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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-11
Nancy Clarke Stars In
Dramatic Club Offering

Nancy Clarke OF sIstersyllle
playing the title role in 1.-THE
Brat" which was presented by the
West Virginia University Dramatic
club at the Normal school auditor
ium last night, won a place for
herself in the hearts Of those for.
turate enough to see the produc-
ton. Although the attendance was
small, the university players kept
the audience seated until the final
curtain.
Every member Of tho cast Is an
artist in the truest sense Of the
word, and the show as a whole was
regarded as superior to the ave.
rage road show, the leading roles
being portrayed in q professional
manner. Miss Clarke, however,
was undoubtedly the outstanding
star Of the production, although
she was ably assisted by Wayne
Shuttlesworth of Fairmont, and
Jack Rockey.
The artistic skill Of the cast is
probably explained by the fact that
most Of its members are really In
the professionalism class. having
spent last summer touring the
eastern states on tho Redpath
chautauqua circuits, presenting
Nothing But The TRUTH" the uni
verslty production Of last year. In.
cidentally the Redpath bureau has
already signed up "The Brat" for
the coming chautauqua season.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-11
new 1922 MODELS
BOOST PEERLESS
Sales Indicate Demand for
Investment Value in
Cars

That the motoring public was
quick to endorse the improvements
and refinements embodied in the
1922 Series OF Peerless motor cars,
was evidenced by the substantial in.
crease in Peerless business during
the month OF January.
Wherever the cars have been
shown, beginning with their intro.
duction at the New York automo.
bile show, the public and the trade
have thronged tho Peerless exhibit
and have expressed their admira.
ton at the changes In the car intro
duced by r. H. Collins since he be-
came president and General mana,
ger of Tho Peerless Motor Car com.
pany.
This public approval was express.
ed in q tangible way by actual or.
ders for the new Peerless ears, the
sales at the New York show being
nearly three times as great as Peer.
less company, but also to every 9th.
and the business In the rest OF the
country following close behind.
Mr.. Collins sees In these, sales
records a significant cause for en-.
couragement, not only to the Peer.
less company but also 10 every otn.
or automobile manufacturer whoss
policy is 70. give a dollars worth
Of value for every dollar invested
by his customers.
This satisfactory Peerless bust
ness" he said, Indicates, first Of
all. that the public wns not slow to
perceive, In these new models, the
distinction OF appearance and re-
finement of detail which have been
superadded to the well.known per.
Torrance qualities OF the Peerless.
at goes to show, also, that buy.
ers Of quality motor cars today are
demanding not only beauty of APP
pearance and pride OF ownership.
but. in addition, an uninterrupted
service that may be safely reck.
oned, from an earning viewpoint,
as a high.class investment"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-11
Crowd Cheers Decision
In Bailey Case Friday

After being cut less than an
hour, the jury in the E. A. Bailey
emhezzlement case which has been
before the criminal court all week,
shortly before II o'clock last night
returned q verdict Of not guilty,
and the defendant was released
from. custody.
The charge to the fury was
made about s o'clock yesterday
afternoon by Judge e n. ShoE'al-
ter, and the time from then on
until about 10 o'clock was consum-
ed with arguments by counsel.
Many anticipated an early YER
dict in the case and the courtroom
was well filed when It was an
nounced that the Jury had reached
a decision. The members filed into
the courtroom and took their seats
IN the jury box. 1t was then found
that counsel for the defense was
absent, and a deputy was sent TO
notify them. They arrived In about
i've minutes, and a few seconds
later the verdict was delivered.
a great demonstration followed
the announcement of the decision
Of tho Jury. The entire assemblage
seemed to break out in cheering
and whistling. Judge showalter
rosa quickly, and when the depu-
ties had sllenced the crowd, the
judge declared:
zone more demonstration like
this, and the court room will be
cleared during the remainder Of
the term"
Court was then officially ad.
journed until Monday morning at
9 o'clock. and members of the jury
on the Bailey case were advised
that II 1t was inconvenient TO them
they need not report until later
in the day on Monday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-11
WHITE MOTORS. TO !
GIVE MEN BONUS
Perfect Workmanship to
Entitled Employees
to Money

The White Motor company has
inapgurated at Its factory in Cleye-
land, Ohio, a bonus system to ulti.
mately affect all factory employees.
The bonus is In addition 10, and
entirely independent Of hourly
wages and Is not TO be confused
with the ordinary piecework plan,
from which It differs most mater.
tally.
Tho quality Of work performed
is OF prime Importance, and only
good pieces that pass rigid inspec.
ton qualify the worker to earn a
bonus.
Briefly, the system embodles the
analyzing and classifying OF all
jobs according to the skill re.
CURED Of the operator. Every Job
is assigned to one OF ten bonus
classifications. Standard Job and
bonus classification charts are
posted In the factory and others
are in the hands Of superintendents
where anyone who wishes may
find out what job and bonus class
covers his work.
In additios to the job and bonus
classification a standard table OF
fatigue and rest allowances, class.
filed according to the job is adopt.
ed; from 10 per cent to 90 per cent
allowances arc made for fatigue
and rest, the most being Of course
applied 10 the work which puts tho
greatest strain on the worker.
When a job has been studied
and classified, a bonus chart and
instruction card Is filled out and
given to tho worker. The instruc.
ton card shows tho method by
which the work should DO done,
giving equipment, setup, total time
for each part Of the operation, total
net time, time allowance for ia.
tigue and the standard time for
doing the job.
In order to arrive at the stand.
ard job and bonus classiflcatlons,
time studies were made by men
who formerly had been practical
workmen and foremen and who
have had from three to five years
timestudy experience. At least
three time studies are made OF
each job so that the chance Of or.
ror Is reduced to q minimum.
The bonus chart Is set on the
standard time of tho instruction
card for 100 per cent efficiency,
but a man begins to earn the bonus
when he reaches 60 per cent Of the
standard and the bonus chart also
shows the amount which may be
earned by increasing the output.
AS long as an operation Is per.
formed in accordance with tho. in.
structions, equipment, method, etc,
outlined on the bonus chart and In.
struction card, the bonus will not
be lowered, nor will the standard
classification, together with the
fatigue and rest allowances, be
altered.
Briefly, this bonus system is an
attempt to pay the workers accord.
ing 20 their ability. AS in the past,
an hourly wage is paid to all EN-.
ployes; this is entirely separate
and independent of any bonus ears.
ings.
The employe who earns bonus
knows each day just what bonus
he earned the day before. Daily
the number OF pieces he produced
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-11

is inspected and counted. the time
checked and the amount Of bonus
computed. Then a bonus pay slip
is made out showing the amount
of bonus earned and this slip Is
handed to him the day after that
particular bonus Is earned. The
bonus pay envelope contains the
total Of all the bonus pay slips re.
ceiret by an employe during the
preceding pay period.
The Meeker herald., 1922-11-18

ft-this reminder Of q srssedy sf q
quarter Of q century ,agooe. Their
lips refused to utter the words that
strove to travel past them; they were
two men dumb. dumb through . dis.
covery which they had forced them.
selves to face. through q fact which,
they hoped against. each more or less
silently. yet felt sure must, sooner OF
later. come before them. And now II
Was here
And this was the reason that twen.
~ years before. Thornton raIrchIld.
white, grim. had sought the aid OF
Harry and of Mother Howard. Thil
was the reason that q woman had
played the part OF q rn:n, to all
appearances only one Of three dIsap-
pointed miners seeking 4 new field.
And yet
Il know what you're thinking 1t
was Harry's voice, strangely hoarse
and weak. "I'm thinking the same
thing. But II mustn't be. Dead men
don't always mean they've died-in n
wye to cast reflections on the man
that was with 'em. Do you get whar
I mean? You've said" and he look ed
hard into the cramped. suffering face
Of Robert Fairchild- 'that you were
going to old your father Innocent.
So IN !. We don't know, Boy. what
went on ere. And we've got to 'ope
for the best"
Then. while Fairchild stood motion
less and silent, the big CornIsIiman
forced himself forward. to stoop by
the side Of the heap Of bones which
once had represented q man. to touch
gingeriy the clothing, and then to
bend nearer and hold his carbide close
to some object which FairchIld could
not see. Al last he rose and with old.
white features. approached his part
ner.
THE appearances are against u.s."
came quietly. There's q ole In is
skull that q jury'll say was made by
a single Jack. It'll seem like some
one 'ad killed I'm. and then cayed in
the mine with box Of powder. But
'e's gone, Boy-your father-I mean.
e can't defend 'imself. We've got to
take Is part"
Maybe Fairchild was graspIng
at the final straw-"maybe It's not
the person we believe It to be at all.
II might be somebody else-who had
come In here and set OF a charge Of
powder by accident and"
But the shaking Of Harry's head
stIfed the momentary ray Of hope.
'No. looked. There was 4 watch
all covered with mold and mildewei.
I pried 1t open. It's got Larsen's
name inside!"
The Meeker herald., 1922-11-18
Bp Courtney RYleg Cooper
Cs,,nss. ), u,.... sss.s Aoe
"muRoEREo!"

sYNOP6IS-As Thornton Fair
cblld's death his son Robert learns
there hAa been \ dark period In
hts fathers ~. which for almost
thirty year, hal caused him suffer-
ing. The secre, Is limited at In .
document left by the elder Fair
child, which also lnforns Robert
he IN now owner Of a mining ci1ifn
in Colorado. and advising him
to sc- Henry Beamish. 3 ATyef-
Bsarnlsh tells Robert his claim.
silver mine, In at Ohadi. thirty
eight miles from Denver. lie AiSo
warns him against 4 certain man.
"S1Iipt" i,OdalrS. his fathers en-
euy. Robert decides to go TO Ohahi.
On the road to ohadi from Denver
Fairchild assists a girl apparently
In = frenzy Of haste. TO change
tire on her auto. when she has
left, the sheriff and n posse appear.
in pursuit Of a bandit Fairchilu.
b.riIdered. rnisieads them as 10 the
direction the girl had taken. Al
ohadI Fnirchi.& Is warmly greeted
by Mother Howard. boarding
house keeper. i,r his fathers sake.
From Mother Howard EairchiA
learns sornsth.iY Of tho mystery
connected with the disappearance
of "Giasie" Larsen, his fathers CO.
worker in the mine. He meets the
KirI he had assisted. but she denies
her identity. She In Anita Rich
mond. Judge Rlchmond's ds sughtef.
Visiting his claim. Fairchild II
.bndoxed by "a man ne recognizes
from descriptions as 'Hqumt Ro-
daip~. Back In Ohadi. his fathers
old friend, Harry Hsrkins. a Cor
nishman, summoned from England
by BearnIsh to help Fairchild.
halls him with Joy. The pair hnd
the mine Hooded and have not sum-
cj-nt funds to have II pumped dry.
Later in the day "Sauint" Rodalne
announces that he practically saw
Uarkins fall into the flooded mine.
and evidently is drowned. Harklns
being a general favorite. the entire
population turns out TO clear the
Hooded ruIn.. When the work 10
practically u.qe, Harry appezr-
1t had been n .irewd trick. and
tbs men take II =, GOOD joke.
F.Echild learns that Judge Rich
mond Ia dying. and that he and
Anita are In the power OF the no
dainca They begin. ss partners.
to work the mine. In 'heir hearts
both fear Larsen was killed by
ThoVutoL :'sirchild and his body
buried by cs.:e. N which destroyed
the mine. AZ the "Oid Times Ball"
Fuirchild dances with Anita. TO ths
discontinue Of, Maurice Itodhine.
son Of "SauInt." supposed to be
engaged TO the girl. bandit holds
up the dance and nhoots n merry
maker. Maurice Rodaine claims he
recognized the bandit as HarkinS
The latter In arrested. Fairchild
interfcr.H to rave Anita from the
bullying of the two Yodaines. and
In nyrtiiied At Anitn's apparent
inEratitude. Fairchild puts up the
claim ms bond. and secures Iiarry's
release from jail. They are offered
10. go for the claim. by an unknown
party. but Rgree to disregard II.
Clearing the mine. they come To
where they fear to nnd fArSen's
rcn,aina.
The Meeker herald., 1922-11-18
CHAPTER xi

They started forward then. making
their way through the slime and silt
Of the drift flooring. slippery and wet
from years Of flooding. On-On-tliey
stopped.
Progress had become impossible. Be
fore them, twisted and torn and piled
about in muddy confusion, the tisn-
bers Of the mine suddenly showed In
4 perfect bnrrIcnde. supplnnted from
behind by piles Of muck and rocky
refuse which left no opening TO the
chamber OF the Stope beyond. Har-
ry's carbide went high In the air. and
he slid forward. to stand . moment
In thought before the obstacle. At
place after place he surveyed Il. finally
to turn with n shrug Of his shoulders.
ats going TO mean mOre'n month
Of the 'nr,iest kind OF work. Boy" came
his final announcement. "'Ow II could
ave cavcd In like that Is more ihnh
know. I'm sure we timbered II
good"
There was only one thing to do
turn bnck. Fifteen minutes more and
they were on the surface, making
their plans: projects which entaIied
work from morning until night for
many u day to come. Harry reached
for new nx md Indicated another.
"We'll cut ties flrst," he announced.
And thus began the weeks Of effort.
weeks In which they worked with
crude appliances; weeks In which they
dragged the heavy stulls and other
timl,ers into the tunnel md then low.
cred them down the shaft to the drift.
two hundred feet below. only to follow
them In their cOunterbaianced bucket
and iaboriOusly pile them along the
sides OF the drift. there TO await use
later on. Weeks In which they worked
In mud md slime. as they shoveieal
out the muck and with their cad hooks
tore down loose portions Of the hang.
ing wall TO form . roadbed for their
new tram.
II was a slow, CALLING progress, but
they kept at II. Gradually the tram
line began TO take shape, pieced to
gether from old portions Of the track
which stiil lay In the drift and supple
UstuttNl ny utueTH WDukut CueuVVy ~
that graveyard OF miners hopes-the
Junk yard In OhndI. At last II wn,
anIshed; the work u moving the heav,
ttmbers became easier now as the,
were shunted onto the small tran
truck from which the body had beer
aismantled and trundied along tn,
rails to the cave-ln. there to he pile,
In readiness for their use. And tinnl
"
A pick swung In the air, to CIV,
forth q chunky, smacking sound. as |
struck water-softened. spongy wood
The attack against the cave-in Ind be
run. A foot At time they tore awn,
the old, broken. spllntcred timbers an,
the rocky refuse which lay piled he
hind each shlvere,i beam; only to stov
carry away the muck. and then rebuild
Gold and damp. In thu moist air Of tn
tunnsl they iabored. but there was
10y b n all Down herr they couf
The Meeker herald., 1922-11-18
Rev. B. M. Bridges
Gives Facts in
His Case

II II doubtful II there has ever been
q medicine endorsed by 20 many minis
ters OF the Gospel as has Tanlac. In
deed, there " scarcely . faith, creed
or denomination 10 all the land in
which one, or more, Of the clergyman
has not publicly expressed their in-
debtedness to the Premier Preparation
for the benefits they have derived from
its use.
One Of the latest to speak out In
this connection 10 Rev. b. II. Bridges.
a widely known and beloved Baptist
preacher. residing at Nooresboro. n.
G.. whose statement follows:
.-TanIac has given me good appe-
tite, toned up my system and renewed
my strength In such . gratifying way
that I am glad to recommend II to any
one who 10 in 4 rundown condition.
For ten years past I have had such
a severe case of Indigestion that I
could not find anything to eat that
sgreed with me. Finally became
yery nervous and could get but very
little sleep or rest.
at seems that took nearly every
thing trying to get myself right. but
nothing helped me until ] ran across
Tanlac. My nerves are 20 much better
now that my sleep II SOUND and re-
freshIng. l enjoy my meals and have
also gaIned weight. can say from
experience that Tanlac IL splendid
medicine and tonic. for It has built
,,.> ooborf,,lly"
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
Advertisement
The Meeker herald., 1922-11-18
THE CROSS-CuT

forget SquInt Rodaine and his chaiky-
faced son; down here they could feel
that they were working toward . goal
and lay aside the handicap which
humans might put In their path.
Day after day of labor and the In
dentation upon the cavern grew from
matter Of feet to one Of yards.
week. Two. Then, as Harry swung
hi, nick, he lurched forward and went
10 bis knees. i've gone through" he
announced In happy surprise. I've
gone through. We're at the end Of II"
Up went FnIrchiid's carbide. Where
the pick still hung In the rocky mass.
4 tiny hole showed, darker than the
surrounding refuse. There was JOY
In Harry's voice as he made motnen-
tnry survey.
ats fairly dry be'Ind there" he an
nounced. -Otherwise we'd have been
scramblIng around In wnter up to our
necks. We're lucky there. nny'ow.
Aguin tile attack snd again the hole
wIdened. At last Harry Strengthened.
ave can go In now" came finally.
.Are you willing to 60 with meT'
you mesn-?"
But Harry stopped him.
Lets don't talk about II till we
ave TO. Come on"
Silently they crawled through the
opening. the slit and fine rock rattl'ng
about them us they did 30. to come
upon fairly dry earth on the other
side. and to stnrt forward. Suddenly.
us they walked aiOng. Harry took the
lead, holding his lantern far ahead OF
him. with one big hand behind 1t. as
though for reflector. Then, just as
suddenly, he turned.
Lets 20 out" came shortly.
"Why?"
ITS therew In the light Of the
lantern. Harry's face was white. his
big lips IIvId. LETS go"
But FaIrciild stopped him.
Harry" he said. and there was de-
termination In his voice, eff It's there
-wc've got to fnce 1t. Don't you
think that certain people would make
nn Investigation II we should happen
to quit the mine nOwf"
..rhc Rodaines!"
Exactly. And how much worse
would It be for them to tell the news
than for u.s."
"Nobody 'as to tell IT." Harry was
staring at his carbide dare-"there's
q wye"
"But we can't take II. Harry. In
my fathers letter was the statement
that he made only one mistnke-shat
Of fear. Tin going to believe him
and In spite Of what find here. I'm
going to hold him Innocent. and I'm
going to be fair and square and above
board about II all. There's nothing on
my cOnScIence-and know that II my
father hnd not made the mistake Of
running away when he did. there
would have been nothing on his"
Harry shook his head.
"'E couldn't do much else, Boy. Ro-
AaIne was stronger in some ways then
than he is now. That was In different
days. That was In times when Squint
ItodnIne could ave gotten 4 'undred
men together qulcker'n . cats wink
and iynched 4 man without I'm 'avlng
u trial or anything. And II I'd been
your father. I'd ave done the same as
r. did I'd ave run. tOo-'e'd ave paid
for II with Is life II e didn't. guilty or
not guilty. And" he looked sharply
toward the younger man "you say
to 60 ont"
"Go on" said FaIrchild. and he
spoke the words between tightly
cienched teeth. Harry turned his light
The Meeker herald., 1922-11-18

vas q deter,n,natioa to light for that
innocence as long as II was humanity
possible. But gossip told what he did
not.
There were those who remem-
bered the departure of Thornton Fair
child from OhadI. There were others
who recoliected perfectly that In the
center Of the rig was man. appar-
emily "Sissie" Larsen. And they asked
questions. They cornered Harry. they
shot their queries At him one after
another. But Harry was adamant.
II sin't got anything to sye! And
there's an end to IT."
Late that night, a. they were en-:
gaged at their usual occupation Of re-
IatIng the varied happenings Of the
day to Mother Howard. there came a
knock at the door, Instinctively. Fair
child bent toward her:
"Your names out Of thIs-as long
as possible"
She smiled In her mothering. know.
ing way. Then she opened the door.
there to nnd . deputy from the
sherif-s once.
They've impaneled jsry up It the
COURTHOUSE" he announced. THE
coroner wants Air. FaIrchild and Mr.
Harkins to come up there and tell
what they know about this here skele-
ton they found"
II was the expected. The two men
went forth. TO find the street about
the courthouse thronged. for already
the news Of the finding of the skele-
ton had Travelled far. even into the
The Meeker herald., 1922-11-18
CHAPTER XII.

Again there was long moment Of
silence. while Harry stood paving at
his mustache and while Robert Fair
child sought to summon the strength
to do the thing which was before him.
All the soddenness Of the old days
had come back to him. ghosts which
would not be driven away; memories
Of time when he was the grubblng.
though willing slave Of q victim Of
fear-of . man whose life had been
wrecked through terror Of the day
when intruders would break their way
through the debris, and when the dis
covery would be made. And 1t had
remained for Robert Fairchild. the
son, to find the hidden secret. for him
to come upon the thing which had
caused the agony Of nearly thirty
years Of suffering, for him to face the
alternative Of again placing that grue-
some find into hiding. or to square his
shoulders before the world and take
the consequences.
There was no time to lose In making
his decision. Beside him stood Harry.
silent, mcrose. Before him-Fair-
child closed his eyes in an attempt to
shut out the sight Of II. But still II
was there, the crumpled heap Of tat
tered clothing. and human remains.
the awry, heavy shoes still shielding
the heshiess bones Of the feet. He
turned bllndly, his hands cropping be-
fore him.
"Harry," he called. Harry! Get
me out Of here-I-can't stand III"
wordlessly the big man came to his
side. Wordlessly they made the trip
back to the hole In the cave-In and
then followed the trail Of new-laId
track to the shaft. Up-up-the trip
seemed endless as they jerked and
pulled on the weighted rope. that
their shaft bucket might travel to the
surface. Then. at the mouth Of the
tunnel, Robert Fairchild stood for q
long time staring out over the soft
hills and the radiance of the snowy
range. far away. II gave him a new
strength. new determi4atIon. His
eyes frightened with resolution. Then
he turned to the faithful Harry. walt
Ing in the background.
"There'1 no use trying 10 evaOe any
thing, Harry. We've got to face the
music. VIII you 20 with me to notify
the coroner-or would you rather stay
herer'
"rll TO-"
Silently they trudged into town and
to the little undertaking shop which
also served a. the once Of the coro-
ner. They made their report. then ac-
companied the oficer. together with
the sheriff. back to the mine and into
the drift. There once more they
clambered through the hole In the
cave-in and on toward the beginning
Of the stOpe. And there they pointed
out their discovery.
A walt for the remainder Of that
day-a day that seemed ages long. .
day in which Robert Fairchild found
himself facing the editor Of the Bugie.
and telling his story. Harry beside
him. But he told only what he had
found. nothing OF the past, nothing Of
the white-haired man who hnd waited
by the window, cringing at the slight.
est sound on the old, vlne-clnd veran.
da, nothing of the letter which he had
found In the dusty safe. Nothing was
asked regarding that; nothing could
be gained BY telling 1t. In the heart
Of Robert Fairchlld was the convic-
ton that somehow, some way. his IA
tier was Innocent. and IL his brain