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DOWNS
circle Meets.

The Ladies' Social Circle Of tho
Downs Presbyterian Church held it
regular meeting at the homo OF
Mrs. Tully McEltrcsh wednesday,
evening, the Halloween spirit Civ.
ing zest to the occasion. All the
members we're masked. Dainty re.
rreshments were served during the
evening,
Tho guest list included Mrs.
Howard Williams, Mrs. Blaine Pol
ing, Mrs. a. w. Benton, Mrs. Mer.
vim Stillings. Mrs. Todd Craft. Mrs.
Price Brand. Mrs. George Youkcrs.
Mrs. Boyd Davis. Mrs. Claude
Hayes, Mrs. George Graham. Miss
Nell Polling. Miss Josephine
Graham. Miss Frances Kelly. Miss
Olive Brand. Miss Margaret VIII
helm, and Miss Carrie Youkcrs.
New Daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Dempko are
the parents Of baby daughter
born recently. The baby has been
named Anna.
Personals.
Harry Cumherledgc is a business
visitor in Baltimore. Md.
Mrs. Tom Graham who has been
confined to'hcr. home for tho past
week because Of illness is improv.
ing at present.
DR.. ". ". Orr was a professional
visitor at Cook Hospital and the
Miners Hospital in Fairmont Tues.
day.
Mrs. Pat Djerkin was a business
visitor in Mannington Wednesday.
Miss Faye Lyons, Miss Madeline
Rudy, Miss Ruth Michael, Miss
Margaret Wilhelm, Robert GilIon.
and Ray Rex attended a masquerade
party at the Fairmont Normal
Thursday evening.
Mrs. George Graham was visiting
at the home Of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Rymer In Warrington
Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Reed OF Jericho was a
guest at the home Of Mrs. Mary
Rudy Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Rex and grandson Jack
Marley were visiting at the home
OF the formers daughter Mrs. SUI
sauna Haugh Wednesday.
Mrs. Francis ..Gribbin was the
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DENOcRATs SEEK
I TO PLACE SEVEN
Y MORE ON BALLOT.
tcoatInued from l.aEe opel

10 and 10, they nominated men for
! the places.
At a meeting Of the executive
committee held on August 10. their
petition sets forth that the follow.
ing men were nominated for the
following places:
Fred Mclntire. for president Of
the board Of education In Union
Independent District.
Warren r. Martin, for constable
for the unexpired term in Grant
District.
o. B. Maddox, for member OF the
board OF education for Union In.
dependent District.
e. e. Durrell, for member Of the
board Of education OF Union Dis.
trict.
W. E. Kuhn, for constable for
the unexpired term in Lincoln Dis.
trlct
Golden Page. for member of the
board Of education for Winfield
District.
at a meeting Of the executive
committee held on August 10. the
petition sets forth that a petition
signed By a large number Of Dem.
oCratic voters OF Fairmont District
asked that the name Of Leroy
Brock be placed on the ticket for
president OF the board of educa.
ton in Fairmont District, The exc.
cu:ive committee, according to the
petition filed with the Supreme
Court. dominated Brock for the
place.
as far as can be learned the first
mistake was made by the Demo.
Gratis at this zinc, as they failed TO
certify the names Of the men they
had selected to the chairman OF
the ballot commission until October
. and IL. The commission ruled
when 1t met on October 10 10 pre-.
rare tho ballot that inasmuch al
the Democrats had not complied
with the law as they construed It.
I which says that nomina lions must
be filed within twenty days after
The primary election, the names
were not placed on the ballot.
One week later the attorneys re.
presenting the executive commit.
tee and the candidates filed their
petitions with the Supreme Court.
Chairman Gather of the commission
Hsaid today that they had lived mp
/ to the law az they understood It
in not placing the names of the
men on the ticket but that they
we're only acting in a judicial posi-,
tton and that they are willing TO
put the names OH the ballot and
have them reprinted II the Supreme
Court rules that the names have n
legal right on the ballot.
John W. Mason. assistant prose.
cutting attorney, is today preparing
the answer OF the ballot commits.
sion to the petitions filed, and it
will be presented to the court in
Charleston Monday.
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Warrington Churches
Elrat M. &. Church

"Unselfishncss" is the theme OF
1.-THE morning sermon by the Rev.
JohD Bedow at 1896 tomorrow
norning. Tho subject of the eve
ming sermon ut 1880 will be Lie
,Sat School"
" Sunday school in charge of ths
superintendent. l.. S. Schwenck,
will DO held at $3.50. The Sunday
School orchestra will furnish the
Emusic for this service.
IS Devotional services OF tho EH.
worth League will be held In tn"
sSvAaing at 6:4i. The subject to.
SfFstrow night will bc Making tn"
f1.ife Effective" This is special
.imeetlng for the young folks.
n The sermons tomorrow will be in
Zine with Educational Week. aud
will he in line with the programs
.of the district and community
Schools for this work.
First Presbyterian Church
4 The sermon subject announces!
by the Rev. ]. V. Koontz for the
2prning service at 1885 tomorrow
"HT'nr Value Of Education" IN
The evening at 7:%O he will again
preach from the subject, "a Great.
err than Jonas and Solomon"
Suffday school will be in charge
of the superintendent. Charles W.
gT4urd. the service beginning At
1880. The orchestra will furnish
I the music.
" Beginning tomorrow the Chris.
tian Endeavor service will be dis.
continued for six weeks. and the
J neriod given up to mission study.
The School OF Missions will meet
each Sunday evening at GAS and
Che pastor is anxious that al! the
Young people take an active part
in this work. An interesting Bible
study is being pursued at each
mid.week prayer service.
First Christian Church
The last sermon OF the series on
1.-THE Goodness of God" will be
given at the II o'clock service to.
morrow. The subject announced
by the pastor. the Rev. r. +. IIanes
I Tor the evening worship is ITO Not
Attend Church Means Moral and
Spiritual Decay"
Bible schoo: services begin
SSpromptly at 10 o'clock. The Chris.
Nan Endeavor devotional exercises
swill be held at the usual hour,
6:45.
The pastor and members arc
-
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weekend at her home here. She
Is teaching at Pine Bluff this year.
New Front.
a new front will be built into the
Bartlett pool room soon, 1t is said,
and extensive remodellIng will be
done inside. 1t is the Intention Of
Mr.. Bartlett to make this an up.to.
date business room. II will nroh.
ably he occupied at a later date BY
G. G. Basnctt Co. now located In ,hn
]. 4. Koen Building.
Mirahile STAFF
The Mirabilc staff has begui:
work on the 1929 edition OF tic
high schoo! annual. The members
of the staff this year are: Miss
Dcronicc Holland. Senior Skct-
ches; Hamilton Pctrcs, Jokes;
Carl Flanagan. Miscellaneous;
Miss Helen Hamil. Calendar; Miss
Helen Sybcrt, Organizations; Miss
Mildred Rudy Literary; Miss Alice
Franklin. Athletics; Arthur Nc
Carnes, secretary. Miss GLADYS
Met", Manager; Howard MayGc,
Editor.
A. f. Arnold OF the manual
training department spent last
week end with relatives in Nor
gGntown
High school students held a
''pcp" meeting Friday evening o.
the campus. "Red" oficiatcd.
Bernard Hucy returned 10
school Thursday after three day.
absence due TO the death Of his
sister-in-law. Mrs. Ethel Huey.
Miss Lucille Clutter, an alu-
minus of NJ II. S. was visitor In
the school Friday.
Marshall Matthews returned to
school Thursday after an absenc"
of week due to having to work
IN his fathers drug store while
the latter was away
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Higher learning
I URGEDFOR STATE
.Mannington District Ready
For Educational Boost
Next Week.

+ MANNlNGToN, Oct. 2s.-All the
; states in the union are acting upon
the conviction that American boya
sand girls should have high schooi
Education as n minimum education
al preparation for life.
& Determined to carry on with the
yothsr states. West Virginia will OBJ
aserye Educational Week in all theI
gpuhlic and other schools. beginning
October 90.
II is pointed ont that West Nir.
pglnin boys and girls arc not given
ttan opportunity TO obtain this mini.
Tmum preparation for life they will
be placed at a disadvantage later
in life when they are placed in
competition with men and w0mcG
from other states who have had the
advantages Of high school training.
with this thought In mind the
sMannington District schools will
prepare and give appropriate pro.
sErams and special work next week.
SAu effort will he made to interest
the patrons, ministers, clubs, organ
tntions, in fact every phase OF COM
Aunlty life. The teachers OF the
Zdistrict will act as Il unit in sccur.
ling the cooperation Of the citizens
yof the district for the advancement:
- education.
1Chicf among the programs next
week will he the one on West Wiz
< glnia Day, November /, and practi.
only Tvprv urhoOI In Eho dIG1rl.I
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guest of friends in Warrington on
Thursday.
Mr., and Mrs. George Graham at.
tended the funeral Of the lattcr's
grandmother. Mrs. j. W. Mercer, at
Pennington Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida Quinn was business
visitor in Warrington Wednesday.
Lindsey Allenby is suffering from
an injured hand received recently.
Mrs. James Urso is confined 10
her home because of illness.
Forest MILAN, Ray Rex and
Charles Stillings returned from a
trip to Wadestown Wednesday ev.
ming with wcll.flIled game bags.
Word was received from Don
Holman Thursday evening, dated
at Scdalia. Mo-, where he stopped
for short time en- route to Cali.
fOrnia.
Leo shambIen was u business
visitor in Fairmont Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Straight and
little son Edward were guests OF
friends in Warrington Thursday.
Miss Marie Bell and Miss Mar
garet Wilhelm were visiting friends
In Downs Thursday afternoon.
Miss Frances Kelly spent the
week end at the homo OF her par.
cnts, the Rev. and Mrs. o. a. Kelly,
In West Liberty.
Al Smith was business vtsito.
in Warrington Thursday after
noon.
John Pctish has returned home
from Cook Hospital where he has
been undergoing medical treatment,
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SPECIAL CAR FOR
MOOSE ARRANGED

MANN1NGToN, Oct 2S.-The
Warrington delegation o, Moose,
accompanied by the members Of
the Elks' Band, will leave Man.
nington In special car Tuesday
evening at $3.50 for Fairmont.
Traction officials have urged that
each member planning to sc in this
car be rcay at the time SCI. since
the cur must leave promptly at
that time in order to make the
Philadelphia switch for the regu.
lar passenger car.
Tickets for the Moose Jubilee
are selling rapidly in Warrington,
and there is every indication that
the city will be we'll represented on
that night.
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REPAIRING PAVEMENT

Workmen are busy making re-
pairs in the floor OF the South
Side bridge. The original wood
blocks used in paving the bridge
when It was built have worn out
and the men arc putting In new
blocks. This IS the second section
of the blocks that hayH been re-
placed recently.
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Round About Town
Announcement.


business OF importance will he
brought to the attention Of the
women OF the First NJ. L. Church
tonight, and all the women mem.
bers have been requested to be
present at Z o'clock.
To FaIrmont.
c. Howard Long, Loran HiIdreth,
Miss Ruth Shisler, Pike MaSec,
Miss Margaret Leonard. James
Phillips, Mrs, a. C. Atha, Miss Ma.
mi Calvert, Mrs. Frances. Haskins,
tAlatthew Ryan, were business and
social visitors in FaIrmont ycstcr,
day,
Weekend Guests.
Marshall Matthews left last night
for Morgantown where he will
spend the weekend With friends.
ATlSs Sue Slater is spending the
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SMUGGLING nENlEp.

LEWIS, Del, Oct. 2S.-Denial was
made today Of a report current hero
Yesterday to tho effect that rum
runner had entered tho harbor, dis.
charged its cargo and departed.
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The West Virginians
Proposition to Mario rl
County School Children

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New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Dead Man in
Cellar Believed
Murder Victim
Lack of Powder Marks and
Position of Wound Cause
Jersey Police to Believe
That Schaefer Was Slain
Maid Discovered Body
Swears Wife Cried, ''Has
Charlie Put Himself Out
of the Way?" When Told

Charles II. Schaefer, of Freehold
\. j., who was found dead in the cell
lar of his homo Thursday morning
temple. was murdered, according to
Chief of Police T. c. Float, of Free
hold. Chief Float said last night that
evidence obtained yesterday had led
believes Schaefer was murdered about
sn hour before his body was found by
maid
Schacfer was an employee in the
Assurance Society. About thirteen
Years ago he and his wife went to live
on a farm on the outskirts of Freehold.
TIC farm was sold a few years ago
when Schacfer go, n position in New
York and took up his residence with
his wife in the home of c. Howard
Co1over. retired farmer, who lives in
a tcn-room house in Broadway, Free
hold. Conovcr is now i'll with. pneu-
monia.
said Chief Float, to get up each morn
ing at O'Clock and get his own break
last before taking the 1908 train for
tho city Thursday he arose as usual
and after having breakfast went up
stairs to say goodby to mis- wife. Mrs.
Sohaefer told Chief Float that her hus-
band then went down stairs, and whe n
she heard him put more coal on the
furnace thought he had left to catch
his train.
4 negro maid. who came to work
each morning at S o'clock, arrived to
IND that the back door which Schaefe r
usually left unlocked was fastened
from the inside. She opened the latch
cellar to get wood for a fire she dis
covered Schaefer's body.
The maid told Chief Float she ran
to Mrs. Schaefer's room and cried
Something terrible has happened!'
The maid said Mrs Schaefer's an
sver was Has Charlie put himself cut
Of the way"
revolver which Conover always
kept in his bureau drawer was lying
thee feet from Schaefer's left hand,
said Chief Float
Mrs. Schaefer said she had not heard
Shot fired. County Prosecutor Sex
yesterday he had five shots fired from
the revolver which killed Schaefer and
cach shot could be heard plainly all
over the house
Chief Float said there were no pow
dcf marks or burns on Schaefcr's head
SHd That the bullet after entering the
left temple had come out the right side
and lodged in the wall. Schaefer was
ight handed and the police are puzzled
as TO how he could have shot from
his left side if he committed suicide
MIS-. Schaefer said last night that
sho had known her husband to use his
left hand for many things.
The coroncr's jury will not sit in the
case until next Tuesday. at which time
the police and County Detective Smith
cxpect TO have considerable testimony
ready. Schaefcr carried a large life
insurance policy, said Chief Float.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
High School Classes To
BE Taught by Wireless
Lecture Course by Radio la
Planned in Chicago; Market
Reports TO Be Given

CHICAGO, March 3.-High school
classes conducted by wireless here are
being planned for Chicago schools
Peter A. Mortenson, superintendent, an
nounced to-day.
Students now are busy making the
radio sets, and after they are com
pleted, it is planned to have instruc-
tors give lectures by wireless with
each student sitting at his classroom
desk listening. Various subjects which
can be covered entirely in a lecture
course will be included in the wireless S
curriculum.
Market quotations of the Chicago
Board Of Trade will be sent broadcast
by wireless telephone at half hour in
tervals during every business day be-
ginning next Monday. it was announced
to-day.
The plan was decided upon by the
directors as means Of bringing the
market closer to producers and deal
ers. The first quotations will be sent
out at the opening of the board at 8 80
a. m.. over a 360metcr wave length
from the kiW station.
Market news will be included and
the final bulletins will be sent al 1:15
D..
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04

rel, for you know this was Timmy's
old house. Whitefoot soon had the
bed made over to suit him, and when
this was done he felt quite at home.
Then he started out to explore all
about within a short distance of
the old stump. He wanted to know
every hole and every possible hiding
place all around, for it is on such
knowledge that his life depends.
When at last he returned home he
was very we'll satisfied. at is going
TO be a good place to live" said he
to himself. There arc plenty Of
hiding places and ! am going to be
able to find enough to eat 1t will
be very nice to have Timmy the Fly
ing Squirrel for neighbor. | am
sure he and will get along together
very nicely. | don't believe Shadow
the Weasel, even if he should come
around here, would bother to climb
up this old stump. He probably would
expect to find me living down in the
certainly am glad that | am such
good climber. Now, if Buster Bear
doesn't come along in the spring and
pull this old stump over III have
IS fine a home s any one could
ask for
And then, because happily it is the
way with the little people of the
Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
Whitefoot forgot all about his ter
rible journey and the dreadful time
he had had in finding his new home.
Copyright, 1929, by T. W. Burgess)
The next story: "Whitefoot Envies
Timmy,"
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Bedtime Stories
Whitefoot Makes Himself at Home
BY Thornton w. Burgess
Look not too much on that behind
Lest to the future you be blind,
--Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.

Whitefoot the Wood Mouse didn't
wait to be told twice of that empty
house in tall, dead stump near the
home Of Timmy the Flying Squirrel.
He thanked Timmy and then scam
pered over to that stump as fast as
his legs would take him. Up the
stump he climbed and near the top
he found little round hole. Timmy
had said that no one was living there
now, so Whitefoot didn't hesitate to
pop inside.
1t was empty, just as Timmy had
said. There was even a bed in there.
1t was an old bed, but it was dry and
soft. 1t was quite clear that no one
had been in there for long time.
With little sigh Of pure happiness
Whtefoot curled up III that bed for
the sleep he SO much needed. His
stomach was full and once more he
felt safe. The very fact that this
was an old house in which no one
had lived for long time made it
safer. Whtefoot knew that those
who lived in that part of the Green
Forest probably knew that no one
lived in that cid stump, and so no
one was likely to visit it.
He was so tired that he slept all
night. Whitcfoot is one of those
who sleep when they feel sleepy.
whether it be by day or night. He
prefers the night to be out and about
in because he feels safer then, but
he often comes out by day. SO when
he awoke in the early morning he
promptly went out for q look about
to get acquainted with his new sur
roundings.
Just a little way off was the tall.
dead tree in which Jimmy the Fly
ing Squirrel had his home. Timmy
was nowhere to be seen. You see, he
had been out most Of the night and
had gone to bed to sleep through the
day Whitefoot thought longingly of
the good things in Timmy's store
house in that same tree, but decided
that it would be wiser to keep away
from there. SO he scurred about to
see what he could find for break
fast. 1t didn't take him long to find
some pine cones in which few seeds
were still clinging. These would do
nicely. Whitefoot ate what he want
ed and then carried some of them
back to his new home in the tall
stump.
Then he went to work to tear to
pieces the old bed in there and make
it over to suit himself. 1t was an
old bed Of Timmy the Flying Squir-
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Wife Who Fled OF, Bridal Mor7,
Sought by Pastor, AN Forlorn
Assyr'an Priest Will Fight Proceedings to Annul
the Wedding, but Promises Not to Molest
Brides Relatives; She Wants to Go to Convent

The charge against the Rev. Simon
torian Eastern Church, New Britain.
Conn, who was accused OF making
threats against the family of his twcn-
ty-one year-old bride. Julia Mahanna,
Of 52s Market Street. Newark, was dis
missed in the Sd Precinct court, New
ARK. yesterday. The clergyman an
nounced his intention of fighting any
legal proceeding to annul his marriage,
but said he was willing to return to
New Britain and not molcst the girls
relatives
When this assurance was given Will
liam J. Kearns, counsel for James Ma
hanna, the girls brother, agreed to the
withdrawal of the complaint against
the clergyman. The case will now 20 to
Chancery Court to determine whether
the bride, who was too i'll to appear in
court yestc rdsy, was forced into mar
rage on February 28, or merely
changed her mind after the ceremony.
The bride was positive in her asser-
ton yesterday that she will not live
with the clergyman. She said that
after the wedding in Christ Episcopal
Church she told her husband she would
draw knife across her throat rather
than live with him. She said her pres
ent idea is to become a member of a
religious order in the Roman Catholic
Church.
The RSY. Mr.. Yonan said he first be-
came interested in the girl when he
received letter from David Nicolo. Of
63 jackson Street, Newark, announcing
that the girls mother was anxious to
have her daughter marry him He was
IN the West on mission work for the
Episcopal Church, and on his return
went to Newark
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04

to know how many times he had signed
checks for kretzmcr or anybody else
with whom the firm had no business
transactions. Damn refused to answer
and was upheld by Magistrate Slbcr-
man.
Richard Tompkins, formerly ship
ping clerk for Alexander & Baldwin,
Ltd, and later employed by S. G.. Blow
crs Co., in the same building, said
ttat Kretzmer met George A. Robinson
IN the Blowers company office Janu-
airy so. and that when he came in he
said: II got them signed
Then. said Tompkins, Kretzmer
wrote the letter instructing the Irving
National Bank to credit the checks to
the account of Robinson. kretzmer,
he said gave him the letter and the
checks to take to the Irving National
Bank
kretzmer did not testify. His at
torncy said, after waving further
examination. that Robinson was in
court. though neither he nor the at
torneys for Alexander & Baldwin, Ltd. :,
had called him as Witness
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04

From Nicolo and Charles Mahanna
of $40 Market Street, the latter the
girls uncle, the clergyman said he Dor
rowcd money FOR the nuptials, as he
did not bring sufficient funds with him
He got his first intimation that all was
not serene, he said, when rumors OF
differences over religion appeared
These differences were to blame for all
the trouble which developed, he said.
II am thirty-fvc years old, not fifty
scven," he declared. "I shall protect
my good name and reputation when
these proceedings are settled"
Mrs. Charles Mahanna, aunt of the
bride, confirmed the statement that the
clergyman was urged to como to New
ark to marry the girl. She said she
saw him make an agreement to trans
fer to his brides account $4,000 Of his
possessions, as prc-nuptial agree
mcnt. She denied that she or her
husband got any financial considcra
ton out Of the wedding
The Rev. William 0. Leslie jr., of
Bloomfield, N. j.. who performed the
ceremony, said the girl made the re-
sponses to the ceremonial of marriage
and while she had been crying, he said
he was informed her tears were due
to the fact that her mother had
tainted.
Referring to the Rev. Mr.. Yonan, Mr.
Leslie said he accepted him on the as
surancc of the Rev. Thomas Burgess
of New York, secretary Of the foreign
born division, Department of Missions
of the Episcopal Church.
81 said my child should not marry
this man." the mother of the girl said
But tainted and my husband S
brother and his wife dressed her for
the wedding. When got over the
faint ran through the streets shout
ing after the party. but they went too
fast and | could not catch them"