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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-08
DAMAGE SUITWILL
REACHJURY TODAY
Court Allows Attorneys Four
Hours for Argument
in Big Case.

The trial Jury in the 5 $4,000
damage suit OF Nathan Hancock
VS.. Edith Snider, executrtx OF the
last will and testament Of D. N.
Snider, will get the case for con.
tsideration late this afternoon. The
case, which has been before the
court for ten days, has been one Of
the hardest fought legal battles
ever waged in the Circuit cotrt.' :
Today the Jury heard the argu-
ments In The case. Judge W. s,
Meredith allowed counsel for each
side two hours to present the
summing up Of the case to the
jury, After the attorneys had
agreed 70. the instfne d6ns to be
handed the Jury by thu court the
way. was cleared for action. n
lawrence MusgfaSe OF counsel
for the plaintiff opened the argu:
ment. Attorney Mussrave used on
~ thirty minutes OF the two hours
allotted to his side in order that
Attorney Harry Shaw, who was to
close fn the plaintiff, would have
sufficient time to iendeavor to iron
out the arguments made by the
attorneys for the defense.
: Judge W. s, Raymond opened
the argument for the defense. He
spoke for forty minutes allowing d
similar amount Of time for the
other members of the defense
counsel. Attorney Tusca Morris
followed Judge Raymond and COM
pleted his argument at 1855 this
afternoon. After Attorney Morris
finished Attorney Frank Raymond
made the closing argument for the
defense. Attorney Raymond finish
ed at 2:40, and Attorney Shaw
started the closing argument Of
the case. -
Attorney Shaw is scheduled to
complete his argument shortly aft
err 4 o'clock and the case will
then go to the jury. The argu-
ments by the attorneys were espe-
cially interesting today and a
large crowd was out to hear the
closing statements. Many members
OF tho bar association were pre-
sent among the large crowd of
spectators who listened intently
to the arguments.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-08
Dog and Boy in
Dramatic Scene
on Main Street

Awee bit OF q dog aod a wee
I, bit Of u boy STAGED a scens on
Main street shortly aftes 1ooh
today that was full Of tbs dru
matte while 1t lasted.
"A ragged, woody and appar.
emily amicable dog WIS wander.
ing up street; the boy was com.
ing down.
Sighting the boy, the dog
made a mad rush at him, bark.
ing, growing and showing his
teeth.
The boy took to the street.
letting out a yell OF fear that
caused chills 70 run up and
down the backs Of pedestrians
The dog followed the boy and
the lad screamed some more.
"Git for home, Bruno" yelled
q pedestrian at the dog, and he
gifted" quite pronto. The boy
did not follow in the direction
Of the hound, but showed much
ability in the sprints in the o2'
posite direction.
It is Just possible that the
dog and the boy had a run-in
at some previous time, and that
the dog was after revenge to-
day. Dogs have memories. you
know, Just like grown.ups. But
whatever the cause, It was d
strange performance.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-08

-Nll fAlsil 111.l
preach and promote international
understanding, We are cognizani
Of the worlds struggles for full re.
adjustment and rehabilitation and
we have sshirked no duty when
comes OF sympathy or fraternity or
highest fellowship among nations.
Every obligation consonant with
American ideals and sanctioned un.
der our form Of government Ii will
ingly met"
Mr.. Harding asserted that THE
inevitable reimbursement OF the SO.
ctal and economic order is not
more than rarely begun.p and CON
unueidS
There never again VIII be pre-
ieisely tho 81 " qrters indced / know
,Etioi one yho thinks n - be- dcair-
able. For out Of the old ofslor came
the war Itself, and the new order,
established and made SECURE, never
will permit its recurrence
Test Of Civilization
ut is no figure Of speech 10 say
we have come to the test OF our
civilization. The world has been
passing is TODAY passing through
a great crisis The conduct of war
itself is not more difficult than The
solution of the prob which nee
essarily follow i am not speakinE
at this moment ot the problem III
its wider aspect OF world rehabili.
tation or international relation
ships. The reference IS to our own
social, financial, and economic
problems at home. These things
are not Abe considered solely rs
problems apart from all interua-
tional relationship, but every na-
tion must be able to carry ON for
itself, else its International rela-
tionship will have scant import
ance..
Doubtless our own people have
emerged from the great World
War tumult less impaired than
other belligerenti powers. probably
we have made larger progress to
reconstruction. Had we es.
capped the coal and railway strikes.
which had no excuse for their be-
ing and less justification for thor
delayed settlement; We should
have done infinitely better. But j.
Dor was insIstent ON holding on to
the war heights, and headlcss
forces Of reaction sought the pre-
war leyelsf and both were wrong.
THE railway strfke accentuated
the difficulty Of the American fnr-
mer. The first distress Of read
justment came 70 the farmer. and
II will not be- q radiustment fit 10
abide until he Is relieved. Tho
distress brought to the farmer
does not affect him alone. Agricul-
tural ill.fortdne Is q national IN.
fortune = . 9 q ~
'Manifestly, We have needed 10
begin on plans to coordinate In AZ
transportation facilities. We
should more effectively connect up
our rail lines with our carriers by
sea! We ought to reap some bene.
fit from the hundreds of millions
expended on inland waterways.
proving our capacity to utilize as
we'll as se1pend We ought to turn
the motor truck into railway
feeder and distributor instead OF a
destroying competitor.
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LAUSANNE, Dec. s.-(By the
Associated Press Turkey pre-.
scented to the Near East confer
ence today counter suggestions
concerning control Of the Straits
Of the Dardanelles and the Bos-
phorus. The Turks ask:
Guarantees against surprise at
tacks from land or sea threaten
ing the security OF the Straits OF
Constantinople or the sea Of Mar
mora.
Limitation OF naval forces
bound for the Black Sea SO that
they will not constitute a danger
to the zone extending between the
two straits to the Black Sea.
turkey expresses the view
that these forces might be COM
posed of light warships, employed
for the protection of international
commerce).
Introduction upon the maiu.
tenapce Of way ships In the Black
Sea, and that the liberty passage
for merchant marine In time Of
peace and war.
The Turkish position on the
question Of the Straits was pre-
scented by Ismet Pasha, who gave
a historical sketch Of the prob
lem Of the Straits, declaring Tur-
key never had acted contrary to
international treaties concerning
that water way. VI
Ismet mentioned certain points
in the inter-Allied proposals
which he considered particularly
harmful to Turkey. OF these the
first was the Inclusion of the sen
OF Marmora in the definition Of
the Straits, because preparations
for defense on the shores Of this
sea were necessary for the de-
Tense Of Anatolia and Thrace and
yet were not affecting the liberty
of passage for vessels. Another
point he made was that 1t was
needles to have. a demilitarized
rome around the 7Bosphorus. 1t
was sufficient, he considered, to
indicate that there would be no
Notifications, either land or naval,
on either shore. A
It's third point was IN connec.
ton with the Allied suggestion
that In the demilitarized5 zones
there should be no movement OF
troops. he thought that such
movement should be permitted
because the zones In squestion
connect, the two parts of tho
country.
Again, he contend ed that in or
der 70 defend the shores OF the
Sea Of Marmora by, a feet Turkey
would have TO keep arsenaIs and
other naval equipment In Con.
stantinople and the Straits. He
thought also that the limits OF
the demilitarized ZONES were too
CONTINUED on page eight,
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OIL AND GAS LEASES.

Oil and gas leases covering 429
acres In Warrington District were
recorded in the office OF County
Clerk Lee N. Satterfield today.
The leases were: John Haddox, 100
acres, to George Hoy; w. N. Hoy
and wife, fitty.flve acres, to George
Hoy; ], B. West and wife, 101 acres
to George Hoy; heirs Of R. 3. Ice,
17S acres, to George Hoy; Georges
Hoy, 42e acres, 10 the Manufactllr.
ers Light & Heat Co.
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BASIC WAGE FOR
MINERSOPPOSED
} AT1COAL PARLEy.
Operators United on Demands
for Districts Agreements
10 Meet Competition.
TosM NEE ONCE MORE
Enlargement Favored by
4oals Producers Shows
n Various Districts.
TO MEET ONCE MORE

Coal operators of Illinois. Indi-
ana, Ohio Aand West Pennsylvania,
the old Central Competitive Field,
are opposed as a unit in refusing
TO shoulder the responsibility OF
aEHeeing to a basic wage scala
which will bind them or which tho
miners officials can use as basis
Of lining up outlying districts. Coal
operators of the outlying districts
refuse to be bound by basic wage
scale because OF competitive rea-
sons.
Consequently the district agree
nnent appears to be the only basis
ON which a contract can be made
in the future, according to opera
tors. and this plan was the only
one that was unanimous among
them The miners officials want a
group of states either on a nation.
wide. statewide, inter.regiopal bas-
Is or perhaps a smaller circle up
on which q basic wage scale can
made and then they, want the
tgeratofs TO agree to this arran'
cement
Tbeae wese the ontstandins feat,
area nf the. conference of operators
and Ilinarst Of Eicia ala, ythtehs dead
locked In Chicago this week. An.
other meeting isIto be held in Chi.
cago earIy Ia january !.
Miners. Side.
The miners officials appeared to
be disap1 pointed that the operators
even harbored the idea Of present
ing q district agreement plan as
they very frankly said. THAT wa5
what the last strike was about. "
The niners, It is believed. feel that
n 4 district agreement plan Is
adopted that It will probably be
Vhe undolng of the United Mine
Workers OF America, as they figure
that district will be pitted against
district until the organization may
be IN danger. They believe that
operators in various districts would
,cniay one field against another for
IN advantage and make an attempt
TO break up the organization.
IN an attempt to try to show the
folly Of such. a plan. Secretary
Green Is reported to have told how
certatn steel and railroad compan.
les IN Illinois would be willing to
sign D contract any time Just Sc
that the work would not be Inter.
rupted and endeayored to show in
this way that b basic scale wGlld
be automatically established in q
degree.
Operators Viewpoint
II Is believed that the reason
why the operators in SSe old
Central Competitive Field hesitats
to sign any four-state agreement IL
due 10 the fact that federal indiCe
1nents continue to hang over their
heads ind while they may nat ap
parently amount to much they do
CONTINUED on page eight
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FOURLEADERSOF
RISHINSURGENTS
HUNG ASREPRISAL
Rory o'Conner, Who Led De.
tenders of -Four Courts,
One of Rebels.

DUBLIN, Dec. s.-"Rory" o'con,
ner and Liam Mellowes. together
with two other Irish rebels, were
executed in Mount Joy prison this
morning, 1t was officially an.
.nounced. wi
The two other men executed were
Joseph McKelvey and Richard Bai.
'rett, both prominent Republicans.
Official army report states that
the four men were executed as a
reprisal for the assassination 81
Sean Hales, the deputy shot yes
terday, and as a solemn warning to
those associated with them Sin the
conspiracy Of assassination against
the representatives Of the Irish
people,"
Roderick ("Rory") o'conner and
Liam Mellores we're leaders of the
band OF Irish insurgents that held
the four Courts building in Dublin
in It's stand against the Free State
troops last June. Each was taken
prisoner when the. building was
captured after a three day siege.
The prisoners were tried by a
military court martial during the
night, found guilty and sentenced
to death.
The DEATH sentence was carried
out at $3.50 O'Clock this morning.
Three priests were present. The
prisoners, bllndfolded, were march.
ed to the place Of execution. o'Con.
ner had to be assisted to the scar:
fold. y $50
|. Deputy Dean ,Halles and Brig.
Gem. Patrick s otMalle;s deputy
speaker of the Lower House lot
the FnewTP arlfanfent, were shot
yesterday on Their way TO the
parliament session. HaliSs died
shortly afterward. o'Malley shot
in the head and arm, was operat-
ed upon, and 1t was stated late
last night that his condition was
not critical.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-08
RAILRQAD.FUEL
TONNAGEDROPS
Decrease Marked on Monon.
gah Division Of Baltimore
6 Ohio Railroad.

AS the week rolls on, the rail-
road fuel loading of the MonOr-
gah Division, B. 6 O.. is easing,
The decrease is not alarming, but
1t eased up thirty-eight loads yes
terday compared to the previous
day. Figures show that forelga
roads have the shrinkage in tom
mage, while the B. & o. fuel yes
terday was slightly heavier than
the previous day.
Loading Of railroad fuel aggre-
gated 3e0 cars on the division,
and Of that the foreign roads OBJ
tanned 22S cars while B. G o. fuel
was 1872 cars.
One hundred and twenty-five
cars Of railroad fuel were loaded
OF the NJ. & W. yesterday, all Of
which went as foreign fuel. Forty
seven cars OF W. NJ. fuel were
loaded on the Western Maryland
yesterday, while twenty-seyen cars
were loaded off the Cumberland
Division, all of,which was for for
eign carriers, excepting two cars
on the Charleston Division TWEEN
ty-one cars OF railroad fuel were
loaded Of which twelve cars were
3. g o. fuel :.
COKE Production
Fifty cars Of coke were loaded
off the several divisions in North-
ern West Virginia. Thirty-four
cars Of coke were loaded on the
Monongah Division, eighteen cars
going east and sixteen west. The
twelve cars produced on the NJ &
X, yesterday, the two loaded on
the Cumberland Division and the
two produced the Connellsyille
Division, all went east.
y AS a whole the coke loading In
Northern West Virginia Is show
ing signs of easing. (.
b Pier Shipments.
Coal shipments to the piers of
the Monongah Division yesterday
were weak, being confinedlto ten
cars to Curtis Bay, and three cars
to Arlington Pier.
Eastern Loading.
Eastern coal loading on THE
various divisions OF Northern
West Virginia yesterday was as
follows: B! & o., Monongah, 615
cars: Charleston, so cars; Con-
nellsville, % cars: Cumberland! 3 4
cars: N. &sK. s s cars: w NIB.
& W., 8. cars; W,-B. & d. r., 100
cars, otlwhich three were uncon-
signed loads from the previous
one car Of coal was loaded by
CONTINUED on page eight
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RIGID ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION LAWS DEMANDED
BY PRESIDENT HARDING IN ANNUAL MESSAGE TODAY
TURN DOWN PLAN to-
DISTRIBUTE PLATES

7. D. Cornell. secretary Of the
Falrmont Chamber Of Commerce,
has receive>a letter from the Stats
Road Commission rejecting the pro.
posal to make the Chamber OF
Commerce a distributing agency
for the 1923 automobile licenses In
Marion County. The reason for the
rejection Of the proposal, according
to the letter, Is that the plan OF
distributing agencies has not beer
a success In other states, and that
one central distributing point has
been found more convenient in the
long run. It is stated In the lettor
that the matter OF distributing
agencies in the state may come be.
fore the next session of the Legis
lature.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-08
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DECLARESSIRICI
ILEITEROFLAN.WILL FORCE ISSUE
0N.AGTAT0N FOR MODIFICATION
Adjustment Of Railroad Labor Board Proposed with Subst
tuition Of Labor Division of Interstate Commerce
Commission Having Broad Power.

WASHINGTON, Dec 8-President Harding in his all-
nua message delivered today to Congress person deas
with nearly score of subjects chief among pobi
ton farm credits, the transportation problem child labor
and immigration }
The executive announces his purpose to invite the gov
ernors of the states and territories to early conference
definite policies of national and state admin
sterng the prohibition laws He says the unlikely
come when the prohibition amendment will and
that the nation should adapt its course accordingly
President Harding tells Congress that the statutory
provisions for prohibition enforcement econtrary
berate public opinion which he does believe the rgor
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MODIFICAHON'OF
TER|NSOFA ALLIES
ASKEDB}Y TURKEY
colhiersP ropos ais on c oBtFot.
of B aFianell IS sgle b
lsinetiP ashas I

LAUSANNE, Dec. ss-(By the
Associated Press -Turkey's
proposals for reorganization Of
the Straits Of the Dardanelles
and the 5orphorus, presented
to the NearlEast conference to-
day, were heard with satIsfae-
ton by the representatives Of
the Allied Powers! and the Uni
ted States, as they were found
not to contain any contention
that the Straits be closed to
foreign Warships, as Russia had
demanded,
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Observation-Disclosures

WASHINGTON, Dec. S-Ma5.
Gen. Leonard Wood has resigned
the Office as provost Of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania in order that
he might Comply with the e2-
pressed wishes Of the adminlstra-
,tion and remain as governor gen
raj ofsthe philippine Islands, Il
was oticially announced today BY
the War Department
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Coordination Urged.

Coordination of all transporta.
ton facilities Is urged by the Pres!'
dent. These would include not only
inland waterways, but motor truck
transportation. He inyeigbs against
the system Of parallellng the rail.
roads with truck roads, thus draw
ing freight from the steam lines in.
stead of making the motor truck n
feeder for them. As to the carriers
themselves. Mr.. Harding suggests
as ways on. increased economy and
efficiency there be a merger OF
lines into systems, interchange Of
freight cars, the consolidation OF
facilities and the economic use OF
terminals. He declares that the
managers OF the lines are without
that inter.carrier, cooperative re.
lationship, $50 highly essential to
the best and most economical oper-
atom" adding that they could not
function in harmony when the re.
cent strike threatened the paralysis
Of all railway nsportatIon.
More extended credit for the
farmers Is strongly urged by the
executive, who declares that tho
very proof OF helpfulness already,
given Is, the strongest argument for
the permanent establishment OF
widened credits. Hesays the Farm
Loan Bureau may have its powers
enlarged to provide ample farm
production credits as well as en-.
lnrged land. credits. rs,
Two constitutional amendments
areproposed, One would give Con.
gress authority over child Labor
and the other would restrict the
issue OF tax.exempt securities,
which are declared to be drying
up the sources Of federal taxation
and extrayagant procedures by the
state and municipalities"
Enactment Of legislatior for reg:
istfation OF aliens and for more
thorough examination of imml.
grants at the ports Of embarkation
Is urged. The President says there
IS a "recrudescence OF hypenated
Americanism which we thought to
have been stamped out when we
committed the nation, life and soul
TO the World War;, and adds that
the advocates OF revolution are
abusing the Hospitality OF Ameri-
can shores, FINDING their diluded
followers among those who take
ON the abiliments Of the Ameri.
can without knowing the American,
sotil.n d
\ The registration Of aliens, the
President adds, will enable the ma.
ton 20 guard against abuses in i'm.
migration, checking the undesira.
bic who VIII facilitate the American
lneed Of those who mean to enroll
as citizens.
Dealing with foreign affairs, AIr.
Harding tells Coneress that Amer.
lean relations are not only free
from every threatening cloud. but
THAT the country has contributed
its larger influence toward making
4 armed conflict less likely
ut has been our fortune both TO
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CLARA PHILU|PS'
DISAPPEARANCE
BATTLES POLICE
Officials Openly Admit Lack
of Clues in Search for
Escaped Slayer.

Los ANGELES, Dec. s.-offi.
Gals were quoted today as admit
ting that they hardly knew in
what direction to look for Mrs.
Clara Phillips, hammer murderess,
who sawed her way to freedom
from the Los Angeles County Jail
last Tuesday morning.
Since her escape became known
approximately six hours after she
severed the bars across her cell
window, the police of the greater
part Of the country and OF the
Mexican territory OF Lowep Cali
fornia as well have been in watch
for her.
But SO far the search has result.
ed only In scores of tips which
proved worthless and in annoy
ance as far east as Chicago to wo-
men who were believed to bear
some resemblance to the missing
tnnrderess and who were passen.
grs on trains on which she was
reported to be travelling eastward.
While the police, sheriff's forces
private detectives and citizens in
general still were searching for
her, the district attorneys office
reviewed the punishment prescrib-
ed by law for prisoners who break
jail, to determine what further
penalties might be given the wo-
man already under sentence to
serve from ten years to life, for
beating Mrs. Alberta Meadows to
death with a hammer. ~
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Gus and literal enforcement
will concentrate public senti-
ment on any modification.
Such q course he added,
conforms with the law and
saves the humiliation of the
government and the humilia-
ton Of our people before the
world and challenges the de-
structive forces engaged IN
widespread violation, official cor
ruption, and individual demoraliza.
tion.@ St
With regard to the transportat-
ion problem Mr.. Harding proposes
thai .ths Ra llroad labor Board be
abolished with the snb1tit ution of
q labor division IN, Tie Ihterstats
Cjmmeree eommlfs sion with ample
power to require Its rulings to be
accepted by both parties to a dis
puted question, The executive al:
SO proposes that sthe law require
the carriers and their employees to
institute means and methods to
negotiate between themselves their
constantly arising differences linz
iting appeals to the government
body to disputes Of such character
as are likely to affect the same
public welfare, 80
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Not cikfa Phillips.

4 PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. S-The
man and woman who arrived "a
Phoenix In an airplane late yes
terday and who were investigated
under the belief that the woman
was Clara Phillips have satisfied
the sherif'ss office. of their identi-
ty as tourists, 1t was announced
today. ,es IA
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THE WEATHER

CLOUDY with probably rain or
snow tonight ana Saturday. not
much change in Temperature.
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Fun Associated Press wire
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Audn Suaaau Of, clltniatsons .T1eures
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-19
LeaYe for Kennewick. Wash.

A deal was recently closed whereby
T. A. Hooker sold his residence prop
erty, consisting of house and two lots
in the east flat of Bonners Ferry to
l.. e. Vincent, of Kennewick, Wash,
who will take possession in the near
future. The consideration was $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hooker left Monday for
Kennewick where they plan to make
their future home, having recently
purchased a 20 acre fruit tract near
Kennewick, the consideration being
$4,000. The tract is we'll improved
with buildings and contains a large
orchard.
Mr.. Hooker has been resident OF
this district for 26 years and during
their sojourn here he and his wife
have enjoyed the respect and conf
dence of all who knew them. Their
departure for a new location is caus-
ing great regret among host of sin
cere friends. They have the best wish
es of the community for prosperity and
happiness in their new home.