at his
home south OF Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Apparently the grounding is not
living up 10 his campaign promises.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

The moving cafeteria pays tn,
city 800 year occupation tax.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

d. c. Stone Is in Mulvane. Kans.,
ct the Santa Fe hospital.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

What is so rare as a day in June
A day Id February.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Matt Duhr says Hercules water
mixed With the pure water $3.50 win
pro'ons lifs 4 takeD lsdly,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Mr.. George Green OF wichita. Kan
sas Is in the city visiting his cousin
Miss Ruby Linn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Basketball game tonight at cit,
hall at 700.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

Many epass fires worry the IRE
department
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-02-10

The Irish provisional govern
ment having duly been installed,
we have here a member of the
Irish Republican Army on sentry
go at the entrance TO the Dublin
CITY Hall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-09
LOCAL PEOPLE COON :
WASHINGTON TOUR

Four persons went to Washing
ton, D. G. yesterday on the B.
& o. ten day tour. The round triI
fare Is $l1.05 and the next tour
will be held on Wednesday, Dec
ember 6.
G. ]. Proudfoot, Wheeling, dis
trict passenger agent, was in Far
mont today on business. Accord
Ing to Mr.. Proudfoot the B. q o.
will offer special train service to
Morgantown for the football game
on Thanksgiving Day, although
details have not been worked 0u;
as yet. Thsre win possibly be
special service from Charleston.
Col. H. G. Mutt, pittsburgh,
president and H. B. Piercs.
Brownsville. Pa, assistant super.
intendent, Monongahela Railway,
returned to their homes on PENN,
sylvania train No. sos yesterday
afternoon at 4:1O o'clock after
cunning here. 81, 4
! A part OF. fourteen pera'e, sew
eral Of whom we're from Fair
mont, .Morgantown and ClarksburG
left Clarksburg on B. s ". train
No. / early this morning for
Brownsville. Texas, in the Rio
.Grande Valley to investigate the
project Of the South TeSpsz Land
Co. They will travel ,oyI the B I
6. o. as far as st. Louis the end
OF the system -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-09
Funeral OF VIM.
CHARLTON HELD
Impressive Services Held for
Local Man Both Here and
at Warrington.

Impressive funeral services were
held today at the home of Sheriff
]. D. Charlton on Main street for
his son, William B. Charlton, who
met a tragic death Sunday evening
while driving near Falrview. The
services were conducted by tho
Rev. Claude H. King, pastor of TIL
First Methodist Episcopal Church,
who paid a high tribute of respect
to the life and character Of the
young man. A large number OF
relatives, friends. and associates
were present for the services, and
the floral offerings were numerous
and beautiful, bearing silent test.
mony to the esteem in which tho
deceased was held in the commu.
nifty. n
The services were held at 1880
O'Clock and at 4 O'Clock the tlineraI
.cortege went TO MANN bgton, where
further. services were held at 2ssso
O'Clock at the Methodist Episcopal
Church.. conducted by the Rev. John
Beddow. The church was packe
to capacity, and many could not
gain entrance to the building. The
Reverend Mr.. Beddow, who was In.
timately associated with the de.
ceased when lle was resident OF
Warrington, also spoke feelingly OF
the character and life OF Mr.. Chart.
ton.
A large number OF former school,
mates OF this city went to Manning.
ton with the funeral party and wera
Joined there by school friends from.
that place.
The pail bearers were all init.
mate friends, being Walter Glover,
Paul Willis, Henry Thompson, JACK
Vangilder, Bliss Sturm, Harley
Beall, Joseph Hamilton and Claude
Kendall.
Following the services at thu
Warrington church, the body was
buried at the Warrington Gene.
terry by Musgrave and Son.
The following relatives were here
for the funeral; Mrs. P. l., Hon.
man Of Hanesville. La, an aunt:
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith and lit.
tie daughter and Miss Blanche
Smith Of Buckhannon, Mrs. Arthur
Smith being sister; Mr.. and Mrs.
Brtce Wallace OF st. CalIrsville,
Ohio; Mrs. Howard Powell OF
Rochester, Pa; Coy Conway and
Scott and Paul Wallace of Barnes.
vile, Ohio, and Claude Kendall, a
student at West Virginia Untver.
sity.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-09
KLINE SPEAKS AT
HIGH SCHOOL TODAY

Another preparatory jubilee in
celebration OF the anticipated vic
tory over East Side High School in
the game. to be played Saturday
was held at the Fafrmont High
School at 10 o'clock this morning.
The regular hour for chapel ser
vices was observed in the form OF
a "thuse" meeting, songs. yells and
cheers being the order Of program.
w. G. Kline, popularity termed
Nose" addressed the student body
on the theme OF football. Mr..
Kline's talk sayorlng OF genuine
enthusiasm for the sport, was de-
livered to the Students with advice
and suggestions in regard to. sports
manShip and the necessity OF stu.
dent body cooperation. Mr.. Kline
is connected with the Monongaheia
Power & Railway CO. in this city.
Previous to the address OF tina
program the regular service OBJ.
served at each chapel program,
that OF the assembly pledge to the
flag; was made. This feature was
followed by the singing OF the
"Star Spangled Banner" The de.
,yotional was led by the high school
principal, W. 81 Buckley. The an.
nouncements OF they morning con.
tained the notices OF the football
banquet TO be held at the "Y" to-
night under the sponsorship OF the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-09
GOODYEAR MAN WILL
SPEAK HERE TUESDAY

AS a feature Of the final session
Of the meeting Of the West vir-
gtpia Automobile Association held
in Clarksburg on October 10, a
representative OF the Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co., ]. C. Kroh,
made an address dealing with the
modern methods Of conducting ar
automobile garage. touching on
every angle Of the business. It
was said to have been one OF the
best talks along this line ever
made in this state. A number OF
local dealers were at the Clarks-
burg meeting, and they were so
impressed that they at once start
ed to make plans to bring Mr..
Kroh to Fairmont. He will be the
guest Of honor and will make the
principal address at a meeting OF
the Fairmont. Automobile AsSocia.
ton to be held at the Y. N. C. A,
Building next Tuesday evening.
The meeting will take the form Of
a dinner and the dinner will start
at $50.
All the employees Of all the
automobile interests IN the city
have been invited. It Is said that
the heads OF the local concerns
will have as their guests at, the
dinner al their employees. r. N.
Morgan is in charge OF the ar
rangements; and today mailed out
letters to all the members OF the
association. LE-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-09
MEREDITH ELECTED TO STATE COURT
MINISTER ORDAINED
AT MEETING HERE

The Rev. Fred L. Thompson O..
Jacksonburg, w. Va, was ordained
10 the ministry at a special session
of the Grafton Presbytery held at
the Presbyterian Church in this city
yesterday afternoon at y O'Clock.
The Reverend Mr. Thompson will
be stationed at Jacksonburg and
New Martinsville and will have
charge Of two churches
AT the meeting yesterday were
Prof. Charles Uantrall, Ph. D., mod
orator, Morgantown: the Rev. ]. v.
Koontz, clerk, Warrington; TIA
Rev. II. G. Stoe.zer, Fairmont: the
Rev. E. NJ. Moser. Edgemont: lie
Rev. James Ferguson. Buckhannon:
the Rev. Alexander Mocha, Clarks.
burg, and Charles M. Richie, this
city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-09
WEST WRGINIAN
GETSPOST STORY
First InstaIIment Of Detective
Story by Noted Writer
to Appear Monday.

The West virgtnian has been for
tunate in obtaining the serial
rights for The "Triumphs of NJ.
Jcnquellc," a series of nine inter.
est-compelllns mystery stories
conferred around Monsieur jon
quelle. perfect of the police Of
Paris" by Melville DAWSON Post
one Of West ,yirginia's most noted
writers. The first of the series
will appear in Mondays issue Of
The West V.rginian,.
Mr.. Post has done MOS 10 ad.
vertise the Little Noun - STATE
in the literary world tn4A eny
other resident of'the state. He
lives near c Iarksburg on the pike
Heading from that Getty to- Buck.
.baplop. His. home, Is q ed iC;halss
and butt on the fnes sot the
old sRsiss houses Rel -tEits
hoEhe that Mr.. Post does tndst q
I!tsis Writing and the serial that
will start in The West YirgiItau
Monday were written al the
Chalet. b si
The following extracts from a
story written by member Of the
staff OF thet Clarksburg Telegram
and printed in that newspaper on
Sunday, June s, OF this year tells
Of Mr.. Posts home, his theory OF
story writing and many other In
teresting incidents concernig the
writer OF "Triumphs Of NJ. Jon
quelle. I"
ION the bench Of a towering AMI
majestic hill overlooking the slug.
gish and creeping waters OF a tri-
butary Of Elk Creek and the paS-
ture lands Of the hills beyond,
Melville DAVIDSON Post the. master
of detective fiction, creates tha
mystery stories whica prG-:inent
critics have acclaimed as superior
to the famous Sherlock Holmes
tales. It Is thereat the Chalet
Mr.. Posts handsome country resi-
dence, fourteen dusty miles from
Clarksburg on the Buckhanno1
road. that many of his most no,
table stories have been written.
"Mr. Post. SCOTS at inspiration
and describes In detail the manner
in which a fiction narrative Is
constructed. n
'Inspiration?' The author OF tho
celebrated Uncle Abner and Ran
dolph Mason stories almost snap
ped the word, is mostly p,ous
fraud! 1t is a prtension to medic
cricy,' he said. The writing Of a
short story is a combination OF
hard work and, 1.-The following OF
certain weli.deflned structural
rules Mr.. Post continued. TN.
spirat!on.' he said, does not CO.
ter the literary art any more than
CONTINUED on 9aE, etEhti s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-09
lUDGEN.EREDIITH
Wins H|SFIGHT
Fairmont Man Elected Judge
Of Supreme Court on
Late Returns.

Late returns from Charleston this
afternoon indicated that Judge
James A. Meredith Of Fairmont
had been elected to the Supreme
Court Of Appeals by majority Of
about 5000 votes. The election Of
Judge Meredith, a Republican, over
his Democratic opponent is consid.
cred remarkable in view Of the H.:
900 majority received by Maj. NJ.
NJ. Nicely Of this city over his Re.
publican opponent, Senator Howard
Sutherland, for United States Sen.
ate.
1t looked for a time as II Judge
Meredith would be caught under
the Democratic landslide, but the
late returns were favorable to him
and he is now said to have a lead
Of about 1000 votes, which is more
than sufficient to assure his cleo
ton. 1t is great compliment tc
his personality to be able to come
through in the face Of the general
CONTINUED on page eight.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-09
AUSIIN'RE|.CEIYES
DEATHSE|..NTENCE
Man Convicted Of Killing Pol,
iceman at Moundsville
to Hang July 6.

MoUNDsv1LLE, Nov. s-El-
mer Austin, convicted with muir
der in connection with the Staying
Of Patrolman H. Bartells Of the
local police force on April 80, was
toda ysentenced to hang at the
state prison on July 6. Austin was
the first convicted Of murder, in
which there. was no recommends
ton for mercy since 1915, when
"Smoke" Thomas was convicted
and later hanged for killing his
wife. Austin was intoxicated at
the time the crime was COM
mitted, his attorneys asserted, and
could not therefore have been
guilty Of premedlated murder.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-09
4-MINUTE SPEECHES
TO BE GIVEN SUNDAY

Four-mlnute speakers will ad-
dress the congregation of the vari-
GUS churches at the morning serv-
ices Sunday. The speakers will
consists OF workers engaged In the
interests OF the union Oriental
women's college. An Interesting
feature Of the affair is the fact
that Mrs. Claude H King. wife OF
the pastor OF the N. e. Church,
will address the congregation Of
the Presbyterian Church. while
Mrs. H. G. Stoetzer, wife OF to-
local Presbyterian minister. will
speak to the members Of the N. Z,
Church. The other speakers and
their appointments have not been
announced yet,