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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
ASSO. CHARITIES
IN NEED OF FUNDS
Annual Appeal to the Pub
lie to Be Made
Soon.

An excellent representation of tne
Board OF Associated Charities met
yesterday afternoon at five O'Clock in
the secretary's office in the City
building. A very good meeting was
reported with the main subject for
consideration yesterday the putting
over of the yearly campaign for funds
the last of this month. The campaign
was great success last January and
1t was decided then to have each caSt-
paign come the last of January. A
committee was appointed to take care
of this.
Accounts have been kept showing
the large amount of good accomplished
with funds donated by generous Fair
mont people last year and the Asso-
ciated Charities hope for sufficient
amount this year to take care or wor-
thy poor people in the city.
Bil:s for the month of December
were approved yesterday and ordered
paid. These only amounted to about
$50 as with The Times fund and the
Thanksgiving donations, there was
not much need for Associated Charity
funds.
Discussion to large extent took place
yesterday regarding the State Con-
ference of Charities which is to meet
on the 18th. 18th and 18th OF January
at Morgantown. 1t was voted upon
that the Associated Charities of this
city should become a member, dues
amounting to two dollars year. At
this meeting new name for the con-
ference will be established. Minimum
standards for child welfare will be
discussed at the conference along with
other important phases OF child well
fare throughout the state.
Mrs. ]. o. Watson, of Farimont has
been elected treasurer of the state
board to succeed George W. Dudderer,
of Clarksburg, who will leave the
state. Mrs. Roster will attend tho
state conference and others in this
city. There was no meeting of the
conference last year on account of the
war
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
'FA|RNONT'S BEST
KNOWN ITALIAN
IMPORTS BRIDE
Dominic Castenucci TO
Wed Girl His Mother
Selected.
n FAR OFF ITALY
Bought Young Woman
From New York Yes
terday Himself.
IN FAR OFF ITALY

Dominic Castellucci, city water
,preman, and one of the most popular
Italians in Fairmont, arrived from
Ellis Island yesterday with beauu =
tul Italian girl, unfolding one of the
4prettiest romances in this city imag
lnable.
Dominic has been interested in the
picture of the girl which was sent to
MIN by his mother who lives on Dom
mics farm in Italy, for some time, and
following the marriage of Dominic's
sister, who kept house for him. he
wrote TO the girl enclosing $500 10 pay
her way to- this country.
The young lady arrived at Ellis
Island December 18th and was de-
tanned there with many hundreds of
immigrants, Dominic very much wor-
ried for fear she would be sent back
10 Italy a number of kilograms were
sent back and forth, Dominic appeal
ing to the Italian consul at New York
20 do everything possible to have the
girl sent on and finally wired he would
come after her II she thought 1t nee
essary. Following this, Dominic went
10 New York and returned home with
the girl yesterday, feeling 1t would be
much safer9to 30 after her than TO run
the risk Of her being detained longer
han possibly through some misunder-
standing or trouble, lose her alto
gether. 80
This morning Dominics many
friends and relatives in the city are
very much excited over the romance
snd are wondering just when the weu-
ling Is To- occur, or whether after see
ing the young lady, Dominic will send
ner back, the latter not at all likely
as report states she is very beautiful
after the manner OF the Italian type
OF young womanhood. 1t is said she
is about % years of age. Dominic is
said to be well over thirty.
The steamer "Tarmina" carried the
young lady with 1000 passengers and
Continued on Page Four)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
Commissioners Testify
in School Site Suit

Special commissioners appointed
by the court TO appraise the Carter
property on Morgantown avenue tes-
titled this morning in the trial on the
Circuit court to enable the Board OF
Education to condemn the property.
The witnesses held that in their
judgment the property was worth ten
thousatd dollars, but that they had
in justice to the owner, Guy L. Car
ter, offered twelve thousand.
Testimony offered yesterday re-
garding the claim of witness named
c. D. Jack that he had offered $685.
600 for the site was proved of little
value when the county clerk and as
SCISSOR of Monongalia county testified
that the witness is possessed Of s35
worth of taxable property in that
county.
1t is expected that all the witnesses
will have been heard at the end of
today and arguments begun by the
opposing counsel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
MINERS VOTE TO-DAY
ON SETTLEMENT
West Virginia Lines Up Be.
hind International
Officers.

~ Associated Pressi
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. 6.ZDebate
on the motion before the convention
of the U. N. w to affirm the action OF
the international officers in accepting
the Presidents proposal of settle-
ment of the coal strike continued to-
day with chances favoring a favorable
vote on the motion late today. Meth
er Acting President Lewis nor Secre-
tary Treasurer Green have taken the
floor on the question but are expect
ed to.
West virgits.s delegates today made
a strong appeal to the convention to
sustain the action Of the officers. Law
renee Dwyer, International board
member. from West Virginia, declared
that $40 of the local union officials In
West Virginia had been arrested un-
der the work or fight law OF West
-NiFginia~ and that their cases would
come 10 trial next Monday.
IF 'ilis convection does anything
else than to sustain the officers in can
ceiling the strike and accepting the
PRESIDENTS proposal. those five hun
ured and forty men will be In Jail next
Tuesday" Dwyer declared.
=. F. keeney, president OF the West
Virginia miners in speech assured
acting president Lewis that al 900
union mineIrs OF West Virginia. approv-
ed OF your action"
II the strike had not been called oft,
the West Virginia official said, their
men would have been forced back in
to the mines by an unfrendly state
government and their organization
wrecked.
Some OF the delegates in the conyen
ton today urged post2onement Of ac-
ton AMI the reconvening of the con-
ventton after the Presidents commits
sion has made its report.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
MANY WATER PIPES
FROZEN IN CITY
Defective Plumbing Re.
spOnsible for a Lot of
the Trouble.

City Director Clyde Morris says he
has had many calls from homes over
the city with complai2t about water
pipes which are frozen. In most of the
cases water has frozen in the house
or on house property. The city is
not liable for such freezes but only for
those in piping from the main street
to the curb. From the curb to the
house the city does not repair damage
done by the zero weather. Many peo-
pie do not provide against the freez-
ing of water pipes in severe weather
and thi soccasions much inconvenience
and vast amount of expense as plum
bers' bills are very high and have u
habit OF mounting in short time.
Other homes keep fires going In the
basement of houses during zero wealth
.er, prefering high gas bill to an
even higher plumbers bill. Many
wrap pipes which are unprotected un-
der house veranda or in cellar
Most OF the street trouble in cold
weather Is due TO street pipes laid too
near the surface the blame for which
does not fall upon the present admin
fstration. Around Walnut and Fourth
street the pipes are laid very near the
where digs.as. has been going on in an
effort to locate bursted pipes this win
ter, it has been found that the groui- d
is only frozen few inches deep ann
pipes are laid over most of the city at
least two feet deep some places
deeper than that So that the greater
part of frozen pipe troubles may be
blamed on house pipes freezing OF
pipes leading to the house near the
ground surface. Unless these have
burst they will often thaw by them
selves with the rise of the tempera-
ture. Today, was much warmer than
yesterday the temperature registering
only three above during the coldest
holrs last night. Still warmer wealth
er is predicted for tomorrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
Here Y Are
Gents; Get Your
Be1ths Early
[Ry Associated Pressl

QUINCY, Mass, Jan. 6. - The
installation of bar with the regu-
lation and mahogany fittings on
the after deck Of the former steam
er South Haven now being refit-
ted here disclosed plans OF New
York and Milwaukee financial in
terests for new fleet OF fast
steamers between southern ports
and Havana.
Work on the steamer which has
been rechristened the City Of
Mama is being pushed night and
day in order that the vessel may
be plying over its new route be-
fore the end OF the month.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
Mrs. Talkington to
Be Buried Thursday

Mrs. Mary Ellen Talkington. aged
&c years, wife of E. l. Talktngton and
one OF the best known and most high
ly respected residents of Marion coun-
ty, died at midnight last night at her
hcme At Ills View street after an ill
ness with penumonia and grip. She
was daughter of Daniel D. Hawkins
Of Pennington, one of the early set
tiers OF this county. She is survived
by three daughters and one son, name
ly: Mrs. Festus Toothman. of Fair
mont; Mrs. Clyde Crandell of Dunkard
Mill Run. Mrs. Henry Refer. OF Fair
mont and Alva S. TaIkipgton of Fair
mont.
The funeral will Wake place on
Thursday at eBthel Chapel and inter-
ment will be made in the Ptzel Gem
etery by undertaken R. C. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
Calls Conference
on Natural Gas

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-.Means of
curtailing the present enormous waste
of natural gas by consumers as we'll
as in the fields and in transmission
will be considered at conference of
state governors, public utility COM
missioners. geologists. operators of
natural gas properties and appliance
manufacturers called by Secretary
Lane to convene here January Is.
MIR. Lane in letter today to those
invited said domestic consumers
waste more than so per cent of the
Natural gas received. The efficiency
of most gas appliances, he declared,
could be "trebbled" and it should be
possible to curtail greatly waste in
the fields.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
Special Committee of the
Allies Decides to Blow
Them Up.
T0lATERFERE IN HUNGARY
French Cabinet Fixes Date
For Election of a
President.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-German war.
ships sunk by their officers in scarpa
Flow will be blown up shortly, it was
stated here today.
The decision TO dispose of the yes.
sels in this way followed the compile
ton of an investigation by special
committee representing all of the
allies.
Experts employed by the salvage
department of the British admiralty
spent several weeks taxing soundings
in Scarpa Flow, anu the information
they furnished the commission was
used as a basis to determine whether
the ships should be raised or destroy.
ed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
BQrnut11 Was
Right; This
Prove S 1t

Some Interesting news has leak
out of a nearby coal town which
should prove beyond a doubt 10
vast multitude of shoppers why 1t
Is that old H. C. L. wfll not come
down off the top OF the stepladder.
The proprietor OF a store in this
town had a lot of sweaters which
he had tried to sell for a long time
at $3.50 each.
Not being able TO dispose Of them
he had a brilliant idea which work
ed to perfection. He placed every
one of those sweaters in his store
window with price mark of S4.sS
on each of them and labelled them
Special"
He sold every last sweater.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
RAFAEL MALLEN
|. WAS MEMBER Or
|. THE COMMUNISTS.
Reds in Chicago District
Are Beginning to Hunt
Cover.
PLANNING FOR TRIAL
Will Be No New Deporta,
tions Until Buffard is
Heard From.
LRN Assoclated nrAssI /

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.y4Federai authorl.
ties today had in custody Rafael Nal
len, a statistieian for the Fedora
Trade commission, in, connection Will
the national drive on radicals, whfl,
the, first OF 224 persons held for de-.
portation as a result OF the recent
state and federal raids were taken be-
fore immigration inspector for hear
ings,
Cases against those men have been
described by Department OF Justice
agents as Iron CLAD and within the
week the officers said they believed
large percentage would be selected
as the Chicago contingent on the nex
Soviet ark.
Reds geaerally have taken to cove;
since5the wholesale arrest started. ac-
cording to the Department OF Justice
agent and the number brought in dairy
has decreased. Several dangerous.
radical aliens still are sought on war
rants.
In addition to Mallen the only no.
liable figure arrested In the campaign
during the past "a hours was WIZ
liam d. Haywood, secretary OF the. Luz
titlstr rial Workers of The World. who
has been sought several days by the
state authorities on an unnamed
charge.
Mallen was seized Immediately upon
his return from Mexico. He was
charged with being member of the
Communist party. In 1917 he was
confined in the Camp Grant military
prison as conscientious objectof.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--No further
deportation OF radical aliens will b.
undertaken until the experiment with
the transport Buford. the first Soviet
ark" is completed. 1t was said today
by Commissioner General of Immigra-
ton CamiEetti
The Buford is now en- route IA
northern Europe with 249 radical
aliens destined for Russia, but wheth.
er she will be permitted to land her
passengers has not yet been deter
mined. 1t is not possible for the shIr
TO go TO Soviet Russia, and II the rad
icals are sent into that country they
must be transported across one OF the
adjacG:i: countries.
The nearly 5000 radical aliens tax
en- in the raids of the last few DAYS
Will be tried by the Department OF
Labor in the districts in which they
were arrested and those ordered de-
ported will be sent to New York. Mr.
Camtnetti said that should necessity
require the use of additional space al
New York, or in the districts to house
the ral.sals awaiting deportation.
steps will be taken to secure camps OF
facilities from the War or other de-
partments that might have suitable
accommodations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06

oh, Listen Here!
BY ADAM $. LANE.

Fellow Townsmen, did you Scan
That editorial of Mr..
James c. herbert's, wherein He
Up and told The
City about the 1919
Leftoyers which Should
Have our undivided And
Immediate Attention?
That was A
Noble Article.
1t contained Solid
Incontrovertible, cast iron Facts!
Straight from The
Shoulder.
Yessiri
And the first Gang
OF laggards which He
Escorts over the Goals
Is that Soldiers Memorial
Squad. which 1 Began
On last Feb'ry!
I.would greatly admire
To knowsWhat.
In thunder ails Their
Wheels of Progress?
The only bubble That =
Has arisen to Burst
Upon
The solidified Calm
OF their august Surface
Was Mr.. c. W. Evans Ardent
Plea that they Erect
A Hall.
] considered his Idea
A squalid one, Entirely
Devoid of Originality
And distinction, and Promptly
Said So.
But
begin to Believe
That Mr.. Evans was Masqueradin;
In his Proposition,
One of the most Subtle
Bits of biting Sarcasm
That has ever Been
Pulled on any Fairmont
Audience.
You see-Charlie Figured
That II he Could
Interest the Committee
In Hall
1t might occur to Some
or them by A
Sort of auto-Suggestion
To meet in one Somewhere
And talk II Overt
lam going Round
To see him Today
To offer an Apology
Which feel Is
Coming to Him.
However-to Proceed
Since there Seems
No hope of Better
Solution
Let's have a Hall!
All the church Carpets
In town are Being
Worn out by Convention
Gatherings.
Let's have Big
Hall
And for jiminy's Sake
Don't let it Look
Like our beloved Post
Office!
Let's have one Large
Enough for Legion
Quarters, Red Cross Quarters,
A Library.
a REST ROOM
And an auditorium That
Will swallow any Convention
That dares to Poke
It's nose in It.
C'm on, Memorial COMMITTEES!
Arouse! Awake!
Giddap!
Professor. little Lively
Music, l Pray.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
BABE RUTH DECLARES.

BOSTON. Jan. 6.-Babe Ruth to-
day sent the following telegram 10
his business manager here: will not
play anywhere but Boston. Will leave
for East Monday"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
Chicago Coal Dealers
Raise Their Prices

tBy Associated PrcSsf
CHICAGO, Jan. Retail coal
dealers today announced an Increase
of so cents a ton on coal, effective
next week. Dealers said 1t was nee
essary to increase the retail price OF
suspend business. since the cost OF
operation now exceeds their gross
proceeds.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
WILL SAVE COMMUNISTS.

PARIS. Jan. 6.-The inter-allied
military commission at Budapest was
authorized by the Supreme Council
today to intervene in favor Of some of
the more moderate communists In
the Hungarian capital y II l,5.t
Authority to intervene 10 this end
has been requested by the commits
sion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
FRENCH ELECTION DATE FINED.

PARIS, Jan. 6.-January II was
fixed as the date of the election of a
president of the French republic by
the French cabinet today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-06
THE WEATHER.

Snow and warner tonight;
"Wednesday snow or rain and
warmer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-14

chief clerks is $500 higher than those
in the city departments. and the aver
age pay OF ianitors and cleaners not
In city departments is S454 more than
that Of those In city departments.
Mspdamus Evil Scored
The drain on the city treasury through
writs of mandamus for positions not
under the control of the municipal au
thorities is touched upon in the report.
From 1914 to 1910, it stated, total
of sos, ,203.57 In salaries was man
damused from the city treasury. !;
In the administrative departments OF
the state government, the report con :.
tinues, there are 1857 nonpolitical ap-
pointive positions, calling for an annual
payroll Of S5,020,1 ,104.
There are still many thousands Of
appointive positions in Pennsylvania, !"
the report added, (which are not subject
to even q partial civil service system.
Thinking people acknowledge that q
political administration of labor employ
ment gives unlimited opportunities for
inefficiency, for increasing the high
cost of government, and for the building
of political machines at the expense of
the public treasury"
George Burnham, Jr.. is president of
the Civil Service Reform Association,
and Albert Smith Taught is secretary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-14
TICKETS ALLOTTED
FOR LEGION RALLY
Governor SprouI, Roosevelt and
General Atterbury Will Ad-
dress Mass-Meeting

Preliminary to the launching of the
membership drive for 1000 additional
members in Philadelphia county, the
central campaign committee of the mem
bership drive met last night and allotted
tickets to the seventy eight posts Of the
American Legion in the city for the
rally in the Academy of Music Friday
night.
The membership drive committee is
comprised Of the following representa-
tives: Herman II. Berlin. sol Colonial
Trust Building; r. G. Gardiner, the
Clinton, Tenth and Spruce streets !.
George W. Nofer. 500 Chestnut street |;
Glcndon L. Tongue. 1884 North Thir-
tcenth street; Wilhelm F. Knauer, SO2S
t'rankford avenue; ]. Willis Rommel.
Germantown; Thomas +. Meehan, 902
Farragut terrace. -. -
Tickets for the mass meeting are
being distributed through the post com I.
manders, the allotment being available
FOR each commander at headquarters.
lOl1 Chestnut street. The Women 8
Auxiliary posts in the city have 70.
quested tickets and reservations have
been made for them.
Thomas f.. NTechan, chairman Of the
drive, predicted today it will be n tire
imendous success. Governor Sproul.
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, w,
W. Attcrbury and Franklin D'Olier.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-14
EXTENSION URGED
FOR CIVIL SERVICE
Association Wants All Appoint
iva Public Jobs Put Under
Merit Rule

r,o onnlication Of civil service prin-.
,,rles to ali appointive positions in the
s,st. county and city governments OF
pennsylvania is the object OF recon-
r,sndations made today by the Pennsyi-
r,n,a Civil Service Reform Association,
In n statement prepared for the con-
,,;tutional revision commission, officials
n .bs association suggested insertion OF
tso following provision in the state con-
stitution: .. ..
"Appointmonts and promotions in
Tho civil service Of the state and of all
tbc civil divisions thereof, including
oountics and cities, shall be made ac-
oordiuu 10 merit and fitness, to be as
cortaincd, so far as practicable, BY eX-
animation. which so far as practicable
shall be competitive.
There is n wide discrepancy in nay
,or positions Of identical work under
tSs Philadelphia municipal and county
yoyernmcnts. according TO the associa
lions statement. ..
Wage Unfairness Alleged
"This is illustrated as follows" the
r.port says, salaries of eleven mes
ssppers not in the city departments
range from 5000 to $500. as against
salaries of twenty nine messengers in
the city departments ranging from 5000
to $1,000. ,g
"Ninc chief clerks not in the city
departments receive salaries from $500
to $4,000.
"The remaining twenty chief clerks
in the city departments receive from
$500 to $2500. In the case of janitors
nnd cleaners the discrepancy Is still
more marked for the 200 who receive
The lowest salaries are all in the city
departments, while the forty mine who
receive the highest pay are all in the
departments not under the civil service
law. ,.......r.
ION an average the pay of messen-
sers, not in departments under the
Mayor, is $21S higher than that re-
ceiyed by those in departments under
the Mayor; the pay of the county
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-14
WOOD ALCOHOL FATAL
Poison Blamed for Death Of p. r. r.
.. Freight Conductor

William Phillips, thirty five years
old. of 2007 Cleveland avenue, Camden
died this morning at Cooper Hospital
in that city of wood alcohol, according
TO hospital physicians aud the coroner.
DR.. T. Hammett was summoned TO
the mans home last night, and found
Phillips in an unconscious state. He
was hurried to the hospital, where he
died without regaining consciousness.
Coroner Bentley conducted an inves-
tigation. Phillips was n freight con
ductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-14
FLEES AFTER CAR HITS MAN
Police Hunt Driver Whose Car In.
lures p. r. r. EmpIoye

A large gray touring car which struck
and perhaps fatally injured driver
of a =. Il. r. emergency wagon at
Sixty third street aud Larsdowne ave
nue. early this morning, and sped away
without stopping, is being sought by
the police.
The injured man is Joseph Gilmore,
fifty nine years old, 4419 Rising Sun
the West Philadelphia Homeopathic
Hospital with u, broken right leg and
a fractured skull. .'.. O..
Gilmore was holding the horses of
the emergency wagon while the crew
made repairs on overhead wiring when
the touring car came up Sixty third
street, struck him and hurled him across
the street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-14

national commander Of the Legion, will
be the speakers.
The Philadelphia Legionnaire, four
page publication, has made its appear
ance In the interest of the drive. IL is
published by the central campaign COM
mttee and Is edited by Paul j. Me
Gahan. II will be issued weekly during
the drive.
The auxiliary to Shubin Buchsbaum
Post No. % will be guests at a dance
at the. Roosevelt Hotel, given by the
post, April 81. The auxiliary's new
officers are Rita Shubin, commander
Miss Mae Schwartz. vice commander
Miss Sarah ShubiD, adjutant, and Miss
Reba Livingstone, treasurer.