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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
MARION COUNTY
SCHOOLS RATED
BEST IN STATE
Survey Conducted by Univer,
slty Professor Made
Public Today.
OFFICERS SELECTED
parkersburg High School
Teacher Named President
Of State Association.

CHARLESTON, Nov. II. Miss
Bess Anderson, teacher in the Park
ersburg High School, was elected
president Of the West Virginia
State Education Association, AMI
Wheeling was chosen for the next
meeting place. Captain George NJ.
Ford, state superintendent OF
schools and retiring president OF the
association, was chosen vice-presi.
dent.
Prof. L. L, cavins Of West Wiz.
ginia University based his talk at
the meeting today on a survey Of
schools In ten West Virginia coun.
ties, drawing conclusions that re-
vision OF the, promotion system
would be one means OF conserving
school finance9. After detailing
comparative ages Of pupils in the
different grades, he said 1t should
be made as easy to advance tho
brighter children as to hold back
the less capable. OF the ten coun.
ties 10 which the survey was con.
Quoted, the schools OF Marion
County were given the highest
deficiency quotient" with those OF
Logan County second, It appeared
from the charts he presented.
you ought not to have any troa.
bic to get revenues for schools IN
"a state as wealthy as West Viz.
ginia," President Owen told the
delegates after listening to talk
by former Governor MaceoTkle
which bristled with facts. about thu
state. =
sThe thing Is TO get In a hurry
for that's the way to settle the
Herrin troubles in both Illinois
and West Virginia. he added
with reference TO his previous
comparison Of labor troubles here
and In his home state.
Among the resolutions adopted
was one favoring amendment Of
the election laws SO that names OF
candidates for educational offices
should be given without lndicat-
ing their political affiliations.
Other resolutions put the asso-
citation on record as favor!ug
amendment OF the state constitu-
Continued on page eight
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PLAN BIG FATHER
AND SON Dinner
East Side Delegation viii
Z Feast at Diamond NJ. E.
a Church Friday.

AS a fitting climax to Father
and Son Week on the East Side n
big joint banquet, with representa-
tiyes from all the East Side church.
es in charge, will be served mex.
Friday evening at the Diamond
Street NJ. E. Church. Tho hour Of
the banquet has been set at 6:45.
Each father present will be taxed
ST.. which will include a plate for
his son or some other son. Thirty
young and pretty girls from tho do
nestle science class OF the East
Side High School will serve tho
banquet. Details for the affair
were arranged at a meeting held
at, the Central School last evening.
The committee on eats is com.
posed Of Howard Pople Of the First
M. p, chairman; D. H. Morgan and
Bailey Thompson OF the Diamond
M. E., w. H. Barnes Of the First
Baptist and B. R. Ash Of the United
Brethren.
The program committee consists
Of Fred B. Cannon, J. L. Leach, W.
K. shaffer and Guy Campbell.
The ticket committee is composed
Of B. c. Morrow, R. A. Johnson, @.
B. Beatty, H. II. Rose, Nv. A. Russ,
J. A. Swiger, R. 2. Mason, Burr
Thompson. t
There will be a meeting Of those
taking charge Of the affair at the
Central School at 2 o'clock next
Tuesday evening to make fina.
plans for the event.
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HOLD
RALLYON THURSDAY

Grand Prelate NJ. II. Neely re-
Gently elected U, s. senator from
West Virginia, will be present at
the social evening TO be held By
the local lodge, knights Of Py-
thias. at the hall q the American
Building next Thursday nignt.
The addresses OF the evening VIII
be made by. the SRey. W. D. Reed.
who will take as his theme tho
observations mad by him ON no
recent, European trip. a number
OF musical features. Of which j.
Minor Durham will have charge
will also be given. The business
session OF the lodge yiil be held
at 1880 o'colek and the open go
cial session. to which the Pythian
Sisters have been invited. WIN
begin at s o'clock. Refreshments
will be served at the conclusion Of
tho program.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
READY
FORGRAND Jury
INDUAL murder
Pearl BANNER and Raymond
Schneider First to Be
Summoned for Monday.

soHERy1LLE, N. ]. Nov. IT.
More than two months after the
crime, evidence is now ready for
presentation Monday to the grad
jury on which the state will ask
the indictment OF one woman aud
two men for. the murder Of the
Rev. E. W. Hall and his choir
leader, Mrs. Eleanor r Mills, at
New Brunswick, the night Of Sep.
TENDER IA.
This announcement today afte-
a final conference between Deputy
Attorney General Mott, in charge
OF the prosecution, and Prosecutor
Beekman OF Somerset County
More than fifty subponeaes have
been issued. 1t was said.
Letters alleged to have been
written by the Reverend Nj. Hall
to Mrs Mills. and Mrs.. Mills
diary, containing notes concerning
her relations with the rector. were
given today to Mr.. Mott and ara
being arranged for presentation
to the jury.
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FutiIlty Of Attempting to Get
Water From Middle Fork
River Pointed Out,
TO HOL D MEETINGS.
Public Discussion of Need of
Filtration Plant Proposed
to Show Facts.

Action on a second election for
bond issue for a filtration sys-
TEN for Falrmont was postponed
until next Friday morning 1T 10
o'clock at this mornings meeting
Of the City Board OF Directors. An
expression Of opinions and the
contribution Of valuable IDEAS by
the members Of the City Board or
Directors and several prominent
visitors featured the business Of
the meeting.
Among the visitors who attend
ed the meeting and were active,y
engaged In the discussion %ere
Judge E. NJ. Showal:CT. Of the
Marion County Criminal Court,
Thomas Cornell, seer etlry OF tue
chamber Of commerce, D. S. Nc
Kinney, w. D. Straight and Mrs.
L. N. Yost, former president Of
the local Woman's Club aud pre-
sent chairman Of the civic DO
partment of this organization.
Mayor w. w. Conway. City Clerk
Luke Arnett, Director Clyde Nor
rls, Director Arnett and Director
Davis were the officials present At
the meeting.
Mayor Conway formally opened
the meeting with the request that
an open discussion be held, stating
that expressions OF Ideas from TIE
visitors present would be wei,
coined. Judge Showalter. who was
first called upon to speak. express
ed The idea that .he'was present 10
obtain information, having nothing
TO say upon the subject until he be.
came better informed.
W. D. Straight, the first speake.
voiced the idea that the failure Of
the last election on the installation
OF filtration plant In FairmoIL
was based upon the fact that tao
people had been given no definite
promise as to how the approprIa.
ton would be expended. When tho
public Is appraised Of the facts OF
the case, Mr.. Straight said, the II.
sue will become successful.
Suggest ng that permanent re-
lief In regard to the city waite.
supply be obtained rather than the
Continued on PAGE eighty
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DIVIDEND DECLARED.

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Direc-
tors Of the New York Transit Co.,
an oil transporting line grouped
among the Standard Oil units, to-
day announced a cash dividend OF
$50 a share on the concerns S5,-
100000 capital stock OF 500 a
share, par value. In addition, the
regular dividend of SO a share
was declared.
The $50 dividend calls for a, dis
tribution Of 100000 In cash
from the company's surplus &C.
count which stood at $6,651,362
at the close Of 1921.
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West Virginia Merely a
Preliminary Grid Battle
for Virginia Aggregation


Just when everybody thought West Virginia good
they get slap the wrist.
According to Virginia arrived here with the team
today the Virginia eleven will much as posi-
bic tomorrow because they have BIG Turkey Day with
Deah old thing, quite joke what? Saving up against
the coming champions Of the East for North Carolina
The offered the suggestion Virginia started out 10
whip WashLee and North Carolina this The
eated WasLee and whip Carolina The
hinges these games after Of the Pitt
hanging on the w j. and Penn State games declared Viz
nia would 90 its best could afford 10 sac
lice the game than star players North Carolina
battle.
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VIRGINIA SQUAD
WORKS OUT HERE

A squad Of twenty-slx players,
two coaches, and two managers
representing the University Of
Virginia arrived here this morn
ing at $3.50 coming by way OF
Washington over the Baltimore G
Ohio Railroad. The team LOOKS
rather light at first glance, but
the record made by Virginia thus
far this season indicates that tho
Southerners can play good foot
ball.
All the members OF the squad
are In good condition for the
game with the Mountaineers at
Morgantown tomorrow. No predle-
ton as to the outcome was offer
ed, however.
The team will have light
signal drill at South Side Park
this afternoon and will remain IN
the city overnight, leaving for
Morgantown at 1910 tomorrow
morning. ~
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CARL GRAY'S SON
ON TIGER.ELEVEN
Union Pacific President,
Well Known Here,
Great Fan.

A few days ago Mai. Earl H.
Smith and w. c. Kline of the NJ
P. & r. Co. were talking about the
fact that every time Princeton
played a big game this year the
private car Of C. R. Gray, former
head Of the Western Maryland
Railroad and now head of the
Union Pacific, was parked In the
railroad yard Of the city where the
game was staged. They also knew
that there was a player named
Gray on the Princeton team.
A letter was Gent to Mr.. Gray
asking IL there was any connection
between the two facts. Today Maj.
Smith received the following note
from Mr.. Gray, dated Omaha, No.
vember 10:
"Your letter ninth instant.
"Yonr evident suspicion Is fully
Justified by actual conditions, The
Princeton left end is my youngest
son, and he has been able to add
something to the two paramount
games so far, viz, Chicago and Har-
ward. II you should happen to be
at Princeton next Saturday, and
should hear something resembling
rebel yellifrom the Princeton side
you will know who 1t Is.
Edward Alexander, son OF George
N. Alexander, head OF the NJ. p.
q R. Co., played end this year for
Lawrenceville, which team enjoyed
a very successful season. Mr.. Alex
ander Is Just about as wild over
the work Of Lawrenceville us Gray
is over Princeton.
w: G. Kline, mfnager,o of railways
Tor the M. P. q R. Co., held his
first position under Gray or the
Western Maryland. 4
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LAKE SHIPMENTS
MAYGLOSE SOON
Reports Current That Monday
May See End Of Ship
ping From Mines.

Embargoes will soon be placed
on coal shipments to the lakes. In
the meantime there is a merry
scramble to get the coal forward.
=, 1t is understood that after next
Monday coal shipments to tile
lakes of the B. & o. will be en-.
bargoed, those on the B. & o.
after November IS. those of the
L. & N. after November 16, and
after November IS no coal ship
ments will go to the lakes of the
N. & W. !"
In the meantime coal ship
ments are going forward although.
there perhaps was cot as heavy a
movement yesterday as earlier In
the week Ninety cars OF coal went
OF the Monongah, Division and
ninety+three cars of the Morgan
town & Wheeling Railway.
Coke Loading
Thirty-two cars Of coke were
loaded on the Monongah Division
yesterday. There were thirty-one
cars OF coke shipped sixteen east
and fifteen west. Two cars were
loaded east of the Cumberland
Division and thirteen east of the
NJ. & X.
Pier Shipments
Fifteen cars OF coal were loaded
off the Monongah Division for
Curtis Bay last week. Thus FAR
this week eighty cars Of coal have
Continued op page eighty
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MORE.RAILROAD
CARS AVAILABLE
NREGION TODAY
Slight Increase Over Yester-
day Reported in North
ernWest Virginia.
1852 CARS LOADED
Improvement Today Chiefly on
MonongaheIa and West
ern Maryland.

y Northern West Virginia today
Q 80 per cent nun Of cars
AGAINST 81 per cent yesterday. I'm.
proyement today was noted on the
4pnongahela, Western Maryland
AID Charleston Division, while the
cars were even scarcer today than
Yesterday on the Monongah Divls.
ion and Morgantown & Wheeling.
on the Monongah Division, B.
and o. today the car supply is 81
ser cent, or q drop OF five per
Can't compared to yesterday. Along
the Charleston Division there is a
gs per cent car supply against 10
per cent yesterday.
Plants along the Morgantown
and Wheeling have 10 per cent
run OF .empties against 6S per cent
yesterday. Mines on the Mononga.
hela Railway have a 81 per cent
run OF cars compared to per
cent run yesterday. The Western
Maryland car supply today slightly
increased being "a per cent
against "a per cent on Thursday.
Divisional Placements
Mines on the Monongah Division
watch ordered 2,34S cars, had an
early placement Of Cos coal cars.
'rhere were $50 cars ordered for
railroad fuel loading and 1888 cars
aiol COMMERCIAL purposes. Forty.
i1m coke cars and forty.nine pri-
lyateiy obned cars we're on the div.
rs on today todny. The car shortage
i'as responsible for us mines be-
my Idle on the division today. =.
Ninety cars were placed on the
wyatt-Bingamon branch OF the
Yves Maryland today, with 80 cars
on tie Icfgantown and Wheeling,
where 81 were ordered. Mines on
Sthe Monbngahela Railway today
had i3s6 empties placed early,
while they ordered 719.
Along the Charleston Division to.
day there we're sixty-rive empties
placed
Operations along the Mononga-
hela Railway in Pennsylvania to-
day had 1853 cars placed, although
$40 were ordered.
Break In Coke Belt
II reports are correct So mines
out OF the los on the Mononga-
heta Ia Pennsylvania are at WORK
Today. This is nine more than dur.
ing the earlier part OF the week.
IN fact, the first break in this re.
spect came on Thursday. How
eaea the production would not
indicate any. great increase, al
though the car supply Is apt to be
an important factor also. The
mines ON Thursday loaded 224 cars
Il coal. which is the same as Mon
Thursdays Loading
Mines in Northern West Virg-
ina on Thursday loaded 1856 cars
OF coal This compared with 1913
! ears on Thursday OF last week and
t,b6s cars on Thursday, November
PRODUCTION on the various divis.
Continued on page eight)
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TURKISH SULTAN FLEES FROM CONSTANTIN0PLE
NO SPECIAL TRAIN
ARRANGED FOR GAME.

There will be no special train
out Of Fairmont for tho football
game at Morgantown tomorrow. It
had been planned to run special
from here at 1880 getting to-
Morgantown one hour later, but In
dscatlons that tho weather would
be fair tomorrow and that auto
mobiles would be the popular
means Of transportation to Nor
gantown caused the train plans t.
be called off.
Most people will use tho west
side Of the river going down and
the east side coming back. There
is a bad grade on the west side
detour. It is all right going down
but is a hard pull on the return
trip. Hundreds of fans are planu-
ing to make the trip from this city.
Adam Stansbury stated this morn
ing that he expected the crowd al
the game tomorrow would be much
in excess OF the number OF fans
who witnessed the Rutgers game.
1t was announced at the Cham
Der Of Commerce this afternoon
that the traffic would be permitted
to go over the new highway from
Georgetown tomorrow eliminating
the one detour on the west side
of the river. 1t is not likely that
the first detour will be eliminated,
however, as the last concrete was
poured inly a week ago and 1t is
supposed to have two weeks in
which to set properly. However,
there is a bare possibility that the
Rad will be opened all the way To-
morrow. It'd. Cornell, secretary Of
the Chamber Of Commerce is said
to be on an inspection tour Of the
road this afternoon.
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RED CROSS nurses
SACRIFICE HEALTH
.INNORK IN.COUNTY.
Strong Appeal for Support of
Roll Call Made by Miss
Evelyn Thomas.

Two Red Cross nurses in Marion
County have given the best OF two
valuable lives to public health
nursing. One lies very III OF
tuberculosis in government hos
'pital in North Carolina. The other
was forced to give up her work
here because OF Ill health and
after a two months rest was able
to take lighter employment in the
Monongalia County Hospital where
she Is located at the present uria
Miss Evelyn Thomas lis the
name Of the nurse who has been
many months in a sickbel in a dis
tant CITY among strangers. Miss
Thomas performed some OF the
finest work in this county as Red
Cross nurse that the county has
ever known. She loves Marion
County dearly and IN her last let
ter to friends hero she said:
"0h, II Marion County people
could realize what the Red Cross
Is doing for them, they would come
forward 10000 strong and lend
every aid to the Red Cross Roll
Call"
Miss Thomas further sad: III.
"One nurse in a county Is like
facing a whole army with one
gun!" ~
Miss Thomas contracted tuber-
culosis while in France nursing
soldiers. She was practically
cured when she came here but due
to her faithful and t.reless eff
forts and to the long hours and
persistent laborings for Marion
County, she broke down again. It
was through the earnest efforts 81
Miss Florence Kneisel, Red Cross
chairman, that she received gov
eminent compensation and hos,
pital care in the distant. hospital.
She has written a wonderful le.=
ter for all Marion County to real.
This letter will be published In
The West Virginia prior to the
big Roll Call day, November 2S.,
in the name Of this nurse who
has given ALL for humanity give
your dollar membership. gladly and
thankfully to the great cause. -
This is given out as o. Of tha
many pleas Of the Red cross.
Miss Martha Ball.
Miss Martha Ball is the name
of tho second nurse who has
sacrificed health in the name OF
the Red Cross. Mill Ball was in
the employ OF the Red Cross as
public health nurse for four years.
She went into this work directly
following the death OF DR.. W. H.
Sands OF this city, for whom she
served as nurse for many years
during his valuable life. She was
forced through III health to give
up her work as Red Cross nurse
this past summer and following
a two months rest she accepted
lighter employment, She gave
the very best OF herself always-
many a cold, dlsagreeable day
she was observed climbing hills or
travelling by foot through bad
roads where hcr Red Crosc auto
could not go. /
miss Ball saved many a life in
Marion County, Many, a young
mother was helped through power
~ and illness by the kindly nursoi
She nurse6 many little children
"a Continued on spaga eight
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Two Witnesses Summoned.

TRENTON, N. j., Nov. IT,
Under writs granted by Justice
Bergen In the State Supreme
Court today, Miss Pearl BANNER
and Raymond Schneider were
summoned to appear before tho
Somerset grand jury at Somerville
Monday to be questioned in con-
nection with the staying Of the
Rev. E. w. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
R. Mills.
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.RITTNER MINE NEAR
UNI0NT0WN ON FIRE

UN1oNTowN, Pa. Nov. IT,
Fire broke out today In the Ritz
ner mine OF the H. G. Prick Coke
Co., near here, and all efforts u
put I out so far have been without
avail.
State inspectors and officials
from the United States Mine Blu
real were called aud fSe fight
ing force organized. Water is now
being pumped into the workings.
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SIBERIA REPyBL|C
WILL JOIN SOVIET
Assembly Votes to Dissolve
Nation and Make It
Part Of Russia.

BERLIN. Nov. IA Russian
telegraphic agency message from
Chita is quoted in a Moscow DIS,
patch to tho Socialist Red Flag 10
the effect that the government Of
the Far Eastern Republic has IN.
animously decided to dissolve tina,
republic and make It a part OF
Soviet Russia.
The message declares a revolt.
tionary board of seven members
has been established and that fir
teen delegates to the all-Russiaa
red congress" have been selected.
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SET FIRE TO JAIL.

HUNTINGTON, Nov. II. - Two
prisoners lodged IN, the Ceredo jail
The two men were lodged in the
fire to the building late last night
in a desperate effort to escape.
The tive men woer lodged IL the
building on a misdemeanor charge
early in the evening. The door OF
the jail was burned but the damage
was slight. The flames were ex.
tinquished before the prisoners
were injured.
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DRUNK LANDS IN JAIL

Joe Harris Is a prisoner In the
county jail awaiting a trial before
Magistrate ]. L. Blocher on a
charge OF being intoxicated. Har-
ris was arrested last evening by
county officers. He had been
drinking denatured alcohol aud
hardly able to navigate when pick
ed up by the officers.
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DATE ron TRIAL SET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Trial
OF @. W. Morse, New York ship.
builder, his three sons and 8 9th.
ers, Jointly indicted here on a
charge Of attempting to detraud
the U. s. Shipping Board, in con.
nection with ship building contract
during the war, will begin Febru-
AIRY s, In the commercial division
OF the District Of Columbia supreme
court
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GENERAL WRIGHT WORSE

MEMPHIS, Nov. 1.-THE con.
dldon OF Gen. Luke e. Wright,
who Is Ill at his home, was report.
ed to be extremely critical. It was
stated that Mt. Wright, whose llta
har been despaired Of, was gradn-
ally growing weaker = :.
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Unite With Soviets

cHITA. Far Eastern Republic
Nov. 10y the Associated
Press1-The government Of tie
Far Eastern republic OF Siberia
was abolished. The assembly vot-
ed to unite with the Soviet govern
ment Of Moscow. ~
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The Sultan has been greatly ex-
ercised over his status since tho
action Of the Turkish Nationalist
Assembly at Angora early this
month voting to deprive him OF
hiS civil authority end declaring
the caliph or religious head OF
Islam would hereafter be selected
from imperial house by vote Of
the Grand National Assembly.
In the face ofthe filtration OF
Nationalist military elements n.
to Constantinople inst the know
ledge that the Angora authorities
would eventually be IN full con-
troll In the Turkish capitol the
sultan and his adytsors have been
frankly at sea as 70 the proper
course for him TO pursue. The
bulk OF his guard went over TO the
Nationalist, and constantinople
dispatches have pictured him vlr-
'tually Mt the mercy Of the KEN
allsts should they decide to make
a descent In force on his palace.
There have been rimors that he
had addicted or was about 70 do
SO but there has been no Official
confirmation in'such action on HID
part. There were strong intima.
tions however, that he would ask
the Allies for protection Tor any
protracted length Of time.
.-l--s l N
Socialist Assassinated
LONDON, Nov. 17,-l BY the A.
Continued on PAGE elEhtl
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Sultan Emphasizes He is Moi
Advocating But Merely
Avoiding Danger
A S X S PROTECTION
Reported to Be Frankly Sea
as to Proper Course
to Pursue.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov IT,
tBy the Associated Pressi -Aio-
manned VI, the Turkish Sultan,
has fled from ConstantIhople on a
British warship bound for Malta,
Upon embarking the Sultan 3eiti.
phasized that he was not ab aicting
but merely removing himself from
immediate danger.
The Sultan wrote to lieutenant
General Harrington, the Btiish
Commander in chief Wednesday
stating he considered his life 10.
be in danger and would like Brit
ish protection.
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THE WEATHER

uneessied and warmer tanfaht,
SATURDAY Increasing elsudlness feI.
lowed BY showers Saturday after
neon Or night
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Fun Associated Press wire
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

Continued on Page Two.