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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
Children From St. Joseph's
School Give Him sheaf
of Roses.
'0N HIS way TO WHEELING
Exchanged Pleasantries
With the Aged Rector
of St. Joseph's.

A large crowd, estimated at several
hundred people, assembled at the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad station this
morning to extend greeting TO His En-
inence James, Cardinal Gibbons, dis
tinguished archbishop of Baltimore.
who passed through this city on the
s:42 train en- route to Wheeling where
he will participate tomorrow in the
ceremonies incident to the celebration
OF the silver jubilee OF the Right Rev.
p. j. Donahue, Bishop of Wheeling.
z DESPITE the down pour of rain which
visited this section at about this time
a goodly number assembled and wait
ed patiently for the tran which was
about 10 minutes late, to arrive. When
the train pulled into the station Car
&lual Gibbons stepped TO the rear OF
We car platform and was greeted by
cheers from the assembled crowd. He
waved greetings to the onlookers bat
I'D not make any remarks. Father
Beut,oa mounted the steps and con-
versed for few minutes with the dis
t.nsu.shed guest.
a number OF children from ST. JOS
cph's paroehial school presented Car
dinal G obcls win a beautiful bunch
of pink roses. A delegation from the
Knights of Columbus lodge was also
there to greet him. Accompanying
the cardinal were large number Of
!. dignttar.es OF the church and priests
from various dioceses all of whom
were en- route TO Wheeling for the
Zceiebration.
The train stopped six minutes hay-
ling arrived about $50. Shortly after
4the arrival OF the train Cardinal Glib
bons came to the platform OF the Pull
man coach and observed the onlookers.
He said distinctly. We'll, WE'LL" as he
Il saw the large crowd assembled despite
the downpour Of rain.
He commented with Father Boutlou
about the "infirmitles OF age" to which
Father Boutlou replied I'VE all have
Father Boutlou added ~ hope you en-
inquired the name OF the town and he
was promptly told 1t was Fairmont,
and he inquired Immediately how so
many folks knew he was coming to
which Father Boutlou replied. I'VE find
those things out" and smiled.
Father Boutlou informed Cardinal
Gib5ons that the church bells OF St
Peters church were ringing out their
merry ring in his honor. but added
l.you can't hear them from here"
There was large number OF the mem
bers of Fairmont Council of Knights
of Columbus on hand to see his emil
nence.
Just as the train drew out Of the
station Cardinal Gibbons said God
,biess you ALL"
During the stop in Fairmont Father
Boutlou kissed the Cardinals ring.
(which was one of the impressive fea-
lures of the brief stay in the city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
ORGANIZED LABOR
TO HAVE PARADE
Memorial Day Selected as
Date for Big Demon
stration at Watson.

Under the auspices of the Watson
local of the United Mine Workers or
ganized labor is going to have a parade
on the morning OF Memorial day and
a picnic and dance in Crawford's grove
at Watson during the rest of the day.
Appropriate speeches will be one of
the features Of the demonstration aad
already the committee IN charge has
arranged for addresses by Mother Jon
es, Frank Keeney, president OF district
II. U. NJ. w. and H. W. Houston Of
Charleston, attorney at that place fol
the miners.
The parade will start at Twelftl,
street and Fairmont avenue promptly
at $3.50 O'Clock and the route will be
straight through the center of the city.
The Moose band has been engaged to
head the procession and arrangements
are now being made to have other
bands. The present indications ara
that the affair viii be quite large one
in point OF numbers and It is expected
that there VIII be between fourteen
and fifteen thousand men in line. Ev-
cry organized labor man in the vicinity
is expected to take part.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
(By ASSOCIATED Press !


WASHINGTON, May l2O-President
Wilson in his message to Congress to.
day recommended repeal of the war
time prohibition law-so far as It ap-
plies to wine and beer only; an
nounced definitely that the railroad
systems and telephone and telegraph
lines would be returned to private
ownership; recommended revision OF
war taxes. and outlined generally a
program respecting labor. There were
the high spots" of the Presidents s
Besides that he again urged enact
ment Of the women's suffrage const1-
tutional amendment, recommended
that the tariff laws be supplied with
teeth to protect American industry
against foreign attacks, spoke for leg.
islation to facilitate American enter
prise through the expansion of ship.
ping and approved Secretary Lanes
program for land for returning SOL
diers.
OF the Paris Peace conference and
the League of Nations the President
merely said 1t would be premature to
discuss them or express a Judgment.
He also avoided discussion OF domes-
tic legislation at length because Of his
long absence In Paris.
Congress heard a unique document.
the only one of its kind ever transmit.
ted across the ocean from president
on foreign shore. For the first time
in six years It heard a presidential
message read by a reading clerk In
stead Of assembling to hear the Presi.
dent deliver an address in person.
The recommendations for the re-
peal OF war time prohibition and for
return of the rail and wire systems,
while not unexpected by some, con-
tanned the greatest element of sur
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
to Congress, Cabled from Paris
Contained a Number of Rather Sur
pfising Features When Read Today.
RAILROADS AND WIRES TO Co BACK
Not Yet Cesr What Congress Republican in Both
NBranches Will Do With Mr..
Wilson'S Program.

prise and provoked the most vide
spread comment OF the many tasks
set before congress by the President.
The telegraph and telephone lines.
said the message, will of course be re-
turned to their owners as soon as the
transfer can be effected without ad-
ministrative confusion. The railroads
Will be handed over to their owners al
the close OF the calendar year.
In the case OF each the President
asks for legislation TO make easier the
readtustment necessitated BY the
change.
In his recommendation for readjust-
ment for taxation the President made
1t clear that he did not expect a fnn-
damental readJustment OF the Demo
cratic tariff act that mas been opera
tive for the past six years. He asked
Tor tarih changes only TO protect spe-
cial new interests like the dye stuffs
industry. Some reductions we're ad.
vocated in war time excess profits
taxes and the present taxes on retail
sales the President thought could be
dispensed with entirely.
What will be the reply OF the Repnb-
lican congress TO these proposals be-
came at once the topic or discussion
everywhere about the Capitol. In re-
turning the railroads it generally was
conceded the Republican leaders will
readily give the President their Co
operation. but as to prohibition and
tariff and internal revenue taxation
the case was more doubtful
Those are problems on which not
very clear sentiment apparently has
been formed in either OF the great par
ties.
On tariff revision the President said
the United States should have the
means Of properly protecting itself
when there was danger OF discrimlna-
tion against it by foreign nations
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
SCHOOL TESTS THAT
THE PUPILS LIKE
New Method, Devised in
Kansas, Put in Use
in Fairmont.

Diagnostlc tests in arithmetic as a
means of aseertaining rating of pupils
in the schools were conducted yester-
day by Superintendent Otis G. VIII
son in the Fifth grades of the graded
schools. These standard tests. which
were devised by the Kansas State
Normal school. at Emporia, Kansas.
as a bureau of educational measure
mems for testing the capacity of pu-
pills in the grade schools, have been
adopted in many schools and they
constitute an ideal manner in which
to ascertain the proper rating Of each
pupil.
Tests are arranged in the various
branches which are pursued by pupils
in the grade and high schools from
the Fifth grade upward. Pupils are
given leaflets with certain sums to do
in addition. subtraction, multiplica-
ton, division and at a given time,
with pencils ready. are asked to do as
many of these sums as he can until
the time is called.
The tests have been found to be
thorough and practical and do away
with the tedious examinations for
merly used In public schools. The
children heartily enjoy these tests.
The tests will be pursued in all OF the
graded schools from the Fifth grade
upward during the school year In the
various studies in the curriculum OF
the schools.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
Write Essays for
West Virginian Prizes

Approximatel 100 pupils participated
yesterday in the essay contest FOR
Which The West Virginian offers year
ly prizes to the children OF the various
schools OF the city. The subject mat
ter Of the essays deals with SANTA
don" and the pupils OF each or tho
eighth grades participated in the con
test Prize winners viii be announced
and the prizes awarded at the graded
school commencement 70 be held on
the evening OF June 6. The prize for
the pupils coutesting in the High
school viii be awarded at the last chap
el exercise to be held previous to COM
mencement day June 10.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
FEAR THAT HAWKER
MAY Be LOST IN
SEA OFF IRELAND
Weather So Bad it is I'm.
possible to Send Planes
To His Relief.

LONDON, May 2o-No definite
news of the whereabouts Of the
sopwleh sirplane carrying Harry
Hawker and Ii. Commander Mac
kenzie erieve having been reeeIv.
ed here, It was believed in admiral
ty circles early this afternoon that
the daring avlators had come to
grief soon after they left the shor-
es of New FoundIand Sunday af.
ternoon.
According to all reports no mes
saaes came from the biplanes wire
less, not even q note Of farewell
and II is believed that Haw<er
would have sent some message
unless he met with an accident
soon after the start.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
Sl40 WORTH OF
Booze IN 4 DAYS
Clinton Martin Hangs the
Record Way Up Out
of Reach.


Clinton Martin, who halls from
Kilarm. was before Mayor Bowen this
morning charged with being drunk
and fighting. and In his testimony told
the Mayor that since he had been In
Fairmont, a period ofsfour days. he
had purchased $40 worth OF booze
He did not know any OF the bootleg
gers from whom he had purchased the
booze.
Confessing to being drunk and dis
orderly he was fined SIS. while Frank
Steadman. with whom Martin was
fighting, was fined IS for beng drunk
Edward Barnes. an employe OF the
John p. Hart Groonvy company, was
dismissed as evidence brought out
that he had become engaged while at
tempting to stop the fight.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
oh, Listen Here!
BY ADAM s. LANE.

In this Day
And Age
Everybody is Organizing
Against Something
From the Bolsheviki
Down to Sam RS
Ultimatum
To frisky Felines
About Behavior
And Boundaries.
The whole Country
Seem to be Balancing
Upon its Collective
Shoulder
One large Chip
Ready for Instant
Action.
1 heard a Brand
New
Combination Organize
Last Night
While l was trying
To Get
A little Nap t
Between Three
And Four 49,
A. NJ.
In one Fine
Little Bedroom At
The Fairmont
The Resolutions
Ard Bylaws
Were Made
And Adopted
Outside my Room
Door
And even With
Only One
Eye Open
I could Tell
That another last Straw
Had Arrived
And the Time
For Something
To be Did
Was right Now.
AS nearly as
Could Gather
The title OF the New
Clan
Was
United Poker Players
Secluded Circle
For Defense
Against
Poker Debt Dodgers.
AS 1 Beat
Up
Ny other Pillow
1 Learned
That a Number
OF our Most
Distinguished
Poker Players
Have Suffered
Great Anguish
Because
other D. P. P.s
Consistently Ignore
Their debts OF
Honor.
what is the Use,"
/ heard AS
I tucked the Sheet
Under my Chin,
"of raising the RooS
ON a pair OF
OF Sevens
And sticking Tight
Till your Tongue
Hangs Out
And bluning It
Through
For an I. o. o.
That isn't worth A
-%
And I pulled The
Sheet Clear
Over my Ears
Cause am EAsily
Shocked.
The Secluded Circle
Adjourned
Eighteen minutes Later
When 1 made The
Motion
From Within
BY rapping Seventy
Two Times
On my Door
with both Shoes.
Something must Be
Going to Happen
In Poker Circles
Soon.
Be Lonesome
Or Dig Up
Was the Slogan
Last night.
As for Ne,
Play that little Ditty
PLEASE go way And
Let me Sleep" Professor.
All ready!
{ Tho NZosf W.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20

LONDON, May 20.-(By Associated
Press.)-The weather is so bad OF
the coast OF Ireland that airplanes or
dered by the Air Ministry to search
for Aviator Harry, G. Harker's ma
chine are unable to fly. There were
strong south east winds, rain and fog
at intervals during the night.
All communication centers In Lon.
don are silent as to news from Haw-
ker and 1t. Commander Grieve. Even
the rumors which prevailed yesterday
and last night had died out.
LONDON, May 20.-By Associated
Press.) is in tense excite
ment and suspense waiting the result
of Harry Hawker's bold attempt to ny
across the Atlantic and after a day of
anxious inquiries unverified rumors
and speclation, the fate OF the pilot
and hfs navigator, Mackenzie Grieve,
is still unknown.
A Sopwith machine supposed to be
Hawker's, according to an admiralty
wireless report, descended to the sur
face of the ocean forty miles west of
the mouth OF the River Shannon. La
ter admiralty reports said that this in
formation was not considered reliable.
Early, unverified reports were that
the Sopwith machine encountered a
gale which reduced its speed to forty
miles an hour and finally compelled II
to descend owing to exhaustion of gas
oline.
A strict vigil was Kept all last night
on the chance that the aviator might
arrive. Mrs. Hawker remained at the
airdrome until nine o'clock. Her faith
in her husbands skill had enabled her
to endure the suspense calmly, but on
leaving for home she was unable to
conceal her anxiety, although she still
remained comparatively cheerful.
The admiralty has sent out all avail
able ships to search for the aviators.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The Ma
val seaplRle NC4 arrived at Ponta
Delgada from Horto at 1924 a. M,
Washington time.
The official report OF the Navy de-
partment from Rear Admiral Jackson
showed that the big plane covered the
distance of $50 miles in hour and "a
minutes or at the rate OF more than s5
miles an hour.
Admiral Jackson's dispatch filed at
1925 a. m. Washington time, said:
'NC-4 arrived Ponta Delgara 1924
GMT (18:24 a. m.). All o. K"
WASHINGTON. May 2O.-1Ae Ma
val seaplane NC-3 Will not be able to
resume the transatlantic flight, a mes
sage to the Navy department early to-
day from Admiral Jackson at Horta
said the damage resulting from the
buffeting she received when forced to
land while nearing the Azores had
definitely put her out OF the race. The
hull was leaking the message said, and
one of the engine struts was badly
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
REPRESENTATIVE
OF SOCIOLOGICAL
SURVEY HERE
Seventeen Operations in
This Region Turned in
No Statistics.

For the purpose of checking up de-
linQuent reports so as to complete the
figures in the coal year ending April
1 in the Fairmont region, C. F. Smith,
statistician of the United States Geo
logical Survey, is in Fairmont today
Mr.. Smith will probably remain here.
for three days.
According to Mr.. Smith, there are
seventeen companies that failed to
send their production reports in to
the United States Geological Survey
at Washington, and he came here
from Washington to endeavor to Sc
cure the reports.
Coal operators who have failed to
send in their reports will confer
favor upon ldr. Smith by mailing
them direct to C. Z. Lesher, director
OF the geological survey, Washington.
D. c., without delay.
Yesterdays Loading.
Loading on the Monongah division
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
yesterday totaled 7SS cars. This is
the largest loading on the division
since May 8, when the total loading
was s12.
There we're 3sS cars of coal loaded
east yesterday and one car of coke,
westward there were 16S cars of
coal.
Lake Shipments.
Lake shipments yesterday totaled
14O cars. This is the largest lake
shipment since last Friday when the
total was 191 cars. Other shipments
included the following: st. Georges,
"a cars; Ohio points, cars; Michi-
gan points. 10 cars; miscellaneous
points, 16 cars.
Shipments to Curtis Bay have been
shrinking recently. Only four cars
were shipped yesterday. None was
shipped on Saturday. Twenty-eight
cars were loaded for Curtis Bay on
Friday.
New York Central Contracts.
New York Central mine run con-
tracts have been awarded as follows,
the successful bidders, the tonnage,
the period Of contract and price per
net ton being included:
]. H. Hillman & Son, $4,000, to
May l, 1919, $4,000 to March 81,
1920, S2.15.
Pittsburgh Coal Co., SEQ, 900, 10
per cent more or less, to March 81,
1920, s2.35.
Beckett Coal and Coke Co., $4,000
to 100000, to March 81, 1920, s2.10.
Mercer Iron Coal Co., engine re
quirements at Sutton. Pa, to March
81, 1920, $2.45.
Mercer Iron Coal Co., engine re-
quirements at Stoneboro, Pa, to
March 81, 1920. S2.70.
Apex Coal Co.. 1000. to Aug. 1,
1913. 100000, to March 81, 1920.
$1.99.
Unconsigned Loads.
On the Monongah division today
there are 626 unconsigned cars. This
is an increase OF rs loads over Satur-
day, when the total was 500.
Daily Car Supply.
Empties on the Monongah division
today total 1888. The cars are clas-
sified as follows: Coal, 1877: coke,
6; surplus NJ. v. T., 120; wagon. 2.
Placement at z o'clock this morning
was 1913. Cars left over from the
previous day were sos.
Working Conditions.
Today there are 1874 mines down
on the division. Last Tuesday there
were 115 down; two weeks ago. 147:
three weeks ago, 1855; four weeks
ago. IT'S.
HeathermRn Here.
w. j. Heatherman. chief of the Bu-
reau Of Mines, left Fairmont last
night for Wheeling, where he will
Continued ON page four.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
PersHing Giues
Up Proposed
Visit to London

LONDON. May 2o-The proposed
visit to England of General Per
shing. the American commander in
chief has been indefinitely post
poned. 1t is inferred here that this
postponement is due to the offic al
view that 1t would be inadvisable
for the commander to leave the
Rhnie until the Germans had signed
the peace treaty.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
One Man Killed in
Crossing Accident

PUNXATAwNEY, Pa, May 2O-one
man was killed and four injured when
an automobile IN which they were
riding was struck by freight train at
the Balm City Crossing Of the Pennsyl
vania railroad near here early today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
10000 Men Left
Brest for q. S. Today

BREsT. May 2O-The steamers Rot
terdam. Finland. Mobile and New Jer-
sey are sailing for the United States
from this port carrying more than
20 600 troops. This conpletesthe en-
barkation of the soth division and be-
gins that of the seth division.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
THE WEATHER.

CLOUDY and cool tonight; Wed
nssasy fair and warmer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20
DEATH OF AN INEAN1

An infant child of ]. ]. Gallagher
died this morning at the home OF ITS
parents at Monongah and interment
VIII be made tomorrow at Clarksburg
by Undertaken R. C. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-20

Thirty-five thousand alien women
are included in the population of New
York City.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-17
= \ \ y \ \ y y \ \ y y 4
AT THE MOVIES 1

When D. w. Griffith produced
THE Birth OF a Nation" the world
was amazed and said the limit of
motion picture possibilities had been
reached. When he produced "Intol-
erance" the critics stood in awe and
confessed that the great producer
had surpassed himself and when his
latest triumph, Hearts OF the
World" was revaled words failed to
express both public and critical opin-
ion. 1t is the sublime achievement
of the age, realizing possibilities
that are almost beyond conception
and stamps D. w. Griffith as ver-
liable wizard of dramatic art in pic
lures. With the great world strug-
gle as a background Griffith has
evolved love story that grips the
heart and stirs the soul. Midst the
roar Of cannon and shrapnel he re-
lates the sweetest story ever told in
manner that moves the spectator
from tears to laughter and makes
him glory in the fact that he is a
man, and above all a son of America.
The battle fields of France are re-
vealed in all their awe inspiring
realism and one can almost imagine
he Is moving forward with the cour-
ageous sons of France against the
perfidious Hun. Surely when the
annals of these days are told in fu-
ture ages, d. w. Griffith, and his
marvellous picture drama will hold a
conspicuous place in the story. His
pictures Of the battlefield will be
filed away in the archives OF the
country for reference and study
years hence when the story of this
wonderous age Is told in history to
future generations. Hearts of the
World" has proven even a more mar
velous financial success than both
its predecessors and that Is record
that was considered almost impos-
sible. Hearts Of the World" will be
seen in this city for limited en-
gagement in short time and no
man, woman or child with drop OF
patriotic blood in their veins will
fail to see it.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-17
MANY CLUBS WILL Be
ORGANIZED IN COUNTY

Club work in Josephine county
was started this wek when Mrs.
Alice Bacon, Mrs. w. w. Candy and
Miss Helen Cowgirl, assistant state
club leader, visited the Grants Pass
and IL rural schools. In the city
schools poultry, garden, sewing and
cooking clubs we're proposed as the
most practical for city conditions.
Although actual organization was
not attempted. many children ex-
pressed their desire to enroll and
the teachers have promised to assist
them in their organization.
The work was presented in the
Wllderville. River Banks, Williams,
Kerby, Murphy, Selma, Deer Greek.
Wonder, Proyolt and New Hope
schools.
The children OF the River Banks
school were all ready for organiza-
tion as they had been discussing the
work for some time, so a pig club
OF about Is members, both boys and
girls was organized. There is to be
a sewing club also in that school
County Agent Thompson has ar
ranged with the banks OF the coun-
ty to loan money to the pig club
members, who need financing. II
is a noteworthy fact that banks all
over oregon are delighted to loan
to the children as no boy or girl has
ever failed to take up his or her
note when 1t came due.
One Of the most important fea-
lures OF this work Is the standard
club plan. A standard club is
group OF five or more boys or girls,
or boys and girls, all taking the
same project. Each club has its
own officers, a leader. who Is able to
assist the children in their work,
and a program of work. The pro-
gram includes plans for six meet
ings, a local exhibit and an achieve
ment day.
Mrs. W. w. Candy has kindly
consented to act as county club pro-
ject leader for the Farm Bureau.
She has had great deal of school
experience and is especially well
known throughout the county. be-
cause Of her work as Junior Red
Cross leader.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-03-17
TAKILMA

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Bailey on February 23, at the
home of Mrs. Bailey's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. R. P. George, of Kerby.
Chas. Williams, former resident
OF this valley, was severely injured
In the shipyards. one thigh and his
shoulder being crushed. 1t is feared
that he will be disabled permanently.
G. B. Fife has gone to Yreka, CAL,
and expects to remain for some
time.
There was no school in Waldo and
Takilma on Wednesday, on account
of the funeral of Mr.. Strong, one of
the directors.