davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-03-10

"banl ne cried again. ley are
sufficient for any court !" He leaned
little nearer to me AID spoke In q
more confidential way. as II he expect
ed me TO agree with him: "Ze chain of
evidence is complete. Re same house
--Ze house In which zoze diamonds are
known TO 10 In Eat slipper; re son of
ze lady who owns zat slipper; re date
on which Key are shown-not before
zey have arrive in America, hut some
five days after; re seven stones. And
Ze man Hasklns have even describe re
same box, Oul-Mousieur Eugene
does not take zoze diamonds out Of eat
box to show zem "a small white box.
about &c size"
Monsieur glanced over my table and
his eye fell on-the box with the dia-
monds!
about re size Of zis," and he pick
ed II up.
My heart stopped beating. With a
tremendous effort I raised my eyes
from 1t 10 his face. EAST as he took hold
OF the elastic and snapped IL.
"Ze chain of evidence Is perfect"
he cried. pulling up the elastic and-it
broke with a sharp report.
The sound went through me like 8
pistol-shot. I jumped half out OF my
chair and exclaimed. "oh!" and fell
back again. had heard the pens rat
tie. / thought, suppose he opens tt
suppose he drops #, Heavens What
shall ] do? How shall get it out Of
his hands and rot betray myselfs" II
took about a second for these words
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
J.A. MEREDITH TO
ADDRESS NAS0NS

Attorney James A. Meredith will de-
liver the Maunday Thursday address
TO the Scottish Rite Masons of Fair.
mont on Thursday evening at Masonic
Temple, The ladies of the Order OF
the Eastern Star will serve the menu
at $3.50 o'clock. The affair will be
open to all Scottish Rite Masons, who
have attained the 18th or higher de.
grees OF Scottish Rite Masonry.
The basis OF the feast is roast lamb
and the services is analogous to the
Sacrament of the Lords supper, oh
served in Christian churches and to
the Feast of the Passover observed by
the Hebrews. Maunday Thursday is
the Thursday preceding Easter and 1t
is claimed that the etymology Of the
word begins with maund, hand bas-
ket from which presents were distrib.
uted to the poor on the Thursday pre-.
ceding Good Friday. Some claim also
it is corruption of Mandate Thurs
day, being one OF the Dies Mendati or
Day of Mandae,, having reference to
the direction as to observing the Sac
rament of the Lords Gupper and the
new commandment OF reciprocal love.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
NEW SCALE CONFERENCE BEGINS
UNDER ENCOURAGING CIRCUMSTANCES
John L. Lewis President of the Mine Workers Declares
That Common Sense Will Rule Throughout
the Deliberations.
Meeting N new YORK BEGAN on IlnE
Both Sides Were Very Optimistic Over the Outlook When
They Began to Gather This
Morning.
(Ry Associated press.l

NEW YORK, March ga new wage agreement
based on the majority report of President Wilson'S Btu
minous Coal Commission will be signed within week it
is predicted by members of the general scale Of
operators and miners who arrived here today negotiate
a new contract
John L. Lewis, president of United Mine Workers
said that common sense would rule throughout the confer
ences and there would be reason for further delay in
clearing up the bituminous coal situation.
The representatives of the btuminous mine workers
went into executive session shortly before
slider the majority award
President Lewis began explaining the awards an Of
fcia copy of which before the miners for the first
time.
President j. L. Lewis today issued statement deny
ing there would be suspension ofwol nste ituinous
coal mines of Illinois and other districts April II Mr.
Lewis statement replying recent announcement Q
Frank the orke1s
in Illinois in which Farr said there wouldbe an
avoidabe suspension Of FORK April. 1 follows:
There is every prob that when The and
will be applied at all districts In that
to all
trics that will keep all mines in operation. -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
GIRLS CLUBS At Y
START TOMORROW
Girls Who Are Strangers in
the City to be Especial
" Welcomed.

Tomorrow the industrial girls clubs
will start out auspiciously at the Y. NJ.
IC. A. with an educational aud recrea.
tional course of work including games.
gymnasium, enjoyments and instruc.
tion, swimming and crochet classes.
From to 2 on Tuesdays and Thurs
days gymnasium work will be given,
from z to 1880, swimming will be In.
dulged in and from 1880 to later hour
a crocheting class will be conducted
Later other classes are planned.
Every girl who works In a factory. a
laundry or in domestic service Is ell
gible including all girls in the indus
tries of any sort. A welcome is es-
pecially extended to girls who are
strangers in the city-these girls will
find a place for them where everything
possible will be done for their happ:-
ness and welfare. Ten or more girls
in an industry will have their own club
while girls in smaller numbers will he.
placed in different industrial club,
and giIls who know one another and
are thoroughly congenial will find the
girls they like on a common meeting
ground at the woman's department of
the "Y" in the industrial classes.
The various clubs will be self-goy-
erhing though all will work together
on the same program. A business
meeting will be held every two weeks
with regular meetings every Tuesday
and Thursday. Later 1t may be posi-
BILE to serve suppers for the girls who
come for the six o'clock hour recrea-
tion in gymnasium work but at pres
ent this has not been planned for.
During the summer months some
very nice outdoor work is in the prog
ress OF planning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
WOMAN May HEAD
B|GSUNDAYSCHO0L
Suggestion is Made in Con-
nection With First Pres
byterian Vacancy.

]. Walter Barnes, who left Sunday
afternoon for Charleston, where he
will take up his residence, was the
recipient ot many splendid congratu-
lations delivered personally and of
high testimonials in addresses, at the
First Presbyterian Sunday school on
Sunday morning, for he has been the
of that Sunday school
for 81 years, which is a state record.
The congratulations OF leading citi-
Zens were highly agreeable to Mr..
Barnes, of course. but it is doubtful il
they were appreciated as much as the
high tributes paid to him in connec-
tion with his Sunday school work.
Indeed the Sunday school refused to
elect a successor at this time, hoping
that Mr.. Barnes would not be forced
to take up his residence in Charles
ton, although Mr.. Barnes assured the
Sunday school that this was a vain
hope. The Sunday school will be in
the hands of F. c. Evan, the assistant
superintendent for the present.
There is some good material in the
Presbyterian Sunday school for super
intendent and several names have
been mentioned, among them those
of some women. There has never
been a woman Sunday school super
intendent in Fafrmont. but now that
women are soon to qhaye additional
rights under the nineteenth amend
ment many people think there is no
reason why such suggestion should
be frowned upon.
j. Walter Barnes, left Fairmont
Sunday afternoon for Charleston. He
begins real work today. Mrs. Barnes
will not go TO Charleston for some
time yet. At the Sunday school meet
ing Sunday H.B. Hungerford obsery-
ed that there was no necessity OF los
ing Mrs: Barnes Just YET Several
speakers einphaslzed that she had
been of almost as much Importance
in the Sunday school work as her dis
tingufshed husband.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
NEW ORDINANCE
W|L[ REGULATE
STREET TRAFFIC
Measure Was, Drawn by
Mayor and City solic-
isgs
is VERY COMPREHENSIVE
And There is No Room to
Question Its Exact
Meaning.
is VERY COMPREHENSIVE

An ordinance designed to regulate
Vehicle traffic in this city and which
i passed and properly enforced will
make for the safety of man, beast or
vehicle in this city was passed to sec.
ond reading today blythe city board of
directors.
The ordinance was drawn Mp by City
Solicitor Albert J.. Kern and Mayor w.
w. Conaway, both of whom spent days
OF careful study OF similar ordinances
enacted IN neighboring cities and who
believe when the ordinance is passed,
which II probably will be with per-
isaps q few minor changes, the city will
have a model vehicle law.
The ordinance is sweeping in its
provisions and rulings clear in its de-
lineation and easy of Interpretation
and leaves practically nothing per-
tanning to traffic untouched. Particu-
lar care has been taken in framing the
ordinance TO see that proper and clear
definitiuns are given to important
words and phrases suchas streets, pc
destrians, yehicles, in order that when
a ruling is giolated theIe need ha no
question as 70 the bearing OF the ordi-
nance
Especial provisions have been made
In the ordinance relative to street car
traffic, where cars shall stop and
where they shall not stop and their
speed in passing through congested
ortions Of the city's thoroughfares.
A revision contained in the ordi-
nance rohibits public garages from
washing their vehicles on the streets
and also forbids private owners of au-
tomcbiles from washing them in con-
gested parts of the city.
A fine In the su moi $50 to 5000 will
he imposed by the ordinance on any
person driving an automobile through
the streets of the city when intoxicat-
ed and In addition to the fine the per.
son found SO guilty will be given Jail
sentence OF from tento thirty days.
The ordinance calls attention to
pedestrians crossing of the, streets at
street intersections and admonishes
them TO cross squareiy from one street
corner to the opposite corner and to
avoid the diagonal crossing so much In
vogue here.
JThe ordinance as s'drawn up and read
for the first. time this morning con-
tains a5 different sections and 1t was
read IN its entirety by City Clerk Luke
G. ArnettSto the board of directors and
City Attorney Albert ]. Kern today
As the various sections were read the
Board individually discussed and com;
mented Upon them.
Little other business OF Importance
came before the Board at the meet
ing this morning. City Clerk Arnett
read 4 communication from State Au.
tiitor John s. Darst which enclosed
blank requisition with the advice that
as soon as same was properly filled
out and certified that the sum OF
Continued on rage Four.l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
BEST TONNAGE
PRODUCED HERE
IN TWO MONTHS
Excels Every Week Since
That Ending January
18th.

Regional reduction last week was
6,So1 cars of coal aud coke. OF this
Sos,55O tons were coal and 1870 cars
were coke. This has been the best
production in the Fairmont region for
some time.
Goa! and coke loading on the Mo.
nongah division OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad last week totaled 6,O67
cars-2SS,20O tons of coal and 1870 cars
OF coke. This is the heaviest loading
OF the month of March and In fact the
heaviest since the week ending lam.
airy 18th, when $3.50 cars of coal and
coke were loaded. Last weeks load.
ing was 2,2S7 carloads heavier than
the corresponding week of 1918.
The coke loading last week MT 1os
cars is especially heavy and compares
favorably to the early part of 1918,
when the coke industry was running
full title. = One reason for the m.
creased coke production in the region
is the apparent ease with which cars
are received for coke loading.
Western Maryland.
Along the Helen's run and Binga.
mon branches OF the Western Mary.
land railroad last week there were
2SS loads of coal loaded. This tonnage
IS over period Of three days-Thurs.
day. Friday and Saturday.
The mines along these branches have
100 per cent. run today. These mines
have rating OF 151 cars.
On the MononeaheIa.
On Saturday there were 139 cars of
coal loaded in the West Virginia dis.
trict Of the Monongahela railroad. In
the Pennsylvania district there were
$50 cars of coal loaded.
Last week there were 946 roads OF
coal loaded in West Virginia district
of the Monongahela railroad and 1,225
loads produced in the PENNSYLVANIA
district.
The Weeks Shipments.
Last week these shipments were
made off the Baltimore and Ohio aril-
road: Coal loaded east, 4,325 cars:
coal west, $50 cars; coke east, 81
cars: coke west, AZ cars: loaded by
wagon mines, Al cars; st. Georges
consignments, 141 cars; Michigan
point consfgnments, 121 cars; Ohio
point consignments, 1913 cars: miscel-
laneous western points, 311 cars;
loaded from storage piles, four cars.
Curtis Bay shipments last week ag-
gregated 1908 car loads of coal. This
is the heaviest weekly shipment since
the week ending November /. which
was 1853 cars. Every indication
poitned early in the week that the
shipments to tide would be heavy.
Railroad fuel shipments last week
aggregated 1,051 cars, this being the
heaviest week since that ending Feb
ruary 14th. B. & o. fuel last week
,totaled 439 car loads,
East OF Grafton.
East Of Grafton. on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad Saturday twenty
four trains drew LAO loads. On
Sunday there were twenty-three
',ontiauen on pSgs lIur.J
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
DR.. RANAGE TO
TALK AT GARITAL
Has Been Called Into I'm
ortant State Confer
Y ence There.


DR.. Cresney Ramage, superintendent
OF Fairmont State hospital leaves this
evening for Charleston where he Will
attend three.day conference Of state
officials relative to betterment OF con
ditions of dependent chiIdren Of the
state. The conference was called to
consider questions Of Child welfare
and will be held on March sO-3l and
April at the state capltoi. Those who
will attend are state Officials. mem.
hers of the Board of Control and the
Board of Children's Guardians, which
latter board consists of heads OF state
public institutions that have 10 do with
the care OF the states dependent chill.
dren.
DR.. Ramage will address one OF the
sessions on the subject Surgery for
Deformed Children The local hos
ital is used extensively by the state for
the treatment OF diseased and deform-
ed children which are its dependents,
owing to the fact that it's better
equipped for this work and easier OF
access than the other state Hospitals.
DR.. Ramage cares for large numbers
of children who are admitted to the
hospital from the state reform and in
dustrial schools.
Others who will address the confer
ence are Gov. CornweIl, DR. Stephen.
son. president Of the Board of Control.
c. v. Williams Of Ohio state board OF
Charities and others. Prof Harry
F1esher, superintendent Of the West
Virginia Reform school at Pruntytown.
will also attend the sessions as viii
also Samuel Montgomery and others
interested in Child welfare.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
Destructive Tornados Sweep
Two Widely Separated
Sections.
STORY 0NEY PARTLY TOLD.
Figures May Go Much High.
er When Communications
Are Restored.


CHICAGO, March 29.--Reports to-
day from the tornado swept states in
the middle west indicate that n per-
sons lost their lives while thousands
were homeless and millions of dollars
damage done by yesterdays storms.
TOLEDO, o., March 29.-Casuali-
ties in the storm which swept Toledo
yesterday afternoon and late last night
number 20 killed and hundreds in
jured as fas as could be learned to-
day with communication to surround
ing points badly impeded by bad wires.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 29.-Twen.
ty-seven leac and at least 100 miss
ing was the toll taken in the tornado
which swept through northern Indiana
Yesterday, according to report reach
ing Indianapolis today. 4
e'EslC glu aHiFea - iariai I, ,iS.
mental ION OF the known death list Az, 4
property damaged estimated al many
millions loomed today when restorss
tfon of wire Communication Womb
permit accurate reports from the six
central west states hit yesterday by
a series of tornadoes. The most fore
bodtng rumors early today were from
the southern Michigan peninsula and
tho rural districts. OF Indiana and Ohio.
In those states wires were prostratel
in every direction and 1t was said It
might be days before some of the
community were heard from.
In Chicago early today 80 known
deaths were reported The remainder
OF the known dead follows. West Lib.
crty, Indiana seven; Fcnton. Mich
seven; Vulu, Indiana, five; Nashville,
o., four; Greenyille, o., four: Geneva,
Indiana, three; and on each at Mon
roeville, Indiana; Townel, Indiana:
Hart Mich; asst Troy Wisconsin; and
st. Louis, Mo.
Thousands of persons we're made
homeless by the destruction of dwell
ings and outside relief was necessary
for a number of places.
Elgin, ILL.,, 80 miles west of Chi
cago. wrere eight persons were killed
suffered approximately four million
dollars dan1mage when the tornado
wrecked a large portion of the busi-
ness quarter and part OF theSresidenne
section. Military law ives declared
in Elgin and former service men vol
unteered 10 preserve order and pre-
vent looting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
Congressional Probe of Pure
ly Political Appoint
ment at Nashville.
IT IS AGAINST THE law
Man With a Pull Got Inpor-
tant Position Service
Man Deserved.
BY GEORGE 3. WATERS.
N. e A. Staff correspc ndent.

WASHINGTON March 29.-Alleg-
ing Postmaster General Burleson has
wilfully violated the civil service rules
in regard to preference for eX-soldiers
in government jobs the American Le-
glon has demanded that President
Wilson call Burleson upon the car
pet.
The first shot in the ex-soldier's
battle came when Congressman Royal
G. johnson introduced resolution
for an investigation of the appoint
ntert OF a new postmaster at. Nash
vile, Tenn.
The rostmastership at Nashville,
recently became vacant. Robert 4.
Wabster. ex-aviator, took the exam
nation with others for the appoint
Ment.
wehster was certified by, the Civil
Service Commission at the head of the
hist.
Bur Rurieson recommended to Pres
ident Wilson another man, Charles
ms aTcgabe, professional pol StieiaaS
who was second on the list McGRps
was never in the military service.
owing to the illness of the presi-
dent, the matter of making the ap-
poin.ment was a mere formalitv AZ
the White House and McCabe's name
was sent to the Senate.
Mccate was formerly Senator
Shields secretary. 1t is also charged
that McCabe recently resigned rs as
sistant postmaster at Memphis, IN or
der that Senator McKellar's brother,
Clinton McKellal could get that Job.
Senators Shields and McKel!ar lin
mc cdiately requested the Senate to con-
firm McCabe.
This was done within "a hours, be
fore the American Legion had time
to protest. Such matters usually re-
quire a month.
However, protests had been made
to Burlescn. The two senator's are
also in bad with the American Le-
gion over this coup.
On account OF Senator Shields stand
on the treaty he hasn't been popular
at the White House. A member OF
the American Legion informed Sec
retary Tumulty that Senator Shields
secretary had been appointed post
master at NaSnVlile IN preference ~
an ex-service man who stood first on
the civil service list.
my God, the president will give
us all hell when he learns we have
appointed Senator Shields tecre-
tary," Tumulty said, throwing UP his
hands.
The National Executive COMMITTEES
OF the American Legion has adopted
a resolution asking that President
Wilson declare the 'postmastership at
Nashville vacant and the ex-Aviator
Webster be given the position in ac-
cordance with the rules.
Colonel Harry S. Berry state legion
commander OF Tennessee, said the at
torney general informed the legion
that he disqualified Webster because
he lacked six days being 80 days old,
the age required to be a postmaster.
But Berry claims the age restriction
is waived-in case of soldier. and fur
thermore, that he applied the second
time for the job, being 80 when he
made his last application. That was
before his papers were graded and he
was rated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
Y. M. c, A. Workers
Will Meet Tonight

A dinner and meeting will be held
this evening at $3.50 for the captains,
generals and workers in the big cam.
paign for.$25. 900 for Y. M. G. A. work.
The get.together meeting win be the
final conference before starting the
campaign tomorrow morning ana
everyone connected with 1t win he
present A progra mhas been arrang.
ed and some fine speeches will be
made. The meeting win follow a din
ner which Is going to be very fine-to
be attended by all workers and lead
ers. d
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
Drawing Youth Into
LaMance Campaign

Two meetings today for young peo-
pie in connection with the evangelis-
tic campaign now on in teh city will.
be held today, one at four o'clock for
children from eight to thirteen years
of age, at which time Mrs. LeMance
will organize young peoples choir.
called a booster choir. Another meet
ing will be held tonight at $3.50 for
,all young people from IA yars' of age.
up, at which time the experiences. OF
a young man while prisoner in Ger
many vii, be told by the young man
himself. Some other things also have
been planned which should draw out
many youta people.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
Templar
Going to Church

Members of Crusade Commandery.
6, Knights Templar, will attend the
Easter night services at the Methodist
Protestant Temple next Sunday even
ing at 1880 o'clock. There will be spe.
cia1 music rendered.
The members of the commandery
will meet at Z o'clock in the temple.
appearing in full uniform. The col
umn will then proceed to the church
in body.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
Cornwell Grants
ReprieVe to Bragg
[By Associated Pressl

! 10y AsNUCItIItu 1-FtsSI ~
CHARLESTON, March 29.-Goyer.
nor Gornwell today granted reprieve
to Hugh Bragg who is under sentence
of death and who was to have been
hanged on Friday next at the state
pepitentiary.
The reprieve is for, 2S days or until
April, 30 and was granted upon re.
quest OF E. L. Cutlip, attorney for
Bragg, who asked time in which to
make application for an appeal to the
Supreme court.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
Strike May Close
Chicago Stock Yards

CHICAGO. March 2a.-Nearly 5o,-
600 employees of packing companies
here will he thrown out Of work il
the workers of the Union Stockyards
and Transit Company who went on
strike Saturday at midnight remain
ont. packing company officials said
today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
British Miners to
Take Another Vote
TBy Assoclated Press

+ LONDON, March 90 The mine
workers delegates in Conference here
decided today upon q ballot Of the men
as TO whether the government offer Of
q 20. per cent, increase ON gross earn
ings should be accepted or strike
called for the three shillings minimum
increase demanded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
THE SOUTHERN STORM.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 29.-Because
OF demoralized wire conditions few
additional details of last nights torna-
do which struck Georgia and the east
ern part OF Alabama has come in early
today. The death list still stood at
approximately 40. with many hundreds
injured, some seriously. There was no
accurate estimate of property damage
but 1t was expected 10 run into mil
lions
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala, March

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala, March 80
Five white persons and six negroes
were killed in the cyclone which
swept the territory between Camp
Him and Waverly yesterday. Damage
to houses and live stock Ia estimated
at between 100000 and 100000. Wire
communication with the storm swept
area has been destroyed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
new Mine WAGE: SCALE WITHIN WEEK
Elkins Shous
Good Gain in
Population

IBy Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Pop-
ulation statistics announced today
by the census bureau included Elk.
ins, 6,777, an increase of 1917 or
2S $40 per cent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-29
THE WEATHER

Fair and colder tonight;
Tuesday fair;