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I AMERICAN LEGION ! ^CONVENTION WILL 1 f BE BANNER EVENT: Extensive Preparations for j State Meeting Being Made at Bluefield Now. . K; BLtTEFIELD, Aug. 14.?A conK itinuoua round of pleasure and ex fr fcltement Is what the Bluefield Ft ^American Legion post Is preparing W. for the "West Virginia state con "Mention o[ that organization, which !b^ held In this city on Septer '14-15-16. program almost unparalleled my state convention in the itry and tar exceeding anyg that ever has been attempted his state before is being pre(1 by the local Legion backeo the Chamber of Commerce, munity .Service and other orzations which are throwing lselves whtlle-heartedly behind ocal post. om the minute the hundreds of onalres step off the Norfolk /estern trains, there will be iethlng doing" until time to ?. Among a few of the attraci slated are a sumptuous ban addressed by an interenationharacter from whom negotiaare now in progress and which be one of the largest in point ;tendanee of any ever held in itate: a track meet whore the ly and brawny among the exers will have an opportunity irform: a boxing match to deIne the champion Legionaires e state: a' golf tournament for ieyotees of that sport; three hails will be used for the 6 of the dance; boating- and ruing will be provided at. a ;iful nearby lake; and an auto Ihrough the magnificent scenic s-of this locality will be pro-15y the hospitable citizens of ield. - j :wln prdei- that no minute detail in ? g^angements be overlooked a; S'^dbzen. committees of the Legion: are already at work making ar-1 ;ZMjrangements for the convention. It, ?Z&te' expected that all previous at-: ippt.tendnnce records will be broken next September as one post alone ijjL.has/promised to have Its entire. ,.^"membership present. That post is C&?<"V\{elch, the .-second largest in the jpvfjatate.; It is more than likely that | jphfe- committees on transportation jifigESgni be able to arrange for reduced ggfiSj^tes to Bluefield in September. Hi* ENTERPRISE j I :Hit Weiner Roast ^fe^SVIrsi Mildred Collins entertained ftljj&iiumber of Enterprise young peoatia weiner roast Monday eve- j Sailing. Although a storm brought the j merry-making to a close at a*fearly ; supper was thoroughly on- | by the party. The following |||?yj>uiig;' people were present: Mabel %^Whart?nr Carrie Wharton. Virginia ^^Sauiiders. Loise Saunders, Cathe^JlgxixLe Vance. Earl Higginbotham. J^-HRay Saunders, Charles Parrish and , 'Ws>-'.fz(?"frara 1 nthers. ! Buys Property v Mrs. Mollle Mclntire has pur_ HjljSiljased the property formerly own| y itoy Mrs. Emma Sturn on Chestnut. sjreet. Mrs. Mclntire will move her Mjfpamily to their new home as soon Has the present tinnants of the H house can fin.l a suitable location. j Return Home HC The Misses Helen Josephine Mar wtfc have heen taking the sum . mer school course at Lake ChatauHiir' .isua, returned to their homes here ^/' ftoday. The young women are memHSobers of the local school faculty. ' . To Give Corn Rcast ?Miss Louise Saunders will enterHi > tain with a corn roast at her home "- tills evening. A number of invita tions have been sent out and a de i .Jelghtful time is anticipated, i J"? Buckhannon ' The Rev. Carl Bailey returned tofiSy from Buckhannon where he wis called several days ago by the H; illness and subsequent death of a irelative. }ii : "-To .Have Picnic Bi ; Plans for the annual Sunday scbpMipicnic of the M. E. Sunday H schefcare being made by the soj. i cial committee of the church. The outing.will be held at Viropa grove August 24. .. ;. Tetrick-Sturm Reunion Hi'.plans have been completed for ?. the Tetrick-Sturtn reunion which H will'be "held Sunday August 20 at H ; Viropa Grove near here. The com. ? mittee In charge of arrangements has not found it possible to Invite relatives and connections per sonally or by letter, but plan that ?'-'this announcement will be considH# ered as an Invitation and attend. Friends of the family will also be Upyvrtppmed. A dinner will be served anoon hour. "1" Successful Social x tic uuuiv-u ouumi uy me i ladies of the M. E. Church South Friday evening -was a success both socially and financially. More than one hundred persons attended. The proceeds realized from the affair will be donated to the parsonage fund. Personals ~ j -Mr. and Mrs. George Fleming of ^/ftrmont were recent visitors at ; the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Mclntire. Arley and Ernest " Conaway of Mannington attended the Tetrick fufloral Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Stewart, who spent a week at the home of /relatives here, have returned to AtOaftr linme at Barrackville. T^hMr. and Mrs. Claude Ryan and ^'children, who have been gnests of relatives here for the past week will leave for their home In Wood . County the first of the week, i Mrs, Sam Vangilder is home from n Respectabi BY W. H. PORTERFIELD | Traveling southwest, across a Nevada ^recently, I took a poll o? ? my fellow passengers and discover-11( edowith?a shock that-more than,} half of them j, were headed for a city which was a & ' 'CrlOWn a ^eca<*e h ^re fl"?m i0^"a' i p ? ' /,-j braslca' Kansas i ? politics pretty v straight. They E were all joyfully anticipating batn- t Ing suits and bungalows In Long s Beach. What has made Long Beach, 20 miles southwest of Los Angeles, on the coast of the Pacific, the fastest growing city in America and one i of the most remarkable commun; 1 ! ties in any country? C I Lacking a bathing beach as good J j as any one of hall a dozen others I j could name within a few hours' j drive, its climate possesses not the smallest measure of advantage over hiny point on the coargt from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Of scenery ? It has none save that furnished by the bluest of blue oceans, the long ? majestic sweep o( the surf breaking on a low, flat, sandy beach. J", North and south a few miles distant, are picturesque rocks, caves ? I and promontories where the spray ! supplies a million rainbows when v mixed with California sunshine, but B j at Long Beach are none of these . ; things. ~ I No, candor compels even the c j most enthusiastic to admit that I nature has done loss any other spot ^ [ along, this coast. - E -Why So Fast? s Yet for five long years past. P i Long Beach has been the Mecca of 1' l a constantly increasing pilgrimage a i from all the middle west, and : whet ens a decade ago it was a n istraggling Joeach town of 17,000 11 ; ntlrtTlIn tnd..,r i ~ >1 V^vh<v<, it. is a iiiuuci u tiiy | ? of niarly six times that number, i galloping along at the rate of & j I million dollars the month in build-4 e ling permits and- threatening toj j overtake its big neighbor, Los! r j Angeles, in the next decade or j I I two! | c i What is the answer? During the j ^ | past live years I have asked a j ' hundred persons all of whom had | _ theories. ' . ;a The.v were all, in my' opinion. ! n partly right, but chiefly wrojig. ja Tne one big, outstanding cause; for thn remarkable growth of this j remarkable citv can ' be given in a i v word: PROHIBITION. |h Venice, San Pedro, Redondo.' a a week's visit with Mrs. Boyers | ! Boice of Fairmont. I s .Mrs. Carl Bailey is the guest of j \ j relatives in Wheeling for several day's. Mrs. Raymond Satterfield and j't | son Junior were guests of the for- t mer's brother. John Harter of Haywood. Sunday. < Mrs. J. \V. Ticlienor was the I guest of Mrs. Earl Harry at Boll- g view Tuesday. ' t Mr. and Mrs. Ogden. Mr. and f Mrs. George Loth and Mrs. James Harbert of Shinnston were here Sunday to attend the funeral of S 1VTt*? Mr??h fit-pvpnii a I Mrs. Elizabeth Satterfield is the i guest o? her daughter. Mrs. Chas. Harter of Lumberport. Mrs. George Cook of Morgan tow 11 6 was the guest of Mrs. A. B. Vance j the first of the week. _ t BAXTER I i' i . . c Surprise Party * Walter Osborne ilelightfully en- c tertained a large number of r friends at his home Wednesday I evening in honor of Mrs. Os- E borne'a birthday anniversary. The . guests gathered while Mrs. Osborne was attending prayer meet- j ing mid upon her return she was pleasantly surprised to find the ^ party awaiting her. The music for ? the occasion was iurnished by the Baxter stringed orchestra. Games ^ were played as diversions and f during the evening refreshments j of ice cream, coke ~ and candy were served. 'Birthday Dinner . Walter Davis was host Sunday at a surprise party at his home on t Church street, honoring thg^ birth- x day anniversary of his wife. Jlrs. t Davis. Lunch was served at 1 o'cldck with covers laid for fifty ? guests. In the afternoon the party motored to the "Big Rock" where swimming was indulged in. RenraanhH Class The Woods RUn Division, formerly the Linden Bible Class, was reorganized Friday evening. The meeting was held at^tbe home of H. T. Wilson. The class will now be known as the Beulah Bible Class. Miss Hazel Wilson was elected leader. Mrs. Lloyd Brock will be in charge of the meeting this week." Class Meets The Billy Kerr Bible Class met at She home of L. C. Morris last Tuesday evening. The Reverend Kerr was in charge of the meeting. The topic of the lesson was, "The Betrayal of Christ." The next meeting will be held at tlia home of David Evans, with Mrs. James Weekly in charge. Old Fashioned Program An old-fashioneil program will be given at tho church Sunday night In charge of the older residents of Baxter. Old time songs, will be a feature of the VRertalnment. Two numbers of special interest are recitations to be given by Mrs. Jane Hoult, Mrs. L. C- If , .. '.v V. . -Vv : ' .. . My Made ant a Monica?all with their admitted great attractions, subsidies nd inducements, have been left aping at J:he poBt, while Long teach has Cantered home a winner o.the music of bands and the flyag ot pennants and prohibition as done the trick. Twenty-five years ago. when but . straggling village of a few hunred. every other point on the coast ad its rbadhouse and "Joint" here a pleasant time might be ad by all. If one cared to pay the rice and accept the ministrations f old R. E. Mcrrso and his acompanying headache. CIkamm Daen^rtahilltv. Not so Long Beach?not so. Vhile Los Angeles was drawing pon the world in general and the uiddle west in particular lor rerixits to supplement the local birth ate, Long Beach was telling a raiting world that buttermilk ana tranc juice carried no sting, and hat there was -on bright s0ot in outhern California where one ould take a dip in the surf or ance the two-step by moonlight .nd drink of the cup which adds 10 sorrow with it, Respectability?tha^r was old iOng Beach's middle name. Ihurches, ehautauquas. Y. M. C. A. onventione'. singing -schools and 'The Old Homestead" and "East -ynne" in the Opera House?that ras the dope. '"Why this is just like home, nly a. thousand times better," ighed Mother as she sat on her ungalow porch and crocheted an ntimacassar (whatever that may e) to the music of the perfectly espectable sea waves, while Father ighted the evening pipe, and Went ver to find a neighbor to talk to. loth had found what their souls rere longing for?a perfectly repectable vacation place. That night Pa and Ma wrote omc to-Banker Wliitcomb in Red >ak and invited him and Ma Whit omb to come out and see them, and jqgke a long visit." The Iowa anker was maybe gettin' a "leetle nite" old and his load didn't taste o good as it once did and he had ilenty of money to live on "and st's go, Ma," was accepted with Iacrity. So the letters went by every nail, and soon the trains were oaded with visitors who in Uirn leeame residents to engage in writng hack to. the folks they knew, t -war like a lodge where you want verybody to join. You talk about the hand that ocksUhe cradle ruling the world. '11 say she doesn't stop with the radle. She generally rules the old roy. also. And Ma soon discovered hat there -wa'n't none o* them lance hall cabarets in Long Beach .ntl so she could sleep nights nighty sure that nothin' was -goin' to lead Pa astray. Oil- Oii! Laugh if you want to. but there ou have the answer. Let Venice it it up till the woe' sma' hours nd Sau Pedro sailors make Rome tobey and Mrs. Laura Brock, and l duet by Charles Toothman and -Villiam Clayton. Death of Ray Amos Ray Amos of Rivesville, a forner resident of Baxter, died at his lorne Friday morning at 2 a. m. T JVJ nrmnfr.*,/,* Mr. and Mrs. LawrencB C. lobey left liere Sunday for Mor;antown where they will '."/.it* heir 'grandson, who has been ill or some time. Club To Meet The Beulah "Booster's Sunday School Club wiV meet this evening it 7:30 in the church. An interestng program has been planned. Personals Fred Haney and daughter visitid L. C. Robey Sunday. Miss daney will- remain at the Robey lome for several days. Mrs. Jess Gregory has returned tome after a week's visi^t in ^ittsrnrgh. Mrs. James Gafferty and 'chuIren. Glen. Jeanette and Billy or ''airmoat, visited Mrs. Pat Hayu* lunday. Miss Reva Matheny. who was iperatert on at Pittsburgh for the emoval of- goitre recently, is imiroving. She -will return home loon. The Misses Ada and Mary Post ire ill with tonsilitls. "Skeets" Bowman visited at Jaxter Wednesday ovening. The Reverend Kerr of East Run isited Henry phonies Tuesday ivening. Mrs. U. iviorns anu uixuuicii vho have been tho guests of riends at Morgantown, returned lome recently. The Misses Hazel and Ethel .Vilson attended a party at Belldew Thursday evening. Miss Celia Burnslrte. who has ieen attending the Normal Schoo:, vill return to her home irwtClarkslurg soon. Mrs. Lettie Post, Mrs. C. BurnTravt 13HV0 Burlinganie. of Duluth, gota. aro spending their vacation tit. Burlingame is driving wnile 0 Long ?11 cJOST ti?ce: Home. ^?"\. /* ONLY BETTtf'^fe- \ f SiC^CO J \jy c~ xk long bta-c*! \ y?t TtRM t l't-_ L_J c- THt ov*ic?AL,*tAC howl. Long Beach was headquarters of that respectability -which is the handmaiden of righteousness and, just as honesty is the best policy, so it pays to be good. And so Long Beach grew and grew ant. grew until today she is so big ana powerful that she doesn't care it I all the rest of the world goes dry | as a sun-dried bone. She has won with a mighty handicap. I But prohibition didn't do it all. They tell you that oil and watei won't mix. Never believe it. "Whenever I get to cogitating over the case of Long Beaeb, I think ot that old classic, "Them as has gits.' Just as she had everything coming her way, along comes an en-.| gineer chap and discovers oil on the city lands?oceans of it, regular Texas gushers, and,the other day their $7,500-a-year city manager gave putx an official statement which says that the net revenue from leases dn city lands this com^ ing year will be $600,000, and that's I all it costs to run the city! Whoopee! No more taxes, I "Whoop! Gosh, how those dear old lowans do hate taxes, but, steady, 'Vanrv. old eirl. steady now?not so fast. "Let's not cut the taxes," says the manager, "let's spend the money to beautify our city," and Secretary Ballard of the Chamber of Commerce tells me that's what they probably will do. "Not so good." said the Xowans. but tliey grinned a bit. for most of "em are rich and can afford to wait for dividends. Then they went bach to theh horseshoe pitching in the city park, for i forgot to tell you that Long Beach Is the official headquarter! of. the ancient and amalgamated world league for horseshoe pitch side and Mrs. Carter O'Dell are guests at the home of W. H. Post. Cecil Keener of nivesville /ml Wallace Smith of Twin Brook Farm visited in Baxter Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stewafl and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Morris motored to Baxter Wednesday evening. The Misses O. Brady. Lillie Milton and Grace Reith, and Jess Pritt were visitors aj the homt'of H. T. Wilson Wednesday. Mrs. Walter Thorne was the guest of Mrs. C. E. Cup.ninghani recently. The Misses Marine Toothi^i and Opal Smith are eciployed at Fairmont. LARGE _RAILR0AD BK'IDUt UYNAIVIII tU SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug:. 14. A dynamite explosion late last night damaged the 400 foot St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad bridge across the Sac River at Ashgrove, fifteen miles northwest of here. Reports received at the local offices ot the railroad,were that the north abutment of' the structure had been destroyed and that hte track had been raised more than a foot for a considerable distance. Three fast trains were routed by way of the Monett-Joplin branch after the explosion, and **"* * - ' - ?t J 4-*- /lid rir?+ Irnnw OUlClttlb bill Cl cixv-j' uiu -i?ww ??? ., when traffic would be resumed. , No estimate of the loss caused by the explosion could be made, officials said early today. "Wrecking crews from here and from Fort Scott, Kan., went to the scene. Deputy United States marshals and special railroad agents also went to Ashgrove to conduct an investigation. sling lS^O ^Uc^ on^^^-G and Fred Ostcr. of Minneapolis^st dalvlng from St. , Louts tc Glacier ister repairs tlie "spars tire." wSfrqtfr icfi Grow^\ ^ x Jf 1 // A?fcNGlf?rCR.CHA^ y t 11 ) s/ x oiscovcits FOONOeD OM NX"7"005* ' . GRAPE JUICE- .) \___?r^T^W-^-S^ ] rABitiTf ??-? JrnMt^dJTX y >QUAR7?RS F) ll / Ji J ! t^woftBe.- ^VAl^ Jjf r^j j ers. The same old boys who used ' to pitch horseshoes behind the city livery stable at Foxville, have ! transferred their activities to Long ' Beach. Daddies Win. ? Well, the coming generation i didn't like this any too^much. One day several Marys and Johns sidled i eovni-oi fothorR and tried to ( get 'em to quit. 1 "Pa." they said, "horseshoe < pitching is such plebeian sport, i Now. if you would only take up tennis or golf or polo or something fashionablo. You'd look' so sweet, 1 Pa, ir. golf stockings and sweater." 1 Gosba'nilghty, Pa just tightened the gartars on his shirt-sleeves, bitched his gaUuseB and took hold of another just-right horseshoe. Then the city council went at it and passed an ordinance and then the horseshoe league got mad and notified tlio banks that they'd withdraw their deposits if they couldn't 'pitch horseshoes, in the park, and the ordinance was killed in committee. Pitching horseshoes may la6k the excitement of stud-poker and the patrician finish of golf or tennis, i hut it happens to be the real, charI acteristic original .jnlddle west | sport, born out of the need for relaxation at a time when there was no money to blow in on monkeydoodle pastimes. And as such, the transplanted Long Beacher. whose worst vice is_ tracking sand onto Ma's clean kitchen floor. just naturally loves it. Prohibition, oil and horseshoes? there you have the formula which has made L,ong Beach the most remarkable city of its time. | (Copyright, 1022, NBA Service) (Tomorrow?More about Los Angeles.) ?nRn?rfnMFFT muiiumvo iusvsi_u.a AT TIC PARK More than 500 persons are expected to attend the seventeenth annual Morgan famih reunion which will be held Thursday, Aug| ust 17,. at Traction Park. Previous | announcements to the effect that } the reunion was to be held at Loop Park were- incorrect, officials stated today. The session will begin at 11 o'clock in the morning and will last until late in the evening. A special program will be presented at 7 o'clock in the evening- Arrangements are in charge of the president. Mrs. James \V. Cooglc. who promises a splendid entertainment. The program is as follows: Call to order, 11 o'clock: song by the assembly, America ; Invocation by the Rev. George A. Shahan of Poughkeepsie. N. Y.; address of welcome, M. E. Morgan, of Fairmont; response, J. V. Blair of West Union: musical selection by a. quartet; 12 o'clock, luncb. The meeting will be resumed at 2 o'clock and the afternoon program will Include the following: Call to ordfer, Mrs. Coogle; old time songs, Mr, O. Cannon, director; business meeting; recitation by Miss Genevieve Carpenter; . piano solo. Miss ICathryn Coogle; recitation, Miss Doris Morgan; address, French Morgan, of Washington, D- C.: vocal solo. Miss Iva Morgan: ball game at 4 o'clock; athletic stunts at ,5 o'clock, supper at 6 o'clock. A reception will be held at S o'clock. oat Power udents at the.TTniversity of Minne National Park -with the above out' - > . V s - j UU I U (1LUU1LII . SPRINGS HOTEL \ irS- Riggs Buys Property for $38,0t)0 .Friday? McGraw Coal Land Also-Sold. C. S. Riggs of this city pur:hased the Webster Springs Hotel Property,' Wcb6ter Springs. W. Va... 'Friday afternoon for $38,)00. The property was bought purely as a speculation and no plans for its future management vill be mado until the sale is conirmed. Several years ago Mr. Etiggs purchased the hotel belonging to the McGraw estate In Sdarlinton. Five hundred and sixty-one icres of coal land on Elk River ind Point Mountain, 247 acres it coal land on Point Mountain ind 2,189.8 acres of land on back iork of Elk and Point Mountain, j Mnur Pivor pnn 1 anuermiu mvu n"" were sold to J. M. Hoover of Webster Springs for $41,000. A tract of S54 acres of coa,l land in Hacker Valley district was sold to a Mr. William of Wheeling, whose bid was.$2,600. The sale was made by Special Commissioners E. D. Talbott of ElktnB and E. H. Morton of Webster Springs by virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court'of Harrison County, entered ou the 23rd day of February, 19 22, in the chancery ""cause of the First National Bank of "Webster Springs et als vs. Rose McGraw de Borriz, executrix of John T. McGraw, deceasdd^et al. | ^=NEWS^ j ' linn-Finch George Lee Linn of Taylor County and Miss Violet R. Fin^ch of Mount Ncbo, were united "In marriage Saturday morning at the parsonage of the Central Christian Church by the pastor, the Rev. J. E. Gordon. Immediately after the ceremony1 they returned to the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Finch, where a wedding dinner was served. The Immediate friends and relatives were present, The bride was becomingly attired In a navy blue suit with accessories of grey. "" " ?" uiVnTihUno- Q fniXT Hfl Vfi AilCy oi#ouu*"ci ? ? with the groom's parents, Mr.-and Mrs. Robert Linn of Glady Creek, but will later take up their residence in Fairmont. Mrs, Linn Is a sister of Mrs. A. L. Musgrove of Tygart" street. At Camp Mr. and Mrs: Levi B. Harr and children, Betty and Ihgrnan, O. J. Fleming, Mrs, Jacob Harr and son Goebel, Mr. and Mrs. "La Follette and children, Robert and Amy, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Harr and children, Jimmy, William and Robert Lee, Mrs. 0. C. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips and.children, Edward and Margaret, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Phillips and daughter, Florence and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holt and son spent Sunday at the Harr camp on White Day. ' To Meet The Worth While Girls Mission Circle of the Palatine Baptist Church will meet this evening at the home of Miss Gertrude Hixenbaugh in Elkins street. N The Ladles Aid Society of the Palatine Baptist Church will meet Thursday evening with Mrs. F. A. Clark at her home In Merchant street. To Pittsburgh Hendon U'awcett ana sua james of Guffy streei are spending a fewdays in Pittsburgh. They are attending the series of baseball games between Pittsburgh and New York. At Colfax Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Carpenter and sons Herschel and Clarence Carpenter and Mrs.. Clarence Carpenter and children, spent Sunday with the former's mother, Mrs. ICate Carpenter at Colfax. Daughter liorn Mr. 'and Mrs. Alfred Conley of Tygart street are the parents of a baby daughter born Friday. Son Born A son was born Saturd-- ?-> Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fleming of Florida avenue. Visiting Here Miss Lizzie Little of Colfax is the guest of relatives in the city. Miss Little was unfortunate a few days ago when she fell, fracturing hhr arm. The injured member* is doing nicely. Interesting Service The service at the tent meeting on Fairfax street Sunday evening was very interesting, and a large crowd was present. Evangelist F. H. Kirkman of Newell, Ohio, is in the city and will assist with the meetings this week. Personals Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Meredith and Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Henderson and 1 vn n+nmrl t n (la-UfeJltei, 11UOU1IU.J Reedsville, Preston County, Sunday where they were guests of Mr. and. Mrs. James Dill. Mrs. Meredith will spend the week with Mrs. Dill. The remainder of the party returned home Sunday evening. ? . Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hutchinson 'and children, Doris, Robert and Paul, and Mrs. Hutchinson's sister Miss Jessie Ragu, returned Saturday from ah automobile trip to Atlantic City. Mr. and Sirs. A. L. Musgrove and children ot Tygart street have returned from Mount Nebo, where they visited the latters' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Finch. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. ^shergft ad daughters, Miss Essie Ashcraft and Mrs. Beverly Garett, attended **-? 11 nf former^ hrn lue: i ^ ui ? ? -- ther-in-la-w, Charles Davi% at FarminBton Sunday XT ' t-\, S-l New Stage Censoi * Outwits ( By JOHN O'DONXELI, SEW YORK, Aug. 5?A censorship which, it, is piously hoped, will he sane as well as sanitary now is ready to sit in judgment in Broadway drama. Under the guiding hand of Augustus Thcnnas, recently appointed "big boss" of the theatrical world, tl).e many groups interested In the stage have cleverly out-maneuvered the professional reformers. Thnrnsu and his associates have perfected a plan which, with admitted defects, has the virtue of forestalling political censorship. This plan, which begins to function with the opening of the 18221823 season, is the outgrowth of combined efforts of dramatists, v actors and producers. J 300 Judges. | A panel of 300 men and women will have the final decision on Broadway plays against which complaints have been made. This Is the agreement reached by the civic authorities and the Joint' Committee Opposed to Political Censorship of the Theater. This committee includes representatives of the Authors' League, Actors' Equity Association. Annerian Dramatists, Producing Managers* Association.- Better Public Shows Movement and the NewYork drama league. * I One-half of the panel will be selected by civic authorities and one-half .by the committee. No one connected with the theater in a financial capacity is eligible. "This panel," readd the announcement to prospective jurors, "has been selected only from the highest type of good citizenship, mon and women of discriminating taste, broadminded intelligence ....who, by discouraging the meretricious will encourage the sincere treatment-of any and all subjects of social significance and moral value." Reformers Banned No person having any connection with any reform movement shall be nominated for the panel., the announcement adds. The jurors are instructed thai | two motives are behind the cenj sqrship plan?"To eliminate the j contemptible, salacious play writj ten from the catch-pennY motivervf nnnnnlinP fn t ftf U I I Peeping Tom" and "to assure the drama of protection from ianati cal interpretation of blue laws." Sitting in Judgement on a piay the jury of.twolve shall consider it SlispiF BIG CONVENTION ... Major Neely Slated for Chairman of Judicial Meeting in Charleston CHARLESTON", Aug. 14. Every county in West Virginia will be represented at the Democratic judicial convention to held in this city tomorrow, according to assurances received by the Democratic state chairman. R. F. Dunlap of Hinton, from th<j county chairmen. The convention will be held in the courthouse here, in the room used by the House of Delegates since the burning of the old state house. Indications are that the convention will be attended by from 750 to 1,000 delegates, party leaders here estimate. Mrs. William Gay Bjown oT I Klngwood has been designated by Chulrman Dunlnp to act'as temporary chairman of "the convention. Present indictaions aro that former Congressman M. M. Neely of Fairmont, purty nomineo for the United States Senate, will be chosen permanent chairman. The object of the convention is to nominate a candidate for the State Supreme Court of Appeals. A judge is to be elected in the general election in November to I succeed Judge James A. Meredith, avho was appointed a year ago to fill the unexpired term of Judge Williams. The name of Judge John Mitchell "Woods of the Berkley-Morgan-Jefferson circuit has been most frequently mentioned as the possible nominee. Judge Woods, however, began last year serving another term of eight Marilynn at L Here's Marilyn n 'JHUer PScm home Is:Los Angeles -which Bh.e c j^^cS-*' ^^Sbs! Muli ; ; from two points of view It the jury ^decldesitaei;er"aj#f|||ia any portions of,the playr qbj^tlS^^^M able from the point :;6jt";^e^.Sbf:X^p^ public fnorals. thi manager have one week to adjust the play, After a week, the jury shall re- , view the play and, if it still find* the play objectionable ~the . play shall be immediately :close,d^i|^^^S If the jury decides the'blayaaSjsijBM whole Is objectionable, the pla> shall be closed at once. years on the circuit bench and lie has stated that ho does not deBlre to be a candidate for the liighor Fonner State Senator George E. Price of thi s city has been appointed by Chairman Dunlap..aagf|^j|ffi "liairman of the committeeurt rangements ^ for the oonyention. Other members of the samp committee, all residents of: Charl9a|||j associate chairman;" Mrs. W. Sheppard, Angus MacDonald^JTffi?^^^ Chilton, Mrs. W. D. Bell,.Harry . Wlourney, Miss Ethel Jefterds.an^^^^ Dr. G. C. Roberston. | There "will be a meeting 'of the state executives committeeSin|?{(^^^^ffl assembly room of - thei: "KandwliK^SBB H9tel her this evening; at;,wH(oh|5g^^| a full attendance of the membership is expected by Chairman DunIn his letter to county chairmen insrtucting them to see thaBsHB each county is 'well represented:' -S';?^ by "excellent men and women" ffi the party at the judicial convention. State Chairman DunlapfiotS^ffiffl "Dp not rest upon your oars rvith the incoming tide of victory, but pull with determination so that when the campaign is over, we will rejoice' in thatwe' hayajjapjgjra loyally done our pa r.t" 1)1 KM IN WHEELING. |fj^H Mrs. A. E. Lewis and lilss Damarls Lewis of 'Wheeliiig;tjii^SHH| Saturday evening, for BradfordiSllip Fa., Willi the body of Mrs. Damarii* Looker Stewart, 90 years old. whose death occurred at .Wheeling on that morning. hSe resident of Braddord, Pa., for anumber of years but came to West Virginia to reside in 1902 and lived with Mrs. A. El Lewiat'lt^g^^B Wheeling. She wis the only'/stira?^ viving member of a largeSfaSil^^^^H and was the widow of Georg||SfiH