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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-08
Striking men A|R||I||
ordered BACK By
OFFICERS
Coal Operators Interested
a Canal Project At
sburgh.

Standing eGnarely behind the con-
IIt<' d the attitude Of the United
N|ns M6fkers. said 81. E. Peters.
h6 q a charge Of the Tairmont Of
1ee 6i that Organization, in discuss
NJ Hike which had been brewing
ri ts6Fal days at two mines Of The
H4Ifhlnsnn Coal comapny in Mt.
Glare Harrison countyan instance
u Mhich the miners were wrong and
me OFFICIALS Of the United Mine Work.
eEs sent Them back to work.
tiers was called to Mt. Clare
% 1f1ndtx glternoon, and after an
|lfeetiaS ton found that the men had
f|p| 4 the contract, and he imme-
1'aieIy called 4 meeting Of the strik-
eEs and told them that they were
obliged 70 go back TO work according
70 the Joint agreement signed. At
That time Mr.. Peters let 1t be known
Ltat 4 they wanted him az an official
of TIE United Nine Workers to take
pr their grievance 1t would be neces-
say or hem to carry out the policy
Of the nniDns Point blank he told
them TIT 4 they did not return to
work that he would revoke the char
Ter IL the local union and let them
"A ly9 care OF their controversy them
MI Pefers, who has been miner
eIslfteen years himself and thorough
II IA acc0Td with union principles,
took ia him John Costello, Of Ow-
Iqk mines who served on the joint
scale commits tee, and he acted as in
tegpfefeF telling the men that the
OPERATORS must be given a square
deal gnd that the contarct Of the Unit
ed Nine Workers must be leyed up
The trouble Is said to have been
sIalted by 81 man from Ohio, who
acted as ringleader and attempted
10 diHtekard the action and authority
d the officials Of the United Mine
As result of Mr.. Peters efforts
the 800 men are back at work.
United Mine Workers.
Joe Angelo; Organizer, returned
last evening from Lafferty, o., where
he settled q strike in which the min
'efs had been out from November "a
until December 8 /, The strike was
settled satisfactory OF the men. Prior
10 that Mr. Angelo visited his home
1T Bridgeport o.. where he spent the
chfi6tiuas holidays.
m Marks organizer, was at Need
more mines below Barryyille.
If Nick lale, district board member,
Char lesion Ras In Century yesterday.
Lem Ballard; q district Organizer,
'pi cspneiton, Fayette county, and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-08

i sI< sF1 ~ + Ilh b s1ls
&c ne man Is tent 10 Eny; other
hospital close by either The company
or the man has u pay the BIN. II D
man has his teeth knocked out. his
eyes injured or his face disfigured BY
powder, he has to be sent to q spc.
cialist to be treated as the state hos.
pitfalls cannot handle these cases, ana
either the company or the individual
has the bill to pay.
AS stated before, the coal com.
panies are contributing enormously
into the compensation fund, due to the
fact that our payrolls are double what
they used to be and the. present rate
is the same. Where we used to con.
tribute 500 into the fund We now
contribute 5000"
States Mining Courses.
This time OF the year extreme ankle
ty is felt by the man in charge Of coal
mines The air going into the mine
under pressure and at a zero tempera.
ture forms ice and snow in the air
ways. 1t is only by extreme diligence
and action that this can be taken care
lof.
To show the high esteem that West
Virginia mining methods are held, al.
ready several mining men from differ
emit states have made inquiries about
the coming course for coal miners at
the West Virginia University Mining
department, asking them when the
course WILDE held. admission require
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-08

Isaac Seat, 6l5glli E1f. lla Hay
stls The are q fs9sls to-
3. Scott iilt tt0nal board
member known herr, Il 81 Indianaps
oils ding the session Of the In
ternatiCnal board. Sam Baliantyne,
|of Albina Iowa, known here, Is also
In attendance at the meeting, as are
g. =. Keeney and Fred Mooney, pres
ident and secretary, respectively, Of
District II, United Mine Workers.
Today's Cars.
There are 2,158 cars In the region
today. They are classified as follows:
Open, 1850; coke, SO; wagon, nine.
The placement at Z o'clock this morn
ing was 1873.
Waterways Meeting.
Fairmont coal operators have more
than a passing interest in the out
come Of the proposed canals and wa
terways, which are being discussed at
the convention Of the Misslssppi-to-
Atlantic international Waterways
convention in Pittsburgh today.
The portion that appeals especially
to Fairnonters is the project Of the
Ohio River and Lake Erie canal. It
is this project that Henry Ford, who
is attending the Pittsburgh meeting,
gave approval to in a conversation in
that civ YESTERDAY. II was estimated
last year that this project would cost
SIS 900 900. with $3.50O,000 to
hnild sn,lr canals to Warren. o.. and
New Castle, Pa. Youngstown is on
the proposed waterway and consider
able coal from the Fairmont field
meets ready sale there for the steel
mills.
The canal will extend from the
point in the Ohio river which is near
est Lake Erie. which is at the mouth
Of the Beaver river. thence along the
Beaver and Mahoning rivers and the
Mosquito and Indian creeks.
Yesterdays Loading.
There we're Ss1 cars loaded IN the
Fairmont region Yesterday. OF this
number 7a4 were loaded east and "A
west OF this number S35 were cars
of coal and 81 were coke. The east
ward loading consisted OF IT'S coal
and nine coke cars. and the westward
loading was nine ocal and "a coke.
Mo.. comn.neation.
VIZ ., 49, s...,..
Believing tnat the stase .onpen 1.ss
ton is Inadequate % .ae mI p,Ha, MnS
are injured an operator - DtueAAeA0
IS quoted as ioliows: $500.
u am heartily IN FAVOR OF any ~. cla IN,
In the compensation laws winch c.p WI.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-08

Home Naked Pies ana ~ ,( B1l
MS kestansaAt w
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-08
Loes Produetlon.

According to the United States Geo.
logical Survey the production OF bltum.
nous coal for the week ending De
cember Is is estimated at $685., 900 net
tons, which is S,746.000 net tons or 81
per cent. less than the week ending De.
cember q. 1t is 3,352.000 net tons or
"a per cent. less than the Christmas
week Of 1917. "No market condi-
lions did not reflect in the Fairmont
region, according to the report
Evening journal., 1919-05-16
JERSEY PYTHIANS
HERE TOMORROW

Calanthe Lodge, No. %. X. OF p,
in session on Tuesday night conferred
the rank OF esquire on class Of can
didaies.
\ good time is on FOR saturday eve
ing, when Calanlhe Lodge, OF Bridge,
ton. New Jersey, Will pay Calanthe
Lodge No. %. OF this city a visit. The
visitors will be entertained over night
by the Wilmington Pythisns.
For several years. these lodges have
been intermingling. Calanthe Lodge OF
this city, comforting the rank OF page
annually for her sister lodge, OF
Bridgeton. at the latter's temple In
return, the rank OF knight will be
conferred on a large class OF csndi-
dates by 'he well-knoWn degree team
OF Cslanthe Lodge Of Bridgeion. y. j.,
on This occasion.
a special program has been arranged
by the Calanthe No. %, entertainment
committee, for Saturday evening. on
Sunday morning all viii meet az
Pythian Castle. leaving in automobiles,
and will be given an opportunity TO
Evening journal., 1919-05-16
AMERICAN Legion
BRANCH FOR CITY
Post No. |, Wilmington,
VIII be Organized in Az
mory on May 70
GET TOGETHER
AT Y.M.H.A. HALL

The get together" meeting OF the
American Legion in the Y. NJ II. A.
hall last evening was marked by some
excellent boxing and wrestling bouts
and a musical entertainment. Major
Ge ;orge y. Davis, who was one OF the
delegates 10 the st. Louis caucus, ad-
dressed the meeting.
Knockout Hammer, Of the South Side
Athletic Club, and Kid Hall, OF Key
stone Club, gave classy exhibition OF
real boxing, as did Kid Solomon and
frankie Lewis. Fred DEM. OF New
port, and Joe Jacobs performed on the
mat. Olen llackett refereed the con-
sests. which were thrilling from start
to finish.
The music was furnished by sam
Regen0ogen and Norman Slansky. sam
Colder sang several vocal selections,
while Dave Regenbogen, sam Altman
and I. Handleman kept the audience OF
war veterans in a continuous uprOar
with their clever minstrel act, in
which ghosts played a prominent part.
Major Davis, who was one Of the
delegates 20 the st. Louis caucus, held
recently, outlined the steps thus far
taken TO form a permanent organiza-
tiOn OF war veterans.
10 was decided TO hold an organiza-
ton meeting on May 26 in the Armory,
when Post No. 1 OF Delaware will be
formed. Major Davis expressed the
hope that the organization, when 10 is
permanently established. would be a
Evening journal., 1919-05-16

sort OF club where the members could
congregate In a social way and eN-
change experiences OF the war.
An appeal was also made for the
salvation Army whose. doughnuts and
coffee has helped cheer many OF our
doughboys. The men present ex-
pressed their willingness 90 help.
The officers OF the tentative organi-
zation are: Major George n. Davis,
chairman; Private n. X Carpenter,
secretary, and Major Meredith ]. sam
uel, treasurer. The entertainment
committee in charge OF last nights
successful get-togelher AFFAIR COM
prises: Earl T. Sirough. George r..
Parsons. John r. Mahoney, Harry f..
Blickle and r. H. Salizman. The audi
t0rium and refreshments were sup
piled by the Y. VI. II. A. Philip Helm
Itch. secretary OF the association. was
responsible for the preliminary ar
rangements.
Evening journal., 1919-05-16
Children's Shoes That Keep Feet Shapely

During the growing yearsfrom to 16-te feet &C
Quiring permanent 70 m
SHOES either shape mshape them. The shape of the
shoe depends upon the last wooden forms which they
made.
LIPPINCOTTS shoes modelled after physically perfect
feet for every size and age.
DRESS OXFORDS FOR LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS
The kind children need for dreSsup occasions Dark
hogany ca 12 TO H. $3.50 sizes IL 12 to $780,
Mary Jane Pumps in turn sole patent leather Size to S.
81 wedge heels size to g. $3.50 size 12 to H. $780, size
IL 20 ,. $3.50.
Evening journal., 1919-05-16

White NJ Buck sze 70 $3.50 size IL to H. OO;
size IL 1-2 o ?, $3.50.
INFANTS first steps in white kid champagne buttons275
Tan calf or brown kdskin f2. SO to $500
ack Kd with patent tip buttor SI.75
Genu ne buclSkn button lace; size 10 g. $4OO Nature
shape keds in white or brown high and low for outings
Cinderella Pumps in white, with rubber heels
DAINTIEST OF BABY SHOES
Soft Moccasis in white and blue white and pink white kid
Soft soles in white kid champagne kid white buckskn
Evening journal., 1919-05-16

witness some OF the principal farms
and industries In this state.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24
UNDER HUN
ASLIVINGH HE'LL

$40 a pair, re-soling same SO, while
dress goods and flannels became so
expensive only the wealthy could buy.
Food supplies were unsatisfactory
and the Germans did nothing to allie
viate them.
In November, 1917, metals of all
sorts, especially brass and copper,
were confiscated, German soldiers
going from house to house and build
ing to building to strip away the
metal.
Uses Funeral for Propaganda.
On February 2, 1917, some German
planes dropped bombs by mistake on
Bruges. Won Buttlar, c~ommandant,
decided the funeral Of the victims
could be utilized for propaganda pur-
poses. He got a wreath and a pho
tographer, and while the mourners
were about the grave, made them line
up, put himself in the enter and had
the scene recorded. On September 8,
1917, allied airmen dropped bombs at
the Bassin and were fred at from st.
Croix. Shells fell in Bruges, killing
a dozen people. The German officers
refused to allow funeral mass notices
to be posted unless the line KILLED
by English shells" was added. The
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24
Englishman Tells of Four Years
in Bruges During 0ccupa-
ton.
CRUELTY OF KULTUR RULE
Determined Efforts by German officers
to Break Spirit Of Belgian Resi-
dents Prove FutiIe-Fined
Unfortunately.

London.-LIfe under the German
heel is wildly portrayed in the diary
OF Mr.. Humphrey Page, an English
man who lived four years in Bruges
during the German occupation. Events
are recorded showing determined at
tempts by the German officers to break
the spirit of the Belgian residents
proved futile. The ramifications Of
kultur-rule also are shown. Here are
some of the events, sketchlly told:
In September, 1916, the Bruges city
council was directed to find a speci-
fed lumber Of workmen for the Ger
msps under penalty of $4,000 fine for
each days delay. All who refused to
work were imprisoned.
M. ~Schrauvune. leading attorney,
discussing this affair with B~elgians
In a cafe, said he would not work for
the Germans, and considered Bel
gians who did as towards. The next
day the attorney was summoned be-
fore the German commander, fined
$3.50, sent TO Sedan for six months
hard labor, but never was returned.
There were all sorts of petty
tyranny. French and English adver-
tisements on buildings had to be re-
moved. Even printed funeral notices
In French were forbidden.
Ban on Kings Picture.
No resident over ten years old was
allowed 10 be in the streets without
Il passport containing his photo. 1t
was a punishable offense to exhibit
portraits Of the Belgian king and
queen. German officers stood at
church doors TO confiscate coins, worn
az brooches or iockets, bearing the
likeness Of the Belgian king.
No one was allowed to be on the
streets after 8 p. m. Occasionally
when the whole town was punished
for some alleged o~ffense, every resi-
dent had TO remain indoors after g
D. m, an especial hardship for the
poor in summertime.
One of the sources Of income to the
German overlords was fines inflicted
on persons whose watches or clocks
kept Belgian time, instead of Ger,
man, as ordered by the kaiser.
An officer sent to inspect the con
rent of st. Andre. a girls school, re,
ported that the sister who showed
him around had a wrist watch show.
Ing Belgian time. The sister was
fined $3.50. A Grand Place shopkeep.
or WAS imprisoned three months foi
telling an officer Belgian instead Of
German tine.
With the beginning Of 1917 price:
Of all commodities scared. A pounc
Of starch cost $3.50, an ordinar,
candle 60 cents, ordinary shoes SIS Il
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24
EMULATES HORATIUS OF OLD
Chaplain Holds the Bridge as Bravely
as Did the Roman
Captain.

Cleveland, O.-"Horatius at the
Bridge" had nothing on Rev. James NJ.
Hanley Of Cleveland, chaplain of a reg
lment in France. According to stories
drifting back from the front, the chap
lain was wounded while holding a
bridge the Huns sought to take. AS 1t
is related here by friends of the for
mer priest, a captain inc a few SOL
dlers were detailed to hold the bridge
against heavy odds. The captain said
1t couldn't be done without more men.
why, l can hold that bridge with a
club" Hanley is said to have declared.
Then do It," the captain answered
as he hurried of for re-enforcements.
The soldiers, inspired by the action
of the chaplain, rallied around him and
held the contested bridge until the
captain returned with more men and
mnde the bridge safe.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24
FOR MASCOTS

in American barracks, living with the
soldiers and receiving the considera-
tiJn and r%egalement which BELTS the
official mascot of a company of "les
A~mericanes." The practice started
when a few units annexed homeless
French boys who happened around
their camp. But the life was too at
tractive to be confined to the home
less, and other French youths, living
with their parents or provided for In
orphanages, deserted these homes to
become American soldiers p~roteges.
At one aviation instruction center
ten boys were found. each supported
by an aviation squadron, which, by
way OF tailor-made uniforms and
other means. was trying to outdo the
other in caring for their mascot. Most
OF these boys were going to school
but-they were smoking cigarettes.
General Pershlng issued an order
prohibiting the adoption" OF more
boys and requiring that all those be-
ing maintained as mascots be returned
to their homeG
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24
German Atrocities Continue to
the End.
Retreatlng Huns Show Ingenuity In
Devlsinp Internal Ma
chimes.

with the British-American Armies.
German deviltry seemed to know no
bounds In the last days of fighting on
the British front, after the linden
burg line had been shattered. They
attached grenades to the bodies of
dead Huns left behind in the German
retreat, so that when the bodies were
lifted the grenades exploded, killing
or woundlng the bearers.
Near the town of LIE Cateau, a num-
Der Of Australian stretcher bearers
were killed by these grenades in at
tempting to remove some German
dead from the field from in front
of an American machine-gun position.
Thereafter, no Australian would put
hand on a dead German. In some
cases the bodies were dragged to their
burial places by means of a long
rope, which allowed the stretcher
bearers to keep out Of range of any
exploding hand grenades.
The Americans, on the other hand,
hit upon a plan of making the Ger
man prisoners bury their W dead.
In one instance, a Boche prisoner was
%suTpmarily shot because he refused to
remove the body of one of his dead
companions. An examination of the
body later led to the discovery that
1t was mined. The German was aware
of this fact and refused to touch it.
In one small town evacuated by the
Germans, many of the beds were
found TO be mined. An American off,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24

mander. He mentioned more thar
one that he regretted his inability to
serve his own country when we en-
tered the war, but his physical defect
barred him. And he wanted to keep
right on fighting the Boche, SO he re-
mained in the British service.
II was very eager t. see him and
to congratulate him on his success,
but had to defer the visit owing to
the activities Of the British army. II
so happened that / selected the day
following the most dramatic day In
Holleran's career, but l was too late.
Motoring to the squadron l found
English and Canadian and American
aviators In a spirited game of base
ball. / asked for Captain Holleran.
A fellow shouted to a lieutenant who
was playing second base. The lieu
tenant came up painting. He said 1
Captain Holleran is gone 'Gone?' ]
reiterated. What do you meanf He
isn't dead. is her
"'No. Taken prisoner by the Boche
yesterday. / roomed and chummed
with him. Gang miss him terribly,
Happened like this: We went on a
daylight bombing raid. Holleran led
the flight. Before we started he re.
marked that he had a sort of pre-
sentiment something was going II
happen to him. Our bombing trip
was a success. We had orders to fly
low on the return and machlne-gur
certain positions. Ran into heavy en-
envy fire. Holleran's machine was hit.
He went down inside the enemy
lines.
1--WE could see him waving to us
Then we saw Boches surround hin
with leveled guns and nav Holt
arms go up
"Can you beat 1t for a melodramat'
ic last scene?" asked Captain Lowry
"Hollerap was captured on Sunday
September Is. A game kid, Pity thoJ
got him."
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24
AMERICAN HERO, DESPITE LOSS OF
FEET, QUALITIES AS AN AIRMAN
Atlanta Man Fought With Dublin Fuseers Until lnured-Late7 He
Was Made a Flight Commander in the British Air
Service and Was Going Big Until He Was
Captured by the Huns.

blighty. He was at Cliveeen hos
pitnl, maintained by Mrs. Aston. He
was fitted out with artificial feet
there. When II came time to think
about sending Holleran back to the
states the case was referred to me.
But Owen Cobb Holleran did not in
tend to go home. He said anybody
who thought his nghting days were
over just because he had game feet
had another guess.
He said he had read about a new
type OF airplane while at the hos
pital. 1t was operated entirely by
hand levers, which fact gave him an
Inspiration. He snid he. had given
the matter much thought on his cot
and while summing himself In a wheel
chair. He had finally resolved to be-
come an aviator and he felt confident
he could make good.
THE next thing ! heard about Hol-
leran he was a full-nedged flyer In
the British air force. He made good
from the start. One day a very large
and oficial-looklng envelope came tC
me. II contained the honorable dis
charge Of Owen Cobb Holleran from
the Dublin Fuslleers. II had beer
sent by the colonel of the regiment
who wrote very fiatteringly about the
young American. l hadn't seen OF
heard from Holleran for months.
finally learned the location of hii
squadron and forwarded the army
certificate.
Physical Defect Barred Him.
"A few days later l received
cheerful letter thanking me and invit
ing me to dine with him at my earliest
convenience mt the squadron mess
You could have knocked me over with
a feather when, at the end of the let
ter ! read that owen Cobb Hollerar
"a now a captain and flight com
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24
CASTOR OIL FROM ORIENT
Thousands of Gallons Are Coming
Through the Port Of
Seattle.

Seattle. Wash.-Thousands Of gal
Ions of castor oil are coming through
this port from the Orient, and 1t has
been largely due to this importation
that Americas airplane performance
In the war has been 80 successful.
Castor oil has proved to be the best
lubricant for airplane motors, but its
production In this country was lin
tied.
The United States government en-
couraged the planting of castor beans,
but the crop was a failure. In the
Orient crops have been exceedingly
bountiful. 1t is believed the stream
OF oil flowing into this country soon
will be Increased owing to the use Of
airplanes on mail routes.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24
DEVILISH TO LAST

Ger, tired and worn by hard fighting.
sought rest on a lounge in a room pre-
viously occupied by a German officer.
lounge blew up and he a in
stantly killed.
Another officer picked up a pair Of
field glasses, left by the Germans, and
was adjusting the focus when the
glasses exploded in his hands and
blew away part of his face.
The Huns had become adept In the
nefarious business of making Internal
machines, mines and time fuses, and
there was scarcely an area where the
electrical and engineering experts of
the allies did not find some new form
of their fendish ingenuity.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24
JUDGE FREES MAN WITH FLU
Prisoners Condition Ia Dis
covered.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Walter Sanowski
went Into the criminal court recently
as a prisoner and came out scot free
and without the regular process Of
law.
SanowsSl was sitting In the prison
er's dock when attention was called
TO his physical condition. A doctor
was called.
whats his ailment2" asked the
judge.
Influenza" replied the medical man.
Immediately there was q rush for
the doors, In which the court Joined.
His case was dismissed and Sanowski
was taken TO a hospital.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-01-24
Worlds Biggest Whistle
Can Be Heard IL Miles

Pittsburgh, Pa.-What is said
to be the largest whistle in the
world has been placed on n Of
the smokestacks of the Home
stead Steel works. The whistle,
200 feet above the ground. is
five feet long ind one foot In
diameter and III connected with
a three-inch steam pipe. 1t re-
Quires $50 pounds of steam to
blow the whistle. which can be
heard u miles.