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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
ELECTRICIANS AND
BR|CKLAYERSSTR|KE
Koppers Co. and Fred T.Ley
Company Have Some
April 1 Troubles.

Failure of the Fed T. Ley Co. and
the koppers Co. to meet their demands
for an increEe in wages resulted in
a walkout by the Dricklayers ,yes.cr.
day at these two plans, and the tie.up
of the building work of the Lev Co.
at Twelfth street. This morning, the
electrical workers. quit at the Kop.
pers %: for the same reason,
Ten bricklayers, at the Koppers
plant, six or seven on the buildings in
course of construction by the Lev Co.
at Twelfth street and thirty:two ut che
brass plant are out. Twenty-six elec.
tricai workers quit work and walked
out in body this morning at the Kop-
pers Co. job.
According to the statement made bv
W. NJ. Pratt, secretary OF the Brick.
layers Union, No. 4, the union made a
demand for an increase in wages OF
January 15 to take effect on April 1.
Notice was served on twenty-five con.
tractors, at that time, that after the
date mentioned the scale price in
Marion county would be $1.5O per hour,
to conform with the Harrison county
scale. This, he says, was. tentatively
agreed to by the officials of the Ley
Co. but when the time came for rui
fillment, the company refused to meet
the demand.
The bricklayers claim that they are
not on strike, that they would not pre-
vent anyone from working at the price
| offered by the contractors, but that II
they do not obtain the increase, they
will go to some other place where a
higher scale Of wages is in force. Ac
cording to their bylaws. they say, they
are prevented from asking for an in
crease in wages more than once in a
year, and in view OF the steadily
mounting cost of living, they think
their demand a just one
AT the Koppers plant, H. G. Murphy
superintendent of Construction, re
fused to make any comment. but Supt
A. R. Giles, OF the Fred T. Ley Co.
stated that the men had been offered
$1.25 per hour.
Harvey Childs, president of the cleo
trical Workers, refused to make a
statement, except tnat the men are
asking for rate of 81 per hour. c1e
prdent rate y eighty .,ents.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
.FOURIND|GTEDFDR
HIGH COURT LEAK
Former Secretary of Justice
McKenna Was the
Ringleader.

by Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON, April l. = Indict
ments again four persons were return
ed today by the District of Columbia
Supreme court grand jury inyestigat.
ing an alleged leak in the United
States Supreme court decision last No
yember in the Southern Pacific oil
lands case. Those indicted are Ashton
Embrey, former secretary to Associate
Justice McKenna, of the Supreme
court; James H. Graves, former as
sistant attorney in the Department OF
Justice; D. f. Moses, Washington
lawyer, and E. NJ. Mayer, Jr., New York
stock broker.
The indictments charge the four
me nwith conspiracy to defraud the
United States Of its right OF secrecy
surroun'tL opinions u the Supreme
court prio. to public announcement OF
the courts decision.
Embry is charged in the report with
furnishing the tip on the courts deci
sion whereby the other defendants
were able to sell short" 500 shares oil
Southern Pacific stock at profit OF
s1,412.5O.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
Our Army on the Rhlna.

WASHINGTON. April 1-American
troops on the Rhine are subject oniy
10 the order of the President of the
United States as commander-in5chiet
Of the army President Wilson wrote.
Congress today in response to a. res
olution of inquiry adopted by the
House.
The American troops and the terrt-t
tory they control still are governed
by the terms of the arnistice the
president said. He disclosed that the
American government had disappror-
ed plans to have the troops and the
territory placed under the orders OF
the Rhineland high commission.
Field Marshal Foch has no authority.
over the American troops the spresi4
dent said
Major General Allen, commanding
the forces, has full authority. Mr.
Wilson added "to utilize his troops
for the police of the occupied dis
tricts. the preservation of order and
to repel any attack which may be
made upo nhim.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
AGAIN At WOBkON
HARD COAL SCALE
ERv Assoclnied prn.si /

NEW YORK, April 1.-The new
wage agreement. OF the bituminoiN,
mine workers disposed OF, John IN
Lewis, International president OF the
United Mine Workers, today turned
his attention to the negotiation OF
ne wcontract for the anthracite min
ers. He declared that steps would
be taken to bring about a ''satisfac-
tory" adjustment in the hard coal in
dustry without further delay.
When the, subcommittee OF an
thracite operators and miners APP
pointed to negotiate the new contract
met Mr.. Lewis replaced Philip MUIR
ray, International vice president.
The subcommittee took up com
tinuation of its discussion on the com
parison in the wage earnings OF the
bituminous and anthracite coal dig
gers. The operators supplied addi-
tional data,
officia lcopies of the biutminous
wake agreement signed here by rep
resentatibes Of operators and miners
of the central competitive states were
being sent out TO yarious districts To-
day. More than 40 {, 90 o mine work
ers will receive the "a per cent wage
increase in the new contract which
goes into effect today and continues
for two years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
MAN 'SL|FEHAKGS
ON SINGLE HAIR
Russian Arrested on Charge
of killing Little Ohio
Girl.
TBy AssocIated pressl


STEuBENVILLE, o., April Mike
onunck who was arrested at Ramsey
o.. yesterday b. James Crawford a
game warden in connection with the
death of little Frances South at Adena
was today formerly charged with mur-
der here. He was taken to the Jeff
erson county jail where he is being
closely guarded.
Although there will be another ar
rest before the day is over in connec-
tion with the murder a strand of hair
found on the clohting on Mike onunck
1t is believed will seal the fate OF the
Russian. Game Warden Crawford
who made the arrest produced the
blood stained hair this morning at the
preliminary hearing and 1t was found
to tally with the golden curls Of the
dead child
When confronted with the bloody
clothing taken at his rooming house
onunck declared they, belonged 10
another Russian. Two witnesses tes-
titled at the hearing that onunck was
seen with the girl ON the morning of
the crime. officialL say he accostea
two other girls at Adena on the game
day but they fled and made their es-
cape.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
Register Complaints
at Water Department.

Director Morris, of the Water de.
partment. had troubles a.plenty this
morning when he found upon reaching
his office that a lady or two wished a
private hearing Mr.. Morris tried 70.
get word in edgeways' but had diff.
Guilty in doing so. 1t appeared that in
one case the woman in question had
not been getting enough water through
her spigots. She said she wasn't ge..
ting any water, that was all there was
to It and she wished the matter RENE.
died II she was to pay water bills.
It was suggested that with no water
there should be,no bills and the Water
department was quite willing 70 tear
up the bill and turn on the wat IT.
This was objected TO seriously. The
water department as a consequences
viii pay visit to the home and by
digging mp the street viii attempt to
discover why the water does not come
through her spigots.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
MARCH TONNAGE
RUNS HEAVY N
FA|RNONTREG|DN|
Reaches 1,s45,1OO Tons of
Coal and 432 Cars of Coke
Last Month.

Eairmont region during the month
of March produced, 1884 cars of
coal and coke-1,S45,1oO tons of
coal and 432 cars of coke.
Mines along the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
during March produced 22,2S2 cars
of coal and coke-1, ,092 500 tons OF
coal and 432 cars of coke. This is
9,465 cars of coal and coke more than
was produced during the month OF
March, 1919. The coke production
last month was; ;432 cars. which is 3$9
cars heavier than in March, 1918,
when the total was SO cars.
The coal and coke loading of last
month was / .544 cars heavier than in
January of this year and 1910 cars
heavier than in February Of this year.
Last months coke production was
292 cars heavier than that of Janu-
ary and 220 cars heavier than that Of
February last.
Operations along the Monongahela
railroad in the West Virginia district
last month loaded 4,406 cars. y.
This is 101 cars short of the tom
mage produced in the West Virginia
district in January and 161 cars less
than the monthly tonnage in Febru-
ary for the district. The falling of
in production is due to the miserable
car supply that the Monongahela rail-
road furnished last month. AT times
not,a car was on the road. y
Last month the Helen's Run and
Wyatt -Bingamon branches of the
Western Maryland railroad loaded
64S cars of coal. The Western Mary
- 2ICnntinned nm ma syae aava5,lAF ~ 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
GAIN
IN RHUR DISTRICT
Duisburg Reported to be
Entirely in Their Pow
IRy Associated Pressl

THE HAGUE, April Most Of the
towns in the Rhur district are in the
power of the extremists who are fore
ing the workers to leave their Jobs
and join the Red army, according to
the Dutch press.
, The burgomaster and the leader OF
the Majority Socialists and Center
patries at Duisburg have notified the
government that the condition of the
town Is so bad there IS no hope of
gtei1e police preventing plundering and
other outrages by the mob, dispatch
es state. Only governmental action
can save the town it is declared.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
DELAWARE HOUSE
VDTE.DOWN SUFFRAGE
Only Had Nine Votes When
the Test Came
Today.

DOVER, Del. April Ratification
Of the equal suffrage amendment was
defeated in the lower house of the
legislature today. The vote was %
to 9.
Members who voted for the amend
ment subsequently changed for the
purpose of later moving to reconsider.
The vote as finally announced was
26 to 8.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
100000 Fire at
Columbus, Ohio
LBy Associated Pressl l

COLUMBUS, O., April IA spec
tacular fire this morning in the whole
sale district practically destroyed
four four-story brick buildings To-
Gated on Chestnut street between
High and Third streets with a loss
said to exceed 100000.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
Premier iSitti Went to nj.
ume for That Purs
pose.
NOTE ON RHINE ARMY
House is Told 1t Is Under
Direct Control Of the
President.

TRIESTE, April 1.-tBy a. P.)-
The Italian government has notified
Gabriel D. Annunzio that ii will have
to accept President Wilson's project
for the settlement of the Adriatic
question.
An envoy from Premier Nitti has
been to Flume where he made this
decision known TO D. Annunzio.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
IRISH sEcRETARY REsIeNs

LONDON, April Liam MacPherson
chief secretary for Ireland has resign
ed his office and the resignation has
been accepted it was OFFICIALLY an
nounced this afternoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
|0NINOES TO WAVE over.
GA. BUDGET 0PERAT|ONS
All Workers in
Y.M.C.A. Drive
to Meet Tonight

All workers in the "Y" cam
paign for $4,000, both men and
women. Reds and Blues, are re-
quested to be present at the Y. M.
c. A. building at eight o'clock this
evening. where general confer
ence between the workers and
leaders will be held to discuss
plans for the final day of the drive
tomorrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
eyer Put
sis .ss
! NEEDED
kr Eleven
pillars 81
80
on the part

on the part
campaign for
d Friday mid.
goal set to be
Question in the
crested in the
I persistent ef-
ming will bring
y for the cause.
8 Red and Blue
ted themselves
|he noon report
rs and captains
sith their work.
evening at the
nuch has been
|e afternoon and
1.-THE final day OF
lwere in at noon
IL the sum total
lbont St1, ,559.50s
hy alone being
'ept the field
did The Blue
of 4sg for the
( Pryor and his
with s642. The
did not fan be.
over the Red
INC Blue wom-
S316.50, while
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
THE WEATHER

Rain tonight and Friday.
Cooler Friday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18

Invitations have been issued to the
members of the beginners class and
cradle roll members of the First Pres
byterian church and their mothers to
an afternoon in the parlors Of the
church Wednesday, of this week. The
hours will be from 3 to S O'Clock and
an informal afternoon has been ar
ranged. Mrs. A. NJ. Armstrong, SUI
perintendent of the beginners class
with Mrs. George Robbins. who con-
ducts the cradle roll. are in charge of
arrangements for the affair, and will
serve refreshments at the close Of the
afternoon. i,N,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18
Or INTEREST TO WOMEN
To Glue Joint
Junior Recital

Wesley college will present Misses
Helen House and Irene Bostrom in a
joint Junior pinaoforte recital at Cor
win hall o N Thursday evening. May
20. Both young women are Pupils
of Miss Adelaide. Okell. Miss Odina
Olson, soprano. will assist. Friends of
the young women appearing and of
the conservatory are invited to the
program which will include the fol-
lowing numbers: igsa
Sonata in A minor, LIST movement
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Schubert
Irene Bostrom.
(a) Murmuring Zephyrs.. Jensen
CO. Improvisation .......M Mcdowell
Helen House.
(a) WnlmS ............ Scnunann
co. Impromptu .....,..... Schubert
Irene Bostrom. / Y,
Quartette.
Marche Slav. ~. ..... Tshnuikowsky
LIST Piano-Irene Bostrom. Gerald
inc McNicol.
End Piano-Helen, House, Olga
stenmo.
Sonata in C minor. 1860 Beethoven
Observation-Disclosures
Helen House.
(a) Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave
NE HdHuei
CO. Sylvelins .Sinding
Co Autumn ............. Rogers
Odina Olson.
Sweet Lavender ......... MacDoweu
Midsummer ........... Mcdowell
Joy of Autumn ........ .MacDoWell
Irena Bostrom.
Waltz in A sharp ....... Chopin
Helen House.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18
Frances Lamb in
Recital Friday

Miss Frances Lamb. pianist. is to be
presented in a recital at Corwin hall
on Friday evening, May Fl, at 8
O'Clock and an Invitation Is extended
to all friends Interested to attend.
Assisting will be Miss Bernice Bail,
reader, and Miss Dorothy Wright,
soloist. Lending distinction to the
program will be two interesting fea-l
lures. Lullaby" one Of the numbers
which Miss Wright will sing. has been
composed by Miss Mildred sOdell.
pianist, who was presented in her &C.
nior recital this year OF interest also
is the number, Romance in A Flat"
written by Miss Lamb. a pupil ofSPat
olo Conte. which will be played. In
public by her for the first time at this
program:
sonata-opus II, No. T.. Beethoven
Rondo.
Allegretto.
Allegro.
TO Be Near Thee, nv Souls Be
Dorothy Wright.
Scherzo ;II,%eOp. 31...... FIR, Chopin
- sernics Bali. i = !,
Polonaise OPP. 26, No. 1....Fr. Chopin
Fantasia Pastorale. OPP. 203....C onte
Romance in, A. Flat =. Frances Lambe
Cachoucha Caprice, OPP. TIL. Raft
At the alumnae meeting of Pi chap
ter of Alpha Phi held Monday eve
ming in the home of Miss Johanna
Londergan. 618 Chestnut street. were
Mrs. Ralph Chisholm of Lakota and
Mrs. George Dick of tGuersby. Sask.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18
Will Hold Joint
Memorial Seruice
Sunday Morning

Impressive memorial services will
DC held in the First Baptist church
on Sunday morning at ss16:30 O'Clock
pY the local G. A. r. post and Won
ms Relief Corps and an invitation
10 take part in these services has
been extended to all patriotic organ
lzations in the city. Rev. JIG. York,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
Will give the memorial address and
the Baptist choir is arranging a pro-
gram of special music in honor OF
war veterans.
h American Legion post is max
ing plans to attend the services in
a body, and members of the Women's
Relief Corps will also march to the
church in a body. Other patriotic or
CARNATIONS, who nave been invited
to take part in the services and
which will be represented are the
Service Start Legion of Grand Forks,
Spanish American war veterans,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton and Sons of Veterans. i.
Special arrangements are also be
ing made by the Women's Relief
Coryps and the G. A. r.. for a%ppropri-
ate Memorial day services to take
pace on May 81. Flag day, on June
"a. will be featured by a prominent
display of patriotic colors and SYM
kols by all patriotic organizations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18
LOCAL DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION
HAVE RETURNED

. Several Of the representatives from
St. Paul's Episcopal church who at
tended the annual c~onvocation of the
Episcopal church at Fargo, returned
here last night. The convocationl SEES
sfons will .be~c concluded thisgaftaHnoon
and the other members of~.s;thdtGrand'
Forks party are expected to return
here this evening.
Judge c.. M. Cooley, Ernest r.
Montgomery. S. B. f. Seese, C. c..
Gowran and e. A. Getchell returned
last night. having attended the Sun
day and Monday sessions of the con-
vocation.
Yesterdays sessions were devoted
to regular business affairs in connec-
ton with the church work in the
state, the morning session opening
with the celebration of holy COM
munion BY Rev. Jonathan Watson,
pastor of st. Pauls church of; this
city. Mr.. Watson will return here
tonight. -.
The ~convocation meetings for today
were devoted to the auxiliaries and
guilds, the women being in charge.
There was a reception at the resi-
dence of Bishop John Poyntz Tyler
Monday night for the delegates who
represented churches s.cm all parts
of the state.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18
STORES
STARTING TO
REDUCE PRICES
Protest Made to Factories
BY Retailers of Fixed
Price Goods.

Omaha, Neb., May 1S.-Eight
smaller stores today joined the five
large establishments which have an
nounced reductions of from 20 to 80
per cent.
A large automobile dealer made re-
auctions of $3.50 on open and $500
on closed car models.
A store which made a 80 per cent
reduction announced the cut would
extend to its restaurants also. One
of the concerns which started with
a 20 per cent cut. announced an ad-
ditional reduction Of ten per cent.
Stores which are excepting from re-
duction articles like mems collars and
Others upon which the manufacturer
fixes the price, ave protested to the
factories that two large concerns r
cutting these 80 per cent along with
theseOthers.4 50 =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18
To Flake OF An Old
Or Soiled Complexion
ADYERTlseMENT

y woman need never cease to have. a
young-looking complexion If she will
The wax actually takes OF the. Old. COM
plexiont with ali its imperfections. and
the newer and ~livelieras skin which, then
appears. hearsg that rare beauty and tr-
resistible loveliness hat only q youth
full skin can possess. The skin 10 indeed
youthful In reality az we'll as in appear
'ance. The natural PROCESS OF tissue
Of the. years. and In most conditions Of
ill-health, In FASTENED along by this
mercolixed wax treatment. Faded. mud
dy, freckled or blotchy skin is faxed III
In powder-itks fparticles.FIa little each
day. causing no Inconvenience.
Merc0lixed wax, now procurable at any
drug store in this country, la the only
known product that accOmplishes such
esults..It Ike pplladsat night like -cOld
cream. and washed on In the morning
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18

Mrs. M. w. Archer of Iona, N. d.
who visited over the week end as a
Fguest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Payne
bO7 South Fifth: street, returned to her
home this morning.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18
CORNER STONE
LADONFRIDAY
Salvation Army Will Dedi-
cate New Building With
Fitting Ceremony.

The program eforEthe ceremonies in
connection with laying the, corner
stone of the new Salvation Army
building on DeMers n next
Friday, May 81. has been completed,
and is announced today by Captain
H. Veach. local officer in charge.
The formal program will be held
at the site of the new building at $3.50
o'clock and it will be preceded by a
parade from the present quarters Of
the Army. at Fourth avenue and Wal
nut street, to the site of the new
building.
Among the prominent officers who
Will. be here for the occasion are. Col
0nel. S. Marshall, northern provincial
Ioficer, who will give the chief adj
dress on the program; Major Riddle,
representing the young peoples work
IN the five states of the province. and
Ensign E. Riddle of the Nebraska
chief division.
Rev. w. E.. Stephenson, pastor of
the Plymouth Congregational church,
Will preside and Mayor H. M. Wheeler
will give an address on behalf of the
city. The boys band. under the di-
rection of +. A., Moses. will give a
number on the program and also will
play while the parade is In progress.
According to present plans, the limo
" ~ wal SASCAu ,oOuln Oh SIlSSI-
nut street to Third street. andHwest on
Third to DeMers avenue.aSand then
north to the new building site. Par
ticipating in the parade will be the
army color sergeants,. Chief Odin
OVERLY and a platoon of police, Chief
Fitzgerald and the fire department,
members of the park board. represen-
tatiyes of the Red Cross, the Y. M. c.
A., Y. w. c. A., the boys band, mem
bers of the local order of Elks, officers
of the U. S. recruiting station here
and members "and friends of the Sal
walton Army.
Captain and Mrs. Veach, who have
been in charge of the local corps Of
the Salvation Army for the last two
years, hav worked s~trenuously to
procure new quarters for the Saliva
Aon Army here, and the first step to-
ward realizing, the results of their
work will be in the laying of the
corner stone for the building on Fri
day. The new building is to cost
$3S,248. .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18
FOREIGN. ase
q LANGUAGE SCHOOLS
HAVE BUSY SEASON

Berlin. May 18.-Foreign language
schools are buster in Berlin than they
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-18
Minneapolis, Trucks
Arrive In Mankatt

Mankato. Mimi, May 1s.-Thc Min
neapolis ship by Truck" tour arrived
in Mankato last evening about. s
O'clock. The tour had suppcrkat st!
Peter and we're met there by Mankato
boosters and escorted to this city.
During the evening the Jackie band
gave a concert on the street and the
trucks paraded through the main part
of town. This morning a. second pa
rade was given about 8 o'clock, after
which the our departed for Albert
Lea. One of the features Of the tour
here was the army, navy and marine
corps recruiting floats which attracted
much attention.