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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
-FOUR ARE DEAD
AND HOSPITALS
FULL OF INJURED.
Police and Military Author
tiles Unable to Stop
Outrages
tBy Associated press)

WASHINGTON, July 90. Another
night OF race rioting found the ma
tional capitol today counting the iarg-
est casualty list 1t has had since sail
ors, soldiers, marines and CIVILIANS
began retaliatlng on the negro popu-
lation for the long list of daylight
holdups and attacks on white women
which has alramed the city.
Four known dead, two mortaily
wounded, eight or more, seriously
wounded, an unknown number slight
ly wounded or injured in the lighting.
and police stations and hospitals
packed with others are the result of
the most disorderly time the national
| capital has seen probably since the
civil war.
Although reinforced with provost
guards and squadrons OF cavalry pa
trolling Pennsylvania avenue, the po-
lice were APPARENTLY unable to cope
with the situation as they were when
during the celebrated demonstration
of March 8, 1914, when the crowds
completely ran over them and all but
mobbed the suffragists parading on
the avenue.
From trolley cars and swiftly NOV
ing automobiles, negro despetadoes in
parties. slngly and in paits, rained ie-
volver shots into groups of whites
whenever they found them, and all
might there was scattered firing from
houses in which negroes. terror
strick but not quelled. had barrcaded
themselves.
The first police reports OF the day
! told of another white woman fassatiifpd
md injured by a negro at Capitol
Heights. suburb to the North east
OF the city. The negro, who had loi-
! tered about the woman's house all
yesterday. was first scared away and
then hiding behind hedge seized
her as she passed by late last night.
The woman was practically disrobed
in her struggle with her assailant.
who escaped after she had scratched
and bitten HIM badly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
WATER METERS CUT
GITY'S REVENUES
Public Service Commission
Takes Testimony on
Rate Advance.


Tho installation of meters in the city
of Fairmon to record the amount o.
water used by consumers was at the
suggestion OF the Public Service Com
mission, 1t developed at the hearing
held in the county court room today in
connection with the advance that is
sought by the Water department in its
rates.
1t was pointed out that the city
authorized the installation of meters
at the expense of the citizens but re
fused to discontinue meter service.
Attorney French McCray intimated
that this was unjust to the people.
j. Walter Barnes, finance commits
sioner, stated that the Public Service
Commission had asked that meters be
installed when it developed that wa
ter service that now cost SIT year
flat rate and for which an advance to
$2l year was sought cost the person
with meter only Sc. Mr.. Barnes went
on to say that it was likely that eventu.
ally the city would allow the water con.
sumers the price of the meters ON their
water bills.
There is no doubt but what the city
ought to own the meters" spoke up
Judge L. F. Morgan for they are a
part OF the equipment"
1--WE rather discourage meters" OBJ
served Mr.. Barnes at another time.
THE mere people we get on meters
the less revenue we receive. Seventy
five per cent. of the people who have
installed meters have had their water
rates cut in two"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
Eleven Killed and Twenty
Six Injured When
Balloon Fell.
CRASHED THROUGH ROOF
Girl Employees of Bank
Burned to Death When
Gas Bag Exploded.
lRv Associated Press.l

CHICAGO, July 22.-official inquiry
was started today by States Attorney
Mcalay Heyne, to fix responsibility for
the explosion and collapse of the diri-
gible which crashed through the roof
of the Illinois Trust and Savings bank
yesterday afternoon killing eleven per.
sons and iniuring 26 others.
United States District Attorney
Charles S. Clyne. also assigned an as
sistant United States attorney to at
tend the coroner's inquest set for to-
day.
Seventeen employees of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber company, of Akron,
Ohio, owners of the airship, have been
detained pending decision as to
whether criminal charges shall be pre-
ferred against them. Among those
detained are Jack Bother, pilot of the
dirigible, who escaped by jumping, ana
w. Young, in charge of the aeronautiC
department OF the Goodyear company
Most of the dead were employees of
the bank, trapped and burned to death
by fire caused by the explosion of
the balloons gas tanks as they hit the
floor of the bank rotunda where more
than 200 bookers and clerks nearly all
girls, were working.
The balloon, own<d by the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber company of Akron,
Ohio, had been flying above the city for
several hours when the accident oc-
Cured.
When approximately 500 feet above
the bank u spurt of flame was seen to
shoot from the top OF the gas bag near
the center of the aircraft. The crowds
gathered on the streets to watch the
flight saw the machine buckle and
quiyer as it started on its final plunge
Four OF its occupants jumped and
two landed safely in the streets and the
blimp, ball of flame, struck the roof
OF the bank with a crash audible
Throughout the downtown district.
There was nothing to warn the hun
dreds Of employees OF the institution of
the coming tragedy. A shadow passed
over the marble rotunda where $50
were busy, and crash followed.
Three of the dead were passengers
on board the dirigible. The others
others were employees of the bank. The
accident occurred at 4:50.
Thousands of people saw the smoke
and flames thnt enveloped the balloon
and the three parachutes which drop.
ped from It. Two of the parachutes
opened and the third fell to the street.
The dirigible exploded and dropped
on the roof of the bank building and
the gas tank and parts of the steel
frame crashed through the skyligh:
into the room where the tank explou-
ed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
William B. HoIbert,
Of Monongah, Dies

William B. Holbert, an aged and
respected citizen. died at his home in
Monongah. July %, aged SO years and
ten days. he was married to Margar
ct Nixon (who survives him) in 1862
so they spent more than fifty seven
years of happy married life together.
Two brothers and two sisters survive
him viz Joshua H. and Mary NJ. Hol
bert of Monongah, George L. Holbert
of Selma Indiana. and Francis Shaver
of Monongah, w Va.
Seven children were born to this
union They are all living viz s. Ray
Holbert. Fairmont, John Zhomas Hol
bert, San Diego, California, Ida B,
Pepper. Salem. W. Va. Rosa E.
Thomas OF Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Lucy ]. Weeks, Sara Elizabeth and
William Walter Holbert all of Mon
ongah, W. Va.
Mr. Holbert never sought fame but
lived to serve others, and was CON
secrated to his church, and Sunday
School. He was a noble and indul
gent father. His life went out as
peaceful and beautiful as an evening
sunset, and his spirit returned to the
God that gave It,
Funeral services wfll be held at 2
p. NJ. at the residence, R. L Cunning
ham undertaken
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
.EDGENONT Kicks ON
NEW WATER RATE
County Health Officer Says
Supply Not Fit to
Drink.

"Fairmont water is not fit to drink"
declared DIR. l.. N. Yost, county health
officer, who appeared before the Pub
lie Service Commission Tuesday morn
in gbeing the first witness heard in
the case in which the city of Fairmont
seeks permission to make another adj
vance of water rates. DIR. Yost had
been asked how much city water he
used in his home. CITY water is used
only for bath and closet" he explain
ed.
III 1t were possible to get safe wa
ter there would be 10 complaint re-
garding rates on my part" emphasized
DR.. Yost
Judge L. F. Morgan of the Public
Service Commission, who is a native
OF Marion county, asked J. Walter
Barnes, the next witness, why the
water was impure. Mr. Barnes evad-
ed the question by saying that Com
missioner Ira l.. Smith would later be
on the stand and would touch on that
phase of the water question.
DIR. l.. N. Yost explained that he ap-
peared before the commission to pros
test on the part of citizens of Edge
mont. There had been public meet
ing held out there and DR.. Yost had
been relegated to represent the citi-
zenry in this hearing. The impres
sion was given that there were many
Edgemonters interested in the pro-
test but the names of DR.. L. N. Yost,
and DR.. D. p. Fitch were all that were
secured.
]. Walter Barnes talked as If Fdre.
mont should be the last place t9o com
plain for that line only turned in
S115. 60 10 the city for the month end
ing June 80. according to his testimo-
ny. He explained the circumstances
| Of putting in the line. 1t was laid
to accommodate the Monongahela Val
ley Traction Company and carried wa
ter to its power plant at Jayenne.
The Edgemont line put in five
years ago cost $1,000. After the Mo
, norgahela Valley Traction Company
Continued on page tour)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
ANOTHER DELAY N
GAS Proceeding

The hearing perore the Public Ser
vice Commission in the county court
room today in regard to the supply OF
gas needed by the Monongahela Valley
Traction company Gas department
from the Pittsburgh and West Vir-
ginia Natural Gas company, though the
information may not thus broadly be
stated in the legal phraseology, was
postponed until August 8 and further
proceedings will be heard at Charles
ton.
Judge James A. Meredith, attorney
for the West Virginia Gas Consumers
Association, charged that this putting
or was ''favorite play during the
last eighteen mo:sths, pointing out that
giving evidence" and sanswering
cross-examination" had been points of
delay right along.
II don't want to interfere at all
with any private arrangements that
can be made between the Companies
observed Mr.. Meredith statement
which caused some ears to stand up.
ut is up to the traction company
to state whether 1t can agree with tho
producing company to get gas de-
clared Judge Meredith, earlier IN tne
attention give the case this morning,
Attorney Swartz said that the trnc-
ton company could not make arrange
ments with the Pittsburgh and West
Virginia Gas company; that II had
been denied gas, He went on to say
that the traction company had been
supplying sufficient gas except for
half a dozen cold days last winter and
now had lots of gas shut In
How much gas we are going to need
this winter to avoid a shortage Is a
thing we don't know and have no way
Of knowing" declared Attorney
Swartz.
"a delay Of service means a denial
of gas" was one pithy Observation OF
Judge Meredith.
Judge Meredith also represented the
protestants In the Barrackville fare
case in which there is opposition to an
advance of rates on the part OF the
traction company. Attorney Coburn.
Of George NJ. Alexander,s office, repre-
sented the company It appears that
E. E. Winters made an Investigation
for the protesting citizens and the COM
pany and that the traction company
wished an order entered that twent--
cents round trip fare should stand in
stead OF 81 cents Judge Meredith op-
posed this saying that that fare was not
entirely satisfactory and might be ac-
cepted only with improvements IN scr
vice which should be outlined before
the commission before the rate matter
was taken up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
is Best Attended
: Opening Session
inAssociation's
History
DEANJ0NES PRESIDES
Senator Spence Will Make
Principal Address This
Evening.
I lawyers from all parts of the state

.k lawyers from all parts of the state
Are in the city today attending the
thirty-fifth annual meeting of the
West Virginia Bar association. The
meeting was called TO order this
morning by Dean Henry Craig Jones,
of West Virginia University Law
school, president OF the association,
shortly after 1880 o'clock.
The mornin gsession was taken up
chiefly with the transaction of bust
ness. This afternoon officers, eXecu-
tive council and delegates will be
elected and the time>and place of the
next annual meeting determined.
The feature Of the afternoon pro-
gram will be the annual address of
the president. Dean Jones viii use
as his topic THE Importance of Ade-
quate Requirements for Admission to
the Bar"
This evening at the Presbyterian
church, Senator Selden p. Spencer, of
Missouri, the associations guest Of
honor, will deliver an address on
"Some Post War Problems" Brief
memoria services will be held in
honor of the members who have fall
len in the service.
Following short social hour, dur
ing which the members renewed ac-
the meeting was called
ttto order this morning by Dean Jones.
Captain Kemble White. of this city,
chairman of the committee on admis-
sions, read report in which sixteen
new members applied for member
ship. Election was held by ballot and
all of the applicants were elected to
membership. Clay d. Amos and Mr..
Clifford were tellers.
A committee on nominations vas
appointed by the president which will
meet sometime before this afternoon
session and make nominations. The
following were appointed on the NOM
mating committee: Judge Williams,
of the Suprme court. of Charleston;
w. NJ. Hughes, Senator E. Price, of
Charleston; j. o., Price and Mr.. Van
dervort.
In the absence of Secretary Morris,
whose death occurred since the last
meeting, Nelson c. Hubbard, of
wheeling, former secretary, read his
report.
In the absence of Charles A. Kreps,
treasurer, the treasurer's report was
read by Mr.. Hiteshaw, of Parkers-
CONTINUED on page four.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
Bishop Darlington
Will Not Be Here

Information was received yesterday
by Rev. Robert j. Yoak, pastor of tnL
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
that Bishop U. V. w Darlington. of
Huntington, of the Methodist Episco.
pal church, south, would not be able
to keep his appointments in Fairmont
next Sunday. No arrangement has
been made for future engagement.
Bishop Darlington was expected to
speak in the NJ. E. church, south, in
the morning and in the First Metho.
dist Episcopal church in the evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
Dry Enforcement
Bill is Passed
(Rv Associated Press }

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The pro.
hibition enforcement bill, described
by members opposing it as drastic
enough to invite a presidential veto,
finally passed today by the House.
The vote was taken after motion
by Representative, Igoe, Democrat, to
recommit the bill had been defeated
2S7 to 100. early every member of the
House was in attendance and there
was so much noise during the roll call
that Republican Leader Mondell was
recorded as supportin gthe Igoe mo-
ton. He was permitted to change his
vote.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
Raid on Gamblers
in Warrington

The gambling place of Howard, bet
ter known as Dummy MILAN, on
Railroad street in Warrington was
raided by Mayor Hess and the night
chief of police Saturday night, and Mr.
MILAN, and fourteen players were
corraled. Forfeits aggregating $4o0
were deposited for their appearance
for trial Friday evening of this week.
The cleaning up OF the MILAN joint
was one of the reforms promised by
Mayor Hess before election. For sew
eral months the gambling had beer
carried on at this place In defiant
and wholesale manner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22

CLEVELAND. July 21.-Dan Ka-
Der, wealthy Cleveland publisher,
helplessly i'll, was stabbed to death in
his bed with a dagger made from a
file. "a wounds being inflicted in his
abdomen. This dagger. a razor bear
ing Syrian name and pair of blood
stained canvas gloves were the only
clues left by the murderer. Below
the picture of Kaber is that of his
wife, who was absent from home the
night of the murder, and her haugh-
ter by former marriage, Miss Mar
ian McArdle, who was sleeping in the
Kaber home. Another young woman,
a man nurse and Mrs. Kaber's moth
er, Mrs. j. A. Breckel. were also in
the house.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
M, P. Temple Women
to Pack Mission Box

This fall the Methodist Protestant
denomination will send three new
women missionaries to the Chinese
field and. the women of the congrega:
tion are now engaged in outfitting
them. The women of the Temple con-
gregation will pack their box tomor-
row and from to in the afternoon
and from to in the evening COM
mittee will be at the church to receive
donations,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
palIy Car suppIy,

Daily Car Supply.
Again a car shortage was felt on
the Monongah division and as direct
result ten mines are idle today. The
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
ANDERSON SELLS ANOTHER.

CLARKsBURG. July 22-Boyd An
derson, proprietor of West Main
street restaurant has announced he
has sold the establishment to ]. T
Robey, a Pittsburgh restaurant man
who took charge at once. Mr.. Ander-
son. formerly engaged IN the restau-
rant business at Fairmont, plans to
embark in the same business in an
eastern city soon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-22
THE T WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and wednes.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-28

made to "The Daily Nails" correspon-
dent at Edinburgh Tuesday, Harry G.
Hawker said regarding his attempt to
croes the Atlantic:
I'VE strated because the weather
was better and the moon was dying
fast, and if we had not started then we
might have missed the chance of being
first across.
The Americans wer off. They were
very serious propositions. They had
one leg to go. and we had one to go
We knew that one American machine
had reached the Azors, and reports
came that all three were there. That
was very serious, and we had decided
overnight with Captain Raynham (who
was to attempt the flight from St.
Johns in a Martinsyde machine) that
we would start if the weather was at
all hopeful.
"As matter of fact, we went away
on fewer weather reports than we lid
any day previously. 1t was a splendid
get-off- much better than we had ex-
pected.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-28
Very Much Disappointed;
Detail Brings Failure

II knew they would be Worrying
IN England about us, but we could
do nothing to help it. The mary
made only eight knots an hour as
her regular speed. When we passed
the Butt Of Lewis and signalled to
the short that we were aboard the
Mary, our adventure ended.
Il was very much disappointed
that such a small detail had to bring
it to an end, especially, when it is
realised what big thing it meant
We did not realize fully what we
had lost at first. That came after
we had been picked up. Things were
too exciting before that"
The train here stopped at another
station, and, although it was long
last midnight, the cheering crowd
upon the platform stormed around
the window Of the compartment in
which Hawker and Grieve were sit
ting. Holding autographs in one
hand and shaking hands with his ad-
nirers with the other, the cheerful
little flyer was having q harder voy-
age than when he was thousands Of
feet over the Atlantic. If he had not
have been so modest he would have
enjoyed it keenly.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-28
NC-4 F9e,U 2,I5O Miles
At 89.7 Nile Speed

HE actual flying the NC4 her
Ocean 26 The
Trepassey, F. Lisbon, Portugal
miles
From Trepay in
and Is 103 land
From Ponta Degada miles
hours and Al
miles hour
80
in
mile
al of mi
New-York tribune., 1919-05-28
Aero Contention
Is Wild for Joy
Special Correspondence


ATLANTIC CITY. May 2T.--News of
TO the second Pan-American Aeronautic
Convention. caused an uproar of en-
thuslasm. Delegates used guns on ex-
hibition at the convention to fire sa-
lutes in honor of the achievement, and
Mayor Harry Bacharach ordered the
fire bells rung and sirens whistled.
Rockets swept over the beach front,
and then Eddie Stinson, of New York,
led squadron of airplanes from the
Airport for q spectacular illuminated
dash across the sky. A salvo of twen-
ty-one guns was fired from the heavy
Remington quick-fring gun that is a
part of the aero exhibit on the pier.
As soon as he received the news,
President Alan r. Hawley, of the Aero
Club of America, called a meeting of
the executive committee of the club
and few minutes later il was an
ncunced the gold medal of the club
had been awarded to Lieutenant Com
mander Read and the medal of merit
to members of his crew.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-28
Trouble in Filter;
" ater Begins to Boil

But it was no use. The water
was going into the radiator, but
wasn't circulating. We went on for
an hour or two. The temperature
didn't go up or down for a while.
then it suddenly started to rise
again.
"Something was in the filter be-
tween the bottom of the radiator
and the waterpumps This chok-
age left only eight gallons of water
in the tank on top of the plane
in circulation, and this meant that
the water was circulating through
the motor and through the tank
without going through the radiator.
Then the water began to boil in the
top of the tank.
"Then came the climax of the
flight. Suddenly, at an altitude of
1900 feet, we met with great
bank of thick black clouds. l tried
to go over them, as we should have
done, but when ! opened the throt
tie wide to go up, the engine got
red hot, and the water in the top
tank would have soon boiled away.
So decided to go underneath,
and came down to 1000 feet be-
fore we got under the clouds. After
few more minutes we were forced
down to 500 feet to get decent
visibility. We we're flying so low
that we could not keep the motor
cool, and the water was boiling
fast.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-28
London Goes Wild
As HdWker Ary'ires
Nothing Like Reception
to T1co Airn1en Except
Times OF Coronation,

LONDON, May 27 { By The Associated d
Press) Harry G. Hawker and Lieuten-
ant Commander Mackenzie Grieve were
given q remarkable reception on their
arrival in London tonight from North
ern Scotland, where they were landed
Monday morning after their unsuccess-
full attempt to fly across the Atlantic
Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland In
an aeroplane.
Such enthusiasm as was shown in the
greeting of the two airmen probably
never has been exceeded, except in the
times of coronations.
The crowds began gathering early in
the afternoon along the route from the
railway station to the Aero Club. where
Hawker and Grieve were formally well
coined on behalf Of London. Through
out the afternoon, until the train with
the heroes arrived, the throngs grew
in numbers. When the train pulled
into the station the entire line over
which the procession was to pass was
jammed with cheering people.
Cheers for Mrs. Hawller
A foretaste of the great welcome
that the aviators were to receive came
during the afternoon when Mrs.
Hawker went to the railway station to
proceed to Granthan to meet her hus-
band. The throng loudly cheered the
plucky little woman, who never gave
up confidence that her husband ulti-
mately would be rescued.
Arriving in London, headed by an
Australian band and a body o. Au
stralian troops and large number Of
automobiles, the welcoming party
pushed through the dcnsely packed
streets on the way to the Aero Club.
In the procession were the mayor and
the councillors of St Pancras and
deputation of the Royal Aero Club, in
cluding General Brancker, the Duke
of Atholl and other famous airmen.
Another delegation in the parade,
which was accompanied by a band, was
composed of workers from the Sop
with works, where the machine in
which Hawker and Grievc attempted
to span the ocean was constructed
First Official Welcome
The first official welcome was accord
ed the airmen at the station at st.
Pnncras by the Mayor of that borough,
but still another was given them IN
side the Aero Club building.
After the ceremony at the Aero Club
the aviators were entertained by the
Sopwith workers. Like Mrs. Hawker
Mr.. and Mrs. Greve proceeded up the
line and met their son and bade him
New-York tribune., 1919-05-28
Hacker Took Chance
On Hopeful " Gather
To Beat american.

LONDON, May 2S BY The Asso-
ciated Press).-In further statement