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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
WATER ST. CLEANUP
IS PUZZLNNG JOB
Some Heart Interest De.
velops in Search for the
Guilty Ones,

Clyde Baker paid two doalas this
morning at police court for driving his
car on the sidewalk on Madison street
yesterday. Baker paid with q smile,
offering nc, excuses other than 1t was
not intentional.
The dispute over who throws gar
baee on property on Water street
continues at police court. This morn
ing Mary Monroe, Fanny Wright and
Ed jenkins, called Dad, came up
for a hearing before the mayor on
the garbage question. Dad said7he and
Mary weren't on good terms any
more because he didn't appear to ap-
preciate her as he used to and that
as revenge she called up the mayor
and said ~ threw cabbage leaves on
her yard. Dad lives in the same hous
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24

CHARLESTON, Oct pa meeting
of 1000 to 5000 miners on Cabin
creek to determine on definite policy
under which attempts will be made to
organize the Guyan coal fields before
November first will be held tonight at
Cabin Creek junction according to in
formation part Of which was rumored
here today.
The plan it was said had been to
send delegates from all the mines on
the creek to Charleston today for a
conference with the United Mine
Workers officials. These delegates to
return to the meeting at the junction
to report tonight.
1t was rumored that one of the
plans Of the miners was to organize
for another march Of armed forces to
Logan county to compel organization
Of those mines at once. Though it
was impossible to confirm the rumor
from any authoritative source.
Positive information was secured
that at least ten mines in the Cabtr
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
Barely Fifty Per Cent Sup
ply on MonongaheIa
R. R. However.
COAL ASSN DIRECTORS.
S. D. Brady Chosen Vice
President for Untitled
Vacancy.

Car supply on the Monongah division
Is splendid today at 1883 and the
placement at 1850 is a decided i'm
,proyement over the early morning
figures Of Thursday morning, which
were $50. Today's production should
run considerably above the 1000 car
mark Today's cars are 202 cars short
of the number ordered by the mtnest
they having requested 1885 cars. To-
DAYS care are classified as follows:
Open, 1876. Cars left over from the
previous day are 1S1.
Today's car supply on the Monon-
gahela Railway is fifty per cent, with
a probability Of run of so per cent.
on Saturday. The early morning place.
ment today was 2O5. This morning
there were 240 cars in sight.
Strike Situation.
Little new can be CLEANED in the
strike situation here by operators, who
are closely following the negotiations
in Washington. Opinion seems to pre-
vail that strike cannot be aYerted.
Elected Officers.
at the meeting OF the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators Asso-
ciation yesterday afternoon Samuel D.
Brady, Fairmont, was elected vice
president for a vacancy, which had
never been filled.
L. ]. Sandridge, general manager OF
the Rock Island Coal company, Merl-
dan, was chosen a director by tho
EIkins group to succeed Robert Burns
Isner, formerly Of Elkins, now sales
manager Of the Boone County Coal
Corporation, Sharples, w. Va.
The Fairmont group elected w. E.
Dobbie, Fairmont, acting general su-
perintendent of the West Virginia
operators Of the Jamison Coal and
Coke company, a director to succeed
John NJ. Wolfe, now manager OF the
Operators Fuel Agency, Philadelphia.
Regional Production.
Production in the Fairmont region
was shattered on Thursday due to car
shortage, which made serious inroads
and kept down the total production Of
the region to 1,12S cars of coal and
coke. All Of yesterdays production
was coal excepting one car of coke,
which was loaded east,
On the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
yesterday there were 1873 cars of coal
and coke loaded-S72 cars Of coal and
one car OF coke.
The mines along the Monongahela
Railway loaded 255 cars Of coal yester-
day.
Over the B. & o. railroad yesterday
there we're 7S2 cars of coal loaded east
and 80 cars Of coal west.
I thursdays Shipments.
Coal shipments to Cults Bay yes
terday were 149 loads, Which runs the
Continued on age Ten.l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
Ro0Seve 1t
Fund is Not
GroUing Fast

Monday is the anniversary of the
birth of the late Theodore Roose-
yelt. In West Virginia as well as
in many other states 1t will be OBJ
served as Roosevelt day when a
special effort will be made to raise
funds for the Roosevelt memorials
which will be erected by the
Roosevelt Memorial association.
In Fairmont the list of contribu-
tors was headed by the Elks who
appropriated 500 and asked The
West Virginian- to open a public
subscription and up to noon today
there were Just two other, contrib
utors. Yet Fairmont and Marion
county used to be strongly Progress
siye in sentiment and many here
protested TO be warm admirers OF
Col. Roosevelt, The list to date
stands as follows:
Elks lodge. .SlVO
C. T. Cary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy T. Lee... 2
Make checks payable to the
Roosevelt Memorial Association
and send them to The West Vir-
ginian.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
MAKING LAST EFFORT
TO STOP COAL STRIKE
Pubc Group Of Industrial Conference Getting Ready to
Quit This Evening.

ed in the committees recommends
tion was not made known.
Today a final effort was being made
to settle the mine wage difficulty.
Last evening at the end of fruiuess
four hour conference between the
two scale committees and Secretary
of Labor Wilson, it was announced
that the contending elementl had
agreed to confer in final effort to
reopen negotiations.
Secretary Wilson havingfailed for
two days to shake the determination
of the two parties to the conflict, laid
before them the propopspipt ptiopnp tina
pbefore them the proposition that
they 90 into one more conference,
this time with all reservations aban-
dohed. The miners at once announc-
ed their assent. The operators agreed,
but with the sole restriction that the
strike order be revoked.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
D'ANNODzIO SENDS
LETTER TO AMERICA
Calls. Americans Brothers
and Asks Sup !.
port. : ~.
TBy Associated Pressl

ROME, Thursday. Oct. ga mes
sage to America from Captain Gahrial
DAanunzio, leader of the Italian ir-
regular troops which are holding
Fiume, is printed in newspaper here.
1t bears the date of October u, and
was brought from Fiume on October
10 by Whitney Warren, the American
architect, who went to that city early
in october to offer his services to Cap
.ain D'Annunzio. Copies of the mes
sage are suppressed by the teleSraDh-
ic censors. The appeal addresses
Americans as brothers and calls them
to support him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Im-
Mediate dissolution of the public
roup, the remaining element of the
;atioeal Industrial Conference is
proposed in a recommendation of the
committee Of five which Will be made
to the group this afternoon. Should
the recommendation be adopted the
conference wpuld end tonight.
The committee also framed a tenta-
tive report for submission to Presl-
dent Wilson outlining the work OF the
Conference up to the time the repres-
entatives Of organized labor with
drew.
N line with suggestion of its chair
man, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who
thought a commission should be ere
ated to deal with industrial problems
generally. Whether this was includ-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
Taking Evidence in
Condemnation Case

This morning the Board, of Educa-
;,n of the East side is continuing evil
alce as to the valuation of the groond
.eued by Guy L. Carter whiih has
zen condemned. Yesterday accord
ing to the evidence by witnesses for
the Boafd the ground which was val
ned bS Mr.. Carter and his witnesses
up ia ofas high as $4,000, was valued by
thef BOARD witnesses only as high as
S96OO-beginning at $1,000, The owl
dence will be continued through tc3ey
Nor the Board of Education.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
LzIIIRIs IS
EXECUTED N PARIS.
ERv Associated Press ]

PARIS, Oct. 24.-Pierre Lenior,
convicted on charge of having held
intelligence with the enemy was
executed, at Sante prison at seeyn
o'clock this morning.
Pierre Lenior was the third person
to be executed on charges arising out
of attempts made by German agents
to conduct a defeated campaign in
France in 1915 and 1916. The others
who met death as a result of revela-
tions made against them were Bolo
Pasha executed April II, 1918>and NJ.
Duval, who faced the firing squad
July IL, 1918. Both were directors Of
the Germanophile newspaper Bonnet
Rogue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
TROOPS At GARY
USE TRENCH GUNS
Have Orders to Fire if strik
ers Molest
Them. ...44.
[Rv Asnnrintad Presll

CHICAGO, Oct. 2l.-Federal troops
at Gary, Indians, today patroled with
trench guns, .weasi oouR of the sawed on
shot gun type. They We're thus equip
ned BY order Of Col. w. s. Mapes, COM
manding the strike area under military
control AFTER he had received reports
that the infantrymen had been stoned
by strike sympathizers, Col. Mapes
said the troops would fire on attack
ers. Elsewhere in the district the Inc
dustrial situation was reported gen.
orally unchanged.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
tYp Dorm Men to
Have Weekly Dinner

At the Y. NJ. G. A. on Saturday even
ing the Woman's department Of tho
"Y" will entertain the Be-SQuire club
Of this city, between 1880 and 10
o'clock. The officers of the Be- Square
club are as follows: President, Miss
Rea Girod; vice president, Miss Dora
shupp; secretary, Pearl Hall; treas
urer, Miss F1ossie Smith.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
WIRELESS REPORTS
CAPTURE OF LENINE
No Details Accompany the
News Of His TAX
ing.
[By Associated Pressl

HONOLULU, Oct. 24.-Nukola
Lenine, Bolshevik premier, has been
captured by anti bolshevik forces, ac-
cording to wireless message picked
up by the japanese ship Tenyo Maru
IN the harbor here. The message gave
no further details Of the reported cap
ture.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
LABOR TO HAVE IT'S
own RlUND TABLE.
nav Assoclated Preksl

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-A con-
ference Of officials of international
unions affiliated with. the American
Federation of Labor will be held in
washington soon to consider indus
trial disputes now in progress and
impending.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
Strike
Nav be Broken
nv Associated Pressl

> :. [By Associated Pressl
NEW YORK, Oct. "a. = New York
striking longshoremen today faced an
ultimatum by the United States Ship
ping Board that If they did not return
to work by $3.50 this evening the board
would undertake 10 end the long tie
up IL shopping ~ loading and unload
ing its ships with men brought here
specially ctor De purpose.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
pREsIDENT 6 GAMING.

WASHINGTON. oct 2i-PresI
dent Wilson continues slowly 10 saIr
strength, said bulletin issued iodel
by his ply clan
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24

10 d
with Mary and six Others ana elIaims
he always takes his afbage down to
the side of a hill ana burns il.
Mary says Dad a. nothing Of the
kind-that she layd tor him and
watched him throw tie cabbage
leaves where che had to elem them
up. AS testimony Dad brought along
the cabbage to show q hadn't been
thrown anywhere Hayns already
lost two days work on account Of tho
charge, the mayor dismissed him.
charging that he be careful Ia the
future. Mary was CHARGED to watch
out that he behaved and as she went
out the door she called back Next
time / won't tell on nobody Tor throw
ing garbage. !"
Funny Wright, witness, couldn't
swear It was Dad who threw the cab
bage leaves! SO far thongh water
street has been found to be in bad
sanitary condition, no proof of the
guilty parties has been found. Al
colored people who have appeared
and about Is so far Who have ans
wered the cali, have promlsed 20 clean
up II they clean up premiaes, the
mayor win not fine them. but The
cleaning up,n1ust be done and no more
garbage thrown
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
P| AN new MARCH OF Mine rs
oh, Listen Here!
ATTENTION. falr ones !.
By ADAM q LANE.

Attention, fair ones.
This morning 1 strolled
Up past Mr.. George Morgan's
Lii grocery store.
Mr.. Morgan was Engaged
In arranging His
Vegetable army for The
Daily advance upon Our
Squirming Pocket-books
AS | stood There
He retired a Rotten
One to the extreme Rear
OF an exhibition Cortainer
And advanced A
Sound recruit 10 The
Front line Trenches
Where a Banner
Flourished explaining, zone
Look, Ten Cents
Three looks one Quarter"
Which was F:1:..l
Enough considering The
Time it took To
Assemble the Exhibit.
AS he Completed
Operations l said Gaily-
"Mr. Morgan, every DOG
Has his Day
Behold-today is All
Yours!
What shall Say
To the ladies' in Waiting
In your Behalf?"
He Strengthened Up
And looked me In
The Eye
And l could See
That no was Deeply
Moved.
Adam" he said, "There
Is no Use
For any Of These
Dad gasted females To
Camp on Ny
Trail-1'll tell the World!
II you had Spent
Ninety years in The
Grocery business, you'd Under
stand.
know Women
Entirely Too Well.
l know their Tempers
Their Dispositions
Their Penuriousness
Their Graspiness
Their Criticism,
Ard my Lawsee-Adam-
Their Tongues,
Better than any Hen-pecked
Husband who ever Stepped!
You ask the Telephone
Company If l Don't
Have to Have My
Telephone receiver Repaired
Every three Days
Regular.
Abuse!
Adam-the awful Verbal
Castigations / Get!
Bout late Order
Bout Short-weight
Bout strong Butter
Bout decayed Vegetables
Bout Prices
And
Bout Prices
And
Bout Prices
And"
Mr.. Morgan was BY
This time Perspiring
Profusely, and Had Settled
To a sort of Chant,
Fortunately the Telephone
Rang Just Then
And he stopped Short
With o hunted Expression.
AS he started To
Answer, he said, adam
Please don't set Them
Women on to Me-
Cross my heart l Don't
Wish to be Married."
So-you see, how 'Tis-
The chances here Look
Slim, I'll have To
Admits
HoRever. next week There
.tI4il be better Going
Spose we consider Mr..
w. N. Engle Next.
Hermione is a Trifle
Dubious about William
But Say
Slight Nobody!
Ali right, Professor
Come take spiel In
My Autymobeel,"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
Governor CornwelI Wires President
Lewis Of the United Mine Workers
of the Situation in Cabin Creek
FAMOUS FIRST DIVISION may BE GALIEII
Four BattaEions Of Infantry and Machine Gmners
in Readiness to Entrain from Camp Zachary
Taylor for Scene.
(By Associated Press)

CHARLESTON, Oct 24For the last ten days miners
nss have been held daily in CABIN Greek district which uad
armed invasion has been discussed and planned and
ton have been accumulated and distributed among e
incendary talk of shooting up public officials and taking
situation according to telegram sent today BY Governor
John l. Lewis president Of the United Mine Workers Of Asre
The telegram further stated that last night voted . ssss
certain mines, and they down today with general unrest and move
ments of men toward Logan field
3 Governor CornweI further declared that ter
miners arc even now out over the state engaged
sepbe as some Of them claim 80 600 this city
first to begin an invasion Of non-umion ooal6elds
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24

Creek field, one on Don creek ana nins
mines Of the Carbon Fuel company ON
Cabin creek were closed today though
this is partly due, it was said 70 short
age Of coal cars.
1t was learned that 250sminers walk
ed out Of Don creek this morning to
Cabin creek for the purpose, Il was
understood, Of joining the miners Tiers
in their trip to Cabin Creek Junction
tonight. The Don creek miner were
not armed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. The re-
ported outbreak by miners IS probably
untrue, John L. Lewis, president Of the
United Mine Workers Of America. said
today after reading the Charleston dis
patch which said the Governor had mo-
titled him Of serious conditions Of the
Cabin Creek section
He. said he had received no mes
sage on the subject from the Governor.
Il send Governor CorIWeIia Telegram
last night, but 1t was an entirely diL-
ferent matter" he added
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24
Six Piokets Jailed
~ in Canton Riot
.tRu AssonInted l2resaI 1

CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 24.-six persons
including one woman picket, are un-
der a4ffest following disorder near the
5hited states Alloys Steel Corpora
'tion plant here last night in which
hundreds OF strikers took part Sew
eral police used clubs freely on a mum
her Of strikers. The trouble followed
fighting yesterday when strikers
stoned street cars and automobiles
carrying workmen to the mills.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24

LOUISVILLE Oct 24-Orders have BEEN Camp
Zachary Taylor from the War Department today,
hold four provisional bsslions Of infantry tie
famous First division ready for not and The bacn
will number $500 men.
Colonel Peabody chief Of staff quoted having o
actual entramns orders have been received but the order s
troops in readiness indicated that the bataon might be sent q M
Nirginia and Pennsylvania.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-24

showsrs tonIsht I'D ssturday
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-22
NORTHWESTERN News
charged. at . higher ate Of interest
than general funds, and will be de-

charged at z higher rate Of interest
than general funds, and will be de-
posted, so far as possible, for q
specified time.
Banks desiring to associate with the
Bank Of North Dakota will be re-
quired to file a certified copy of q
resolution to be adopted, by their
board Of directors granting the presi-
dent, vice president and cashier Of
row from the Bank of North Dakota
or to rediscount loans.
The Bank of North Dakota serves
notice IN local banks that it will re-
ceive no individual deposits from
within the state Of North Dakota.
Individual deposits from outside the
states will be accepted, and on time
deposits Of that nature there will be
paid a specified rate of interest to be
determined later, but probably four
per cent. The Bank of North Dakota
at rates hereafter to be determined,
but which probably will be two pei
cent on daily balances.
The bank announces that until
further notice it is prepared to make
real estate loans at six per cent, the
mortgagor being required to pay an.
nually seven per cent of the loa and
the difference this seven pei
cent installment and the six per CEN
interest being applied annually to the
reduction of the principal. Such diff
ference will. it is stated, liquidate the
loan in "a years, and the last foul
payments will be combined in a 3otf
payment.
The Bank Of North Dakota note,
that it's five per cent bonds, sold at I
premium of 2 1-2, now are available
and suggests that member banks tt
show their desire to cooperate sub
scribe for such allotment as woult
have been their share in the even
stock holding had been made com
| nrlsorv.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-22
KNOWN
EDITOR DIES
AT GRAFTON
H. Pierce, Creator OF
poison Carrots" Died
Last Evening.

Grafton, N. D.. July 22.-E. II.
Pierce, for about twenty a owner
and publisher of the Walsh County
Record, died at his home in this city
Monday evening after a long illness.
Mr.. Pierce had been in very poor
health for many years. and during the
past year made a trip to Florida, but
spring practically an invalid. His
death was not unexpected. He was
about S. years of age. &
ED" Pierce vas at N time well
known over the northwest as a humor-
Gus writer, and was the creator Of the
famous "Hits and Mrs."fcolunn which
a for years in the Record. and in
which figured the characters known
as Poison Carrots" and his hired
a Through the wide publicity OF
this column, Mr.. Pierce was given the
most flattering offers by metropolitan
dailies, but he refused them.
In 1907 he solo the Walsh County
Record to Grant 8. HaSer. the pres
ent proprietor, and later established
a small job Office here which he had
to discontinue on account of failins
Masonic circles and in public Affairs
serving at one time as postmaster in
Nj. Pierce is survived by his Wit;
and two sons. Charles Pierce Of Man
dan and Clifford Pierce. who resides
In Iowa. Three sisters. Mrs. Fuller
Mrs. Springer and Mrs. .MoultOn. nj
well known here.sredde In Ainneapo.
lis. ssyS .. q
The funeral. which will be held un,
der the auspices of the Masonic lodg.
of this city, has not been fully ar,
ranged. and will NOT take place unit
the two sons N reach here.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-22
A. E. Smith Speaks
To Montana Dentists

Butte, Mont, July ga. e. Smith,
D. D. S, Chicago, opened the second
days sessions. of the sixteenth annual
convention of the Montana Dental a
sociation today with ar address, D. n.
McCauley, D. D. S., of Laurel, Mont
also Is to speak.
The delegates are enjoying a motor
trip to a resort this afternoon. A
clinic is being held in connection with
the sessions. a-
Governor Sam v. Stewart Of Mont
ana will address the convention thif
evening.
DR.. McCauley spoke on his expert
ences in the dental corps in the army
He served al a captain in the only
jaw hospital maintained by the serv-
Ice during the He was at Cape
May, N. j.. and to it all wounded re.
quirinE dentistry were sent.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-22
STATE BANK
NOW READY
Notice of Grand Opening is
Mailed Out to, Nearly l.
600 Institutions.

Bismarck, N. D., July 22.-The
Bank of North Dakota today served
notice on more than 700 state banks
and trust companies and 800 or 400
national banks operating in this state
that it is ready to do business. State
banks wishing to open an account
with the Bank of North Dakota and
desiring to accept deposits from the
Bank OF North Dakota, as depositary
banks, were advised that it would not
be necessary for. them to furnish de-
positary bonds, inasmuch as they are
protected through the depositors'
guaranty fund act.
National banks were informed. that
in order to qualify as depositary
banks for the Bank Of North Dakota
they will be required to file with the
bank a depositary bond which will be
in lieu of present existing bonds guar
anteeing the deposit of public funds.
Deposits will be made by the Bank of
North Dakota with ~depositary banks
from time to time as funds may be
available therefor. Such deposits will
be subject to check, or OF time de-
post. and draw interest at rates to be
determined by existing financial con-
ditions. Sinking fund deposits will be