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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
President Accepts Majority Re-
port of Anthracite
Commission.
s85,OOO,OOO INCREASE
Miners Make Threat to Stop Work
Sept. Unless a Higher Award
Then the Present One
Was Made.

Washington-Presid Wilson APP
proved the majority report of the an
thracite coal commission awarding an
thracite miners wage increases ag-
gregating $S5,000,O00 and notified the
miners that he expected them ito ac-
cept the award and carry it into eff
feet in good faith"
Replying to threats from the miners
that they would stop work September
/, unless the minority report OF the
commission recommending higher
award than provided in the majority
report, were accepted, the President
stated definitely that the majority
award would not be set aside.
The majority report of the commits
sion granted wage increase of 20 and
II per cent above the present wage
scale. The 20 per cent wage increase
was awarded contract miners and the
advance of IL per cent was recon-
mended for company miners, monthly
men and miners laborers and ''consid-
GRAFTON" miners,
Neal ]. Ferry of McAdoo, Pa, repre-
senting the miners, whose minority re-
port the workers in district meetings
have Endorsed recommended mini
mum wage of Sc day for adult day
laborers and an increase of 81 per cent
for contract workers.
In refusing the request of the miners
for acceptance of the minority report,
as made in a telegram sent through
their local representatives, the Presi-
dent called attention to a resolution
adopted by the miners in convention
agreeing to accept the findings of such
a commission as he appointed.
"Pledge Should be Fulfilled"
"By all the laws of honor upon
which civilization rests" the President
I'm his telegram to the miners added,
"that pledge should be fulfilled Any
intimation that the anthracite mine
workers will refuse to work under the
award because it does not grant them
all that they expected is reflection
upon the sincerity of the men who con
gtitute the backbone of the community
in which they live"
The President further told the min
ers that if their communication was
ilstended as a threat they could rest
assured that the challenge would be
accepted and that the people of the
country would find some substitute
fuel to tide them over until the real
sentiment of the anthracite mine work
ers can find expression and they are
ready to abide by the obligations they
have entered into"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
Candid Criticism.

The family had just lost their little
dog. 1t had been run over by motor
car, and the remains were awaiting
state burial in the garden. The two
younger brothers were discussing the
tragedy.
q 'Do you think" inquired the elder,
that God would perform miracle
on Toby and bring him back to life if
we asked him?"
ooh, no." wisely replied the young
err. "You see, God wanted little dog
in heaven, and as Toby was the incest
dog he knew, he took him." A pause !;
then he added under his breath: "But
it was very mean thing to dol"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
LAX ENFORCEMENT CHARGED
U. S. Judges Encourage Bootleggers,
Saws AntisaIoon Ieanue Council

~ y. SuO9CS encourage pOoIIGgSGTS,
Says AntisaIoon League Council.
Washington-Unit States judges
and district attorneys, alleged corrupt.
ed federal agents and the political
campaign are charged by Wayne B.
Wheeler, general counsel for the Anti
saloon league with responsibility for
unsatisfactory enforcement of the pro-
hibition law in several states.
In statement issued today, Mr..
Wheeler alleges that district judges
have aided the bootleggers by giving
them small fines and showing antagon-
ism to the law, that district attorneys
have precluded enforcement by de-
manding too much evidence and that
state and federal officers alike are
making the prohibition law a political
football
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
Rheumatism Back on the Job
With Its Old-time Fury

blood Of Che germs that cause the
disease. S. S. S. has no equal as
a blood purifier, scores of sufferers
say that it has cleansed their blood
Of Rheumatism, and removed all
trace Of the disease from their
system.
Get a bottle Of s. s. s. at your
drug store and get on the right
treatment to-day. If you want
special medical advice, address
Medical Director, 102 Swift Labo-
ratory. Atlanta, Ga
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02

IL an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh.
Those subject to frequent "colds in the
head will find that the use of HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will build UP the
System, cleanse the Blood and render
them less liable to colds. Repeated at
tacks of Acute Catarrh may lead to
Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is
taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the Sys-
tenn. thus reducing the inflammation and
restoring normal conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
n. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
Warns Red Anitators.

Mexico City-President De La Huer-
Ia has issued warning that foreign
agitators, including several Americans,
must cease attempting to propagate
bolsheyism in Mexico. Unless the
warning is needed, he said, they will
be either expelled or prosecuted under
the Mexican laws.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
1pIvine sarabu seriousIv mn

Paris-Sarah Bernhardt, the actress,
Is suffering from congestion of the
lungs and an inflammation of the kid
neys ano is confined to her bed. Her
Illness is due to motor trip which she
took few days ago.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
No Let.Up In It's Torture.

If you are afflicted with Rheu-
matism, why waste time with lini-
ments, lotions and other local ap-
plications that never did cure
Rheumatism, and never will?
Do not try TO rub the pain away.
for you will never succeed. Try
the sensible plan of finding the
cause of the pain. Remove the
cause, and there can be no pain.
You will never be rid Of Rheu-
matism until you cleanse your
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
Priceless Money.

An American soldier on duty with
one of the allied missions recently
walked into a bank in Vienna, laid
down $40 in gold and asked the
cashier how many Austrian kroner he
could get in exchange. The cashier
looked at the $40 and said: "Just as
many as you want"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
Falls in Rreadmixer; Killed.

Chicago-A misstep caused Mrs.
Philaomena Mustaci to fall to her
death in the huge bread-mixer in her
husbands bakery. The police worked
two hours extricating the body, nearly
every bone Of which was broken.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
Animals Cause Asthma.

Certain people are liable to attacks
of asthma when brought into contact
with cats, dogs, etc. This is due to
an emanation from the skin or fur of
the animal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
KURDS MASSACRE
400 ARMENIANS

Paris-Dispatches from Con-
stantinople report the massacre of
400 Armenians by Kurds in Ana
tolia. The Kurds shot the men,
but the women and children were
locked in a church and burned to
death, the dispatches say.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
Quite tie Contrary.

Jennie-So you finally proposed to
her. / suppose she said, "This is so
sudden?"
Jack-No; she said it wasn't sudden
enough. She had accepted Tom the
night before.-Boston Transcript.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
Noted japanese Filler Killed.

Tokio-Lieutenant Yamagata, a
widely known Japanese aviator, was
killed while make flight.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
True.

True.
Friend (doubtfully)-"I expect the
old man will kick about your marry
ing his daughter, Lover (sadly)-
"He did"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02
its Sort.

Its Sort.
"Pa what il q biting remark?"
81 suppose 1t is the kind you say
to a persons teeth"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02

The Albanians and Serbs, who are
fighting a little war of their own, have
been having some bloody battles and
the Albanians claim to have driven
their foes back into their own coun-
try. The victors halted, at least tenn
porarily, at the demarcation line fixed
in 1913
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-09-02

ance with the terms which Kameneff
said would be proposed and included
the demand that proletariat army be
formed in Poland. Naturally the vic
torious Poles have rejected the terms
of the Reds, and it was stated by
Tchitcherin, soviet foreign minister,
that this would result in the immedi-
ate rupture of the negotiations at
Minsk.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
Mayor Mac Sweeney
Bright But Weaker

E,ONDON, Sept. 2.-Lord Mayor
cSweney of Cork. was reported
4 be very much weaker today, but
spite his rapid failing still was
bright.
A weakness deeloped during the
night but this was somewhat Off
set by a little sleep.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
RUSSIA WILL TRY TO KEEP
FREE N STRUGGLE BETWEEN
RUSSIA AND WEST EUROPE
Rejected Avances Made by the;Boi
sheviki Because of Fear of the
Consequences When War and
Bolshevism Both Would
Have Followed

BERLIN-(By The Associated Press1-sept:2::a
Walker S1nons the foreign minister addressing
cared he had been urged to collaborate with Rus
sian Bolshevili against the western powers as@sa
means of breaking the bonds imposed by the Treaty
of Versailles but that after mature reflection he had
rejected this course
eff we had followed these exhortations" Z
foreign minister Germany would Immediately have
become theatre of war Furthermore the disaster
GUS consequence which Bolshevism must heSexpecfed
to bring with would have fallen with double force
upon Germany. ss
~ DR.. simons said proposals have been made shat
Germany cooperate with the western powers against
Russia, which he considered an equally impossible
course.
"No power at war with. Soviet Russia need count
upon our support" he added
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
DOG SNAKE BIT
HAD TO Be KILLED

Who killed Cock Robin has been
moot question in nursery circles
for many years, a question that
probably will never be settled. And
it is very likely that the question,
WHO killed the copperhead snake
that attacked the dog which had
become the self-appointed body
guard of Major ]. NJ. Boyle while
he was inspecting a spring back Of
the Brass plant last Tuesday will
never be definitely settled either,
for the laborer woh snuffed out the
life OF the snake went Immediately
back to his job and his identity has
chen lost to history,
Certain tits. however. that the
snake is defunct. beyond any pos
sibility OF resuscitation. For F. NJ.
Umpleby, storekeeper Of the Brass
plant, has the skin stretched over a
board drying, ]. r. Kelly young
Englishman employed by the Rock
we'll Furnace company at the
plant, has the head preserved In
alcohol, intending to send 1t to his
brother in Leeds. England, and DR..
Morgan, the company physician,
has performed an autopsy. than
which ther is nothing moro fatal:
Additional evidence is furnished
by Howard Nuzum, the ,Yatchman
at the plant, who was compelled to
nut tho dog out Of his misery this
morning, when 1t became evident
that the effects of the poison could
not be cured. 49,
The snake, female, was little
more tahn three feet long, and the
autopsy showed had no food In Its
stomach. A small boy In the
neighborhood is said to. have killed
teh mate some time Ego. since
which time 1t is supposed that the
female has been hanging around
the place actuated by motives OF
revenge.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
B. ( 0. 0FFIGAI
IN TOWN TODAY ]
Were In Local Terminal
To Size Up Ma
Operation

High officials Of the BaIttmere
and Ohio railroad werer4n
today to look into the mad let
CINE operation between nm snF
and Keyser. They include6$6t
lev Ennes, Baltimore. genera n Ne
ager OF the eastern linea OF N g.
q o.: ]. NJ. Scott, Wheeling gen.
eral superintendent OF the 4Vest
Virginia district, and y r. .Aee
Pittsburgh, general sup ertntepas mt
of the Pennsylvaniasdtst dtstrtets
Ennes left for the east on 6ey Thlch.
left Fairmont at / =. i lSees
gan returned to Pittsburgh l1iits n1El
Scott was yet in the city q
Mr. Scott said today that eiht
mallet engines were run be IN
Fairmont and Keyser yeste ~
drawing so loads to the train
Eight mallets were run into
mont from Keyser also. There arc
twenty nallet engine crew ne95
tween the two points All 4iroiC4s
tions point to the mallet opefat Ion
being a great success IN the taytu
OF motive power,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
100000 HARD COAL
MINERS QUIT WORK
1870 of the Galleries In
Three Districts Are
Idle Today

WILKESBURO Pa, Sept. q
The anthracite coal industry was
seriously crippled today by the
strike Of insurgents IN the ranks
of United Mine Workers OF Amer
ica. 1t is estimated, according to
reports that 100000 OF the 175,00U
anthracite workers failed to report
for duty today and that 1S0 Of the
300 coliIeries in districts one. sew
en- and nine were in idleness.
No disorders were reported and
the vacation" period Of the min
ers set In without any display on
'the part of the rank and file OF
the insurgent movement.
The big companies are the hard.
est hit The independent concerns
report their collieries working but
with a working force reduced 25
to 90 per cent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
another Detail
IN FAMOUS STORY
Explains Further Why
the Visible Supply of
Booze Is High

Dogberry, "You shall COM
prehend all,vagrom men.
I'd Watch, How If a Will
Dob. "Why, then, take no
note of him, but let him go;
aud presently call the rest OF
the watch together, and thank
God that you are rid OF a
knave."
Inst how the TWO truckloads oil
whIskey were saved to their own.
ars last Friday morning between
FaIrmont and Morgantown, when
city and county officers were
susrding all avenues OF travel, Is
an interesting story that has Just
come to. light. Also, the incident
raises the question Of how far an
officer may go in making an arrest
without a warrant.
At about five o'clock q car com
ing from the direction OF Morgan
town met up with a car containing
deputy sheriff, city policeman
and a newspaper reporter, VINO
were holding up oil cars comine
toward Fairmont, in an eftort 10
locate a quantity OF whlskey KNOWN
to have left Pittsburgh;
Where are you fellows golns'
was the indignant query OF the
bootlegger scout. Then before any
one could mako answer, he sald.
"Ill be blankety blanked If any OF
you guys are going TO get any Of
nv Whiskey," starting to turn MS
car around In the direction OF Nor
gantown as he spoke.
ARREST him." advised the city
Cant do It without warrant" "
answered the deputy. -
"Give me the authority and III
take him." offered the reporter who
saw good story slipping away
from him.
By that time, however, the boot
legger's car was far away on the
road to warn the drivers OF the two
trucks not to attempt to run the
blockade until later, which was
done and the booze was landed IN
Fairmont some time later in the
morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
.SOVZET ARMY WIPED OUT IN THE LLMBERG SECTC
Oh,Listen Here!
By ADAM 9. LANE.

eng steadily urged lOWdEu IN
that the time Is ripe 70
ONE safe and sane, firmly bal
need individual to offer himself
secure anchorage in the presen
1aelstrom OF human cupidity an
reed-I hereby. on this 1st da
( September, 1920, announce my
elf
A Seeker
For tn brand Fire
Splinter new Office
OF Pickle Inspector For
Marion County.
Friends, it makes Me
To Shudder
When / think how Long
This county has Struggled
Blindly forward Without
Some intelligent person In
This highly essential Office.
1t lowers my Opinion
OF human intellect Generally
That the Need
For such an Inspectorship
Should not Have
Presented Itself
Long ere This.
Think of the Thousands
OF children that Have
Devoured tn recess Dill
Pickle
Upon which no Local
Inspector ever laid an Eye!
Innocent lads and Lassies
Without any Means
or knowing Whether
This preferred Refreshment
Was green Enough
Was sour Enough
Or hae Enough
Ridges and Warts
Upon its exterior Convolutions
To. conform to Regulations
Lawsee!
When. / thought About
This Office I Couldn't
Announce myself Quickly
Enough.
There is another Highly
Intriguing Side.
How many of Our
Most highly Respected
Citizens have Been
Picked till they Were
Paralyzed
And not a Single
Pickle Inspector ever Laid
A pepper on En-?
Think that Over.
Lotsa these Gentlemen
Will ever be Unable
To, estimate exactly How
Picked they Were
Because no one Was
Officially present to Record.
However.
The most Exacting
Duties of a Pickle Inspector
VIII be to Investigate
And keep accurate Account
OF TIL personal Pickles
Into which People
Project Themselves.
The police have Attempted
To do this In
The Past.
Alas, how Futilely!
Every pickle being Generally
a partisan Pickle
Handled by partisan Police
Consequently some People
Procured piles of Publicity
Whilst Others
Proceeded complacently In
Complete Privacy.
Friends, If l Secure
This Office I Shall
So conduct its Business
That every Pickle
Shall be regarded Regardless,
And picadIlloes Shall
Receive especial Attention.
/ respectfully Solicit
Your Votes
Allow me to Urge
You to cast Your
Ballots my Way.
Friends. fhiGk this O:er
Seriously.
Fair ladies---sweet Ladies'
When this you See
Remember Me.
Professor-play On!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
GETTING READY FOR
RABBIT SEASON
Every One Who Hunts
Must Have a Hunters
License

Many hunters who look forward
with much pleasure to the squirrel
and rabbit season and who desire
to spend their vacations In the
woods with the beagle hounds and
bird dogs have begun shining up
their old shot gun prepared to step
out for game the very fist day OF
the hunting season.
The. squirrel season does not
open this year until September Is
instead Of September /. The rab'
bit season opens October l.
A resident hunters license is re-
Quired to hunt in any county In the
state. This does not mean hunting
on ones own premises which may
be done without license. The fee
for nonresident hunters license ia
$18. All licenses are secured from
the county court Of the various
counties. Unnaturalized citizens
cannot secure hunters license.
It is unlawful to hunt or fish on
Sunday or to hunt or fish on In
closed land OF another without writ
ten permission.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02

sixty.seven mines are idle today
on the Monongah division Of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad due to
the poor supply of empties. There
are but 7S6 cars on the division
they being classified as follows:
Open II; coke 2y: B. NJ. /. x. 81;
NJ. V. T. 10. The early morning
placement was 675. Cars left over
from the previous day were 116.
The mines along the division today
ordered 1885 OF which 90 were
for coke loading.
Empties on the Western Mary.
land railway today number 70 or
about a 80 per cent run along the
Helen's Run and Wyatt.Bingamon
branches. The railroad today had
one train OF empties out of Bow.
est junction, Pa, for Chiefton this
morning, but there might be anoth7
er train later.
There -is a poor showing OF cars
on the Mononaheia railway today,
there being but 1873 and they are
all assigned. In the Pennsylvania
district there are 29S cars placed.
Continued on Page 3
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
Then the Poles Literally
Annililiated the Force
Under Him
.RDSSIAN> loss HEAVY
Poles Were Close Behind
When Defeated Force
Retreated

WARSAW, Sept. 2.-tBy the AS
saciated Press) THE 3olshev'K
army OF General Budenny:, noted
caySfry leader, was anninl!aten
DURING the operations in the Lem
burg sector which began August
29 and ended September l, says
the Polish official statement on NIL
itary operations issued today:
Isolated detachmeuts of the Bu'
INV forces succeeded In escapr
q. and are in disorderly retreat.
KGeneral Budennys mounted men
had been endeavoring to, break
Through the Polish lines and march
upon Lublin. They had nearly
Completed an encircling movement
between Lublin and Lemburg but
were soutflanked by the Poles.- ana
aktfckad from the east, the commu-
ntcStion states. The engagement
4 Sfe8filted In the defeat Of the Soviet
s,f6f6eat along the entire sector OF the
and-the Russians were com
to retreat in disorder with
5les in close pursuit.
IBolsheytkt lost heavily IN
A. "a and wounded, according to
tiieS Sstatement, the Poles capturing
thousands OF prisoners, sixteen
nguns and enormous quantities OF
ltartal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
POORCARSUP
HITS THE REGION
VERY HARD TODAY.
Sub-ScaIe Committee Will
Meet in Bltimore Next
Tuesday
Wagon Mines
Making Fight
Before !. C. C..

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 2-Wag-
on mine owners who have been
denied open top cars will be
given a hearing Saturday morn
ing before the Interstate Com
merce commission It was an
Oneratious from the Pitts
burEh district. western Penn
sylvania, Ohio, West virginia
and Maryland will attend these
hearing to protest the comms
sIon's ruling which they claim
&c discriminatory and unfair.
The order which has been IN
effect week is Is said to have
caused suspension OF hundreds
OF small mines throughout the
bItuminous district.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
Dope Outfit Found
In jackson Street

An opium outfit used in smok-
ing opium was secured last night
when Federal Officer Kenna made
a raid; on a jackson street resort
and arrested two alleged dope
fienda Charles Williams and anotn.
er man eknown as Heavy botn
colored. The two were brought 20
the city jail where they await
further action by the federal offs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02
GERMANS HAVE
NITROGEN FOR SALE. /.
Price Received Will Re-
duce Cost To the G ers
man Consumer
[By AssocIated prasal !, .

WASHINGTON, Sept. Rsr.
lin disaptches to the Department
of Commerce toda ysatd ths Ger
man government planned gto sfe-
lease from 10000 to 10000 tons
of nitrogen made from airIor sx=
portation free of duty. 4
The receipts from such sales
would be applied toward reducing
prices for German consumers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-02

ARIs, Sept. 2.-The Poles have
npied einey in Lithuania for
-strategic reasons the foreign OF.
lice announced today. They also
Arejadvancing beyond FnwallIt for
X the same reason, 1t was added.
81 LONDON, Sept. 2.-The Russian
Soviet forces endeavoring TO encir.
cle Lemberg have retired to the
eastward under Poland pressure
said the oSviet Official statement
of "Wednesday received today by
wireless.
Some successes for the Soviet
troops are reported on the center
Of the fighting front.