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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-03-06
rrE CAIcAcO EAGLE.
EAGLETS

W. F. Cummings, the we'll known
engineer and contractor, has made a
fine record. His work is praised all
over the country.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-03-06

Leo Oppsnheimer. vice-presideut Of
the famous Messenger lunch rooms.
IL one Of tho coming men of Chi.
cago. He 10 popular. able and pro
yressive.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
HARDING TO- SPEAK
WHEELING SEPT. 28
Republican Will Make a
Three Day Speaking
Trip

NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-Thomas
w. Miller, head Of the eastern dtvis-
ions OF the speakers bureau Of Re-
publican national committee an
nounced that Senator Warren @,
Harding would speak In Baltimore
Monday night, September 81; e
wheeling, W. Va, September y
and Ashland, Ky, September ~
He win then return 70 Marion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
Son of the Head of Banking House
of ]. P. Morgan and Company
Among Those Who
Were Injured
THINK TRUCK0F TINT TEXPLODEDINSTRE
Whole of Down Town New York Felt Force Of
Troops From Governors Island Rushed Into
City To Guard the Sub Treasury.
(Bv the Associated Press.l

NEW YORK Sept. 16.-New York hnaneial
district today was the scene of an explosion
rocked all of lower Manhattan outside the s.
]. Morgan and Co. on Wall street. Junius
son of j. P Morgan, and member of the firm
badly cut by flying glass
AS excited word passed from mouth to mouthtne
list of casualties was estimated at 80 dead tozQg
iured It was reported that auto with two men
drew llp in front of Morgan's offices and that ea
Morgan's detectives approached the machine one man
alighted and either accidentally or purposey
one of the bombs.
Never in the history of the lower Manhattansllas
such excitement been witnessed as prevailed to-day
Trading on both the curb and stock exchanges Wasa
dered suspended for the day few minutes after tae
accident occurred.
Fire apparatus and ambulances dashed through
the narrow crooked street of the financial district
which lay covering of shattered glass sano ae
broken remains of men and horses.
When firemen reached the scene they direeted
their efforts towards ascertaning the cause and p
cation of the explosion. The latter was difficult
cause of the shattered condition Of the building
the Morgan office, but the authorities were INCLINED
to abandon their theory that the explosion had oce
red in either the Morgan firm or the Stock exchan
The opinion prevailed that the explosion had
CURED in the street. One fire marshal eSpressed
opinion that an auto had colided with truckusea
haul dynamite and that this was the cause OF the
rible disaster A wrecked automobile bearing e
license number of new druggist was found nsa ae
Morgan building.
Police worked feverishly to establish whethes
this was the machine which had figured sopronin
" in versions of the disaster An,hour after t5e
plosion the police were Of the opinion ae
explosion was caused by the explosion or al III
truck and an automobile.
United States regulars summoned from
nors Island were on the scene shortly after q
and they were guarding the sub treasury nsl
where millions In gold is stored.
At the Broad Street hospital it, was orlacaa
that nearly 200 people, mostly men, had been se
for injuries.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
PUBLIC FORCING
PRICE REDUCTION
So Federal Board Man
Tells the West Virginia
Bankers
fBy Associated PrcssI

CHARLESTON, Sept. 16.-The
buying public has "Tebelled against
ever mounting prices and has forced
u period OF readjustment or values,
Vice.Governor Platt, OF tho Federal
reserve board declared today in u
speech before the annual Conven-
tionof tho West Virginia Bankers
association. Analysis Of the cOun-
try's business condition with re-
spect to the price situation dis.
Gloss n marked lessening Of demand
he said, adding that tho refusal 10
buy was traceable directly to public
sentiment against high prices.
Platt's speech, the first since his
appointment was designed as re-
ply to critics who had charged that
the credit restrictions and redis.
count policies were responsible for
the closing or part time operation
OF scores OF manufacturing estab-
lishments. Such chnrgos he said
were without merit as the reason
Tor the closing Of SO many fnctories
were found to be deeper seated
and moro wide spread"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
CREWS TO BLAME
FOR BAXTER WRECK
That the Finding of the
Coroner's Jury That
Held Inquest

The responsibility for the wreck
which resulted In the loss Of i've
lives and the injury of more than a
score Of other persons, which oc-
Cured September s. near Baxter,
was fixed by the coroneTs jury yes
terday, after hearing the evidence
of twenty witnesses, who testified
that to the best OF their recollec-
ton tho train crews OF both pas
senger cars were derilect in their
duty.
The verdict Of the coroner's jury
was that William Donaldson and
others came TO their deaths on the
ffth day of September, 1920, from
the effects OF the failure OF the mo-
tormun and conductor OF the pas
songer car going north and the
motorman and conductor of the
car going isouth TO observe the
rules Of the Monongahelu Valley
Traction company. The jury was
composed OF Bailey Nuzum, T.
Wellington Arnett, ]. L. Hall, Sam
3. Iseman, H. Il. eNptune and J.
Minor Dunram.
The jury met for the first time
on the day following the disaster,
but adjourned until Tuesday of
this week. Difficulty in getting the
witnesses together, however, caus-
ed a postponement until yesterday.
The testimony taken yesterday
bore conclusive evidence that the
crews of both trains had not OBJ
served the rules laid down regard
ing the confirmation of signals dis
played by means OF flags with whis-
ties.
Ira whitman was the motorman
OF the car going south and Bert
Warner was conductor. The testi-
mony of the two men was TO the
effect that neither had observed
the green flag on the northbound
car, nor had they heard the one
long and two short blasts required
by the regulations. The two mem
bers OF the other crew were also
hazy regarding the Quetsion OF
whether they had given the proper
signals.
There seems 10 have been a con-
lIct of testimony. however, be-
tween the statement Of MOtorman
Whitman and several OF the wit
nesses. The motorman stated that
he turned on the power and apDli-
cd The emergency brakes before
Jumping, but several OF the passen-
gers who testified were firm In
their belief that the car did not
slow up to any noticeable extent
before the crash.
Prosecuting Attorney Walter R.
Haggerty conducted the examina-
ton for the coroner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
Club Members Pledge
Themselves For $1OO
Apiece
CONE FERENGE PLANS
Thousand People Win
Have To Be Taken
Care Of

today's meeting the FairmontL
Rotary club underwrote S1O,3OO OF
Z efbridgel guarantee. This sum IS
n Addition to the pledges which
,haYe been made individually by the
mambers Of the club as they were
called upon(b the Bridge Aid Syn
dictate workers.
The mattdr came up ut the emu
of partial report on the progress
OF the bridg4 underwriting maue Dy
R.ET. Cunningham, who said Lhat
good progrQss Is being made anu
that the Rbtarians both as Work.
ers and slgners arc doing their
share for the most part. he said,
however, that there are some slack'
ers throughout the city and that the
matter would be put up TO these
people so straight that there would
! hs.no doubt after II is all over what
heir status us citizens Is.
lgaThe plan to have the club as
club participate in the bridge II
fancing originated with J. M. ia
i cobs, who, however, was not pres
ent at todays luncheon. II was
ssetonded by j. NJ. Hartley and Tom
Brett asked to be permitted to be
the first to sign the pledge. HIS
request was granted.
start was made by the Rotar'
ians today in preparing for The an
nual conference of the Sixth Ro'
tary district which will be held In
this city. This is one OF the I'M
portnnt Rotary fixtures and 1t VIII
bring about 1000 Of the enterpris.
ing business men and their ladies
from the cities in the district which
extends as far north as Erie and
as far south ut Huntington, ana II
. l. ~ fhn fslffh IN TnaAEn
the gathering the occasion for a
display of Fairmont enterprise and
hospitality.
A teering committee with power
to make general plans and appoint
sub committees will soon be appoint.
ed by the club president, j. L, Wat
I. son, Jr. 1t was mentioned during
the discussion that Rotarians of
Morgantown and Clarksburg have
offered to help with this Undertak'
Continued on Poge Eight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
Community House Trus-
tees Defendants In
Case
HAVE CLOSED DOORS
And Sunday School Can't
Be Held Until
Opened

A petition was presented IL
Judge Huymonds court this morn
ing in which the plaintiffs in the
case, well known and respected
citizens OF the Second ward and
members OF the East Side Union
Sunday school, seek a mandatory
injunction commanding the uus.
tees OF the East Side Community
House TO open the doors OF this
building for the SuEaay school ser
vice on Sunday afternoons. The
trustees OF the building are Fred
Mclntire, Levi B. Harr and Carl ID.
Yost.
Il seems that there has been some
friction between Mclntire, Harr anu
the East Side Union Sunday school,
which come to climax the last two
Sundays when the doors OF the
building were closed to the Sunday
school people by the trustees of tho
building, although Mr.. Yost, one OF
the trustees, is in favor OF open
ing the building to the Sunday
school Nearly hundred little
children and others were forced TO
stand in the rain on September Q,
waiting for the doors of the build
ing to he opened.
Tho Community house was built
some time ago by public subscrip-
ton, and until tho recent fuss had
been used on Sunday afternoons
for the Sunday school sessions.
The matter has caused much com.
ment on the East side and there
Is great interest In the case.
After the presentation OF the PC
tition this morning and questioning
q few witnesses, the case was con-
tInued until Saturday morning.
Trevey Nutter represents McIn'
tire and Hnrr, while Rollo Conley
represents the plaintiffs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
Motor Parties To Be
Feature of Big Repub-
lican Gathering
WOMEN INTERESTED
They Want To Hear
Speech To Be Made By
Mrs. Dorr

Tho new hard road between this
city and Warrington Will get its
first real test Saturday when 300
Republicans from The Warrington
section will motor TO this city to
take in the big Republican mass
meeting at South Side park In the
afternoon. Indeed motoring parties
on 4 large scale will be one Of the
distinctive features OF this gather
ing. There will be ut least 100
from both Worthington and Fair
view and $50 from Pennington.
while RivesYiile, Baxter and the
other towns in the county will be
represented by lesser numbers. The
roads are good now and the meet
ing will be held in mid afternoon so
that the folks from the country Will
be able to hear the speaking and
get home early.
Many women from the county
towns VIII be included in the mo.
tor parties, and the indications for
q general turn out OF the women
voters is very good, for there ts
much interest In the speech which
will be made by Mrs. Rheta Childe
Door, who IS spending the week in
West Virginia, is the represents
tive OF the Republican National
committee and Is one Of the most
widely known newspaper women
and magazine writer's in America.
Mrs. Door has been student OF
foreign politics for many years.
Prior 20 the war she had spent u
number OF years In the countries OF
middle Europe and was especially
interested in the Russian people.
She was in that country when the
monarchy was overturned, saw the
Gar abdicate the throne OF his
fathers, witnessed the fall Of keren-
sky and the rise OF the Bolsheviki
with the consequent disappearance
OF all orderly government. She
was one OF tho last Of the Amert-
cans to cross the frontier when It
was closed by tho Bolshevtsts and
their reign OF terror began.
Grimes that are unprintable
have been committed by the pres
ent government" said Mrs. Dorr,
but they are not committed by the
Russian people themselves who are
not cruel. The Bolshevljts secure
others 10 perpetrate their outraGes.
For instance, when Car Nicholas
was killed the Let's were called in
TO do the work"
Mrs. Dorr was with the Amert'
can army while 1t was in France
and she accompanied the troops
from Bordeaux 10 Toul. She en-
durod the hardships Of the soldiers
both in Russia and France.
II went through the war with.
out n scratch and was accustomed
TO danger" Mrs. Dorr said. 81 could
watch the shells burst and hear the
roar OF the big guns without finch.
Ing and thought l bore charmed
life. came home and while step
ping from street car in Washing
ton was struck by a motor cyclic
and almost killed"
Mrs. Dorr will return to Europe
Immediately after the election, but
just now sho Is devoting her time
and talent to the election OF Sena'
tor Warren G. Harding to the pres!'
dency. Her fRvorite among pub
lie men was the late Colonel Roose'
welt.
Il liked tho Colonel" she said
HE was go good 10 mo when ! was
trying to mako good as young re
porter"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
BOY IS CAUGHT
BETWEEN TRUCKS
Harry Gump Injured at
Railroad Station
Today

While playing with his little
cousin at the Monongahela rail-
road station this morning, Harry
Gump, aged 13, son OF jack Gump,
Of Wheeling, was caught between
two trucks and badly injured.
With hts sister, Helen Gump, the
lad came here on Sunday evening
70 ra visit with their aunt, Mrs.
Ella Estep, on Diamond street.
Mrs. Estep resides near the rail-
road station and the two lads were
playing this morning when the ac-
cident occurred. According TO the
boy, he was standing leaning
against one truck when another
backed against him. He was pick
ed up and taken to Fairmont hos
pital, where he was operated upon,
and reports from there arerto the
effect that he is seriously injured.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
NEE TING TONIGHT
OF Committeeman
Campaign To Raise Funds
for Bridge Work Goes
On

There will be a meeting Of all
+he ward committeeman IN tho
CiLIzens bridge ~. syn .cst? drirs:
this evening at the Chamber OF
Commerce rooms in the Fairmont
hotel building at o'clock. This
will be an important meeting and
all are urged 70 attend. The meet.
ing is called by General Chairman
r. T. Cunningham.
The second day Of the campaign
is on and 1t was reported at noon
that much progress had been
made, although no figures were
available for publication. 1t is ex-
pected TO clean up the drive in 4
short time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
=XPl OSI0N I'M new YORK FINANCIAL DISTRICT
so REPORTED KILLED and over 200 INJURED
oh, Listen Here!
By ADAM 8. LANE.

Lie Is fall Oi
Curious Occurrences.
And no mortal Can
FOretelI exactly When
ANY occurrence Is
Going 10 Occur.
FIR lnStance,-
Yesterday a great Calm
Settled over my Office.
| had Released
My Stenographer, Miss
Dugan, f'r her Daily
Hour OF Practice
On tn Organ
miss Dugan certainly Does
Tn professor Credit.
He regards her as His
Star PupiD
So-th typewriter Was
Muffled-and Mr.. Ira
Smith had just Departed,
Leaving Mr.. Thomas Brett
And myself In Peace
And Quietude.
B.r-r.r.r-r! went TIL Telephone.
"Hullo!" SIS | in Response.
"Mr. Lane, this is Mrs. BrObst-
have Some
Picked peaches out Here
/ would like You
To inSpect-'twlll Be
Good Training"
"Wh-a-a-a-tW SIS l,
Hardly believing my Ears.
"H-h-how many, Mrs. Brobst?"
"Oh--a number" she Answered.
1T wont take Long
Can you come Right
Away?"
"TlI say / cant" l Answered
"And time Is No
Object, er-is there A
Short cut to Your
RcsidenCe?"
Il think not" said She.
AND l hastily Hung
Up and turned To
Mr.. Brett
"Picklcd peaches!" I Explained.
Gotta 20 and Inspect"
Mr.. Brett tried to Get
Out OF tn Door
With me. "Adam!" He
Begged "Oh-let me Go
Along! ADAM am Going
To run for Assistant
Pickle Inspector of Marion
County.
Honest, Adam. l VIII
Make q fine One.
When ever you Can't
Inspect, I will be on Hands"
II can always Inspect"
said Firmly.
"Well-I'm going To
Run anyway" he Declared.
Think of tn Nerve
Of That!
He went right Along.
And when we Arrived
Mrs. Brobst escorted US To
TIL kItchen-and-ET-
Yessir-
There they We're
In glass Jarsi
Funny thing | Never
Knew that actual Peaches
Were ever Picked!
Lawsee-
Just like Cucumbers.
Mr.. Brett and Myself
Must have Looked
Extremely Astounded-
For Mrs. Brobst said AnXiously
Whats tn Matter
With these Peaches?"
Nothing Il tall" | Said
Hastily.
"Flne! Wonderful! Best
/ ever saw" said The
Gallant Thomas
And told tn Rigid
Truth!
Minor chords-please, Professor
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16

While the police toiled for hours
seeking the dead and injured
trained investigators were trying
in vain to determine definitely
whether the explosion had occurred
from a bomb dropped IN front Of
the office OF J. P. Morgan ana Co.,
or whether an auto dashing into g
wagon loaded with explosive had
taken its toll.
The damage to the Morgan bula'
ing was estimated at $500, 900. Ml'
nor damages TO hundreds Of other
huiIdInRs. e was expected, Would
totai al least $500 900 more,
A reporter Of the AAsooiAted
Press making his way down Well
etreet from Broadway suddenly
saw 10 up Ia front OF him Q cone
O. lame and smoke. s1t came 9soIrl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
CONGESTION Of
COAL LOADS On
DIVISION
Condition Is Annoying To
Coal Operators
Here

Congestion of coal loads has
been Telt on the MOnongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio ralirOad
today and from all accounts there
must be fully 1000 OF such loads
over the division. The condition
Is reaching such stage that II is
blocking some OF the mine siding
much to the annoyance OF the coal
1t is understood that the Cum.
berland division has slipped UP on
the movement not taking sufficient
loads to alleviate matters on the
Monongah division.
Movement east OF Grafton on
Wednesday was S32 loads, which
was drawn In eighteen trains. OF
the loads moved there were but 44J
coal loads. To the west thers
were T51 loads moved OF which
number ITS cars were for the lakes.
In the past three days there were
1850 coal loads for the west oil
which only 1884 loads were moved.
which naturally would put 1886
Goals loads TO be moved east, not
considering other east bound
freight ana west bound coal loaGs,
Riot Act Is Read.
L
the Monongahela railway were told
BY Officials OF that line that un-
less they lived up to their lako OBJ
legations in accordance with the In
terstate Commerce commission Tul-
ing coal loads would be lett 'un
pulled" ut the mines. The railway
officials have made Il plain that
the service order must be lived up
to and operators accordingly are
sitting up and taking notice. Lake
movement yesterday was 40 cars,
which is about the apportionment
from mines along the MOnonGahela
railway.
Car supply on the Monongah di-
vision OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad today is fine, there being
1929 cars In the region and OF that
number LIS were placed at the
mines at O'Clock. The mines TO-
day ordered 1894 cars OF which SO
were. for coke loading. The cars to
day are classified as follows: Open.
I'LL; coke, 80; B. NJ. |. X, l56; {;
NJ. v. T., %. Cars left over from
the previous day were $50.
Operations along the Monouga.
hela railway in West Virginia To-
day have 317 cars placed Of which
number 141 were assigned. In the
Pennsylvania district there are 224
cars placed.
Along the Western Maryland rail.
way today there are but SO enpties
placed. A train OF Is empties Is
marooned near Smiu:IfiGid, Pa, the
crew being outlawed by the 16 hour
law. With this train or empties
and providing another gets through
| the car supply should almost be q
full run. The expectations were for
a full run all week, but the supply
has been dropping OF some for GeY.
eral days.
Personal PentIon.
S, D. Brady, Of the Brady inter
ests, has returned from Greenshurg,
Pa.
II. w. showalter, of the Dia.
Continued on pago four.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
Russia Preparing
To Convert World

TOXIC, Sept. l6.-Accordlng 70
semi official dispatches reaching
Toxic concrete plans for bolshevis-
ing the world have been perfected
In Moscow and agents shortly will
be detailed to America, Japan,
China and Asia generally for the
campaign.
The plan includes a propaganda
offensive against Germany, accord
ing to adYices which declared Boil.
sheyiki agents already were active
In England and France.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16
High School Boy
Strong Contender
Especial 10 The west Yrginian,,

Especial 70 The West YirElnlanI
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, mo.
Sent I6.-Fred Simon, the New
tured West VlrgiuiR's morning
practice today with two sensational
rms for touch6owns against the
varsity, one from an intercepted
pass and another from brilliant
run from scrimmage.
Joe Barrick, the two hundred
Mound tactle, was moved Into the
boclrl field and through the scrtm.
maze tore the second team ana
fresh shman lines to Bnreds!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-16

the center OF Wnlt h9e
streets between the 1ut
ing and sub Treasury
so high that awhingd on
floor Of many sllya
burned 10 cinder pheu
a roar that WAS eart ~
haitian Island and hunti .
sons were hurled 70 the 2
Cries arose and on 3aki
paved with broken
gushed forth str ma o. y 500
1T for battle n y q ktn
cas- financial center
One man was seen -
brush his hand oYet
then toppIe over =
Near him were oun
three women 8iid
more bod III
the care pf d
The Washington times., 1920-07-08
YANK OFFICER HELD
FOR DOUBLE KILLING
Maze Of Stories Told BY Army
Lieutenant Convinces Police
He's Guilty.

CHICAGO, July S:-Carl Wanderer.
former army lieutenant, who on the
night OF June 21 was found standing
in the vestibule OF his home beside
the bullet rjddled bodies of his wife
and an unidentified man, today was
ordered held by the police after a
fourteen-hour questioning In which
he is declared to have told no less
than twelve different stories OF the
double staying.
Wanderers original story was that,
on returning home with his wife from
the movies. they were confronted in
the vestibule by ragged stranger.
who, after. ordering them to throw up
their hands, shot and killed Mrs. Wan
derer and was in turn killed by a
bullet from her husbands army pistol
after an exchange OF a dozen shots.
On investigation, however. detec'
tives learned that both pistols used
in the slaying-one he had taken
from the supposed robber and the
one used by Wanderer-were in the
Iatter's possession at the time OF the
tragedy. Wanderer, the police de
clare, first attempted to explain this
by admitting that he had taken tho
slain mans weapon after the slay'
ing. because he liked 1t better thar
his own" but later made contradic
tory statements.
Since then. the police assert. Wan
derer has involved himself in a maze
of contradictory versions OF the af
fair.
A draft registration card found ir
the pockets OF the slain man ha:
been sent to Washington in an effor'
to identify him.