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control a tie operator AZ the
present time, Il an operator orders
teu ears and. On account Of fenure
to secure power with which 70 run
ne mine. or other causes beyond
kiS contrcl. be Is able TO load only
5 Of them be Is penRliIed By being
charged With an. average o. I'VE
cars. Tbs proposed amendment
establishes another penalty for
the same contingency. Under the
cIrcumstances, / am very doubtful
whether. aftsr providing one PEN
atty, Won can establish q second
one to apply To- the same situation.
In any event I am very sure that
ipasmuch as the uniform rules
which, Is above noted are really
q part Of the law itself until chang
ed BY the commission, provide q
penalty for such situations, It Is
beyond your power 10 set up an IN
dependent rule without the sane.
ton Of the commission providing
an additional penalty for the same
thing.
s(S) The effect Of the applica-
tion Of the amendment Is unfair
to the industry as a whole. More.
over. the effect Of the application
Of the rule will be misleading. On.
der II, the railroad will DO IN 20.
sition frequently to report q 100
per cent placement Of coal cars
when in truth and In fact the &C.
tual placement was very much less
than 100 per cent. In these times
when the public Is so much In
need Of coal and the demand Is
greater than the supply. the public
Is going to hold either the operat-
ors or the railroads responsible
for their failure 70 furnish neces-
sarr fuel. and We think the rules
and regulations Of the railroads
should be such as to show a less
than 100 per cen: supply Of cars
l.. IN fact, such Is the true situa-
ton.
Please let me hear from you at
your earliest convenience, oblig.
ing"
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:::::!!EQlAYlS KWIZ

Answers 10 Yesterdays XVII.
1T erpsichore was the ancient
Muse OF the dance.
1.-THE tibia Is the inner Of the
two bones Of the leg below the
estli Is noted for its nitre
There are over $50 varieties
Of owls.
Anything Is astern Of a ship
when Il Is back Of It.
ie-Auriferous Is gold bearing;
agsQuartz. Il
!. Auspicious Is fortunate, Of
happy promise or omens.
Epfague Is the capital Of the
new Czecho. SlorRk republic
eThe -Uncommercial Travel
lerg was written by Charles Dick
lO-An insect Is a small, st1
legged animal. with a body divided
int6 segments.
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80 cas oi cote. The coke loading
has been on The increase recent

ou OokO " Cukes 41o C0A6 W1Qin1
has been on The increase recent
y.
Mines along the Mononsah al.
vision Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad Tuesday loaded go cars
Of coal and loke-S9e cars Of coal
and 80 cars Of coke. There were
lis cars Of coal loaded east and
It's cars west Ten cars Of coke
we're loaded west and 20 cars east.
Wagon mines yesterday loaded /?
cars Of coal.
Operations along the Mononca.
hela railway In the West Virginia
district on Tuesday loaded ?7s cars
Of coal, while those IN tie Pennsyl.
vania district loaded S06 cars Of
coal.
Along the Helen's RIM and W..
att.Binganon branches Of the
western MARYLAND railway yester'
day there were 4 cars o; coal load.
"a. No cars we;s r. 'G.cd gu The
sv,rs from Bowest Junction. Pa,
Sre 10 a wreck between Bowes,
and Cumberland, but tou- Jeff overs
were placed.
N.iIv ahinj,Antg off the Balii-
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E,ss q araissa.

sixteen l.Sns were drawn ea8
Of Grafton on the Band o; railroad
on Tuesday. there having been %
loads Of which SIS were coal the
loads moved west OF the division
were 9SS Wide those moved %
the lakes were $50 cars.
Personal Mention.
c. 4. jenkins. secretary eng
treasurer Of the Hutchinson Goa
Company returned tbs morning
from a five days trip to Auannc
1 Charlie; H. Datsuderter. Phila.
delphla, president Of the Blair
Parke Coal Company, was In Fair.
Thomas o. Morrison. Baltimore,
resident manager Of The Fort Desi
bonn Coal and Export Co, was N
the region today.
J. 0. Caldwell, Of the Office o.
The National Coal Association 81
Warrington, D. c., arrived in Fan.
mont today and assumed his dttle.
as chef clerk Of the office Of the
Northern West Virginia Coal 0p-
erators Association. His predeces'
Isor, G. 81. Stubb!ns, today put g
Els last day at the association Of
fice and on Thursday Will be asso'
ciatN with Kenna Clark, Fair
mont representative Of the Blair.
Parke Coal and Coke Company. Foi
eighteen years Mr.. Smbbins wa
WITH the B. and 0. railroad. He
was ii the army In France.
Loading Coal
Tbs By-Products Coal Company
cornposed OF Fairmont capital or
Saturday began 10 load coal at Id
new operation Mine No. ! alont
SCOTS Run in Monongalia county
The mine while under new deyel'
opne NTH is loading Two cars a da,
Of Pittsburgh coal.
Daily Production.
A falling of in production va!
noted yesterday IN the region dul
to Inadequate car supply. Thert
were 1903 cars Of coal and cox!
produced-5S.s5o tons Of coal ant
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How New Freight
Rate Hits (}ity

Thomas D. Cornell. secretary OF
the Fairmont Chamber OF Com
merce, has given out some inter-
estlng statistics on the new freight
rates between Fairmont and Pitts
burgh and Fairmont and New
York. which 90 into operation on
August rs. Based on 100 pounds
the new rates and old compare as
fnllnws.
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ACUTE SHORTAGE
Continued rom page one.
flea at Grafton has been notified o
the cancellation Of the embargo.

COQLkuuGu AObl P0oo eASs
flea At Grafton has been notified Of
the cancellation Of the embargo.
New Counting Rules.
Incident to the new plan o.
counting coal cars at the mines
inouiry Is being made by the
Northern West Virginia Coal Op'
erators' association Of W. G. Cur
rem. baltimore, general superin
tendeut Of Transportation Of The
Ri. & o. railroad. There appear
to be several interpretations piac.
ed on the construction Of the rule!
and the vaguenes will no doub'
| be cleared up after Mr. Curren an
svers the letter Of g. T. Bell. ex
ecutive vice president Of the as
sociation.
Mr.. Bells letter Is as follows;
"At the meeting Of our board o
/ directors Tuesday morning. tn
amendments 10 your car distribu
| ton rules No. &C, which became
effective on the 18th instant. we.'
brought up for discussion and {
! good deal Of opposition developed
to the amendment reading as fol
lows:
| III on any day. a mine be fur
+! nished with cars totaling less thar
| 100 per cent OF its rating Cor or
der II less than Its rating) and tol
any cause whatever other thai
railroad responsibility fails to LOAF
the entire number, the mine shal
/! be considered as having been fur
i nished 100 per cent Of It's require
/ ments, and its orders shall be ar
bitrarily reduced to the numbe,
OF cars furnished.
"After a good deal Of discussion
IL was instructed to protest agains
this particular amendment. Al
grounds for objection, ] submit tn
following:
a. "The amendment in question
is really an amendment to the uni
form mine rating and car distribu
/! ton rules. The Interstate Com
merce commission has held tina
car distribution rules are rules al
fecting rates and the value Of III,
service OF the shipper. Rail & Riv
er Coal Co. v Baltimore G Obi
railroad company, Il, |. c. c. Sc
Hillsdale Coal & Coke company
P. R. R. Co., 10, !. c. C. 356.35S
Paragraph "a" Of Section POS o
the transportation Act provides
that all regulations and practice
in any wise affecting rates or tn
value OF the services renderel
which we're In effect on Februar!
18th. 1920, shall be continued il
force and effect until changed b:
state or federal authority. The
only federal authority which coult
authorize a change In these rule
is the Interstate Commerce com
mission. The commission has no
authorized a change In the rule!
in the manner covered by. you
amendment. Under the circun'
stances, ! think the amendment Il
null and void and cannot be en-
forced until It has been approved
and promulgated by the commits
sion.
(2) 1.-THE amendment has the ei
feet o! establishing double pen
atty for disabilities beyond tht
4
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CITY rematory, and stter { suitable
place had beam selected % bury The
animal, Sam agreed % DIG the hoie
and look after the burial. As soon
as the officers disappeared Sam
disappeared also without buryins
the mule. This morning Mayor
Conway Instructed Officer joe
Hawkins TO 90 out and got Glenn
ems and conftne him IN the city
ian II he did not 20 q once and
bury the animal, but late this after
noon Clemens was not to be
found and the mule was still with
out q resting place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

More Men on Garbage Trucks
Extra men have been employed by
the city sanitary department In or.
der to catch up with the delay In
garbage collection brought about
last week BY the change In SAM
tasy officers and the breakdown OF
both garbage trucks. Sanitary Or.
hCeFs SWiger reports that In q day
OF. two the trucks will again be
working on schedule time.
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IuesdaY. Parentt, DaY

Tuesday, August 80, will be par
ents' day at the Central school play
ground. A short review Of thu
work covered will be conducted By
the playground supervisor, Rudy
Fail. Games, caltsthenics, play!
and horizontal bar exercises viii
furnish amusements. Games FOL
the little tots as a whole viii b
conducted on the front school lawn
All parents are cordially invited.
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Visit, Old Home Here.

Walter wendell, former Manning.
ton boy, who since the death Of his
mother here a few years ago, and
that Of his father who was killed
IN an oil well accident q short time
later, has travelled extensively
throughout the west Is here for q
visit with his sister, Mrs. Ray
Glover, In East Main street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25
Clemens Mule
Still UnburIed

Another day has passed and the
old grey mule belonging to Sam
Clemens which died at the Rey.
nolds livery barn Sunday has not
yet found a resting place.
Yesterday afternoon the mule
vas taken the second time to the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25
River ~ reel. falling.

Just Behind Schedule, That's All
Because Chief Of Police William
Moran has been unable to find .
manto catch untagged dogs, almost
8 month has passed since the an.
npuncement from the city hall that
al suntagged dogs were going to be
picked up and their owners fined.
Mayor Conway gave assurance
this morning that the policy an.
nouncsd would be carried out and
instructed Acting Chief Of Police
Charles Bartholow to find man
to do this work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25
Local Lad At Olympic Game,

Local Lad At Olympic Cameo
Charles F. Peard, Of this city
has received two postals from Ear.
Huey, a local boy who went abroad
to see the olympic games. one eacf
from Antwerp and Brussels, Bel
gium. telling briefly Of a very en-
ioyable trip.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25
htrtn Wreck.

Automobiles driven BY N. David
Of this city, and A. v. Lynch, o.
Underwood, collided a mile east Of
town on Sunday afternoon, damag
ing both, cars considerably. The
occupants Of both machines, how
ever, escaped with but minor in
iuries.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25
Rehekah oHleera Here.

Mrs. Martha Wilson, Of Folians
bee, Grand Warden Of the Rebekat
Assembly, and Mrs. Ella Payne
District Deputy Of Grafton, spenl
the week end with Mrs. c. o. Ry
mer at the latter's home in Mar
street,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Standing on Weisht-Wedges Of
the false work OF the east end pier
OF the new Monongahela river
bridge we're removed yesterday AT.
ernoon and the arch Is now stand.
Ing on It's own weight. Work on
The transverse walls Is continuing,
and this will probably take several
weeks to complete. One carload Of
sand was received from Wheeling
last night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Squire Kirby Be.tet-L P. Kir'
BY who has bean IN 9 hospital Il
Baltimore for SIX weeks Is report
ed much better at the presenI
time. Mr.. Kirby underwent an %
Grafton for gall bladder trouble
and Is doing nicely at this time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Had Bottle on Hip = Officer
Charles Bartholow this morning ar.
rested a man giving the name Of
James McGraw for being intoxi'
Gated after he had been cursing on
the streets. He was taken to the
city jail and will tell Mayor Con
away about It tomorrow morning.
When searched he had pint bot
tie Of whiskey. about two-thirds
full in his hip pocket.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Mr.. and MIS-. Ray snodgrass have
moved from their late home In
Marshall street to Buffalo street.
where they have taken lighthouse,
keeping rooms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

FORFEITED Six Dollars But one
arrest was made by the city off.
cers yesterday. Walter Arkhart
was arrested on Water street about
1880 last night for being intoxl.
cat@ He was later released on a
forfeit Of $6 and failed to appear
fnr trial this norning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

or on Auto Trip-Dr. and Mrs
Harry s. Keister will leave early
Thursday morning for Dr.. Keis
ters former home. Upper Tract, II
Pendleton county. They will bt
absent from the city ten days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. William Feather
OF Los Angeles, California, ant
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Bosley, Of Nor
gantown, are guests for a few day.
Of Mrs. Lille NJ. Stone at her homt
In Howard street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Baby oaush.sr-A baby daugh.
ter was born yesterday evening 70
Mn. D. l.. Arnett, Meredith
Springs near the city.
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passes pentaI Eslm-Dr. Helel
salnik Who Is associated with Dr.
c. Il Mlll In the practice OF den.
tistry n this city has unnecessarily
passed the state denial examina
ton held recently at Bleuheld.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

1srsIIs Remoy.d-Mrs. ". o.
HaSsler Of Edgemont had her ton
EIls ramoved today at Cook hos
pit1i as did also Paul Pell, son Of
n Q; Pei, Of 500 Columbia street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Board Confirms Levy-A special
Session Of the Board Of Directors
Was:held at the city building yes
etdlys Tor the purpose Of confirm.
nc ne new levy recently adver'
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On Fishing Trip.

Charles F. Kunst, Of the Bank O
Warrington force, left yesterday
for Grafton to join his brother ant
a party Of friends on q fishing triI
for a week on North river, GRAM
county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

apselaI Court Term-Judge Hay.
Mola has called q special term o.
cirelle court on the !4th Of Sep.
tem6ot lasting Q day to take care
oI .lon,e chancery orders.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Lawrence A. Mcconnell, Of
Clarksburg street, has accepted a
position In the advertising depart
ment OF the Evening Leader.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

On vaeation-Cluence Curry,
clerk Of the circuit court left yes
terday evening for Webster Springs
to spend q week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Marriage License marriage u
cense has been issued to Henr!
Clyde COT, Is, Fatrmont. and EtheI
Pauline Spencer, q, Warrington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

en- Bora son was bonn to.
ds3fst Cook hospital to Mr.. and
jos Wolfe Of 304 Quincy
street. =
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Iptns h,s ban engaged N mission.
lasy work among tho Seneca n.
idians On their reservation q lro.
iquols, n. Y.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Game at Grafton The Monon'
gah division baseball team Of tho
3. & o. league is clashing with the
Ohio River division team az Graf
ton this afternoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25
81, New Questions.
What IS a training ship?
'9..iIyheA ffe a ranooS

; 4 z-WhAt IS 3 genus.
Where IS the clatahoochie
Rigerfi = =
EWhy Is Wild cherry wood e1.
tenhIely used for cabinet work:
What Is q thrill?
.6-What Is q bill!
Where did. General Lord
Howe make his headquarters dur.
ing the Battle Of Long Island!
-What Is the difference be.
tween bread flour and pastry flour!
What does the word forsooth
lN-What Is rlycole
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Warning Signs : Sign boards
were posted on the old river bridge
today directing truck drivers TO
place not more than Is tons Of
weight on the bridge or travel fas'
ter than five miles an hour.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

ssudeut .1Iisdouary Here-Rob-
ett !: Topping. . student In the
ghecic deal Seminary at Auburn,
NY Is home visiting his par
S1slSkktJ Locust avenue. During
~ nElI ftfse months NJ. Top
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moderate tenn
perature.
Local Readings.
F. p. Hall, Oh.
Temperature at
S a. m. today So.
Weather yes
terday clear; tenn
perature. maxi
mum so, mini
mum 81; precip-
itation none.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Scott In Grafton u. N. Scott,
Wheeling, general superintendent
Of the West Virginia division Of tho
B. & 0.railroad, was In Grafton 10
day en- route to Charleston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

cnt ont the picture on all four
sidrs Then carefully fold dotted
line / Its entire length. Then
dotted line 3, and 90 On. Fold each
section underneath accurately.
When completed turn over and
yof1 ind q surprising result Save
.tha pictures.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-25

Fair tonight
: !. : -. 80 and Thuredev.
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MANNINGToN
Mr. Fisher m.

Mrs. A. B. Fisher Is confined to
her home in Clarksburg street BY
a severe illness.
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THE WEATHER

10 What Is glycol?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04

points, giving the effect of a saw, and
are vanished black or red. They are
much tattooed, and both sexes go
naked except for a cord about the
waist, from which hangs a scrap of
cloth.
Occasionally they build huts of four
sticks and a few palm leaves, with
floor elevated a couple of feet above
the ground. Beneath the floor a fire
smoldeCs, for warmth in winter and
10 keep off mosquitoes in summer.
These little people know how to make
fire by saving. one piece of bamboo
with another, q small quantity of dry
rotten wood serving as finder to catch
the sparks generated by friction.
Queer Pigmy Customs
If attacked, the pigmies fight hard;
and, in retaliation for injury, they will
rob and destroy. the fields of their
enemies. They give to their children
names of birds. insects and plants.
When one of them dies, the body is
inclosed in the bark of a tree, taken
off entire, the ends of the cylinder
being sealed with a mixture of earth
and gum. The corpse is buried In n
standing posture beneath a hut of
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the Philippines, nothing in relation TO
those islands interested us more than
the pignies. who. as we learned, We're
inhabitants of Mindanao and some
other parts Of that group. We were
told that there We're perhaps $4,000 of
them; that they were wholly wild, yet
timid and harmless unless attacked;
that they sowed no useful plant and
kept no domestic beast or bird; that
they had no fixed abiding place, wan
Gering through the dense tropical
forests in small bands, and sleeping
where night overlook them.
Studying The Little People
This description, IS far as it goes,
is correct But afterwards Prof.
Dean c. Worcester made. in behalf Of
our governm ent. a study of these lit
tie people, measuring them and even
procuring a few OF their skeletons,
which latter he sent TO Washington
He found the average height OF the
pigmy' man TO be 4 feet, inches; the
women were about inches shorter.
The jaws of these dwarfs project
far beyond their noses. and their
faces are wrinkled in deep lines like a
Their teeth are flied TO
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04

poles and palm leaves; then the hut ls
burned, and the place is abanGorcl
permanently. It is regarded as taboo.
obstacles being put in all paths lead
ing to It.
Marriage is a trial of marksman-
ship, the intended bride being the
target. She holds under one arm q
ball of palm leaves, and her would-be
husband fires n blunt arrow. If it
passes through the leaves without
striking her, the two are united for
life. If he fails, the union is forbid
Aden. Inasmuch as the livelihood OF
$he couple must depend mainly upon
he dexterity of tho man in the use Of
bow and arrow. the ordeal is a prac-
teal test of his ability to support
wife.
These pigmies are very black and
wonderful runners. There is no doubt
Of the fact that anciently they popu-
lated the whole Of the Malay Archipel-
| ago. In Formosa (Which geographic
ally, though not politically, belongs TO
the Philippines group. many of their
bones have been found. Doubtless
they were killed off by the Malays
The Little Niggers as they are com
monty called are, like the great apes
and minor monkey tribes jewellers In
warm attitudes, wherever found. IT
the Bay of Bengal they are inhabitants
of the Andaman 1slands-1de cidedly
fierce, this tribe Of them, and formerly
addicted TO the practice of massacfe-
ing any strangers who had the mis-
fortune to be cast away on their inhos-
pitable shores
Fire From 4 Volcano
The dwarfs of the Andamans are
described as looking like babies all
their lives"-partly for the reason
that they are strikingly potbellied
This, however, is a common character
istic of the pigmy race elsewhere. on
one of the islands of that archipelago
is a live volcano, and from this source
the little people get their fire, which
mot knowing how to make ito they
carefully preserve in slowly Ism older.nG
logs of decaved wood.