The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-18

sorgani1eF are IN the Junior field 10
the Elklns district today.
Nick AtelH, district board member,
Is IN Hutchinson today
Isaac Scott international travelling
auditor, is ct Enterprise.
John Cuslstac, district organizer, is
In the Clarksburg section today.
J L Ballard, information organizer,
night.
Isaac Scott, international travelling
auditor and NJ. L. Haptonstall, district
travelling auditor were at SClarksburg
yesterday,
Ira Marks. district board member
was at Remington yesterday. Nick
Aell, district organizer, was at Mead
ow Brook yesterday. John Custalac,
district manager was at Meadow
Brook yesterday.
James Diana, district board member,
was at Monongah yesterday and last
night he was at Baxter
Joe Angelic, international organizer
was in the Clarksburg field yesterday.
Sam Ballatyne. international board
member is in Indianapolis attending
a conference OF the internatioal COM
mittee to determine policies for the
United Mine Workers.
Operators Open Meeting,
The meeting OF the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Association,
which will be held in the association
rooms in the Jacobs building Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock will be open
to all coal operators, whether or not
they are holding membership in the
association.
Matters Of vital importance to the
coal industry will be discussed at the
association meeting and a large at.
tendance of operators is desired.
George T. Bell, the new executive
vice president Of the association, will
arrive here from Washington, at 1910
o'clock on Wednesday morning and
will take up his work here. Mr.. Bell
will attend the directors meeting Of
the association in the morning at IL
o'clock and the association meeting at
2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Hold Your Bonds.
Hold Your Liberty Bonds" is the
subject Of an editorial which appears
in the Mutual Magazine, the organ Of
The Consolidation Coal Company. 1t
is as follows:
Under no circumstances part with
your Liberty Bonds, for they are the
very best kind OF an investment, be-
cause Of their security as we'll as the
good rate OF interest paid on them.
Hold them because Of what they rep
recent:-the means throu IL which
Liberty was given to the whole world.
Keep in mind this: Whenever any
one offers to buy your bonds, he does
so because he knows that they are a
good investment and he wants the prof
1t they will give. II they are a good
investment for him, they are a good
investment for you, so under no condi.
lions part With them.
II you are temporarily embarrassed
Financially, any good bank will loan you
enough money to tide you over, If you
will leave your bond with it as securi.
ty. In this way yu will be able to
meet the necessary obligations without
the loan, the bond will be returned to
the loan, the bond vii be returned to
you"
Gives Good Advice.
Good advice is given to union men
by W. r. Butts, a member of Local
Union, 403s Clarksburg, in a letter to
the United Mine Workers Journal. In
part 1t is as follows: First, .,udy your
obligation and abide by it on all occa-
sions and in all respects. Second,
read and study we'll your constitution.
Third, you can not understand your
contract too we'll. He adds these donts
Don't work overtime without the con
sent Of your mine committee. Re-
member that eight hours day at youl
regular working place for al classes
of miners Is legal.
Don't carry timbers from another
place to your place. This is a viola
ton Of your contract. If you need
timbers, notify the niue foreman.
Don't go outside an load timbers
and track. Let the company place all
Of this at the face of your place That
is the company's duty under the con-
tract.
Don't take any brothers Job or place