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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
AMERICAN FLAG.
KISSED meeting.
Or RR. STRIKERS
Leaders Could Not Get Men
to Take Vote This
Morning.
|GRUNAU STILL N JAIL
Men Say No One Else Has
Authority to Call Off
Strike.

Chicago, April 2l.-Striking rail-
road men IN the Chicago district re-
fused today to vote on a question OF
returning to work. All efforts of a
committee OF strike leaders to obtain
action failed.
N. ]. Kenney, h. F. Murphy and
Shannon Jones, three of the strike
leaders arrested last week, made the
appeal for return to work at a mass
meeting of striking yardmen. They
were greeted with cries of ''sold,'
outside, where's Grunau"
Jones explained that effort to OBJ
tain the reelase of John ,Grunau, pres
ident of Chicago yardyaen's associa.
.tion from Joliet jail on bond had not
succeeded.
Murphy, waving an American flag,
took the floor to declare he would
not Fight the American government
He was greeted with cat calls and
hisses. .sss.e,ss
5 Union leaders declared after the
meeting they were iielp pless to order
sths men gack to work.
police lieutenant declared the
meeting adjourned after The strike
leaders hal been refused 4 hearing.
He announced that no .rimps meet
ing would be permitted and the hall
wac cleared under police supervision
The e.rtkers left the hall and after
some discussion marched across! the
G @n to their headquarters where they
resumed the session. Many men de-
clared Kenny, Murphy and Jones had
no authority toradvise them to return
to work. Only President Grunau could
do that they declared.
Gnrnan at whose request the mass
.rneeting was called, expected to ar
range for his release from Jail to at
tend. Failure Of his plans to furnish
the 10000 bond prevented appear
ance.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
Some Men Still Out
In Pittsburgh Dist.

PITTSBURGH, April .-Continued
improvement in the freight and trtific
situation was, reported by the railroads
entering Pittsburgh today. 1t .Sls
pointed out, however, that numbers
of men have steadfastly refused to go
back to their places apd the strike in
some yards is still on. The Pitts.
'burgh and Lake Erie reported move;
ment of trains of perishable goods yes:
terday and that. all perishable stun to-
day would be handled. Passenger
traffic had become normal.
The BaltimoIe and Ohio also show
ed, some Improvement, some embar-
goes being liftS but freight move
,ment generally fses still under restraint.
Mines along the Z Connellsyflle and
Cumberland division were gradually
resunfng operations. @
Continued increase in freight move
ment on the Pennsylvania was report
ed at headquarters this morning.
Firemen ON the Panhandle line vot-
ed torreturn to work. This action will
affect the men inthe Scnlley and CIR
.negie yards and eliminate the ope-e-
tinn Of passenger trains out OF WASH
ington. Pa; by volunteers,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
166KNOWNDEAD
N STORM WHICH
SWEPT 8 STATES
Outside Assistance Will be
Required Birmingham
Report Says.
ONE OF S0UTR'S WORST.
Property Loss Over Entire
Storm Area Will be
Large.
ONE OF S0UTH'S worst
TRy Associated Press1


BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 21.-As-
sistance from the outsile world is ur-
gently needed for the relief of tornado
survivors in dozen counties of Mis-
stssippt, Alabama and Tennessee, re-
ports today from the storm swept dis.
trict said. With death list of 166
already reported and a property loss
which will run, into many millions, the
tornado has taken rank as one of the
most disastrous as well as most wide
spread in the annals of the south.
Hundreds of injured require medi-
cal attention and the forces Of physi.
clans and nurses locally are made.
quate to cope with the situation.
Tents and other temporary structures
must be erected for numerous famt-
lies whose homes were obliterated and
a shortage of food is foreseen as a
result Of destruction of barns and
warehouses, coupled with the com
plete obstruction Of communicating
roads. ~
The storm apparently struck in the
rich farming belt lying around Bay
Spring, jasper county, Mississippi, and
moved northeast across the remainder
of the state to vent its fury upon the
extreme northwestern tier Of coun-
ties In Alabama before rHxing into
Tennessee. f7f
AlI.repofts ftsSagfse ss to, eixtreme vi;
locity Of the wind which leyeled every.
thing In. its path. s
The dead In Mississippi already re.
ported total lis. OF these Aberdene
and Meridian had 81 each; Rose Hin,
six; Bay Spring, seven: Glen, 10;
Ingomar, six; Starkville, six; Neshoba
county, 16; Winston county, five; and
others scattered.
Alabama reported 45 lear, of whom
20 were in Marion county, and is in
Mllingworth Cove. The others were
scattered, only three known dead were
reported in Tennessee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
MAJOR BOYLE HERE
TO SEE BRASS PLANT
Was Aecompalli by Col.
C. II. Tetlny of Bos-
ton. /:

Major ]. NJ. Boyle, chief engineer
in the construction Of the west yir-
ginia Metal Products corporation's
brass plant in this city, accompanied
by Colonel G. n. Tenny, Of the G. II.
Tenny company, Boston, spent today
in this city making an inspection OF
the work going on at the brass plant.
Colonel |Tenny ds prominent in pub
lie utilities activities in Boston and
is greatly interested in the work be-
ing done in this section. Practically
all of today was spent by the two
men at the brass works. They are
scheduled to 60 hack east on the late
night train.
Major Boyle reports that stock in
the West Virginia Metal Products
Corporation is sellin grapidly in the
east Shipments of machinery are
promised not later. than JUL II, and
perhaps much sooner, so that he has
set a tentative date around the mid
die of July for the opening OF. tho
great brass plant. The plant is GER
tain to be in full swing not later than
the last of July at the outside,
Major Boyle apd Colonel Tenny ar
rived on the train from the cast at
ITO o'clock this morning! They took
luncheon at The Fairmont and q
conference of, some. of the lqttl peo-
pie interested in the plant was held
with Major Boyle Just after the noon
hour.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
s. S. Institute Is
Brought to a Close

The meeting of the Fairmont Dis
Ftrict Sunday school institute was
brought to successful close last
evening when splendid meeting was
held at the Southern Methodist Epis-
copal church, where the institute had
been in session for two days.
The following officers were elected
to serve the ensuing year: Chairman,
Rev. a.. NJ. Martin, Of Fairmont; sec
retary-treasurer, G. F. wilkins. OF
Cowen; elementary superintendent,
Miss Jessie Ice, Of Fairmont: super
intendent Of training work, the Rev.
r. j.. Yoak, of Fairmont; superin-
tendent of mission work, Mrs. R. s.
Tyler, of Harrington; superintendent
of adult department, L. H. Mott, OF
Davis; superintendent of intermedi-
ate department, Miss Belle eoffman,
OF Fairview.
The place for holding the next
meeting was not decided upon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
Newspaper Warned
To Max More Cuts

NEW YORK, April 21.-Franklin P.
Glass, president OF the American
Newspaper Publishers association.
gave warning ut the annual conyen-
tion toef.y that newspaper publ N;hers
must make further conservation Of
Inewsprfnt paper II they were not to
have a. worse time next fan aud win
ter than they had in the last six
months. s j $ ~
Calling attention to the recommend.
ations Of the November convention for
restriction Of advertising Mr.: Glass
said: - s.
srhe acceptance OF the whole truth
was not SO rapid and general as TO cur.
tau the wild spot market. It has only
been in last two months that many
papers have been forced BY weather
and railroad conditions as wen as BY
price to see their duty and to make
radical restrictions in the volume Of
advertising.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
GERMANS Want TO DOUBLE Their ARM
Lightning Tears
Shoes Fron1Feef
of little Girl

Drusilla Williams, an eight year
old girl Of Watson had her shoes
torn from her feet and was some
what badly burned yesterday after
noon when she was struck by
lightning while seated before a
window at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Williams.
The electricity struck. the Will
liams home but did not seriously
iniure any Of the other occupants
Of the house.
The shoes were torn from the
feet of the child but her feet were
not burned. However she was
severely burned about the arms
and legs.
She was admitted to Cook hos
pital following the accident and is
resting well there today with ex-
cellent chances Of recovery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
ONBRE[LA MAN
ISIN0QR MIDST.
This Harbinger of Spring
Never Proves to be False
Alarm.

Today the umbrella man appeared
in the city, ringing his bell and march.
ing theoretically, along, with HIS out.
lit for mending umbrellas ON his back.
He carried scissors sharpener also
and his familiar figure and iiis more
than alluring bell and persona Ity car.
rted eyeIl resident Of Faifmont who
heard him back abruptly to last spring.
For the umbrella man Is the harbinger
OF spring and he comes in our midst
at exactly the same moment the sloreg
place various green plants outside for
sale-when the seeds for the flower
and vegetable garden are attractiyely
displayed in their gaudy packages and
when the trees are sporting hair slzeo
leaves.
The umbrella man was stopped by a
number of persons this morning and
was asked many an irrelevant dues.
ton such as Where you been all this
timer What do You do In the winter
time?" DO you make d good living
at this sort of thing?2 The umbrella
man is a mighty Interesting man TO
talk to. He likes to wander about ana
chin with housewives at back doors.
He likes to tell You about his family
and his troubles and his many esca.
pades and adventures while walking
here and there ana everywhere. Some
times he is invited In the kitchen for
cup OF coffee at lunch time and fre.
quently he eats his meal from paper
bag on your back yard plot Of green
under your apple or cherry tree.
All the dogs like him and sniff at his
heels in a friendly manner. And when
the umbrella man sits down ON your
front veranda on the top stair ana
hauls out his mending paraphernalia.
it's pleasure to watch him tackle the
job with slprtngtime Joy Much busi.
ness will be his in Fairmont, Is pre-
dtcted due to the high cost OF new
umbrellas.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
Policeman Holt is
Going Into Business

The resignation of Policeman Holt
was discussed this morning at the city
building, Holt being the second offi-
Ger to resign within the past few
weeks. 1t was reported that officers
said they could not live satisfactorily
on the S11O. a month allowed them,
and when better Jobs offered they
were being accepted.
Holt intends going into the res
taurant and soft drink business at a
location near the Koppers plant. a
building being erected 1T present by
himself and Clyde Holt for this pur-
pose.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
Notes Of Int est
In Railroad Circles

&C. w. vanHorn, Grafton. superin
tendent of,the Monongah division. Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, is in Charles
/ ton today.
Supervisors OF the MononF1.h diyi
sion OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, were today called taa stan meet
ing n. the office Sof the division engi
neer at Grafton. H. II, lN,derick and
j. f. Shafferman, of Fairmont, were
B. & o, train 40, from selarksbure
to Pittsburgh, was two and q hall
hours late, last might in leaving Fair
mont owing to a landslide at eatawba.
f'f - .rist y s'flls ~ e. -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
Legion Home Stock
On Sale Friday

"a special meeting of Fred Heintzel-
man Post No. II, American Legion,
was held last night atrwhich II was
decided to offer, stock in the legions
new building corporation for sale at
the regular meeting next Friday
night. Thirty. thousand ,dollas Of
common stock viii be offered for sale
at ten dollars per share, members OF
the legion being permitted to buy as
much OF the stock as they prefer af-
ter which It will be offered to their
friends. sS, ~ p
& "A smoker and entertainment win
also follow the business meeting,
Z Vice Post Commando Irwin Dun
snipgtpn has been designated secretary
treasurer or the building company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
School Bonds Win
I'm Faiirmont Dist.

A. majority Of forty votes in favor
Of the project was the result of the
bond election n Fairmont district yes
terday for the, purpose !. of issuing
$9s,000 in bonds to erect. two schools
at Jayenne and Barrackyille.
g Work on the two buildings will be
commenced as soon as the, plans can
be drawn up and lot selected for
the building at Jayenne. The lot at
BarraclSville was bought some time
ago -'s,GS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21

NEW ORLEANS, April 81. = The
gulf division of the American Red
Cross has sent carload Of tents,
blankets and medical supplies togeth-
er with nurses, workers and physicians
to Meridian to aid in relief work
among the storm sufferers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21

! WASHINGTON, April 2O.-"The
thing for women to do IL they object to
political machines is to get out ana
fight these machines" is the advice OF
Miss Mabel Choate, daughter of the
late Joseph .Choate.
Miss Choate is following in the
footsteps OF her father, who was one
of the most distinguished statesmen
Of his day. She is a candidate for dele
gate to the Republican national con-
yention in June.
Miss Choate, In campaigning in the
seventeenth congressional district,
asked the voters to send her to the
Republican convention at Chicago as
a delegate instructed for Herbert
Hoover.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21

The Misses Pearl Griffith and Betty
Maclin went to Grafton today, where
they will attend the American Legion
dance tonight 81" s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
PREN|ERSA ASKED
TO PERMIT ARMY
OF 100000 MEN
Request is Made ,l Through
Note to French For
eign Office
JOHNSON At SAN RENO
U, S. Ambassador TO Italy to
he an Official 0bseay
er.
JOHNSON AT SAN RENO
tRv A..ooI, n, 49,, I,

PARIS, April 2i.GGermany e5 ,ss
asked the Inter-allied conference al
san Keno to increase from 100 900
to 100000 men the standing army
provided fer Germany by the terms OF
the treaty Of Versailles.
The request was contained in
note handed to the French foreign
Office last evening with demand
that it be sent TO the Supreme council
at San Reno.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21

WASHINGTON, April ,21 Am-
bassador Johnson, at Rome. was in
structed by the State department Ia
attend the Allied conference al San
Reno as an official observer OF the
American government, He viii not
participate in the discussions or deIib-
erations
Ambassador Johnson is expected to
go to San Reno today 1t was stated
at the State department that his In.
structons were similar to those given
to Ambassad dorl Wallace when he was
delegated as an observer at the meet
ings Of Allied ambassadors at Paris.
Mr.. Johnson will report To the depart
mept on decisions reported by the
Allied conference.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21

Fair and clear tonight
Thursday partly cloudy.
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THE WEATHER

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-15
THE WAVE OF CRIME.

What's, the psychology of this
wave Of theft, burglary and holdups,'
asked the man. els it because of the
war? Why this flood Of ye,,gmen and
auto thieves, is it because the penal
ties are too light and is the Mime
sofa legislator who will introduce a
bill to make the penalty for theft of
an automobile Imprisonment for life
on the right track?
OF course every person will make
his own analysis and cone to his
own conclusions.
However, it isn't the e,stremeness
Of the penalty that discourages
crime but the bromptness of the ap-
plication Of a penalty. Successful
pursuit and prompt pros scution Of
offenders are the surest discourage
ment to crime.
Altogether too many professionals
are getting away. Those who are
caught are mostly amateurs. The
bank robberies conducted and being
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-15
REPUBLICAN, ARsHAILTowN IOWA SEPTEMBER Is 1920

conducted in Iowa by professional
bank robbers are altogether too sue
cessful. They are making their haul
and getting away with 1t. Something
seems to be lacking and the lack is
not apparently in the bank bandits
methods and manner Of working.
AS to the psychology Of it-there's
plenty Of psychology and to spare.
First Of all the general idea Of get
ting much without working at all
and more for working little: Of
spending lavishly and producing less.
That's part Of it.
The amateur yegg inclines to
argue If a promoter and his bird
dogs can fitch fortunes thru crooked
work and not only escape but retain
high social and perhaps high official
standing and position that the main
thing Is to get the money or the
goods. Most Of them are rather crude
In their mental processes. They fail
to be able to differentiate as to the
manner and etiquette OF theft( and
piracy and incline to seize oppor-
tunity at hand and adapted to their
capacities and training.
Men Without visible means of sup
port lie about the towns, wear good
clothes and have money to spend.
Some of them are mere tinhorns
frisking the unwary youth. some
bootleggers, some Of one and some Of
another manner OF vagrant. Those
fellows are continual incentive to
the weak and ignorant. Often they
are the ones who concoct the scheme
OF sneak thievery.
Back or the wave of crime is the
desire to get money without produce
ing or working for 1t, to take where
nothing has been given. ThieVery
and robbery are the yegg's way of
expressing It. To skin" millions or
millions out Of "the hicks" is be-
You'd the capacity of the. yegg and
sneak and highway robber. SO he
does the best he can.
1t isn't so much in the extremeness
Of the penalty given those caught;
it's in catching first. prosecution
without consideration OF persons and
prompt application OF the present
penalties.
Let's catch some Of the profession-
ais and punish them promptly after
catching.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-15
Topics Of the Times

An old time headline ran Maine
Went He'll Bent for the republicans.
Cox continues to talk like q word
worker on q corner in the old days,
While the cost of the Wilson sugar
system to each American family is
estimated at s72 the Cuban crop
netted about $500 for every human
on the island of Cuba,
The people who pay an income tax
will vote this year; those who do
not pay income tax but who
scrimped to buy bonds and have
learned how their hard earned loans
were sowed among contractors and
profiteers will also vote. And vote
right.
Wilson says the Monroe Doctrine
is a regional Understandings" Hard
less declaration of the United States
which is warning against Europ-
can nations exerting undue influence
or applying improper pressure upon
the helpless republics Of the west
ern hemisphere; indeed, 1t Is Ameri-
cas- warning to the old world against
foreign aggression, for our own pro-
lection. and for the protection of
those who have n right to look to
this republic for an effective mani
festation of neighborly interest"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-15

+
Answers to Previous Questions.
1. Does the song sparrow always
nest on the e.round2
The song sparrow shows a high
degree of variability both in its song
and in its nesting habits. each bird
having several songs of Its own,
while one me y nest upon the ground
and another n low bush. or In the
vines on the side of your house.
2. Why viii a fox avoid trap?
To the foS, anything that looks
like design er a trap. anything that
does not ma :ch with the haphazard
look and ger eral disarray Of objects
in nature, will put it on its guard. A
deadfall is a contriyance that is not
in keeping With the usual fortuitous
disa1ray of sticks and stones in the
fields and woods. The odor of the
mans hand would also be there and
this of itself would put the fox on
it's guard.
8. Why do plants scatter so many
seeds?
If the see,l fall here, II will not
terminate; If there. it will be
drowned or washed away; IL yonder,
1t will find TOO sharp competition.
There are only few places where it
will find all The conditions favorable.
Hence the prodigality of nature IN
seeds. scatter ing thousand for one
plant or tree
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-15
PONZI EXTRACTS
BY FLORIAN SLAPPEY
As Told to OCTAVUS ROMCOHSN

'"rhis heah Charles Ponzi," OBJ
served Florian Slappey enviously, 'fs
sho' the gittinest man when it
comes to money!"
saint 1t the truth?" seconded
Lawyer Evans Chew.
1T Is, Lawyer Chew. I'm I was
able to salisfry my money itch like n
to what that man has done it wouln't
make no Offence to me i'm the
third pahty 'lected their candidate
president of these United States"
you is tootin' now, FIo'ian. But
pussonally I CANT quite on'erstan'
how come him to make all that
money SO quick. It amt nowise
clear to me how he. done same"
Florinn favored his companion
with O glance of whitening scorn.
Huh! Lawyer Chew, what you amt
got Is no brains. You is got mouth
which says things, but you amt got
no brains to on'erstan' EN- with"
The colored attorney bristled be-
ligerently. "An1 s'pose you COM
prehen's jes' how Mistuh Ponzi made
all them moneys?"
II does"
''Then." challenged Chew, "s'pose
you splain 1t to mel"
Florian lighted a cigaret, hitched
his chair forward and plunged
bravely:
TITS thisaway, Lawyer Chew.
Brother Charley Ponzi had q mighty
III money an q lot Of sense-tes'
like what Is got. Also he wanted a
heap OF money-jes' like I does"
"S'posin'," interrupted Lawyer
Chew cuttingly. ''you splains mo-
bout Mistuh Ponzl an less bouten
Mistuh Slappey."
1.-THE scheme this Ponzi had him."
continued Florfan urbanely, made it
necessary he should have him some
money. an as he dfn't have none
hisownse'f, he decided to git some
elsewhere. So he tells folks he is
gwine let 'en make fifty pussent in
ninety days. An that bein' pretty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-15
fair intrast, they all gives him their
Reproduction
Prohibited,

fair intrast, they all gives him their
money"
HE sens that money over to some
Yurropeen country an buys him
some Irrational reply coupons which
he sens to smother country where
money Is worth either mo- or less-I
soht Of fo'ge:s which, an then he
| sens 1t to az other country an then
to another country en- pretty soon
he's got enc ugh coupons in this
| country to redeem EN- TO- about five
times as muLh as he had when he
done stahted off. So he does same
an returns the money which has
been loant t. him an lays in mex
winters coal with the rest"
Lawyer Chew regarded FTorian
fixedly. us that all puffec'ly clear
to your" he inquired icilyA
"Sholy. Amt it clear to you?"
"Nossuh, 1t amt"
"How come p
"Fust off I asts you. Flo'ian-what
a international reply coupon isT'
well. it's a coupon-yes, q cou-
pom. tha's all. Like what you gifts
when you bu.'s cigars"
Hmm! Amt never gotten no
money with hem things"
"Irn you saves 'em ontil you gits
enough you l'n git presents an sell
them presents TO- money"
Lawyer Chew pondered. Finally he
spoke. You has only convinced me
OF one thing reegahdin' Mistuh Ponzi,
Flo'ian."
"Saye whic p
you Is convinced me you dom
know nothin a tall bout how he
made his eight million dollars"
Florian grinned cheerfully.
Anyway. Lawyer Chew" he re-
torted, IT seems to know Jes as much
as them postal authorities which has
been tryin' t. hang surnthin' on him.
An they's one thing I says bout
Brother Pon2l. myownse'f."
(which is?'
when he went into that financial
game, the erap-shootin' profession
sho' lost some promisin' material"