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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10
.GUNNAN GETS
JAIL SENTENCE
Louisville Man Who Helped
Wronged Husband
Lands in Jail.

Frank Marcho of Louisville was
convicted in agistrate ]. L.
Blocher's court last evening on a
charge of violating the johnson
AntiWeapon Law by carrying a
revolver. a sentence of six months
in the county jail and on the coun-
ty roads and a fine of $50 and
costs were imposed by Magistrate
Blocher.
Marcho and Nick Crostoff were
arr ested by Policeman Jones of the
city police force Tuesday night
near. Watson where he had chased
them from Seventh street and VIZ
ginia avenue after they had as
sauIted and beat Steve Cemenoff.
When the men were arrested,
German make automatic said to
have been carried by Crostoff was
found. Earlier this week he admit
ted to the charge and is serving b
months in the county jail.
The following day second re
volver was found near where the
other gun was located, this gun
was traced to Marcho. He entered
ap lea of not guilty, but the state
presented sufficient evidence
against him to gain a conviction
and he was sent to jail. Mrs. ros-
toff testified that she saw Marcho
strike Cemenoff over the head with
the butt of the gun during the
fight between the three men
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10
WARDS FATHER
Being SOUGHT
Elder Ward Leaves Home
Shortly Before Officers
Reach There

WHITE PLAINS, June 10
sSheriff's deputies today wN'e
searching for George S. Ward and
Ralph D. Ward, father and
brother of Walter S. Ward, con-
fessed slayer of Clarence Peters,
ex-sailor.
Subpoenas for Wards father
and brother were issued yester-
day but they had left the elder
Wards home in Spu-Ylen .Duyyil,
a. few hours before the servers
appeared The authoriti wan t to
question the father of Walter s.
Ward regarding the b1ackmai1 plot,
said by his son to have caused the
death Of Clarence Peters, in
fight on the Kensico reservoir
road on May Is.
The reasons for the reported
message from the father to has
son mot a cent for blackma:!. /.
but will spend $4,000 to put the
gang in JAIL" are desired by the
officials who also want to learn
just how much Ward money had
been paid to the b1ackmailers and
who made the demands.
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ROBBER KILLED.
FIGHT WITH P POLIGE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. |, Fred Fob
erts. known to the olice and
underworld as Big Fred 's though:
of diminutives sta ture. was killed
in a gun fight with three poHce5
men early today. Roberts wasl
charged with murder following
the killing of Miss Florence Bar
ton, society girl here, shot to-
death on a lonely country road.
while driving with her f1ancea IN
October, 1920
Roberts was never brought to;
trial. and charges against him
were dismissed following the$ac-s
quitta1 of Dennfe Chester also
charged with the crime.
Roberts death followed the
robbery of the King Coffee Cos
according to the police: NOTIFIED
that a robbery was inA progrsssss
they shot / Roberts VIII ileSsI he Wa
fleeing. 5a,;
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PRESENT PRICES
| OF OFCOALCL.AIN|ED
BEYOND|REAS0N
Senator Walsh D eoIares
ton Will Be T aken5 Unless
Prices Decline
INCREASING WEEK.
Hoover Promises to Make Ad.
!! justment---F allure of
Plan elaine
INCREASING WEEK

WASHINGTON. & June Sex
ator Walsh, Democratic In state;
ment today declSred th con-
gressional investigrai ions would be
made and indictmen bitunin-S
Gus coal operatorssw hox xhave8utNlg
the Hoover price fixing agreemD Dnt:
to raise prices would be- demandens
unless Secretary 81 ooyera obtainss
reduction of prices on contract
coal in a few days }
The Massa chus etts senator talk
ed today with Senator Borah Soft
idaho chairnicA Of the Senate Ia
Dor committee, regard the lat
,ter's conference last mig ht2 with
Secretary Hoover and announ0d
that he would support Senator
SBorah IN withholdingSac tfon for d.
brief time to await result Of the
commerce secretarys promised
conference with perators ss-s
cure price reduction Senator
Walsh added that Secretary
Hoover does not. prevent tsprtce In
creases the committee would pro-
ceed with an invsti cation this;
disc1oses that operators. .haFe2unaiea
the HOOVER agreement raised!
prices for con tract coal Ssnafo--
Walsh said the Attorney General
would be asked to indict such OPP
orators for conspiracy.
IN yHoove pornised 4 he wouidi
make adjnstmenr,51ss said Ssna-
to Walsh. ..and If Increases we're
found he would seek to- hay se
price restored to what III was be-
fore that time Ifsi s0und thare
has been no increase sof courss.
that phase of the s4 4nyestfgatton
will end.
I'm view Of the reluctance or
Mr.. Hoover to admit that there
has. been an advance prices to
certain classes Of a customers not
in the spot market. 1t is apparent
that an ofseia1 findin OF fact!
must be done. If NJ Hoover III
not able within a few d lays toscon-3
vince Senator Borah and Others
who are protesting that there hah
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GROOM ARRESTED
DURING MARRIAGE: I:
Husband Taken Away From
His Bride While Wedding
March Is Played.
CLEVELAND, June 10. - The
strains Of Lohengrin's wedd ;ng

CLEVELAND, June 10. - The
strains Of Lohengrin's wedd ing
march
The smiling bridal couple com
ing down the aisle
Showers of rec, an6 confetti
you are wanted at headquarters
we have a warrant for your ar
rest!'' And detectives step for.
ward to law their hands on the
shoulders of the bridegroom. &
II AS they leave the church. wo-
man tears er hat from her head.
disclosing decorations and ban an.
dages.
"see what you did,, See what
you d d." she shrieks.
Thus ended the wedding. here of
Clark Fogerty and Miss Dorothy
Fluek both of Lakewood a surburD
Of this city.
Fogerty is charged with having
attacked Mrs. Peggy Emanuel, the
woman who upbraided him as the
detectives carried him away from
his bride. Mrs. Emanuel was beat
en- over the head with a revolver
in her home The attack was made
in an effort to obtain valuable d1a-
monds belonging to Mrs. Emanuel nan t'e
detectives believe.
was desperate. Il needed the
money! had to have it. police
say Fogerty confessed when taken AIKEN
10 the station.
Money to pay for the furnishings
in the Little Lakewood home wher
he and his bride were to live! Fear
that lack of money might halt$tfle
wedding!
II will stand by Clark, his bride
declares. "I cannot believe he did
this thing while in his right mind
He must have been crazy through
worry And then she tells of how
he was wounded and gassed over
seas. Night it not be that? she
asks.
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PRICHARD WILL RUN
FOR COUNTY COURT

p b
Charl,s Walter Prichard Of
Huntington. grandson of Capt. "A.
N. Prichard, has aniGunced his
candidacy for the Republican nom.
nation for county commlss1onei
at the primaries to be held aug,
ust i. Mr.. Prichard was born ana
raised on Marion County mas neen
affiliated with the Rspuolicai' ll'liS, !,
nartv ever since he became old
enough to cast a vote and has
been an active worker for the
party, n this section. He has held held
no political office
He is 8 graduate Of Pennsylvanla
Military College. Chester Pa:
with a degree of civil engineer :.
For ten years he held position:
with the Hope Natural Gas Co,
and is now in coal land and OIL
business.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10
ICTNIENT Of COAL RAT0RS THREA TENE
Blind Veteran Not
Neglected BY Foch

PARIS, June 10 -" Excuse
me. Am Il near the wounded.
soldiers itute?" asked a
blind veteran of a passing ped
estrian as he tapped his way
along the sid 1walk. i've only
been there twice. and I'm not
quite sure Of the way. =
IS You are close to it now; let
me take. you. y came the reply
Arriving at the door, the
guide said to the ian:tor.
Kindly take this man to tSe
section for the blind. "
Take him yourself growleo
the janitor. Under the arch
way on the other, side of the
courtyard.
The civilian did so, but on
the way out addressed the
janitor again:
Cloudn't you be a little oblig-
ing to the blind?" he asked,
gently.
There are too many. and !
have not the time" was the
surly response
1T seems to me it is your
duty to help them said the
other. I can find time-and l
am Marshal Foch. /"
R
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10
SCHOOL MEETING
HELD. ID. herr. H|:|.E||..R| !; { TODAY Cd
County Boards Of Education
Meet at Courthouse
This Afternoon

Melville Stewart, assistant super
intendent- of rural schools IN the
state; was to be- one of%the speak
ters at the meeting OF the boards or
education of all the magisteria1 dis
tricts in Marion County,, which
started at 1880 O'Clock this after
noon in the Marion. County court
room. He was to discuss stand
ardized schools! and it was expect
ed that he would bring a message
of much interest and Importance 70
the people of Marion County, IS
said that much progress has peen
made along this line during the last
year in this section.
Dr.L. N. Yost, health officer of
Marion County, will discuss the
matter Of school sanitation Doc-
tor Yost will explain the law on
the matter and will seek to esta b
lish the importance of the full. com
pliance with the statutes. Full CO
operation by%those in authority IN
the various districts will do much
to raise the. standard OF !. health
among the school children of Ma
rion County.
I. A. Barnes, county. superintend-
ent of schools. will discuss the,mat-
ter OF grading in the. one-room
schools of the county. He; declares
that the reason for the majority OF
failures in diploma examinations IS
due to the fact that there is not the
proper system along this line.
He will also outline the general
program for next year, and those
present at the meeting viii discuss
with him the plans for the work Ncl-
during the next school year.
1t was stated this morning that
with good attendance at thesmeet-
ing a great amount of importanr
work would be covered and much
definite good accomplished An an
educational way for Marion Coun-
ty.
Today's meeting was called by
/. A Barnes, superintendent OF
schools.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10

.CLARENc cEs NEi IN OF
OUT oF EiO sPIT;AI Z YElI

Clarenc d /. Mcvey, oneSof the
victims of the sho citing ARRAY 1T
Annabelle Junctt ion near Worth.
ington, is still q patient In Cook
Hospital 3 today and VIII remain
there until the irst part OF tho
week. Sit was announced ssyeI5
al days agoathat Mr.. McTey would
be allowed to leave the inst itu-s
tion yesterd ay.a but this order wass
recalled and he Is being detained
until M Monday. Itfrs. Wsy is
to improve and Will
sproba bly, be re1eas ed from the In
stftution by the mid die of next
.week. ss sI5
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10
coal PRODUCTION
KEEPS
ABOVE: 400 MARK
adjngs Yesterday Total 422
Cars, 16 Less Than on
Previous Day.
. WILL I I'LL: DELAY PROBE:
Mines on Morgantown 6
KkingWood Load 1o6 Cars
Of Fuel Friday.

Daily coal loading in Northern
West Virginia is keeping above the
y car mark almost daily. ON
Friday there were 422 cars Of coal
Sloaded, which was sixteen cars
Tighter than the daily production or
7Thursday. Only once during the
past week did the daily coal load
ing drop below 400 cars and that
was Tuesday when 394 cars were
%tuFned out.
n every indication points to the
coal loading increasing daily. Week
j pafterSweek the gain in coal loading
Indicates that the non-union pro
SductionSin the region is on the in
crease.
stotal of t54 mines are at work
stoday88in Northern West Virginia
This total is similar to that OF
a:ESThursday,l but one less than Fri
Daily Coal Loading.
Mines in Northern West Virginia
loaded the following coal on the
sSnonzunion$ basis ION Friday: B. q
OMonongah, 81 cars; Charles.
ton, 81 cars; Connel,sville, "a
stars Cumb berland, Is cars: Nor
sgantown q & Kingwood, 1O6 cars !;
a|Morgantown & Wheeling, 19 cars;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, OitE Cctl " -
Maryland. Belington, Weaver d
Northern,z cars.
Coal II oading on the Morga antown
ng@ood Railway hung up q
new daily loading record on Fri
Ss5when$ $s1o6. cars of coal alEfWere
The former peak was
reached on Thursday when 103 cars
ssscoa1 were loaded. Little change
swas q s noted in production figures
SSSsvesterday except that coal loading
Vel of 23 cars on the Monongah
s,yafvlsfon. b. & o. on Friday, com
4 eredsto Thursday.
Il inesSat Work Today.
Tfe 81 mines active today are
}kscattersd over the various d1vl-
Ssfons as follows: B. & O.-Monon
gahs 6 :; Charleston, 40: Connells,
VILE, s. Cunt berland. 81: Nor
zantown and Kingwood, 80; Nor
san town Il & Wheeling, IL; Monon
gahela. Western Maryland =
Belfngton. Weaver & Northern, 1.
Unconstitutional mines are work.
toda on the Charleston Div
sion 81. O., compared to Friday
Continued on Page Ten
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MRS OLIVE MORAN
DIES THIS SMO ORINII 6

Mrs. Moran, 4ssyearsi
old, wife OF Isaac Moran, led At g
o'clock this morning at her home at.
LEVELS, after an illness MI itfl fys
phoid fever, She Isl survived by
one sister, Mrs. Frank Swtsher OF
Winfield. and by three brotherss
Charley Of Potomac avenues Dun
can of Catawba and " sPlayford OF
Mt. Zion.
The funeralfwilI take place at q
o'clock tomorrow from the III Zion
Church, and burfai wi II be made IN
the Mt. Zion Cemetery BY Carpen-
ter and Ford -.
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UNIVERSITY TO REQUIRE
STUDY OF CONSTITUTION

SEwANEE, Tenn, June 10
No student hereafter shall receive
an academic degree from the Un1-
versity of South, according to
resolution passed yesterday by
the board of trustees, unless he
shall have completed at least one
years course in the Constitution
of the United States with special
reference to the spirit OF the
founders Of the Republic and the
interpretations Of the highest
courts of land.
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SHOTS FIRED AT
MINERS HOMES
ON COAL RIVER.
Negro Probably Fatally
Wounded as Result of
Attack Last Night.
TEN M EN- ARRESTED
Disorders at Ball Park Pre-
cede Shooting at Shar-
low Coal Mine
TEN M EN- ARRESTED

SHARLOW, w. Va, June 10
Tom Payne. a colored miner en-
ployed by the Sharlow Gas Coal
CO. was seriously wounded last
night when six men in an automo-
bile shot into homes of men WORK
ing at the company's mine on an
open shop basis. Payne was re
moved to hospital where it was
reported his condition was critical.
The mine was not working today !.
Last nights shooting was pre-
ceded by disorders yesterday after
noon at the ball park" at Maxine,
nearby where some of the en-
pIoyes of the Sharlow Company
had gone for recreation. About 9
O'Clock last night, an automobile
carrying six men appeared from
the direction of Peytona and Max
inc, and a number of steel jacketed
bullets were fired into four hoursss
of colored miners who have been
working in spite of the genral coal
strike. The automobile then turn
ed and went back in the direction
from which it had come.
State Police came here today
and blood hounds were brought
from Hun tington in the hope OF
finding the men who did the shoot
ing. Some shots were believed to
have come from both sides of
Coal River at the same time the
automobile party was firing on the
houses
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10
Women Face First Real
Test in Politics This
Year In United States
West Virginia Women Among
TWenty-Three Seeking to
Enter Congress.
Ry HARRY HUNT.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Pres-
tige of women in politics will be
put to an effective tes. in congreo'
sional primaries and elections this
fall.
For the first time a sufficiently
large and representative group OF
women candidates for high public
office has appeared really to test OF
the following feminine factors:
First-Women's ability as cam.
paisners in competition with ex-
perienced spell-binding male candl-
dates. r.
Second-Their ability to make
mere man forget sex in politics ana
vote to uphold principles IN place
Third-The unity-or lack or II
among women in supporting can
didates of their own sex.
% Bonnets in Ring.
To date; 23 women have tossed
their summer bonnets into the con-
gressional political ring for the fra
cas- this fall. The big question Is +:
Does "23'' mean "skidoo' for the
male candidate?
OF these %, five wants to sup
plant the masculine incumbents in
the supposedly dignified United
States Senate:
Eighteen are out after seats in
the House, where two OF their SIS
tiers already have sat-
Feminine senatorial candidates
are
Democrat, who seeks to displace
Frank B. kellogg. staunch admin NIL Il
tistrationS Republican.
Miss Belle Kearney, Democrat
Mississippi, opposing former Sena,
tor James X ,Vardamap for the
seat Ito be voluntarily surrendered
BY j ohm Sharp@Williams:
Rachel s.. Robinson. P!rohlblt1on I
Party nominee in sPennsylvanla
i, against Charles W. zPepp er, Repno sFttl
Iican.
Mrs. E. "A. Beale.IProhibition can
didate insNew York for seat of VIII
liam e. Calder. Repubii can.
Mrs. sIzetta Jewel Brown, Demo
| crat. West Virginia, for seat OF
Howard; Sutherland.
Seek House Seats.
Feminine contenders for seats IT
the House are:
congresswoman from Oklahoma, foi
!
l.re-election.
Mrs. Leila Edmnndsen and Mrs
! r., T.. Cotman, Alabama.
Mrs. Mary. Gates Haml:n, Arkan
Mrs. winifred Mason Huck ano
| Mrs. Mary Belle Spencer, Illinois
Mrs. Article c. Cullop and Miss
Esther K. O'Keefe. Indiana.
! Mrs. Annette Adams. California
Miss Alta NJ. WHEELER, Michigan
Mrs. A.; K. Gault, Minnesota
present mayor of ST. Peter, MINI
Mrs. Irene c.. Buell., Nebraska. q
| Miss Elizabeth Kreig. Ohio.
Mrs. Ellen Duane Davis and Mrs
| John D. Davenport, Pennsylvania.
Miss Jennie Burkes, Tennessee.
Mrs. L. w. Parrish and Miss An
ME Webb Blanton, Texas.
Mrs. J.. A. Arnold, Mississippi. S
] Two Would Be Governors:
| Besides candidates for natlona
office two women are in the f1elc
for election as state governors.
| Miss Alice Lorraine DAILY IS the
Non-Partisan League candidate tol
chief executive in South Dakots
and Miss Helen Pettigrew wants te
be governor of Kansas.
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RED CROSS MEETING
TO BE HELD MONDAY

An important meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee, Fairmont chap
ter, American Red Cross, Will be
held at s7:3o Monday evening in the
organizations headquarters Marion
County courthouse. s.
5 AT this session, Chairmen Of vari-
GUS ssub-committees will deliver re-
ports and matters OF great import
ance to the! society will be taken
up. The officials urge that all mem en-
bers OF the committee be present..
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More Men Arrested.

i CHARLESTON, June fo.-Homes
of colored miners at Sharlow, tr
Boone County, we're shot into by
an automobile party last night and
one of the. workers seriously in
jured, the State Police learned to
day. Troopers were sent there tc
investigate.
Ten men were brought into State
Police headquarters today under
charges connected with disorders
around mines in the Cabin Greek
and Paint Creek districts.
Four of the men arrccted last
night and brought to headquarters
today were suspected of taking part
in the shooting up Of the Wyatt
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.WENDALL# MASON TO BE
BURIED AT4DAYBROOK

The funeral of Wendell Mason,
13 years old son ID, Mr.. and Mrs.
stephen Mason, whose death oc-
cured yesterday at the home OF
his parents at Daybrook:; viii be
held Sunday morning at II O'clock
from the Daybrook Church, and
burial Will be made in the church
cemetery by F.. NJ Coss, Sc 81 =
vices will be conducted by tNe
Rev. A A.. Burnett, assisted by
the Rev. u. Py1es.
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NOTICE OF MEETING OF
BOARD OF REVIEW. AND
lSsslt t{s5558s 5EOJLA AJ,IZATION

1t May Concern:
sou9 are hereby notified that
the Board of Review and Equal
Eizatfon Of Marion County, West
Virginia, will meet in the City
s,sof Fairmont, at the Court House
f3if said County, on Saturday,
July st., 1922, for the purpose
I. "a reviewing and equa1izing the
tSassessm of said County as re-
fned by the assessor, and will
ssc.ontinue in session until said
work is completed, not, however
IT tos exceed twenty-five days.
The land and personal prop
fSerty books of said county for
the current year will be then
sopen for inspection and any per
sIonssimay examine the same and /.
Y have any errors that may aP
\ pear inf the assessment OF his
Esproc,perty corrected, and do such
Mother and further things that
may be necessary to protect his
Interests.
57F5 Given under my hand this 3rd
dap&of June, 1922.
LEE N. SATTERFIELD,
fbaIgIerk of the County Court and
ex.officio Clerk of said Board.
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TIE We TEEIlEI'iRI:':. I !:

partiy cIouds aud cont warm
tonight q and SUNDAY possible
local thpnd der storms.
Evening journal., 1922-05-16

is doing today" he asked" that. IL
the church did not do. II would
never be done? What Is the one
absolutely necessary function OF the
churohes?"
IF the church should fail 70 pro-
vide recreation. # would be provided
In some other way. have no criti-
cism," DR. Odell continued. "of the
church tennis, basketball, baseball
and other forms OF recreation, but
what want TO point out is, II the
church did not provide these things
for the young people. they could get
them in some other way"
THE church." he said. lied by an
aggressive minister, very often feels
an interest in public activities. in the
questions OF the world. and the prob
lens OF law enforcement, but. II the
church should fail 10 discuss these
things. through the pulpit. they
would still be discussed"
"The social life OF the community
Is often improved by the church"
he asserted. '"The church affords
the people opportunities to come to-
gether as friends. The young peo-
pie organize societies for social pur-
poses, but suppose there was no so
cial life in the church. there would
still be circles OF friends. We could
meet people in fraternai life"
"All OF these things; recreation.
Evening journal., 1922-05-16
''OLD RELIGION
SUITSDR. 0DELL
Tells Churchmen Christ Life
Is One of Gladness,
Courage
THINKS RECREATION
PART OF WORK

An eiquent plea for teaching and
preaching the straight gospel Of
Jesus Christ was uttered last night
by DR.. Joseph H. Odell. director OF
the Service Citizens, in an address
TO the st. James Brotherhood, as
sembled in the Sunday School hall
Of Grace NJ. Z. Church.
DR.. Odell commended that no mat
ter IN what other activities the
church engaged It must not fail 70
spread knowledge OF the wisdom.
gentleness and great power Of
Christ.
1t was the annual meeting OF the
st. James Brotherhood and was
largely attended by members and
their women friends and relatives.
The program was opened with a
short welcome by Jay w. Miller
president OF the Brotherhood. Fol-
lowing this were vocal solos by Mrs.
Mary Scott Gallery. w. u. Reisinger
and Miss Elsie Copley, a whistling
solo by Mrs. Ralph Seybold and a
duet by Mrs. Gallery and Miss Cop
ley.
DR.. Odell in opening his address
said he regarded religions not as
something sad and fearful. as many
church Hymns would intimate. but as
something Of gladness, strength and
courage and representing the best
things in human life.
What IS there that the church
Evening journal., 1922-05-16
.SCHWAB DECISION
WON'T BENEFIT HER

Doubt IS entertained at the ONCE
OF the Federal Internal Revenue Col
lector. in the Post Office Building. II
Wilmington or Delaware taxpayers
will profit by distribution OF fund
OF s20.O0O.OOO by the government as
a result OF tho recent decision OF the
United States Supreme Court in the
Schwab case.
According 20 Washington dis
patches today Internal Revenue
Commissioner Blair intends 70 ask
for an appropriation OF the sum
by Congress for refunding
purposes. In tho Schwab case the
court held in effect that a transfer
made in contemplation OF death
prior 20 September 8. 1918, was not
10 be included in the gross revenue
estate OF a decendent under the pro-
visions OF the revenue act OF 1919.
There has been much speculation.
Commissioner Blair says, as to the
of money the government