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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
CHARGES
bRU TAL
BEATING
Child Tells Court
He Was Bruised
for Failing to
Pronounce Word

Charged with whipping an b
ycar-oid bay until he Was marked
black ard bluc because he could
not pronounce tho word never.
Miss Anna Swzgers. y teacher at
the Woodinviiic school. Was be-
Ing tried before Justice of the
P~acc e. 4. Dalton Thursday on
n charge Of assault In the third
d~Erre
Tho boy IL Howard Hoffman. son
OF Mrs. Alice Hoffman. Howard. ac-
corsiing TO the testimony. had difft
Guilty with his writing lessons on the
Tuesday before Thanksgiving. He
stumbled over the word never" pro
nounrinE IL ever" Miss swaEcrt tes-
tifsed
Finally he baked and r~fus~d 20
read after had encouraged HIM 70
pronounce the word Miss swAgert
sasa. sro took him into the closet
and gave him several strokes with
the blackboard pointer. Agnin he re.
fused 10 read and ! gave him a cou-
pia more strokes and brought him
back into the classroom"
TEACHER IN WORK
FOR IL YEARS
Miss swaEert said she had b~cn
teaching for rs years and that she
had no idea that she had marked the
boy.
Howard's aunt. Mrs. Maud Hoff.
man. testified 70 the black and blue
marks on the boy'a leg.
Howard" asked Arthur Hutchin.
son. Miss swaRcrts attorney. when
your teacher whipped you DID II
hurt worse than when your mother
did iiT'
Yes. II did" Howard declared
emphatically. and litter ran around
the court room.
Miss Corticila Thiel. deputy prose-
cutting attorney. sought to show that
Miss Swarcrt had been discharged
from the Seattle schools several
years ago for beating a child. hut
defense counsel objected 20 her tcsti.
mony and was sustained.
Miss Swagert brought out sou> Of
the fine points OF corporal punish.
mcnt.
"Aftcrwsrds," she said. Il he
gan 10 wonder n possibly the
marks had becp inflicted when I
applied the last few strokes after
the skin had been warmed up"
She defined "fiogging" as striking
In the face with tho hand. and
spanking as blows applied o other
parts of the anatomy.
The first witness for the defense
was Irene Reed. an ii.year.old third
grade pupil. She testified that How.
ard did not cry while he was being
whipped
81 sec you have n dark mark un.
der your wye" snid Attorney Hutch
inson." how did YOU get it7''
"Oh. I bumped into another girl at
play" she said.
Little Howard made an excellent
witness. The grilling cross.cxsmina.
ton by defense counsel failed TO con.
fuse his testimony.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
Says Junked Navies
Worth $50, SIS

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 9--Thc
junk value OF the navies OF America,
Britain and Japan is approximately
$40. ATS, ,b79--less than the cost OF one
new dreadnought.
Tho estimate was made today by
Joseph q. Hitner, president OF the
Henry A. Hitnor Sons Co. the pre-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
Dismasted Ship Is
Found Off Florida

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9.-The
steamship Hawkeye State, San Fran
cisco TO Baltimore, reported by wire.
less during the night that she had
picked up the barkentine s. @. Wild.
or off the Florida coast. waterloggcd
J and dismasted, according to marine
advices here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
Do Chances
to Save
Appeal
to You?

OF course. Then read
the advertising columns of
The Star carefully and
thoroly today and every
day. Seattle's stores are
offering very special in
ducements these days, and
the cream Of these offer
ings are advertised in The
Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
7 LII GEE GEE, TIL OFFICE
yAMP, SEI:
Admitting that marriage Is
great institution. who wants TO
live In am institution?

Just because SuzIe ls on the scrut
team al the University Of Washing
ton Is no sign that she's taking a
csurse In housework.
BE that as IL may. Otto Horn OF
Cleveland is a musician. Yes, yes.
you guessed 1.-THE tuba.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
"SILENCE PLOT"
IN film MURDER
Battle Started Against "Un-
seen Power"

ny FRANK II. BARTHOLOMEW
los ANGELES. Cal. Feb. ..
Tho district attorneys office
to-day assumed leadership In the
William ID. Taylor murder ease.
A battle was Immediately
launched against the unseen
power" alleged TO have siienccd
witnesses and tsmpcred with cvi.
dence and police Officers In the
battling mystery.
Thomas Lee Wooiwine. district nj
torncy. was reported 10 be preparing
TO turn the Madaiynnc Obenchair
murder trial over 10 subordinates FOL
prosecution and devote his entire at
tention to unrayeling the Tayloi
case
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
Stock Victim Tells
Hon He Was MuIcted
Thru Promise of Job
Beware of Employers Who Demand an
Investment Before Putting Any
one to Work, He Warns

Shun the employer who demands that you invest his
company before he gives you job.
This is the warning that is being sounded by crstwhie
employees of and investors the defunct Mutual Sales
which had offices at 1908 Western ave.
They know.
They invested their moncy-the savings OF lifetime in
some instances-anI they got their Jobs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
NEGRO SERVANT
is On CARPET

The investigation was centralized
at woolwlne's office today.
w. C. Doran. chief deputy district
attorney. was In direct charge. pro
ceeding on woolwine's orders.
Henry Peavey. negro valet OF the
slain motion picture director. was
Immediately called ION the carpet"
rs the new investigation got under
way.
Peavey found Taylor's body after
the murder.
II wss intimated that tho grilling
given the negro behind closed doors
might develop clues eating for exam.
ination of other acauaintanccs OF
Taylor. Including the three or four
Turn TO Page 7, Column ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
Ford Will Get Chance to
Bid on Doomed Warships

mier ship junkcr of the United
States. To his yard-called the
graveyard of ships"--have come
castoff vessels OF many nations to be
broken up for junk.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--Presidcnt
Harding today signed the foreign
debt refunding bill within an hour
after II reached the White House.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

CRASHING over an emhankment
into park near Sist ave. s. and
Jackson st. Wednesday night,
small automobile was wrecked. The
occupants fled from the wrecKasn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

NICK MANDIC. 3425 23rd ave. s.,
poured kerosene in his stove Wed
pesday night. The damage is esti.
mated at 5000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
(JL,S Ter
TROOPS
MOVING
Orangenen Are
Kidnapped; Grave
Situation No w
Being Developed

LONDON. Feb. s.--A bu, En-
acting the articles Of the treaty
establishing the Irish t'ree state
Was introduced In the house of
co m m ons today by Austen
Chamberlain.
LONDON. Feb. 9.--If stories
Of Sim fcin raids into Ulster arc
true. the government takes the
Erzvest view Of the situation.
such acts bring q breach Of the
truce, grsveiy imperiiing the
Irish peace treaty." the govern
mcnt telcgraphed Michael Col.
iins. Collins was asked whether
steps had becn taken to reiease
the khdnaped Oranxemcn and 10
provide against recsrrcncc Il
~thesc great outrAgc&-
BELFAST. Feb. ss--An Ulst~.
army. 5000 strong. composed Of DO
lice and troops. has moved 10 ths
frontier separating the northern
provinces from the south
A first limo of defense has beer
strung out along the border anc
Ulster rendered practically lmpreg
nsbIe against attacks by extremist,
Of tho Irish republican army.
Release OF the 200 Ulster captive,
kidnapped yesterday was expccfec
70 follow this military maneuver on
the part OF the unionisfs.
The British government has or,
dered General MacReady 10 send
British troops TO guard the northern
frontier when the Ulster govurnnen,
requests them.
The houses OF prominent orange
rnsn within a 4o-miIe AREA were at
tackled by the Sim Fein raiders
armed with revoivers and bombs.
Casualties were reported when
Sim Feiners ambushed police ai
New.own.
Sir James Craig. Ulster premier
sent n message from London order
ing that the cons'abulary be snobil
ized and fully armed 10 prevent fur.
ther raids. He announced he had ar.
ranged for distribution Of arms ito
protect the border"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

'ttftN tttHt<AtAAtH att- tafNl ktk
And now all the return that In
In T~o~p~cs for them Is the sat
isfarsien of appearing In fc<srL
court 10 t~~ttfy against the man
WIN persuaded them 10 como In
--Hwtrxt =. Hammond. under
indscsm~nt by the federal grand
Jury. for using tho malls 10 Do
fraud.
There II no prospect OF realizing
penny on their nvcrtm~nss--s,r
even Of getting any pay for mos, of
their work
METHODS ARE
TOLD TO STAR
The methods used by the company
were outlined for The Star today by
James ". Ackrrman. is1o-A Seventh
ave-. who lost SSoo--which he had
put hy for the support of his blind
father--not to mention ts<< worth
Of services for which he received not
. penny
Ackerman's story Il typical Of tho
dox~n or 30 Seattle men who in
vested In tho company.
II first heard os the company
about March Of last year" Acker-
man related. thru q big advertise
mcnt In a local newspaper. II OF.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
LEARN A WORD EVERY DAY
Todav's wortI-BUNK.

Today's word--BUNk-
It's pronounced-bun-que, WIN ac-
cent on the bunk.
n Misunderstanding the people wnat
thev want. peddling the brain saive.
10 give forth lush thoughts for the
booboieie.
II comes from--T1atin "Bunkerend'
nm" TO write movie advertisements.
Companion word--poiItics.
It's used like this: Writing a col.
yum like this Is mostly matter OF
bunk"
DO Won like mya-
terry fiction? Walt
until you get your
income tar blank.
Science says the distance between
the earth and Mars varies between
as .oOo. 600 and 200. 100000 miles. Boy.
call a taxi.--Life.
Ed Ectocome had a Ltzzfe
He thunk he pnderstdnded:
He crantcd her utth the spark dd-
pdHced,
Eo1o he eats teft-hdndcd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09
Howdy. folks, II begins to
look as II all tho girls are trying
20 outstrip each oshcs.


The ground hog may tell us how
much winter wen have. but he can't
give US line on the gns.
Were glad that the globe hasn't
shifted its axis or done any real dam
age 10 itself. We expect Henry Ford
to bid on IL sooner or later and we
can get better figure from him IL
It's In good shape.
NO WONDER THEY TWINKLE
DO you rcalixe. little star.
What y lucky Bum you are.
Being an eternal light.
Out ali day and lit all niEhts
OF course nature never makes a
mistake. but she might have made IL
little easier for man TO scratch
behind the shoulder blades.
Houirifs. as@a.-i-
natio nuitirls
marrtaEe8---nn won-
der shey have to pay
those movie stars
such fabulous sal
Little Homer Brew. Jr.. named all
his kittens after movie actresses. but
recently he had TO change Mary
Pickford 10 Jack Holt
Dsd'yn ever see an elephant that
didn't look a tho he ought 90 have
bis pants pressed7
HONI SOFT. ETC. ETC.
The garter dropped.
The Ksnk he stopped
And raised the trad supporter.
The eoRrfiers smirked.
The Countess shsrked
Before the olances fo1ard her.
The Kirk, albeit.
Suiff o. sctt.
Arose 10 the occasion
~Don't BE- dismdycd,
NV lads" he hrdved-
Thes follotccd expiGnction-
"Hark vc esii,
know this belle.
Thr~noblc KiHls nc told 'em
~Thc sockH stick
I knon bp hick.
Prs found out that she's rolled eml
ssTherr's no more immortality
In the Hollywood colony than IN
the New York stock exchange
says Adolph Zukor. film mag
nate.
Well.
Jimmy Malone and Clay Hite. Sc
attic boxing promoters. swappeo
puaches in an argument the other
night. Malone received black eye
and Hite spent few hours In jan.
II was the first fight in Seattle that
We really enjoyed,
The city IL going
20 probe teiephons
rates here. We suF-
xest that they find
out what becomes
Of the nirksls one
drops into par sta
ticns without getting
central
win Hays n going to inspect the
Hollywood movies. Bet his wife goes
along.
rvauN A WORD EVERY DAY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-09

win Hays n going TO inspect the
Hollywood movies. Bet his wife goes
along.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-22
MINERS OFFIG S
GIVEN SIX No \ ]! THIS

CHARLESTON, July q
tence of six month each|on
charges Of violating g tn termsSsof:
an injunction against the United;
Mine Workers were imp osed son:
George Barrett, George Lavender
and Frank Williams by JudgeSMcS
Clintic in United States District
Court here today a. stay ofssenzl
tence for fifteen n$dayss to 1loNanss an
appeal was granted, however, on
motion Of the attorneys
The three men sentenced%ares
all officials of district 29 United
Mine Workers. and are accused
by the Loup Creek Coal OF
making speech es attempting{tosgets
its non-union men to Join their:
Organization. The DistrfctSC Court
had issued an injuncttonsonS SpetiS
tion of this and other companies
which forbade many Of theSunion
activities in the New River and
Winding Gulf coal fields
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-22
|1|lA||L OUTPUT in
REGION REACHES
PEEAKONCE / MORE
!6tl!as.lsot 400 Cars Loaded Yes
esterday Compared with
408 on July 8.
% MINES WORKING.
e Increase in Production
forecasts Big Week Be-
ginning Monday.

lProduction in the Northern
ests Virginia coal fields took d
sfssspurt on Friday, the total pro-
Huctions being reported today as
Eg8Swhich is the best record in
|oaS9sy in the region since July
ma mark oil 40S was made.
pm esI9SMonongah Division of the
baltimore & Ohio Railroad there
Kas an increase of nineteen loads
kngFriday over that of Thursday,
Ihea ea1oadS on the division totalinS
leXenty-nine. yesterday in compar-
son to- sixty on Thursday
l#Charleston Division also picked
tpEhaRing fifty-four loads yester-
lay as against forty-six the prev
There were eleven cars
{Paded Zon the Connellsvifle Divi-
pn6yesterday. as compared to a
Eank the previous day. Cumber-
and showed a falling off of sew
|ra1 points, coming down to fifty
IWoS oSfrom siXty-one. The NJ. & X.
las on the upward trend yester-
lay, showing a total of eighty-six
Issaga1nsts seventy-one on Thurs
Iay. The NJ. & w. fell off six
Ioints from twenty-six to twenty.
fhe r.. braced. showing
ainNofssfxteenSo over Thursday, go
@SContInued on Page Eighty
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-22
FETTY ACCUSED OF
SHOOTING. BROTHER

Fred Fetty, arrested by city Of
ficers last night on charge OF
feloniously shooting his brother.
Louis Fetty, was released from the
county jail today upon a $1,000
bond for the action Of the Septem-
ber grand jury. The bullet entered
the left leg. The injury while
painful is not considered serious.
According to the story told the
police, one of the broth ers attempt
ed to collect a board bill. "A stone
was thrown through a. window ol
Fred Fetty's house it is alleged.
barely missing small child. It
was then that Fred Fetty picked
up the revolver and fired through
the door, the bullet hitting his
brother. in the leg, City officers.
hurried to the scene OF the shoot
ing and placed Fred Fetty under
arrest. while his brother was taken
to a hospital = .s.,..g.1,;5
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-22
TO
PUSH PLANS FOR
COAL SHIPMENTS
Prepared to Wait Fortnight,
But Not to Remain In
active Meanwhile
BIG MEETING MONDAY
Thirty or Forty Operators to
Aid Hoover in Seek
ing Solution.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-While
prepared to wait for ten days or
two weeks, according to present
indications, to test the success OF
efforts to resume production at
bituminous mines before adopting
any drastic course regarding the
coal strike, the government today
was pushing its plans for distribu-
ton of the coal supply to insure
continued operation of the railroad
and essential industries.
With present stocks OF coal.
there will be no undue risk of an
industrial shut down, officials are
convinced, by fortnight OF waiting
to develop the response to Presi-
dent Harding's invitation to opera
tors to resume operations. and the
government in the meantime may
consider the next steps to be taken
shouic that effort fail.
To Discuss Protiteering.
The proposed plan for coal dis
tribution as well as the formula
ton of policy designed to restrain
profiteering will be. discussed at a
meeting called here next Monday,
tatives Of districts now producing
coal.
, SecretarySHoover, was said at
the department. of = commerce, ex-
pected a report-beforen nigh from
Attorney General .Daugherty cover
ingSthe legal aspects OF the admin-
istration's plan for coal distribu-
ton and price maintenance during
the strike emergency and it was in
dicated that details OF the admins
traitors scheme which involves
the Use of local committees In the
various producing districts working
under central committee in Wash
ington might be made public late
today.
Final details of the administra-
tion's scheme are still incomplete
but it was learned today that the
cent? al coal committee would be
entirely government body COM
posed of representatives from the
commerce department, the Inter
state Commerce Commission. the
justice department and the interior
department with Secretary Hoover
as chairman. IN addition, it was
understood administrative aides
would be selected from the rail-
roads and the producing coal oper.
ators.
|. Thirty o. Fcrty to Meet.
Thirty or forty producing opera
tors are expected to meet with Sec
retary Hoover on Monday to con-
(Cont;n:;ed en- Page Eighty
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-22
TAKEN TO
TELL truth OF
WEST VIRGINIA
First of Series of Articles
Sent Out by State Public
ity Commission.

The first of series of stories
sent out from the West Virginia
Publicity Commission at Charles
tor. to wipe out the stain that has
been unjustly placed on West VI
ginia has been written by. Phil
NJ. Conley.
The movement to tell the truth
about West Virginia was started
by the booklet,"TheV Voice of;West
Virginia. which was published iun-
der the direction OF the Business
and Professional Women.s club of
F'airmont.
It is the planssof the commission
to send out Fone story each week
containing true Information about
West Virginia.
Mr.. Conley's story, Our Place in
the SUM- follows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-22
SCHOOL AT UPPER DENTS
RUN TO BE STANDARDIZED

Most of them were simply old
antiquated wooden boxes was
the report given by County Super
intendent of Schools I. A. Barnes
to West Virginian reporter this
morning when superintendent
Barnes was asken the condition in
which he found seven rural
schools which he inspected in
Warrington District yesterday.
Some OF these buildings are be-
ing replaced, however, according
to Superintendent Barnes.
The school building at Upper
Dents Run is being repaired and
will bel ready for standardization
in short time. It will be the
the sixth standard school for
Marion County.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-22
H
SIX PASSENGERS
KILLED in Wreck
NEAR.LOGAN, MO.
Texas Special Crashes Into
Meteor When Engineer
Confuses Signals.

SPRINGFIELD, MO-, July 22.-
Five persons were killed and sew
eraI in njured this morning when a
st. Louis & San Francisco passen-
ger. train No. 2, known as the
Texas Special, struck train No. 9,
known as the Meteor. in head
one collision near Logan, Mo-,
about -twenty-lye miles west of,
Springfield. A list of the dead
and injured was not available.
Engineer Ring, OF No. 8 was
killed, according to reports. The
wreck was due to apparent mis-
construction Of orders and failure
to observe signals by Engineer
Ring, according to Information re-
ceived from the roads general Of
fees at st. Louis. The bodies have
not been recovered from the
wreckage, according to an official
report, but several can be seen
beneath the wreck. A relief train
is on it's way to the scene of the
accident.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-22
NO ACTION TAKEN
AT SESSION.HELD
HERE | L in \ MORNING ! 4 6
Decision on Reopening Of s
Local Mines Expect ted BY &
q O'Clock Tod y
COMMIT NAMED /. \
Policy May Be Dete rr,,ined si,.s
Conference With South.
ern Operators. 81
COMMITTEES NAMED

Nearly 100 coal operators nomS
the territory embraced by the
Northern West Virginia Coal OperS
ators' Association and the Mononss
gahela Coal Association j locatedSat
Morgantown, gathered in q joint
meet today in the Off OF the:
former organization in this city
The session convened alto: 2Esthiss
morning and went into executives
session Recess was taken at on
until 1870. It is expe ecteda athatEth the
resolutions committee will make "a
report at this afternoons session.
A. Lisle White, presid dents Of the
Northern West Virgil Coal Operss
ators' Association5isp is presidfngsatS
the sessions.
George S. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the organization stated aftersthes
morning session that a generalidi
given at the initial nEand that
no definite line of3ac ctionshads been
adopted when the esssWaHs
taken. y
"committeeAppo
A sLisle White of, ,ClarksburgEandz
J.sV. Gibson OF: Tun1e eltonsy lsconss
pose "a scommftteesw ichSWtf sgotps
washingto on Sund night Nhege
on Monday they viii be ins confer
ence with hgovernmentofffcf
1 others in regard to- ossthH Sproposecs
Hoover distribdtI on pTogram
George 81 Bracket ett,s secretary
the sociationsi will sss also be- tIl
Washingt for the meeting
State Comrntttee Napced
The statewide committee COM
"a 81 ga.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-22
ARMY
NOW IN RETREAT
Several Thousand Irish Rebels
Reported Fleeing to
City of Cork.

DUBLIN July % ~. (By5 The AS;
sociated Press) With both
TANKS of the Republican Insurg-
ent army broken through yester-
days capture of Waterford and
Limerick, the. Irregular troops to-
day were reported to be retreating
in the direction OF Cork. They are
belived to number some Thousands
Of soldiers. sufficiently equipped
with all arms except artillery, and
they are expected to give the ma
tional army forces considera BILE
trouble in guerrilla tactics, but II
is doubtful If they will make a de-
termined stand before reaching
Cork.
Telegraph lines from Cork were
partially restored. yesterday, and
messages reaching Dublin indicae-
ed that the city was comparatively
quiet.
The national forces are said to
be in complete control OF the
Limerick forces.
!. Many business buildings were
said to have been destroyed by
fires which spread from the strand
and other barracks, ignited by the
IrreguIars.
Reports reaching here through
Free State channels charge the
Republicans with having looted the
Limerick stores of practically
everything. valuable. The loss is
said to have amounted to several
thousand pounds.
Eamon de Valera is alleged to
have been in the city for some time
but left when the attack began.
going. to the Republican headquar-
ters at Clonmel-
Word reached here early today
that the national forces captured
Castle Rea, County Roscommon.
yesterday after Smelling the local
headquarters of the 1rregu1ars,
who surrendered.