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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-06


| BY NEA Service.
KANSAS CITY-Baseball pools
flourish in most American Associa-
/ tion cities. Sales in the eight cities
average between $4,000 and $4,000
week.
r. Mystery covers most operations,
. hut pooi tickets are sold openly In
sorne cities-notably Kansas City,
SvhIch is regarded as minor league
gambling headquarters in the mid
die west.
! Here baseball pools and horse
race handbooks are operated IN al
least three cigar stores.
In one place the salesman mounts
! a stand like an auctloneer and calls
out to the crowd;
Here's your chance 70 get $50
for a dimei"
Occasionally a policeman in uni
form walks in, and tho selling stops
until he goes out again
Five thousand people in Kansas
City buy chances weekly. A similar
number play the baseball pools in
indianapolis. spending $4,000
week. In Toledo 200 regular play
ers spend a similar amount.
Selling is open in Toledo. where
the ticket buyers spend $500 a day
20 win $1,000. II was open in 1ndi-
annapolis also. until a recent police
crusade was started.
= More than half the tickets in Kan
rss City are sold by agents who have
regular routes through ONCE build
fngs and factories. The remainder
are sold in cigar stores and billiard
rooms, as in most cities.
Pools are based on scores OF games
IN the two major leagues and in the
American Association. The princi-
pal daily pools are made up with
tickets containing the names OF three
clubs out Of the "a in the three
leagues.
:. These tickets are sold for 10
Cents each. the person holding the
names OF the three clubs getting the
largest number of runs that day win
ming $50. The ticket drawing the
Smallest number OF runs wins $50.
Prize money Is divided in case OF
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-06
CHOW baseball pools gambling

was operating on . gigantic
scale in major league team
cities was told in The Evening
Journal several days ago To-
day the survey. conducted by
NEA Service for Tho Evening
journal. shows how gamblers
operate in American Association
cities.)
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-06
MONOGRANfe

Monograms are a feature on sports
blouses and dresses. They started
small and comparatively inconspic-
uous. but now they are attaining
quite large proportions and are fire.
quentiy made the whole decoration
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-06
GOSPEL MISSION.

c. NJ. Thomas, pastor. and mem.
bers OF the Full Gospel Mission, 81.
shipley street, will hold an open all
meeting at Sixth and Lombard
streets at Z o'clock this evening.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-06
Pools Thrive in Ass0. Cities
Two Arguments on Pools.

!. BY NEA Service.
INDIANAPOLIS - James IL.
Deery, former city judge, dis
scented from the opinion OF pub
lie officials and private citizens
condemning baseball pools.
81 can't see anything ooteo-
tionable in baseball pools" ne
said, ct believe they stimulate
interest in the game"
w. p. Clauer. secretary OF the
Indianapolis Baseball Club and
a city councilman. says pools
lessen attendance.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
Hearing On Release
Mine Workers Heads
(By Annotated Press,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. g.
Hearing on an application for the
rlease on a writ o; aabeas corpus
Of Alexander Howat and August
Dorchey. deposed officers Of tho
Kansas Mine Workers Union, serf-
ing six mC.lths' sentence In the
Cherokee county jail for violating
the state Industrial court act by
calling strikes, was begun in fed.
eral court in Kansas City, Kaps.,
today. Tho hearing was conducted
In Chambers. Attorney Hichard ].
Hopkins, of Kansas, said that tho
plaintiffs had not been d, prlved OF
any privileges granted them by the
constitution and said they had rey.
er appealed from the judgments OF
tlII district court
Judge Pollack frequently inter.
rupted both the attorney gesSal
and Phil Carey, Howat's attorney
to tell them what, in his opinion,
constituted thr, issues in this case.
He told Hopkins that he cared
nothing about the circumstances Of
Howat's conviction before a Chero.
kee county jury.
"The question is as to '%d5cnrr
the criminal procedure provided
for in the Kansas Industrial law is
faulty" the court ruled.
Care yargued that the provisions
Of that court law which dknies the
right to strike or TO call a strike
Is violation Of the 18th Amend.
ment Of the federal constitution.
The judge replied that there was
no question in his mind but what,
under the contract between the
miners and the operators, tho min.
ers had a right to strike. He add.
Cd, howtRer, that the law Of Kan.
sas made striking illegal and that
Carey must show that this law is
y:olation Of federal constitution.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
TAKE NO ACTION.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. = Mem,
bers Of the senate finance commit,
tee OF which the late Senator Pen
rose was chairman. met informally
today with the expectation that ali
members Of the committee would
go to Philadelphia for the funeral
The expressed wish Of the late sen,
ator's family that TIE funeral be pri.
rato had been communicated, how.
ever, To Senator McCumber, oi
North Dakota, the ranking Repub.
lican member and the committee
therefore decided to take no action
It did determine, however, that sew.
eTal Of its members would draft the
resolutions which are to be submit
ted to the. senate. T:hen i scorxan4G,
sSt6ailffd M 'SS v
Owing to the absence Of Senator
Grow, colleague Of Senator Pen
rose, on account Of illness II was IN.
t'erstood that an announcement OF
Mr.. Penrose's death would be made
In the senate.
Arrangements. however, wore
subject to change. Tho plan Of
senate leaders for tomorrow is that
the senate meet and adopt resol,l.
tions with respect to the memory OF
It's late member and adjourn 10 tho
following day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
.DATTILO COMPANY
PLANS NEW PLANT
seven-story Building to be
Erected on Cleveland
Avenue Plot

A seven story reinforced con-
crete building will be erected in
the near future by the Dattilo
Fruit company in Cleveland ave-
nue. on the sitc now occupied BY
the Dewey hotel. Plans and
specifications for the new build
ing are now being drawn up by
the New York Concrete Steel En-
gineering Company.
Although no definite time has
been set for the completion Of the
building, 1t is the plan of those in
charge OF the project to have the
new building ready for uso by
August /. 1922.
Tie building will he equipped
with a first class cold storage
plant, and there will be an abund-
auce Of warehouse space. The
first floor above Cleveland avenue
will be used for display rooms and
for the offices of the company. A
railroad siding will be built up to
the rear OF the now building.
The Dattilo Fruit company,
owned by Thomas and Martin
Dattilo, was established in this
city in 1907 and since It's organ
ization has occupied the present
premises in Cleveland avenue.
The company deals exclusively in
wholesale fruits and produce.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
Billy Sunday Club
To Be At Monongah

The community Bible class at
Monongah will have another inter-
esting session tomorrow night at
the n, P. church, Tho class was
specially favored last Tuesday
night by having several members
Of fthe Billy Sunday Business Mems
club present, and each proved him.
self equal to tho occasion, Profess
sor Joseph Roster was the instruc-
stor, and no will be the instructor
for the Bible study tomorrow
evening. Those who heard Mr..
Roster wore thoroughly convinced
Of his ability to instruct. Fred B.
Cannon, song leader and soloist
will be present again tomorrow
! evening, and will have with him
the "Royal Quartette," along with
other talent from the club. Mr..
Cannon has requested that "all
those intending to come bring
their Victory song books"
The attendance last week waB
over a hundred, and a much larger
class is expected tomorrow night.
Mr.. Reed, president Of the class Is
doing his utmost to have a record
attendance. and other members
are ably assisting him In this
work. Be booster for tho COM
munity and for the Bible class,
and let your own attendance help
max the meeting a success.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
WHITE HOUSE
THROWN OPEN
First New Years Reception
at Executive Mansion
in Nine Years

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. - The
doors Of tho White House were
thrown open today to official Wash.
ington IN dthe general public as
we'll to receive the new years
greetings Of the President and Mrs.
Harding. Gala occasions In former
days on the White House social cal.
endar, the new years receptions
were abandoned during the Wilson
administration and the one today
is the first to be given In nine
years.
The morning hours OF the recep.
tion we're allotted to callers In the
official group-members of the
cabinet and their immediate famI.
lies, government officials and off.
GERS OF the higher grades in the
army and navy while from 3 o'clock
until four the White House was to
be open TO the general public. Dur.
ing the morning period local off.
GERS OF patriotic and military socie.
ties were included in the reception
line. In former days, frequently
more than 5000 have been greeted
by the executive during the public
reception.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
JAMES A. MEREDITH rs
SUPREME COURT JUDGE
Prominent Local Man Named to Fill Out Term .to q
Judge Lynch, Resigned; Announcement made
Today by Governor Morgan-Is High Honor

Ia son Of Absoiom and cathar!ne
Riley Meredith. He received his
early education in tho publ!c
schools of Centroville district, Ty.
Ter county. Later he attended and
was graduated from the Normal
and Classical Academy at Buck.
hannon in 1895. He first began his
work at school teaching at Ripley,
jackson county, and later az Cen
treTillo, near Alma, Wilbpt, Hol-
brook and SistersYllle.
In 1897 Judge Meredith entered
West Virginia University at Nor.
gantown, taking the a. u. and legs!
courses together and was graduated
in 1900. Leaving the university he
began to practice law al Middle.
bourne, Tyler county, within al.
most stones strow from his HON }
town In the winter OF 1905 Atto..
ney Meredith cast his lot with Ma.
.riOn county. becoming cashier at
tho FaiTmort Trust company. How.
ever, he @ecided to resume the
practice q law The next year. For
"a time hoepract!ced alone but later
formed a, legal partnership with ].
g. Pr.chafd, which eliminated in
1919. In 1919 he formed second
legal partnership with Ernest Il
Bell, which was In force up until this
Continued on Page two)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
TO
ATTEND SCHOOLS
Postmaster Hays Has Good
Plan TO Make Them
Efficient


WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Begtn.
ming with the new year under or.
ders issued by Postmaster General
Hays. newly appointed postmastcrs
will be required to attend school,
where they will be taught, among
other things. how to meet the pub
Ilic, their places in the community,
how through publicity 10 educate
the public in tho use OF the mails,
how to handle complaints, guard
the mails and maintain proper rela-
tionshlp with the department.
Central accounting postoftices
will be designated in each state as
schools for the instructions of
postmasters OF the second and third
class, under the direction OF First
Assistant Postmaster General
Work. as superintendent" OF
schools.
Newly appointed postmasters will
sbe; ;aTtssl hss lettaE7 his tiSsss,
wetWare to avery great extent az.
pends upon his willingness and ca.
pacity TO give It better postal ser
vice" After tho intensive course
aimed to Impress upon now off.
cials that "he Is local manager Of
the biggest business institution in
tho world" he will be required to
write the department giving a re-
view of what he had learned, 40
that It may be determined, Mr..
Hays said, whether he Is qualified
to serve behind a placard reading:
ASK your postmaster, when you
want to know"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
BLIND STUDENT
MAKES ADDRESS
Unusual Program Carried Out
at Highland Ave. NJ. E.
Church Sunday

One Of the most unusual programs
rendered during tho holidays was
given at tho Highland NJ. Il.
church In Bellyiew Saturday night.
y. G. Hupp, superintendent OF the
Sunday school, was the moving
force, and had prepared for the
audience an all local musical treat.
The arrangement OF tho program
was not out Of the ordinary, with
the possible exception that it was
most informal, hut tho numbers
rendered were exceptional. Among
the features OF outstanding inter.
est were an address by Earl Fisher,
"a. .hiiph student ~ The. state. pniyar,
EEItF, 4 lE0ag 4bg6t ft us thet cohnty
,superf fntendent 10 his teachers forty
years ago, a piano and harmonica
duet, and a quartet composed Of
piano, violin and two guitars
These last played a number OF old
time tunes that carried tho listen.
ers hack to years now long depart.
ed. and the friends they brought.
Mr.. Fishers address was interest.
ing, asst dealt with the method b9
which this blind boy is forging his
way through WeSt Virginia's high
est school Of learning with tho same
vigor and success as other fellows.
MIR. Fisher, although not yet oS
years old, is ip his junior year at
Morgantown, and has, besides, sue.
ceeded in having two bills passed
by the legislature for the hettor-
ment Of the blind In the state. The
first bill provides for compulsory
education OF the blind in West Vir-
ginia, and the second makes the
state furnish a reader for blind
students who desire 10 enter the
university. These READERS" read
the lessons to the bline student,
and he studies the lessons by lis.
tsning to the text.
mr.. Hupp suggested that this en-.
teTtalnment was the beginning OF
n getting acquainted" program to
be carried out In the community.
Just to further socIabillty among
the members.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
NO REST GIVEN
NAVAL EXPERTS
tny tho Associated preee.l

tBy tho Associated Presa.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Despits
the New Years holiday, naval ex
perts of ths, Arms Conference dele
cations kept at work today on thell
task of ironing out details OF the
naval Limitation plan which 1t IL
hoped to put nto final treaty form
by the end OF the week. With nc
serious difficulty expected in
formulating the necessary ..ztSni
cal adjustment o cover euch ques
tfons us replacefent and scrapping
Of ships. there was a general feel
ing today that the end, Of the week
may see another plen9ry session o.
thte conB renee for announcement
OF q formal five pot h treaty GOV
oring tho naval ltmE Eation scheme
With the prospect for final dis
position Of tho nava program, there
was a general exi ilectation anon5
the delegations tofay that IN the
;Go GoilestylS; Ssgsl4 III tlsflent ss97
seffng thefar eiEstei u tisIa #old ii
effected, permitting tie conference
to adjourn about tho middle OF thu
month. Despite tht several trou
blesome issues Which apparntly
have yet TO bc cleaned away in
that branch OF the Negotiations, in
cluliug tho shGutung qt'stion upon
which the Japanese and Chinese
are now deadlocked It was said
that the settlement would not be
delayed hvond two weeks. Most
OF the foreign delegates have made
definite arrang ments for their de
parture at the end OF that time.
In connection with the far East,
ern questions, the Siberian situa.
tton had beh brought suddenly In
to prominence today through pub
llcation by tn especial delegation
here from the far eastern republic
Of copirs OF alleged communica,
tons between tho Japanese and
French governments covering the
proposal that tho two governments
act in concert at tho Washington
conference with respect to the es
tablishment Of q japanese protec'
torate over Siberia.
Although the documents were
promptly declared by a member OF
the Japanese delegation to be 8
malicious fabrication and by q
French delegate as Sorgeries, stu.
pIdly contrived, there was specula'
tion today whether tho accusation
would be brought formally before
the conference by the Chinese OF
some othF delegation when the 81
berian Situation is taken up on the
agenda, The far eastern represen,
tatves thems Gves not only are moi
members Of the conference, but arc
speaking for an unrecognized gov.
rnment which E6t 1t entirely I'm.
certain as to what cognizance may
be taken Of the charges.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
NOON MEETING AT
SUNDAY CLUB
Fine Program To-day; Make
Plans for Union Service
at Local Church

The Billy Sunday Business Mems
club of FaIrmont held their reg1l-
lar noon day luncheon at the "Y''
today, with thirty two members
present. An excellent lunch was
served and the group was pleas
antly entertained by yoca lsolo
rendered by Miss Margaret Frisch-
kon. After a social interval, Rev.
Claude H. King announced tho
opening Of a campaign in tho In.
terest Of tho union revival to be
held In the First N. E. church be-
ginning January 20. and tive dif-
ferent group leaders Of the Billy
Sunday club were chosen to assist
% ., i! .eIiii bfu.
tBers represent tho five churches 30
far joining in tho union movement,
and we're as follows: S. q. Feister,
Baptist church; C. C. Denham,
Presbyterian church; Harry c..
Drum, First NJ. E church; II. T.
Jones, M. E. South church; Mayor
W. W. Conaway. NJ. p. Temple,
u. G. Hupp was also appointed to
represent the Highland Avenu- u.
E. church in Bellviow.
Announcements were made OF
several meetings for tho coming
week and the club now has .ap-
pointments for each night. On
some nights there will bo more
than one meeting held. 1t was cas-
ually stnted today that ono mem.
Der Of the club had held over three
hundred personal interviews and
had led over one hundred persons
to become Christians. This is, Of
course. exceptional but the club as
ia whole has certainly been doing
great work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
WAR TAX OFF
R, R. RATES NOW
Makes Considerable Differ
ence in Long Mileage
Trips
War taxes today wera eItmtnnted

War taxes today were eliminated
from passenger tickets. This is
especially notice on trips envolvIns
long mileage. On tho B. & o. r.
r. for instance the charge is thirty
cents less to Baltimore, fortytlve.
cents less TO New York and "a
cents less TO Pittsburgh on berths,
on P11llmans and thirty cents less
to Washington, D. G. The new one
way fares are as follows: Balti-
more S11 .26; Washington, D. c.,
9.s4; New York city $17.9s; Pitts.
burEh. 81. 40. On actual ticket rates
It is saving OF 80 cents to Bal
timer; $1.44 to New York City;
IS cents to Pittsburgh and so cents
to Washington. On the Mononga,
hela railway It, means a saving OF
i35 cents to Pittsburgh; $1.s3 to
New York City; 81. 5s; to Chicago,
and 1920 to Detroit, on regular
ticket rates which are as follows:
Pittsburgh $40; New York City,
$780, %; Chicago, s1s.7S; Detroit,
SIS. 05. On the chair car rate be.
tween Fairmont and Pittsburgh on
tho Monongahela the rateis seven
ty-five cents since! the six, cents
have been eliminated on the Tate.
The surcharge on Pullman rates Is
still effective.
Georgia Lowe OF the b, & o.
freight station and daughter. Beu-
lah attended the B. & o. BALI at
Wheeling last ThprSay.sr
The freight stations and express
office as well as the tfatnmastsrs
and, superyisors ffices Of tia B Z.
o.. are closed Today I. The offices
Of the Monougahe 10 n ilKev arc al,
- closed today &
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
.PENROSE funeral
. STRICTLY PRIVATE
Often Expressed Wish Of
Late Senator Along This
Line to Be Carried Out

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2. = Ar.
rangements for the funeral Of Sen.
ator Penrose were still incomplete
today. 1t was definitely decided,
however, that It should be strict.
ly private. In accordance with his
oft-expressed wish.
In making this announcement,
Leighton G. Taylor, for many years
the senator's private secretary, said
only members OF the family and
friends would attend the service
and q congressional delegation
probably would not come here for
the burial. The date for burial
would be fixed, Mr.. Taylor said, aft.
er hearing from relatives In the
west.
Meanwhile tho body Of the for.
mer senator. cncsscd in a metallic
coffin, covered with purple cloth.
lay in his bachelor home here. No
crepe or flowers marked the pres.
ence Of death in the old fashioned
house where from a sick bed he had
conferred by telephone with nation.
al Republican leaders at tho Chi.
cago convention which nominated
President Harding. Every wish OF
the senator for simplicity has been
respected.
Expressions OF regret at h!s
death continued 10 pour in today
from all sections OF the country.
None of them was made public by
his relatives.
Governor Sproul said that he had
not decided upon Senator renrose's
successor Under the law tho Gov.
ernor Is empowered to mako an ap-
potntment to fill the vacancy, until
the next general election.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02

CHARLESTON, Jan. 3.-James
A. Meredith, Of Falrmont, has been
appointed Judge of the supreme
court OF appeals effective January
l, Governor Morgan announced To-
day. The appointment is to fill tho
vacancy on the bench caused BY
resignation OF Judge Charles w.
Lynch, Of Clarksburg, and will hold
until the next general election when
n Judge to fill the unexpired term
OF Judge Lynch. ending December
81. 1924, Will be elected.
Only thrice in Its history has a
resident Of Marion county been
chosen to the supreme court bench
OF West Virginia. The frs. Ma.
rion county citizen to be signally
honored was Alpheus F. Raymond,
who served In that capacity from
1873 10 1881. Tho next in order
was John W. Mason, who filled that
Important position from 19l5-191G.
Judge James A. Meredith, the
third to have such houors con.
ferredssupon him, Is a natIvo Of
West Virginia. He was born and
raised on farm In Tyler county.
two miles from Alma. having been
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
NEW POSITION

Mitchell Mills, well known trav.
ellIng man Of this city until recen-
tly with the Stevenson Wholesale
company here has resigned that po-
sition and has accepted one with
the Hick & Hoge Dry Goods com.
pany OF Wheeling and has assumed
his new duties. Mr.. Mills will visit
hls old trade and win call upon his
old customer at once. y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
Circulation That Counts

On the editorial page today win be found The West
Vrgnia usual detailed circulation statement rthe pre-
cedng month"; 1t is summary of the daily circulation
which is published each day the front page during the
month.
For many years The West virginian has been con-
sistenty publishing it's circulation High low the fig
have been honestly shown 1t has not been the
tom to publish them when they high and suppress
them when they LOW In spite of depressed bust
ness conditions and the terrific circulation campaigns
its local competitor, The West virginians subscribers
have not been shaken the average daily circulation for
the past six months being as follows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
SOME RIoTING

Z BELFAST, Jan. sporadic 81.
changes Of shots that had been
proceeding for "a hours or more
between members OF the rival fac
tons here without serious result
became grayer today. In the early
hours two men were shot and,
badly wounded. Another man was
slightly wounded when q bullet
IExasad hs neek
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
SENATOR GROW BErTER

PITTSBURGH. Jan. SENATOR
W. e. Grow, OF Uniontown, who Is
resting in Mercy hospital here be-
fore resuming his duties in Wash
ington, was reported from his
room this morning as being "fne."
It was not known, the nurse said
when ne would lt.aye Pittsburgh.