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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26

WASHINGTON. June ss. = Conf
Dental reports that the former Ger.
man Crown Prince and also probably
the former Emperor would attempt to
re-enter Germany after the signing of
the peace treaty were received recent.
ly by government officials here. This
became known today after an Asso-
&ciated Press dispatch telling of the
escape of the Grown Prince had been
received.
The former German Crown Prince
was interned by the Dutch govern
ment on the island of Wieringen. and
If he preserves his status as a soldier
the opinion of international law au-
thorities heer is that the Netherlands
government may be held accountable
by the Associated Powers for his es-
cape.
1t was explained that the rules of
war and neutrality require the gov
ernment of any nation that affords
asylum to fugitive soldier to intern
him for the period of the war, and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
Westcott
Back in Fairmont

Evangelist and Mrs. H. B. Westcott.
of the Seventh Day Adventist faith,
arrived in Fairmont this morning
from Parkersburg. where they attendr
ed the summer camp meeting of the
Seventh Day Adventists. Three hun
dred people attended the camp meet
ing, which is the largest attended
camp meeting held by the Seventh
Day Adventists in that place.
Other Fairmonters present were:
G. w Ellers, singing evangelist, Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Liverpool, and Mrs.
Springer. Mrs. Fred Crumpston, of
this city, is at the camp meeting at
the present time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
BIG WR|SKEY HAUL
MADE. THIS MORNING
Car Carrying Race Horse
TO CIarksburg Was Also
a Camel Special

: Two hundred quarts of whiskey
were found in freight car early this
morning by county officers when they
examined q. B. & o. freight car in the
local yards. The car had two race
horses in 1T en- route-to clarksburg
from Pittsburgh, Pat. County officers
examined the car upon information
furnished them by B. & o. Patrolman
Breedlove. :
The horses were in charge of man
by the name of Snow Montgomery
and when Patrolman Breedlove made
his usual rounds he was offered a
drink by the party in charge. An in.
yestigation followed which resulted
in the finding OF box and trunk con.
tanning the whiskey. The whiskey was
hauled to the court house. but due to
the fact that Montgomery was merely
In charge of the horses, no arrests
were made.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
Traction Company
Gets Four Ballast Cars

Four new ballast cars will be ship.
ped tomorrow for the Monongaheia
Valley Traction company from Madi.
son. ILL.,, and will be expected in the
local yards shortly. The cars will be
used at the companys power plant at
Rivesville for receiving ashes direct
from the stokers in the plant.
When filled the ballast cars will be
hauled by an electric locomotive to
various points on the system and their
contents used for ballast.
Some little difficulty has been .ex-
perienced in getting delivery of the
cars and for some weeks. w. I Fla.
marty, special agent of the company,
has been at Madison fastening the
completion of the work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
Girls Eat 'Weiners'
in the " Gymnasium

Because of the rainy weather the
junior girls of the Y. M. G. A. held
their outing in the gymnasium today
instead of outdoors. The weinerwurst
were cooked in an alley in the rear OF
the association building, sixty girls
were present.
Contests were held and the winners
were as follows: Nail driving contest
(tie), Helen Boggess an dHelen Truog.
time, 5 2-5 seconds; match lighting
contest, Laura Staggers: bread and
milk contest, Laura Staggers; crack
er eating and whistling contest (tiel,
Bessie Rosenmerkle and Helen Bog
CESS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26

Committee Of Nine Author
lied in Resolution
Adopted Today.
WOMEN ASKED TO AID
Clubs Representatives to
Niagara Falls Make
Reports.

After listening TO two very ably pre-
sented reports of the results Of their
attendance at the national city plans
ming conference, together with some
observations about the bearing Of the
city planning movement on Fairmont.
made BY City Superintendent of
Schools otts G. Wilson and Architect
John Burchinal who represented the
Fairmont Rotary club at the. confer
ence recently at Niagara Falls the
club decided to go on with the project
of providing this city with planning
commission, and a resolution was
adopted authorizing President Harry
j. Hartley to appoint committee of
nine to work out plan. The same
resolution also contained a request
that the matter be taken up by the
Woman's club and that that body ap-
point a similar committee.
This action was taken at the end
OF what was one Of the most interest
ing meetings Of the club held in a
long time. MIR. Burchinal made his re-
port first and was listened to with
painstaldng attention by the men,
bers. When he ceased speaking he
was given a warm round of applause.
Mr.. Wilson. when he was called upon.
said that his report had been divided
into three parts, one of which had
plates OF. che members Of the club.
AIr, Wilson then developed the other
two1parfs. He also was applauded in
4 AI,ok
bers had taken great interest in all
that he had to say.
AT the opening of the businesses sec
tor OF the meeting President Hart
ley announced the committees for the
ensuing club year. They are as fol-
low5
Finance -Brownei Brown, Lee Hall,
Jim Welton.
Fellowship Deacon Engle. Tom
Brett, Heck Martin, 81 Ashcraft, ST.
mon Goodman.
Entertainment Brooks Fleming,
Buddie Chambers, Doc Satterfield,
Jack Cash Joseph Roster, Salty Sat
tertield
Ways and Means-Henry Lively, j.
M. Hartley, Blaine Moore, Marsh ia
cobs, Bud Hood
civics-John Scott. Ham spedden,
Clarence Robinson, Otis Wilson, Will
( yv1egel.
Publicity and Extension-Jim Her.
bert. Ed Meredith, Joe Lehman. y
. Lamar Satterfield and Mrs. Fank-
ihouser sang very beautifully and with
kmuch feeling two duets, but the real
piusical Feature of the meeting were
"a number Of solos by Deacon Engle
I who celebrated being relieved from the
hard work of the club secretary in
that manner His efforts were much
appreciated and each one was follow
ed by flattering applause. The musi-
cal critics of the city have not paid
the attention to Deacon Engle's vocal
possibilities that they deserve. In
staying power and willingness to per-
form, he must be quite the equal Of
any singer the fair city of Fairmont
can boast of.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
Martinsburg Negro
Sentenced to Death

BERKELEY SPRINGS. W. Va.
June 2s.-1t took a jury just is min
utes last night to convict Hugh Fergu-
son, q negro, Of Martinsburg Of statu-
tory offense against Mrs Ernest zim-
norman, Judge ]. M. Woods sentenced
Ferguson to be hanged at the Mounds
Vile penitentiary on August 5. The
trial lastew two days. the prisoner
maintaining his innocence to the end.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
Band Workers to
Meet This Afternoon

Workers in the campaign for $500
to reorganize the Greater Fairmont
band will meet at the rooms of the
Fairmont Chamber of Commerce this
afternoon at 4:15 o'clock for the pur-
pose of making reports.
The campaign has been going rather
slow and gathering of workers is
contemplated to get some action into
the campaign. The workers have
been tied up in other events during
the past few days, which has hindered
the drive, somewhat.
1t was stated today that the drive
would go over until next week unless
the money was forthcoming this week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
NOTICE 70 DsLlNayENr
TAl<-RATERs/

find in looking 6ver deiin.
quent list thai "a Nfek taxpayers
have failed to make kettleHent for
their 1918 taxes. hays already
posted the saRe h font of the
Court House Al TIE Jaw Requires.
IN a very short hnS will be com
PEELED by law q forward all ,un-
paid taxes to the State Auditor at
Charleston. WeH Virginia, and
that viii add considerable expense
besides being very inconVe6ient to
yet TO. II you wish to sAve your
property II is necessary that you
pay the taxes on same at once for
delay is dangerous.
A. NJ. GLOVER,
Sheriff OF Marion County.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
FUNERAL OF R. a. TUNING.

Funeral services over the body OF r.
A Tuning, whose death occurred Tues.
day morning at his home in State
street, took place this afternoon al two
o'clock from the Palatine Baptist
church and were conducted by the
Rev. w. ]. Eddy. pastor OF tho First
Baptist church. Representatives from
the Pocahontas lodge. j. o. r. NJ, and
the Moose lodge attended the funeral
Following the services the body was
inferred in Maple Grove cemetery by
Undertaken Fred jenkins.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
Arid Legislation
Split in Three Parts
lRY Assoclated press

WASHINGTON, June 26. The
House Judiciary Committee voted to-
day to split prohibition legislation into
three parts with enforcement OF war
time prohibition separate and distinct
from the others which relate to con.
stitutional prohibition and the manu-
facture OF Industrial alcohol.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
MOST SERIOUS CAR
SHORTAGE NOW ON
IN LOCAL DIVISION
Total Cars Today Dwindle
to $40 and Placement
Falls to 473.

Coal car shortage in the Fairmont
region has assumed alarming proper
tons and today the supply dwindled
to 579 and the placement on the Mo-
nongah division of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad slumped to 473. This
is no doubt the most serious car ihort-
age that has confronted the region for
several years and is probably without
parallel during weather as favorable
for railroad transportation as has
been prevailing.
Today twenty-five mines were
chalked up as idle, due to car short
age, which means that production will
be affected considerably today.
For some time the B. G. o. officials
had expected car shortage, but gen.
orally 1t was not anticipated quite so
soon. Business is improving in the
eastern cities and industrial plants
appear to be placing orders. The
business the Fairmont region lost in
the Lake section is at least partially
made up by increased business in the
east. The tone of the coal trade is
better right now than 1t has been for
some time.
The shortest car supply last fall
was experienced on October 81, when
72S cars were in the region and the
placement fell to 525. Mine produc-
ton was affected most on October 26,
when 81 mines were down. Cars
numbered 200 and they arrived in the
region late. At this time in October
the "fu" was at its height. On Octo-
ber 26, there were 81 out of 175
mines down and 1894 miners were
idle.
Cars today are classified as follows:
Coal, 572; coke, seven. The cars left
over from the previous day are 153.
Yesterdays Loading.
Loading on the Monongah division
continues to maintain right fair
average this week. Yesterday there
were 770 loads of coal. No coke was
loaded. The average daily loading
for the past three days is 753. So far
this week no coke has been loaded.
Coal loaded east yesterday was IT'S
and west 80 loads. Included IN yes
terday's.moyement was 20 unconsign-
ed cars, which today reduces the
number to 2o3. Unconsigned cars be-
gan last December and they piled up
at intervals until they reached more
than loco. Less unconsigned cars
are now on the Monongah division
than during the early part of last
January.
Curtis Bay Firm.
Shipments to Curtis Bay appear to
be holding steadily. Yesterday there
were 208 loads west of the, Monon-
gah division.
Lake shipments yesterday totaled
A cars, they having shaded down
since Monday when the loaS<eg for
those points was 126 cars. Lake
business is brisk in spots, but as a
whole 1t has not been verysheayy in
the Fairmont region because of the
havoc the freight differehtials have
played during the past few years. A
better rate to the lakes will mean
mere business for Fairmont. Shin
ments from the Bairmont field are
being largely made; by. the Consolida-
ton Coal company sto their, docks, at
Duluth. Unless; operators have, their
own docks they have not extensively
CONTINUED on Page .Four)
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hla sIde

There are two sides to every ques-
tion, remarked the readymade philos-
opher.
There's two sides to hickory nut,
re5oined Farmer Corntossesl: an out
side and an inside, but only one OF
'em 81 worth paying any attention to.
Washington Star.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26

Another member of the Taft fam.
fly attains scholastic distinction. Miss
Helen Taft is to be acting president
of Byrn Mawr College the coming
year. She has been dean for two
years. The president. DR.. NJ. Carey
Thomas, is to make a tour of the
world.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
Opposition to Poles
Verboten to Germany

PARIS. June 26.-The German
peace delegation has been informed
in a note from Premier Clemenceau
that-the German Government will be
held strictly responsible for unof-
ficial support of any movement
against Polish authorities in the ter
ritory given Poland in Posen and in
east and west Prussia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
GERMAN GROWN PRINCE
ESCAPES TO GERMANY
Peace Conference is Considerably Stirred Although It i
Not Believed Germans Will Rally Again to !.
Hohenzollern Standard

PARIS June 26Fredeck With German
escaped
News of the escape OF the
in peace conference circles. ~
While 1t is not felt that
onarchst party Will
recalcirancy : " "
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26

The knights q pythias of Non
umental Lodge, l2o7. of Baykack-
vile. VIII hold Al memorial Service
Sunday. June 2fth, 2:3o !. m. in
the Christian Church al fBarraclFS
vile. IT is REQUESTED that all mem
bers OF the order be present. The
public and whiting knights are
cordially inyted to attend these
services
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
FAIRMONT ROTARY CLUB GOING ON
WITH THE CITY. PLANNING PROGRAM.
City Planning
Reports On
Last Page

Complete reports of the Rotary
clubs delegates to the national
City Planning conference at Ma
CARA Falls will be found on the last
page of today's issue of The West
virginian.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-26
THEsWEATHER.

Generally fair tonight and FrI-
day.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30
BILLIE AND JACK LYNCH HOME.
From Camp k-o-Moonshine Where
They Have Passed a Profitable
Summer

Brown as roasted coffee beans and
hard as pine knots, Billie and Jack
Lynch came back to Palisade on Fri
day. They have been at Camp Pok-o-
Moonshine in the Adirondacks near
Willsborough, n. Y, for the last two
months Billie won three swimming
races and Jack one in the final meet
and camp celebration on Thursday.
After two weeks stay at home the
boys will go to BlairstOwn where they
are enrolled at Blair academy. Mr..
and Mrs. Lynch have spent a great
deal of their time during the summer
in investigating different boys schools
of the east, and after giving the sub
ject great deal of consideration and
visiting half dozen of the best boys
schools, decided upon Blair. 1t is stu
ated u miles east of Delaware Water
Cap in the most picturesque portion of
New Jersey, and is equipped with the
most modern buildings with a strong
faculty, large enough to insure per-
sOnal attention and instruction to each
of its students.
1t has n modern gymnasium 100 feet
/ long. with a running track of Is laps
| to the mile, and swimming pool 65
feet long and 80 feet wide. The dor
mitories are all new, with every mod
ern convenience. designed for the use
of boys. and with beautiful rooms and
supervisors suites in each hall.
Mrs Lynch returned from a visit to
Al a. ~,
astic about the beauties of the country
around BlairStown and its famous
academy.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30

doubtedly would have, and whenever
l should have the necessity to expand
my business or enlarge my home, it
would be necessary, if [ did not own
this land, TO obtain it at a price from
some other individual. That would not
alter the wrong, but would only put
me at financial disadvantage In
self defense am compelled, like many
others, to forestall land in order that
| might not be crushed by the system
under which l am forced to live Let
me say very emphatically that l de-
test this system, and that is why | use
my vote and voice towards its de-
struction.
MARK NJ. DINTENFASS.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30
APPEAL FOR BOOKS
AT CAMP MERRITT.

american Library Association, Lii
brary War Service
august %, 1919.
Miss n. f. Bowman, Librarian, Cliff
side, n. J.:
"My Dear Miss RECOMMENDATIONS me
to thank you for your hearty co-opera-
ton in collecting magazines for the
use of returning soldiers.
"Of all the local librarians, you have
been most faithful, and according to
the report. have collected approximate
ly twenty-five hundred magazines.
Il wish you would convey my thanks
to those who have made these gifts
and to those who have assisted you in
bringing them here.
"At the present time all the boys,
except the First Division, have sailed
from France and approximately fifty
vessels, equipped with reading matter
are lying at BreSt waiting to bring this
division home Hence the work of this
Office is about over. so will be CONSOLE
dated with the New York office about
the first of September.
Thanking you for your many kind
neSses, l am, yours very truly,
"LEWIS b. TRAVER,
~ "Hoboken Dispatch Agent.
This, of course, does not cover the
magazines and books sent to Camp
Merritt and Camp Dix.
Those who kindly used their autos
TO convey the magazines were Mrs. Il
McKeown, Mr. r. Mutt, Mr.. j. Hunter
Miss f. Merleham. Mrs. McKeowr
made three trips to Hoboken and one
to Camp Merritt.
Respectfully,
n. +. BOWMAN, Librarian.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30
.RUNYON ASSERTS He
is ORGANIZATION MAN

New Brunswick, Aug Ex-Governor
William n. Runyon paid his respects
to the organization Republicans who
are opposing his candidacy, in his adj
dress at the MiddleseX County Repub-
lican outing held yesterday afternoon.
He said that he was an organization
man and would back it to the limit
so long as it stood for right men and
principles.
Il have heard" declared Mr.. Run
yon, "that the reason the organization
in many parts of the state is against
me is because they think | will ignore
them after being elected. L want to
tell YOU organization men here this
afternoon that so long as the Organiza-
ton is right [ am with them and will
consider them in all things, but that
when l am satisfied that they are
wrong in their requests, then and then
only do our ways part In the matter OF
appointments | am ready to consider
any man the organization may recon-
mend. so long as he is the best man in
the state for the pisitiOn. No one with
any less qualification will be consider
ed whether he has the party tag or
not.
81 have always been a Republican,
and when I have found things not
to my liking in the party l have not
deserted the ranks. 1t has been my
aim to try to bring about reforms with
in the party. and | shall continue to
fight to make the Republican party
one which is truly representative of
the wishes of the great mass of the
people, and not a group of political
bosses such as are opposing my can
ddacy for the nomination.
"Some people say | should throw the
Public Utilities Commission out of of
fee Before taking such drastic action |
the whole subject should be considered |
from every angle. | am not a radical |
in any sense of the word If it be- |
comes a question between the great |
and the public, l want to I
inquire thoroughly into all its phases,
so that justice can be melted out to both
Sides / do favor, however, returning
to public utilities board of three in
stead of five members, as there has
been. so far as | can see, no apparent
justification for the increase in mem
)erShiD made in 1915"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30

especially in view Of the fact that the
community house will greatly enhance
the value of whatever land surrounds
it, | stand ready at any time to waive
the restrictions on my property pro-
viding an absolutely American and
therefore nOn-Sectarian community
house is proposed, and whenever II
piece of ground is offered free to the
community, or at Il reasonable figure,
in addition | will make a liberal con
tribution.
l said above that my land holdings
do not coincide with my single tax
ideals, but as | live under Il system
created by preSent-day laws, L am
utterly helpless, save as a citizen l
can use my vote to alter these laws.
II l don't have possession of the land
that l own some other individual I'M
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30
AUTOiST SUFFERS
FRACTURE OF ARM.

Charles Bloom, thirty-four years old,
Of II Division avenue, Brooklyn, was
Il patient at the Hackensack Hospital
Monday night, suffering from frac-
ture of the left arm and Il. bruised hip,
AS the result of an automobile acct
dent on the Paramus road near Ridge
wood avenue Monday afternoon. Two
machines, going in opposite directions.
are said to have come in collision
Record.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30
Wanted One of Them.

Edith, three, was watching circus
parade. She stood in speechless
amazement till the camels came in
view, their riders swaying lazily, then,
turning to her mother, she cried: "Oh,
mother, buy me Il rocking chair COW
Please buy me Il rocking chair COW !"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-08-30
ELECTRIC LAMPS
Specially Priced

295
Mahogany finished
handle
ofv
II kwHhG
Gold wthBL ripes
am in
exceptionally Silk Shades
REGULAR
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-01
TRY TO SETTLE THE
FAIR DIFFICULTIES

Although Miles Cannon, state COM
missioner of agriculture, has suspended
the activities of the state fair bureau
pending an understanding as to its re-
lation to his department, he has wired
Secretary o. p. Henderson, authority
to represent the states interests at the
International Livestock show in Chi
cago.
''Mr. Henderson, gave me no notice
of his intention of going to Chicago,
and when / decided last week to sus-
pend his bureau l did so without the
knowledge that he was out of the
state" Commissioner Cannon declared
today, in reply to rumors that his ac-
ton was taken as an, arbitrary step dur
ing Memberships absence. Il sup
Icsed Henderson, was in Lewiston,
and mailed a notice of my action to
him there"
w. II. Thompson, president of the
State Fair association, the corporation
with which the state has contract
to stage the fair and of which Hender-
shot is also secretary in addition to
being director of fairs for the state,
today arranged for meeting between
the corporation directors and Commits
sioner Cannon for o'clock Tuesday
to arrive at an understanding as to the
legal relations between the state and
tine association.
1.-THE fair association is showing a
disposition to settle the matter defin-
itely as 1t should be settled, and there
is every indication that an understand
ing will be arrived at that will be sat
isfactory to all concerned" said Com
missioner Cannon.