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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
TWQO THREE MEN
WHO ROBBED AGED.
WOMAN CAUGHT.
They Confess and Implicate
Nephew of Woman
They Robbed.
MISSING MAN WOUNDED
Some Exciting Incidents
in the Man Hunt
Yesterday.
MISSING MAN WOUNDED

George Mikalovich, barber OF
Cleveland, Ohio, is in the Harrison
county Jail at Clarksburg and John
Voulaka is in the county jail here
charged with robbing and severely
beating Mrs George Yandrich, the
Willard Mine resident, near Shinns-
ton, who was attacked yesterday morn
ing by three unknown foreigners and
robbed of $500. Both have confessed
to the crime.
But one of the three men who com
mitted the robbery remains at large
and that is man said to be Nick. Ber-
mich, an Austrian, aged about 23 years,
six feet TALL smooth face and well
dressed. and with two bullet wounds
in his body.
His cap has been found by officers
making the search. 1t has a bullet hola
in the back and officers are inclined
to believe that he has been shot some
wheer about the head.
Marion county officers with Sherih
Glover's blood hounds resumed their
search TO rthe missing man again this
morning, but at late hour this after
noon had not found him.
One other man by the name or Nick
Pauvin, alias Jim Hunter, nephew of
the lady who was robbed, has been
arrested in Clarksburg. The two 9TH
er me harvested claimed that the crime
was plotted and plonned by Pauvin,
despite the fact that Pauvin denies
being an accomplice In the case.
A party of about forty officers, in
Guiding several members of the Fair
I a AF 10 ~
county officers and several Harrison
county officers, searched the woods
about Everson thoroughly yesterday
afternoon and evening in their effort
to capture two men said to be George
Mehockovich and Nick Bernich, charg-
ed with severely beating and robbing
Mrs. Yandrich.
Sheriff A. NJ. Glover's blood hounds
which had been to Burnsyille the en-
tire day on long trail, were brought
to Everson late yesterday and followed
the trail of the two Willard Mine
thieves until they were completely ex-
hausted. Ed" one of the dogs fol-
lowed the trail until he was tlat Oh
the ground from heat and over-work.
Even then he vainly attempted to
crawl along the ground on his stom-
ach in an effort to capture the brutal
thieves.
Several times yesterday during their
I search, officers thought they had cap
tured their men. Cnce two men were
seen hiding on the front end of a
freiht train. Officers jumped the
freight and walked over the top of car
afte rear, and held the two men up al
the point Of their guns, whereupon they
found that they had held up the wrong
men.
One other time a man was caught
hiding near spring. He was watch
ed for considerable time and did not
move. Finally officers advanced on
him only to find that they had again
held up the wrong party.
The three men were stopped nea,
Everson yesterday. but two of them
made good their escape, after one OF
them had been shot twice. AS the Of
ficers followed the trail yesterday aft
ernoon and evening over the railroad
track and through corn fields. thel
found blood stains here and there from
the wounded man.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
ILLINOIS MINE
EXPERT PRAISES
LOCAL METHODS
Prof, H. H. Stock, of U. of
l, is Visiting in the &.
Region.

Prof. H. H. Stock, professor of min
ing engineering, University of Illinois
Urbane, ILL.,, is mere today making gen
eral observations. The practices in
vogue here which made it possible to
extract very high percentage of coal
are regarded by Prof. Stock to be
among the very best in the United
States and in his opinion the Consol-
idation Coal Company is leader be-
cause 1t has paid more attention to
pillar extraction than many coal COM
panies. Prof. Stock stated that in his
opinion, Frank Haas, consulting en-
gin6er of the Consolidation Coal COM
pany, is one OF the foremost coal en-
ginetrs in the country.
Today Prof. Stock is visiting the
operation of the New England Fuel
G. Transportation Company at Grant
Town-the largest and most extern
sive mine in the county. Yesterday
he was at mine SS4, the Consolida-
tion Coal Company, near Hutchinson,
and on Monday he was at the opera
tion of the Four States Coal Company
at Annabelle. Tonight Prof. Stick
leaves for Wheeling to examine coal
mines in that section and thence he
will go to Chicago where he has an
appointment for Saturday.
While the investigation is of a per-
sonal nature, nevertheless Prof. Stock
will submit the fruits of his work
here to the mining interests of the
State of Illinois, which are fully equip
ped but are probably not practicing
pillar extraction as successfully as the
mines in the Fairmont region. Illi-
nois and West Virginia are usually
nip and tuck for second place in the
mining industry of the nation. AS a
rule one is slightly ahead of the other
only to be surpassed by the other la
ter. Last year Illinois was second
by slight lead, according to Prof.
Stock
The investigation being made by
Prof. Stock is rather an extensive one
as prior TO coming here he visited the
coal fields of western Pennsylvania,
Connellsville and Uniontown. He
came to Fairmont from West Virgin
la University, Morgantown where he
was the guest of Prof. A. c. Callen,
head of the mining department, and
Prof. Robert q. Virgin. assistant direc
tor Of the mining extension depart
ment of West Virginia university on
Saturday. DR.. Callen was formerly as
sistant professor of the mining de-
Continued on Page Four)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
FIREMAN IS KILLED
WHENHORSES BOLTED
Ladder Truck Driver HurI.
ed From His Seat in
Pittsburgh.
lBy Associated Press J

PITTSBURGH, July 3O.-one fire
man was killed and two others in
jured, one probably fatally, when three
horses attached to ladder truck ran
away en- route to fire in a ware
house in Duquesne way early today,
Dashing out Of the engine house at
Short and Water streets the truck
jolted Paul Poletta, 4s, the driver, from
his seat and ran over his PROSTATE
body crushing him to death.
The frightened horses tnen ran un-
der an elevated railroad track and
crushed Albert OFT, ladder man, from
his place at the steering wheel. He
suffeted serious internal injuries, as
did Lieut.. Jas. S. Tullya q who jumped
just as the truck after four blocks OF
mad careening struck a water plug
and over turned at Fourth and Liberty
avenues.
The fire which was confined to the
first floor Of six-story building, was
extinguished after several hours.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
No Danger of Water
Famine This Summer

That there is sufficient water for all
needs and there is absolutely no rea-
son to fear water famine similar to
that of last season was brought out at
a meeting of the special water COM
mittee appointed last summer by the
business men of the city which met
with Water Commissioner Ira l.,
Smith last evening.
The matter was taken up with the
Chamber Of Commerce by the Business
Mems Association and the meeting ar
ranged for last evening. C. w. Evans,
Trevey Nutter, Fred Helmick, Roger
L. Kingsland and Ira L. Smith attend
ed.
Mr. Smith explained that but one
pump was being used this summer in
supplying the city, meaning that one
pump and one boiler are down all the
time but kept in working condition
such that they can be used at any
time.
The necessity of constructing fil-
tration plant is provided in the report
of the Fuller McClintock company was
also mentioned by Mr.. Smith.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
$4,000 GUARDSMEN
.READY TO ACT If
.POL|CE LOSE GRIP
Situation Pronounced Much
Better By Adjutant
General Dickson.
LAST NIGHT WAS WILD
Various Inquiries to Fix
Responsibility Have
Been Started.
(By Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July So-Bitter fight
ing between whites and negroes
spread last night to all parts OF Chi
cago. Serious casualties were more
numerous than at any similar period
in the racial war.
The city authorities made no call
for troops and in the absence OF such
requests Gov. Frank o. Lowden could
not order the soldiers to take charge.
although with the arrival today OF two
more regiments 5000 armed men
were resting on their arms. While
the state soldiers completed two DAYS
work OF polishing bayonets and filling
cartridge shells the death list amount
ed 10 81. An incorrect police report
last night had set 1t higher but inves-
tigation showed No one had been kill
ed in the spectacular automobile
Crash and race fight at 35th and State-
streets.
The authenticated deaths In last
nights fighting were two, both No
groes. One was killed in, the Italian
district OF the West side and Ira Hen
ry, 40, was snot dead when he wound-
ed one OF two policemen who stopped
to search him for weapons at Fiftieth
and State streets.
In other instances white and black
slashed each other with knives. shot
80 II ambush and ran down Isolated
members of the other race and beat
them into insensibility.
There was some looting OF aban-
doned residences and stores in the
Southside black belt and number OF
small fires were ascribed to incendi-
arism AS the overworked police
force dashed to quarters several miles
from the center Of the war the smoul-
dering of flames Of anarchy burst
forth anew in the black belt.
During the rest of the night out
breaks occurred with regularity. State
attorney Hoyne announced that the
August grand jury will investigate the
race riots and attempt to fix responsi-
bility for the outbreak. Cofnoer Hoff
man today resumed the taking Of tes-
timony in the inquest over the body
of the victims. Adj. General Dickson
after making a tour OF the danger
zone early today reported the sitia-
ton much improved compared with
yesterday. He said the most serious
situation confronting the police Is in
the stock yard district.
One more victim was added to the
list of deaths caused by injuries re-
ceived in the race riot. Berger an or
mai, white, 81 years old, an employe
of the Chicago Telephone company
was shot in the abdomen in fight
with negroes, dying this morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
COAL OPERATORS
ANXIOUS TO HELP
BIO. RAILROAD
Vice President Bell Confer
ing With superintend-
ent Van Horn Today.

Adequate handling of coal out OF
the Fairmont region was discussed at
considerable length at a meeting of
the transportation committee OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal oper-
ators' Association yesterday after
noon at the rooms in the Jacobs build
Ing and as a result today George T..
Bell, executive vice president Of the
association, is comforting with C. w.
Van Horn, superintendent OF the Mo-
nongah division OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at Grafton.
1t was the opinion of the members
of the committee that the operators
should do all in their power to CO.
operate with the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and to that end effort is be-
ing made to get IN touch with the
railroad officials.
1t developed at the meeting yester-
day that the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road goes on car percentage on Aug
ust /. 1t is the belief OF the opera
tors that the present car shortage
ts not due to inefficient movement of
the B. & o. east of Grafton as 1t IA
believed that the B. & o. is doing
the best under the circumstances.
The committee decided to ask the B.
& o. to furnish a statement as sool
as the region goes on car per CEN
tage, hat will show the aggregate
cars furnished all regions, which are
supplied by, the B. & o.
Opinion is expressed here by the
operators that the statement that the
B. & o. is not getting its full share
OF coal cars out Of the eastern car
pool Is probably correct. The an
swer of H. B. Voorhees,, Baltimore,
general superintendent of transporta :
tion of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad,
10 the wire OF c. H. Jenkins, presi-
dent Of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association. as to
car shortage is interpreted here to
mean that the B. & O. is not getting
cars in abundance from the car pool.
1t is understood that the New York
Central is getting 100 per cent car
supply, while the B. & o. and c. &
o. are probably as much as 40 per
cent short Of full car supply.
At the meeting of the Transporta..
tion committee yesterday afternoon
w. l.. Andrews, of the Consolidation
Coal company. member of the COM
mittee said he believed Mr.. Voorhees,
was correct In his statement that the
B. & o. main line was handling at
present the coal produced in the
Fairmont field, but It is not able to
haul all the coal that should be pro-
duced in the region. F. j. Patton.
of the Palefb Coal company, is Of the
opinion that the B. & o. cannot han
die more than from 800 to 1000 car
loads east OF Grafton daily. The COM
mittee wdll urge upon the B. & o.
company the necessity OF completing
the improvements on the Fairmont,
Morgantown & Pittsburgh railroad and
the diversion OF 500 eastern loads
daily over that route. Last fall about
100 loads OF coal day were diverted
by the way of the F. M. & P, but at
the present time all of the coal is
being moved east OF Grafton.
] The committee also passed a reso-
Continued on page rour.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
Traffic Law Breakers
Before Mayor Bowen

Charged with fighting with his wife
and creating continued disorder. An
dy Clayton, one armed man was be-
fore Mayor Bowen this morning and
sentenced TO serve 10 days in the
city jail.
Yesterday Clayton became intoxi-
Gated on hard cider and went to his
home and beat his wife, whereupon
an c1der was issued by Mayor Bowen
for his arrest.
Charges have been brought against
a man by the name of Ross Barber for
refusing to stop his car when ordered
to do so by Policeman Diglnan last
evening. The case was continued at
court this morning to get the testlmo-
ny of the officer.
Car No. 1910 belonging to the
Robinson ice cream company was
stopped yesterday by Officer Nuzum
for passing standing street car. At
court this morning the driver Of the
car was fined $5.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
BURNERS RIDGE
Girl CRUSHED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Car Being Driven By Her
Father Got Out of
Control.
HE WAS BADLY HURT
Other Members of the Fam
lily Escaped With Slight
Injuries.

Edith Fetty, aged seven years, was
almost instantly killed, and her faith
err Brooks Fetty sustained serious in
juries last evening at about seven
o'clock when an automobile in which
4 they were riding turned over on the
country road near burners Ridge in
Winfield district, pinning its occu-
pants beneath it.
Brooks Fetty with his wife and three
daughters were out for a drive and
were passing along a perfectly clear
piece of road when the accident took
S1ifee, and it is presumed the steering
gear refused TO work. The car ran up
an embankment along the road and
turned completely over.
Edith Fetty was caught beneath the
car and was so badly injured that she
succumbed to her injuries about fif-
teen minutes later Mr. Fetty was
badly crushed through the chest and
lungs and his condition is regarded as
serious. Mrs. Fetty and daughte?
Ruby, were also bruised and cut and
Pauline, the baby of the family, es-
capped practically unhurt. s-
The body of the little victim of the
accident and the other members of the
party were taken to the home OF
Jerome Saunders, the father of Mrs
Fetty, where they are at present.
Mr.. Fetty who was driving the cal
is an oil well driller and resides on
Burners Ridge near the Mt. Claire
school house. The accident took
place near the residence OF David Car
penter.
The funeral of the child is announced
to take place this afternoon at four
o'clock from the residence of he1
grandfather, jerome Saunders, and in,
terment will be made in the Burners
Ridge cemetery by Undertakers Car
,penter and Ford. The Rev. Mr.. Curtis
1atll conduct the funeral services.
Mrs. Fetty is sister OF Mrs, Lester
Gwynn and of Mrs. Bessie Watson, OF
this city, both of whom went to the
stricken home this morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30

Miss Flornce Curley of Wheeling
Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Joe
Hanley.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
vIsIroRlAL AMENITIES.

Mrs. Hashleigh-some of my board
ers are very witty.
Her Caller = Well, they say that
hunger sharpens the wits, you know
Boston Transcript.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
ZEELANDLA ATNEW YORK
WITH LOCAL SOLDIERS
Former West Virginia Guardsmen to Meet Tonight to
Plan Home Coming Reception for the 18th
Ammunition Train.

Major Earl Smith this morning re-
ceived a telegram from General
March. achief of staff ofbthe United
States army, announcing that the trans
port zeelandia with the 18th Ammu-
milton train which includes about 100
Fairmont young men on board has ar
rived in New York harbor.
Tonight, in response to a call which
went out Tuesday, there will be a
meeting in the Intermediate court
room of members of old Company H
which company most of the Fairmont
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30

members of the 1lSth Ammunition
train were taken and all other sol
,slierz that may care to-attend.
Vat this meeting plans will be made
tohave the Fairmont boys discharged
from the army at the same time and
sent back to the city in body. If
this can be done they will be accord
ed rousin greception. Major Smith
who has been active in planning the
home coming expects to have some
further information regarding the
movement fthe 18th for presen-
tation at the meeting tonight.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
Found Moonshine
Still in Tree Top
(By Associated Preasl

CHARLESTON, w. Va. July 30
Deputy Marshal Reedy today reported
to the U. s. Marshal's office here the
seizure of a 20 gallon copper kettle
hidden In the thick foliage Of a tree
top In laurel thicket ON the noun.
tain side near Anstead. Fayette soun-
ty.
Hemp Ewens on whose land the
find was made denied ownership OF
knowledge Of the moonshining outfit.
No arrests were made.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
IN THE COURT HOUSE
Room Formerly Used AS a
Barber Shop Donated
By Court. .

The United States Employment Bu-
reau has been moved from the Hayes
building on Monroe street to the low
er corner room of the Marion county
court house on Maine and Jefferson
streets. G. H. Richardson will be in
this office and will be glad to consult
or advise with anyone desiring to re-
ceive employment of any kind. The
county court has donated the use of
this room temporarily to the Bureau.
40.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
Boys Are Accused of
Robbing Shine Parlor

John Secure and Mack Tedesco.
two boys about II years of age, ar,.
in the county jail charged with steal
ing $25 from the sho shining parlor in
the basement OF the Watson Hotel
owned by Pete Treaufiluo. They were
arrested this morning by Constable
B. F. Ramage, following the swear
Ing out of a warrant before Justice
w. w. Conaway.
The two boys were brought before
Justice Conaway and denied knowing
anything about the stealing. They
were both placed in the county jail
to await a hearing before Judge
Scott, G. Lowe, who now has charge
OF Juvenile court.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
OSCAR HAMMERsrElN DYING.

NEW YORK, July 30.-Physicians
attending Oscar Hammerstein, the
atre builder and grand opera producer,
declared today that his condition is
SO critical they fear he can only live
a few hours. Mr.. Hammerstein now
is in coma and his entire right side
Is paralyzed. .
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
THE WEATHER

Fair tonlsht; fair and warmer
Thursday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-30
CHICAGO Death LIST CONTINUES TO MOUNT
Declares Hand
Shake Ruined
Him For Lite
DIV Associated Press. \

WHEELING. w. Va, July 30
Alleging that he has been injured
for life as result Of a handshake,
John A. Tennyson of this city, to-
day filed suit in the Circuit court
for $4,000 damages against Riley
Briggs, former Wheeling police
man.
The declarations allege that in
grasping his hand Briggs fractured
bone leaving Tennyson a cripple
for life.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
KNOWS SPEECH,

Senator Knox's address in the SEN
ate recently was one of the few which
discussed the peace treaty frankly.
Most of the speeches have avoided
the real weakness of the treaty. No
senator before has had the courage
to say that the treaty was so harsh
that 1t would lead to future wars
rather than avoid them. The princi-
pal criticism has been OF the cove
nant of the league of nations. The
best friends of this instrument do
rot contend that it Is perfect, or even
fairly SO. The only hope we may
have is that through the formation
of such a league a better scheme OF
international government may be
worked out in the future. Senator
Knox. however, somewhat more
clearly than any other who has
what the treaty M ans so far as Ger
many is concerned. In his opinion,
the treaty Is so harsh that 1t is I'M
enforcible and we may look forward
almost inevitably to an effort on the
part of the Germans at coalition with
Russia and Japan. He criticisos the
peace conference severely for its fall
ure to settle the Russian question
He reminds the allies of the sacri
fees Russia made and reprehends
the disposition we are now showing
toward that country. II the treaty is
defeated, 1t should be on such grounds
ls Senator Knox urges, rather than
on our indisposition to enter the
league of nations for the order Of the I
world
However, his specific recommenda-
ton to the effect that we refuse to
satify the treaty and take UP with
Germany at once q separate peace |
would probably lead to
,haos and o failure even more |
marked than can be charged against |
he recent negotiations.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
BY NEW CONSTITUTION ONLY.

Some Improvement may be made in
our tax system under the laws which
have recently been passed, and these
may be further reformed at future
sessions in the interest of tax equali-
zation. but it Is a certainty that no
really scientific and equitable system
can be put into effect under the
present state constitution of Tennes-
see. No one who has made a thor
ough investigation of the subject but
has come to that conclusion. The
reason why Gov. Roberts urged the
call for an election on the question of
constitutional convention was be-
cause he realized the difficulty of tax
reform under the present constitu-
ton. On Thursday voters get an
opportunity to cast their ballots in
favor of such a convention. Hamil-
ton county and all this region, which
has favored convention at past
elections will certainly do so this
time. The progressive communities
of Tennessee know the need of new
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
HOOVER'S SERVICE

Herbert Hoover has done another
great public service in his frank de-
nunciation of the liberation by the al
lies of the Archduke Joseph as the head
of Hungary. He declared that the
archduke's resign alton can be forced
within five days If the supreme council
takes a firm stand. but that blooGshed
will result if such action is postponed"
Then he said something which we wish
might be read by every American: I'll
is beyond the endurance of any red
booded American to see his govern
ment tolerate the restoration of the
Hapsburgs, as the United States en-
tered the war to Danish from the world
that for which the Hapsburgs and the
HohenZollerns stood" Bravo, Mr..
Hoover! But be warned that il you
talk much like that you will begin to
upset the whole kettle of Ash and en-
danger the peace treaty itself. If only
Mr.. Hoover's example should be fol-
lowed If our officials who were and
are in Europe should begin to say pub
liciy what they say privately and in
confidence, the American people would
begin to understand how terrible has
been the failure at Pasis. and would
realize TIE indefensihility of the whole
plan worked out there for the domina-
ton of the world by the same handful
of militaists and imperialists who have
been responsible for the policy adopted
toward Hungary and Russia,