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The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
RAIL WAY FIREMFN
TO ASK INCREASE
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN
THOUSAND MEN DEMAND
WAGE INCREASES.

Cleveland, GA 35 to 65 per cent
increase in wages is demanded for
$4,000 fremen and hostIers on rail.
roads in the United States and Cana.
da in a wage scale adopted before adj
journment by 300 general chairmea
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Ffremen and Enginemen.
Another demand to be presented to
the director general of railroads is
that all eoalburning locomotives in
road service weighing 200, 600 pounds
and over shall be equipped with me-
chanical stokers and that two fire.
men shall be employed on all suca
locomotives until they are SO equip
ped.
About half of the $4,000 engines in
the United States will come under
this proposal, only about 5000 of
which are equipped with mechanical
stolters at present.
In accepting the report of the Wage
Committee, some notifications were
made, bur the report was adopted in
the main part
The more important sections of the
report follows
Rate of pay for fremen and helpers
in passenger service, $3.50 per day Of
100 miles or less except whom NAL
lett engines are used. when $7.20 shall
be paid
Overtime in passenger service will
be computed on the present basis at
a speed of 20 miles an hour.
IN freight service on engines weigh
ing less than 200, 00G pounds iremen
shall be paid $3.50 and on engines
weighing over 100000 pounds, $3.50
per day of 100 miles or less, overtime
to be computed on present basis at a
speed Of Z - miles per hour.
Fi@enlen and helpers employed in
local or way freight service, mixed
trains mine runs and other service,
shall be paid minimum Of 50 cents
per 100 miles or less in addition ID
the through freight rates.
Ftremen employed on helper, push
er, transfer work, wreck construction,
snewpIow, circus. milk and all other
trains in unclassified service shall be
paid the through freight rates, ac-
eording 10 class of engines used.
Firemen employed on Mallett en-
gines in all service except yard SER
vice shall be paid $720 per day for
100 miles or less.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
GOVERNMENT SAID TO HAVE
ABANDONED PLAN OF WATCH
Full WAITING or PAST.
CAVALRY CROSSES BORDER
Pursue Bandits Who Captured Two
u. S. AViators and Forced Pay
ment of Ransom Before
Releasing Them.

Wasnington-No official announce
ments are being made of how the
United States Government intends to
handle the bandit nuisance in North
ern Mexico, from this point on, but
there is every evidence that prepare
tons have been made to meet future
depredations with swift movement of
troops such as now is being conduct
ed against the desperadoes who held
the two army aviators for ransom.
Swift moving cavalry, equipped
with machine guns and guided by
airDlanes, it is reported, will be re-
lied upon and will be prepared to
move quickly from strategic points
along the border of the bandit coun-
try on the Rio Grande.
Organization of the border guard
to insure the greatest speed in these
movements has been completed, the
cavalry regiments being so distrib-
nted as to place the nucleus of fly
ing column at carefully selected
points along the Rio Grande.
410KG1IGuls u IIQU16= OF the bl2QIA
Cavalry into Mexico inaugurated the
new plan, according of officials, and
from this time on similar incidents
will be handled without gloves"
In announcing that Maj.-Gen. Jo-
seph T. Diekman. commanding the
Southern Department, had acted on
instructions from the War Depart
ment, Secretary Baker fntimated that
only the danger in which the two Of
fieers We're placed prevented an at
tempt to rescue them by force.
when the reports came of the
capture of these two officers and
their being held for ransom" secre-
tary Baker said. the hour Of exc.
cution was fixed on the next day in
default of the ransom being paid.
There was, of course, no opportunity
to make a military rescue within
such time and therefore directed
that the ransom money be paid and
that Il force be arranged to take ND
the hot trail of the bandits and pur.
sue them with the hope of being able
to capture as many as possible"
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
wilheln, Ruvs Property.

Utrecht, Holland Former EN-
neror William, who has been living at
Amerongen since his arrival in Hol-
land. has purchased the estate and
house of Doom at the village of
Doom, near Utrecht, according to the
Dagblad.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
Saws Voters Must Ratifu

Lincoln, Neb. = The voters of Ne
braska have the right TO vote to re-
1eet or approve the action Of the state
legislature in ratifying the federal
prohibition amendment and until a
vote is taken it cannot be said tue
legislature has ratified the amend
ment the District Court here held.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22

New York. = Scores of almost
priceless Jewels which have been
Worn in the courts of Europe for
generations are streaming daily into
this city and the staff or the collector
Of the port of New York has been
enlarged to meet increased activities
of jewel smugglers.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22

Peoria, Ill.-Three persons were
shot and seriously wounded and a
score of other persons received cuts
and bruises when several hundred
strikers and sympathizers charged
upon the Baystone Wire and Stees
Company's plant in South Barton
vile, a suburbs near here.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
President vetoeg ReneaI Measure


Washington President Wilson
vetoed the bill repeating he daylight
saving law. The president said he re-
turned the bill without his approval
with "tke utmost reluctance, be-
cause he realized "the very consider
able, and in some respects very Sc
rious inconvenience 70 which the day
light savings law subjects the farm
ers of the country"
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
STORAGE Officials Arrested

Cleveland, o. - w G. Fletcher
manager of the local branch of Swift
& Co, Chicago packers, and Joseph
Nash, manager of the Cleveland Pro
vision Company, two of the six Cleve-
1anders charged by state officials with
violation of the Smith cold storage
law. were arrested ON affidavits fur
nished by state officials.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22

ENGLAND May Get Part of indemnify
Rome.-The newspapers announce
through a recent ffnancial agraen,er,
between Italy and Great britain. Italv
may eede to the British government
part of he indemnity due her from
Germany.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
Boy KIIIed Ry Baseball!

Nashville, Tenn. Mathew Calbralth
Butler, IA, son of the late Major d.
c. Butler, T. S. A., who was killed
in Texas in 1916, by II. J. Spannell
was killed at Beersheeba SPRINGS
while playing baseball. He was nj
over the heart by a ball.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
SUGAR corinu From Cuba.

New York.-The sugar shortage III
this country soon will be relieved, y,
to the United States Susal
Board, which annoano
ed that it has more than loo sup
in bringing sugar from 0uD"
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
Would LaiI Profiteers.

New York. Attorney General
Palmer, addressing the Fair Price
Committee here, appealed for aid in
sending to jail "unconseientious prof
iteers" in the necessities of life.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
Samuel Gonners Returning.

Paris Samuel Gompers, president
OF the American Federation of LABOR,
vino attended the labor congress a.
Amsterdam, has sailed from FresE lo a
America on board the steamer Geofss
Washington
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22

Preparing to Arrest Profiteers- ),
Chicago. Assistants of the iedela,
district attorney are preparing "a "a
dence against alleged prefiteers a.. al
hoarders, IS of whom have been hs's''
for arrest.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
Government To Aid ohio

Washington. = Every effort will Dc
made to assist Governor Cox of Ohio
in his campaign to put on the mar.
ket foodstuffs now held in storage in
that state.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22

Cleveland. Two automobile ban
dts held up Miss Augusta Klimack,
bookkeeper for a fruit company here,
and escaped with a $4,000 payroll
she carried.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22
NAM officera 10 Gel MedaIg.

Observation-Disclosures of the Victory
Medal to all officers and men who
served in the navy during the war
will be made in November it was an
nouneed at the Navy Department.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22

Bald Knob The Bald Knob
Fruit Growers Association held its
annual election Of officers as follows.
President J. A Adams; vice presi-
dent; e, c. Ford. treasurer.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22

Fordyce.-Emiline Key. negro.
aged 10. perhaps The Oldest living
person in this county. died here. She
was a typical southern nanny and
an excellent nurse. She leaves IA
children. 80 grandchildren and =
great grandchildren,
Camden.-Newton R. Tribble cele-
hrated his eighty-fomth birthday with
reunion of his 10 children. IS
grandchildren and one great-grand-
child Mr.. Tribble was born in
0uachita county on July 20, 1884.
Prescott,-Continued dry weather
caused loss to eantaloupe growers
Of about 10 per cent of their crop.
the young eantaloupes rotting in the
fields
Batesyille.-There are at present
10 first class dwellings, and business
houses under construction at this
place.
Walnut Ridge "A heavy rain fell
recently that is said to have been
worth a million dollars to Lawrence
county
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22


Little Roek.--BIanks are being pre-
pared BY ". T. Maxwell, state bank
commissioner, which will be sent 10
all oil and gas companies operating
in Arkansas. and which when return
ed will furnish the department the
data TO determine the present status
Of the concerns.
Monticello c. Futran. presi-
dent Of the University of Arkansas,
made two speeches in the county in
the interest of the agricultural de-
partment of the university.
Calico Rock. Petitions are being
circulated to construct a coed road
from this place to Berry. to connect
with a road which is being built in
il Baxter county to that place
Walnut Ridge-The watermelon
crop is rather late this season. but is
one Of the finest in many years. Sey-
eral carloads are being shipped daily
Rogers The First Presbyterian
Church is installing new furniture.
including pulpit, chairs, communion
tables etc.
The Pulaskian., 1919-08-22

Searey Severe burns on his face
resulted from an explosion wnen
Samuel Nelly, the 12-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs r. A. Nelly. was IN
loading some shells. The boy was dig
ging out the powder and hallets with
a nail. the friction causing the pow
der to ignite.
Knobel.-The wheat threshing sea
son is about half over in this vicinity
and is progressing slowly. as there Is
but one machine for this territerv.
The crop is running from 10 to 25
bushels ner acre
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01

And that's . great comfort.
AS q burglar Charles Hatfield Is a
bigger Joke than . comic paper.
He might have got away With the
swag II ha had not been at such pains
10 ieaye clues FOR the sdparetoes.
Oh. well, there has not been much
incentive To acquire skin at burEllng Of
late.
50 much easter 70 make an honest
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01
Rush FOR tickets
FOR. THE ELH'S SHOW
Boys Will Hold a Parade
Monday at
Noon.
"suD' KING AND Ed. SLACK.

When the sale Of seats for the
Elks' big 1919 show opened this
morning at the A. G. Martin Co. store
there was the biggest rush for seats
seen here in many day, and while
the sale has been large, 1t must be
borne in mind that the engagement is
of three nights and there are plenty
of good seats left.
The show is about ready for pre-
sentation and all that remains is an
orchestral rehearsal, after which the
boys will be ready for the word to
go" Rehesrsals have been gerat,
except onally we'll attended, and en-
thusiasm has been the keynote. so
this production will. be characterized
by the freshness and yivacity 80 often
missing in professio performances.
The Minstrel parade takes place q
noon Monday and will be distinguish
ed by It's costun1ing. which takes rank
easily With the cpstumed parades OF
any Of the froa; dc0mpanies The cur
tain will coup promptly at 800, and
as the show Is only two hours and
twenty minutes long, the audience
will easily get home In good time.
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aitorial Comment
on Current Subj ect..

Trom The Morgpntown Record.)
DC IN NOW.

[
Have you been planning to build a
factory, a church, aschool, q home OF
even q garage?
Hns your community felt the need
tof improving It's streets, It's roads, Its
municipal buildings, It's water or light
or sewerage system!
Have you planned to improve or
moderuize your plant?
Then, DO 1T NOW!
Don't wait on somebody else, don't
wait to see II you can get the last
bottom notch in prices. Don't wait to
Iisee Il labor. struggling to find a job,
can be squeezed down to accept a few
cents or a few dollars less per day.
| Don't wait IN order TO help break
down prices Of materials as well as
LOT labor, but whatever needs to be
done, IL the money Is available, t.D0
In now"
Do II as a part Of your work OF pa
itriotism, content TO write of little
extra cost Il that should become nee.
essary. Perchance this may never be
necessary.
| You owe it 70 civilization agains.
!. Bolsheyism, You owe 1t to the soldiers
who have offered their lives for yon,
to do all in your power to create en-.
slpioyment Il that employment Is IN
productive things which mean per-
manency.
mically It would be ,,nsound to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01
| lEzEs !l!|!|s'

Prison bounds were merely line Of
boundries in the early days when jails
were few and far apart In the terri
tory which Is now West Virginia Ia
those times prisoners were permitted
ito 60 in boundries outside the jails
without FORGETTING their bounds IN
other words prisoners were considered
In jail when they remained in certain
bounds. In those day Imprisonment
followed q failure to pay debts and for
other reasons which are not Considered
las such serious offenses in these days.
it is readily seen that c.ose conane.
Iments was not necessary for offenses
OF that nature especially when In
dians were likely to invade the set.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01
lNo cRONTLED.

"A NEW phase Of blame b. ben brought milo hs
iue,.a.ins cs;Scsm Of de Y. M C. a. acsiyitie. n
France. which makes The question one of national
Importance Il i based upon d,e failure oi he govern
et 70 pay ID ,old. which realy seems 70 Be scandal
Of the war no secyet that thousand, Of men arriving
n New York and other anic pom have no. been paid
for months.
The Y. M c. "A. had 70 look for as revenue alrnos.
entirely from public donations. Their expcnses were large
and i was Necessary to charge for articles purchased al
the eanteen.. But soldier who had not BEEN paid for
months could not purchase he articles he wanted, and he
therefore come. home dss1mhed and with bitter resent
ment toward tbs organization II The fighting men had
received their pay wh.n was due making i possible for
them 70 make heir purchases. the aoy would undoubtedly
BE different
The criticism Of The work Of the Y. M C. A. m France
has grown from occasional word. Of condemnation to an
almost universal feeling Of bitterness among the returning
troops and although the chief blame seems to be placed
upon the men who were rushed milo ,he work during the
Necessary expansion to meet the demands created BY the
entry 81 the United States INTO the war; the failure Of the
soldiers TO receive r pay j. reported to have been big
factor IN creating this feeling Of bitterness
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01
RgH TIFF

There's itfe rs be one ali to the
good thing RhnE Dat Ellzs' show next
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01

Government control Of both hard and soft coal for
may ended today but that; will make little difference
in the fuel situation for the mining industry actually
has been managing It's own affairs for the past SIX
weeks two months 1nthe hard coal region the for
NAL withdrawal Of the control conferred in the Lever
act will have the effect Of putting the practical manage
ment Of affairs back in the hands Of the highly efficient
organization IN the whole coal mining industry at the
time We entered tho war; What will happen In the
soft regions remains to be seen but If the operators
know what is good for them they VIII tighten up also
One does not have to be much Of prophet to realize
that If We are to avoid lot Of unrest In this country
organized mine workers and organized operators will
have be prepared to cooperate with each other and
with the government many questions besides those
directly affecting wages.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01
tied districts anytime and every able
bodied man would be needed for de
Tense whether "tn Jail" or out.
PERSONALS

Miss Cora Wilson leaves Sunday for
New York to buy FOR Hartiey's mnlin-
cry department
Miss Mary, Mulligan; Of Boydston
street. has recovered from o several
days illness.
I Miss Virginia Taylor, Of Morgan.
town, ID the guest for several days Of
her aunt, ). Mrs. jess LeMasters, IN Fair
mont avenue. ,s,n ~ ~ III
Dr.. "a. D. Cauey, who was called here
from Camp Hill, Newport News, Va,
by the illness o fhis wife, has returned
there. Mrs. Ceusey having greatly I'm.
proved, Dr.. Causey anticipates a
speedy discharge from service.
Mrs. Frank Haas has been called TO
Columbus. Ohio, by the death of q
friend. She will return home the first
Iof next week. 8 e
Mrs. ]. A. Clark and Mrs. ". s..
Black have returned from Pittsburgh
where they had spent several days.
h Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Straight and son,
OF Huntington, are guests ct the home
ot the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. D. Straight, on Maple avenue. They
are en-, route to Brownsville, Pa,
where they viii reside. !.
George p. Amos has zone to, Mt
Clemens, Mich. to spend several weeks
taking treatment for Rheumatism. 3 s
Miss Dorothy Crawford, Of Mt Clare
w. Va, Is the guest OF her amt Mrs.
George Amos, on Fairmont avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01
policy oe ION with your workw You
owe o responsibility to the world.
DO IT NOW and you will be wise
in your day and generation.
INDUSTRIAL
FAIRIMONT

The Mining Machinery Company
has Just flashed installing q new heat
ing system which it is hopper will be
all and more than expected. A small
house outside about 40t feet square
CONTAINS steam heating equipment and
pipes from this house run under
ground to the office building. ware
house and factory, heating all three
from, one center. Formerly each
building had q separate heating equip
ment. The novel thing about the new
heating pipes Underground is the wood
Insulation which covers the piping en-
tireiy. This is for the purpose Of
keeping all severe cold from penetrat,
ing the pipes and cutting down the
heat value.
The Lynn Producer people are at
present occupied with the making Of
many chemical tcsts relative to actual
gas production. Real gas is expect
ed there any day. Much experiment.
ing and trying out Of the large Lynn
equipment Is necessary before actual
gas production has become fact.
The Mining Machinery company Is
making numbers Of connections and
various bits Of equipment which are
being tried out on the Lynn Producer.
lit IL reported that Lynn gas has q pc.
culiar odor which can readily be de.
tected when It becomes one OF Fair
mont's permanent acquisitions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01

Every one will agree with tho sentiments expressed
by Senator Miles Poindexter in hisspeech to the Repub
can club Of New York city yesterday when he said that
the best interests Of this country win be furthered by
tho United States extrcatng itself as quickly poss
bic from European politics. But at the same time moth
is to be gained BY ignoring the fact that for
have been deep IN European politics quarter Of
century ago we attempted to dictate to Russia what
lie should do about the rights Of her Jews. For much
loaEer than than We have provided the money with
shich 1rishmen carried their fight for home rule.
Our diplomatic careerin the east Is not altogether above
reproach, and before many months the temperance
forces Of the United States viii be raising money with
which to make Europe dry. We simply cannot keep
out Of European affairs and we must build future
policy upon that condition The old theory Of sola
lion wore out long ago. 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01

nd 81 |'1l l.i ii 1ls.1I7 6nd HI i1h1.I| Won kiI
sI!ss t!|SIls
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01
HAVE YOU A
BAG O-c-kDs?!|
Relieve e with Dr.. BeIl's
Pine Tar Hon 81.

Says ktier Constipation Epdea ana
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OF coSrse not, .sot whs .you lnow,
syou hal % ne efatibn Is 81. Beii.s8
Pine Tai Honey 70 lcoso It up and 90
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The aist deseN " produce crafty.
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Honey Is 81 em to q cold
The prepa ation second tos none
for its 6thing. lievtng eftectsl
Coughs, = grippe, o. (nchiti5 asthma
can not Withstand al ii, selI 81 M
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01
VIM SOMEBODY'S s CONFIDENCE FOR
EYflI2SEL.E

t|RINs lie great monetary panic N ls57. ,here
was a mesd1g Of bank presidents m New York.
Several ths1n essinate percentage Of specie with
drawn during per cent TO IS PEI cent.
Then Moses Taylor the City Bank, said: we had
IN bank d morning COO this evening" 600
Under Me- yiors { manas ement the public's conf
dence Tie Civ Bank had grown until people had simply
withdrawn he from other institution. and depos-
tied il ID he Guy Bank.
tonI6enes one greatest asset anyman or institution
can ha7e the one sure foundation for wealth,
honor OF anything thai you may consider success
he conhdepcs fellow men will bring you eyery-
dlne you wish ii tbs: world Is goods: y.
And Just that confidence isn built N a day.
week ysas Only BY constant careful regulating Of
your life from cradle 70 the grave can you hope to WIN
and hold ZIG Of your neghbors and friends
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-01

The big doings In Paris have been attracting more
less attention in congress- safe bet that the
deadlock between the proposition to tar
campaign contributions above $500 viii get more gen
pipe thought than the proposition. tax
on political would outrage the soul Of every prac
teal politician the land but 1t looks pretty much as
tilt was on the.way.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-29
Yea ESQ ell COmiSiO-,
nado de Instruction


Con un POGO de actividad y buena
voluntad podrian corregirse un POGO
las deficiencies cue presentan estos
primeros- dias de curse, antes que Sc
cree un estado Gle cosas al,amente per-
judicial.
En- primer lugar, no vemos la razon
de que Sc matriculen todos los alum
nos de noveno grado de la "'Escuela
de Baldorioty'', excluyendo el Latin
del grupo de asignaturas.
Lo plausible seria que Sc matricularsn
en- Latin los que 10 desearan Y en- Geo.
grafia fisica otra asignatura los que
asi 10 estinaran conveniente. Todo Sc
reducirfa nombrar un professor de
Latin para las dos tres docenas que
deseen necesitan aprobar los cur
SOS de este idioma.
No nos explicamos tsmpoco que en-
la Alta Escuela no Sc den los cursos
de Aritmetica comercial mercantiI
de Frances y Algebra. Estas asigna-
turas son imporaantssimas, y no es
bueno dejar perder estas semanas, en-
las cuales los, a1umnos van llenos de
entusiasmo las classes, para tener
que hacer las cosas despues toda pri-
sa, con detrimento general.
iFaltan maestros? Nombrense perso-
mas competentes, que las hay.
JFaltan salonss? Pues utilicense los
de la escuela de 'fBaldorioty" o de
la ''Jose Julian Acosta'' t6mese una
casa contigua cercana a la Alta Es-
cuela para abrir esas classes, que de.
bieran estar funcionando va.
Dejar las cosas asi es contribuir a
crcear un estado de pereza desaliento
en- los alumnos altamente perjudicial.
Yea ESQ Ell Con- isionado.
Estudie ESQ Ell Inspector y
Todo es question de un POGO de bue-
no voluntad, y clos la tienen.