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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-06
TENTH OF PEOPLE
LIVE IN THREE.
CITIES.
Many Big Towns Show
Great Growth In Ten
Years

WASHINGTON, sept. 6.--ADOuL
one-tenth OF the people of the Uni
ted States live in the cities OF New
York, Chicago and Philadelphia,
while more than 0ne-Quarter live
in 68 cities having population OF
100 900 or more, final statistics or
the Fourteenth Census are expected
The three cities with populations
of 100000 or more-New York,
Chicago and Philadelphia-have a
combined population of 10,145, 521,
showing an increase Of 1,644,347 or
about 1876 per cent, In the ten
Cities having 100000 to 100000
have increased from 5 in 1910 to
0 this year, Detroit, Los Angeles,
San Francisco and Buffalo having
advanced into this class.
There was q net increase Of 2 in
the cities OF the 100000 to 100000
class with q total of Is although q
cities advanced into this claSsiftca'
lion. They are Kansas City, Mis-.
souri,, Seattle, Indianapolis, RochcS-
ter, Portland, Ore. and Denver.
There are 40 cities OF from 100.-
900 to 100000 this year, net In
crease Of IL although Is have shown
increases bringing them into this
class.
The list of cities having a popu.
lation of 100000 or more, some o.
which have been revised since first
announced, Is given below in their
order OF rank with the designation
of the 1910 rank and their 1920 pop
I11affoOs
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INSPECTION Party.
FOUND MINES IDLE
Lack of Transportation
Puts Three Big Opera
lions Out

An inspection Of the Conselida'
ton company mines at Wyatt, Ida
May and Carolina, an dot the NJ. v.
T. lines as far south as Weston
which was made Saturday by
Colonel @. w. Watson and party
of Consolidation and Traction com
pany officials largely for the bene-
tit Of Former United states Sena-
tor johnson Camden, or heptucKy'
who Is Interested in West Virginia
GOAL property and the NJ. V. ~
showed the coal operations anG the
traction property IN the PINK o.
strong relief the way in which the
coal Industry is suffering from lack
Of transportation facilities.
At Wyatt, which is said to be
the finest soft coal mining plant IN
the country, the tracks from inc
pit mouths to tho tipple were tI!l
OF mine cars, many OF them plainly
showing that they had been there
for some time. Below the tlppIe
there we're scores Of unmoVed ftlleo
coal cars. At Carolina and Ida
NAV there were only an empty or
two and no coal was being dumped,
although few mine cars were shot
in the 500 feet of shaft and dump
ed over the tipple for the benefit OF
the visitors. The smoothneSs OF
the operation and the extreme
swiftness Is in marked contrast
with most. soft coal handling ma
chinery.
After leaving the mines on the
Western Maryland spurs the party
were served on their car with q
lunch prepared by the ladies' OF
Christ Episcopal church which was
put on at Helen's Run junction.
The run to Clarksburg and then on
to Weston was very interesting to
Colonel Watson's guests, and espe-
cially to Senator Camden. The
party travelled in a car which fol-
lowed the regular nine o'clock
Clarksburg train out OF Fairmont.
Those in the party in addition to
Col. Watsons personal guests, SEN
ator Camden, Major Sprigg ID.
Camden, cousin OF the senator,
and director in M. v. T.; A. j.
Caspare, of New York, and George
T. Fleming, president Of the Elk
Horn Coal corporation and OF the
West Virginia Metal Products com
pany, were George NJ. Alexander,
president, T.. d. NOOE6g SenoAdA
manager; w. C. Kline, chief engi-
neer; Don H. Blanks, manager OF
railroads; Commodore Bowman,
superintendent Of the Traction
company: Frank II. Lyon, vice
PRESIDENT; Brooks Fleming, Jr..
assistant to the president; Cal
Tarleton, West Virginia manager,
Walton Miller, assistant treasurer;
L. A. Riggs, division engineer or
the Consolidation Coal company;
J.. f. Watson, Jr., Bobby Watson,
George T. Watson, president OF the
Chamber Of Commerce: Tom Con-
nell, manager OF the Chamber OF
Commerce; Rev. z. S. TowsOn. OF
Christ church; c. E. Smith, Earl
II. Smith, James C. Herbert, Ray
Garvin, Clarksburg; Frank Shut
tlesworth, Clarksburg.
Saturday evening for the bene.
fit OF his guests and a party OF
Fairmont friends Senator Watson
showed pictures of a fishing trip
to Florida at Fairmont Farm. The
pictures began with the start OF
the party from Washington in Col
onel Watson's private car and they
show incidents enroute and on the
house boat at Altmary but the real
feature are the views of the actual
fishing.
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LAB0R lAL PARADE
Continued from page one.)

Continued from page one.)
4o21. United Mine Workers OF
America, were in line. Many OF
the men appeared on horseback,
the animals being decorated Win
red, white and blue ribbons ana
bunting for tho occasion. There
was also q float in which the miner
played a conspicuous part. Large
Jumps of bituminous coal were
placed on the float, which was hao
by the employees Of the Parker Run
mine at Rivesville. The marchers
carried American flags.
The parade was headed by the
general committee from the trades
council. A delegation was In line
from the machinists' union, 1,121;
painters and decorators, 929, in
which the participants wore white
cap and white pantaloons and num-
bered fully so; the carpenters and
1oiners, 42S; the High school drum
corps, three floats by the Retail
Clerks union; and miners dele
cations from RiVesville, 400; Dn'
kota, 4O21; West Fairmont Shaft
mine Grant Town and many OF the
other locals beyond the city. The
BARRIERS union had float in line
in which victim was being shaved
on a barber chair The Y. M. G. A.
had q float in the parade and the
steam filters union had delega-
ton in line. The American flag
was prominently displayed all along
the lines.
Upon the grounds being reached
a basket picnic was observed and
the speaking followed. Tho chief
out OF town speaker was John w,
Slayton, of Pittsburgh, an author of
several books dealing with the Ia.
Dor and capitalistic sides.
Another celebration that was
largely attended was that held by
the United Mine Workers Of Mo-
nongah. where the addresses were
delivered by A. D. Lavender, and
others. There are other celebrn-
lions in the Fairmont coal regions
including one at Ida May, Morgan
town and other points.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-06
VA. ARTICLES IN
F A R N PAPER 5

The Farm Journal, having, with
It's 100000 readers, the biggest
circulation OF any farm paper In
the world, gives West Virginia
splendid recognition in its Septem-
Der issue by carrying two stories
by West Virginia writer's. The first
article is by Nat 7. Frame, director
Of extension of the College OF Agrl-
culture, West Virginia University,
and is entitled "What is a Farm
Bureau" Other articles of the
series will follow in October and
November. The second article,
called THE One Thing All Farm.
ers Want" is the first Of series OF
three articles by Ross B. johnson,
in charge OF publicity at West Viz
ginia University.
bureau in Its broad aspects as 4
great national organization, and
with the organizations of SINH
lar nature that may be known by
different names. Mr.. Johnston dis.
cusses the organization Of farm
clubs and farm bureaus in this
state, and their plan Of work as 1t
has been outlined to help make llv-
ing conditions attractive in rurai
communities.
Mr.. Charles P. Shoffner, editor
Of the Farm Journal, recently made
a special trip to the State Univer-
sity at Morgantown to observe tho
extension work in this state and
while there arranged for the two
series Of stories as outlined above.
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appointed for the rest OF the meet
iTlT Mrs. ]. Walter Barnes was
then selected and asked that Miss
Amos be continued as secretary. !.
Mrs. Barnes kept the assembly,
In high good humor by her wit
remarks. When told by Mr.. NC
ris. who acted as parliamentary ~
lot on his metAphorIcRl sea. than
there ought to be 20 committee
members appointed, she remarked,
III that's what the men do, We may
MS we'll do the same. Until, she
added, with ominous emphasis, We
find better way. X
The convention then went Into
caucus, the members OF the d1tter
emit magisterial districts and the
city wards, selecting their repre-
sentatives as follows:
Fairmont district = Mrs. James
Davis, Edgemout: Miss MarSaret
Ice, BArrachville.
Warrington dIstrlct-Mrs. A. L,
Prichard, Miss Marion Shaw.
Paw paw district = Mrs. r. A.
Toothman, Mrs. E. H. Ballah;
Grant district = Daisy Salyatti,
Betty Rinehart.
Shinn, another named later.
winfield district = Miss Ruth
Prickett, another named later:
Lincoln district = Miss Hazel
Book, Mrs. Arlie Barbe.
Fairmont-FirBt ward, named "a:
ter: Second ward, Mrs. L. 9. MUS;
grave: Third ward, named later
Fourth ward, Miss Leora Abbottss y
Fifth ward, Mrs. Allie Haymon9
Sixth, ward, Mrs. Tusca Morrt
Seventh ward, named later: Eight
ward, Mrs. w. G. Bosserman.
The committee will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at two
O'clock. and elect a chairman and
other officers, after which there
will be a Joint meeting at half past
two, with the mems executive COM
mittee.
Sheriff Glover, County School SUI
perintendent Homer c. Tootnman
and a number OF other prominent
citizens were Interested spectators
Of the proceedings. A number OF
candidates also sidled unobtrusive'
" about, A. G. Martin and AttoN4ey
l.. C. MusgrpVe occupying seats
within the railing. James w. Da.
Wis sat far back In the auditorium,
trying hard to give an imitation on
a shrinking violet, which his huge
bulk rendered well.nigh tmposet;
bic. Ed Slack, smiling and deb.
OMAR, did the honors as CHIEF
usher.
About sixty women from various
parts Of the county attended the
meeting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-06
THREE MONTHS OLD BABY SLEPT
THROUGH THE WHOLE SHOCKING AFFAIR

Her injuries consist of spraIned
ankle, a broken finger on the left
hand and decorations. Other mem.
bers OF the Hamilton family had
motored to Warrington for the re-
union but Mrs. Hamilton had tax
en- the street car in preference.
II. II. Storey and his little child
had narrow escape from injury.
They were en- route to FairmonL.
Mr.. Storey looked out and saw the
freight car approaching and TAX
ing his baby In his arms stepped
off the rear OF the car just as the
crash came.
The little Riggs child was en-
route to Fairmont with her pat-
epts and her sister, Edith and was
killed outright and her father Is q
patient at Fairmont hospital sur
fering from bad decorations. The
mother and other child were only
slightly injured and are at their
home at Falrview.
w. B. Dawson is a we'll known
citizen OF the East side, and re-
sided with his wife at 80 Columbia
street. He was employed as fore
man by the Traction company.
Williams, the colored man who
was killed, was colored minister
Of the Barrackville section.
DR.. c. M. Ramage, superintend-
ent of Fairmont State hospital. was
preparing to take a hike and an
other half hour would have seen
him out Of reach. The doctor has
not been well for several weeks
and had planned the outing for the
benefit Of his health. When In
formed OF the accident he unpacked
and prepared to stay at home, Mrs.
Showers, tho head nurse, was en-
route to church when she learned
of the accident and she retraCeu
her steps and the two with the as
sistance Of the other nurses work
ed manHully and by 2:30 o'clock hau
nll the patients comfortably In bed.
1--WE expected night of means anu
groans," said DR.. Ramage and
didn't anticipate that We would be
allowed much sleep. However we
were surprised at the patience man
ifested by the patients who made
few complaints and stood their sur
ferlngs manfully."
The two city nurses In the en-
ploy Of the Public Health Nursing
service, Miss Gladys Winfield, and
Miss Martha Ball, offered their SER
vices and worked heroically
through the afternoon and at night
at the hospitals taking care OF the
wounded.
The hospitals are being besieged
today with friends and relatives OF
the injured persons who desire to
see them. In most instances they
are refused admittance as, the
, physicians believe the patients
should be kept from all excitement
The staff at Cook hospital and
the nurses worked hard all day ana
into the night caring for their quota
of the injured. DR.. Collins, OF
Grant Town, accompanied several
Of the patients there and aided in
taking care of them.
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Inquest
: Begins Next Week

Two changes were necessary in
the original coroner's jury drawn
to investigate the fatal wreck on
the Fairview line yesterday. John
Scott and Ernest Sherwood were
out of tho city, and j. L. Hall and
Bailey Nuzum were drafted to I'LL
these places by Coroner Lloyd.
Tho Jurors met at the court house
this morning and went at once to
the undertaking rooms OF r. L.
Cunningham where the bodies OF
William P. Donaldson and his son,
Raymond Allen Donaldson, aged 5,
and w. B. Dawson were viewed.
After looking at the bodies, the
Jury was sworn in.
Coroner Lloyd informed the jury
that they would meet at 10 o'clock
one week from tomorrow, Septem'
Der II, to begin the taking Of ev1.
dence in regard to the wreck and
making the formal investigation,
after which decision as to the re-
sponsibIlIty for the wreck will be
placed. The viewing Of the bodies
and the swearing in of the jury,
Coroner Lloyd stated, would com
plete the work Of the Jury for to-
day.
Inc jury ID composer VI MIuOE
Durham, j. L. Hall, Bailey Nuzum,
Harry Neptune, Sam B .Iseman and
r. Wellington Arnett.
TusCa Morris, Sheriff Glover and
Prosecuting Attorney Haggerty
were in conference this morning.
but no information was given out
for publication after the meeting.
Miss Mary Gaughan is the guest
Of friends in Wheeling.
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GROUP Meeting
FOR THE RED CROSS
Marion County's Chapters
To Take Part In
Clarksburg Gathering

For the purpose OF bringing to-
gether chapter delegates and d1yl'
Sion directors with q view to a gen.
eral presentation and discussion OF
all activities now being carried on
In accordance with its peace time
program the most important series
Of group conferences, since the
war, will be held by the Potomac
Division, American Red Cross, be-
ginning September Is and ending
October 1. Eight strategic cities
in the division, which comprises
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland
and tho District of Columbia, have
been chosen for the meetings and
are SO located as to make 1t posi-.
BILE for Red Cross chapters to send
delegates without necessitat1ng a
long and expensive trip from home.
The first conference will be held
at Clarksburg, West Va, Septem-
Der Is and 16 and the chapters from
the following counties have been
requested to send delegates: Bar
bour, Braxton, Brooke, DoddrtdGe,
Gilmer, Hancock, Hampshire, Hair
dy, Harrison, Lewis, Marion (Fair.
mont and Warrington Chapters),
Marshall, Mineral Qncluding Key
ser and Piedmont chapters and
Grant county,, Monongalia, Ohio,
(Wheeling chapter), Pendleton,
Peasants, Preston, Randolph,
Richie, Taylor, Tucker. Tyler, Up
shur, Webster, Wetzel, Writ and
Wood in West Virginia and Gar
rett, in Maryland.
National, divisional and chapter
officials, particularly chosen for
the presentation Of that phase OF
Red Cross work with which they
have been closely identified, will
act as speakers on the daily pro.
gram. The national officials with
outline the peace time program OF
the great relief organization, the
divisional directors will give defl-
mite reports of what has been &C
complished through their respec-
tive departments and the chapter
authorities will tell how this work
has been applied In the case OF
their local communities and the
benefit derived therefrom.
Plans and arrangements for the
Fourth Red Cross Roll Call, which
Is to be held from Arm1stice Day TO
Thanksgiving Day, November 1928,
will also be discussed.
The Red Cross chapter in each
conference city will make all al
rangements for the comfort of out
Of town visitors such as hotel or
boarding house accommodations.
All chapter and branch officials
and all those in each community,
who are interested in the future OF
the Red Cross are invited to attend.
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Coal Co. Nurses
Were Quick To Aid

Nurses attached to the welfare
department of the Consolidation
Coal company did great work in
aiding in taking care Of the In
jured lin the fearful wreck Of Sun
day morning. Only a short time
after the wreck two nurses from
Monongah had been rushed to the
scene, and by the time the in.
jured had reached the local hos
nitals four nurses employed by the
department In the district were on
duty. One nurse was away on her
vacation. Those on duty were the
Misses Lindsay, Justice and Dell
ing and Mrs. Dobson.
Dispatcher Smith Jones had his
hands full after the wreck tooh
place. He was working the board
alone and when the news reached
him he made great record In se-
curing doctors and rushing them to
the scene. He also got out the
wreck crews, and kept the city and
interurban lines running on sched-
ule. He was highly complimented
by the officials for his good work.
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Charles Smith, Junior, aged
three months, son of Mrs. Annie
Smith, colored, OF Grant Town,
proved yesterday that he Is an apt
disciple OF Morpheus" as the III
tie fellow slept through the wreck
and until he was eXtricated from
the arms Of his mother who sus-
tanned a badly fractured limb. The
little fellow with his mother were
on their way to church when inc
accident occurred and both are be-
ing cared for at the state hospital:
Cecil Ballangee, aged II, one OF
the victims OF the accident, ltmpeo
slowly from the state hospital tnls
morning. One foot bare, his left
arm tightly bandaged, a scar above
his left eye and very pale and with
bloody shirt, he entered taxi
and was driven to his home. He
stated to hospital attendance that
he thought his time had come, when
the crash came and he tounq MIN
self pinned beneath dead BODIES
and with the wounded about, him
but II was soon taken in hand anu
rushed to the hospital. Ballangeo
had arisen to raise the WINDOW
when the crash came. :.
John D. Wright, aged 80, coIoreu,
is q patient at the state hospital
with fractured arm and other. in
juries. Eight years ago Wright
had this same arm fractured when
it was caught in coal cutting ma
chine.
John F. Smith, motorman Of the
freight train whose life was de-
SPARED of last night, Is slowly re-
gaining consciousness and at times
recognizes those about him and
talks lucidly. It Is believed he will
recover.
Alex Sabo, Hungarian miner OF
Grant Town, who with his small
son is a patient at the state hos
pital, is perhaps the most serious
ly injured OF the patients admitted
there. He has fractured ribs and a
conclusion.
One of the most pathetic incl
dents OF the entire affair was the
death OF William II. Donaldson anu
his little five year old son OF
Newall, Pa. Mr.. Donaldson and his
wife and child were in the city for
a few hours awaiting an outbound
train and decided to take a street
car ride. They boarded a car al
the Watson hotel corner and were
returning to Fairmont to proceed
on their journey when they were
overtalLen by death. At Cook hos
pital the mother Of the little boy
and the wife Of Mr.. Donaldson, lies
with a badly fractured leg
Her condition while serious Is
believed to be hopeful and
1t is probable that she vii!
recover. Mr.. and Mrs. George
White, OF Pennsylvania, the parents
Of Mrs. Donaldson, arrived here to-
day.
Mrs. j. Y. Hamilton, wife of a
we'll known Fairview undertaken
was on the car en- route to the Ham
ilton reunion near Warrington and
was injured when the impact came.
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P. W. Yost Dies
At Fairview

?. ". Yost, aged &c years, died
saturday night at his home at Fair.
view after an illness with a com.
plicatton OF diseases. Mr.. Yost was
one Of the most highly respected
men OF Marion county and was
born and reared near tho place
where he died. He Is survived by
his wife who was before her mar.
r1age Miss Elena Ammons. and
several children as follows: Field.
ing H. Yost, well known football
coach; Ellis N. Yost, of Morgan.
town: Nichola B. at nome A
daughter, Mrs. G. S. McElroy, is
The funeral arrangements are
not complete, awaiting the arrival
OF two sons who are now in Ken
lucky,
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ELVE ARRESTS
Continued from page one.)

morning. He was later released
upon a forfeit OF Sc and failed to
appear this morning for trial.
Night Desk Sergeant Mike Dew
eny yesterday arrested man driv-
a taxi for the Caldera Taxi COM
pany, charging that he drove in
front Of an ambulance which was
to Baxter to give assistance to the
street car wreck there. Another
traffic arrest was made when the
automobile with>license 2042S was
parked along Fairmont avenue be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets.
The arrest was made by Policeman
Hawkins and does not state specifl-
cally what the charges are. The
car bearing that license number
belongs to J. Walter Barnes.
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illis NoGIeary
Dies Washington

yN9lI5 AfcG Ieary aged ten years.
81 Mr.. and MIRO. McCleary OF
Enhey street this city, died
ifiday I. smornIng at Washington,
ere ie7 had been visiting for
SEertlf a nv 3 but the cause Of his
18th 81 not known at this time.
fe3l a. bright attractive little
How he body Will be brought
ffe for burial probably arriving
eEau2ug. Tho arrangements
"a charge % Undertaken Fred
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the motorman on the car behind
which the second section is follow
ing is supposed OF blow a long
blast and two short blasts on the
whistle as on extra precaution over
and above the carrying OF the
green nag, and the motorman on
the car going in the other direc-
ton is supposed to angwer by a re-
verse blast of two shorts and q
long.
1t develops that the motorman
on teh car coming from Fairyiew
did not see the green flag on the
car from Fatrmont, and the motor
man on the car from this city fail
ed to give the warning blasts on
the whistle. Having missed the
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PASSENGER CAR
Continued from page one.)

ph6S On9s(
green flag and having not been
given the warning blast, the car
from Fairview was sent through
and crashed into the second sec
This is in brief the facts on the
wreck to date. =,
The officials of the company Will
make a complete investigated, and
be ready to report at the coroner's
investigation one week from to-
morrow.
The wreck is the worst in tho
history Of local operations. One
official stated this morning that
this was only the second time in
the history of the local division
that passengers lives had been lost
in a wreck.
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The Turkish girls were among
the 20 graduates this year Of the
American college for women at
Constant1nople.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y
Miss Harriet May Mills, suffrage
worker 81 Syracuse, N, Y, has.
been unanimously chosen by the
women delegates OF the New York
Democratic. convention for the
place on the state ticket which the
men have said shall go to q won.
an. It Is believed the place Will
be secretary OF state. Miss Mis-
was Formerly head 81 tlis leJYg.
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As 7sSity Conference - George
rohst Frank Prichard, c. S. Riggs
I'D Harry Price are in Wheeling
Day attending the State Realty
nXenti ion. (which is being held in
odeys and tomorrow. A
iiutIib of imp brtant matters will
5rte Tore the convention includ.
AZ several bills which the state
salty men are planning to present
tl1s next session Of the state
Sislaturh.
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Hospital Patient Miss Roxie La
who had been employed as
tsnographer for the BALTIC and
ohio IA llroads company has entered
Took hospital for treatment being
tifeatened with typhoid fever.