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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-06
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. jenkins and
daughter, Miss Martha. formerly OF
this city but for the last several years
residents of Jenkins, KY, will return
to this city in the near future to re-
side.
Mrs. A. ]. Stone left this morning
for Covington, Va. where she will
spend several weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. M. Gathright and Mrs. w.
e. Waddell. g~
Mrs. Ingle Malone and little daugh.
ter who had been the guests Of the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hoult
on Maple avenue, left yesterday for
their home in Youngstown, o. They
were accompanied ~ Miss Hazel
Hoult, who viii spend several weeks
there.
Miss Margaret Arnett. who had been
the guest of friends here. has returned
to her home in Morgantown.
Mrs. E. w. Howard Is the guest OF
relatives In Masontown ard PIT. Ma.
rion, Pa.
4 Mrs. Zana Blackstone, OF Manning.
ton, was the guest Of her sister. Mrs.
4 Lou Fox yesterday.
The Misses Dorothy and Mary Kath-
fhESu I1OWdTu, MARY Louise conn, mary
Fleming and Lewis Howard leave this
afternoon in the Howard touring car
for Uniontown, Pa. where they will
spend the weekend with relatives.
Mrs. Ira Smith will accompany them
to Masontown, Pa, where she will
spend several days with relatives.
T. w. Burlingame, of New Martins.
Vile, was here yesterday transacting
Z business with the Consolidation Coal
co. He was the guest Of his sister.
Mrs., A. w. Binns.
MIS-. Helen Holbert. who is i'll at
Cook Hospital. was slightly improved
!ocay.
Arthur Musgrave. Of McCurdysville,
was business visitor In the city to-
lay.
Mrs. L. 2. wetzel has returned from
sLittleton, where she had spent a
I week with hire parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
~. B. Petit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pryor motored
% Waynesburg yesterday and spent
The day.
Miss Mildred LeMasters has been
she guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Leroy Tay.
Ior In Morgantown, for several days.
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Many Novelties in the
Art Needlework Section

There are many new things-made and to be uade-and
planning gifts winter work generally viii and
many Suggestions. First Floor, Rear
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FAIRHIEW.
Mrs. Ida Jarvis and Mrs. Claude
Jarvis were in Fairmont shopping

Mrs. Ida Jarvis and Mrs. Claude
Jarvis were in Fairmont shopping
Wednesday.
G. c. Ward and family have moved
from Basnettville into the Fred ORA
goo property.
W. D. Ice, Mrs. Ollie Toothman,
Mrs. Margaret Snodgrass Irwin Tooth.
man and Mrs. Owen Price motored to
Pennington Wednesday to attend the
singing association.
A. ]. Snyder and family have moved
into the Reason Fox property on High
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Sturgiss. of
Morgantown. were the guests OF the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. d.
Machesney this week.
Karl Hamilton was a Clarksburg
visitor Thursday.
Mrs. W. NJ. Bowman delightfully."- en-.
tertained the Needle Craft Sewing Cir.
Gle Wednesday afternoon after a very
pleasant afternoon spent sewing and
visiting, the hostess served refresh.
ments. The members present were
Mrs. Rose Garrison, Mrs. VIM. Yost,
WI De 1hOui. ny uus nIc. hdUle 1TlppelI,
Mrs. J. c. McChesney. Mrs. Brooks
Fordyce, Mrs. Willis Taught, Mrs.
Ira Yost, Mrs. VIM. Knode, Mrs. C. q.
wilt.
Russell Eddy, of Cumberland. Nd.
is visiting his sisters. Mrs. w. d. Yost
and Mrs. A. c. Garrison.
]. l.. Tenant is a business visitor
at Cambridge. Ohio.
The funeral OF Les Burns, son OF
John II. Burns who died at Cumber.
land, Md. Wednesday will be held In
the Catholic church, Fairmont, Satur.
day morning at 8 o'clock and inter.
ment will be made in the Holy Cross
cemetery.
Mrs. Renicker Is nursing at the
home of Mrs. Lessic Parker Mccoy at
Grant Town. They are the happy pa.
rents of a new baby.
Mrs. Josephine Raymond. of Fair.
mont. was visitor in town Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scott. of Pitts
burg. are visiting the formers sister.
Mrs. J. B. Story.
Byron Billingslca. of Fairmont, was
a visitor here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Burns. of Wheel.
Ing arrived Thursday evening for the
funeral Of Leo Burns Saturday morn.
ing. They motored from Cumberland,
Md, where they were when he died.
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evening Chat

There are g. tons Of candy made in
the city of Fairmont each year; cara
meis, chocolates, nougats, foundants,
taffy, fudge. kisses, mints. creams, and
more than q hundred other concoc-
lions Of the candy makers art. Com
untzis Is the largest manufacturer,
making approximately 100000 pounds
OF confectionery each year. The Bos-
ton confectionery makes about $4,000
pounds year.
The making Of candy is an art that
q very hard to learn, and in which
IT. adopts take as much pride as would
master violin. James Lembessi.
head candy maker for Comuntzis, is
always at work experimenting with
new combinations. trying to devise
something more toothsome than has
ever yet been found. Just as eager
70 his contemporary, John Charles at
the Boston Confectionery. John. in
the past few days has evolved some.
thing which he says is one OF the fin.
est things he ever done. Bologna Is
the unromantic name that has been
given his prodcut, which is delicious.
sausaggy looking stick OF peculiar
cream, filled with nuts and coated with
chocolate.
Like the majority Of other indus.
tries, candy making has been hard hit
by the war. Sugar. everyone knows.
has went out OF sight, but not so many
persons are aware that the red color.
ing matter which Is used most In col.
oring cardies. has advanced from $3.50
"a barrel to $500. and hard to get at
THAT. Pistachio nuts are not to be
found at any price. In 1914 ship
ment OF 500 caseS of Pistachio nuts
was received at New York from Syria
and that has been the last shipment
made.
Candy making for the holidays will
be started the first of next month.
when the weather will be propitious
for the making OF many OF the holiday
varieties. Candy making is governed
largely by the seasons, 1t being i'm
possible to make some kinds unless
the temperature Is Just so. Both plants
making candy in Fairlnont are plan
ming some special things for the holi-
day trade! and II they take on" the:
will be made in largo quantities. at
10 very hard to get the public to take
up some new candy" said Mr.. Com.
untzis this afternoon" although Of
tentimes they buy readily OF a much
inferior product simply because they
have been started on It"
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Women's New Dresses
at $6.75 to $500

Including the Betty Wales" dresses there
prehensve assortment have shown this time Of
the season Serge dresses and satin
the leading materials. The styles
the coors are the good Autumn shades and blues
Second Floor.
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GEORGETOWN.

Mrs. Ora Barb still continues very
i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Straight. of
Barrackville, are visiting Mrs. Mat
tie McElroy.
Mrs Della Fisher spent last Tues
day afternoon at the home W. NJ.
Ralphsnider.
Karl Arnett Is repairing his new
home by putting up a new kitchen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza Arnett. Miss
Nellie Peppers. Mrs. Samuel Leeper,
of FairmOnt. motored to the homes
of James and Karl Arnett Tuesday
and spent the day.
Mrs. Della Fisher spent Friday az
ternoon at Mrs. Matte McElroy's. = wis.,
iting Mr.. and Mrs. n. S. Straight.
n. E. Fisher Is working for Dennis
Trickett.
Miss Barrie. of Fairview, is staying
with Mrs. Otto Barrie.
Smith Wisman, who has been sick.
Is now improving.
N. Z. Fisher spent Sunday after
noon with Dennis Trickett and Smith
Wisman at the Mine.
George Robey. who has been on
the sick list. Is better.
Robert. son of Smith Wisman, who
has ben very Ill. is. improving.
Mr.. Will Barker and daughter Mil
dred of Morgantown. motored to the
home of Will Snider and spent Sum-
day.
Mrs. Ota Michael left for Parers-
burg Wednesday to attend the W. C.
r. U. convention. where she will rep
resent the Arnettsville Union.
Mrs. Trixie Blue. of Fairmont. is
at home with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. d. Michael. and is quite sick.
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To Make First Appearanee.

The Woman's double quartette, a
new musical organization OF the Wom-
ans club makes its first appearance this
afternoon at the Autumn Reunion and
club tea. an event marking the open.
ing Of the club year. They will rem
der three selections as follows: A
Twilight Dream, Gillet; The Night has
Thousand Eyes. Lynes; and Greet
ings to Spring, Strauss. The personel
OF the double quartette is as follows:
Mrs. Clyde H. Neill, Misses Virginia
Mulvey, Edna Jacobs; Florence Cav.
ender. first and second sopranos. and
Mesdames. C. A. Pilson, A. c. Sch,
Forrest Fankhauser and Miss Bertha
Dllgarde, first and second altos. Miss
Laura Briggs is piano accompanist.
Returned From Wedding Journey
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorain Gainor. nee
parker, whose marriage was an event
OF October 2, in Oakland. Md, have
arrived here after spending a few
days in Belington at the home OF the
former. Mr.. Gainor's parents accom-.
panied them here having made the
trip by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gainor will reside TEN.
porarily with the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. c. o. Parker, 339 Pennsyl.
vania avenue.
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Returned From Wedding Journey
leigh.Hays.

Miss Flora Hays. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. a. J. Hays. of Warrington.
was welded to Nathaniel VI. Leigh, of
Weldon. \. C.. Wednesday night at
the home OF the brides parents. Only
relatives and few intimate friends
were invited to the marriage which
was not previously announced. Rev.
Archibald Moors. Oakland. Md. who
had officiated at the marriage Of Mr.
and Mrs. Hays % years ago. performed
the marriage ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leigh mOtorcd here following the cere.
mony and left for an eastern wedding
trip. They will reside at Warrington.
the groom being employed on road con-
struction works at Hundred.
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SAVE PAPERS AND RAGS.

The Presbyterian Legion society
will gather old papers, rags and rub
Der the first OF next week. II you
haven't already been solicited please
call Bell Phone $50 and Consolidated
phone S25. Tie string around bundle
and they will be called for.-Advt.
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Dancing Opportunity

Miss Meta Friedman will conduct
private lessons in dancing at her
home on 81 Maple avenue. Special
attention will he given on Saturday
afternoon TO school children. Phone
today 255 r Bell. -Advt.
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LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS
To Entertain Class.

Mrs. L. E. Morgan will entertain the
Friendship Glass Of the First NJ. E.
church. South, Sunday school tonight
at her home on Locust avenue. Mem.
bers are asked to be present.
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Boys New School Suits

that will hold their sapeness because they made OF ALL
WOOL and with careful thought of mind There is
fine of patterns and colors The style Norfolk patch
pockets and pr back-s400 $1,000 for ages to is yrs
First Floor.
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At this moment the racks are hanging full
Of beautiful new styles at these prices.
The suits are rather conservative and very
wearable. They are made of broadcloth, CAB
ardine, poplin, serge and velour in newest au-
tumn shades and plenty of blues and black.
They are trimmed with velvet, plush or fur
and there are many pleated models and novel
belt effects. The coats generally button high
at the throat or open, whichever the wearer
wishes. Second Floor
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-08
8LA VETA STRIKERS
IN JEFF FARR'S JAIL
BYRULEOFFARRAR
Judge Charles Essex in Pueblo District Court Sus
tains Motion of Attorney John A. Martin for
Dismissal of Murder Charge, but Attor-
ney General Orders Their Reanest

fore Judge John H Denison, who has
assumed jurisdiction in the strike cases
since the State Supreme Court disquali-
fled Judge CRANKY Hillyer.
The alleged crime for which these
men are being SO persistently perse-
cuted occurred on November S, 1913,
when William II. Gambling, mine fore
man at Oak View, in Huerfano county.
went TO oakdale to get company guards
to put some of the strikers out of bust
ness.
Killed Guards in Self-Defense.
He secured guards Bryan, Whitten and
Adams, and the evidence showed they
began firing on the strikers from the
automobile, driven by Terry, as soon a.
they were in sight. The miners returned
the fire, and Chauffeur Terry and the
hrce guards were killed. Foreman Gam
bling was the only one Of the attacking
party TO escape alive. Bryan, Denver
man, fired the first shot and was the
first OF the party 10 fall.
The defendants did not deny the kill
ing of Terry and three mine guards
found dead beside the automobile. but
put up a plea Of self-defense, which was
sustained by the evidence in the Pueblo
trial and the verdict which so quickly
followed.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-08
Booth and Macy Amendments Be Scuttled With the Cry
OF Vote En- All Down in Order to Defeat Robert
w. Speer for Mayor of City; School Recall
Election to Come Later

Mayor, Alexander Nisbet for sheriff, l..
{. Grccnlce for assessor and treasurer,
w. +. Evans, clerk and recorder. and
nine councilmen, whose names are in.
serted in the amendment
The Spcer petition creates central.
lied government, with one responsible
head for executive acts. The Booth
amendment creates a mayor form with
divided responsibility, much like the
commission form.
$4,000 Electors Registered.
The Denver Charter League amendment
provides for election of mayor, nine
councilmen, assessor, sheriff and treas.
urcr. and provides for n second election
to choose officers forty days after the
first.
Registration days will be April ls and
April 90. Anyone who did not vote at
the last city election May Is, 1915. must
register again even il on the registration
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-08
THREE CHARTER CHANGES
TO BE VOTED UPON MAY 9

Today is the last date upon which
charter amendments may be filed for
the special city election to be held Tues
day, May o. Three propositions will ap-
pear on the ballot, and the interest al
ready aroused insurcs very large vote.
The three questions TO be determined
are the Specr amendment, the Booth
amendment and the Charter League or
Macy amendment.
The Speer amendment names Robert
w. Spccr for mayor. creates an independ-
ent legislative council of nine, the first
council to be appointed temporarily for
u year, five of whom are named by civic
and commercial bodies, including one to
be selected by the Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly.
The mayor appoints other officers ex.
ccpt the auditor, election commission and
utilities commission. all holdover officers,
and the civil service commission to be
appointed by the judges of the district
court. The charter preserves checks
upon the mayor in the legislative coun.
Gil. the auditor, civil service commission
crs and election commissioners.
Different Plans Explained.
The Booth amendment provides for a
mayor form with tho same number of
councilmcn, but names w. w. Booth for
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-08

lists at that time. Registration must
be N the precincts in which the pros
pective voter lives.
Those who voted at the last city cleo
tion, but who have moved from their
precincts, must go to the election COM
mission office in the court house to
change their addresses, but not TO make
new registrations.
The total number of qualified voters
now on the books of the election COM
mission is 1900. A heated campaign
generally brings out heavy registration,
so that this number will probably be in.
creased to some figure over 10000.
Fight Centers on Speer.
The proposed recall election for the
retirement of President Ben b. Jones and
DIR. Clarkson N. Guyer from the school
board will not be held May o, as some
people believe. This election will prob
ably come the latter part of May.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-08
SMELTERMEN ARE GRANTED
PART OF WAGE DEMANDS
INCREASE AFFECTS TWO THOUSAND
COLORADO EMPLOYEES.
Outcome of Strike in Pueblo and Lead
vile Last Month of Unorganized
Workers Asking for Raise.

a general increase in wages of unor-
ganiEed laborcrs and smeltermen in the
employ of the American Smelling and
Refining company in Colorado and Utah
was announced Saturday, becoming ef-
fectivc Monday. The announcement af-
fects between 500 and 1900 employees
in Colorado, and means n monthly in.
crease of approximately $4,000 in the
pay rolls at the plants of the company
in Denver, Pueblo, Leadville and Duran
go, according to General Manager l.. G.
Ea<ins.
The schedule of s225 or less per day
increased Is cents per day; wages over
s2.25 and up to and including 50, in
creased 20 cents per day; wages over So
increased 25 cents per day.
The advance in pay follows the strike
of laborcrs and furnace chargers at the
Arkansas valley smelters of the American
Smelling and Refining company at
Lcadville and Pueblo a month ago. Ap-
proximatcly COO men went on strike in
the former place and about 800 at the
latter for an increase of so cents per day
and the rcmedying of other conditions at
the plants, but later returned TO work
after the State Industrial Commission
began an investigation of the contro-
vcrsy.
The increase granted by the company
is considered compromise of the wage
question involved. The other issues. in
clnding that OF a peonage, are still under
investigation by the Industrial Commis
sion.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-08

Preparations for an active campaign
beginning next week are being made by
all the contending forces. 1t looks like
straight fight between the Speer and
anti-Speer partisans. Party politics will
cut but little figure. The Booth ticket
and Denver Charter League amendments
are TO be sacrificed in the cry of Vote
EN- all down to beat Speer" 1t is un.
derstood combination or understanding
of this kind was reached this week in
conferences between Governor Carlson.
the Denver Post and W. +. Macy, who
head the various interests opposed to
Speer for mayor. The governor has an
nounced that he will speak on the down.
town street corners in opposition to tie
Speer amendment.
Every hall and meeting place in the
city is to become the scene of oratorical
battles. One of the big events of the
week was the announcement by Speer
of a committee of 100 representative cit
liens who will conduct his campaign
The list includes the names of business
men. organized labor men, bankers. min
listers. manufacturers, lawyers, doctors,
and those in every branch of the eity's
useful activities. Among those named
are Edward ]. Hines, business manager
of The Bulletin, and former State SEN
ator Harvey f. Garman as representa-
tives of organized labor.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-08
PICTURES OF MYRON REED

Otto +. Thum this week brought to
The Bulletin Office about twenty large
halftonc portrait pictures of the Rev.
Myron Reed, and asked that they be
distributed free TO union men and
women of Denver. These pictures are
made from one of the latest and best
photographs of the noted labor d.
vine, and are l2xl5 inches in size.
suitable for framing Good pictures
of Myron Reed are now exceedingly
scarce and those fortunate enough to
have one prize 1t very highly. Other
than those left in care of The Bul.
lctin by Mr.. Thum, pictures of this
grcnt preacher and friend of the toll
ing masses are practically impossible
TO get, Some years ago Mr.. Thum
had plate made from n photograph
in his possession and printed about
100 copies. All except the twenty at
The Bulletin office have been pre-
viously given away and adorn the
homes Of Denver people. They are
70 be had by union men and women
I.who would prize such n picture for
preservation. There Is no charge and
the first to call will be the ones to
receive them.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-08

Only one of the original thirty-three
Denver contract machine shops are yet
holding out against the agreement en-
tered into between committees of the
union and employers. This one is the
Walk Manufacturing company. At all
the other shops everything is moving
along satisfactorily under the new agree
ment. as printed in last weeks issue of
The Bulletin
Large Gain in Membership.
THIS new agreement, covering a Pc
riod OF two years, was reached after
STRIKE in twenty-one shops lasting one
week and provides for an increase in
wage from 371. to As cents per hour and
establishment of the eight-hour day by
gradual stages.
Business Agent Evans OF the Machin
lists Union states that the local organ
ization has now reached the high water
marx in its history, both as to mem
bership and wages, as well as working
conditions During the month OF March
there were lOl additions by application
and thirty-three reinstatements, a total
for Tie month of IA, and the complete
membership on the books at present OF
contrTct and railroad shop men to-
tails 500.
Agreements With Three Roads.
New agreements covering wages and
hours beneficial TO the union have been
secured for practically all these men
since the first OF the year. This is
record TO be proud of and emphasizes
the value of unions to those who work
for wages.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-08
80 Denuer Contract Machine
Shops Accept Union Agreement
Only One Firm, Employing Six Men, Holding Out Against
Machinists; Shop Men Reach Terms With Officials
of c. & S. and Moffat Railroads

Effective February Is, a compromise
agreement of the Federated Railway
Shopmen and Denver & Rio Grande COM
pany officials brought wage increase of
one cent an hour for an eight-hour day.
This includes machinists, boilermakers,
blacksmiths, pipe filters, electricians,
timers and carmen.
During the past week similar agree
ments have been reached by shopmen on
the Colorado & Southern system and the
Denver & Salt Lake railroad. Confer
ences were being held in Denver this
week between a committee of the Colo
rado Midland shopmen and company Of
ficials, looking to an agreement along
these lines, and it will probably be sat
isfactorily determined within a few days.
Jollification and Dance.
These things having been brought
about since January /, Denver machin-
lists are in very optimistic frame of
mind. Consequently arrangements are
being made for jollification and dance
at FL Jebel Temple, April %. 1t will
be for members and their families, with
no tickets issued and no expense except
that to be borne by the union. This
social function is to afford members,
their wives, mothers, sisters and sweet
hearts an opportunity to get together in
celebration OF recent events. More details
of this affair will be announced later.
General Organizer Z. II. Misner, Busl-
ness Agent W. F. Evans and members
Of the recent conference committee have
been warmly congratulated for the sue
cessful manner in which they conducted
all negotiations on behalf of the union.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-08
EMPLOY ALL UNION MEN
SAYS AMUSEMENT COUNCIL
FOUR ORGANIZATIONS EFFECT AN
AIRTIGHT AGREEMENT.
Musicians, Stage Employees, Movie oper-
ate and Bill Posters to Act in Com
plete Harmony Henceforth-

The Denver Federated Amusement
Council which has just been reorganized
by the various crafts connected with the
theatrical business, including the Mu-
sieians, Stage Employees, Moving Picture
Operators and the Bill Posters, will be
great help to the union movement in
Denver.
The four organizations have affected
an agreement between themselves which
requires the employment of all crafts OF
none in theaters and will do away wi
the open shop system that has been in
vogue in a few instances.
The council is composed of three dele
gates from each organization and meets
the first Sunday of each month at II a.
m. 3l9 Quincy building
The following officers have been elected
for the present year; Phil Gray of the
Musicians, president; f. A. Roegner of
the Operators, vice president; E. H Shat
fer of the Stage Employees, secretary
treasurer.