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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
Hitchcock Has Called
Caucus for Saturday
Next
he IS NOW ACTING.
Underwood Wants to Have
Place Held By Dead
Leader
IBy Associated Press ]

i L
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S,-7A call t0t
conference OF Democratic senators
Saturday to select q leader TO succeed
the late Senator Martin Of Virginia
was issued today by Senator Hftchs
cock OF Nebraska, who Is contestlhg
with Senator Underwood Of Alabama,
for the place.
Settlemen: of the contest between
Senators Hitchcock and acting Deio-
cratic leader and chief spokesman for
the administration in the treaty fight
and Senator Underwood. is the only
business to come before the confer
ence. Friends of Senator Underwood
minated today that they might ems
deavor to postpone vote until after
the holidays when the full democratic
membership including Carter GlassIaa
The SUCCESSOR to Senator Martin is
expected to be present
Some senators say the leadership
contest might have considerable bear;
ing on the immediate outcome Of the
treaty controversy. Senators Hitch.
cock and Underwood have ditiered
during tho procedure, the former %.
posin and the latter agreetng 70 NJ
cept as last alternative the plan 81
Senator Knox Republican Of PENNEY
Yania to raufy the treaty except the
league Of nations covenant, which
would be. left for future consideras
tion.
1t has been said at the White house
that irrespective Of the outcome -
the leadership contest Senator Httcl-
cock will cont . as the >admintsttas
tion leader in tn fight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
"Y
MAN APPROVES
Highly Pleased With Indus.
trial Work as Planned
Here. t

1t is the opinion OF DR.. R. M. Kal-
lenburg, New York city. one Of the
industrial secretaries Of the interna-
tional committee of the Y. M. c. A.
that Fairmont Y. M. c. A. has a won
derful industrial work before 1t. He
was here yesterday and visited the
Owens Glass plant and the Mid West
box factory on the East Side. The
New Yorker is highly pleased with the
industrial program as outlined by the
local Y. M, G. A.
While here DR.. KaLlenburg was
shown about the city by A. ]. Cash,
general secretary, and Victor Bird, In
dustrial secretary Of the Fairmont Y.
NJ. C. A.
DR.. Kallenburg was engaged in ov-
er9eas service in the Y. NJ. c. A.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
Kentucky Distillers
(. Beginning to Worry
IBy Associated Press ]

LOUISVILLE, KY Dec. 49,
Kentucky distillers apparently began
today to lose hope of Kidding them
selves of approximately 35,O00,OOO
gallons of liquor before national pro-
hibition comes into force, Jan. 16.
At that time all whiskey intended for
export must be out of this country or
be confscated, according to federal
authorities
AS far as could be learned today
no workable plan for disposing of the
liquor stocks in Kentucky bonded
warehouses, said to be worth at
wholesale more than S350,000, 900,
had been advanced and whiskey In
terests were said to look with alarm
upon the narrowing time limit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
Masonic Instruction
Being Given Today

Probably seventy-fye to 100 Ma.
sonic officers and brethren were ln
attendance at the various sessions Of
the Masonic school Of instruction In
Masonic Temple this morning and az
ternoon. The work Is bein gtaught
under the dirertion o! l. Wade Coft.
man, Clsrksburg and DR.. D. @. Peck
Grafton. deputy grand lecturers.
There Is goodly attendance OF visit
ing Officers froEs the adjoining ce,n'
ties.
A buffet supper will be served at 6
O'Clock this evening. A session win bs
held this evening also. Sessions
will be held on Friday morning, after
noon and evening also with a buffet
supper al Eix P. NJ.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
FAIRNONT MAN
SUSPECTED Of
KILLING NEPHEW
Joe AltomOnta Was Taken
to Washington D. c.
Yesterday.


Joe Altamonta, who lives in Cleve-
land avenue near the Stevenson
Wholesale house, was taken to Wash
ington, D. c., yesterday afternoon by
Detective Morgan, Of that city, sus-
pected Of knowing something about
The murder of Dominica Cuzzucoli, his
nephew. who up to November 1S lived
IN Fairmont.
On that date Dominica left for Wash
ington following quarrel between
the two men, leaving word that he
would send for his trunk later when
located. On November Is Joe Alta
monta left Fairmont and went to Bal
timore, according to the story he told
Mayor Conaway and Chief Moran yes
terday, behind closed doors in the
mayors office, remaining away sew
eral days on business OF his own, hay-
ing nothing to do with the murdered
man. Because he left this city about
the same time Dominica left, DeteC
tive Morgan asked that Joe go with
MIN to Washington where certain de-
tails OF the murder will be gone over
Joe was very willing to go, declaring
he knew nothing Of the murder other
than that 1t occurred.
The body of Dominica Cuzzucoli was
found IN woods in the district Of Co.
lumbia, near Maryland, December 70.
A coiored man chanced to pass
through and found the Italian and at
once notified authorities who said
after examining the body that 1t had
been there from two weeks to one
month. The neck and hands werb
seaten away by rats. Dominica was
about "a years Of age and but three
dollars was found on the body. A tag
on the inside OF his coat gave officers
the clue which finally brought Detec-
tive Morgan to this city yesterday.
Though the tag gave merely the In
formation that the suit had been made
in Trenton, New Jersey, 1t was
through the tailor there that relatives
Of the man we're located
The dead man had been stabbed the
District of Columbia coroner reported
and It was then learned that Joe AL
tamonta was an uncle Of the dead man
and that Dominica had lived wAh this
uncle in Fairmont for some time. 1t
was also learned that directly follow
ing a dispute with his uncle the muir
dered man left Pairmont November
10. 1t is thought perhaps another
Fairmont man, an Italian, may also
know something about the murder.
From the fact that the murdered
mans pockets were found turned In
side out, It is suppose dhe was killed
for the purpose Of robbery. There Is
money also belonging to the dead man
in a bank here in the city, One other
Of the dead man Is said to e1-
list. living in New Jersey.
Dominica Cuzzucoli was brought be-
fore Justice Conaway now mayor,
some time ago, on charge ogf Illicit
sale Of whiskey and bond Of $500
was forfeited when he failed to ap-
pear for trial. The courts are still
handling the case, those who went on
the bond still e!Neavoring to get out
Of paying 1t,
Joe Altamonta, who left for Wash /
lngton yesterday with the detective.
runs a fruit stand on the East side
and boarding house IN Cleveland
avenue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
TWO ABOVE BRINGS
ICE IN THE RIVER
Stream Did Not Close But
Many Water Pipes
Did.

With a temperature of 10 above
zero, at eight o'clock this morning, II
appears much warmer than yesterday
when the temperature registered 16
above. Last night, however, the ther-
mometer fell to two above zero and
water pipes over the city were watch
ed carefully. Not many freezes were
reported this morning though many
people had frozen pipes but discovered
them in time to thaw them out short
ly afterwards.
The river is partly frozen today
with gaps here and there untrozen.
Close to the edges sheets Of ice give
the impression that the entire river is
frozen over. mot much colder to-
night" is the report of the weather
man.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
.R.&0.GEN'L MANAGER
.ENNISIN Town TO-DAY
Trains Are Running Late
Because of Recent
Snowfall.

Stanley Ennes, Baltimore, general
manager Of the eastern lines Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, came 20.
Fairmont this Afternoon In his prls
vate car Just how long he viii re
main here it could not be learned.
Tral rs was a hour and twenty mins
utes late today waitin on train 8 II
Grafton. Train 66 from Ptttsbafgh
arrived one hour and five minutes late
over the B. 6 o. railpad this after
noon. Trains on both the b. so
and Monongahela railroads were de-
layed because of the snowfall
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
Accepts Post But
Changes His Mind

". c. Cook, New Brighton, Pa.
who early this week accepted the po,
sltion Of physical director at the
Fairmont Y. M. G. A., today wrote A.
j. Cash, general secretary of the To-
cal association, that he would. not
accept the place. Mr., Cook states
that upon his return to New Brigh-
ton from Fairmont he received a
more tempting offer.
Mr.. Cash already has lines out for
several good men, among whom is re-
turned army man Of marked ability
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
But the Crown Prince is
Not Having Very Nice
Time.
At VIRIHGEN
Hour or Two of That Is
land Would Satisfy
Most People.
This story was written before
ex-Kaiser Wilhelm moved from
Amerongen to Doom.
BY FRANK w. RosTock,
Editor of The Cincinnati Post,

Amerongen to Doom.
BY FRANK w. RosToCk,
Editor Of The Cincinnati Post.
N. e. A. Correspondent In Europe.
UTRECHT, Holland, Dec. 1.-The
story of the exile lives of former
Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, and
Grown Prince Frederick Wilhelm iS
one Of contrasts. For one who has
not had the opportunity to study the
surroundings OF both, It is impossi-
BILE to imagine how little the crown
prince has, and how much the kaiser
has, in comparison. And still the
wing clipped war eagle Of a fallen
empire does not enjoy those things
which make life worth lVing-liberty
Of movement and liberty Of speech.
Many years ago one Of the popular
songs was entitled, "She'S Only Bird
in Gilded Cage" And so it is with
the kaiser. He reminds one very
much of the eagle in Its great cage
in the zoa. Proud and defiant, he
lives his lonesome life, The kaiser
meets an acquaintance now and then,
takes an occasional walk or automo-
bile ride, saws wood, and sends SOU
venirs OF his labor to his friends, but
he still is merely prisoner of the
better class, unable to 60 where his
desires prompt him and unable to say
the things which are in his heart and
mind.
And richly he deserves it, too, many
people say, this man who set out to
conquer the world, stubbed his toe and
toppled from what he considered the
supreme heights to practical nothing
ness. For over year the kaiser that
lContinued on Page, Three) j,
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]. E. Rex is Awarded
S475 Road Dana ggi

j. E. Rex, a farmer near Wortfing
ton, was awarded $475 dana ges illithe
county court yesterday on account of
daa1a snA is 2ss::s property made byIa
shor tcut of the county road through
his farm. The original course of the
road ha dbeen changed to eliminate te
sharp curve which cut a slice ont Of
the plaintiffs orchard
The jury commissioners were
roll Curry, I. McIntire, Charles w
Linn, Arlie Barbe and Lon Davis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
Five Testify In
Suit for Damages

Five witnesses were exammeq %
day in the trial Of the dSi1age stiltiot
Curry VS.. the B. & N railroad. ABB.
Crowell who was on the stand yestei
day when court adjourned was called
to the stand first this morning He
was followed by Dr. ]. A. JamiSon
John vangtlder, Joseph Carpenter and
F. B. Barteolow.
Damages are asked on. account Df
the building of the B. & N. railroad
near tho plaintiffs property n 1914
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
WORLDS LARGEST
COAL Triple BURNS
TBy Associated Pressl

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1S-Ft;1, early
today destroyed the Crescent plant OF
the Pittsburgh Coal Company located
at West Brownsville, Pa, causing a
damage of approximately $150,000.
The double lift tipple in which the
fire started is claimed to be the larg-
est in the world. The dpple was
total loss.
About 1000 men are thrown out OF
work as the result of the fire.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
CIarksburg Wine
Makers Raided

Deputy United States Marshall John
Moore went to Clarksburg yesterday
and arrested John Arco, Louis Ross,
Peter Oliviro and Alphonse Dinaldo
on a federal warrant charging them
with unlawfully manufacturing wine.
United States Commissioner A. l..
Lohm gave the men a hearing and
held them for the Federal Grand Jury
IN January Bail was furnished and
the four released
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
FLU [PIDEMIC At
INDUSTRIAL HONE
One Hundred and Twenty
Eight Cases Reported
There Today.
rRv Associated Pressl !

CHARLESTON, W. Va..~bec. 18-
One hundred and twenty eight cases
of influenza were reporter today from
the West Virginia Industrial school fol
boys at Puntytown to Dr.. q. B. steph-
enson, president of the state board Of
control.
The disease which appeared a week
ago with four cases Is in light form
and none Of the patients has been seri-
ously i'll.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
5000 Jews Killed
in White Russia

BERNE, switzerland, Dec. 1S,-Re-
ports of a fresh wave of pogroms in
the district Of the Ukraine by General
Denekine's forces are printed by the
Lemberg newspaper Gazetta Wiscrow-
ka, according to Lemburg advices to-
day.
The newspaper declares that about
five thousand Jews were killed in Ye-
katerinoslav alone.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
Girls Fine Courage
Prevents Fire Panic
TBy Associated Press ]

NEW KEEsiNGToN, sS siSSSiSsiS Pas Pa. Dec. 49,
Panic in theatre here was avertet
last night when Miss Thelma Maloney
soloist at Y. M. G. A. benefit per.
formance, continued her song in spite
of repeated cries Of fire,
Her GOODNESS quieted the frightened
audience and as she continued the
people resumed their seats.
Over heated furnace pipes sent
clouds of smoke intp the auditorium
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
another SETBACK
FOR SUGAR CONTROL
Opponents of Plan Prevent
ed Vote on It in the
Senate.
rRv Associated press1

WASHINGTON, Dec, 18.-Sugar
Legislation received another setback
in the senate today when advocates
Of the bill to extend federal sugar
control and licensing during 1920
were unable because Of protracted
opposition debate, to bring to "a vote
the house amendments broadening
the powers proposed for the U. s.
Sugar Equalization board.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
CATAWBA NFANT DIES.

Joseph c., the i've weeks old In
fant of Mr.. and Mrs. D. o. Summers,
died this morning at the home Of bis
parents at Catawba, after an illness
with stomach trouble, The funeral
will take place on Friday afternon at
three O'Clock and interment will be
made at Catawba by Undertaken R.
C. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-18
THE WEATHER

snow fIuriies tonight and Friday.
Not 50 cold tonight
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-27

who will decline to see any scheme
cause suffering to all the people.
The president has put the matter
up to the miners. 1t would be no
answer for them to ask that operators
be ordered to meet demands. That
would at best be sadd1ing upon the
nation-added costs that cannot easily
he met by millions of persons.
The coal miners, nor any other or
ganization, has rights that transcend
those of humanity, of the hundred
millions of people here; nor with a
government created for and main
tanned by the people, ready to act at
their behest. will they fail to lend a
hand for their own preservation and
for blocking plans, the first effect of
which would be physical and indus
trial disaster. To reverse permanent
ly the whole economic system Of the
nation and force upon the people gov
eminent operation of business in or
der that men therein may be on the
pay roll of a government s.s.2er CO.
ercion and submissive to an organized
class demand. is not the intent of
the majority of men of America-it
it be that of any class.
The president and his cabinet have
spoken the voice of the country. in
his delayed note of warning. The
governors of the states where miners
may create scenes of disturbances
have cautioned factions and outlined
the intention of the forces of local
government.
The people are ready to lend senti-
ment and strength to the officials.
The trained soldiers now citizens
are ready to work and battle for or
der The army has found itself. If
there must be a showdown with the
alien forces of revolution. or violent
evolution, the outcome is not doubt
full, though the country may we'll pray
that mine-workers may swing back
from the program planned for them
and avoid creating dissension and di-
vision in the country.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-27
ONTELET THAT WAS SPOILED.

The newspapers of the country,
generally, were careful not to gush
over an industrial conference hand
picked by the president, cabinet Of
ficers, industries and labor organiza-
tons. Judge Gary, delegate for the
public and not for employers, with
Barney Baruch, broker, and President
Elliott of Harvard, have influence
only in limited spheres The public
would never have chosen one Of them,
Gompers might as well have been
named for the public group as Gary
Each was there to push his own views
as to the steel conflict, which should
not have been discussed by the con-
ference. General principles and not
any specific instance should have
been considered.
There were fifteen delegates. repre-
senting organized labor interests
about as many for capital and en-
ployers, a less number for the public
! three for farmers and none for UNI
organized and unorganizable labor
Thus certain classes irreconcilable II
views made up the majority, all com
/ bined representing but few millions
while scores of millions were only
nominally represented by well inten'
toned men who could be called
neutrals.
The press and the public failed t
become excited over the scrappinf
and dissolution of the conference. l
never got far enough along to study
| new issues and reconstruction meth
DDS.
Just about such an omelet was made
as would have resulted had towr
mayor called together democrats, re
publicans, anarchists, brewers and W
C. r. Q. delegates to prepare a socia
welfare program on the day befor
an election on prohibition.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-27

M, tt...1.,a.-..I 90 +b, Dt,esio >,
ms WIN :" wa ',,,,',. ,,ot,f,I1 IL
lIoll' III G'"iI0''', ,,1,snIt ~, a,,v
was LOT tneiil' uId no. ie3ult -, IN ~
ueCIalNe l.it,n'e'' ,', i's5 ne ~ p
~. w., ae"id z,entnrn +n advance hav
ia,r ,.os,ord a. oII,, communications.
M 80 ~ ,,1t fieghting an their
,,,s,,t, "a ,,t,+;, +hat s+ggo had hean
Wv - ~, ,I''u ,,i1 affnrd 10 ohandon
io'..r ,o,., N1oreo,,ar in these from
~, So g ,.,',,,., to,.o MT
t"la T',t' Iorahfa - 0'' '''
nv '''7'''o' 49, ,,.,.t,,.,,
II fehlaliieu 70 pe seen "i 49,
olher piahs WouIu nov nolu uu' p't ~,
| prospects, we pou'u a"u mn ~ W W
DIVISIONS " Holt"l'A uV1'N 80.
| lhoith ol "dlsdW)' Wlll'h ia" ~"
| developed lnto the @tI az I'S' ~ 4"
concentrated olletlslNe III t'io W. ~
uoh OF the Lower Nare"' put we la''
no great hopes OF mus II WAS 70 pe
assumed with certainty tHae me 'N nus
SLAMS, at the pest W"ulu oIler resist :
ance, ana tnen Wlthura" aS tneS Ha"
done IN Gallcla'
In theory the operations Whlcn We
had contemplated after the winter
| campaign seemed more promising
that is, press forward along the oso-
Wlec-GfOdn0 llhe, anu perhaps dloN
I past Lomza. (Such a blow would DC
directed from the southeast corner oil
East Prussia to the rear of Warsaw
and the Vistula positionsD
such a movement might have has
decisive results. 1t was by far the
shortest wav to the rear of the Rus.
sian forces which were retreatinl
from East Galicia between the Wis
mia and the Bug. We reconnoitret
; Tho swamps on either side of Osowiet
in fine hone of finding some wa,
across hit as we had foreseen, thu
results were unsatisfactory. The con
: dition of the ground nut all though
of crossing there out of the question
RI We had to reckon on strong resist
4, ance on the Osowiec- Grodno line,
= very strong tactical position in itsel
: and presumably strongly held w
! could not EXPECT to overcome this re
Y sistance and the other difficultie
4 which Law before us. 1t was with tn
= deepest regret that felt myself un
. able to agree to such an offensive
: even at the suggestion of genera
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-27

ed. while tn right wing had arrived
northwest Of Novo Georgievsk. (The
line was now from rs to 80 miles
north of Warsaw, an advance of about
30 miles in two days)
Saw the Battle Begin.
The field marshal and | We're pres
ent with the 18th army at the battle
of the 18th and 18th; we were most
favorably impressed by both leaders
and troops. The 18th army, like the
nth army in West Galicia, had gained
great deal Of ground in the first
attack.
on the Narew, as had been the case
on the san, a pause in the operations
now ensued. Pultusk and Roshan
we're stormed on July %. Ostrolenka
was taken on August 4. and thus the
crossing of the Narew on wide front
was secured. (The Germans We're
now across the Niemen on 40-mtle
llne) Other forces moved against
Sieroc and Segershe (north of the
Narew about Is miles north of War
| saw so that as soon as those works
were taken. Novo Georgievsk (the
strong fort guarding Warsaw could
| he cut off from the northeast.
The Russians offered stubborn re-
sistance everywhere and suffered very
heavy losses.
The 9th army and General Won
Woyrsch's detachment had also gone
: forward in the Polish bend of the Wis
| tula. Woyrschs detachment had
beaten the Russians on the llshanka
and near Radon, occupied Radon on
July 49, and forced the Russians to
retreat behind the Vistula. AS con-
sequence of this on July II the Rus
SLAMS north Of the Pilica also retreat
ed behind the Vistula and the outer
defenses of Warsaw. The 9th army,
which was still weak, now advanced
to the attack of this position. Thei1
| further mission was to cut off Move
! Georgievsk from the south.
Between the upper Bug and the
IVistula the allied armies gained fur
Their ground to the north in successive
frontal attacks.
He Is Again Ovcrruled.
Il Far from the great battlefield II
Poland, the Nimen army had als'
started an offensive in the middle o.
July, and made great progress east
ward.
j / was now quite convinced that thu
time had come to initiate the move
4 ment | had recommended, a move
/
Kovno, followed by an attack In full
force in the rear of the Russian arm
les The troops could be taken iron
Woyrsth's detachment and the 9Th
18th and Sth armies.
, We had delays quite long enough
already. The taking of kovno woul
, take time, and the Russian retreat L
/, Galicia was already far advanced. Blu
| it seemed still possible to achieV
) great things at any rate, somethin
: bigger than could be effected by tn
: operations then in progress, Thes
could end in nothing more than
pure frontal west-east retirement Q
J the enemy.
General headquarters stuck to thei
S point of view and still preferred thei
Q movement over the Vistula and Ma
rev. We were not allowed to weake
S the armies engaged in that operate
: for the benefit of the 10th and Me
: men armies. Whether our genera
/, staff, for reasons connected with tn
: general military situation, no longe
y wished to embark upon such an ex
: tenslye ana Iar-reaching plan as tha
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-27

Saturday night an operate perform
ance was Given in the Metropolitan
opera house in New York for the
king, queen and prince of Belgium
But they were not half so Interested
as they were earlier in the week by
the stunts Albuquerque put on al
Islcta with the aid of the Pueblo In
dams. The scenes at the Indian VII
Iage kept the queen busy swapping
a kodak, the prince hopping out o.
the way of bucking beasts, and the
king swapping compliments with the
dignified indian governor The
Belgians can see opera in the ole
world a any old time, hut never agar
will they see such pictures and acttvi'
tivcs as were witnessed in the won
derful west.