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, 1922-09-25
EIGHT INDICTED O
Mine KILLINGS 3
DENIED BONDS .

MARION. I'LL. Sept 25-{By The Anod ad Press)- Circuit Judge Hartwen today
sranHda ppiohons6 rb the released bond of IS of the 81 men indided For mnrderm Con-
necion with the Hnmn mine killings but denied liberty to the remaining eight me
judge acted on the applications after attorney for the miners union promised to surrender
Jess Chndrs md OnrH Howard, the two oh rged with murder who have not been ar
rested. =
prepared to furnish the bonds which will total $4,000. Six will be allowed freedom on
100000 bond each, twenty-one$ $4,000 bond each, mt ten on $4,000 cah.
, 1922-09-25

SUIT AGAINST
G.. Y. whitney
IS CONTINUED

SCHENECTADY. n. v. Sept. IS.
Hearing of the one million dollar
breach Of promise suit Instituted by
Evans Burrows FontAkne. n dancer.
against Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
ney. son Of Harry Payne Whitney,
, 1922-09-25

FARGO, n. D., Sept. 25.-Three
carloads Of bonded whiskey contain
ing 5000 cases and valued between
ss50,00e and S400. 600 will be seized
late today at Portal. n. D., by fed
eral prohibition agents, A. A. Stone
Fargo. federal agent for the state,
, 1922-09-25

made. It was said at the home where
Dorothy and her mother were stopping
here that both went out Of town satur-
day for a rest and left word that they
would telephone in today.
, 1922-09-25

was brought to Sheridan for safe
keeping.
Trombello is alleged by authorities
to have shot Hoffman to death VIXEN
the youth came to his house to ex-
plain to him that he was not connect
, 1922-09-25
AIRPLANE DARE Devil THRILLS
HUNDREDS AT OIL field FETE

AS one of the big and final features of the two-day Lavoye
celebration held at this town, formerly the Mosher camp, To-
Gated in the Salt Creek field, Daredevil Cochrane held the
public beneath him spellbound yesterday afternoon as he
demonstrated his absolute mastery of fear and his wonder
full control of mind and body. ~
, 1922-09-25
BOYS SLAYER
IS CAPTURED

SHERIDAN, Wyo, Sept. 25.-Joe T~rombello, an Italian
coal miner charged with the staying Saturday night of Fred
Hoffman, IS years old, at kleenburn,. Wyo, a coal camp near
here, was captured by a posse at Decker, Mont, last night
after a running fight extending over two miles.
Trombello surrendered after he had been wounded. He
, 1922-09-25

While the old Limitations of WON
ans dress in Persia have not been
thrown aside, they have been greatly
relaxed. and the worhen are increas-
ingly careless in covering their faces.
, 1922-09-25

What we can't understand is how
a weak tire kn1ws there isn't a shady
spot within a iriic.
, 1922-09-25

One OF the important speakers yes
terday was Judge Fred W. Freeman
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RELIEF Letter
MA|LEDLOCALS
Circular Dealing With the
Program For Aid of
Needy Sent Out

Fairmont office of the United
Mine Workers OF America today
issued the following Circular letter
to local unions bearing on the re-
lief of needy miners and, their
families, It being signed by Nick
Aiello, president; Patrick Buckley,
vice president: and Edward Mat
thews, secretary and treasurer, Of
sub district 4, of district H.,
United Mine Workers of America:
"This Is to notify the officers
and members of local unions In sub
district 4, district II, United Mine
Workers OF America, that the sre-
cial sub district convention held at
the Labor Temple in Fairmont on
January 14th. 1922, for the pur:
pose of outlining q temporary
policy to help the miners and their
families who have been thrown out
OF work by the mines shutting
down through no fault Of their
own.
"The delegates to said conven-
tlon representing tho local unions
in sub district a OF district II, u.
N. W. of America assembled on
said date at said convention, out
lined the following policy to meet
tS:s emergency By passing the fol-
Continued on Page Four
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MEN
MAKE APPEAL
Ask President to Investi-
: gate Charges of Gross
Neglect

WASHINGTON, Jan l6.-As-
serttng that the more than 8 500
mentally disabled former service
men now placed in state institu.
tions were victims of such 'gross
neglect, Indifference and profit
eeTing" as constituted a "blacls
reproach on the honor OF the. ma.
ton" the disabled American vet
erans Of the world war, In a mem
'orial presented today to President
Harding urged immediate action
by the government looking to the
treatment Of all such cases in fed
eral institutions.
Neglect Of these cases In insti.
tutions committing to permanent
insanity many victims which prob
ably could be cured.
Describing the condition OF icon.
tract" cases OF this class in the
institutions OF the state OF Ohio as
typical Of those in principally
every state,' the memorial assert
ed the government had farmed
out the insane ex.service men OF
Ohio to state asylums which are
notriously overcrowded under
manned and inadequately equipped
to treat and care for them" while
CONTINUED on page sixl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-16
TROOPER.BLACK
May GET WELL
Man Shot While Making
Arrest is Little I'm
proved Today
(By the Associated .press.)

( (By the Associated Press.)
CHARLESTON. Jan. 16.-
Physicians at st. Francis Hospital
today held out some hope for the
recovery, Of State Trooper Lane Ii.
Black OF Morgantown who was
seriously wounded yesterday Eat
Dry Branch on aGabfn Creek while
making an arrest. Although he
was suffering greatly and was not
yet out Of hanger. physicians
thought his condition was some
what improved this morning. ).
Zachariah w Taylor OF Terra
Alta another member Of the state
police, is also at the hospital but
is not as dangerously wounded.
The two men had arrested Henry
Afford on a copias from Logan
county where he wasunder indict-
ments charged with the armed
march" last fail. AS they were
walking down the railroad with
their .prisonerIa shout from the
underbrush was followed by shots
which brought, down both troopers.
Four arrests have been made. by
troopers investigating the shoot
ing. and search is being continued
for three other men including
Afford.
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~ After taking the poison he
fought With me saying that some
one had put s0ttethtng In It and
that It was no GOOD, 3 little while
afterwards he took g bed quilt off
a bed and lay down ON the floor.
his face began 10 get black and I
told Henry my little brother who
is seven years old, to 60 and call
Frank, his sbrpthor; who WAS stop
ping at a house nearby, when
Henry did not return and ! saw
Simon quit moving and lay still.
Fran to, The house ana asked Frank
to callIa doctpr9as Simon had cut
my sister. Frank ran 10 the house
and when he saw Teresa he told
me to go to Mrs Nincent's and
call atdoctor, Henry and me went
for the doctor and when We return.
ed we found Frank lying across
Teresa on the ihnds and blood Nil
,Soyef .his face. Some al fhe ueopie
came Sins and a 8lnafi named Hun
,saker. 1. said :: he would can the
notice n II
The iwo ehIIdYet, Sitad been in Tn
'bonse sfrotn Sea,jiy rntSfnine with
ths' body OF tha fdead man aud
the,rS sista rinSfa dyi3e condition
The first doctor \ to ~ "a the seems
inronanneed ~ 5alTfthree III Inc ,artIas
daed Sb,,tS When na5,i,s,.e n ihe
,sssr,tpsi @ @ forces ,ar,.issd - M the
scana sho,tigss sttsr two o,c,oc,r
then ,nnnd * ~, st3ii n~ stsr, s'es, ana
.sftor tg re1nnyirs I'M ft IN sSd SSasd besv cf
gS.S..,. S1tsS! ~ tass ~ SSS ..
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Nearly 400 Attend ses-
sion at Princess
|: Yesterday
RESULT PLEASING.
First Of Series Of Meet
tings Along This Line
In The Region

Three hundred and fifty miners
attended the first OF a series Of
educational meetings now being
htld in the Fairmont region under
the auspices Of the Consolidation
Goals Company In cooperation with
the United States Bureau of Mines
and the mining department of the
State Of West Virginia at the Prin.
csss Theater on Sunday afternoon.
The meeting was aimed To- have
miners respond and in tliisarespect
1t was q great success.
was self ieyid ant that the, mine;
Is -concETned a great deal more "a )
to his personal safety in the coal
mines than the general public real.
ICES. This is proved conclusively
by the increase in safety work, first
aid and mine rtscue work from
year to year and It now has become
just as important branch with the
larger companies as any Of the
other necessary activities connect.
ed with coal mining,
II storv of. s,nnbur
The first nictnrn shawn wos ..,rba
story oF SninhnT i = twa.rss, mo NO
tlon uicture showing the eFtensive
workings Of the Gulf Texas Sui:
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Representative Of Nine
Powers Resume Discus
sions at $3.50 Today
TARIFF AGREEMENT UP.
Delegates Will Try and
Decideon Chinese Tar
iff Agreement First
(By the Associated Press, i

(By the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Still
awaiting receipt by the JAPANESE
delegation of instructions from
Toxic which are expected to COM
.plete the naval Limitation treaty,
the arms conference today propos.
ed to turn again to the study Of far
eastern and Pacific questions.
The delegations OF the nine pow
ers participating In the, questions
were called to meet at $3.50 p. M.
In the. first session OF that part OF,
the Conference since January 5.
Prior to the meeting gof the heads
ofthe delegations OF the five naval
powers held another session and
the. American delegation met.
The meeting OF. the far eastern
committee was called, according to
understanding at the Chinese dele.
cation headquarters, for the pur-
pose of passing on the final draft
Of the Chinese tariff agreement.
The question Of the 81 demands in
the opinion of the Chinese would
not come up at today's session nor
was 1t believed other far eastern
questions would be considered at.
this time
Under the tariff agreement
which was put In final form on,
Friday at a meeting of the Root
tu~ntihpvu on mage 'sst4
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Girl. CHOPPED With
MEAT SAN; CRIME
is. most Revolving
Nine Year Old Sister Of Girl Tells
Of The Crime; Result Of
Jealousy Apparently

One of the most henous crimes ever committed in the
long history of crimes in Marion county that enacted
this morning at the old county poor miles
from the city on the Farmont when Simon
Desemme "a Belgium, wound Geler, aged
ID years, American girl with meat ended
his;own life drinking dose Of deadly fitting
climax to the terrible crime Frank Delsemne Of
Simon ended his life BY shooting himself The head
with a revolver. .,e .s s Ts4 s4S Ssss
Thestory Of, the terrible crime as described phau-
ence Collier nine year old Of victim, who
an eye witness to the whole Simon ard
Frank sister and Simon
and re did not return
lastr Simon sister had argu
nent and he cut had in the
Kitchen he saw the blood running sister he
said he was sorry7he did would spend the
rest Of days prison He then the poison
was and taking piece Of bread and poison he took adj
that was in the bottle II Z; s.sy
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FLYINGSQUADRON
COMING TUESDAY
Prohibition and Law En-
forcement to Be Chief
Topics

beginning at 2:S0 tomorrow after.
noon the Flying Squadron" will
hold the first meeting in the First
Baptist church. Another meeting
will be held tomorrow might at 1880.
Two meetings are scheduled for
Wednesday, and two for Thursday,
to be held In the Methodist Protest.
ant Temple.
The party. is composed OF seven
people, and the speakers will be
different each day. For the open
ing day the speakers will be DR.. D.
Colvin and Arthur E. Whitney.
Wednesday, James H. Woertendyke
and Hon. Frank s. Regan will be
the attractions. Thursday, Oliver
w. Stewart, Rev. Norma c. Brown
and Christopher P. Donnolly will
address the audience.
The topics discussed by these
speakers will be those OF prohibi.
tion, and the fight for law enforce
ment. Many Fairmont people win
be interested, In these Flying Squad.
ron meetings. since members OF
their Organization are remembered
for other visits to the city.
Central Christian Church.
A great audience filled the Gem
trail Christian church to overflow.
ing last night-said to be the larg.
est crowd in its history. DR.. ]. E.
Gordon preached a remarkable SER
mon on Jesus and His Church" "
Following the rousing song service
directed by Mr.. Grow, and a bap.
tismal service, a male quartet COM
posed Of Messrs. Burke, Rbsenmer.
kle, Smith ana Grow, sang stJust
Outside the Door, by Neyin. Mrs.
Grow, yiolinist, played ave Maria"
by Schubert. Mr.. Crow sang "EIe
Lifted Me-" by Gabriel. Record
crowds attended all services yes.
terday. Atthe morning service DR..
Gordon used as his. theme, 'The
tcontinnsd on passItsal
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.BLEVI|NS SAYS.
.N.E|..N. We. N..HAD.G.y!|.N||S. | \ y! !! ! N
Interesting Testimony Is
! Given at Morgantown
Z Today I. Y
.tBy Associated Press1

L "
MoRGANToWN, Jan. 16-That
members Of the Dellslow local, Uni.
ted Mine workers of America, had
been supplied vita rifles and. ami,
mrunltion by R. NJ. Williams union
organizer, toabe used ii connection
with the mine strike IA long the. Nor.
gantown and KIngwood railroad to
compel recognition Of the union by
the Bethlehem mine corporation
was the testimony Of Earl Bfeyins;
former member OF the union, In tho
Monongalia county Circuit court
here today. Bleyins gave his testi.
mony as afstate witness in the trial
OF James Kane, indicted ON "a fe1.
ony warrant on charges In ,connec:
tion with the shooting up OF the
home fof Louis Sandenza, q mon.
union miner. aitit,s y '5S Il
ASrifle and ammunition that
Bievins testified had been supplied
to him by Williams and diseyeral 9th,
er union leaders who will face trial
later on similar. charges was shown
Harold w. Houston, Of Charleston,
is assisting in the defense Of the
union men. is
In the opening address to the
fury, Assistant Prosecuting Attor-
ney. Charles g. Baker said the state
would undertake to prove that vii:
liams was the head OF an organized
conspiracy to drive non:union min.
ers out OF the NJ e. X! field BY
threats, he added that the state,
would prove Williams had laid the
plans for a reign OF terror and law
lessness and had then gone to
Charleston before the crimes were.
committed in order TO have an alibi
for himself.
I At the trials Of union men a va:
riety OF charges are expected 70
require from one to, two weeks
t1me. yartualty the whole coinh1n.
nifty OF Dellslow was in court today
to testify either for the state or.
Kane. Y 4
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|BATLEYxT.OsSPEAK.
10 MINING MEN
IN GLA..R.KSBURG. A |. /.
Northern w. Va. Mines
Show Prod ton Loss
| This Week
lIlUnL MlMLO W.UnAlRG.
l50 Coal Loads to Curtis
Bay Dead Loads
fou;,10
MORE Mines WORKING.

4 Gu D .
NEXT Thursday evening Charles
NJ. Batey, Fairmonty international
|organiser Of the United Mine Wor.
|kers of America, and personal rep
|tesenta tive OF President John L.
lewis In Nor, ,fiern West Virginia,
will address the harrisburg dis
Erict mining institute. Mr.. Bailey
|being q native Of England and
l1sSng veil acauaint te ID With the
mining schools and educational,
Features that are extend ded' IN that
tountEy TO mining men, viii be. able
70 tell a very iiiteFes ing story q q
Mr. Batley made the announce
Inent at the sub district 4 cofiyen-
hon here on satlcrlay and invited
NE niirers TO attend the gathering
which willkbeiheld in the Harrison
sounty court house at, Clarltsbourg
ae has always been an advocate OF
Ehe miner taking. up educational
york which vi II make them better
Ned ofr accepting better positions
zen the pportunity arises.
Personal Mention
HowardSW. showal 'er, Diamond
Foai Co. returned last evening
from a.iysitsto his parents In, Kan
as City
G. .! Robinson. Robinson Coal
interests has returned to Fair
nont attersa trip to Baltimore and
Wash ngton The many friends OF
lis BROTHER, Charles L. Robinson,
Nlnclies ster. Va will regret to
learn taiRtshis Improvement is not
IS speedy as had been antlcipa' ed.
s. 10, Brady, Of the Braly Coal
corporation. has returned from "a
rip 10 the Abrams Creek mine in
Mineral county.
Week Srows Decrease
With figures from the Cumber-
and division; B. G o. and. the
YyaF Helenis Run branch. Yves.
ern Maryland, missing, It, would
Gem ~ n the mines in Northern
West vlrginia last week. produced
rs coal than the previous week
Eh1ch was 232, ,000' tons. Totals
or seven railroad divisions ou. Of
ine show q production OF 4,1Os
hrs or 206! !450 tons. This may
creased from 400 10 500 tsns
oss by thel I'D dltIonal figures.
Weekly toalE were as r0tloys:
fononcah division. B.3& o -16g4
lis; Monongahela, Yves iVrginio,
Continued on Page -Four
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JEROME HALL rs
TAKEN BY DEATH
Well Known Marion County
Man Dies Suddenly
Today

Jerome Hall, aged "a, one OF the
best known and most highly re-
spected residents Of Marion county,
died suddenly this morning at about
six o'clock at his homesat Farming.
ton. Mr.. Hall had been in his usual
health and yesterday was about tho
house as usual. Three days ago he
complained OF not feeling well but
no serious results were anticipated.
On last WednesdayTand Thurs
day Mr.. Hall was In the city at
tending court and also visited
among his many friends in this
city.
He was born in Harrison county
but had resided practically his en-
tire life in and ABOUT Pennington
where he was much loved and es.
teemed. He had followed farming
most OF his life and was a success
full farmer.
He had been a member OF the
Odd Fellows. lodge. for many years
and was also a consistent member
ofsthe Baptist church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Laura e. Hall and by the following
children: Clarence, Will and Wal.
ter, all OF Niles. Ohio; Mrs. Fannie
Cooper, OF !. Farlnington, and Mrs.
Wadsworth, Of Pennington. One
brother, A. G. Hall, OF Clarksburg,
also survives him.
The body was prepared for burial
by undertakers r. Z. Cunningham
& Son. The funeral Will take place
at the n. e., church al Farmington
on Wednesday at two o'clock and
burial will be made in the Odd Eel.
lows cemetery there
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-16
Two Jars On B. & o.
Branch Derailed

: "a tank cur loaded with gasoline
and 10 caboose were deraiied on the
Jamisop No 8 branch Of the n. &
D. Il. u between Barackyille and
Pennington this morning at s
O'clock The taiils Ger was aarEed
to,one side and was almost half way
ever. The cafs were replaced a.
1880 clock this atsernnnn-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-16
REApYiFoR GAMES.

/ PARIS. Jan. 16. ~ Now for the
Olympic games i0f 1924, said Gas.
ton Vidal upon assuming office tn.
day in the new Po'ncare cabinet as
under secretary Of state for techni.
cal education, as his post Is now
known. Under the BRAND regime
he was known US minister for
sports.
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2 dead; / DYING; At Old POOR
[ ARM IN FIGHT over Girl
Young Sayte
Starts DfiiUe
Fo:rGrandpa.
my Associated Press !

BOSTON, Jan. 16-Woodrow
Wilson Sayre, Two and one half
year old grandson OF the former
president, and his mother who
was Jesse Wilson. struck a bell
in the old state house at noon
today % signal the beginning of
a campaign toi9raise $4,000.
dollars as Massachusetts share
In the $1,UOU, 600 Woodrow
Wilson foundation fund:
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CHICAGO, 16-A little bull TERROR pup
Chicago Hospanow and then pulling the suddenly
rompng down On the oorhen back the again with playful
yelp
And little Russell Mueller Looks onquiet possibly
but with an undecided smile on h4 face. ~
PUPPY trying to take the place Of Peggy another bull
Russels bts but recently died
Il wanna heaven mammal he said in tears That's
how much Peggy meant to the boy. y .f 3i'3.
That Officer Victor Schwartz visited the Mueller
He took his gun hid il behind pillow
davenport. =.
Russell found it. te.5
That Is why Russell hospital
little finger sent blazing forth from the penetrated the
youths hip. .E,
The bones shattered-he may be cripple.
And while trying Russell physically
little bull TERROR is trying to bring back the old SMILE
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-16

An average ot 1870 pounds ot;sait
per person was used last year ID
the United ,statess
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-16

King Alfonso OF Spain has q mu.
scum 81 the artiei 5 Us q IN tttempts
against his Life
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-16

German submarine U.2O, which
sank the Lusitanla, may be con.
verted into q seaside restaurant,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-16

The oceans contain enough salt
To- form q block easurfng $500 900.
cubic Smiles,
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COLLINS is NOW.
RULER OF IRISH
Viscount Fitzalen Turns Over
Government To Provin-
cial Government
tBy Associated Prcss1

LONDON, Jan. 1s.-Dublin ad-
vices indicate that tho governmen.
tai departments at Dublin Castle
will be handed over To- the cabinet
of the new Irish provincial gov.
ernment today.
Accounts differ as TO the, form the
ceremony Is to take, but one gen.
orally accepted Is that the Irish
ministers will visit the castle and
there be- received by the, viceroy
who will formally hand over the
offices.
There are some reports, however,
there would be no formal transfer
and that tho cabinet will ask the
existing heads Of departments to
continue their work until the new
government gains a firm seat in
the saddle, when business gradual.
ly would pass into its hands with.
outtpublicltY
II is reported in Dublin that the
;boycot on the British goods will be
revoked soon.
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DUBLIN, Jan. 1s.-The yiceroy
this morning awaited q telephone
3. tC6ntinuedi on ,pars fon1l
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THE WEATHER

CLOUDY prehabIy snow topjefit ana
Teesdsy,
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
County Assessors Notice.

Jones Township, Monday, JoneTo 2nd
  
 SugarC CreekTo Thursday, May 4th Sugar CreekT Crowley Saturday, May 6th Monday, May Stb. , Schoolhouse tuesday May gun
 
 
 Scoolhouse Friday May Fechers Store, Monday May 18th
 
 Schoolhouse Thursday May 18th Shoolhouse, Friday, May 18th goth Walls Chapel Schoolhouse Monday May 22hd lake May 23rd Lake Bridge Wednesday, May 24th Friendsh Halliday Thursday, May 25th Marmaduke Friday and Saturday 26th and
 Schoolhoue Monday May 29th Cane Tuesday, May CaneTo Schoolbouse, 3ls opew Ahlfs Store, Thursday, June 1st Gainesville, Friday June 2nd Brecken Saturday, June 3rd o Paragoud;
  and June 7th to 17th meet the Township located file with him of Township is in will be  situated and
  the All School will a respective before reach 
 County, Arkansas. From7 700 A M. to O'clock P. M
Paragould soliphone., 1922-04-17
MCCORMACK IS REPORTED AS
 SEP PARAT'INC
Denial of Former President That lie Was the Author of Recent Message Causes Split.
CBy The United press)

Washington, April 14.-Former President Woodrow Wilson and Jo- seph Tumulty, secretary to the pres ident during his administration, are believed to be at the parting of the ways as the result of Wilson's repudiaton of the message deliver ed by Tumulty at the Jeffersonian Banquet in New York last Saturday evening. The former president has issued Q statement declaring that the message was not intended as q bloom" for James M. Cox of Ohlo who was the Democratic nominee for the presidency at the last elec- tion. No political incident of re- cont years has caused a greater stir