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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-28
TENAREDRONNED
WIEN lake SHIP
CRASHES IN PIER
City Of .Muskegon Sinks in
Four Minutes After
Accident.


MUSKHG0N, Mich, Oct. 2S-Ten
persons lost their lives this morning
when the Crosby liner, City of Muske-
gon, formerly tne city of Holland
while trying to make the harbor here
struck the south pier at Muskegon
channel and was smashed to pieces
sinking in four minutes.
Three Of the victims were passen-
gers, the remainder being members of
the crew. There were about rs pas
sengers aboard but the vessel lay
against the pier so that most Of them
were able to make their way to safe
ty.
The City of Muskegon left Milwau-
kee in clear weather last evening but
was caught in raging nor-wester
that struck Lake Michigan early this
morning. Riding the storm well Cap
tain Edward Miller decided 1t was SAT
en- to attempt to make the harbor than
to turn about. Just as the bow Of
the vessel came into the channel a
big wave caught it and smashed the
craft against the end of the pier.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-28
IGBRSNADON CITY
CLERK AND KERN
CITY SOLICITOR
Clifford c. Meredith Gets
Job as Chief Clerk in
Finance Dept.
0NEY EEN PLgNS LEFT
Appointments Made Today
Are Effective Noyenl-
ber First.

Attorney Edward B. Carskadon was
appointed city clerk at a meeting of
the Boar dof Directors held this morn
ing and retiring City Clerk Albert J.
Kern was appointed city solicitor
which position he had held for some
time since the resignation of the for
mer city solicitor. Mr.. Carskadon's
appointment is effective December !
as is also the appointment of city So
licitor,
Clifford c. Meredith was appointed
chief clerk in the treasurer's office to
succeed James G. Robinson who re-
signed to accept a position elsewhere
Charles w. snoyden was reappointed
water clerk, Roy B. starn was reap
pointedS meterman and Lawrence ].
Horan was reappointed chief meter in
spector.
All these appointments are effective
November first.
There still reiuains few plums to
be shaken of the city tree among the
number being those Of city engineer,
reservoir superintendent and fire chief
and assistant fire chief as no appoint
ments have been made for these jobs.
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mo Personal Injuries
on Monongah Division

]. M. Scott, Wheeling, general su-
perintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, and @. w. Van Horn, Graf
ton, superintendent of the Monongah
division, left last night on train 70 for
Clarksburg.
C.. W. Van Horn, Grafton, superin-
tendent of the Monongah division OF
the B. & o. railroad, has called of his
proposed special train in the interest
of the campaign to prevent personal
injury.
Thus far no person has sustained
injuries on the Monongah division OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad since
the prevention Of personal injury cam
paign opened on October IS. There
has been but one personal injury in the
West Virginia division Of the B. & o.
railroad since the drive began.
j. H. Huggins, Brownsville, Pa, su-
pervising agent Of the Monongahela
Railway, is in Fairmont today.
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ROLL GALL WORKERS
TO MEET THURSDAY
Miss Dora Lee Newman
Will Make an Address
on Red Cross Work.

There will be meeting Of the
workers in the Third Annual Roll
Call of the American Red Cross at the
County court room in the Marion
county Court House Thursday even
ing which will be addressed by Dora
Lee Newman, who saw service with
the hut department of the Red Cross
overseas, and Major U. A. Knapp,
who is prominent in affairs OF the
American Legion, the organization OF
returned soldiers.
Mrs. Joseph Roster, chairman Of
the Third Annual Roll Call, urges all
those who have been asked TO nelp In
the work to attend this meeting as
well as volunteer workers from Fair
mont and all parts Of the county. This
is not a movement confined by any
means to the organization now in ex-
istence and volunteers will be well
coined for service not only in Fair
mont but throughout the county.
"The war is not over" declared
Mrs. Roster in emphasizing the I'M
portance of this Thursday night meet
ing. 1.-THE American Red Cross is a
part of the government untiPthe war
is over, and this talk suggestive that
there is no use for the Red Cross is
contrast to the primary principles Of
patriotism. There is, stilI much work
for the Red Cross to do abroad and
no limit to the possible activities over
here, The Red Cross is purely COM
munity enterprises and those who are
sincerely interested in working out
community problems should interest
themselves in the third annual roll
call, which is not only tribute to the
efficient skvice of the organization
in war times, but means a perpetua-
tion Of community effort in Marion
county"
The intensive campaign has been set
for Nov 1910 and ending with big
doings on Armistice Day-Nov. IL.
The first celebration of this important
day in Marion county should prove a
big stimulus to the Red Cross Roll
Call.
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BarraekvilIe Has
Case Of Smallpox

James Drummons, of Barrackville,
has the smallpox. DR.. 7. j. Conaway
notified DR.. L. N. Yost this morning
of the case and Immediately every pu-
pil in the Barrackville school was or
dered yaccinated. Drummons has been
about several days complaining, min
Cling with others, not knowing he
had the disease.
Dir. Yost says there are nine cases OF
smallpox in the county now, four at
Riyesyille, four at Harrington and one
at Barrackyille.
He advises that everyone be vac
cinated who has not-eyen though
there Is no smallpox near. He believes
the value of vaccination cannot be too
strongly emphasized.
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zINN EL(]NERATED
BY GDR0NER'S JURY
MiIIe1syiIle Store Keeper
Had Right to Shoot
at Burglars.

The inquest into the death by shoot
ing Of George Blocker who was shot
while trying to rob a store in Millers-
Vile last week occurred this morning
at ten o'clock in the country court
room. The jury consisted by Lloyd
Fitzhugh, Charles Jackson, Charles
Gould, Lawrence McCray, R. @. Mus
grave and Homer Price.
After hearing W. A. zinn, the own
er of the store, make report on the
shooting in detail and after listening
to Charles Wilson, colored, one of the
robbers who was brought from the jail
by Jailer Buckley, to testify regarding
the robbery and Blocker's part in It,
the jury agreed that the shooting by
Zinn was iustifiable ans the case was
dismissed as far as the coroner's jury
is concerned
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University Men to
Talk to Teachers

DR.. L. M. Bristol, of West Virginia
University, will address the teachers
Of Union, Fairmont, Winfield and
Grand district institute on Friday aft
ernoon, October 80, on the Question
and Problem Of Community Survey"
He vi tll talk on how to gather informa-
tion from communities to compile sta
tistid 5 covering trade and social ac-
ttviHes, renters, percent who attend
chu1 1ch, nationalities, school ages, etc.
j H. Shreye will speak 80 minutes
ON "Conditions Favorable to Learn
tps" Supt Jackson from Clarksburg
MI speak on fundamental school
SUI ect and H. L. White Of the Butcher
sci o9l will speak on Reading" iss
EIa Blair will talk on 1.-THE Nool day
IuHch"
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GOT Ills BANK ROLL
BUT NOT his BOOZE
To Make Matters Worse
Liquor Was Put Where
He Could See It.

At police court this morning Howard
Wright somewhat the worse after a
night spent in Jail without his beloved
booze, paid a fi1, Of SIS for disorder
ly conduct on Meredith street last
evening. Wright had $117.SO in the
envelope, all Of which he would have
gladly given for drink from the two
pints which lay on the big table in
front Of the mayor. Don't we get
the stuff back?" he asked Mayor
Conway. "You do not" replied the
mayor. "Ah, Mayor, your Honor, I'd
sure like to have a drink this morn
ing" well, you can't have it." stat
ed the mayor emphatioally.
Wright sat crumpled up in his chair
his tall form slumping toward the bot.
ties while the contents ran around in
side in a tempting manner. He eyed
the whiskey as a cat eyes a mouse and
even slid his hand toward one Of the
bottles. When he received what
was, left Of his roll of money he said:.
LET me out Of here quick He was
followed by an officer who stayed be,
hind at respectable distance and 1t
was the general opinion Of bystanders
that Wright would be back In jail
again mighty soon. -.
Elmer Hobaugh, companion OF
Wrlghts, was also fined S15 for being
drunk in the same location in com
pany with Wright. Hobaugh claimed
Wright gave him - whiskey. Wright
said IL he did he didn't know 1t, You
married ?n asked the mayor, both men
being past manageable age. Dear,
no." complained Hobsugh. Wright
looked Immediately very sad .Oh, my,
oh, my" he soliloquized, wouldn't ii
be awful for married man to be.
caught in this fix
Next on the program came Harold
Dean who was fined 81 for driving on
the wrong side of the street. Dean said
he. was driving I'd she asked
him 10 let hell Int side 81
tn stfV and wiz linking Of vi
ling se law, he drove up and let
..er out.
G. L. McElViroy reported this morn
ing for running into a car! on Main
street. McElyiroy was driving a
Ford on Monroe to Main street, Fire
Chief Okey Watkins and ed DevenY
testified as witnesses that the coils
ion was accidental, neither driver to
blame. The car McElviroy ran into
was occupied by Blaine Moore and his
wife, Mayor Conaway dismissed this
case. Nothing was damaged but a
running board.
Sam Clemens, colored, appeared for
the second time this morning on
charge Of throwing trash at Virginia
avenue and Third street, Sans eyes
wore a frightened look and he began
the same excuse to the effect thai
he didn't know It was against the
law. He said he would 90 right straight
off and clean the trash pile away. It
was in boxes, this time, Sam, dumped
CONTINUED on page touE)
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Of NINE
TROUBLE Brings
C0RNNELL HOME
Reported That Ralaigh
County Mine Had Been.
Blown Up.
.HEATHERMANDENIESTALE
Says Penberton Vandalism
Probably Started
STORY.
fRY Associated Pressl ]

WINCHESTER, Va, Oct. 2s-Goy-
ernor cornwell, of West Virginia. who
has been visiting his brother here, left
hurriedly today for Charleston after
receiving a message that a coal mine
in Raleigh county had been blown up
and that the situation there was serl-
Gus. The governor said the message
gave no details.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 2S. w. j.
.Heatherman, chief Of the State De-
nartment of Mines, said this morning
that he had no information concern.
ing the blowing up Of a coal mine IN
Raleigh county. Mr.. Heatherman stat
ed, however, that he would make i'm
mediate inquiry.
After further. inyestlgat ton Chief
Heathernan5 said positively that there
had been no mine explosion recently
IN this state. He explained that d dis
patch from winchester, Va, reporting
an explosion and recalling Governor
Cornwell to Charleston must have re-
ferred to the reportlof yesterday from
Pemberton which is in Raleigh coun-
ty that three mining machines and
three pumps tn a mine of the Pember-
ton Fuel company had been blown up
presumably BY TIE secret placing of ex-
plosiyes under the machinery.
This occurred between the closing
Of the mine on Saturday evening and
its reopening on Monday morning as
reported in a dispatch from here yes
terday.
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WINTER IS RUSRlDG
TO AID BOLSHEV|KI
offensive Against Petro.
grad May Fail Because
Of Cold.
fBy Associated pressl

LONDON, Oct. 2S.-Winter NOV
ing southward from the Arctic re-
gtons is,coming to the aid of Bolshe-
vfk troops in Petrograd and the abil-
ity Of General Yudenitch to capture
the former Russian capital before
cold weather puts an end to his cam
paign seems doubtful.
Soviet forces fighting desperately
against the north Russian army have
succeeded In recapturing Tsarskoye-
Selos and Payloysk, south of Petro-
trad and appear to be in a position to
pfolong the defense Of the city for an
Indefinite period. Some of the best
soldiers in the hranks of the Soviet
army dre said to have been rushed to
Petrograd and Moscow, and it is be-
iieved they fored the main portion Of
the Red forces which hayS initiated
what appears to be a SUCCESSFUL coun-
Ter offensive.
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MANY RECORDS
BEING broken
N THE REGION
New High Mark for Pro-
duetiOn Was Set
Monday.

Daily production records on the
Monongah division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad were slashed on
Monday when Las 2cars of ocal and
coke were loaded. OF this 1,418 cara
weer coal and eight cars were coke.
The heaviest loading prior to Mon
day was on August 1S, when 1922
cars of coal and coke were loaded
1920 cars of coal and two cars Of
coke. Until yesterday this was the
heaviest daily production for almost
two years. The heaviest daily pro
duction on the division in 1918 was
on August 10, when there were 1,41S
cars of coal and coke loaded, S79
cars of coal and 80 cars Of coke. Ac-
tual coal loading for any one day this
year was on August IS, last, when but
one more car Of coal was loaded than
on Monday of this week.
OF the coal loaded on the B. & o,
railroad yesterday there were 1,279
cars of coal for the east and 143 cars
for the west. Eight cars of coke were
loaded, four cars being loaded east
and four cars west.
Prediction on the Monongahela
Railway on Monday was 369 cars OF
coal, which is especially heavy
Should anything like this average be
maintained every day this week the
production will run well over the
1000 mark.
Regional daily coal production yes
terday was S9,350 tons, which eclips-
ed the regional production of August
IS, which was S4,95O tons, by S,4OO
tons.
Empties Galore.
Again the Monongah division of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad is
well supplied with empties, the total
number being 2,601. Cars ordered
by the mines were 1872. Today's
cars are classified as follows: Open,
$500; coke one, Today's early morn
ing placement was 2,001. Cars left
over from the previous lay were 557.
Today there is 100 per cent car
supply on the Monongahela Railway,
with the prospects of a full run again
Oh Wednesday. There were $50 cars
placed at o'clock this morning and
$40 cars in sight this morning for
Wednesday loading.
Strike Situation.
More optimistic slants are taken to-
ward settlement Of the impending
coal strike today among operators
and United Mine Workers forces than
on any day since the strike order was
issued by Acting President Lewis, Of
the United Mine Workers. The &
ton Of President Wilson is believed
10 have made the miners sit uT and
take notice.
Opinion seems to be genel 4 that
Acting President Lewis will confer
Continued on page II ee.)
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Aliens to Be Let '.4
Go at Navy Yards
Enu Assoclated pressl

BOSTON, oct. 28,-No- citizens OF
the United States are to be removed
from their Jobs at navy yards because
of lack of work or lack Of funds for
naval CONSTRUCTION until all aliens have
been discharged. This is the sub
stance Of an order by Secretary Daniels
received at the First Naval District
headquarters here today.
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LRY AsaocIated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S. = War
time prohibition will be brought to
an end by Presidential proclamation
Immediately after the senate ratities
the German peace treaty, 1t was said
today at the White House.
Officials explained that the war
time act provided that it should be
annulled by the President when peacs
had been declared and when the army
and navy had been demobilized. Con-
gress was informed yesterday by the
President in his message vetoing the
prohibition enforcement bill that de-
mobilization of the army and navy
had been completed.
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nYD High Boys Have
81 A Committee Now

AT the Fairmont Y. M. c. "A. last
evening a High school boys commits
TEE was selected for the purpose Of ar
ranging activities for the "Y" high
school boys in conjunction with the
regular stan.
The officers Of the committed are
Clark Brown, chairman; Sam Rock,
secretary.
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HOPE THAT MINE STRIKE WONT HAPPEN IS RENEWED
1IV4P FNnS For us WHENGERllAN TREA ATYLSRATIFIED
THREE IMPORTANT CITY APPOINTMENTS MADE T0DA1
TR. INSPIRATION
DECLARES JUDGE
Roosevelt Memorial Fund
Took Quite a Jump
4. - Today.

The Roosevelt Memorial fund tool
a veritable boom this morning, but
more interesting even than the in.
crease in the amount of money thai
has been contributed. her, the fol-
lowing letter from Juag' lliam S
Raymond, of the Circuit .4rt of Ma
rion county:
Enclosed please find my check
in the sum Of IS payable to your
order as contribution to the
Roosevelt Memorial Fund. feel
1t an honor to aid in perpetuating
the memory of one whose patriot
ism was of the highest order, and
whose life should serve as an in
spiration to the present, as well
as to the coming generations"
Contributions received today are as
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EIks' Annual Roll
Cali Here Tonight

At the meeting OF Fairmont Lodge,
2a4, Benevolent Protective order Of
Eiks, the annual roll call win be OBJ
served commencing at s O'Clock.
A class Of nine candidates Will be-
initiated. a social hour will follow the
meeting A buffet luncheon viii bel
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They Declare It Vindicstes
Their Contention as to
War Status
Ohio Miners b
Work I Given
US 0tgeHon

IBy AssocIat ted FfesH
BBLLAlRE, Ohio, Oct. rs n the
government takes over the opera
alton OF soft coat mines ii the
event the coal miners strikes goes
into effect Saturday many miners
In the eastern Ohio bitumihous field
announced today. they are ready to
continue work under adenuate mil
tary protection.
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Moose to Initiate
Many Candidates

Fairmont Lodge Q, Loyal Order Of
Moose, VIII hold its regular meeting
on wednesday highs IN Moose Home.
a class Of twenty fiTS candidates viii
be Initiated.
The membership drive the lodge e
putting on Is progressing very nice.
~.
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WAR time PROHIBITION To END
WHEN PEACE TREATY Is RATIFIED
White House Announces That Presidential Proclamation
viii Be Issued at That Time Making
the Announcement.

The White house announcement
clears up any doubt as to whether the
war would be- ended legally with the
ratification OF the German treaty.
Some officials had expressed the opin-
ion that the war emergency would
not pass until the treaty with Austria
had been acted upon by the senate.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2s.-An eff
fort to have the senate act on me-
tion to repass the prohibition enforce
ment bill over President Wilson's
veto was made soon after the senate
convened today. Several Democrats
objected and a long parliamentary
wrangle over the rules ensued.
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WAsHiNaTo oct Hope var
expressed in Official qnaFiers today
that the soft coal strike set for Sat.
urday would be postponed tnot called
off.
Announcement that John Z. Lewis,
president Of the United Nine Workers
of America has summoned members
of the full scale committee lc meet
the International executive Board a
Indianapolis tomorrow was accepted
as an indication that President wiz
sons command to the miners organic,
ton not to- plunge the aSuntry into ln.
dustrisl chaos might ~ needed.
In full belief that oificefs Of the
international body who ordered lho
strike have power to stop it govern
ment officials awaited the next siep
which must come from the miners
Confidential reports from the central
coal field territory indicated it Vas
said that not all,os The mining army OF
more than half q million men would
quit work.
INDIANAPOLIS, OCT & President
Wilson's veto Of the prohibliion en-
forcement bill yesterday was adYan1
ed today by officials 81 the United
Mine Workers Of America here as an
argument in favor 81 thelr contention
that the war emergency had passed
and that the miners therefore are no
longer bound BY wage agreements en-
tered into for the continuation OF the
OF the war.
It is hoped they said that the ac'
ton, win swing public opinion their
way and aid IN securing their de-
nlsnds for a thirty hour week and
sixty per cent increase "a pay. failure
to get which has resulted ia an order
for a strike of AL bitiminous coal ul1
ers on November first
-
R1NGFTELD; MI oct 27-John Is
Lewis, acting presid ent Of the United
Mine Workers Of Amefica, tonight BY
telegraph invited twenty five district
coal producing states and
members Of the miners scale commit
tee to meet with the international c1-
ecutiye board Wednesday 70 considor
the strike issue.
The action Of NJ lewis he stated
was prompted desire TO more
with full delibetation O. q situation
the seriousness of which cannot ne
gainsaid,
Thirty two members constitute t1o
full scale COMMITTEES oi the central
competitive field which comprlses tle
states OF Indiana Ohio, Illinois and
Western PennsylyaI
District Presidents and members ol
the scale COMMITTEES are being called
ii, President IleHis said TO clunc|l
with the executive board BY reason o.
the president S 81 tement. What f'u''
action will be taken, cannot presuu.
to forecast
Mr., Lewis said Che strike order 7.lI|
was IN effect and would be operative
Friday at midnight unless something
happened meanwhile 10 alter The s|
uation, The executive board would
have authority ne stated to postpone G..
suspend the strike order. auD'9cI r
the Wit Of The membership OF 0
unfOr
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THE WEATHER

Esl, z, saa ~ 'salsAsi wss's'.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
How Old Are You
BY Your Hair?

You may be thirty in years, but ir
you ere ld-hcadcd. gray, or your hair
is dry, brittle. scaggly and uEly-look-
ing. people will surely take YOU to be
many years older.
when your hair becomes faded, dry,
streakcd and scraEgly. when it falls
out badly and new hair cannot grow
the roots should be Immediately vital
lied and properly nourished. To do
this quickly, safely and at little en-
pcnse, there is nothing so effective as
Partisan sage CiQuid form). which you
can get at all good drug and toilet
counters.
It's guaranteed to abolish da ndruff-
stop scalp itch and falling hair and
promote Il new growth or money re-
funded. It's in great demand by dis
eliminating women because il makes
tho hair so soft, lustrous. easy 10 ar
range attractively and appear hcavie.
than II really u.s.
massage with Partisan sage is a
real dclight-casy to use. not sticky
or greasy, and dclicately pcrfumcd-an
antiscptic liquid free from dangerous
ingredients and guaranteed not to
color the hair or scalp. II YOU want
good looking hair and plenty OF il by
all means use Partisan sage-a little
attention now inSureS beautiful hair
for wears to COmo.-AdV