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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24
Ask Any Doughboy Who
Was lover There

and he will tell you that American railroads
the best in the world.
He saw the foreign roads - in England and
France the best in Europe - and in ether Con-
tinental countries - and he knows
The part railroads have played in the develop
mcnt of the United States is beyond measure.
American railroads have achieved high stand
ards of public service by far GIFTED and courage
Gus investment of capital, and by the constant
striving of managers and men for rewards for work
we'll done.
We have the best railroads in the world VIC
must continue to have the best.
But they must grow.
To the $2O,OOO,OO 900 now invested in our
railroads. there will have to be added in the next
few years. to keep pace with the nations business
billions more for additional tracks, stations and
terminals, and engines, electric power houses
and trains, automatic signals, safety devices, the
elimination of grade crossings and for recon-
struction and engineering economics that will re-
duce the cost of transportation.
To attract to the railroads in the future the in
vestment funds of many thrifty citizens the direct
ing genius of the most capable builders and man
ayers, and the skill and loyalty of the best work.
men - in competition with other industries bid
ding for capital managers and men - the railroad
industry must hold out fair rewards to capital, to
managers and to the men.
American railroads will continue to set world
standards and adequately serve the Nations needs
if they continue to be built and operated the
American principle of rewards for work well done.
GM1 advertisement il published MMe
cSz1oooaton Of &1uAray '@Ncot1tlveA
Those desiring inflammation concerning The railroad stu
may obtain literature By wriing o The Associa-
Of Raluay Booduay. ,.y .. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05
ME. CHURCH SOUTH
WILL BUILD soon
Structure That Will Be
Credit to the Town to
Be Put Up.

That the Southern Methodist Epis-
copsl congregation will have a new
church in which to worship in the
near future was decided upon at a
meeting of the quarterly conference
held at the church last evening. For
several years the congregation of thl
church has been considering the mat
ter of building new edifice, the con-
gregation and Sabbath school having
entirely out grown the present struc-
ture. However, many matters inter
vened and the project was permitted
to remain acquiescent for some time.
No plans were discussed for build
ing the structure and no date was set
for beginning work. However, it is
believed the day is not very far dis
tant when active work will begin on
the structure, which will be mod
ern one in every particular.
The church will be erected on the
present site and on an adjoining lot
and will be credit to the town.
Those present last night at the
meeting were: The Rev. A. M. Mar
tin, presiding elder for The Fairmont
district, who presided; Rev. r. j.
Yoak, D. N. Snider, Sidney Reed, A.
]. Rice, James Boor, Charles L. Clay
ton, Jesse Wright, Oscar Wilson, Will
bur Shinn, S. E. James, r. A. Watts,
w. D. Straight, ]. o. Prickett, Jesse
Wilson, William Brock, L. c. Boice,
Carl D. Yost, H. T. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05

Wednesday 1853 mines we're down. Two
weeks ago 1856 were down; three weeks
ago, ISL, and four weeks ago, 15s.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel that went out OF the
region yesterday totalled 2SS cars.
This was an increase Of eighteen cars
over Monday, when 2l5 were shipped
out. The New York Central yesterday
increased its loads from 16 to % over
Monday; the N. Y. N. H. H., from %
to %; the Lehihg Valley from 8 70 So.
P. & R. was fir at 81, dropped but
one car load over the previous day.
Yesterdays Loading.
Yesterdays loads totalled 6S3. Sew
enty-three unconsigned cars were
shipped yesterday, which brings the
total OF unconsigned loads down to
1854 today.
The movement yesterday consisted
Of 702 loads Of coal and cars Of coke.
There were 667 cars Of coal east and
35 west. There was one lead of coke
east and loads west yesterday.
United Mine Workers.
H. E. Peters, who is in charge Of the
Fairmont office OF the United Mine
Workers, left last evening for Charles
ton. He will return to Fairmont eth
er Friday. or Saturday.
Joe Angelic, international organizer,
will be in Everson today.
James Diana, district board men,
Der, Is in Shinnston today.
Nick Aiell. district board member,
is at Lost Creek in the Clarksburg
field today.
]. L. Ballard, international organi-
ger, and John Custolac, district organi'
ger, are at McWhorter today.
While Mr.. Peters is in Charle-ton
Isaac Scott, international travelling
auditor, will be in charge of the Fair
mont office Of the United Mine Work.
ers.
Joe Angelic, international organi.
ger, will attend the convention Of sub.
district 5 at Bellaire, o., March II
to is.
Mutual Monthly.
TIL eMutual Monthly Magazine is
sued by the Consolidation Coal com.
pany, is out for March. 1t has a rath.
er attractive cover in which "clean
coal" is emphasized. The number is
an excellent one and contains the
usual interesting articles Of interest
to both the employer and the en-
ployed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05
INSTRUMENTATION
SCHOOL IS OPENED

d. D. Wade will start his night
school for foreigners at Ida May to-
night. This school is the first started
for training those dOS;ring to become
American citizens and It is hoped That
other schools will start in the mining
sections as soon as it is learned
whether or not the work planned for
these people is just what they need.
Text books have been sent by the
United States buerau Of naturaliza-
ton, and these books cover very COM
prehensively a few Of the necessary
lessons which the foreign element
must thoroughly learn before they
can get naturalization papers. 1t is
not compulsory that these people go
to this school, If the lessons are learn
ed elsewhere, but 1t is felt by those
who have given the matter much
thought that tfG school will help and
teac hthem much faster than they
could learn by themselves.
The school will meet one night a
week, with H. D. Wade, principal Of
Ida May school, as teacher. A num-
Der Of studies will be taught, though
most of the work will cover lines to-
ward better understanding of our
government. Simple arithmetic will
be taught and plain rules in English.
Many foreigners do not know the
names of the different months Of the
year and this will be taught, with
also the names of the different holt
days and why they are holidays.
Wives Of these people will have an
opportunity to learn about better
cooking and better housekeeping, es-
pecially as regards cleanliness I'M the
home to prevent disease.
1t is felt that the school cannot
help but be a success. The work was
especially explained by naturalization
agent Richard H. Campbell when he
was here last month. 1t has been felt
for some time that the only way to
make the foreign element a safe ele-
ment is by educating them to become
United States citizens.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05
DENY THEY
ATTACKED ITALIAN

In an effort to ascertain IL possible
VINO accosted John Matlo, an Italian,
on Bennett street just on Pennsyi.
vania avenue on Sunday evening last
and cut his clothing with knife,
Mayor Anthony Bowen had summoned
to appear in police court this morning
number of negroes who frequent the
negro club house at the corner OF
Pennsylvania avenue and Bennett
street.
The negroes were closely question
ed but little real evidence concerning
the culprit was secured. The negroes
all seemed to know about an ARRAY
which occurred in front OF the club
house on Bennett street little earlier
in the evening in which several white
men and number of negroes are said
to have participated, but were very
reticent when it came to divulging any
facts concerning the alleged hold up
The negroes examined were Lee
Tumble, William Pruitt, William
Payne, Doug Howard, D. Bostic and
John Kane, all Of whom were at tbs
club house during the evening the
hold up took place.
According to the story told by John
Maffo, the Italian who was accorded,
he was returning to his home in that
vicinity and when a short distance
from the club house on Bennett street
he was held up an unknown negro who
struck him at the same time pulling
from his pocket knife with which he
slashed at the Italian cutting several
rents in his shirt. The Italian exhibit.
ed the shirt in court this morning.
The city authorities believe they
know the man who did the cutting, but
so far have failed to locate him and
he is believed to have left town
Mayor Bowen has an officer on his
trail and expects to bring him in fo-
trial shortly. In the meantime the ne
groes were released until further evil
dence can be secured.
Che case Of Mrs. NJ. L. Brown OF
the East side, against Sam Suroci, an
Italian, in which Mrs. Brown swore
out a warrant for the arrest of the
man on the charge that he had threat
ened to beat, wound and kill her, came
up for trial today. This case was con.
tinued over from yesterday. After
hearing the evidence of Mrs. Brown
and her daughter and Suroci Mayor
Bowen fined Suroci ten dollars. The
case grew out of the Italian tearing
away a piece of fencing which the
Brown woman had placed and when
she objected the Italian became angry
and threatened violence.
Mayor Bowen yesterday fined six
inmates of notorious East side re-
sort known as the RED Onion" twenty
five dollars each. They were placed
in jail and later three of the women
were released when an Italian appear.
ed and paid their fines. The other
three are still in the jail in lieu of pay
! ing their fines.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05
Birthday Surprise
for G., W. Toothman

G. W Toothman, was greatly sur
prised yesterday evening at his home
on Pennsylvania avenue bye a num-
Der Of his friends ana neighbors. The
occasion being the fifty seventh an
niversary of his birth. Mr.. Toothman
ate his birthday dinner yesterday
evening at the home OF his daughter,
Mrs Claude Richmond on, Bellview
avenue. After dinner Mr.. and Mrs.
Richmond left her father and mother
to lock up their house and hurried
away to the moving picture show
However, they suddenly changed
their mind, as any woman has a per
feet right to do and as any husband
is duty bound to do in order to avoid
domestic disagreements, and instead
of going to the movies went to her
fathers home. On arriving there to
their great establishment they found
the parlor dining room and kitchen
packed full Of their friends and neig-
bors. AS Mrs Richmond knew that
her father would be home soon, the
lights were put out and the crowd
awaited in silence, or as near in sill
ence as crowd composed of in part
Of women could be silent, the arrival
of Mr.. Toothman. AS he entered his
home, and could see by the aid of the
fire light the dim outlines Of human
forms in every part OF the house, and
could hear the loud breathing and
muffled giggling of some of the forms
he thought he had been helping to
remove the great quantity of liquid
from the Court House. However,
with the assistance of Mrs. Tooth
man, he lighted the light and gradu-
ally came to his senses
After the victim came to himself.
bountiful refreshments were served
to all the guests.
Following the refreshments, Mr..
Toothman began unwrapuing tho
many presents which the visitors
had brought. The presents consisted
of variety of useful things mostly
articles of clothing
Before taking their departure the
guests all joined in wishing Mr..
Ioothman many happy returns OF the
day
Those present were:
w. o. Layman, Frank S. White,
Joe Dots, Rev. T. S Meredith, ALI
Richmond, G. N. Mortified Dan
Toothman, Arthur H. Lynch, Claude
Richmond, ] c. Glasscock, F E.
Mortified. s. w Rutherford, Ronald
Mortified, Mrs c. N. Mortified,
Lois Rutherford, Agnes sapp, Estella
Dots, Pinkey Arnett Celia Mortified
Junior Rutherford, NedMerrifield,
Joseph Merrifield. Ryland White. Vi
ginia Merrifield, Chas. Richmond,
Josephine Richmond, Leliai Rich.
mond, G. o. Parker, Mesdames G. o
Parker, ALI Richmond, Dorah Sapp,
Henry Mcdaniel, W. G Layman,
Cole Glasscock, T. G. Meredith, W.
G. Meredith, Arthur Lynch, Pinkney
Arnett, G. E Merrifield; Misses
Florence Rutherford Ada Sapp and
Mary White
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05
CENTENARY PLANS /
BEING EXPLAINED

In First Methodist Episcopal church,
yesterday afternoon Frank F. Har-
grave, Of Pittsburgh, director Of the
Pittsburgh area OF the Centenary
movement of the Methodist Episcopal
church, which embraces the Pitts
burgh, Erie and West Virginia con.
ferences, delivered an address.
At that time Mr.. Hargrave address.
ed the Sunday school directors Of the
Morgantown district. At length he
outlined the work of the campaign and
the various methods that would be
used to carry the work along success
fully in the Sunday schools Of the dis
trict and the county.
On Friday evening in First Metho-
dist Episcopal church the educational
phase of the stewardship campaign
will be presented to the 80 leaders of
units, the Methodist Four Minute Men
and the members of the church coun.
Gil A supper will be served at 6
o'clock and the affair will come to q
close in time to permit those present
to attend the Taft lecture.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05

BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE.

BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
Since those din-distant days when
man
First from the primal mud began
Her ancestors we're African.
Her honest, dusky, shining face
Proclaims her purity OF race.
That hue you view with eyes shut
tight,
Contrasted with her skin, seems white
And so perhaps you'll think It silly
To learn that she was christened
Lilly"
His shock Of hair is turnip.hued,
His skin is splotched, his speech is
rude,
His features all are coarse and crude.
The awkardness of his huge hulk
Is only equalled by it's bulk.
His mother (simple, trusting girl)
Bestowed on him the name Of Pearl.
And one, whose facial design
Suggests comic Valentine.
His buck teeth wear an ochre tint,
His nose askeW, his eyes a-squint,
Match an impediment of speech
To make a clam laugh on the beach
Most bashful Of all men know,
His parents named him Romeo.
And here's a girl, whose broad e1
panse
Suggests an infant elephants.
Likewise, tbs her unhappy fate,
Her members won't coordinate,
So, as she rambles round the town,
The very lamp.posts tumble down,
And still her parents had the face
To pin on her the name of Grace.
And here is one who casts a gloom
By merely passing through q room.
Life is a sad and lingering ache;
The Universe is Gods mistake.
Sugar is bitter to her taste;
Laughter is harsh and loves waste.
Her nights cry, her days a nope
Her loving parents named her Hope
Last, yes. and least, know a chap,
The biggest failure on the map.
An inefficient, shiftless shirk,
He failed in school, he failed at work,
He fails even in his welded life;
I'm shocked to say he fights his wife,
But never, even once, has licked her
Yet she's compelled to call him "Vic
tori"
Copyright, 1919, N. E. A.
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Winfield Dist. Woman
Dies Of tuberculosis

Mrs. Corneliai Jan satterfield, wife
of Aaron Satterfield, died yesterday
at her home in Winfield district az
ter an illness from tuberculosis
She wa saged Sc years. The de-
ceased was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Levy Burns. She is survived
by her husband and eleven children
namely Mrs. Susan Summers, Mrs
Issia McDougal, of Fairmont, Basel,
of townsville, Mrs. Lee Hawkins, OF
Winfield Leslie at Camp Sherman,
Nevada, Dorthea, Michael, Louise,
Louvina and Waite. A daughter
died a year ago. Until the arrival
of the son from camp no arrenge-
ments viii be made for funeral SER
vices which are under direction of
Undertakes Carpenter and Ford.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05
BUSINESS MEMS
ANNUAL MEETING

Income tax matters viii be In.
oughly iscUssed at the annual meal.
ing of the Fairmont Business Men's
association, which will be held at The
Fairmont on Thursday evening at
$3.50 o'clock.
An address will be delivered By A.
J. Wilkinson, Washington, D. c., for
merly of the income tax division Of
the United States internal revenue
department. ]. H. Blocker, Fair
mont, of the United States internal
revenue office, Parkersburg, will an
swer any question that may arise on
the subject.
At the annual meeting fifteen mem,
bers Of the board of directors will b
chosen. \
At the meeting of the board Of di-
rectors yesterday afternoon the board
made up its annual report, which will
be presented at the annual meeting
on Thursday.
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But Tidewater Business at
Baltimore Continues
in DOIdrums.
FUEL ORDERS increase
Coal Piles at Upper Lake
Ports Reported to
Be Attire.

Shipments Of coal to New England
and from tidewater are picking up,
says The Daily Digest, the organ OF
the National Coal Association. The
Geological Surveys report of condi,
tons for the week ending February
%, shows that shipments to New Eng.
land totals 245,231 tons, as compared
with 240,971 tons the week preceding,
and that tidewater shipments increas'
ed from 526,085 tons to 592,497 tons.
Shipments from New York and Phila.
delphia increased about 26,000 tons
and from Hampton Roads about So.
600 tons, while shipments from Balti,
more slumped nearly 10000 tons.
Big Coal Pile on Fire.
The Railroad commission Of Ohio
has given out information to the eff.
feet that 100000 tons of coal piled
on the docks Of the upper lake ports
has been afire for several days. The
coal is valued at $50, oOe, 900 and is said
to have been stored on the docks when
the consignees refused to accept ship
ments. The fire was due to spontane
Gus combustion.
No Army Masks.
Army masks cannot be used sue
cessfully in the coal mines accord,
ing to The Daily Digest, which states
the following in regard to the matter:
"Mr. Coal Operator, avoid the army
gas mask! Forbid its use in your
mines, for it does not protect the wear.
er against mine gases! Better still
keep 1t of the place together, II pos
sible, for it is a positive menace to
the inexperienced and may cost lives
Such is the warning issued today by
the Bureau Of Mines, warning which
the Bureau has asked the National
Coal Association to pass on to its
members in emphatic terms.
ut has come to the attention Of the
Bureau, the association is advised,
that a considerable number Of the
army gas masks already has been sold
for use in the coal mines. The Bureau
believes that the vendors Of these
masks acted in good faith, but were
not aware Of the faGtfthat the mask ia
not protection against mine gases. In
view of the fact that these masks
have apparently fallen into the hands
Of men who intend to wear them in
the mines, the Bureau is much con
cerned in an attempt to head off the
practice and thus prevent serious in
jury or loss Of life"
Production DecPease.
Still another decrease in the bitumi
nous coal weekly output is recorded by
the Geological Survey in its report OF
conditions for the week ending Febru'
airy %. The tonnage is estimated at
7,696,0O0, as compared with 7,769,00O
tons the week preceding, and is a de.
crease of $4,000 tons, or about thir.
ty per cent. from the figures Of the
week ending February %, 1918. An
thracite production increase slightly
totaling 1,113,OoO ons for the week, as
against 100000 tons the week pre-
ceding.
Teday's Cars.
There are 1852 empty cars in the
region today. They are classified as
follows: Coal, 3,144; coke, 8. Cars
left over from the previous day mum
bered $50. The placement at z O'Clock
this morning was 1,413.
Working Conditions.
Mines idle today number 146. Last
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05

Soldiers Welcemed-An attractive
streamed lettered in red, white and
blue has been placed by the county
authorities across the balustrade at
the front of the court house with the
lettering Marion county welcomes
home her boys" The banner is neat.
ly gotten up and was placed to honor
the Marion county soldiers and sail.
ors returning home from abroad and
camps in the U. S.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05

Receivers From FJu-Harry Ed
ward. Jr- fourth son Of Mr.. and MrS.
H L. Stone, Of Castor avenue, 10
recovering from q weeks illness Of
flu and his grandmother, Mrs. Man
eer, Of Fairchance who was here to
help nurse him has gone back to her
home.
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JACKSON STREET
Continued from page Ons.,.

is told that the colored man who sold
this to Haggerty appeared to Jailor
Buckley the next day to be locked up,
SAYING he had sold some water to the
Prosecuting Attorney. Here Isl he
told Bucklay-"Dey tole me to come
round and sit loked up for passin' de
watah" !,
dozens yesterday ashley watched and
listened to the gurgle Of the drinks as
they fell uown the sewer. "All dat
stuff done gone foreber-Lordy,
Lordy"" Other expressions much
stronger could have been heard as the
eyes Of these colored folks grew big
ger and bigger. Such waste, to them
was the most scandalous happening
which eevr took place in Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05

tut out the picture on all fouJ sides.
ilGn carefully fold dot.sd line / is
8htirs length Then dotted line. 2 and
M on Fold each section underneath
accurately. When completed turn GSsT
ma gOuIl I'D Z surprising result
sHo The pictures.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05
TEE WEATHER.

WeSC NHBluL6
Rain changing to
snow tonight and
much colder Thurs
day; prob ably
cloudy and colder.
Probably snow in
the mountains.
Local Readings.
2. p. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at
8 a. m. today, 40.
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STORE TO CLOSE.

Thief. ]. Smith shoe store has been
closed all day today and will be again
closed tomorrow out of respect for
the death of Mrs. j. Q. A. Meredith,
mother of Mrs. F. j. Smith, who died
yesterday.
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Mics Leatham Recovering Miss
Margaret Leatham, superintendent Of
Cook hospital, who recently under
went an operation is recovering
nicely at this time.
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LATE WANT ADS

keEs LEASES -Thousands a
peopl are coming thoV sands OF miles
D invest thousands Of dollars in IL
Horld Wonder" Oil n eds of Taxas.
Foi f1li ihtormation- write W. h.
61tN Main sire t, Fl Worth. =;
q 5-5-lt s1St
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Visitor In City,. X. Mansfield
formerly Of this city now of Charles
ton is visitor in the city today
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IGSLoIUdy W6dIH'
clear; temperature, maximum, So;
minimum, "a; precipitation, 90. River
IS. feet falling.
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Lodge N. 2. AshCraft.; Alternate, Dr..
C H. Nell.
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EVENTS TONIGHT.

Moose home Loyal Order Of Moose.
Skinner building Ladies Of the Cold
en- Link,
Woman's Benefit Association, Mac
Cabees.
0dd FELLOWS hall Odd Fellows Grand
Lodge session st7:3O. Open to third
degree members.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-05

Homo from Vfsit-Lieut. and Mrs.
vaughn JolliRe arrived home this
afternoon from Pittsburgh, where
they had spent several days with the
lattefss mother, Mrs. Frances McDon-
ousii, and other relatives.
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Much FeFttIIzer-six carloads Of fer.
tiIizer have been ordered from Farm
Agent w. 3. MeComas amounting to
tons to be shipped to various
points IN the county, costing over 81
600.
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There are 1852 empty cars in the
region today. They are classified as
follows: Coal, 3,144; coke, 8. Cars
left over from the previous day mum.
bered $50. The placement at o'clock
this morning was 1,413.
Working Conditions.
Mines idle today number las. Last