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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
FUEL CHIEF SAYS
Government Ml
GET NEEDED COAL
Tells Representatives Of
Men and Operators to
Get Busy.
CONFERENCE RESUMED
Garfield Willing to Say
How Much Increase Peo.
pie Will Take.
TBy Associated Prsssl

WASHINGTON, Nov. IS: Scale
committees of bitumtnous miners and
operators in the Central competitive
field went into executive session to-
day to negotiate wage conference
after Fuel Administrator Garfield had
urged upon them the necessity for Id
iusting their differences and prodvc-
ing the coal the country needs.
Speaking with the authority Of
President Wilson's cabinet, Fuel AID
milhstrator Garfield told representa-
tives of the bituminous coal operators
and miners here today that sthe peos
pie of the United States needed, must
have, and will have coal, and as long
as the government stands they Will
not be prevented from getting II by
anything the operators or miners may
do"
Dr.. Garfield explained that his puF-
pose was to fyFnish the conference
with the data which he would uae IN
determining what wage adFance1 it
any, agreed to by the operators and
miners could be borne properly By the
public. 8.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
CAR SHORTAGE TO.
hit AIR MONT
BEFORE WEEK ENDS
Thousands of Loaded Coal
Cars on B. & o. Main
Tie Up Empties.

With almost . 1000 carloads of coal
standing on sidings of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad between Fairmont
and New York city. car shortage is
staring the Fairmont region in th%
face right now, and If the loading
runs like it did on Tuesday thesshort-
age will reach this region either Fri
day or Saturday *
The shortage Of course win be. due
10 the fact that 10 large number OF
eT,l cars Gre flIed with coal awaiting
transportatio tionStRhlch causes the sup
ply OF enpties to dwindle in numbers.
According to reports. Curtis Bay is
jammed up withloaded coal cars and
1t will require some time before the
cars are all dumped. Export ship
ments have ben cut OF at Baltimore
and from 1000 to $500 cars of coal
are either at Curtis Bay or routed FOR
there but standing along the line at
/ various points.
McCanlish Here.
Lindsay McCandlish, Philadelphia.
second vice president of the Hutchin-
son Coal company, arrived in Fair
mont on Tuesday afternoon. He is
! here on an inspection trip, Mr.. Nc
Candlish is the general sales manager
of the Hutchinson Coal company.
Delayed a Day.
c. n. jenkins, president of the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors association, will probably not re-
turn to Fairmont until Thursday. He
is detained in Washington, D. c., be-
cause of the wage agreement confer
ence.
on for Washington.
G.. T. Bell, executive vice president
Of the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators association, left last even
ing for Washington, D. G.
Production Reports.
Northern West Virginia on Tues
day produced 1928 cars of coal. On
the MoAongah division of the B. & O..
railroad on Tuesday there were 90S
cars Of coal loaded, which is rapidly
going toward the normal coal produc-
ton. There were 703 cars of coal
loaded east and zoe cars loaded west.
One. car of coal was loaded by wa
gon mine on Tuesday and one car Of
coal was loaded from storage pile.
No coke was loaded on the division on
Tuesday.
In the West Virginia district of the
Monongahela Railway on Tuesday
there were n cars of coal loaded.
There were PA cars of coal loaded on
the Pennsylvania division of the Mo-
nongahela Railway.
Daily Car Supply.
Cars are dwindling on the Monon-
gah division of the B. & o. railroad
when the large number on hand re-
Gently is compared with the 1,707
here new. Today's placement is
1857 and It is expected that car
shortage will hit the Fairmont region
before the present week closes. The
mines today ordered i ,12S cars. To-
days cars are classified rs follows;
CONTINUED on page tour.l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
B. & 0. Officials SAY
Shortage is Coming

=
B. & D, officials here do not believe
that a car shortage will reach the
Fairmont region this week unless TIE
loading runs much heavier. but they
believe that it is bound to come With
the large number Of cars laden down
with coal, which Affects the supplg 6f
empties Should loading gain greatly
the car shortage will be hastened.
Coal transportation here has not
reached much over the so per cent
mark, according TO B. & o. OFFICIALS.
H. L. Murphy, ticket agent q the
Monongahela Railway, Faifmont IS
spending several days IN BroE E1sYiie
Pa. He win return 70 FhlfnlQnt thls
evening.
Z Passenger traffic on the "a
railroad has been running NM nor
NAL this week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19

ALMOST REACHED
NORMAL TUESDAY
Output on the Monongah.
Division Was Over
900 Cars.

Conservative estimates place the
number OF mines at work in Northern
West Virginia slightly in excess OF the
80 per cent mark and the number OF
miners in the pits at from 50 to 80
per cent-a gain of from 5 to 10 per
cent over Tuesday. Gains were made
in the Clarksburg fields principally.
Production in. the Northern West
Virginia field jumped to the 1928
mark On Tuesday, which & 4hs hest
showing siacs The Rfs. r.oaEH etgiSe
broke. The miners who were out of
trim by their vacation began to show
better form yesterday and it is ex-
pected that production will be much
better today In spots the production
is only fair, but some of the miners
are beginning to head toward the linn
1t production.
Production figures in Northern
West Virginia yesterday was as fol-
lows: B. & o. (Monongah division)
903 cars; Monongahela railway, 65;
MorgantowR and Wheeling, % cars;
Western Maryland (Elkins section) SO
cars; Coal and Coke, LOG cars; Nor
gantown and Kingwood, 81 cars; West
Virginia Northern, 25 cars.
Detailed Production.
Coal production and conditions on
the various railroads of Northern West
Virginia on Tuesday according to re-
ports of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association were as
follows:
Baltimore & olno-About sS per
cent of mines are working today from
IS to 100 per cent of normal. Load
ed 9O3 cars Tuesday, nearly 100 per
cert of normal production. All eS-
poet. their mines to resume this week.
Monongahela-All mines working
about so per cent today. Loaded 65
cars Tuesday. which is about 30 per
cent of normal. All ye2tpect their
mines to resume work this week.
Morgantown and Interchangeable
mines working about 40 per cent to-
day Lcsded % cars Tuesday. ln6i-
cations are others, will return during
the week.
Western Maryland (Elkins diStrlct)
All mines working about rs per cent
Of normal. Loaded so cars. All ex--
pect that balance of their men will re
sune work during the week.
Coal and Coke-All mines on road
working about rs per cent Of normal
.>day. Loaded 1O6 cars Tuesday. All
men are expected to resume work his
week
Morgantown and Kingwood-All the
LINES working about rs per cen: Of
pcrmal. Loaded 81 cars Tuesday.
West virginia Nerthern-All mines
working between So and rs per cent
@: lC,mal today. Loaded 25 cars OF
Continued on page tour.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
IS FINED
FOR HISSTREE7 FIGHT
W. E. Watson Jr. is Charg-
ed With Swearing at
Police Officer.

At police court this morning Harry
sonbarfico forfeited IS when he failed
to appear on charge of being drunk
last evening. I
Jack Fleming, who participated IN
a fight on Main street last Friday with
I.afe Snyder appeared on call from the
police department and paid a fine Of
IS for his part in the aftair Chief
Moran says he hasn't had opportunity
to call Snyder as yet.
W, E. Watson, Jr, was ordered to
report at police headquarters this
morning on charge of running his car
on Jackson street last night without
lights and swearing at officers. Wat
son did not turn up when police court
opened.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
HIGHER WATER RATE
CONSUMER
City Gets Hearing Post,
poned to Make This
Change.

Hearing in the case of the petition
Of the City of Fairmont for increased
water rates which was set to begin to
day was by agreement postponed, the
date to be set by the commission later.
Tlns was done in order that the city
might have the opportunity to file u
supplemental petition on its meter
rates which rates were not covered in
the original petition filed in the case.
Ed. Lewis of the Public Service
Commission was in the city yesterday
in conference with the City Board Of
Directors and acquiesced in the re-
quest that the date of the hearing be
postponed.
The city is at this time making
revision OF meter rates and as soon as
completed will file it with the original
petition.
According to city officials the meter
raise will only effect the large con-
srmer and in no wise effect the small
consumer of water.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
SOIdler Called H0n2e
By Death Of Mother

Thomas Mcmillan, of viropa, was in
the city this morning on his way back
to Camp Sherman from which place he
was hurriedly called Sunday on ac-
count Of the sudden death Saturday
evening Of his mother Mrs. Maria Nc
MILAN.
Mrs Mcmillan, who was II years
old, went TO bed as usual Ssta=sSy
evening at about o'clock and at 3
O'Clock she died. The funeral SER
vices took place yesterday, and she was
buried in the cemetery at Shinnston.
Besides her soldier son, Thomas,
Mrs. MCMILLAN is survived by one 9th
sT SON. Alvin, and one daughter, Miss
Mary Ann, who lived at home
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
Some Disorder in
Youngstown Today
IBy AssocIatod PressI

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Nov. 10
Deputy sherifis opened fire on steel
strikers early today during attacks
upon negro workmen leaving an East
Youngstown plant, and.oue striker was
shot in the leg, One negro is in the
hospital from injuries received and am
other was seriously hurt. The house
Of workman in East youngstown was
destroyed last night by fire Of mys-
terious origin.
The Bessemer plant OF the Repub-
lie Iron and Steel company resumed
operation today, the company am
neunced.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
More Mines Working
on Scott'S Run Today

From six or eight additional mines
are working today along Scott's run in
Monohgaiia county. OF the twenty
eight mines there are probably but
four or five mines idle. This section
was appealed TO very much by the rep
resenRtives of the United Mine Work
ers otAmerica, who soon hope to have
every mine working. The inroads
made today were the most effective
thus far.
Today John Custalac, district organ
izer, ana Nick Aiell, district board
membef. are at Galloway endeayoring
to get the miners back to work. ION
Thursday they will go to Wendell to
try and put the men back to work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
MANY TOWNS WITHOUT
GAS ON COOLEST DAY
Sixteen Inch Main Carrying 300 Pound Pressure Let Go
Six Miles From the Hundred
Compressor Station

The main carried pressure Of 300
pounds to the square inch when the
explosion occurred. A great hole was
torn in the ground and two Joints Of
the big pipe we're thrown high into
the air.
A large force Of msu with trucks
and teams set off from Hundred as
soon as the news Of the explosion
reached here and another party left
Cameron, W. Va.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
IBY Associated Pressl ]

HUNDRED, W. Va, Nov, lO-The
sixteen inch discharge main Of the
Manufacturers Light and Heat Com
pany blew up at five this morning, six
miles from the compressing station
here. The main served many towns
in West Virginia, Western Pennsylva-
mia and gas for manufacturing pur-
poses was cut off, but efforts were
being made to provide an adequate
supply for domestic consumption.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
GARFIELD TAKES HAND IN mine WAGE MAT Ter
Old Oil Field
Beginning to
Show Mew Life
fBy Associated Pressl

BUTLER, Pa, Nov. 19. = The
largest oil well In Butler county
since the early days was brought
in last night in Yenango township.
It began flowing at the rate OF
thirty-ftye barrels an hour and the
flow was continuing today. 1t Is
within a few hundred feet OF well
brought in last week which flows
dxty barrels a day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-19
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-07
FLAGLER ESTATE INHERITANCE
TAX MAY TOTAL S4,5s7. .4lS. q

Louisville KY, Jan. 7.--Inheritance
taxes on the estate of the late Mrs.
Mary Lily Bingham, formerly Mrs.
Henry M. Flagler, Of New York, ii
paid on the basis of final valuation,
will produce $4,537, ,41S.9S and no,
only wipe out the Indebtedness Of the
state Of Kentucky, placed at $685.
106.19. but leave q balance In the
state treasury Of $1.372,S12.79. accord,
ing to the report Of the state inherit,
ance tax appraiser fled in the county
court here today.
The report shows the estate to be
worth $ss,5S4,S6s44, an increase Of
approximately sSo.0OO,ooo over the
valuation placed upon 1t by the en-
ecators at the time of Mrs. Bingham's
death In Louisville. July 81, 1917. The
increased valuation swells the portion
OF Mrs. Louis Clisby Wise, OF New
York and Wilmington, N. c., the Ia
vorite niece ow Mrs. Bingham and the
principal beneficiary under her win.
to $72,s4e, ,dss.45. according to the fig.
ures Of the appraiser. 4ss
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-07

son.
f45 p. m.-Report trustees Colum-
bia college, DR.. W. L. G. Mahou.
Report on Education, DR.. Hobson.
Thursday, January 10
s:l5 a. m.-Devotional, J. II. Ro-
rex.
s:46 a. m.---Ministeria Assocla-
tion. j. W.. senterfitt.
1915 a. m.-southern Theological
Seminary and Baptist Institute, ]. A.
Ansley.
II a. m.-Foreign Missions, DR.. ].
L. White.
Up. m.-Devotional, 3. NJ Hender-
son.
2:15 p. m.-Religious literature
3p. m.-Laymen's Work, Col. Geo.
w. Scofield.
S:4S p. m.-southern Baptist san-
korium.
1880 p. m.-Misceliany.
S:15 p. rn.-0pen parliament Ban
tist. Now and Tomorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-07
HUGE WAR EXPENDITURES
FOR THE YEAR 1918

The way in which war expenses
have mounted from month to month
during 1918 is shown by the following
table of expenditures.
January, $1,000, 100000.
February. s1,O12,O0O.O0O.
March, $1,555.OOO, 900.
April. s1,215,OOO,OOO.
May, $t5OS, 100000.
June. $1,512 900, 900.
July. s1,sos. 100000.
August, s1,S05,OOO, 900.
September, 1857 100000.
October, s1.664, ,0O0,O 900.
November. $1,9S5, 100000
December partially estimated)
s2.10O,00O.00O.
These figures include the loans to
Allies which have run at an average
Of about S40,0Oo,OoO month.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-07
IMMENSE AMOUNT OF room y
FURNISHED BY CHICAGO

Chicago, Jan. 7.-chicago, repre-.
sentative Of the middle west, to which
the world has looked for it's PROV,
sions, has had a great share In VIC
tualing peoples and armies during the
four years of the war and in that ps-
riod an enormous amount OF provis.
ions has passed through the Chicago
gateway. @r
With the 1918 shipments there has
been shipped from Chicago more
than 100000 tons Of cereals.
In the same period the meat shin
ments, according to the Drover's
trade journal including cured, canned
and fresh meats ammounted to more
than 100000 tons.
Fats. including lard, butter and
cheese totalled more than 1900. 0.0oo
tens.
Prior to the spring OF 1917 the us.
ual agencies of trade conducted the
distribution OF the vast quantities OF
food.stuffs sent out OF Chicago and
contracts for provisions were made
by foreign governments direct with
the dealers in Chicago. With the en-
trance OF America into the war the
food administration through it's vsri.
ons branches took over the handling
OF provisions in quantity and the dis.
tribution was conducted under gov.
ernmental supervision.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-07
NEW SWEDISH PARLIAMENT
= OPPOSED TO PREMIER

Christiania, Jan. 7--Dissatisfaction
with the rule Of Premier Gunnal
knudsen reduced the number of seats
OF his supporters in Parliament from
eighty to fifty-five in the election re-
Gently held. 1t is believed the cabi
net ne now heads will have to be re-
constructed after the new year be-
cause II no longer controls q majority
OF the members of Parliament. It il
thought the Premier may form coal
ition. with the socialists against the
opposing party the Right, which now
controls fifty-three seats
One OF the acts Of Knudsen's ad.
ministration was the enactment Of q
prohibition ordinance. The majority
of the electors is said to favor decid.
!.lng this question by q referendum.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-07
BY Associated press,)

Washington, Jan. 7.--Opposition to
government ownership or. operation
of railroads at this time was expressed
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in a statement presented the Sen
ate interstate Commerce Committee by
Commission r.. d. Clark.
The commission declared, however
that a reasonable period of adjust
ment or preparation" should be al.
lowed before the REIMBURSEMENT OF
federal control. Commissioner Wooley
dissented from the recommendation
against the continuation of govern
ment control and advocated the adop
ton of McAdoo's suggestion for an
extension Of federal managership.
The commission presented a detailed
lprogram Of the proposed legislation
tn case the railroads are returned 10
private management.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-07
Fla. 5 Contribution
To Her Greatest
Charity" Will
Reach 100000

Once again the good people of Flor,
ida have gone "over the top" in a big
campaign for funds, this time for the
homeless orphan and needy children
Of our own State, under the care Of
"Florida's greatest CHARITY" The chiI-
dren's Home 6ocfsty 'cf Florida,l'
which has its state Headquarters ana
two Children's Homes at Jacksoil-
Vile.
The sum asked for during the cam
paign which closed on New Years
Day was s50,00o. The sum received
up to New Years eve was $1,000. and
many counties had not sent In their
reports, so the indications are that the
total amount of the contributions for
the homeless kiddies will be very near
to $4,000 when all the returns are
in. II seemed quite impossible to ex-
pect success IN this campaign when
It was first announced. because of the
many big campaigns which had pre-
ceded II. but the good people OF Flor
ida have come across again--and have
shown that they are deeply interested
in their own kiddies In need, az well
as those in Belgium, Poland, Armenia
and France.
Supt. Marcus G.. Fagg and Mrs. Ar
thur G. GUNNER who directed the
campaign, and the Board of Directors
of the Home Society desire to say the
biggest kind of thank you TO every
individual. firm. organization, church,
school, society. club, who in any way
have assisted In making the campaign
success, and a special thank you to
the newspapers of the State for their
wonderful support and publicity. A
complete list Of all contributions and
subscriptions will be published a lit
tie later by the Home Society In its
Annual Report.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-07
BILLY SUNDAY COMING
TO TAMPA, MINISTER'S
CHANGE THEIR MINDS

At q meeting of the Tampa Minis
terial Association yesterday morning
at the Y. M. G. A. building II was
definitely decided to bring Billy Sun
day, the noted evangelist, to Tampa.
for the week of March 10 to 16, in
elusive. Later in the day arrange
ments for financing the campaign
were completed and Rev. C. o. Wood
ward, president Of the association,
stated last night that the coming Of
the famous religious speaker to TAM
pa was virtually assured.
While the proposition of inviting
Mr.. Sunday was being discussed at
the meeting the ministers appointed
q committee composed of President
Woodward and Secretary A. F. Turn
or OF the Y. M. c. A. to cal, upon
Col. w. F. Stovall. who had prev
iously volunteered to head a subscrip-
ton list to bring the evangelist here
and ask IL his offer still held good;
also to solicit the support of the Tri'
bune In carrying on a subscription
campaign to raise the money neces-
sary for the project. Later this COM
mittee waited upon Colonel Stoyall
who not only renewed his pledge of
800 but offered the columns of his
paper freely for carrying on Of the
subscription campaign. Colonel Stow
all told the committee he would be
willing to give more than 500, II nee
essary, but the committee believes
there will be no dificuity in securing
the balance Of the $1,000 needed to
bring Mr.. Sunday here. from other
public spirited Tampa citizens.
Plan . Bible Conference
AS an adjunct to the Billy Sunday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-07
HREvARD COUNTY
lIcuLTuRAL AGENT SELLS
PRODUCTS FOR FARMERS

,. Kline. agricultural agent Ia
d county b using a monthly
bulletin md news service in
I assisting the farmers of his
II marketing their products
ie consumers In purchasing
raj months ago, realizing that
-mers thruout the county often
oduce. i've stock, ETC., which
'fouId be clad to dispose of II
new inst where they could find
let. Mr. Kline took up with the
commissioners the matter of
4 monthly bulletin. He be-
that this bulletin would cost
tile compared with the amount
J It wouId accomplish, and he
Eht. Tor 1t soon was found to DO
sessful that it has been made
ent.
J. month ; number of items for
i Iistsd With the county agent.
include All finds of farm pro-
istze horses. mules. poultry,
-. seed. asgs. butter, vegeta-
Eazzasr wanss to make . par.
{ something another farmer In
atF : likely to hare, be iiats
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-07
In IN STATE OF ANARCHY:
lkS ARE bARR|CAD[D: /!
ACP|NE GIN firing HEARD
mall PARTS.OF:THE CITY

ibis wants with Mr.. Kline.
When this market bulletin reache.
the farmers, there are sure to bt
some sales and exchanges made righ,
soon. n
In speaking Of the results obtained
Mr.. Kline says that about 80 per cent
of the items listed In the October is
sue secured results.
This and similar lines Of endeavoI
are making the work of the county
agricultural agents appreciated In
Florida. It has been appropriately
said that when q county agent car
put into farmers pocket money
that farmer can better see and appre
ciate the work of the agent. This "a
only one instance out Of many ii
which the agents are doing work
along this line.--St Cloud Tribune.