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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17
FIRST JURYGASE
0.lFITE|.RIIN.0PENS ] 4 !.
Yasil Lesob blk Charged
With Q ting s stil
other G ases

n b T. y. 81 f
The first jury trial of the pres
ent term of Criminal court and
the first trial OF a whisky case
under The new Etatute enacted by
the last session of the legislature
is that OF Vasil Lesob:k charged
with committing a felony by on
Grating al still. The case was call
ed shortly before noon at.er the
greater part Of the morning ses-
sion was given over to entering Of
pleas and motions.
Lesobik is represented by At
toney Clay Amos and Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney John w.
Mason is prosecuting the case. The
jury hearng the testimony is made
up Of, w. s. Parrish, Avis Hender-
son Coleman Dicken, Hershall
Huffman, John Little L. o, Beall,
E. E. Richie, c. W. Vandergrift,
James p. Fisher, William Phillips,
NJ. P. Thomas, and ]. D. Porter.
Tho testimony in the case should
be compile ed by 2 o'clock and the
jury should get the case by late
afternoon.
D. A. Ritchie is court stenogra-
pher, and Richard Huffman inter-
prefer. ]. D. Charlton, Walter
Furbee and P. D. BuEon is in
charge OF the jury.
Other cases before the court
today we're:
State versus Carl Pogue, misde-
mepnor, appeared in person and
by Attorney L G.. Musgrave. a
motion to quash the Indictment
was oyerruled and a aSplea OF not
guilty was entered. Pogue gave
$500 bond for his appearance for
trial January 10.
State versus Carl Martin, felony,
appeared ingperson and by Attor-
ney Ward Lanham and a plea Of
not guilty entered Monday was
withdrawn and a plea Of guilty
entered. He was sentenced to
serve two years in the state pen
itentary and pay o fine of $500
and costs. .;
= State versus James Robinson,
felony, former plea Of not guilty
was Withdrawn and a plea Of gull
ty entered. He was sentenced to
serve two years in the state penit-
entiary and to pa va fine Of $500
and costs.
State versus George Z. Lloyd
plea Of guilty entered Monday.
sentence Of two years in the state
penitentiary and a fine OF $500
and costs. "a
The ease Of the State versus
|orrin Johnson vast 'nollied.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17
FAR { EASTERN !
..NAilE[.ER5yP
Little Action BY Arms
Session Today; Shan
tung Case

(By the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Any
other meeting ofSthe far eastern
committee to continue debate on
the subject of the open door, in
China and further discussion Of the
shantung question between the
Japanese and Chinese delegates
formed today's program for the
arms conference.
AS a starting point for the "open
door" discussion today, the dele.
gates OF the other powers repres-
ented in the far eastern committee
had bfore them for consideration
a concrete definition" OF the
! American view OF what constituted
an effective application OF this
principle. This was supplied them
in textual form yesterday by Sec
retary Hughes. after opening the
debate with q re-afflrmation Of the
American "open door" policy In
China, and was understood to have
been based on the secretary's note
of last July to the Chinese minis
ter here concerning a wireless con.
cession to the Federal Telegraph
Company, an American corpora-
tion. It rights in which were dis
puted by other powers. "A subse.
Quent question arising in the com.
mittee as to whether the Gdefin-
ition" should apply to private en-.
terprises went over for further dis.
cussion today.
The Chinese and Japanese CON
tinued today their efforts to clear
away points involved in the Shan.
tung settlement pending a final
attack 0 nthe central problems Of
,cvonditions OF restoration to China
of the Tsing.tao Tsaninftl railway.
Meanwhile until the shantung is
sue is settled-and both sides in.
dicated today that there are
enough, things yet 10 be discussed
| to occupy many meetings more,
the far eastern committee, at the
suggestion OF Secretary Hughes Is
lstill deferring consideration OF the
Chinese request Of China on tie 81
demands. And also OF the question
Of spheres OF influence. IN addi.
ton to these questions, the can
ference, having proceeded on the
declare dpoltcy OF diswposing first
of subjects upon hich agreement
appeared easiset. has yet to take
up the more difficult questions Of
Manchuria and the Japanese occu.
patton n Siberia. Although profes.
sng confidence n the outcome, most
of the delegates privately iconcede
that the conference may be facing
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17
TAl|ILIKIS|..O|N| \
NAGEREDUGBQN
Says 4 is Idle tos { oilsideri
Such nov yelnent at
Present

3fBy Associated pirasss1


sHAMoK1N, Pa. Jan !. 172It, Is
idle to- talk Of refhcing the wage
OF tho coal miners Of the country,
international President Lewis Of
the United Mice w Workerss stol 1.-THE
Anthracite wage committee which
orened session here today; .sthere
cam be no! backward. stet in the
progress Of the United M1nc
Workers. .
IF a niadusfTfal conflict must
come, to protect the interest Of the
miners and guard their honor"
Mr.. Lewis exclaimed, "then;an in:
dustrial conflict must come @
The mine workers Of the coun-
try, Mr. Lewis aGded, !, stand ready
and willing It negotiate new wage
contracts in the bituminous and
anthracite fields to replace those
that expire March 81, and II the
operators o fine fountry will not
respond TO the invitation then
here will be no contracts and the
responsibility will not'rest with the
United Mine Workers.
statesmen and Business interests
must devise some other method ot
correcting sthe evils I'M the |bltumin=
Gus regions than by Fei icing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17
Large I. Ban,
Lost ia Fire
at FaifUiew

Fire Of unknown origin start
ing about 8 o'clock last evening
destroyed the large feed and
livery barn belonging to Joshua
Parrish, in West Maple street,
Fairyiew. Theiloss Is estimated
at $500 without insurance.
All the livestock except one
horse and two COWS were saved.
The Fairyiew fire department
succeeded in keeping the flames
confined to the one building by
their swift work. and nearby
houses were untouched. The
.oss Includes the feed, harness
and equipment Of the barn, be.
sides the building itself.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 17.-No
more does the rough taxpayer drop
in TO give the assessor OF Campbell
county a piece of his mind
For the assessor happens to be a
woman-Mrs. Roxa s. Kirby. She's
got considerable job on her hands
Campbell county is as large as
the state Of Connecticut-but shs
likes It.
Mrs. Kirby was elected TO the Of.
flee after serving as deputy as.
SCISSOR. She went from Iowa to
Wyoming with her husband, a
jeweler, in 1913 and took up a
homestead in the county she is now
serving.
Between tax figures, she likes to
cook and do fancy. work. J
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17
UTELLUMys
By j. A. L.

If / were but a
L1TTLEGERM
And in the milkman's milk
D1DsQu1RM
Did frlsk and play in
BUTTERFAT
And in the whcy did
HANGMYHAT
l should be shaking
1NMYsHoEs
Convinced that 1 my life
woULDLosB
For in the city hall there's
NOW
A maiden with a level /;
BROW
To hustle from that
M1LKYwAY
All little germs that crave
TosTAY
And flourish there all
FATANDsL1cK
And make the babies
AwFUIs1cK
If Iwere but a little
GERM
/ bet my hat that 1
wouLDsQu1RM.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17
Certainly IS
Stout Heart
For Chicken

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Part
of the hart Of a chicken that.
never was Matched was beating
today, the tenth anniversary Or
its lremoyl from the embryo and
isolation by DR.. Alexis fCarrell,l
of the Roc kefelltr Institute. 3
The tissce fragment ISL still$
growing and its pulsat tion are
visible cnder the microscope; Dr..
Carrell said. Il crows so fast
that it IS scbd divided every 4S5
hocrs. I.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17
LITTLE {
CHANCE /.
iI|I.R||.||||ER
Some New Lines
on Ira edy on
Monday

Teresa earlier stiil lives. hut
her NE ts hanging I'd tlte balanco
and endatts at Cook Hospital
where she y d patient have only
slight hopes that she viii recoy-.
or. She has meyer regained con-
scionsness since being brought to
the hospital, but III times has rail-
led slightly and appeared to no
semi-consclous, hut has never
been able to tall.
Present Indications are that
thestruth of 4 the terrible tragedy
enacted at the old County poor
farm yesterday viii never bn
known. The story told by tho
youthful sister Of the only living
victim Of the tragedy to the effect
that q love ffair existed between
the two men and the ~ year old
girl is further substantiated by u
letter found on the body OF Sim
on d Delsemfne, BY county officers
who sinrestigate the tragedy yea-
terday afternoon.
y The lettef which was never fin
|ltsted was addfessed to Frank
de sempie the younger OF the Two
brotltef ras Ia the hand VI rit'
Ing Of Teresa Cartier. II reads
as follows
Dear Francts:
I am worry about YOU al
Il the time, cannot Kiss you
nor cannot see fyon dear, and
it you get any chance TO blow
his head off you had better
do It because he N always
looking for yon=
The letter ended abruptly and
IT is thought by tlfe officers that
Simon found the gtrl penning the
note to her, lover and that this
was the cause of trouble which
ended IN the girl being terribly
INITIATED about tie head and facs
with the meatFsaN and Simon Del
semme ending mis- life by tho
poison route aud his brother
Frank by shootlng himself
through thas head
Three other letters were found.
they were all written by Francis
.Delsemme, two ot chem were to
Teresa and the third was TO a relu-
two in Columbus o. Tho let
(Contlnueil on eage Elghtl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17
GeofSg geB Selden
Taken B,Y Death

ROCHESTER, N. = j, Jan, 17=7,-
George Baldwin Sell dem yentpr
OF the first gasoli line propelled We;
4iicle and a pinoe eed In 4 the present
automobile indc stty died at his
home here today He was presl--,
don't Of the selden No tor company
OF this city and was I 4 years old:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17

First mention Of natural gas was
made in 1867 in a letter to tho
Royal Society OF England. 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17

Average walking pace Of a
henlthy woman is said to be as
steps minute.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17
THE WEATHER

Srew lste tenisht Or Wedncsaay.
warmer tenlnht
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-17
.EATAI, E:,LXPLOS

'I5F n \
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
) Dead, Is
Hurt in Fire
in a Hotel
Lexington at Richmond
Va, Is Destroyed

RICHMOND. Va. Feb. a. Three
persons are known to- DE dead and ut
least rs injured In a fire here early
today which destroyed Che Lexington
hotel und several adjoining buildings
with Cd Iozs estimated at $3.50 600.
a wall az the fire escape collapsed
ana is believed 90 have rutumbrd
several persons. Many were injured
hy tcHping from windows TN" flumos
quickly spread to tine Savings Bank
OF Richmond. the Pearl laundry. tho
Co-operltivo Exchange. Tho Nudcr-
-un-Wiisou Paper company plant and
Che Clyde " @tundrra rriutiur uinnt.
al Of WhIch wero MulL. Iam.--.-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07

help to all sick women. 1t - a wonder
ful medicine, and ! give you permission
10 use my testimonial and my photo
graph. - Mrs. EMMA BAKER, $40 5.
East ST., Lebanon, Indiana.
These letters recommending Lydia 4.
pinkham's Vegetable Compound ought
10 convince women Of the great worth
OF this medicine in the treatment of all
ments to which they are often subject.
Mrs. Baker callsi il "a wonderful med
icine.' Ii you are su Hering from
troubles women often have, or feel all
run down. without any ambition or en-
ergy for your regular work, take Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. u
Is q natural restorative and should help
you as It has Mrs. Baker and many.
many other women.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
Confined from page onc.l q

(Continncd from pag unc.l
mysters mar proceeds. Investigators
today continued reading and spckiuE
other love letters from leading actress
~ and seeking To- find whether the
fatal shot OF last Wednesday was
prompted Boy Jealousy. fear. vengeance
on some deeply concealed motive EN-
Eendcrcd bon the fundamentally myH-
trious life OF one who prior 10 1908
was known Hg William Cunningham
Deanc-Tanner. and since as TAYLOR.
Police ARE u"nawerying in their
search FOR Edward r. sands. former
butlcr-s"crettry Of Taylor. Two war
rants. one ON % charge of grand lac
ccny and the other burglary. both boo
connection with thcrts Of a|rticios from
the LONE of TAYLOR, have bren issued
against Sands.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07

today before the committee with navy
and marine corps officers who figured
that AZ per cent Of the men who
served In those services would elect
to take money.
CAPTAIN Phillip Williams Of the
Navy bureau of Navigation "atimatcd
The cost Of the bonus for men VIII ,
served with the navy ~ f217 G9a,li2
mud Major a. y Putnam. assistant
paymnstcr of the marine corps, placed
the cost for the marine CORPS veterans
nt SsS.S77. 500.
Brigndler General Lord budget Of
ucor OF the war department, previ'
nusly hnd estimated that the cost u
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
FREIGHT RATES ON
MARBLE TO DEFINING
AND Ell PAS0 CUT

LOS ANGELES. Feb. IA rate OF
aGis cents q hundred pounds. effect
I've February rs. on marble onyx ana
granite. sawed. dressed, rough, or
hammered from California producing
points tD El pa-o. Ten, ana Deming,
y NJ. a reduction from the present
rate ~ Sii7it b. announced by tho
Aichisuu, Topeka and Santa Re rail
u
At the same time a rate OF 60 cents
~ hundred pounds ON marble ouyS
and stone In the rough a reduction
from Sl.o3. Will go into effect.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
why Stay Fat?
You Can Reduce

The answer % mast fat people - that q
A. te0 hard, Zoo tfonhlesqtae sud too dan'
Esruus = forse tEe wright fowM Narnois
fruiisS They ate Absui0tss harmless,
entail no dictine or exercise. end have the
added advnutafa Of eheapncsf A ease -
soId ~ one dollar by al drasrisis the world
over. or hebd the price direct W the Mar
molA Co. 40t2 Woodward Ave, Detroit,
steadily aud easily without going through
Ions sieees Of tiFes0ms %exereise and star
walton diet Of fer 81 bad sfferts.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07

the cnpe Of men serving with the army
would bo s2.227.i05. 000,
Win the examination Of Captain
Williams ana Major Putnam ana sew
ornl other witnesses. the committee
brought tho bonus hearings to a close
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07

assumption that so per cent ~ the
men who served with tlie army a6ii
~ per cent of those who saw service
with the navy and marine corp, VIII
cash American Legion Officers
hive estimated that not more than
half of The army men would elect the
cash provision and they look issue
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
FUNERAL LOST IL loG

NORWICH. Eugl, Fch "A fune-
raj procession les way TO- the come
terry nca" here lost its way In The re-
cent heavy ioE. one coach became
separated from thc rest aud landed IN
- garden The muurutrs had Co
gropc their way to The cemetery.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
FouR TONS BAGGAGT.

LONDON. Feb g. spencer Jones.
chief assistant to the royal J%strono-
mer at Greenwich. Is taking tour tons
Of baggage with him TO Christmas
Island. In the Indian ocean where he
will observe the total eclipse OF the
sun next September 20. The baggage
consists Of scientific Instruments
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
piliATEs N NEAR EAST

CDNSrANTINplI.E Feb. IA
sailing vessel has been found In the
Sea Of Marmora with two wounded
sailors ON board The mon declared
tine captain and two of the crew had
been killed Ly pirates.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
nIMNNn CmINrln nII.n

ktbNbDA, Wales Feb T-lnem-
ploycd miners have appealed to the
municipal authorities TO help them in
thri demand Tor cheaper beer. Ow-
ing 10 the high price Of the beverage.
many Of tho workmon club are In
danger Of closing
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
~ sI1JL KAIIWAy,

LITTLE ROCK Ark. Feb e.
Sale of the Missouri ~ North Arkan-
sas railroad which suspended upcrt-
tons last July was ordered by Federal
Judge Tricher here today.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
SANTA FE RAILWAY
ALONE REFUSES TO
PAY ROAD TAXES

SANTA ne. FEB All railroads
81 The ltate save IN" SANTA BE have
paid their tnNcs in fun in,ildiuE the
ond tax. 1t was announced here to-
day The railroads are the ~ PaHu
4 Southwestern the Southern Pacific.
the Rock Island. colorado q South
ern and Denver a. Rio Graudc.
The santa Re j. uluu, 100 refusing
to pay the road faN levy.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
nlM nAnGL non MANN

LONDON. FeD Tho city OF Lon
don puiico rcssf ~ oge planning 10
give princess Wsy a4 riclr wedding
air. unr af thof hadsoH s,t iu Jewels.
collections are being mido
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07

stomach ana
for a long time wss
hardly able to do my
work. | had some
friends W no had
taken Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound, and they
told me about IL. /
know what II has
done for me and /
recommend il to
others. as | am sure
IL will he a Rreas
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07
SURE To help
SICK WOMEN
Mrs. Baker, So Much Benefited by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, Anxious to Help Others

Lebanon, Indiana II was complete
ly run down from women's troubles and
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07

For the third time in is months.
Mrs. Sid Hatfield, of Matewan,
w, Va, has married. Her first
husband was g. G. FISHERMAN,
mayor OF Matewan. He was
killed in 1920 in a gun battle be-
tween townsfolk and imported
detectives. Her second husband
was Sid Hatfield, former Mate.
wan police chief, indicated in
connection with a gun fight and
shot and killed in a battle as he
was mounting the courthouse
steps on the way to stand trial.
Now the 25-year.old widow has
married S II. Perry, sergeant in
the state constabulaTy.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07

SIT NO. 2, 9th, 7th AND STU
GRADE STUDENTS
For the best easny on
George Washington s25.oo
For the second best ea-
say on Geo Washington $1,000
For the next three best
essnys 81 each ...... .sfs.Oo
-
TtyTAh w CASH
i'ts'zi;s ,...... $4,000
Essays will be judged aud avn
beers of the faculty Of the IN
MITCHELL. Ph. ID. (CornelD
Sciences. WILMA l.. SHEI
Librarian OF tho University
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

newspaper AMI annual replaced the
former publication scheme.
Miss Jennie b. Sturgeon is faculty
advisor of the paper.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
REALTY SALES
TOTAL s42,450.


Realty transactions involving
property of a total value Of SO, $50
were reported for the week by B.
F. Mitchem and l.. L. Hance agen-
cies. Among the sales reported:
Joseph Rohrs a five-room cottage,
1880 Forty-second street, sold to
August Yer Cutren; Charles Lang
man a six-room bungalow, 1908
Thirteenth street, sold to L. L.
Hance; Edward Hind, a four-room
cottage, 1921 Eighth-and-a-half
avenue, sold to Louis Williams.
Duplex dwelling, AIS Tenth ave-
nue., owned by C. E. Stone, figured
in exchange with Sol Langman, for
five-room cottage, 3416 Ninth
and-a-half avenue; Mrs. Carrie
Hotchkiss sold seven-room bum
galow, 3216 Ninth avenue, to H. 1.
Mitchem; and a five-room house,
2022 Fourth avenue to B. F. Mitch
EN-; Fred Maltby, lately moved to
California, sold his five-room
house, 2210 Seventeenth street, to
Howard Wright; and Harry Steaks
sold a six-room bungalow, 3216
Eighth avenue, to Herbert Lance.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
Speed DRIVE TO
FIXPAPER FATE
No High School Bi-Weekly or An.
nual Unless $40 Subscribers
Enroll In Period.

Announcement that Wednesday,
Sept. q, has been set as the date
for the subscription campaign for
the Watch Tower Bi-Weekiy. the
student newspaper of the Rock
Island high school, was made today.
The drive will be made during
the first class period of that day
and will not be continued unless
500 are enrolled. In case the cam
paign is not success. the high
school will also be without an an
nual as no attempt will be made to
solicit subscriptions for this if the
students do not support the BIZ
Weekly.
The one-period campaign system
was started last year in interest OF
the annual and was big success.
Subscription rate will remain the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
SURE Way TO GET
RID OF BLACkHEADS

There Is one simple, safe and sure
way that never fails to get rid OF
blackheads, that In to dissolve them.
To, do this get two ounces of calo-
mite powder from any drug store
sprinkle little on a hot, wet sponge
rub over the blackheads briskly-
wash the parts and you will be sur
prised how the blackheads have dis
appeared. Big blackheads, little
biackheads. no matter where they
are. simply dissolve and disappear.
leaving the parts without any mark
whatever. Blackheads are simply a
mixture Of dust, and dirt and secre-
tons from the body that form in the
pores of the skin pinch and
squeezing only cause irritatio Il. make
large pores. and do not get them out
after they become hard. The calonite
powder and the water simply dis
solve the blackheads so they wash
right out, leaving the pores free and
clean and in their natural condition
Anybody troubled with these IN.
slightly blemishes should certainly
try this simple method
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

According TO an arrangement ef-
fecsed between the Rock Island
Auto club and Mayor H. N. Schriy-
er club members arrested for the
violation OF any traffic Law will not
be taken to the station for immedi-
ate trial. but on producing their
card of membership will be notified
by the patrolman when to appear.
Officials Of the club are negoti-
ating with Davenport and Moline
officials to effect similar arrange
ment. The advantage OF the plan
Is that the defendant will not be
required to turn from whatever
business he has at hand to report at
police headquarters to give bond
for a later hearing. In the mean
time the defendant may confer with
the club attorney upon the call.
The action of the club officials
was brought about, they state, by
the arrest of Rockford man in
Rock Island last week, who was
taken into custody for not having
"a chauffeur's license. He was
driving his own car, it is said. The
officials Of the club state that at
the city hall the autoist's check was
refused as a cash bond, but was ac-
cepted as a fine. His payment OF
the fine practically amounted to a
plea of guilty, although it is his
claim that he had not violated any
law.
Such a situation would be avoid
ed II the defendant were member
OF the club. However, the club
would have no aid to offer an out
of-town motorist not affiliated
with it, as in the case of the Rock
ford man. ...
The police have exercised a sys-
tenn somewhat OF this kind for a
long time. II an apprehended Of
fender against motor vehicle laws
is known to the policeman, he is
allowed virtually to set his own
time of appearance in court, that
1t may suit his convenience as well
as that of the court. Defendants
unknown to the police must be held
or released only on bond as a meas
ure of precaution, and many citi,
zens belonging TO this class would
be distinctly benefited by possess.
ing membership cards.