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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-08
EAST SIDE GRADE
.SCHOOLSW|NDING
UP SCHOOL YEAR
The West Virginian Essay
Prizes Were Awarded at
Class Day Exercises.

Tomorrow evening at s:15 O'Clock
the closing exercises OF the East Side
schools will take place when class
OF slxty.five graduates from the
grades will receive their diplomas
The exercises will be of most inter-
esting nature and large attendance
OF parents and friends of the class are
expected to be present.
The last chapel a, the Central school
was held yesterday morning and the
program was furnished by the teach.
ers OF the high school. A story by
Miss nellie Ammons. piano solo by w.
Clyde Hertzog, reading by Miss Anna
Bing, reading by Mr.. Hertzog and two
vocal solos by the music supervisor,
Miss Bertha Dilgard, were all very
much enjoyed by the school.
Class Day program was given yes.
terday afternoon by the graduates and
was attended by a large number OF
East Side people. The program was
well arranged and was rendered In a
manner most creditable by the class.
The West Virginian essay prizes on
What Can Boys and Girls Do to Sc.
cure Proper Sanitation for Fairmont''
were won by Samuel Summers, first
prize; Frank Boyers, second prize, and
Helen Glenn, third prize.
The class day program was as fol.
lows: Song, by Lucille Stealey and
chorus; class inventory, by Albert
Crisis; Jokes, Harry Wilson and HUI.
bert Beaver; class history, Emma
Johnson; Jokes, Ernest Morgan and
Lawrence VanGilder; piano duet,
Margaret Hanoway and Louise Hill;
class prophecy Samuel Summers;
class grumbler, Beryl Thomas; music
by girls double quartette; class will,
Eleanor Carscadden; presentation OF
prizes; class song, by the class.
Yesterday afternoon another very
attractive program was rendered at
the Community building by the pri
mary grades of the East Park school.
The pupils here showed some real
talent and large audience of visi-
tors enjoyed the splendid program.
This was followed by a mothers meet.
ing, most of the mothers having come
early enough for the class play.
Two programs were given at the
State street school this afternoon, the
first program under the supervision
or gidance of Miss Nellie Wilson and
Mrs. Harden, and the second under
the guidance of Miss Helen Mcmillan
and Miss Phyllis Walker, the first two
teachers of the upper grades and the
last two of the lower grades. &.
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CALL OF RAZOR 4
WAS TOO STRONG
CoIored Gentleman Cut
Acquaintance During
Friendly Walk.

A eolored man named Smith. of
Barraekyilie, last night had feeling
that he would like to cut man with
a razor, and looking around and see
ing Charles II. a. Spencer, also col
ored and Of Barrackville. nearby he
started in on him. Spencer, who suf-
fered a cash in his throat, reported
the event late last night to the sher-
tff's office, but when officers arrived
on the scene there was no sign OF
Smith.
81 never saw the man before in my
life," declared Spencer, telling Of the
affair. eve never even exchanged
words. saw him standing on the
corner and asked him where a fellow
could get something to eat. He start
ed with me across the bridge, and
when we were half way across he
started cutting"
The officers found razor lying in
the middle of the bridge.
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RQIARIANS REAR
CONTINUED from page one.)

cost million and half Of dollars.
Another distinguished guest at to.
days meeting Of the club was James
s. Lakin, a member Of the State Board
OF Control who came here to inspect
state institutions and select site for
the dormitory which is to be built at
the State Normal school this year.
Mr.. Lakin said that the most import
ant single factor in the growth of a
school Is cheap board, and he is of the
opinion that when the new dormitory
is completed 1t will be possible to
board students at the school in this
city for twelve or thirteen dollars per
month. When this Is accomplished
he believes the school here ought to
be able to grow SO fast that 1t will be
necessary to ask each successive leg.
islature for new dormitory.
Mr.. Lakin went to the Fairmont
Normal here when he was a young
man and as member of the Board OF
Control he has always supported It in
every way possible. He was warmly
applauded both when he rose to speak
and when he sat down.
The Civic committee Of the club
made q favorable report on the City
Planning project but suggested that
as the success OF the whole undertak.
ing would depend upon public support
the committee in charge should for the
purpose be enlarged to include q rep.
resentative of each newspaper and
that the subject be discussed at four
successive meetings OF the club before
action Is taken on the matter.
There were q number OF visitors
present at today's meeting and among
them was William Mcolvin, q, local
boy who Joined the British army and
saw service during which the sustain
ed wound. The members rose when
he was introduced.
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Coal company, 114.4oO, $2lo; total
2.S61,s7o, $2.11.
Screenings: Ohio = Santers Goa
company, $1,000. $500.
Railroad Fuel Jumps.
Railroad fuel loaded on the Monon
gah division of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad yesterday totaled 27S loads
This is the largest order for railroad
fuel that has been placed any time
since January 30, when the total was
297 loads. Prior to this March 10
when 266 loads were shipped. had
been tho next to the largest order
filled during 1919.
Tuesdays tonnage was 215 cars
which showed a considerable improve
ment. Last Tuesday there were 167
cars loaded.
Thus far no information has been
received here in regard to the sup
posed cheap coal that the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad pur.
chased.
Yesterdays Loading.
Cars loaded on the MononRah diAi
] sion Of the Baltimore and Ohio rain
road yesterday totaled 697 cars. This
is the largest loading on the division
since May 2, when the tonnage was
1924 cars. All of the cars loaded wert
coal except one load of coke, which
was moved east.
Yesterday there were STA coal cars
moved east and III cars moved west
Unconsigned cars on the division to
day number S35-an increase of three
since the previous day.
Other Shipments.
Yesterday the shipments to Curti.
Bay totaled So cars and the shipments
to the lakes jumped to SO cars-tht
largest consignment lakeward since
May 2, when there were 104 cars shin
ped there.
! There were 20 cars of coal sent te
st. Georges; 3 to Ohio points and {
to miscellaneous points.
Working Conditions. -.
There are 149 mines down today or
the Monongah division of the Balu
more and Ohio railroad. Last Thurs
day there were 1855 down; two weeks
ago, 157; three weeks ago, 1853; fou1
weeks ago. 176. =
Daily. Car Supply.
-AP1AS5 Oh lllS GuOuOuBdu DIVISION
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to,
day total 1,645. Cars left over from
the previous day number 4s6. The
cars today are classified as follows:
Coal, 1882; coke, 8; surplus NJ. v. T.
$50. The placement at o'clock this
morning was 1924.
United Mine Workers.
John Custalac, district organizer
will deliver an address at Hildebrand
tonight.
President c. F. Keeney and H. E.
Peters are expected to return to Fair.
mont from Charleston tonight.
Sanford Snyder, international or
ganizer, and Isaac Scott, international
travelling auditor, are in the Elkins
field today.
NJ. L. Haptonstall. district travelling
auditor, is in the Clarksburg field to-
day.
Joe Angelic. international organl.
Ter, Is in the Morgantown field today,
New Publications.
The National Bureau of Mines an.
nounces the following new publica.
tons:
Bulletin 174. Abstracts of curren,
decisions on mines and mining report.
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Not Notified About
Window at Corner

In giving an account OF the propos-
ed widening Of Cleveland avenue at
Its intersection with Main street a
mistake was made in that It was said
tina the property owners had been mo-
titled by the Board Of Affairs to move
the window on the corner of the
building. 1t develops that such was
not the case. but that the lessee Of
the building, W. A .Hersch, and the
owner, L. P. Carr, moved this en-
trance on their own initiative.
The window which was being built
out onto the street some twelve
inches is the one on which the prop
erty owners were notified to stop
work and which they did. This cor
rection is made in justice to the les
see and owner Of the building.
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Wounded Soldiers
Drown at Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, May 8. - Two sol.
diers from the army hospital at Park
View near here, were drowned this aft.
ernoon when canoe in which they
were padding went over the Aspin.
wall dam Of the Allegheny river.
They were Corporal Chas. Sloyak,
Cleveland, Ohio, and Corporal Stan.
ley Shedorek, Port Huran, Mich. Both
had been wounded in France and soon
were to be discharged from the hos.
pital.
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Chamber of Commerce
to Hold Annual Meet

Future development of Fairmont will
be discussed at the annual meeting OF
the Fairmont Chamber Of Commerce
this evening at 8 o'clock at the rooms
IN the Watson building. It promises
TO be an interesting session.
Giving Fairmont a high-class band
and other matters will be discussed.
Nine directors will be elected at to-
nights meeting. Directors whose
terms expire are: Fred Helmick, R.
T. Cunningham. ]. N. Jacobs, ]. Wal.
ter Barnes, James o. Watson, M. l..
Hutchinson, Bert s. Leopold, q. G.
Jones and o. s. Mckinney.
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STATE PROBE Of
Continued from page one,

ing. which was occupied by v. 1. Cal
dara as a soft drink concern, ON April
rs and caused considerable damage.
having burned out the interior Of the
room occupied by Mr.. Caldera.
This morning members OF the City
Board OF Affairs accompanied by the
chief OF police and the assistant are
chief visited the scene Of the Are and
made an inspection Of this place as
well as some adjacent property.
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GOAL PRICES ARE
Continued from page one.,


054.40 and the maximum is 1886, 0S2.40
The Ollett Brothers Coal company
will furnish minimum of 60,352 tons
at SIPS. The maximum is S4,296. The
| figures are minimum, S1S5,792 and the
maximum amount, $109,666.
The New Geneva Fuel company will
furnish $4,000 tons at minimum price
Of 81 a ton. The minimum amounts
to $65.600. The maximum tonnage is
53,792 at $107,5S4.
TAFT Bros. Coal company will fur
nish 32,472 tons at $19S. The mind.
mum tonnage aggregates $64,2s4.56.
The maximum tonnage of .32,472 ag-
gregates .$6s,191.20.
The P. C. & Y. Coal company will
furnish minimum of 91,1S4 tons at
$2,35. The minimum aggregate in dol.
lars and cents. $214.2S2.40. The max.
imum is 106,272 tons, which will total
$249, 73s.20.
The Washington Coal and Coke
company will furnish minimum of
55,432 tons at $2.35. The maximum
tonnage is 57,072. The minimum fig.
ures total $13o,265.20 and the maxi.
| mum figures are $134,119.20.
The contracts were placed with the
understanding that the minimum can
be decreased ten per cent. and the
maximum increased fifteen per cent.
should conditions demand 1t and with.
out cancellation clause.
Contracts for slack were awarded
by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie rail-
road as follows:
Pittsburgh Coal company, minimum,
1924 tons, maximum, 52,152 tons,
price, $40. The minimum amount is
$95, $54.40, while the maximum
amount is $109,519.20.
olIett Bros Coal company, mini.
mum, 11,480 tons, maximum, 14,760
tons, price, 50. The minimum amount
Is $22,960, while the maximum amount
is $2s,520.
Pennsy's Purchases.
Contracts let by the Pennsylvania
Railroad company for the eleven
months, beginning May / last togeth-
or with the tonnage and the price per
ton follow:
Mine run-Bertha Coal company,
357 500, $2.05; Ureka Coal company,
14,S00, $40; McCrea Coal company,
14,200. $40; Werner Coal & Coke
company, III 800, $40.
company. 171,soo, $40; total, $751;
7os, $2.07.
Screenings: Pennsylvania - supe.
rior Mining company, 1890, $1.90.
Triple coal-Pittsburgh and Erie
Coal company, Pennsylvania, 1900,
s2.4o: Richland Coal company, West
Virginia, $4,000. $2.45; Pittsburgh and
Ohio Mining company, $4,000, 2.65;
total, 1o5.700, $3.50.
Nine Run: West VirEdnia-Pitts.
burgh and Ohio Mining company. co..
600. $2.15.
Nine Run: ohio-columbus Coal
mining company. 1850, $240: PHI.
adelphia Road Coal Mining company,
1890. $2.25; Wheeler Coal company,
III ,160. $2.40; Bertha Coal company,
$4,000, $2.e6; George M. Jones Coal
company, $4,000, S2.06; Jas. Mullins
Coal company. $1,000, S2.os; Sterling
Coal company, 314,60o, S2.os; Cam
bridge Galleries company, 22s, 800,
S2.10; National Coal company. 22S,-
$50, $40; Pittsburgh and Cambridge
Coal company. 214,5o0, $40; Pitts
burgh and Cambridge Coal company,
42,900, $40; Elk Coal company, ia.
400, S2.10; Roseville Coal company,
1880, $1.e5; Standards Hooking Coal
-r----->@HHs s5lonn eo5ni zAnAara1ta
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LATE WANT ADS

WANTED - Two or three furnished
rooms for light housekeeping. by
young married couple without chill.
dren. Central or South side pre-
ferTod. Address Box 562, dare The
West virgtnian. fS-3t562s
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Or. Jones' TaIk-The hour for the
address which DR.. Harriet B. Jones,
OF Wheeling. head OF the AntiyTuber.
culasis society of West Virginia, viii
make in the County court room here
tomorrow is o'clock and an effort Ia
being made today to see that as many
people as possible haar has.
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CUT WIRES an pnklN.

PARIS. May s-American minister
Reinsch at Pekin has informed Sec.
reary Of state Lansing that all wire
communications out Of Pelzin have
been cut except for one wire which
goes to Siberia.
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THE WEATHER.

WebL NnBlnld,
probably showers
tonight and Friday,
cooler tonight.
Local Readings.
F. p. Hall, Obs.
Temperature at
8 A. N. today, 81.
Yesterdays wea-
Their, cloudy; tenn
perature, maxi.
mum, IS; mini
mum, Sc; precipt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-08

PARIS, May s.-Inttmations reach,
ing the peace conference from Yer.
sailles leads to the belief that two or
three members Of the German peace
delegation probably will return to Ger.
many to consult their government, the
others remaining at Versailles.
Germany has not yet submitted any
communication with regard to the
peace treaty.
All the exchanges between the dele
CATION at Versailles and the home gov.
eminent are being kept secret.
A copy OF the treaty Is we'll on its
way to Berlin. A German courier left
at nine o'clock last night with Count
Won Brockdorf- RantZau's first report
on the negotiations.
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PARIS. May Sit is expected that
the United States will be asked to be-
come the mandatory for Armenia. The
indications are that President Wilson
will submit the matter to Congress.
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considerable importance viii come
up for consideration of the members
OF the Every Sunday Mems Bible class
OF the First Baptist church which
will be held at the home Of Holmes
V. Wyckoff, 722 Walnut avenue this
evening,
Young Surgical Patient - Elmer
James, the three and one-half months
old infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn James
OF 2l9 Chicago street, underwent a
major operation this morning at Cook
hospital and Il doing well.t
Hospital Patients - Mrs. Sophia
Merrill of Jackson street, was admit.
ted to- Cook hospital last night and
operated onHfor appendicitis. A. ].
Taught wen known barber OF Farm
ington. Is receiving medical treatment
at Cook hospital.
James s. Lakin Here-Hon. James
8. Lakin, member of the State Board
Of Control, spent last evening and to-
day In this city. Last evening he to-
gether with Superintendent c. NJ.
Ramage Inspected the state hospital
and this afternoon with President Jo-
seph Roster will make trip Of in
spection of the Normal school. Mr..
Lakin was the guest of DR.. Ramage
last night and today lunched with the
Rotary club. Mr.. Lakin will visit the
State university before returning to
Charleston.
Miss Abbott Still nl-Miss Mary
Abbott, who recently underwent an
operation at Cook hospital, is still in
serious condition with little change
In her condition.
Is Convalescing-Mrs. Harry Vein
berg, who underwent severe opera
ton at Cook hospital recently, is do
Ing nicely at this time.
Taken In the FIrm-G. Pellegite and
J. Powell have been added to the firm
that IS conducting D. Lombardi's bar
her shop on Madison street, below
Adams. Mr.. lombard retins a third
interest IN the business. Pellegite has
been q local barber five years and
Powell has been in Fairmont three
years,
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lEvENrs ToNleH1

EVENTS TONJGHT,
Old Normal school-Maltas.
skinner building - Lady Golden
Eagles.
Fleming building tx. of P. haIl)-
Mountain City lodge, K. of P.
!. o. o. r. hall-Patriarchs Militant,
!. o. o. y.
Red Mems hall-setting Sun Tribe,
]. o. r. M
Normal school Story Telling club.
Watson buIlding-Annual meeting of
Chamber Of. Commerce at s o'clock.
M. =. church, south-Ladies' Aid So
ciety at 1880 o'clock.
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GERMANS SEND
TREATY TO BERLIN
Wilson to Lay Armenian
Matter Before Con.
IT,. gress. -

PARIS. May s. - The Council Of
-Four with Premier Orlando OF Italy
present. began today to arrange the
program for the presentation of peace
terms to the Austria Hungarian and
Bulgarian governments.
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tation. o..
River 15.2 feet, rising.
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Is Convalescing-Mrs Harry Vein
berg, who underwent a severe opera
ton at Cook hospital recently, is do
Ing nicely at this time.
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Miss Abbott stiIl nl-Miss Mary
Abbott, who recently underwent an
operation at Cook hospital, is still in
q serious condition with little change
In her condition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-10

Fl ON. so we decided to go to work. We
all got a job in the stockyards, acting
rs valet to bunch of horses. They
wtre going to pay MS 50 a day.
"The money was all right but we didn t
get paid till the end Of the week. So
we decided to get job where there was
plenty to eat. We decided the right
place for that was n restaurant"
But their efforts were unsuccessful,
Malloy says, so they decided to enlist
in the army to get meah in hurry.
Bailey was the only one accepted into
the service. The other two adventurers
chopped" freight bound for Washing
ton. From / o'clock III the afternoon
until 8 that night they rode. AT one
point the train stopped and the boys
crawled beneath the car until a brake
man passed.
Arriving in Washington, Malloy
wrote home: "On my way home, but
! don't know when I'll get there"
The two boys walked from Washing
ton to Baltimore. With the aid of a
y, S. mail truck they arrived in this
city late Sunday night. Malloy arrived
home early in the morning. lie found
everybody asleep so he crawled through
G cellar window and then to bed, where
he slept until found by his brother.
"Three square meals day and home
looks so good to me now," he said yes
terday, "that I'll give away all of the
Texas oil wells for it. It's work for my
father from now on for me. I've seen
too much of the country
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SHOPPERS WARNED
AGAINST THIEVES
Police Give Rules to Guard
Against Losses in Holi-
day Throngs
HANG ONTO YOUR HANDBAG

Don't B-A-J" when it comes to
Christmas shopping.
Beware of pickpockcts, burglars and
sneak thieves when you go out to pre-
pare for your role as Santa Claus. If
you are not sure how to follow this ad-
vice. here are a few helpful hints from
the police department. Police rules for
Christmas shoppers to use to protect
themselves follow:
Don't carry your handbag by the
chain or strap, but loop the chain or
strap around your wrist and keep your
hand over the clasp which opens the
bag.
Don't place your handbag or purse on
store counter.
Don't wear valuable jewelry when
shopping.
Don't carry more money than you be-
lieve you will need, and don't make n
display of the money you have.
Don't purchase jewelry on the street,
no matter how much of n bargain it
appears to be.
Don't make any change for strangers
on the street.
Don't leave your automobile on the
street without n caretaker who is known
to you, and don't leave any article of
value IN tne venice Wnlle you dre uD
sent.
Don't pay for c. o. D. parcels until
you have examined the contents and
found that the goods have been ordered
by you.
Don't leave n messenger alone in q
room where he has delivered goods while
you go to another part of the house LEI
him wait in the vestibule.
Don't pay any attention to persons
who claim they found your pocketbooR
unless you are sure you lost it, ant
don't give them n chance to steal your
pocketbook when you open your bag tC
look for it.
When in a crowd or crowded convey
ance and you find yourself being showed
about and jostled, make a search fol-
your wallet and other valuables. Also
make an outcry, so that If the person:
that jostles you are the ones who com
mitted the theft, it will be possible t.
apprehcnd them before they get away.
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RUNAWAY RETURNS
FOR HOME COOKING
Boy and Friend Give Up Their
Fortune-Hunting Expedition
to Texas
THIRD ENLISTED IN ARMY

If there is a boy in Philadelphia to-
day who knows how well his mother
can cook it is Edward MallOy. six
teen years old, of "a West Spring
street. He has just returned from n
tour Of the world on the Boxcar Line.
and as there is no dining car service
on that line there is reason for his loud
and enthusiastic praise of his mothers
skill in charming away that gnawing
feeling in his interior, which rather
spoiled his sight seeing trip.
The Malloy family awoke last Mon
day morning and found that the
wanderer had returned. He had crcpt
into bed with his brother, Daniel, and
was indulging himself unrestrainedly in
sleep.
On Tuesday night of last week Ed
ward, Albert Dutt. sixteen, of West
Chester. and Claude Bailey, nineteen
of Washington. met in the Ardmore Y.
NJ. C. A. Here the talk ran on what
each boy would do if he had 81 900, 900.
Then one of the boys suggested the trio
make the 1000, 900 by drilling oil
wells in Texas. Shootin Injuns is now
ancient pastime, according to these
youngsters.
Armed with a bankroll of $13. the
boys started for Texas. They got as
far as Richmond, Va, where their
funds ran out.
Then. this is what happened, accord
ing to Edward:
1--WE were awfully hungry. A kind
man bought us a meal, but we did not
know where the next one was coming