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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-02-11

When winters at his oldest
And coolest
And boldest,
Then cometh good ST. Valentine,
To show that love is burning
And signing and yearning,
And breathe upon the wintry earth
his tenderness divine.
When life is at its bleakest
And meekest
And weakest,
Then cometh good st. Valentine,
To show that love is rosy
And wistful eyed and cozy,.
And breathe on every torpid heart
his tenderness divine.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-02-11

ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE
FOR SALE Have a Woodrow washer,
nearly new, used only six times, for
sale. a bargain for anyone desiring
an electric washing machine. Write
Arthur Brewster, Angus, MINI.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-02-11
Sentiment and Business.

Samuel Pepys has something to say
in his famous diary about most of
joys and disturbances, great and small,
with which human nature is acquaint-
ed. Consequently one does not need to
search very far to find illusions to
Valentines day and the customary
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
OPERATORS SEE
EXPORT TRADE N
sight FAIRLY SOON
Reports Indicate That Ship
{. nents Are Made Out of
Hamptonp Roads.

While nothing absolutely certain has
developed in the export situation coal
operators in the Fairmont region are
beginning to see some relief in sight,
Some export coal is reported to have
gone out of Hampton Roads, accord
ing to reports received here, and OIL.
this Fairmonters have pinned hope OF
an early revival of export trade.
/. Little can be learned from the Tide
water Coal exchange to date, hut the
movement of export coal to Curtis Ba,
appears to be freer than for some
time. Curtis Bay shipments on Mon
day aggregated 254 cars off the Mon
ongah division of the Baltimore G
Ohio railroad, which is the heaviest
since time prior to the bituminous
coal strike, October 20, when $40 car.
loads went to that port.
Lifted Price Ban.
Generally speaking the operators oi
the Fairmont region were pleased to
learn OF President Wilson removing
the maximum price on coal, which will
be effective April /. All kinds OF
pleasant expressions were heard as
the news was passed around in coal
circles.
That the government regulation
placing the. maximum coal price az
$3.50 a ton was burdensome to the
operators goes without saying as few
II any of the big corporations made
any money on mine run production al
such price in view of the labor and
material advances coupled with the
miserable car supply. Quite a few
operators for some time have taken
prices somewhat in advance of the
government prices in order to kee1
their mines running at profit, other
wise there would have been a de-
cided deficit on the ledger.
Daily Car Supply.
On the Monongah division of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad today thers
is a 3S per cent car supply while the
run in the West Virginia district or
the Monongahela railroad is but per
cent and barely that.
) There are $50 cars on the Baltimore
G Ohio railroad with an early morn
ing placement of 61o. Today's cars are
classified as follows: Open $50; coke
20; n. 9. C. K. 20; NJ. v. T. 20. Cars
left over from the previous day were
Continued on page four.)
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Increase OF 200
Millions in Ma
tons Fuel Bill
TWO REPORTS OUT
Operators and Men Told to
Work on Majority
Findings.
] [Ry Associated Pressl j

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Presi-
dent Wilson today withdrew govern
ment control of the price OF bitumin-
GUS coal so that the 27 per cent wage
advance for miners recommended by
the majority report OF the coal strike
settlement commission may be abb
sorbed in the price the consumer will
pay after April 1.
The commission estimated this
wage advance at $500, ,000, 900 a year.
made public the majority and minor
ity reports Of the commission and
wrote the operators and miners ask
ing that they reach an agreement on
the basis Of the majority report alone
as speedily as possible so that the un-
certainty regarding the fuel situation
night be removed.
The operators were warned by Pres
ident Wilson against violating laws
against combinations in restraint OF
trade and pro ofiteering and also not to
exact unreasonable prices for coal"
q am aware" said the president,
"tiiat at present as result Of the
shortage created by the coal strike and
of the consequent interfering with
transportation, and as a result. also,
Of the exceptionally unfayorable win
ter the demand for coal continues at
1--we. desire to impress upon the coal
operators the extreme Importance
n6s only Of their complying to the
iniiest extent with the laws against
combinations in restraint Of trade and
against profit eering, but also OF their
exerting Themselves affirmatively to
prevent exacting Of unreasonable
prices for coal.
~ am sure the public fully appre-
ciates the desirability where practica-
fContinued on Page Four)
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Most Restaurants to
SIGN Wage Agreement

At midnight II not before the yexac,
status OF the wage controversy be.
tween the restaurant owners and the
Culinary Workers Union will be decid
ed. It Is understood that this even
ing at o'clock the restaurant own.
ers will meet at Hotel Watson when
q decision will be arrived at.
From what is generally circulated
over town the owners, excepting posi-
bly, one or two, will sign up. 1t is be.
lieved that the two that will not sign
up prefer to operate on IAN open
house" plan.
Up until late this afternoon no
change was apparent in the situation,
Only three restaurants had signed the
original scale as submitted by the Cul.
mary Workers. Both sides appear
firm.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
ANGRY MINERS
HUNTDETECT|vES
Bloody Fight in Kentucky
Field Has Stirred Up
Lot of Trouble.

MIDDLEsBoRoUGH, KY. March %
Harlan county, Kentucky on the
Kentucky, West Virginia border wat
the scene today of much excitement
Bands Of miners were searching the
county for operatives Of detective
agency who are alleged to have start.
a fight at Wallans Creek Saturday
night with miners which resulted in
the killing of three persons and
wounding Of several others.
The clash was the outbreak OF III
feeling said to have existed in the
Harlan county coal fields because ol
Importation last week of groun oi
detectives by the Kentucky Steam
Coal Co. where a strike is on. The
dead are Bud Taylor, a miner; Dep
uty Sheriff John Burkes and James
Hall detective.
An attempt by Detective Hall to
arrest a son, Of Bud Taylor at q min
sing camp precIpa the hattIe When
Hall tried take the boy liit5 GUS
today the elder Taylor inteffered. II
Ia duel following Hafi and the elder
Taylor Wehe killed. Other miners and
guards rushed TO the scene and a
generai fight ensued during which
Deputy Sheriff Burk was d1led. More
than 100 shots were fired. The fight
ing stopped when the detectives re-
treated. The guards later were sent
back to West Virginia by the mining
company.
:. Miners of the county numbering
several hundred are armed with pis-
tols and rifles and are searching for
other guardsmen remaining.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
Whole Industrial District in Western
Germany Reported to be in the
Control of Radicals
BLOODY FIGHTING GOING ON IN RUARBASIN'
spartacan Army Has Sprung Up With Incredible Swift
ness And 1t Is Reported to Have Outflanked
Government Troops Near Vessel
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, March 23-Latest reports from Germany
show that state government troops concentrating
near Vessel to against the extensive districts now
occupied by Communists says Rotterdam dispatch to
the London Times. On the other hand the Communists
are mobhzng after the method of the Russians with
great speed and it is Impossible to prophecy the issue of
the coming battle or when it will be fought
The Communists are hampered by a lack of food one
report saying that when this consumed it is anticipated
they will llproceed to rob the country districts.
GoPENHAGEN March % -Tne whole western IN
dusra district OF Germany held sodly by radicals and
disaster IS inevitable if the government troops
tefere there according to information received from
Berlin this morning by telephone by the Berlingske
ETidende.
The Social Demokraten learns that purely workers
is point of formation without Cooperation
with the Bourgeois party.
BERNE, March 23-More than 300 persons have been
killed in the fighting at Elberfeld in the Ruhr region near
the occupied zone and in the neighborhood of that city
according to todays advices from western Germsny.
The Communists took about 500 of the Reichwehr
prisoners at Ebeed and 300 additional at another point
AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, March 23-Another battle is
reported to be going between Spartacans and of
the regular army at Wese % miles northwest of Essen
The regulars, the report says appear to be outfaed bv
the Spartacans.
COPENHAGEN, March ga Leipsig telegram re-
ceved last night says that fighting at Halle and in that
nelghborhood continues with un6mnished violence Both
the troops and workers forces are using artillery.
world - ~ s'''''''
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
Rebekahs PlanSome
Future Activities

West Virginia Lodge 64, Daughters
of Rebekah, last evening at its meet
ing place in Odd Fellows hall initial
ed three candidates
The lodge has planned a social eve,
ming for the newly received candidates
For some Monday nights past candi
dates have been received.
Fifteen applications have been re
ceiyed for the April class. It is the
plan to initiate class of fifty candi-
dates some time during April.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
SCHOOL PROBLEMS
ARE UP. TONIGHT
--,14,.l y.
Citizens Advisory Commit
tee viii Hold First
Meeting.

The Citizens committee recently
appointed to act IN conjunctionswith
the Board Of Education of Fairmont
Independent school district will hold
a meeting this evening with the mem
bers of the Board and other school
officials in the Chamber of Commerce
headquarters at 1880 o'clock.
The meeting was called by; Chair
man of the Committee George NJ.
Alexander and matters of importance
to the city schools will be discussed
and the committee organized for eff
fectiye work.
The committee which was named
recently is composed Of George N.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
United Worknen Take
In Another Big Glass

A class OF candidates was received
into the Ancient Order OF United
Workmen ofSWest Virginia IN their
hall In the Skinner building last
night. Deputy Grand workman W.
n. Nickison, of Wheeling, was present
and assisted in the degree work. The
lodge now has a membersliip Of more
than one hundred and fifty in Fair
mont, which win be augmented by
the initiation of another class on the
first Monday In April.
"Wednesday might of this week A
r. Fleming, Grand Recorder. or
Wheeling, will. come to Monongah to
assist in the reception OF a class OF
candidates into Coal City Lodge No.
H.. It is expected that large num-
ber Of visitors viii 90 to Monongah
from Fairmont on that occasion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23

So went part OF the campaign song
which is printed On slips and was
passed last night at the second big re.
vival meeting at the NJ. E. church on
Fairmont avenue.
Don't take those slips home" shout
ed the evangelist. We've only got a
1000 and we want them to last during
the campaign. Leave them in your
seats Guess we'd better. paste them
in the hymn books and there'n be
no doubt about It"
Billy La Nance, the preacher now in
the city for a period of five or six
weeks for the purpose of convincing
those who aren't living as they should
that they need converting launched
on. his second sermon last night with
the same enthusiasm displayed on
Sunday night. While ne had a smaller
aud Hence those who came seemed well
repaid for attending. In effect ina
evangelist preached as follows:
You're neither cold nor hot but In.
stead are hanging on the fence and
Just little religion makes God sick,
There is scripture verse which says
God .spewed" out those who. were
lukewarm In their Godliness. The
evangelist stopped, to make o. face.
Now you say II atfst comm back any.
more. He said Hspew!" oh, my!
You're awful modest, aren't you? You
can sit around and hug girl all night
and just because the preacher says
speW you amt comm any more! You
can do all sorts Of questionable things
but IN case Ike this you decide you
are very particular. God gives his sal.
vation on one eondition-that you sin
no more. The moment you sin against
God your name is wiped, blotted from.
the book. It surely must keep God
busy using a double entry system
while you keep coming back and turn.
ing away-coming back and turning
away!
No man who puts his hand to the
plough and then looks back is fit for
the kingdom Of Heaven. A conductor
once gave up his job on a train and
went to farming-bought farm ana
quit his railroad business. One day he
was ploughing when he saw a train
coming over the hills. He followed
that train with his eye Just US far as
he could see It and when It had gone
he found that he had ploughed in q
circle. His heart was in the railroad
and he found It was no use, he couldn't
farm at all. So he sold his farm and
got job again where he left of. So
many people are like that. Their
minds and hearts are always looking
back to the old sinful ways. They
don't read their BIBLES. They play
fast and loose with the scriptures and
they constantly backslide and yet they
think they are still on board the train
Of Christianity. They remind me of
Pat who got of his train and the train
went of and left him. Said Pat as he
came shouting down the track after
Continued on Page Four.1
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
Women Wont
Haze TO Wait
on State Lau,s
fRy Associatod prnrni

NEW YORK, March a.
Claims OF anti-suRragists that the
Anthony amendment to the eensti=
tuion II ratified would be iHeHee=
tive In states where state eenstitu-
ton restricts suffrage to "ma1e
citizens" Until such constitutions
had been amended are erroneous,
according to opinion OF Charles q.
Hughes by the American Woman
Suffrage association.
Judge Hughes also advised the
association that, In his opinion,
claims that the amendment In any
case would confer only the fight To
vote for senator's and represents
tives was equally erroneous.
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Alexander, chairman; w. w. Coma
way, Scott @. Lowe, w, i. Arnetf.
Mrs. ]. o. Watson, Rol1o j. Conley.
]. Walter Barnes, Treyey Nutfer.
Michael Powell, Mrs, Tusea Morris,
7. I. Brett, Mrs. W. s.. Mayers
Clyde Norris e. NJ. Showafter Z
R. T. Cunningham.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
NEW ENVOY 10 MEXICO.

WASHINGTON. March 23.-Henry
Morganthau OF New York, former am
bassador to Turkey was nominated to-
day by President Wilson to be am-
to Mexico. He will succeed
Henry Fletcher who resigned recently
because he did not agree with the ad-
ministration MEXICAN policy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
GOVERNMENT COAL. PRICE LIFTED
CIVIL WARM NPROGRESSLN SEVERAL PARTS OF GERMAN
.Welch Miners
are Strong for
Their Booze

CARDIFF, Wales. March "a
Seventy thousand persons gath
cred at Porth near here yesterday
and listened to attacks by FIVE
speakers on "pussyfootism," ac-
cording to the Westminster Ga
zette.
At the sound OF a bugle reso-
luton was passed threatening d.
rect action IL the government at
tempted to continue war time
liquor restrictions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-23
COLBY SWORN An.

. WASHINGTON, March 23.-Bain-
bridge Colby was, sworn in today as
secretary Of state succeeding Robert
Lansing who resigned six weeks ago.
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'Meet me at spiro's ..Friday."
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B BAGKS[ IDERS
GET THE|RSFROM
BILLY LAMANCE
Evangelist Declares That
Just a Little Religion
Makes God Sick.
MORE GOOD STORIES
Committees Appointed to
Take Care of Revival
Finances

Side by side we stand each day,
Saved are we, but lost are they,
They will come IL we but dare,
Speak the word backed up by prayer
Only towards dare refuse
Dare this gift Of God misuse,
Ere some friend go to his grave
Speak d word his soul to save.
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Don't let me forget sDiro's Friday.
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THE WEATHER

Fair and warmer tonight.
wednesday partly cloudy.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-17
MAN DRIFTS FOR MANY DAYS
AMONG NAVIGATING SHARKS
"Ancient Mariner With Charmed Life Once More De6es Pers
of South Sea Shoals
of South Sea Shoals.

Honolulu. T. H.-(N. e. A)-Capt.
Emil q. Piltx, Hawairs Ancient Marin
er. has once more lived up to his native
title OF THE Man Who Can't Get
| Drowned"
For eight days, with only his two
Hawaiian deck hands to help him, ne
defied death in a water-logged and
sinking schooner drifting through island
shoals, followed by monster sharks, ad-
ding one more adventure TO a series OF
hair-breadth escapes from the perlls OF
the sea.
The schooner. Annie e., sailed from
Honolulu on Aug. II with n deckload
OF lumber. Just outside the harbor
the schooner sprung leak and began
sinking rapidly. Capt. Piltz dispatched
three sailors in a llfeboat to seek help.
They were picked up, and Honolulu
made every effort TO locate the drifting
schooner for seven days.
Hungered Eight Days.
The Annie Il. continue TO sink until
the deck house was awash. The in
trepid skipper hauled up some of the
deckload of lumber and built house
on top OF the cabin.
For eight days he and his Hawaiian
mates were without food and with but
few drops OF water, wallowing help
lessly, trusting to the luck OF the sea
and the fortunate protective something
that had given Capt. Piltz his title,
1.-THE Man Who Can't Get Drowned"
Sharks Await Him.
Sharks appeared, cutting the water
with lazy, ugly fins, hiding their time.
Facing what he believed the inevitable
end, PITT pointed to the maneaters and
said laconically to his two Hawaiian
ship hands:
THAT big one Is for me. this one FOR
You and that for you"
ON the seventh day, having drifted
more than $50 miles, the Madawaska,
an army transport bound for Manila,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-17
PRENUPTIAL SHOWER

One OF the most cordial informal par
ties Of the early fall was given Thurs
day evening at the Y. w. c. A, In the
way Of n miscellaneous shower in
honor Of Miss Louise Geiger, until re-
Gently desk secretary.
The parlors and social hall. were
frightened with rich red fall dAhlias
and the pretty dresses Of the guests
attending added to the brightness OF
the scene. No stated program Of affairs
was necessary, as the gathering was
one of congenial friends and stan as
sociates OF the young honoree. Mrs.
Laur Geiger. mother of the BRIDE
elect, was an invited guest.
During the evening music was fur
nished and games played. while the
merry flow Of conversation kept every
body In high spirits. The gifts were
presented by each individual with the
honoree's name on the package and
when all were opened they proved to
be a splendid assortment, including
handkerchlefs, boudoir pieces, china
and cut glass. A very happy plan was
conceived by some of the house girls,
who dubbed together and presented
some very nice presents.
Quito good sized crowd was pres
emit, and late in the evening an ice
course was served,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-17
CLAIMS OVERCHARGES
Government Files Bill Agains'
Pasco Tool Go.

Atlanta, Ca. Sept. 17,-Charges that
the Pasco Tool company Of Atlanta
and two men connected with II had
war so as to make from 80 1-3 TO 1000
per cent. on tools delivered to Camp
Jessup here and that supply officers at
the camp were involved were made
here yesterday in petition filed In
federal district court. The overcharges
were said to exceed 100000
The petition, brought by District At
torney Alexander. asks an audit Of the
entire transactions and names John q.
Pace. president and manager OF the
company, and 8. X. Dickey, also con-
nected with the company. They were
released on $4,000 bond each.
Bribery OF supply officers at Jessup,
II IL alleged, with whisky and money up
to $1,000, also was claimed. Charles
M. Shepperson. assistant supply officer
there in 1918, Is the only soldier mem
toned by name in the case. It Is said.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-17
LACK OF SHIPS IS THE
CHECK ON IMMIGRATION
Were It Not for Shortage of
Shipping All Records
Would Be Broken.
(BY JAMES HENLEO

New York. Sept. I'm. Z. Al
"The only thing that keeps the United
States from having a million persons
added to it's population daily is the lack
Of ships"
The speaker was Frederick A. Walllas.
commissioner of immigration here. On
this day he had seen nearly 5000 men,
women and children Of alien birth pass
through Ellis Island, the nations most
important immigration station.
"The flow Of emigration that began
with the war has been checked" Wallis
continued. Nov the current has turned
the other way more strongly than ever:
'If war restrictions were lifted and II
shipping was supplied, the entire pop
ulation OF Germany would decamp ana
come to these shores. II there We're
\ enough shipping every living soul In
Poland would come here. The same Is
true Of other European countries.
"Only recently the heads OF seventeen
important steamship companies came TO
see, me. They said that immigration was
going TO be simply stupendous ana tnas
, they thought ought to be warned OF
this in time.
Needs More Help.
my own information TALES Win
theirs. The numbers constantly are
increasing though our average Is nor
yet the 5000 that has been reported.
am making preparation to care for even
a greater number. have just received
permission to take on ninety-hve new
employees.
EVERY ship that comes to poW has
every available inch occupied. one
company tells me that on the voyage
OF one of its ships II could have sold the
capacity Of the steamer for the next
ten years." -
In reply to question. Wallis told
me that he had no idea that large cor
porations were violating the law by MR.
ing labor in Europe. He said that the
food Of immigration could be explained
on other grounds--food scarcity, high
taxes, unsettled conditions abroad.
All Countries.
1--WE are getting immigration from
almost all the countries of Europe ana
even from South America" Walls said. =
Italy, Poland, Greece, Scandinavia ana
Ireland are some Of them. Has Irish
immigration ended? Ny dear sir. to see
them come In here you wouldn't think
it had begun.
1--WE are getting a very high class OF
immigration now: should say that the
new arrivals are the best class that has
ever come here since the founders OF
the republic landed"
Wallis has been appointed to his post
only recently. He has announced poll
icy Of "humanizing" the administration
Of Ellis Island and has discharged some
employees plainly united. because of
lack OF sympathy and understanding for
their work.