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The evening world., 1922-02-02
2 HUSBANDS SLAIN,
MAKES THIRD MOVE.
SiI Harfield'S Widow Insists on
Reaying Mine War Country
Tor Safety

MATEWAN, w. Va. Feb. 2.-Tne
former Mrs. Sid Hatfield, afttr LOSING
two husbands in Mingo County's in
dustrial war, will leave Matewan. she
announced to-day following 'her mar
riage yesterday to Sylvester II. Pet
try, sergeant in the State Coustab.-
larry.
"a mans chances aren't auoi
enough here the widow OF Sid llii-
field, picturesque leader IN the mime
warfare, declared to-day Two OF
nay husbands have died In this coLnty
in eighteen months"
The evening world., 1922-02-02
DRY CASES NOT CAUSE
OF COURT CONGESTION
Gov. miller Declares Hail Cases
Hamper Judges work

Albany. Feb. 2-ConEAstion OF
criminal court calendars IN New YORK
Guy IS not due to Prohibition enforce
u,ut cases. but rather to "the so-called
'au cases which have increased faster
yhan uhey are able TO be tried" Gov.
" Her declared to- day
The Governor said the so-called bail
cases nave increased faster than they
are able 10 be tried.
The evening world., 1922-02-02
.ERSEY'S HIGHEST COURT
{ DECLARES STATE DRY LAW
( UNCONSTITUTIONAL; 8 TO 4
State Supreme Court Ruling
on VanNeSS Enforcement
Statute Is Reversed.
BARRED TRIAL BY JURY.
Drastic Statute Was Introduced
in 1920 Legislature Ivy
a Woman.

TRENTON, n. j., Feb. 2-The
Court of Errors and Appeals in a de
cision handed down to-day declared
the Van Ness State Prohibition I'm
forcement Act unconstitutional
The decision reversed a previous
ruling OF the State Supreme Court.
The first question voted on was the
right of trial by jury. Five members
of the court voted that the nO-jury
provision OF the act was unconstitu-
tional and six members voted that it
was constitutional. One memb@r l'c-
Trained from voti1e.
On the second question as to
whether the provision of the act de-
claring by implication that violations
of the Eighteenth Amendment shall
be deemed dsorderly acts as distin-
guishable from those that are Grim
inal in their nature, the court divided
6 to 6.
\ On the question that the Van Ness
Act violates the State constitutional
provision that every law shall en-
brace but one subject and that subject
shall be expressed in the title, two of
the members of the court voted that
the act violated this provision and
nine voted that it did not one mem
Der refrained from voting.
Nine of the Judges voted that the
provisions of the Van Ness Act MAX
ing the Judges of the Courts of Com
mon Pleas and in certain Circum-
stances the Justices of the supreme
Court, Magistrates, and requiring
them TO enforce the act in given pro-
ceedings were unconstitutional. Two
voted to the contrary.
The last question, "Shall the iudg
ments under review be reversed >"
was decided in favor of reversal by
the vote as stated, S to a.
Those voting to reverse the ruling
of the State Supreme Court wei''
Chancellor Walker, Chief Justice
Gummere, Justices Swayze, Kali 'cn
and Katzenbach. and Judges Gardner,
Ackerson and Van Buskirk
Those voting to uphold the ruling
OF the Supreme Court Wee justices
Parker and Black, and Judges Whit
and Williams.
The Court of Errors and Appeals
is the highest State court.
The Van Ness Act was introduced
into the Legislature by Mrs. Jennie c.
T Van Ness, Republican member of the
A.Assembly from a Newark district,
Tin 1920 Mrs. Van Ness was defeated
for reelection last fall.
The evening world., 1922-02-02
FRICK ESTATE FIXED
AT OVER $94, 900, 900

PITTSBCRGH, Feb. THE estate %
Henry c. Frick, coal, coke and steel
,nagnate was revealed here to-day as
amounting to S94.Oi2.I 1882. This be-
came known when his executors filed
Federal State and inheritance TAX re-
Turns,
me ANugs were divided as follows:
Federal taxes. So. 3Ss SOS6N Kansas.
I353, $500, and New York, Il3l 900.
The evening world., 1922-02-02
LANDRU'S APPEAL
QUICKLY REJECTED
'Bluebeard" Makes Final Plea in
Court and Must Die ~
Guillotinc.

PARIS, Feb. 2.-The appeal Of
"Bluebeard" Landru, convicted OF
staying a sweetheart and believed 10
BE- the murderer of ten others. was
refused in the Supreme Court, where
it was heard to-day.
landru must die shortly on the
guIIlotine.
The evening world., 1922-02-02
IN COAL MINE
ENTOMBS AND STRANG[ES
"a MEN WITH GAS FUMES
Trapped $50 Feet Below Surface
Wives Ask to Join Rescue Squads
-Canaries Prove Walled In Tomb
Is Gas Filled.

GATES, Pa. Feb All imprisoned
the workings by the blast bodies
making the
believed
probably
The evening world., 1922-02-02
GOLF is "HITTING
SILLY LITTLE BALL"
SAYS M. BRAND
He Doesn't Like "Game for School
boys" Since He Lost PREMIER
ship at Least.

Golf has no attractions for NJ.
BRAND, former Premier, The
virus of the bug that finds SO
many victims in America and
England failed to affect him when
he tried tho game ut Cannes un.
der the tutelage of Mr.. Lloyd
George, it has become known.
ut Is n game for schoolboys,"
NJ. BRAND told the British Pre-.
mier. who is an ardent golfer.
"Englishmen never cease to be
children. Cannot you enjoy a
country walk without hitting a
silly little ball?'
The evening world., 1922-02-02

The Van Ness Act was introduced
into the Legislature by Mrs. Jennie G.
7 Van Ness, Republican member of the
from a Newark district
Fin 1920. Mrs. Van Ness was defeated
for re- election last fall.
The evening world., 1922-02-02

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The evening world., 1922-02-02

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-08
The Wrong Z ace
BY ISABEL osTRANDER

CONTINUED from Our Last Issue.)
The jar was half filled with a
creamy white substance, and Barry
carried II to one Of the windows
and deposited Il upon the sill. Then,
drawing the cover Of the gas mask,
from his pocket, together with a
small but powerful microscope. he
tel to examining the finger marks
upon 1t, comparing them TO those
which, in tho fading light, were yet
plaily visible in the grease upon the
outer side OF the jar,
This Jar Of French cold cream
must have belonged 10 Fay. The
finger prints upon II were Identical
with those upon the gas mask case.
The mask had been worn BY
come one in the room OF death on
tho previous night; the odor Of
carbon monoxide was proof Of that,
and the theory that now sprang to
his mind was without a flaw. How
ever, reluctantly he entertained It,
he was compelled to admit that any
other hypothesis would be impossi
BILE. The girl was not innocent but
merely a superb actress after all!
She must have worn that mask
and. remalnedS in the room while
she accomplished her Cousins
death.
The slippers, the gas mask, tho
cold cream jar, the knowledge that
the other girl had supplanted he.
with her former loYer-all these,
combined with the possible evi.
dence Of the little. box, which stu
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Stomach and Bowels

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bowels, take BaalmanR's Gas.Tab.
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Burners !, Ridge

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bunner were
guests at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. E. T. Moran over the week.
end.
Mrs. Ella Pride was a guest at
the home Of Mrs. Nancy Carpenter
Friday evening.
Mrs. H. T. Carpenter and little
nephew, Dewey Satterfield, were
visiting Mrs. Hannah Pride Friday
evening.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. B. Carpenter
were given an old-fashioned sere-
made one night last week.
Mrs. H. Satterfield and little
daughter, Sarah, were visiting at
the home OF Mrs. Nancy Carpenter
one day recently.
Miss Faye Campbell was a
weekend guest at the home OF
Miss Edith huffman.
Charles Moran is staying q part
Of the time at the home OF Elmus
Moran this winter.
Lee Linn was calling at the
home Of John Finch over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Satterfleld
are going to move into a house
rear the Gladly Creek church some
time this week.
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All pay ouIItlnu.

&. III
Division No. 1 OF the Diamond
Street Aid society Will have an ali,
day quitting at the home Of Mrs.
Walter Moore at 513 Maryland ave.
nue.. All members Of the division
are urged 10 attend and take a GOV.
cred dish. Mrs. ]. G. Jetzkus. the
chairman Of this division, Is IN
Clarnbnrg on business.
Covered Dish Supper.
Mrs. ]. B. LeYelle's class Of tho
First NJ P. Sunday school will have
q covered dish supper Thursday
evening at 9 O'Clock at the church.
The husbands OF the members are
invited also. Every member Is
urged to be present as plans and
arrangements will be made for the
Easter bazaar.
Ladies' Auxiliary.
The L. A. to B. Of R. T. viii meet
In regular session Thursday at
o'clock. After the business Is dis
posed Of, a social hour viii be
spent and Refreshments served.
MeEifresh Class.
Forty.six members OF tho Noel,
fresh class attended the class
meeting Tuesday evening at the
home Of Mrs. NJ. L. West In Broad,
way. The scripture lesson was
read by Mrs. Margaret Gilhart, and
the invocation was offered by the
class teacher, Hearl G. McElfresh,
A business session was held and a
social hour enjoyed during which
refreshments were served by the
hostesses, Mrs, West, Mrs. W. R.
Bainbyidge, Mrs. J. p. Brown, Mrs.
W. Il Meredith and Mrs. Ira VIII
liams.
psrsonals.
Mrs. Harry Copp, of Brown
street, has returned from visiting
friends at Morgantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson are moving
from State street TO the Musgrave
house in Potomac avenue.
Mrs, Harry Crtss, Of Wood street,
is recovering from her recent Ill,
ness,
Miss Ruth Morley, OF Norwood,
has returned from HoodsvI1le
where she visited Miss Gladys Lyt,
ton for two weeks.
Mrs. William Hendrix is III at
her home In State street.
Mrs. Harry L. Satterfield, OF
State street, has been III for sew.
eral days.
Mrs. W. o. Ashby. and two sons
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Federal Judge a. NJ. J. Cochran.
at Maysyille. Ky has issued an
order against picketing which goes
further than the recent decision Of
the U. 8. Supreme Court permit
ting one. picket for strikers. Judge
Cochran's order prevents strikers
from keeping any picket about the
plant Of the Newport rolling mills
at Newport, Ky.
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see. Please do not feel offend
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QUIET DELL

Able to Be Out.
], D. Henderson, who was Ill with
influenza for two weeks, is able to
be out.
Improving Slowly.
w. A. Williams, who had the
misfortune to run a nail in his foot
about five weeks ago. Is improving
Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Linn, who
have been Ill for some time, con.
tinue very Ill.
Marion Rudy spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. Ellen Rudy.
Lloyd Hawkins Of Mudlick Run
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
home of Avis Henderson.
Lizzie Linn spent Thursday aft.
ernoon with Ella Henderson.
Gordon and Allen Henderson Of
Fairmont, spent Wednesday at
Quiet Dell visiting relatives.
Polly Henderson attended church
at Grassy Run Sunday.
Herbert Rudy spent Sunday with
J. d. Henderson. f.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Phillips
were visiting at the home Of S. II.
Rudy Wednesday.
Mrs. L. D. Williams spent Sun.
day with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. il. Linn.
,Nera Finley and Sarah Cross Of
Barbour county are visiting at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
". H. Linn.
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EAST SIDE. me VS.

are spending a couple Of weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and AIRS. Ride.
nolr, ct Greensboro. Pa,
a. W. Hovatter, OF State street,
Is confined to his home by illness.
Mrs. Robert Kearney and son
have returned from q two weeks
stay with relatives at Parkersburg
Mrs. Willis Straight Is still quito
Ill at her home in Potomac avenue.
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During the twentieth century,
seven total solar ecl!pses will be
visible In parts OF the United
States.
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n.
ed, Miss Tudor. at any question
may ask; / think you can help me
more than anyone else to discover
the truth"
When she had gone be replaced in
his pocket the box which the girl
had given back TO him, and was
turning to the rear Of the hall when
tho rustic Of a skirt sounded behind
him, and, wheeling about, he saw
Mrs. Tudor standing in the door.
way,
Sergeant Barry" sho said tense.
ly, you must come where we can
talk quietly. / want the case
dropped"
Continued In Our Next Issue.)
Copyright, 1929. The West YirFinIAn.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-08

Farmers OF the United States
raise II per cent Of the worlds
corn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-07

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-07
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. Cattle
receipts, 1000; better grades beef
steers, weak to Is cents lower:
early sales others around Is cents
lower; some bids of more; top.
1895; she-stock and yearlings
weak to Is cents lower; nibetween
cows off more; bulk cows, 4.00@
$50; few lots, 6.O0@6.5O; most
grass heifers, 5.25@6.O0; Gamers,
bulls and calves, steady to rs
cents lower; most Gamers, 2.50@
2.75; bulk bologna bulls. 3.5e@
400; good and choice vealers. $50
@9.50; stockers, feeders, steady:
common and medium feeders, 500
@e.75; streictly good feeders, 500.
Hog receipts, 1000; Is to 40
cents lower; choice light lights.
1910; part load lights, early, 1Q15;
1870 to 22O FOUNDERS, 10.00010.10;
good 230 to $50 pound weights. $50
@S.75; 260 to 300 Founders. 9.40@
$50; practical top, 1910; bulk Of
sales, 8.90@10.00; packing sows.
| Is cents lower; 7.2507.75; stock
pigs, steady, 10.00@10.75.
Sheep receipts. 5000: mostly Is
cents lower; Colorados, 1880; ma
tives. 1890; most sorted natives,
1200@12.25;. sheep, steady to Is
cents lower; Texas wethers. $3.50
700; Colorado ewes, SIS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-07
STEERS SFEIlDYt
HOGS and SlEEP /
HIT T0BoeeAnS

U. 8. Yards. Chicago, An. ~
attle supply was much larger 0AAa
expected teday and sellers alDa -
. larger number on hAnA b -
sheep Aouea There wAe - ehanoA.
to hold values without dscatno1sr,
stun tAat ia not sAoW TIE ~ oel
quality In til cattle DeAs, villa
prices dropped In all other branch
- OF the livestock trade. Receipts
today were estimated q 10 80 cat
Ne. 4eo0e hogs. 31.eoe sAsep and
$500 calves
CATTLE.
Some Of the best stern sold
about steady. Choice light animals
at loss were up to the levels not
ed at the close Of last week. but
plain grades were unevenly lower.
! Best cows and heifsrs also held
we'll. while medium and palmer
grades were 10c to 15c lower ~ q
rule. Gamers at 500 to sis were
unchanged. and calves also sold
like the close of last week.
HOGS
Values broke Csc = GO eae an
grades Of hogs after = slow start.
Best light lots sold 1T 1880 to 1910.
while some Of the plain packing
hogs went below 700. Most light
butchers went at 1000 to 1880.
Pigs also showed . decline of Soc.
with bulk of stock going at 800 to
1000. Many hogs were unsold at
the close.
SHEEP.
All kinds Of sheep and lambs
were lower. Some sales were of
Csc, while many showed . drop Of
SOC from their close of last week.
Choice natives went to city butch
ers At 1850, while big killers
stopped at 1925. Westerns lacked
quality. Choice ewes sold at 700
and below on . Csc lower market.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-07
DECEMBER And
NAY WHEAT MT
new Low. MARKS
(By The Consoli6ated Press

k0y Ans CUu0o110ote0 HfeSS.)
Chicago. Aug. New low points
on tine crop were established for
december and May wheat today.
There was little buying power In
evidence at the start while selling
vas most IN thA way Of hedging.
Later there was some pressure
from coal traders while speaders
sold the September and bought De-
eembef snd Nay and this made the
nearby delivery relatively weaker.
There was good support In Decem-
Der at les and this was credited to
Armour. Shorts took profits on the
break and this also had . support
Ing, elect. Bank holiday in Eng
land continued to restrict export
business. United States visible
supply increased z.76S 900 bushels
last week. Receipts were a little
under week ago although still CT
big volume. Milling demand for
wheat was slow. Threshing is be-
coming more general In the north
west. Cash wheat premiums were
half cents to three-fourths lower.
Corn prices were the lowest Of
the season. There was q liquida-
ton in evidence while country
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-07
Liue Stock
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Aug. Cattle: Re-
ceipts - 900; market slow; better
grades beef steerl and she stock.
steady; lower grades weak to 16c
lower; early top beef steers, $10.65;
bulk, $S.5o01e.25; bulls. veal
calves and stockers, steady; bulk
beef cows and heifers. $5.2507.2s;
Gamers and cutters. largely $2.1s
03.9o; bulk bologna bulls. $AOe0
AS: early sales, vealers. mostly
$1G00@10.60; few to outsiders 1t
$11.00 and better.
Hogs: Receipts. 10000; unevenly
Is to so cents lower; top light.
$10.40; bulk best light around
! $10.25; bulk 200 to 250pound
butchers, $950@10.15; choice 300
pound butchers around $9.15: pack
ing sows, largely $7.00@S00; pigs
good, SOC lower; bulk, $9.50@S.75;
heavy weight, $S.75@9.50; med.
ium, s9.25@l015; light. $4,000
1910; light lights. $s.75010.25;
packing sows, smooth, $7.00@S.00;
packing sows, rough, $6.75@7.2s;
killing pigs. $9O0@10.00.
Sheep: Receipts $4,000; very
low; few early sales fat native
lambs, Is to 50 cents lower; quail.
ity considered; few choice native
$3.50 to city butchers; $12.& te
packers; packers bidding, $1,000
1925, mostly for bulk of best ma
tixes; no westerns sold; bid
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-07
Curb Market
81 STUART r. WET 4
(Cepy11ght. s01.s =

New York, Aug. AFTER an ir-
regular opening the curb market
today went through one Of the dull
est sessions it has had in some
time. Price changes with one or
two exceptions, were confined to
fractional limits. Professional
traders seemed content to await
news as to the outcome of the coal
conference before renewing opera
tiops on either side Of the market
Standard OH issues did little with
the exception Of the Indiana shares.
which were comparatively active
and steady. The regular dividend
Of 81 quarterly was declared on
this stock. Penn-Mexican Fuel,
after opening two points lower,
quickly regained this loss while
Standard Oil Of New York was
traded in three points higher at one
time. Others of this group were
less active than recently. In the
Independent oils, New England
Fuel and Ryan Consolidated were
the features, the former reaching
a new high for the year at 81 while
Nthe latter got up over a point
Carib Syndicate, Southern States
Oil and Simms Petroleum held
around their close of last week.
Accompanying the wedness In
rubber tire stocks o nthe big board,
Intercontinental Rubber was driv-
en- down sharply. 1t closed on Sat
urday at.6A and got down close to
4 today. Goodyear wa salso soft
dropping below 10. A heavy sell
ing movement came. into Goldwyn
Pictures. the market position Of
which was believed to be sensitive
The stock broke from 81 to 5A
before encountering support. Later
/ nthe day 1t rallied above 6 again
Stutz Motor, despite the weakness
in the motor group on the stock
exchange was strong. It had closed
on Saturday at 20, the syndicate
purchasing PRICE. 1t sold as high as
211s this morning subsequently
losing part Of the gain.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-07
FINANCIAL NOTES
Montgomery Ward & Co. is nov

MONTGOMERY Ward & Co. is now
earning at the rate Of $2,400 Annu-
ally, which would leave upwards
OF 100000 after taxes, permit
ting the resumption of dividends ON
42.49S shares Of per cent prefer
red, which require 1897 ,4S6. and on
'25 900 class A shares Z per cent
dividends, which require 81. 435.O00,
or a total of $1,732,4S6 annually.
The report Of the census bureau
shows that during June 25,559,994
pairs of boots and shoes were pro-
duced in the United States, as
against 26,9O1, $40 pairs in May.
The MARYLAND Oil company has
completed the j. W. 8. No. 2 well in
/ the Tonkawa district, Noble county,
| Oklahoma, for 500 barrels daily.
Approximately 100000 shopmen
are at work on sastern railroads, q
gain of 5000 in two, weeks, accord
ing to the eastern roads bureau OF
| information. The normal force is
| 160, 900. OF the men now at work
40 per cent are new and rs per cent
are ex-service men.
The steamship Calmares, from
Costa RIGA, brought five cases OF
bullion valued at $21,568 for the
/ Empire Trust company and various
small consignments Of gold and
silver, totalling $4,000, to the Unit
ed Fruit company.
| Production of anthracite in the
/ 18th week Of the strike will b.
barely $4,000 tons.
Standard Oil OF Indiana and 9th
er marketers have reduced tn,
price of gasoline In Shreveport ant
New Orleans two cents a gallon tt
20 cents wholesale and one cent {
gallon to % cents at filling sta
tiOns.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-07
Local Stocks
DryGoods Market
By 0TUAET r. N701
tcopyrtght. lvx1.I

New York, Aug. THE opening
of the week brought signs >Of a
quickening in business but real
activity is not expected until the
restraining influences Of the tariff
and strikes are moved. y If prices
remain at or near their present
level, a good volume Of business
will be done in the fall. The merz
chandise fair which opened today
and extends for three weeks, while
largely a retail proposition, is
bound to draw many buyers inter-
ested in the primary markets.
Despite the anxiAy about raw
silk, both from the standpoint Of
price and quality, there is a good
deal of trading In silk fabrics, with
little change in prices. The fall
silks are moving well.
Boston, Aug. IA flrmer tone
characterized dealings in Simmer
street today. A considerable move
ment was noted in thre-eights
blood woods and the belief was ex-
pressed that volume buying has
begun. Ninety-five cents for
clean, three-eights blood has been
established in Montana sales while
less desirable grades have gone
for 80 cents. There is also q good
general business in greasy woods.
Prices are arm. Territory woods
are now coming forward freely
from the west, largely via the PAN
ANA Canal route. July arrivals Of
domestic woods were 4o,5eo, 500
pounds - compared with 24.6s3,-
goo f1r July. 1891.