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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
COL. WATSON IS
AGAIN PRESIDENT
0FCDNSDL|DAHON
Resumes Position He Long
Held to Relieve Jere
WheeIwright.

BALTIMORE, March 20-The bank.
ing and corporate interests of the city
were treated to surprise yesterday.
when the stockholders of tho Consoli.
dation Coal company, at their annual
meeting, elected former United States
Senator Clarence w. Watson presi.
dent to succeed Jere H. Wheelwright.
Mr.. Wheelwright succeeded Senator
Watson as the chairman of the board,
so that the change amounts only to a
shifting of official responsibilities.
The change from the presidency to
the Craftsmanship of the board may re-
lieve Mr.. Wheelwright of much Of the
arduous routine in connection with the
operations Of the company, which is
among the largest Of the coal produc.
ing companies of the country. Sena-
tor Watson was willing to take up this
task for the relief of Mr.. Wheelwright,
and the stockholders were willing to
entrust him with it. He is not new to
the position, having been president of
the company from the time he and
those associated with him took over
the Consolidation many years ago.
He held the post as president, with
Mr.. Wheelwright as vice president, un-
til 1911, when Mr.. Wheelwright was
made president and the post as chair.
man of the board was created for Sen.
ator Watson.
Friends of Mr.. WheelWright say he
has labored very hard for the COM
pany and in the interest OF the govern.
ment from the time this country en-.
tered the war. He was made presi.
dent Of the organization Of coal inter-
ests formed to keep up the govern
ment coal supply during the war per.
iod and largely through his efforts this
was maintained at 100 per cent. capac-
ity. For his successful endeavors in
this behalf Mr.. Wheelwright has re-
cefved the warm commendation Of
those who had charge Of the Fuel ad-
ministration during the war.
Following his activities he was
stricken with the influenza while on a
trip to New York in behalf OF the gov.
ernment coal supply. This developed
into pneumonia and into an ear trou.
BILE which gave his friends great con.
Germ. On his return to Baltimore Mr..
Wheelwright said he intended to go
to Arizona on the recommendation Of
his physicians for a long rest. He is
there now, and reports reaching here
are that he has greatly improved and
may be expected home early next
month.
At the time he left here Mr.. Wheel
wright said he also intended to relin.
quish many of the activities in which
he was engaged and to take life mort
easy for the future. He gave no hint,
however, that he intended to retire
from the presidency OF the Consolida.
ton.
Senator Watson said there was no
other Significance in the change than
the condition of Mr.. Wheelwright's
health and his desire to be relieved Of
some part of the executive burdens of
the company. The impression is that
after short time these officials may
CONTINUED on page fonr.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
HARRY SHAW Will
.REPRESENTnRS. MAY
Woman Who Killed Hus.
band Will Get Hearing
Next Monday.

Mrs. Billy May appeared before JUS.
tice Conaway yesterday and. was
charged with killing her husband. 4
hearing was set for next Monday,
March Gath, at two in the afternoon.
Attorney Harry ShgweWill; represent
Mrs. May.
Mr.. Shaw said that morning that he
did not believe Mrs. May had any
money and he did not know whether
she could raise any or not but that he
considered 1t a case in which the
woman should be given a good repre-.
sentation and he had decided after
thinking the matter over, to give her
the benefit of his services. Consider.
ing the fact that he had fought having
Billy May in East Park, he felt 1t no
more than right that he should take
the, case.
When Mrs. May appeared before
Justice Conaway for her hearing to
be set, Justice ,Conaway remarked:
You're quite little woman to 60 up
against such a big man as Billy" Mrs.
May made no reply Of any kind.
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wendell miners
SAY THEY ARE LllAL
Ramage Resolution Adopted
There Because Few Mem
bers Understood It

On the 14th day Of this month, q
publication was issued regarding the
Local Miners Union ct Wendell w
Va. In this article twas stated that
the members of this; local were plan
ming for a large demons tive pa
rade, in which the red nag was Co be-
carried; but that this had been
checked by Mr.. Charley Ialley con-
stable in Taylor county The article
also stated that the said local union
had purchased no Liberty Bonds, sub
scribed nothing to the Red Gross,
and did not pay their income tai.
Mr.. Peters, officer In charge or the
Fairmont office made an Investigation
of this case. and he says Re found
that this article was emf LILY : In S.
representation Of the matters
further says that local union Is in
the most sincere sympathy with Tie
United States GoveE1msnt, aud has
been doing its part IN every ms nee.
as the following resolution Riil
And as for the Red Flag parade. uo
such plans had ever been niad 8 81 the
members Of Wendell Lo0cl, and mere
over. Mr.. Lily was never seen 81 any
OF the men at that place, on thot
day.
Some Of the officers Of that Iocsi
union were in the Mine Workef Or
flee, in Fairmont and stated laat
they had entirely misunderstood tho
Ramage resolution when they had
signed 1t. But now that II. has bear
explained to them, and they fulig uu.
derstand the conditions stated there.
In, they have drawn up the fofloWIne
resolution In its stead
Wendell, W. Va, March l8fs
Local Union No. 2999, u. N. ~. 81
A held a regular meeting and Win
further action, have called OF the
co called War Declare ton soIn-
ton against the LegisIation and
House OF Representatives. ~
against the Constabulary Iaw ana
the so called Red Flag BifI. Ibs re..
olution was introduced 81 Ranas-o
Local No. 2s01, q. II. ". 81 ons
adopted by Wendell, Eoca "a 1qa1
o NJ. w. Of A. The reolaon
as follows ~
whereas, We believe thsre s
sPiracy between the fncof a.
terests and the p0liticI 81
West Virginia to defea esl..
CONTINUED on nass
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Soldiers Entitled
to One Full Uniform

Men discharged from service of the
government may keep one complete
set of outer clothing including over.
coat, and If these have been previously
surrendered either the same or similar
clothing will be returned them.
This information has been received
from headquarters by Mrs. Joseph
Roster, OF the Home service section
who had asked for the Information aft
er-numerous inquiries from discharged
men. The information was also con-
veyed that until further announce
ments were made the clothing to be
returned should be held for a time
awaiting further interpretations Of the
order.
In regard to returning uniforms for
merly surrendered 1t was also stated
that the exact channel through which
such applications should pass was not
yet decided on but would be announc-
ed as soon as determined.
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Geo. T; Constable
Dies at Watson

George T. Constable, died at Wat
son this morning at o'clock at the
home of his daughter Mrs. c. c.
Peters, with whom he had been liy.
ing.
Mr.. Constable was a veteran Of the
Civil War and a member of Mead
Post No. 6 g. A. R. Mr.. Constable
leaves several children, G. s. Con-
stable, Watson Mrs. G. Peters, Wat
son. Mrs. Sylvester Vincent, Booths
vile, Mrs Robert Moore. Fairmont.
His wife, Mrs. Geo. T. died August
rs, 1887. TWochildren, Mrs. Okie
Piarins and D. B. Constable also are
dead. -
Funeral services will take place to.
morrow at 1880 p. m. at James Gem.
.etery, conducted by Rev. Daniel XIII.
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Want Everybody Interested
to Attend at That
Time.
FAIRNONT NEEDS HOUSES
Will Find Out Just How 1t
Can Get These New
Houses.

Community building movements are
being set on foot all over the country
and as there probably is not another
town in the United States which needs
q building movement directed princi'
pally to the production Of moderate
priced dwelling houses some Of the
leading spirits of the community have
decided to see what can be done in the
way Of starting something here.
There is not the slightest doubt that
several hundred houses are needed
in FaiFmont right away. Under ordi,
nary circumstances this demand would
be met promptly, but there is feeling
that this is not good time to buy be-
cause prices for everything from the
labor which goes into the digging Of
the cellar to the roofing are very high.
It is pointed out by those who have
made study of the situation that
prices for building material did not
advance nearly as fast or as far as the
prices for other things, and that they
are pretty certain to maintain the pres
ent level for ten years at least. Ten
years is a long time to wait to build
q home or to invest money in build
ing operation.
But one Of the first things that was
discovered by the leaders in the move
ment to put Fairmont on the building
map was that no one actually knew
what the building and housing situa-
ton in this community is. Real estate
men know about the house shortage
but the men who have money to invest
are not; so well posted. Contractors
are pretty well posted as to prices but
! the individual who is thinking of build.
ing knows comparatively little about
that most important matter There
have been within the past few days
some changes for the better in prices
and some advances in prices but there
has been little opportunity to compare
notes among the people who have to
unite their energies on every building
project.
Confronted with this situation 1t oc-
CURED to the men who we're making
the inquiries that 1t might be good
thing to have a mass meeting Of all
concerned, the contractors, supply
men, real estate dealers, prospective
home builders and capitalists to talk
the matter over, find out what Fair.
mont does need, what it is probable
can be done about the matter and If
possible adopt regular program ana
get the thing started before 1t is too
late to get it finished this year.
Accordingly call for a meeting
which will be held Monday night at
the court house was issued by the
presidents of the Chamber of Com
merce, the Merchants Association and
the Greater Fairmont Investment COM
pany. Every one who is at all inter
ested in building and the progress OF
Fairmont is invited to attend this
meeting, as a reference to the call
which is herewith printed will show
II is the hope Of the men who are be-
hind this movement to make it one Of
the most interesting and practically
profitable public meetings held in Fair
mont In recent years.
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WESTERN UNION MEETING.

The regular monthly meeting G
employees Of the Western Union Tele.
graph company was held last night in
the local offices with all the members
OF the force present. The monthly
meeting is known as the "quiz" meet
ing and many tangles are unraveled
and much instruction and information
given. The force at the Western Un-
ion Is now as follows: Manager, W.
4. McWhorter; Operator oscar Rob-
ey; cashier, Miss Georgia Torrey ;>tel-
ephone operator, Mrs. Mary Clayton
Bitner delivery clerk, Miss Grace
Sine.
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Bolsheviki Troops Control
Most of 1t London
Hears. ..Ai
THEY GAIN N THECRIAIEAA
Force that is Besieging Lem
burg to be Warned to
Quit.

PARIS, March 2O-(by A. P0-
Marshal Foch, and other generals OF
called in today's prolonged session OF
the Supreme Council to give their ad'
vice 40 to action which should be
taken in Galicia where Ukrainian
forces are besieging Lemberg which
ts threatened from three sides.
1t was decided that a sharp warn
ing should b sent to both sides asking
for q suspension of hostilities. The
warning will take the form OF ian
Injunction" to the two armies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
Boxes For Draft
Records Shipment

Boxes to meet the specified require.
ments have been made by local con.
tractor and today the city draft board
have them in it's office in the Watson
building preparatory to shipping the
draft. board records to Washington,
D. C.
The records of the board will be
carefully packed tomorrow under the
supervision OF Captain Kemble White.
chairman, and John Henshew, secre.
tary, of the board. The boxss after
being packed will remain at ne office
until dkfinite word is receiTed for the
exact Ne of their shipment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
LITTLE FLU VICTIM

Winnie, aged II months, little
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Clos
son Of Seventh street died at Cook
hospital yesterday from influenza She
had been a patient at the institution
less than day when her death occur.
red. The body will be buried on Fri
day In Maple Grove cemetery by I'm
dertaker r. G. Jones,
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Brailovski believes in the Russian
soviet movement and he is doing all
he can to help Russians who are for
1t to return to hteir native land. He
says a half million of them in this
country would ratehr be under Boil
shevik rule. The Swobido steamship
line has been leased to help them
over. Brailovski from the Russian
Peoples House in New York is direct
ing the activities of the Lenine-Trot-
zky group in America.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
ROTARY TO HELP
us. EMPLOYMENT
Committee Appointed at
Weekly Meeting Held
Today.

At today's meeting of the Rotary
club of Fairmont at The Fairmont,
Congressman Neely offered resolu-
ton in support of the United States
Employment office located in this city
which is about to go out of existence
on account Of lack of funds. The res
olution was unanimously adopted and
President Lively appointed Mr.. Nicely
Clarence Robinson and r. T. Cunning
ham committee to take the matter
up with the Chamber of Commerce
and the Business Mems Association
and see what can be done about sup,
plying enough funds to keep the Of
fl,e open until congress can act. It
was the Impression of the members
Of the club that the project will not
be difficult Of achievment. Rep. Nicely
is chairman Of the committee.
An interesting address was made
at the meeting by DR.. Farnsworth, Of
Charleston, who is the representative
in this state of the Public Health Ser
vice which is now making a speciality
of eradicating social diseases.
The following new members were
elected: Simon D. Goodman, social
welfare yorker; 't','-,, t'tE9'.l
,.-'> y; John G. Burchinal, archl
tect; John S. Scott, general merchan-
disc; w. W. Conaway, brick contrac-
tor; R R. shively, glass manufactur-
er, associate of R. T. Cunningham.
Decision whether or not the United
States Employment Service Office in
Fairmont wy be continued temporar-
lily by townsfolk under congress at
It's next session can appropriate suf-
ficienty to keep the work afloat, will
be reached at meeting of the di-
rectors of the Fairmont Chamber Of
Commerce today. The meeting Is
scheduled to take place at 1880
o'clock this afternoon in the rooms
of the Fairmont Chamber of Com
merce.
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COPENHAGEN, March 2s-Bol-
shevikt troops under pressure OF Pol
ish forces have been compelled to re-
treat and evacuate Tinsk 100 miles
east Of Brest Litovosk, according to
Dispatch from Warsaw.
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Meeting being Held at Quar-
ers of the American
Delegation.
AL ASKED TO SPElK lR
Purpose is to Get All Re
quests Before Council
Soon.

PARIS, March 2O.-(By Associatd'
Press)-Neutral countries Of Europe
Asia and South America win be gfvpn
opportunity today to express their
views on proposed amendments % tlfal
League Of Nations plan.
Nearby neutrals such as Holland
and Switzerland have sent delegates 81
response to the invitation Of the Sus
preme council while more distant
countries will be represented by am
bassadors and ministers residing q
Paris.
The meeting will be held at1 the Flo
tel Crillon, the American headqu
ters, In the same room where the cove
nant was framed and It is proposed To-
continue the session throughout the
afternoon and evening and Il uece
sary tomorrow in order To comp alf
neutral proposals and prepare them
for submission to the Commission 81
the League OF Nations.
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PARIS, Wednesday, March - Iig
Associated Press.) - A Japanesa
amendment to the covenant ot tho
League of Nations providing that he
contracting parties shall agree q fanl
equal and Just treatment 10 ll lens
within their borders who are nation.
ais of states that ere member 81 the
league will be submitted 20 the sn.
preme council, It Is learned hy Reu.
tiers, from Japanese sources
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COPENHAGEN, March 2o-The i'm
portant railroad junction of Mitau,
southwest Of Riga, has been captured
by Lettish troops a Lettish Official
statement issued Wednesday an.
nounced. The Bolshevild, Che state
ment adds, are retiring along the
whole front.
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sALoN1K1, Tuesday, March 1s-
The Greek victory at Kaerson, north
west Of Odessa was won over by
Bolshevike force Of four times the
strength of the Greek division en-
gagged, according to an official state
melt issued at Greek army head
quarters
The statement declares the Bolshe-
Wiki army has been reorganized and
is under the command Of German Of
ficers, large number Of whom par
ticipated in the battle.
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THE WEA.T.!.H....E....R

Fair and warmer toniglat; F1iday
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LONDON, March 2O-virtually all
Of the Ukraine is now in the hands
Of the Bolsheviki according to ad-
vices reaching London today In
heavy fighting at Nikolaiev, north
east Of Odessa, the Bolsheviki lost be.
tween 5000 and 5000 men but forced
the French garrison after fighting to
withdraw to Odessa.
Further east, the advices add, the
Bolsheviki had reached the Isthmus
of Perekop leading to the Crimea.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-04
Man Named i'm
as
Maker of Bomb
Clew Given by Young Woman
Expected to Result in an
important Arrest; Fif-
teen Others Are Taken

PITTSBURGH, June 3-Arrest of a
man who manufactured the bombs
which exploded last night near the
homes of Federal Judge W. II. S.
Thompson and W. w. Sibray, chief in
spector of the Bureau Of immigration,
is expected soon by authorities who are
investigating the outrages. Police
officials said tonight that they had
secured the name Of the bombmaker
from John Johnson, So, president of the
|. W. w. organization in Pittsburgh.
who was arrested to-day, after fight
with officers.
Authorities refused to divudge the
name of the bombmaker, but said that
number of detectives are searching
tor him. He is alleged to have come
to Pittsburgh about ten days ago from
Cleveland.
Johnson, according to the police. told
the name Of the bombmaker after he
had been confronted by evidence fur
nlshed by Miss Florence Becker. who
gave the police a description of two
men, who she says, placed package on
the porch of a house across from In
spector Sibray's home shortly before
the explosion occurred. Miss Becker
described Johnson, even to his manner
of dress, as one of the men, according
to the police
Fifteen suspects, believed to know
something about the explosions, were
taken into custody here to-day. Of
them only one was an American citi-
zen. Of the others eight are Russian,
two Croatian, one Hungarian, one Aus
trian and two Irish.
johnson, who has his Offices in the
Apollo Building, was overpowered by
Detective Jacob Isler and three aids
when he refused to submit. When
lsler entered Johnson's Office the lat
ter drew a revolver and shot at the
detective. The bullet passed through
the left sleeve Of Isler's coat, grazing
the arm. Isler dived across the desk
to grapple with Johnson, and his assist
ants, crowding into the room. helped
disarm johnson and placed him under
arrest.
Secret Service operatives here are
confident that the bomb which damaged
four East End homes was meant for the
residence of United States Judge W. II.
S. Thomson, who was absent when the
explosion occurred, about midnight, at
the home of B. ]. Cassidy, on Ayles-
boro Avenue. Mr.. Cassidy is general
manager of the paint department of
the Pittsburgh Glass Company In this
explosion the Cassidy residence and
the homes of F. B. Lincoln, vice -presi-
dent of the Pittsburgh Coal Company:
w. P. Witherow, president of the
Witherow Steel Company. and Judge
Thomson were damaged to the extent
Of several thousand dollars.
The second explosion occurred a
few minutes after the first and tore
out the front of the residence of Her
bert e. Joseph, in Glasgow Street,
| Sheridan.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-04
Flynn to Aid
f. p. Caryan i'm
Hunt for Reds
Former Chief of Secret
Service Assigned to Help
New York Man i'm Nation
Wide Search for Bombers
of Victory

WASHINGTON, June 3-Francis p
Garvan, of New York, to-day was named
Assistant Attorney General of the
United States by Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer, and his first big Job
will be to search for the anarchists
who last night instituted reign OF
terror in eight cities.
Mr.. Garvan retains the duties of
Alien Property Custodian and will have
for his assistants in special investiga-
tion work John T. Creighton, of
Springfield, Ill.,. and William j. Flynn,
former chief of the United States
Secret Service and more recently head
Of the railroad administration police
| force
The secret service Of the Treasury
Department. Of which William H.
MMoran is the head; the Postotfice De-
partment, with all it's inspectors and
agents, and all the experts Of the Bu-
reau of Mines will cooperate with Mr.
Garvan and his two assistants in
running down the bomb outrage perpe-
traitors.
Mr.. Garvan, while acting as Alien
Property Custodian, has been remark
ably successful in unearthing German
spy plots. To-day when asked by At
torney General Palmer to accept the
post of Assistant Attorney General and
take charge Of all special investiga-
tlons he accepted without hesitation.
After a conference of the Attorney
General and his two newly appointed
assistants the long distance telephone
was used to Get into communication
with "Big Bill" Flynn, who was in New
York. 1t took Flynn just about two
minutes to make up his mind to accept
when he was asked to take charge of
the bureau of investigation for the De-
partment of Justice.
According to the general impress on
around the Capitol, Flynn, while work
ing under the general and nominal
supervision Of Assistant Attorney Gen
cral Garvan, will be given a free hand
in his work.
Federal agents said o-day they were
working on the theory that the bomb
outrages were planned and executed
by the leaders of the |. w. w. and
anarchist groups which have been
active in the East for some time.
"From what we have been able to
learn" said one Federal official
"these bombs were designed to start n
reign Of terror throughout the coun-
try. They failed, and those responsible
for the crimes will be npprehended and
prosecuted. | believe the bombs were
the work Of anarchists, but there is no
doubt that large group worked in
this case.
81 think the bomb set off at the home
Of Justice Mott, in New York, was in
tended for Federal Judge John C.
Knox, who has sat in number of de-
portation cases. You know, these an
archists get everything wrong, even
the names and identity of people they
think they have grievances against"