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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-13

In Paris on 4 vacation I met two Of
fjcers from the home state. Ave had
g happy reunion Ny comrades at the
front were n:ostly from Kansas and
Missouri. One OF them was Capt
Henry Alien who was elected Gov
ernor Of Kansas by 9 tremendous ma
1ority while on the battle front. The
electorate of that State made no mis-.
take. He is fine fellow, and will
make good az chief executive as he
did as a soldier.
"Glad to get back home? The most
welcome sight / ever saw in my life,
or ever expect to see. was the Goddess
OF Liberty coming toward me out Of
the mist and fog, her appraised hand
dropped to an angle as II to grasp the
hand Of every man on the ship and
draw him to her in maternal welcome.
"Some declared that this miracle
actually took place. What with the fog
and the mist over the harbor and IN
our eyes and our hearts. Well, 1t may
have happened. would not want TO
argue against those OF my comrades
who are so certain that It did occur. !"
Congressman Stuart F. Reed was
the orator at a great mass meeting
held at Springfield, Mass, Sunday at:
ternon as a memorial to the late
Col. Theodore Roosevelt. The meet
ing was held in convention hall with
a seating capacity Of 5000. but it
proved too small to admit the great
crowd which assembled.
Mr.. Reed vas invited to deliver the
memorial address by long distance
telephone by the representative OF q
citien's organization in Springfield,
which maintains a fund to bring the
foremost orators and public men Of
the country to Springfield to address
great Sunday afternoon audiences
during the winter season. Speaker
Champ Clark and Representative Fess
delivered addresses there already this
year, and it was upon the advice OF
both Of them that Mr.. Reed accepted
the invitation AS he knew nothing
about 1t, they explained to him that 1t
WIS an honor for any man to receive
such an invitation, that they had them
selves considered it such and accept
ed. Mr.. Reed had not the faintest
idea how 1t was that the invitation
came to him.
The Springfield engagement is one
Of the most important ones Of the
many speaking dates that Mr.. Reed
has filled. 1t is a very plain indication
that the fame Of the Third district
congressman as an orator and lecturer
lis spreading further and further away
from home. 1t is the third important
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-13

Goals from field Neale 5: Funk g.;
Wilson 8; Knight 3: Hill 8.
Goals from foul Neale, 10 ont Of
81; Hill, out Of is.
Times OF halves minutes.
Score at end Of first half, III.
Referee -Stansbery. w. v. U.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-13
FIRE At sFouNpRY.

The Cetnra, fire department was
called to the Helmick Machine shops
on the South side Saturday evening
where a fire from an unknown cause
was destroying the rear Of the build.
ing. A passing yard engine crew dis.
covered the blaze and notified the
company and had It not been for this
the building probably would have been
entirely destroyed. AS 1t was the
flames had gained considerable head
way and the rear wall of the struc-
ture was practically consumed. The
Helmick fire company had the city
water mains in use and with the as.
sistance OF the fire department sue.
ceeded in soon extinguishing the
flames.
Miss Winnifred Murphy spent the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-13
Psrty At catawba.

Mrs. Grace Pyles Saturday evening
gave a party at her home in Catawba
in honor OF her son, John. The affair
was largely attended and among those
present we're a number Of Fairmont
young people. \
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-13
Petty, John, Lone Cedar, w. Va,
Wounded Severely.

Finch, Nathaniel, Buffalo, W. Va.
Carpenter, Lewis w., Benwood, w. Va
Mechanic
Darnall. Arlo G, Weston, W. Va.
Private
walker. Joseph e., Martinsburg, w
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-13

Application for &. pension increase
was filed with the Pension Commits
sioner by Congressman woodward for
John s. Hall, Of st. Marys.
William G. Plumb, we'll known
citizen Of Farkersburg, is here seeking
a transfer for his son. Kenneth r.
Plumb. from Camp Sherman to bet
ter equipped hospital. where his In
jured arm may be operated on and
given tho best medical attention.
Young Plumb was injured In the Yer.
dun sector. His right arm has been
useless ever since.
An original pension for Mrs. Isabelle
Cook, Of Pine Knob. w. Va, has been
applied for at the Pension Bureau by
Senator Sutherland also an increase
for Hugh A. Hankin. Of Wheeling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cooper, Jr.,
are guests OF Congressman and Mrs.
Edward Cooper at the Raleigh. They
are still on their honeymoon, having
been married New Years Day. Mrs.
Edward Cooper II. was Miss Virginia
Lee Mitchell. Of Christiansburg, Va.
Her husband received his discharge
from the Marines as a Christmas pres
ent. He wal a sergeant stationed at
Paris Island for a number Of months,
detailed as drill master for the
greater part Of the time. Miss Smith,
sister OF Mrs. Edward cooper, and lit
tie Miss Douglass Cooper are also
members Of the happy family gather.
ing. iE
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02
Man Wanted for Bigamy
Kills Self on Honeymoon

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-The body
of David E. Barney of Sacramento,
Cal, until recently major in the
United States army, was found in a
wash room on a ferry boat few
minutes before the vessel entered a
slip at the ferry building where Of
ficers were waiting to arrest him on
charge of bigamy. Death was
caused by bullet wound through
the heart. An army service revolver
was lying near the body.
Major Barney and his bride of a
few weeks were returning from a
honeymoon trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02
RAILROAD men
T0H0LD OUT FOR
FIRST DEMANDS
Retroactive Wage Increase to
January !, 1919, Demand
ed by Leaders Of Shopmen
Called on Strike.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-President Will
sons request today that congress
create commission to consider
wage increases for railway EN-
ploycs was favorably received by
officers of the Chicago district
council of the Federated Shopmen's
union which called nationwide
strike of railway shop workers at
10 o'clock this morning. {
Press dispatches stated the presi-
dent had suggested that any proper
wage increase be made retroactive
to August l, 1919. and the local
shopnen's leaders declared that they
would remain firm for retroaction to
January |, 1919.
The shopmen's strike, according
to today's reports, was chiefly eff
fective in the middlewest and south
east and in the latter section alone
$4,000 men had laid down their tools,
according to union advices. All
over the country and especially in
the middle west, union locals were
voting tonight on the strike pro-
posal. Tomorrow will see a big in
crease in the number of men on
strike, union officials believe.
The local unions had disregarded
the advice of their international Of
ficers at Washington. who had been
comforting with the railroad admin
istration and who yesterday instruct
ed the men not to strike. The re-
quest for increased wages from o8
to IS cents an hour for machinists
and from 46 to 90 cents an hour for
helpers. was made the first of the
current year, the union men said.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02
RAILROADS FACING CRISIS
DAYLIGHT SAVING
REPEAL AGANPUT
UP TO PRESIDENT
Senate Passes House Bill, Al to
II; Members Predict An
other Veto.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The senate
decided to have the proposal for re-
peal of the daylight saving law
again run the gauntlet of President
Wilson's veto. BY a vote of Al to
II the senate passed and sent to the
president the separate house bill re-
pealing the daylight saving measure.
During brief discussion of the
house bill several senators predict
ed that the measure like the day
light repeal rider on the agriculture
appropriation bill, would be vetoed
by the president. The separate
house bill~was passed June Is, but
action in the senate was suspended
and, in the interim the president
vetoed the rider and the house was
unable to enact it over the veto
The senate's action now places
virtually similar repeal legislation
again before the president. The
only difference in the vetoed rider
and the separate bill is that the lat
ter would not interfere with stand
ard zones of time.
Senators who voted against the
new repeal measure we're:
Republicans-Calder, Colt, Elkins,
Lodge. McNary, Phipps and Suth-
erland.
Democrats-Gerry, Phelan. Pitt
man, Thomas and Walsh (Mass.)
Many democrats joined with re-
publicans in favor of the repeal
bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02
Supreme Council
Takes Steps Toward
Collective Buying

London, Aug. l.-Steps toward in
ternational collective purchasing OF
foodstuffs to check profiteering AMI
speculation, which are declared to be
rife in all countries, were taken by
the supreme economic council. The
return to the system in vogue during
the war was proposed by the British.
French and Italian representatives.
The proposal was referred to COM
mittee which will coordinate the
plan and present it to the American
government with an invitation for
its cooperation.
The members of the council stated
they recognized that profiteering
and speculation had been going on
generally for some time but the ac-
tivities toward unwarranted price
raising during the past 80 days are
considered alarming. This was due.
the members believed, to a sharp
fall in the harvest prospects in the
past month. 1t was pointed out
there was no reason to believe there
was not sufficient food to las,
throughout 1920 and there was no
reason for the undue advance of
prices.
All the members of the council
agreed it was necessary for the
United States TO cooperate in the
collective buying plan, because atl
the present time the United States is
supplying such great quantities Of
food to Europe that the collective
system without the United States
would virtually be pitting the buyer
against the seller.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02
CHICAGO STREET
CAR MEN VOTE TO
RETURN TO WORK
They Accept in Referendum
Agreement Previously
Rejected.

Chicago, Aug. l.-Chicago street
car men voted Friday to end the
strike by a majority of 386. Car
service, will be resumed Saturday
morning, probably at 4 o'clock, on
both surface and elevated lines,
which have been tied up Since last
Tuesday morning by a strike Of
$4,000 men.
The vote was taken on acceptance
of a proposition agreed upon by
representa- tives of the union and the
companies last Monday, but which
the membership rejected that night,
voting to strike Immediately. Rad
ical leaders dominated that meeting,
union officials declared, and the
referendum vote was taken only
after William D. Mahon of Detroit
international president of the union
had come here and personally
urged the strikers to accept the Of
fer.
The men gained an increase from
48 to Is cents on surface lines and
from 81 to 81 cents on the elevated
roads, with the eight-hour day,
time and one-half for overtime
work and a Encouragement Of runs.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02
Mystery Surrounds 49,
Sinking Of British
Freight Steamer

New York, Aug. Mystery
shroudes the capsizing of the 5000
ton British freighter Clan Gordon,
l40 miles off Cape Hatteras, in a
comparatively calm sea Wednesday
afternoon, with the loss of four
members of her crew.
The freighter, bound from New
York to China with a cargo of case
oil and wax, turned turtle in full
view Of the passengers on board
the United Fruit company's steam
ship Abangarez, on her way to this
port from Jamaica.
The crew could be- seen jumping
from the upturned railing to the
water and life boats from the Aban-
garez succeeded in reaching the
sinking ship in time to save all of
her crew of 62, except the wireless
operator and three Laskar firemen.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02

Washington, Aug. l.-Develop-
ments today in the efforts of the
government to reduce the high
cost of living we're:
The house at the request of
President Wilson agreed to defer
its planned five weeks recess and
consider demands Of railroad en-
ployes for increased wages.
The senate again discussed in
creased living costs, but postponed
action on the Myers resolution
proposing reduction in currency
circulation.
The committee of three, ap-
pointed yesterday to consider
means of reducing living expenses
and report to president and cabi-
net Monday, began work.
The national officers of the
Brotherhood of Railway Conduc-
tors conferred with President Will
son regarding increased wages and
the cost. of living.
The house interstate commerce
committee reported favorably
resolution directing the federal
trade commission to investigate
the increased price of shoes.
Resolutions and bills designed
to alleviate conditions of living
were introduced in both houses.
Members Deeply Impressed.
OF the half-dozen important de-
developments, however, the re-
quest OF the president, that the
house forego its recess at least
temporarily to consider wage re-
quests of the railroad workers of
the country and to study economic
conditions, was by far the most
unexpected.
Alacrity with which the house
complied with the request of the
president was, taken as All indica.
ton of the deep impression made
on members of congress by pleas
for relief from all parts of the
country.
President Wilson, it was said at
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02
President Asks Congress to
Abandon Recess and Create
Commission to Determine
Wages Of Railway Men.
SAYS DECISIONS OF BODY
SHOULD BE MANDATORY.
Discussion of Traffic Situa-
tion Before Committees
Leads to Suggestions to Con-
gress on Rate Making.

Washington, Aug. IA new Wlabo,
crisis, growing out of the high cost
of living, is facing the railroad ad-
ministration. So pressing are the
demands of the railroad employees
for more pay to maintain their
standard of living that President
Wilson, following extended confer
ences with Director General Hines
today asked the house of representa-.
tives to abandon a proposed recess
of five weeks, beginning tomorrow
and remain in Washington to con
slider the creation of a commission
which would determine all questions
concerning the wages of railway
workers.
The house tonight on the eve OF
its planned recess voted to comply
with the presidents request which
previously had been endorsed by
the republican executive steering
committee.
Make Decisions Mandatory.
The president took new step
in railroad legislation in stating to
congress that the act to create the
commission should make the de-
cisions of that body mandatory
upon the rate-making body and the
privilege, when necessary, to increase
irates to cover. any recommendation
tor increases in wages, and there
fore in the cost of operating the
railroads."
This was the first time that con-
gress ever was asked by the chief
executive to order the Interstate
Commerce commission to advance
rates. Mr.. Wilson's letter, addressed
to Chairmen Esch and Cuinmins of
the house and senate interstate COM
merce committees, virtually trans
fers to the floor Of congress the
lruuestion of whether there shall be
an ease in transportation
charges, long forecast by the stead.
| lily growing deficit arising from the
failure of railroad income to equal
| the government guarantee.
Discussion Of the traffic situation
before congressional committees re-
Gently has led to several suggestions
that congress should prescribe
basis for rate-making. This, it has
been suggested, would be done by
the passage of law requiring the In
terstate Commerce. commission to
adjust rates from time to time in ac-
cordance with fluctuations in oper-
ating expenses so. that investors
would be assured of fair return on
their money.
Big Deficit.
Net operating income of the roads
under federal control amounted TO
approximately $5l.8A0,000 in June,
leaving a deficit of $23,000,000 COM
pared with one-twelfth of the guar.
anteed annual rental and a deficit of
$50, 100000 as compared with the
average income in June of the three
year test period on which the annual
rental was based.
For the first six months of the cal
endar year the deficit amounted to
more than $296,00,000 compared with
one-half the annual rental. The
Continued on Page Two, Column F1ve.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02
WOMAN FAILS To
IDENTIFY c CA|N
AS B00TLEGGER
Suspended Policeman Rein.
stated After Investigation
of Kelly Charges by
EberStein.

Chief of Police Eberstein yester-
day afternoon reinstated Motorcy-
Gle Policeman Cain, whom he had
suspended at noon pending an inves-
tigation of charges made against
Cain by Tom Kelly, brother of the
notorious Roy Kelly.
Kelly charged in South Side po-
lice court Thursday that Cain had
conspired with bootleggers and as
sisted in stealing 20 cases of whisky
from a garage at North Side home
Chief Eberstein made prompt
personal investigation. Kelly reit-
Grated his charges against Cain
when the two men were brought to
the chiefs office. He admitte4 that
he had received his information
from his brother, Roy.
Kelly gave the chief the address
of the place where he alleged Cain
had assisted in stealing the whisky
1t is the home of William F. Nogel,
2440 Baulnan street.
Late yesterday the chief took Mo-
torcycle Policeman Cain to the
place and he says Mrs. Vogel could
not identify him as one of the men
who had taken the whisky.
According 70 Mrs. Vogel's story,
Casey Gaughn rented the garage of
the house some time tgo. She said
he brought the 20 cases of whisky
from Counc Bluffs one afternoon
and stored it the. garage. rbc
SAME evening. she said, Percy Hiai:,
Roy Kelly and another man came
and got the whisky, repr ,sentirs
themselves to be police officers.
Cain denied that he had been traf-
hcing with bootleggers or that he
had anything to do with the theft
of the whisky in question. Tom
Kelly said Cain had been demand
ing $3.50 from him as his share OF
the whisky proceeds.
Chief Eberstein says he will con-
duct further investigation into the
charges. At present he mas only
the word of Kelly that Gain was
mixed up in the North Side deal.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02
World Needs Revival
Of Spirit That Won War,
Saws Herbert Hoover

London, Aug. 1.-Herbert Hoover
head Of the International lief or
ganization, speaking at a dinner OF
the supreme economy council
warned his hearers against apathy
in the face of the economic condi-
tions now governing the world. y
"The world" said Mr.. Hoover
needs what might be called spirit
ual revival of the spirit that won the
war. As one member of the coun-
Gil said, it is a question of prayer
not of argument"
Mr. Hoover announced that he
would resign from the economic
council September |.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02
LIGHTNING STARTS
NEW FOREST FIRES.

Missoula, Mont, Aug. Light
ming set hundreds of fires in north
ern Idaho and western Montana,
Thursday night, according to reports
received at district forest service
headquarters here, causing the for
est fire situation to become extreme
ly dangerous in the Selway, Nez
Perce and Clearwater regions. Fifty
new blazes from lightning alone
were reported from the Clearwater
forest
Heavy winds famed the flames
into renewed activity in many dis
tricts.
Conditions in the Nez Perce for
est were serious, especially near
Elk City. Fifteen new blazes have
been discovered within a week and
Supervisor Fulloway has tel,craphed
that he has reason to believe a num-
ber of them are of incendiary origin
and has urged immediate action to
Suppress activities of fire brands.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-02
Seve1 Republican Senators
Agree on Reservations as
Basis of Ratification of Cov-
enant and Peace Treaty.
UNITED STATES SOLE y
JUDGE OF OBLIGATIONS
Would Not Be Bound to SUBJ
nit for Arbitration Questions
Which Involve or Depend
Upon Monroe Doctrine.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The reser-
vation proposal agreed to by seven
republican senator's as the basis OF
ratification of the league Of nations
covenant is so worded, it became
known tonight, that the reserva-
tions and understandings enumer-
ated shall become "a part of the
treaty" and shall not stand simply
as detached Interpretation by the
senate.
While some of the sponsors OF
the program regard it as merely in
terpretative in effect, clarifying the
language of the covenant without
changing the meaning of any pro-
vision, others of the seven believe
it goes further and greatly softens
certain features which, they say,
violate national rights.
Ratification Resolution.
The reservations as agreed to in
definite terms are embodied in a
proposed ratification resolution,
, reading as follows:
That the senate of the United
States advise and consent to the
ratification of said treaty with
the following reservations and
understandings to be made part
of the treaty by the instrument
of ratification:
THAT whenever the two
years. notice of withdrawal from
the league of nations shall have
been given by the United States
as provided in Article I, the
United States shall be the sole
Judge whether all its interna-
tional Obligations and all its obi
cations under this covenant shall
have been fulfilled at the time of
withdrawal.
2-That the suggestions of the
council of the league of nations
as to the means of carrying the
obligations of Article X into ef-
feet are only advisory, and that
any undertaking under the pro
visions of Article x, the execu-
ton of which may require the use
of American military or naval
or economic measures, can under
the constitution be carried out
only by the action of the congress
and that the failure of the con-
gress to adopt the suggestions of
the council or of the league, or to
provide such military or naval
forces or economic measures,
shall not constitute a violation of
the treaty.
3-The United States reserves
to itself the right to decide what
questions are within its domestic
jurisdiction and declares that all
domestic and political questions
relating to its internal affairs. in
cluding immigration, coastwise
traffic, the tariff, commerce and
other purely domestic questions,
are solely within the jurisdiction Of
the United States and are not by
this covenant submitted in any way
either to arbitration or to the con-
sideration of the council or the
assembly of the league of nations
or to the decision or recommended
ton ot'any other power.
Does Not Bind Itself.
4-The United States does not
bind itself to submit for arbitra-
ton or inquiry by the assembly or
the council any question which in
the judgment of the United States
depends upon or involves its long
established policy commonly
known as the Monroe doctrine.
and it is preserved unaffected by
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