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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Justice Day Hands
in His Resignation

WASHINGTON. Oct ss.--Jus,ice
Day. OF tho supreme court. today pre-.
rented his resignation 10 President
Harding. Tho resignation II 20 be.
come effective November IL.
The Justice relinauishes his high
judicial office no that he may devote
all his time 10 his new work as arbl.
traitor OF American and German
claims growing out OF the war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
RAIL STRIKE
NOT OVER YET
BY LANES n. KOI. BERy

WASHINGTON. Oct. A.--Appror-
lmateiy 100000 OF tho 100000 rail-
road shopmen who went on strike
July against the reduced wages
ordered by the railway labor board
stiii are on strike. II was revealed
today By the international Associa-
don OF Machinists heads here.
Peace has been signed with only
100 roads. constituting less than half
OF the railroad mileage Of the country.
Harry Bronson. assistant to the
president Of the machinis,s. one Of
the crafts In the strike. declared that
the next two months viii force shs
majority OF the holdout roads into
line.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Lady-Like Yelling
Calculating Stunt

The entire student body Of the Uni.
versity OF Washington In the near
future will be given an opportunity
20 vote on the style OF yelling TO be
featured at the game. Tho lady.lilxc
yelling started this year does not
seem 70 be mYtlng with the approx.
nj OF tho entife student body. Some
scoff NJ the idea and cali II cake.
eating" Idea.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Movie Killer Sets
Up Unwritten Law

HACKESsAcK. N. J.. Oct "a
George Cline. motion picture director.
TO-DAY pleaded the ''unwrittsn law" as
his defense In connection with the
charge that he murdered Hand.
same Jack Bergen. motion picture
stunt actor.
Attorneys for Cline outlined 20
lk1ss Susan A. Squire ~flapper fore
man. and her jury. that Bergen's
murder was turtinabie homicide.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Worker Buried by
Load of Asphalt

VANCOUVER. wash. Oct. a.
John Tukc. IS. an empioye Of the
United Contracting Co. was crushed
and instantly killed Monday when
. truck on which he was riding
skidded and turned over. causing
moro than a ton OF hot asphalt 20
fall upon him Andrew Jensen. who
was working with him. has not been
found since tho accident. II II be
iieved that. crazed with tho reaiiza-
ton Of what occurred. he has wnn.
dered into the woods from tho Bat.
tieground.HeIsson road. where the
skidding took place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Phone Rate Hearing
Between Nov. 20. %

Hearing on the proposed phone
rate tariff. which calls for an tn
crease in Seattle and other wash
Ington cities of approximately al
per cent for patrons Of the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company.
win be heard some time between
tho dates OF November 20 and
-. according TO advices received
by tho corporation counscrs office
from the state. department Of public
utilities. Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
JURY APPROVES
"SHEIK" SLAYINC.
Peggy Beal Freed Because
She Killed Menace"


KANSAS CITY. Oct. sA-
-Sheik love" was recognized
along with the unwritten law rs
provccsticn for murder.
Thu unique plea was given oosris'
ance for tho first time In legal hts.
tory when n Jury In Judge Ralph 3.
I.atshAw's court acquitted Peggy
Heal last night for the murder OF
Frank Anderson. professional
Shcik."
pasing her case on the new dc.
fcnsc that she killed her perfect
lover to save other women from tho
dcspoiler Of hearts. after he showed
her a list OF 80 girls whose rornnnees
he had hiishted. pretty feggy gained
her freedom on second degree
murder charge.
Introduction Of the new character
m legal procedure earne after one OF
the shortest trials on record. The
Jury reached an agreement on its
fourth ballot. Just IL hours after tho
trial Of tho modern '-Thuvia- was
called on the docket
~ pea OF tct1ipot&ty INSANITY We@
injected as side issue by the de.
fcnsc. but the right Of a woman 20
kin = rowing winner OF hearts" was
the main theme that won reggy's
freedom.
This Il tho introduction into
court procedure OF an unusual plea
for defendants that promises 20 have
farreachsng effect In criminal law
In the future" George Birmingham.
attorney for Mrs. Beai. said today.
IN discussing "sheik love"
The court. by recognizing the
soundness Of the contention. has e.
tabiished . precedent for courts and
added . new chapter In the moral
lAw.
The jury's decizion makes
the defense IN unwritten law
for unmarried women. II means
that = woman. ~ In Mrs. Beats
cnse. altho not having tho pro-
tectieu Of tho marriage vows.
can seek the sclacc Of the mar
ried woman who has the unwrit-
IN law 70 guard fseg.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
HURST
STARTS ON PAGE ONE

service, with nothing but live
corpues. ! can hear tho ciank Of tho
nnkla chains and tho shrieklng ana
wniiing OF tho women today
Hurst rocn ured Of life aboard
the convict ship and. aitho he wRa
under a thrre.yeAr contract. he ieft
her and went 20 India 10 live. jus,
how he managed 90 live IL problem.
aslcai. lie wrote long narrative
poems of the rea and studied the
peculiar psychic phenomena OF the
eountry--but apparently entered
into no remnnrratlve activities.
However. he managed 10 stay
thcro for nearly four years. seeing
things that few white men have
seen. MISUNDERSTANDING.
Finally. tho. he won't broke. and
went to sca again. His cruises took
him into every corner OF the earth.
and Of adventures he had more IN
every tweive.month than the aver
age man has In a lifetime. lie has
seen a hundred men and women
torn 10 pieces on the deck Of ship
Huous IN tf1hRR@tis fes~ ~ t"tt'
road iron broke loose. he has stared
death In the face on countless oc.
cnsions: no has gone thru Nil tho
eucarades Of a movie serial hero.
But tho most remarkable expert
ence Of all waa saved untii nearly
the close Of his zen career. He was
mate on the steamer Kathdcwn. en-
routs from New York 20 Yokohama.
when no suddenly felt a peculiar
inner urge. Ito had never had a
sick day IN his life. hs Eel, as III
ss ever. but something told him no
ought 20 DO aick. 20 he reported on
the sick list and wen, 20 his cabin.
tho captain taking his place on the
bridge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

Tho first hundred sting. are the
worst"
Aspiring bes experts were thus
conMoied by u. A. Slocum. state Doe
inspector. who spoke at Tuesdays
session OF tho King county bee
school.
siocum also advised against shak.
ing bees. declaring that Il makes
them angry.
After you have worked while
with bees" he said. you win not
mind their sting any moro than you
do a mosquito bite
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Burch Trial Opens
It Scene of Killing

LOS ANGELES. Oct 1t.-Hsht
womm and four men. irnpansled ~
1ururs, win hear the third trial Of
Arthur C. Burch for the murder OF
John Bolton Kennedy.
Evidence viii open today a. the
ooons Of the murder at Beverly Glen.
Ware court win convene for the first
oonDion- Elxty-one veniremen have
49, examined before the jury was
6oIec1ed and sworn late yesterday.
Two alternate Jurors selected are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Phillips Trial Is
Delayed by Jury

Los ANGELES. Cal. Oct. a.
Prolonged controversy over the 50
lection Of each Juror today was cx-
pscted to retard proceedings In the
trial Of Mrs. Clara Phillips.
Eleven jurors were In the box
lnst night. passed for cause.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
HAD ANOTHER
PECULIAR FEELING

Tho next day Hurst had another
peculiar feeling. lie had never IN
bis life known that no had n nerve.
he didn't even know the symptoms
OF nervous brcakdown-but he de-
clded that he ought 20 have one.
And he did. The skipper. knowing
even less about such matters than
tho mate. took his word for Il. let
him stay In bis atateFoom for tho
rest OF tho voyage. and paid him off
in Yokohama. He couldn't have
been paid off In a foreign port cx-
crpt under such circumBfances--s
the reader might think that Il was
Jus, an ordinary case OF malinKcring
70 get off the ship. but
There 10 one inoxpiicable phase Of
II. Three weeks later tho RAih.
down sailed from Yokohama. leav.
ing Hurst behind. and neither the
steamer nor any member Of her
crew was ever heard from again.
"why7" Hurst asks. "why7 /
don't know"
He wasn't TO come entirely clear.
however.
A short time afterward Hurst went
10 sleep In Yokohama--and woke up
In tho hold Of japanese ship. along
with a crew OF Oriental coolies. lie
had been shanghaied.
Luck was with him tho. lie
chanced 90 wander up on deck and
got In conversation with a japanese
first cabin passenger. Tho passen-
gor was interested after he had heard
Hurst speak.
You don't belong down there" he
stated positively. Then Hurst told
him his story. The japanese imme.
diately made arrangements for Hurst
TO continue the voyage as a passcn.
ger
Hurst intended 10 70 ashore at
Seattle. but when tho ship arrived
at Victoria he left her 20 take a
waik--and when he returned TO tho
wharf she was gone Ito was
stranded. and penniicss. in q strange
city. Providence was still looking
out for him. however. and II wasn't
long before he ran into Oliver Tom
Goldsmith. who ran a restaurant IN
Victoria in those days. and who stlll
lives there.
Hurst told him he believed he had
some money In England-but he had
no means Of living until no found
out. Goldsmith accepted the story
and arranged 10 provide for the
stranded mate until he could com.
municate with his homo.
FINDS FATHER HAD
LEFT HIM FORTUNE
few days later Hurst learned
that his father had died since he had
last heard from his family and that
he had left him n considerable for.
tune. He settled with Goldsmith as
soon Ms he received his money
which lasted six months.
Thon followed an Adventurous ca
rccr In Alaska, the Yukon. and other
frontier points. With no particular
end In view. he driftcd from place 70
place. doing Just what his fancy do
tated. and managing 20 1.-Two some.
how or other.
At last, IN 1907, no gravitated To-.
ward Seattle where he had first
visited 10 years earlier as sailor
And there no has made his home
ever since.
II was not until 1913 that he de.
cided he would make his living with
hs pen. lilo had never sold any.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
Wilkens, Coaded by
Prosecutor, Winces

GAN FRASCrsCO. Oct 2s.--(rocs-
examination Of Henry wifkens. 40
eusod q the murder Of his wife. An
N was resumed at the opening Of
tp6Ayb session Of his trial.
Assistant District Attorney Leo
Friedman. questioning wilkenA CEN
tered his attack on the subject Of
whether or not wsikens made q Do
poelt h the bank on tho day he lcfs
viii Hrs. wiiksns on the camping
tip - the Santa .cruz mountains.
Wnkeno failed to recall definitely
certain details surrounding thIs Incl
1gnG
Wxnens started his testimony com
Deoa11y and calmly. but AFTER the
Gsst Is minutes. goadsd by the prose
eu1pe. hs began 70 show signs OF I'm
pafiencs. - he did yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

FREMONT. Neb.--Three hundred
thousand dollar plant Of Fremont
Manufacturing company destroyed
by fire OF unknown origin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

FOR ONE WEEK. beginning ooto-
Der 20. an exhibit OF industrial arts
viii be held In tho lobby Of the pub
lie library.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24

CHICAGO. - August Bourniaue.
Chicago's veteran dancing teacher.
celebrates s0th birthday. and says
dancing has kept him youthful
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-24
sIEIGHBELL DANCE. du

ing which sieighbells viii Jingle &c
a io-piece orchestra will be given al
the De Honey academy. Pike st.. al
isth. October ~. according 10 an
nouncoment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
Agreement Of Sub.com.
mittee on Chinese Rate
Also Reported
MAKE MUGHRR.g!!.GRESS !.
Naval Committee May Be
Called Any Tine Is
Hear Reports

WASHINGTON, Jan. Prat
ticul completion Of the report Ia
bc submitted by the committee Of
naval experts to the naval com
mitee of the armament confer
ence and agreement of the sub
committee on Chinese tariff on i
five percent effective basis were
two important developments To-
day in the conference situation
The naval committee may ba cal;
ed to meet this evening or tornor
row to receive the report of die
experts which will embody precise
definition Of the Replacement
schedules us welt as the exact
method OF serapping ships winch
are to be eliminated from ths
navies Of the signatory powers
Whilo the rate agreed upon by
the subj committee on Chinese Is.
not the same as that provided N
existing treaties, the fixing ot
five percent as the EFFECT rata
is expected to result IN q clear III.
crease of approximately one halt
percent to the Chinese govern
ment, adverse exchange having re
duced the existing tariff to about
three and one.half percent
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
Disarm New York
Is --latest Plan

NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-Police
authorities OF this city were to.
day considering measures looking
to, the disarmament Of Gotham,
They had before them newspaper
clippings, police reports and hos
pital records covering the new
year revel, during which the use
Of pistols was remarkable for q
city supposed to be lawabiding.
It was asserted that thousands OF
men were carrying firearms, and
that an alarming proportion OF
them we're at least potential GRIM
inals.
Merchants were alleged to have
sold weapons without regard for
the Sullivan law, and New York
gunmen and bandits were said to
have no trouble in crossing TO
New Jersey and stocking up on
munitions Of war. 1t seemed pro-
bable that. some means would be
found to break New York OF the
habit Of carrying pistols but the
exact nature Of the steps to be
taken had not been revealed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
Miners MARCH
ON CUSTOM RUN
Some Trouble Brewing at
Usage; Sheriff on
the Job
(By A.sociate,I Y-.,,l

: MORGANTOWN. Jan A.
Union miners IN the Scott's run
coal field began assembling at
Usage carly this afternoon to
march into the Custom Run terri
tory protesting against an agree
ment OF the miners ut Gilbert
Davis mine number 2 to work on a
non union basis occording TO word
received here this afternoon by
Sheriff Yost. The Gilbert Davis
Mine has not been operating. In
o demonstration by about 200
miners this morning, tho workers
at the Bunker Hill mine were In.
duced to quit and workers at the
Almina mine on tho Monongahela
river between here and F'air1nont
have also been called out, the re-
ports to Sheriff Yost said, The
sheriff started lmmdiatly for
Usage.
After making a preliminary in.
yestigation Sheriff Yost declined "a
take any action against the march.
jetss snHless WA rants ctargiug thatl
with som 70 " AtIon Of the sIaa,
were ssofiI out. At mi moon,
such wafrans had not been issued.
& The Gilbert; Davis t1iifa has i baaen
/ operating on a union basis, but
the miners recently toot vote "a
work under open shop condi itioas.
e. II. Gilbert, president OF tbs Gil.
'6eEt.Dayls corporation said that re.
ports to the effect that the imfns
would resume operations today un:
der an open shop were without
foundation. The Almina mine has
made several attempts In the last
two months to operate as a non.
union mine, but company officials
announced that demonstrations by
union miners had served to drive
their men away from the workings.
The Bunker Hill mine has been
operated as non.unioff working
for several months.
According to reports received By
the sheriff, the march OF the min.
ers was Orderly. Some reports OF
intimidation were received, but
the sheriff informed these consist.
cd only Of vague threats. The
marchers were headed by a brass
band. Several hundred men Joined
in the demonstration.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04

found a convention SO constituted
that II was apparent that a new
man would develop much strength.
In discussing the situation with my
friend Meredith, he suggested that
we bring forward Judge Lynch.
For several good reasons, his sug.
gestlon was very pleasing TO mo,
and We found that It took generally
with the convention SO much SO,
that on the third ballot he was nom.
mated and later elected. Little diu
Meredith or any OF his friends thon
think that he would serve out the
term Of the judge whom he nomi-
mated.
l knew Judge Meredith at school
and believe his appointment is a
good one. believe a Judge should
be a man who was a general prac-
TONER, and not a specialist in any
particular line OF practice"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
R.R. FUEL TAKES
A BOOST AFTER
B|RSLUNP HERE
"A brams Greek Mine
Takes Cut in Mineral
County

Railroad fuel loading of the
Monongah division, B. & O., took
a decided boost after the holiday
lnll, having gone up to 300 cars.
OF that tonnage the D. & y. Sc.
cured 1853 cars and fo:elsn carriers
;47 cars. This is thu largest daily
sael loading since December 9Th,
wllnn II was S34 ca.s.
Bwenty-nine ears OF railroad fuel
were secured off the Chari ston
division, 3. & o. yesterday Of
which the q. {: o. secured IL cars.
~ On Reduced Rate
It was Learned today that the
Abrams Creek mine OF the Brady
Coal corporation along the West.
ern Maryland railway in Mineral
county has gone back to the scale
l,effectiyl In March, 1917. Recently
the miners lin Ehat section STAN.
peded for work and although for,
merlg idant led with tho union, de-
cide1I 10 6sIs6Fk at the r;dGced rate
sof wages
!, To- Start Soon Y
Just as soon as TN adequate
supply Of coal is received the
Domestic Coke corporation will
start work. This will probably be
on Thursday or Friday instead OF
today as previously announced.
Annual Tonnage
Approximate coal tonnage figure J
for the Fairmont region for 1921,
aggregate 267,sS3 cars or 1881.
$50 tons. Production was as fol.
lows: Monongah division, D. & O.,
1924 cars or S,496,20O tons;
Monongahela in West VIrginI, 81
0Ss cars or 4,054 ,450 tons; Western
Maryland, (Wyatt-Hel;n's RUM
S41, 200 tons.
Personal Mention
Frank R. Lyon, vice president
Of the Consolidation Coal Co., is
on business trip to New York
city.
Q. c. Gericke, Of the Domestic
Coke corporation, has returned
from q business trip to Cleveland
Coal Movement
Sixteen trains were moved east
Of Grafton on the B. & o. R. R,
on Tuesday; there were 52S loads
OF which 406 cars arc coal. .Wtsst off
the Monongah division yesterday
there were 1873 loads OF freight
moved. This morning there were
76s east.Oound loads on tae divi-
sion OF which $40 cars were coal.
To Arlington Pier
For the first time for a long
time coal shipnens went forth to
Arlington Pier off the Monohgah
division, B. & o. yesterday there
having been 25 cars shipped to
CONTINUED on page four,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
Weston Attorney Recalls
Incident About Meredith

The appointment OF James A.
Meredith, to the Supreme court Of
the state by Governor e. F. Nor.
gan, recalls to the memory OF the
Charles P. Swint, we'll known attor.
ney OF Weston, the fact that it was
Meredith who named Judge Charles
W. Lynch, at the Huntington con.
vention and later aided materially
in his election.
In discussing the appointment Of
Mr.. Meredith Mr.. Swint said 1t
brought TO my mind Singular in.
cident or how things will take a
turn"
James A. Meredith was the orig.
tnal Lynch man and started the
move that nominated Judge Lyncn
to the Supreme court at Hunting.
ton.
When we arrived at Huntington.
We found many candidates, but we
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
OPEN SHOP ISSUE

CHICAGO, Jan. "A fight
on the open shop issue in the
building trades Of Chicago was in
prospect today when members Of
cement finishers, painters, plumb
ers, steam filters and hosting en-
gineers went on a sympathetic
strike with union carpenters who
have refused to work under the
Landis wage award. Members Of
a citizens committee declared the
Jobs would be filled. Four large
Jobs involving a construction cost
Of S4,50O, 900 were affected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-04
HEARINGS ON
CHEBBlQEEGAS
Judge Anderson 1. ,IIl Has SET
Aside Two Days for
Arguments

10y yaSteSoek4ueu E,ftst3 n
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan: rwp
days have been set aside by Judge
a. B. Anderson In. United States
District court for Arguments
which begin tomorrow on qnes-
tion arising from the order Of the
circuit court Of appeals directing
the Judge to sre-cast In conformity
with the opinion Of the appellate
court, the temporary INJUNCTION
order issued on petition OF the
Borderland Coal Corporation oil
West Virginia, against the actiyi
ties Of union miners In the vii
Hanson coal field and against the
check-off system of collecting
union dues: The higher court
sustained Judge Anderson 8 ordet
except as Il was directed against
the check-off system.
The action of the bofderland
corporation was brought last pc
tober against the United Mine
Workers ofsAmerica and the M
diana coal operators. The hear
ing ontthe petition for q temper
airy injunction resulted III all OPP
orators Of the co-called central
competitive field being mad part.
les to the defense.
Judge Anderson at that tine
sought to have President y y
Lewis OF the miners organization
MAINTAIN the status quo OF condi-
tions In the Williamson field Az
fixed by an order to prevent the
use Of union funds in afurtheting
efforts to unionize the field. The
temporary order was broad Toned 81
as to prevent the collection oi
union funds by, means of tho
check-off system when n Isewin
refused the courts request.