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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-04
VEST VIRGINIA CUARDSNIEN ORDERED HONE
RYINPORTANT
fA|RNONT PEOPLE

whiS b were the more important or
went by the board.
Dtking the conferences r. ~ Cum
ningla told the officials ~ the B.
q O.S that the people her are loyal
to th4 road, because pro- 6blyia quar-
ter o1 its mileage Is Bcated within
this sVate. He reminded the officials
that was grieyedF to see all the
through eastern traf Efc going to other
roads through Pitts Durgh. He express
ed the hopes thai the B. & o. might
see thd matter that light in time.
Folio ling the passenger committee
.conferekce I'll officials took up
freight tondit; ns. ]. NJ. Jacobs, pres
ident Of the Chamber OF Commerce,
asked Why lie incoming freight was
ndt receFed at the B. q o.istation In
stead Of khd Monongahela station, be-
cause S5Y Ypfr cent. Of the business Is
on the ,wAk side OF the river. n. h.
Marsh, G1 kton. general freight agent,
stated thAs this was due to the fact
that the Monongahela road had Its ter.
minus here and had adequate room in
its warehouse to handle freight. On
the other hand the B. & Q. had freight
problems to handle out OF the city and
at the same. time did not have suffi.
cient room to handle the incoming
freight. Mr.. Marsh also added that
he thought that because Of the East
Side grade 1t was handler to haul the
stuff down the hill than attempt to
cart itiup.
Mr.. Jacobs then raised the question
of increased rates on short hauls in
certain classified freight. He contend
ed that the raise in some instances to
local freight points was as much as
800 per cent. Mr.. Jacobs was quite
pointed In his remarks and once said
"The government ought to operate the
railroads and then the people ought
to operate the government" llr.
Marsh explained that additional raises
other than the general 2b per cent.
raise was placed on local freight while
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-04
GAS SHORTAGE IS
BEING DISCUSSED
Legislat ion May Be Asked
To Give West virginians
An Even Shake. H

H
With the mercury .hoyering around
the zero mark today was an ideal time
for the executive committee OF the
West Virginia Natural Gas Consum-
ers' Association to. talk gas shortage
at It's meeting in the rooms Of the
Fairmont Chamber OF Commerce,
which was called together shortly aft
er 2 O'Clock. ,e,s
The committee is discussing the ad-
visibility Of procuring; legislation.
which will compel the exporting gas
companies to give the same treatment
to consumers along their lines in West
Virginia as they give those in other
cities where they transport the gas to.
An early decision Is expected from
the public service commission on the
cases Of the cities and business men
Of Fairmont and Morghntown against
the Hope and other large transporting
gas companies. It is thought that this
decision will be given during this
month. probably as soon as January
is.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-04
BURGLARS ENTER
GRAND THEATRE

The Opera House was broken into
last night after midnight and a great
disarray of Iapers, with one gun stolen
seems to be the extent OF the loss.
as far as can be learned this morning.
The outside Opera House door was not
difficult y otsn by the robhsrs. The
door leading 10 the Office Was locked
and this door was pried open. part Of
it broken, ana the desk, in the office
overhaulssl Drawers were pulled out
and papers scattered right and left. No
money was taken, as there was no
money there.
Not very long ago q tin box Of
change was left on this desk, and box
aand all disappeared The box, how
ever, contained but a small quantity OF
money Very likely rumor OF this easy
theft caused the night visitors OF last
evening to believe that Just after the
number CT shows which were held this
week, large sum Of money shoul1
be easy TO get from the same source.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-04
LITTLE MORE JAIL FOR
TINS HIGH FlNANcIER

q A. Acan 8. who has been In JAIL
eight days on charge Of obtaining mon
ey on falce rretenses from the wan
Plaster company, was brought before
Justice onnway yesterday afternoon,
and after a hearing was fined SO and
given three more. days in jail Adams
has had rather rough time Of It He
was brought before Justice Musgrove
several days ago for similar charge
that Of obtaining SIS from T A Hall.
Hall loaned the money to him on the
representation OF another merchant,
who said that Adams had bought Of
him and paid the bill and he consld.
cred him honest Adams claimed to
have an estate in Ohio which he want,
ed to 60 ard settle and needed SIS 10,
the bil an the matter was ismissed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-04
COAL PRICES. ARE
EXPECTED T0B0[D.
UP N TR||SRE|'.G||0N. | [
Demand Fof eened Goa
Reported To c ontinue
Brisk

Markets conditions in the Fairnlont
region are holding up we'll despite ru-
mors oitha contrary Within the past
two weeks effort was made to place
orders tor G total OF 10000 tons OF
three-qnar.er screen, Fairmont gas
coal, but there were no takers, Most
OF the mines that were developed re.
Gently 10 apt have screen on their tip
pies, with tho result that these orders
went to other! fields
The first crder for q, 500 tons came
during Christmas week while Just two
days ago the second order for $500
tons OF tho same kind OF coal was
wanted export purposes. 4.
While the Fairmont region did not
cop this busiressSit goes q. long WAYS
to- show that the market is not "a
fat'as some Of the 'sbaars' would make
it Tho order for $500 tons OF coal
went to the New River region.
Operators e1nipped with screen will
be in a rcs:licn to get orders rather
rtadt)y IN the fut,irA, It So predicted,
because much export coal Is OF this
type. &, B
Local Prizes Firm. Y;
Persons Going some BUYING in the
FaiFmont 7 region declare that the
prices Of coal continue to remain Arm
and theyeis no falling of OF the price
set hys the government
0nerators generally sueoeEt, al.
thou sh there.is nothing TO prove &c 'by
that the railroads and ,..ahhers are
making efforts to cut the coal market
tn p'eces. but ono vcrsed in.INe trade
from A TO Iszard today said: .'No
prices; have been cut tin the Fairmont
,reeicn.'
Y One otltthe syrations resorted % nv
railroad buyers, Il Is alleged. Is 10
juggle business from one district %
another From what can be learned
the shifting about 30 far has neither
meant any, new business nor any de.
creased business to the FairInont RE-
zion Usually railroad fuel ii or rnn
OF the mine type, and the government
price OF $3.50 seems 70 be in yogue
everywhere.
Few people IN the coal shisiusss look
for decreases in coal prices despite the
efforts Of the .'bears . y A
Dtstrief Meetings.
Looking forward to getting AxDoft
trade for the Fa,rmont region onera.
tors OF shis district VIII meet tilis M.
tarnoon at 8 o'clock at the rooms Al
The Northern West vlrsinia Coal or.
epators assoc!ation n the Jacobs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-04
CLUB IS
FOR SCHOOL CODE

Ine W0man6 club OF Fairmont
went on record as standing unani-
mously behind the proposed School
Code for West. Virginia and also yot-
ed to instruct their commit ttPe on Leg
Fislat ation TO convey the information to
the county LEI gislators and senators
taht such action rad been taken.
The movement followed an address
before the clu d at ,its regular meeting
BY Superint ept o. q. Wilson, Who
Is . member OF the State Code COM
mission, in which he related the pres-
ent status Of: SCHOOLS in West Vir-
ginia and Outlined the high points Of
the changes which the adoption Of
the new code will bring about. Mr.
Wilson's simpl atement Of facts re-
vealed to the merhebrs Of the club a
condition heretofore unreali2ed, and
when Mrs. George De Bolt made o mo-
ltiop embracing thespoints sinsthe ac-
ton It, was second led readily and vot-
led with enthusiasm,
Educational matters took prece-
dences OF other events at the club yes
terday, the address OF Superintendent
Wilson being SLOWED, BY an interest
ing talk my Miss Anna Reid, Of Hon
Iolulu, concerning schools and school
methods in; Homo dlulu, where she has
ben q teacher Ii. Al private Hawaiian
school for Q; number of years. Ameri-:
Hcanization through the schools was
the theme Of Miss Re!d's address.
(which was followed by a symposium
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-04
RGl.!IvRN|SDONN|
Rz(LIES MADE By
Would Not Then Make
Promises for
Spring.
aBHT HERE 0NL||..Y BEGUN. |
butts Request 70 Have A
fain Stopped Is
Grained.

-. ~ ~ SkNANNAs
tSws promises were held out by the
B y o: officials yesterday. afternoon
3. ihes conference at the rooms Of the
IsitnScnt Chamber Of Commerce be.
tKesll them and the freight and pas;
Se1Ess committees Of the Fatrmont
ailainber cf Commerce and the Fair.
l1esit Rotary club. 1t was apparent
(aat the officials had Fairmont:s por.
Hon iCled out to them at q previous
coiits sfence held In Baltimore. The
3 b %. fficials were frank and were
tp1fi and above board in their deal
lhkS which every Fairmonter appre-
"a M impormptu speech which had
Gn6n Ia It, w. j. Wiegel informed the
oliintkls that the result Of yesterday
Fo,ii1 mot be accepted as final but
t1tt the fight would be, kept up by
keNSp aperdcH Of Northern West Vir-
k|nti Until the F'airmont region got
What Il ives deserving. In opening Mr..
WIeeSi said that not much had been
aceensplislted, but that he appreciated
the cam d6r and traiilkness OF the off.
ri6ls Who ditfeteil Nj ith some others OF
the ton, Bhiiys who had previously
broniiBed 6ts and produced nothing.
The e5cdses for lack of Improvement
.h ScII I'LL iii The upper Monongnhala
Valley |IietaSbeIl tonnage in freight
tx ,|.I Ind tIll i So satiOn sot tie
so|d,esS: he u not accept as perma-
neiit hantIcups because the n1obiliz-
Ing pt troops caused more traffic be.
cause OF the cons stant hiftihg Of troops
tfom Gaht0nm ments to various ports.
1aiflI10 Mr.. isgel contended was
asisine III nothing dditional as many
tities ait, but Is only wanting part Of
the service restored which 1t preyi-
pusIs had M
aitpoAt has doubled It's population
tli recent years and tits essential that
lh6 pas ssnger train service be cut or
no longer from Fairmont, Morgan
t1Wt and Mann ington, ut is not fair.
gent lefpan to our citizens and the b.
knows It sis not fair, declared
Mr. VieEol, The people, he said, are
moi satisfied with the treatment and
tompla aints are numerous, He stated
that III was "a case Of the passenger
aetyics being cut down IN order to bol.
stef tip frei ight. tonnage.
aThis meeting: does NOT end the
broposi tton: Tell our friends in Baltt-
more fiat the .neonie down IN the Mo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
VACATION DAYS
ARE NEARLY OVER
Work of Issuing Permits X
Public School Children
Begins Sept. s.
STUDIES SEPTEMBER 10
Practically All in Readiness For Re
opening Increased Attendance An
ticipated By School Authorities.

Permits for children to attend the
public schools vii! be issued at Lee
school building beginning Monday.
September s, by Gilbert j. Cox, clark
of the city school board. Permits will
be issued to white children Monday
and Tuesday. On Wednesday permits
will be issued to children who will az
tend West End school.
Permits for colored children will b.:
issued Thursday and Friday. Every
child intending to enter the schools
will have to produce tax receipt be
fore permit is issued.
The school authorities anticipate 2
greatly increased attendance att the
coming school session.
The schools will reopen for studies
September Is. Practically all IS nov:
IN readiness for the reopening. Maay
new teachers have been added to The
faculty since the last scholastic ses'
sion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
HIGH PRICES DROP

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-A drcPp of 81 a
hundred pounds n-:-+Sne average for
,hogs, t.,,,-,l0we- prices for beef
l.cettle at the stockyards yesterday
was ascribed to several reasons,
including the general protest against
the high cost of living. Market
men said the tendency was for still
lower hog prices, particularly after
the fall marketing, and they pro-
;fessed to see break in high living
costs.
The public has curtailed its buy
ing of pork and beef recently, while
live stock receipts are large. The
eastern market failed to act as an
emergency outlet, and the packers
virtually withdrew their buyers.
Spectators were hit hard.
Live stock men say expert busi-
ness has been depressed by the for
eign exchange situation and that
this, coupled with receipts of hogs
that accumulated on farms during
the railroad shopmen's strike, and
the prospect Of a strong run of
hogs, helped to cause the weak
market.
"While the average drop for hogs
was at 81, the differences between
tolays lowest point and Tuesdays
highest point was fully s1.50, live
stock authorities said while the av-
erage drop for beef cattle yesterday
ranged from so to Is cents 100
pounds. Sheep also sold lower.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
PITTSBURGH CAR STRIKE

Pittsburgh. Pa, Aug 2S-Thc Fed
eral Government took hand in the
street car strike here yesterday
when Judges Charles P Orr and W..
Fl. S. Thompson, in the United
States District Court, issued an or
der directing United States Mar
shal JON +. Short to cause the ar
rest Of al persons intc'.c ing with
operation of cars.
Upon additional authorization
from Attorney General a. Mitcaell
Palmer, Mr.. Short will swear in a
large force of deputies to handle the
situation. In its order, the court re-
ferred to manifest indifference" of
the city authorities during the
strike.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
Fairfax Harrison, President
of Road To Make Quar-
,ters in Washington
SOON ALL CO BACK
Offices Now In Richmond-T. H..
Gatlin, Assistant to President; E..
H. Kemper, Comptroller.

President Fairfax Harrison, of the
Southern Railway Company, is NOV
ing his office back to Washington thi.:
week. Tie offices of Vice-Presidant
L. Green and one of the assistants to
the president, E. E. Norris, are also
in process of removal.
Three of the offices of the Southern
Railway Company, which have occa-
pied space in the Chamber Of C:m-
mcrce Building the past year, will re-
main for the present. These arc the
offices of 7. H. Gatln, assistant to
the president; E. II. Kemper, comp
troller, and w. H. Owens, mechanical
engineer.
One of the officials of the company
stated last night that these offices
also would eventually be moved t.
Asked the reason for the change,
the official stated that it was never
the intention of the company to locate
headquarters permanently in Rich
mond.
"The war and the influx of tho,l-
sands into Washington crowded US Out
for the period of the war;" he said.
'and now we are going back
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
SAVE NEGRO BOYS
nville Boys Ate Rat Poison ON
Meat

Danville, Va, Aug. 2s.-Hcroic
&asures resorted to by physicians
.Se saved the lives Of Junius VIII
Inns and "Brothe:. IIanus, two
fall negroes. WHO were critically
all day Tuesday after having
ten a piece of meat covered with
/ poison. Josh Williams, Junius'
|Pther, died from the dose.
Ne boys were playing at Williams
Ime when they found a piece of
imburg steak on a shelf in the rear
the ;.;use. 1t had been soaked
rat poison by the boys father,
o was preparing to put it out for
lents which have infested his
use. While the boys mother was
Ishins clothes they took tho meat
d fried it and they all ate. josh
IS dead inside of two hours, no doc
being called for some time be-
use the mother did not know what
Is the matter with him. When. the
her two began to show the same
1mptoms she found what was left
Sthe meat and realized what had
k1pened.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
WAS BIG SUCCESS

The annual excursion Of Alexan-
dria Lodge of Elks given YESTERDAY
TO Marshall Hall was largely at
tended 1t is estimated that 1000
persons patronized the affair One
hundred and twenty-five little chill
dren were guests of the Elks. They
were given dinner and enjoyed
oamcs and other amuscments The
children were chaperoned by Capt.
and Mrs. Hellwege, of the Salvation
Army. A committee of Elks, COM
posed of H. Friedlander, Clarence F.
Johnson and A. A. Paul also looked
after the wants of the little ones
who greatly enjoyed the days out
ing.
Extra trips were made By the
steamer Charles Macalester to
handle the big crowd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
RACE RIOTS PREDICTED

Syracuse, n. Y, Aug. 2S.-The New
York State Federation Of Labor con-
vention was Informed yesterday Dy
Michael Colleran that unless a change
was made in the attitude of New i ri:
contractors that city was likely to
see repit;on of the race riots Of
Washington and Chicago. He is pres
ident of the New York organization
of union plastcrs and cement finish.
crs. New York contractors, he said,
had imported 300 negro strike-brcak-
ers from the South.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
Regional Director Urge Pa
irons To Buy Tickets and
Arrange Trips Early.
PROVIDE FOR CROWD
Heavy Movement Of Discharged Sol
diers From Camps Just Now-Ex-
ira Force VIII Be On Hand.

Walker D. Hines, Director General
of Railroads, today authorized the fol-
lowing:
"In view of the extraordinary heavy
travel anticipated over Labor Day j;
is urged that the public if desiring
to travel on railroads over Labor Day
make their travelling arrangements
including the purchase of railroad ar
sleeping car tickets, az far in advance
as possible, 81 as, to avoid adding /
the congestion which usually oc,ul
at this period. AS far as poss:bl
everything that can properly be d-H
has been done to care for the exp
ed travel over Labor Day. Severe
weeks ago our Regional Direc:9!
were asked to give special consid +;
tion to this matter, and each CT t.:
has answered that he issued the rsl
pSSuEH anu iico As'N-t
steps to provide as much equipA:,;
as possible to adequately care fC. t:
travel as far as it's volume can l.
anticipated. The arrival within In
next two weeks of the First and Tn.
Army divisions from Frisco will =
quire large number Of cars, an
there is also still very heavy mcvc
ment of discharged soldiers f:2n
camps to their homes, which take,
up great deal of space in passerGc
equipment, but all equipment that tt
troop movement section can posisoi
spare has been assigned to the L21r
Day traffic. Arrangements have az
been made to supply extra bagg>
men at all large centers and oth2
points where congestion might occn
also extra ticket forces have been ~,
ranged"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
Selected For
| Next Annual Convention
By Virginia Firemen
WINS OVER TWO CITIES
iremen Well Pleased Over Honor
Conferred On Alexandria by State
Convention in Charlottesville.

Alexandra was chosen as the city
br the next annual convention Of the
Irginia State Firemen's Association
L the thirty-third annual session in
prlottesville, Va, yesterday and
E5heth w. Ogden chief Of the Alex
4iria fire department, was chosen
b1esident of the association.
News Of the selection of Alexandria
Is the next convention 1city and Of
Chief Ogden as its head was received
nth satisfaction by the Alexandria
fremen present and also by those IL
bis city who were unable to attend.
That Alexandria will do herself
Houd in entertaining the fire fighters
hen they come here next year goes
ithout saying. The Alexandria fire
en- always have been most hospitable
ben it comes to entertaining visitors.
alexandria won out for the mex.
Invention over Roanoke and Suffolk.
tOther officers chosen by the asso-
|ation follows: Grief w. X. Stow,
ewport News, vice president; E. K.
andis, Pulaski, secretary; Thomas J.
fTilliams, Charlottesville, treasurer;
BE Lookabill, Roanoke, statistician;
!. Henry w. Battle, Charlottesville,
aplain.
At the session yesterday the serv-
flag containing more than $50
rs, representing that number of
3rginia firemen, who served the
ors, was uEfurled. Thirty mem
Ks made the supreme sacrifice in
ance and thirty-five were wounded.
le association directed the president
make plans for fitting memoria,
rvice each year in honor of the dead
Sixty-five Alexandria ffremen are
ending the convention and some
l return home, tomorrow night. The
jority, however, DO not expect to
urn before Saturday morning. !;
rhe big parade was a, feature Of
program today. This afternoo:
IRE was'a ball game; and at 5 o'clock
old Virginia barbecue will be Civ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
RAID CLOWNS BARRooM
Customers Lined up Against Wall;
Cot $1,000 in ii.!

Paris, Aug. 2S.-Six men, wear
10 United States Navy uniforms
carried out spectacular hold up
Tuesday night in barron run by
the famous French clown Footit, on
Mtntaime street.
rhe men entered 5ha bar at il
o'clock, and five of them lined up
the customers against tn wall and
searched their pockets. Meanwhile
the other man rifled the till, taking
from it, in addition to 10000 francs,
Footit's watch and a diamond ring.
Footit endeavored to defend his
place, against the marauders ana
brrle a champagne bottle over the
h ad of one of the men, who. how
ever apparently was not injured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-28
UNION LABOR ULTIMATUM.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2s.--A delega-
tion Of II from the Associated Coan-
ell OF Building Trades waited on the
Property Committee of the Board OF
Education yesterday afternoon to urge
that all work on public school b'li!d-
ings in Philadelphia be "fair" II
union. In asking that only such con-
tractors be given awards as employ
union labor. W. J. Wilson, one of the
delegates, stated that the only alterna-
tive was builders strike.