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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
.LEV COMPANY HAS
SOUTH AMERICAN JOB
A Cathedral, Apartment
Houses and Housing
Group in Lima, Peru.

The Fred T. Ley company which
has the contract for the erection of the
brass mill, the enlargement OF The
Fairmont and the construction OF
many dwellings in this city. IS also en-
gagged in IA more than Ordinarily iIn-
p6ftant bulf lfdIng prD5ecs way down a.
Lima Peru, South America One OF
the. items in this South American pro-
ject isla cathedral. The last issue OF
The Engineering News prints the fol-
lowing about it:
Contracts for the construction of
several government buildings, a large
cathedral and number of apartment
houses and housing groups in Lima,
Peru, have been awarded to an Ameri-
can construction firm, the Fred T. Ley
Co. The company's contracts with the
Catholic church, the Peruvian govern
ment and the housing interests are
said to run into several millions of
dollars.
Nearly all the structures will be of
reinforced concrete and all skilled la
Dor for the work will be taken from
the United States. The Fred T. Ley
Co. has its main office IN Springfield,
Mass, and branches in Boston, New
York city. Buffalo and Philadelphia. 1t
is understood that it has a very large
construction organization and that
nearly the entire force will be sent
down to execute the South American
contracts"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
new PASTOR FOR
CENTRAL CHURCH
Rev: ]. e. Cord on, Of Home.
stead, Pa, Has Ac-
cepted Call.

Rev. ]. E. Gordan, of Homestead,
Pa, has accepted the call to be pas
tor of the First Christian church here
and will arrive in Fairmont the latter
part of February to take up his resi-
dence in the Christian church parson-
age on Walnut avenue. Rev. Mr..
Gordan will begin active work on
March first. He is a married man
with family including two children
and Is we'll spoken of in his home
town. He has been the live wire be-
hind the getting together of $17, 900
at Homestead for lot on which a
church will be built for a rapidly in
creasing First Christian congrega-
tion at Homestead.
Mr.. Gordan was procured for the
Fatrmont church through Mrs. E. G.
Rowand, who was at one time resi-
dent of Homestead and a singer "
Rev. Gordan's church. AS time had
arrived at Homestead when the pas
tor could make change without in
terfering with the work well in pro-
gress there, he decided to accept the
urgent call to Fairmont.
Affairs look most encouraging at
the First Christian church in this
city now, and it is expected that the
new pastor will fill a want felt most
urgently since Rev. Clarence Mitch
ell. resigned. Since Rev. Mitchells
resignation several months ago this
church has been without a pastor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
ElzI7EREPO OVER lMAYCO
FROM WHEN COAL GOES
"a digious Quantities of Force sirOlver
Lodge Declares.

Code. BY no. ordinary mechanical
means could this be accomplished.
Among other possible sources OF
energy, said Sir Oliver, was the ether
and he warned his auditors not to
disregard II because It was as real a
thing as anything With regard to the
energy emanating from the sun the
best thing we could do with 1t was to
utilize 1t through agriculture. Plants
had found out how to use. it without
first turning It into heat and we could
not better their methods.
Other possible sources Of energy
were the tides and the waves. With
the former nothing could yet be done
on account of the vast areas requir-
ed TO form reservoirs. The land so
covered would be of much more va1ue
if reclaimed and used for agriculture.
He preferred to consider the possi-
biiity OF utilizing the waves II any
thing were going to be done in that
direction. -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
Allies Hold Him Re-
sponsible for the
War Horrors.
WANT HIM MT0ANSVER
Holland is Told Germany
Would Have Had TO
Surrender Him.
tnu.lAs.o.ls.A.l -,

I
BRUSSELS, Jan. 80. Deep emotion
has been caused in Holland by the
Allied demands for the extradItion OF
former Emperor William OF Germany.
Belief is expressed at The Hague that
measures Will be taken with a view 10
inducing him to voluntarily place
himself at the disposal OF the Allies.
PARIS, Jan. 49, Holland is tsdd in
the. Allied note demanding the ex-
tradition of former Emperor William
that she viii not 'fu4ffli her interna-
uonal duty if she refuses to associate
herself with the Entente powers in
chastising Srimes Committed bN Ger
mans during the war
The text OF the note irecftes the ar
ticles OF the trei.ty under which the
ext:adition of the Former German en-
peror Is made possible.
individuals residing in Germany
against whom the Allied and assoQat-
ed powers have brought charges are
TO be delivered to them under Article
22S of the peace theaty, and the for
mer Emperor IL he had remained In
Germany would have been delivered
under the same conditions by the Ger
man government. The netherlands
government is conversant with the
tncontrovertible reasons which i'm
periously exact that premeditated
violations of International treaties as
well as systematic disregard OF the
most sacred rules and rights Of ma
tons should. receive as regards every :,
one, including the highest placed per-
sonalities, special punishment as nro-
vided by the peace conference.
The powers briefly recall among so
many crimes the cynical violation or
the neutrality Of Belgium and Lug
emburg, the barbarous and pftirnl
system OF hostages, deportation en-
masse, the carrying off of young girls
from the city Of Lille who were torn
from their families and tdeiiyered de-
tenseless to the worst ipromiscuity.
the systematic devastation OF entfre
regions, without military utility. the
submarine war. without restriction. in
Guiding abandonment Of human VIC
inns on the high seas, and innnmer-
able acts against nom -combatants
committed by German authority in yio-
lation OF the laws of war
responsibility at least moral for
all these crimes reaches up 10 the
supreme head who ordered them or
made abusive use of his full powers to
infringe or to allow infringement upon
the most sacred regulations OF human
conscience"
he powers cannot conceive that
the government OF the Netherfands
can regard with less reprobation than
themselves the immense eiresponsibiIIty
of the former Emperor.
Holland would not fulfill her inter
national duty II she refused to asso
ciate herself with other nations as FAR
as her means allow in undertaking or
at least not hindering chas stisement OF
the crimes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
Want EAST SIDE
STREETS CHANGED.
Number of Changes in the
Names Have Also Been
Asked For.

The Pleasant Valley Housing Cor
poration win appear before the city
Board of Directors this afternoon re-
latiye 10 some proposed changes in
the names Of streets in the Speedway
section AMI to the changing OF some
streets and alley-ways and the open
ing up Of several streets; TO take. the
Place 3of those abandoned. gsSg n.
They viii ask that the name of
Braxt on Avenue be CHANGED to Owens
street and that Bfdis avenue. be
changed to Winfield avenue. Calhoun
street, according to the request Of the
corporation, VIII be abandoned and
a now street to be known as Pleas
ant street will be established A part
of Owens avenue will be changed to
Bridge street. according TO the plans
laid before the board at the regular
session this morning by 0sman E.
Swartz. attorney for the corpora
tion. The Board OF Directors went
carefully over the plats and maps
in connection with the proposed
changes and appointed meeting for
this afternoon at three O'Clock al
which time Mr.. Swartz and Mr..
Fenhagen for the corporation, will
appear and outline the plans further.
Director OF Water, Clyde ]. Morris
told the Board that he and City En-
gineer S. B. Miller had submitted a
proposition to the Jamison coal CON-
pany relative to the construction Of a
water line TO the company's Dakota
Mine but SO far had had no reply TO
the proposition.
Director Arnett reported progress
N regard to the storm sewers being
CONSTRUCTED at Eleventh street ano
Virginia avenue,
In the case of the Raymond heirs
damage suit before the Circuit court
the city agreed to compromise and
Will pay the sum Of $4,000 and costs
The city belives on the basis of the
sum paid the Gettings heirs for ad
Joining property that the sum was
not exorbitant as on this basis the
city would have paid the sum OF
81, ,495.00 and rather than go into fur
ther litigation the city decided to
accep; the compromise.
= 1lc taishy, Of tEe chief clerk in
the Treasurers Office was raised fif-
teen dollars on the month effective
January 10.
A letter was read from Charles F.
Bornefeld, resident supervising
engineer for the Concrete Steel
Engineering company of New York
designating City Engineer S. B. Mil
Ter acting engineer in charge of the
work during his absence from the
city.
The applications OF Rebekah Kane
10 conduct restaurant on Merchant
street was1 referred to Director z. F.
Davis for investigation.
A building permit was granted to
E. H. Wells to erect dwelling on
Haymond street to cost eight hundred
dollars.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19

In January.

January Is the month,
That coal bills pile up high,
And everything looks darkest
In the great financial sky.
When the butcher aud the, grocer
Seem to be our deadly foes,
And we figger how we'll git by
TIL its time fer simmer clothes
And we kinda git downhearted
And discouraged and upset,
With the cold wind whistling to US
And the. soles of our feet wet
Cause we're stayin' Off the shoe bill,
But about this time o. year
Is the time to start big meetin's
And us folks then appear,
To kinda git a feelin'
Like good old fashioned song,
And every small conviction
Seems to hit us purity strong,
And reflection leads our fancy,
To the life thet we hey led
From the time thet we wuz youngsters,
In the little trundle bed
Through the years as we hev squan-
dered
Our time and money, too,
To the place in life we occupy,
And this is what we do
We go and git warmed over,
In spiritual way,
And we cut out ALI the things we
thought
Wuz pleasures, from that day,
And with sanctimony pictured
In the furrows in our face,
We go to church and occupy
Our old familiar place
TIL the first song o. the robin,
Till the soft sunlight o. spring,
Till the orchard blossoms bobbin'
And all that sort o. thing,
Then ylistlessly, we take the Job
o. tryin' to be good,
Pack 1t away securely
In camphorated wood,
And leave the Lord the work to do.
And all the loads to carry,
It'll times git bad and things look
black
Some time next January.
THE DEACON.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
Thick Boot Saved
Foot for This Boy

That Ralph Hudgins, aged fifteen.
OF State street, is not minus his left
foot today is due undoubtedly to the
fact that he wore an unusually heavy
leather boot this morning. The young
man who is employed at the Koppers
plant on the East side, was en- route to
his work and while waiting at the
Market street switch for the car which
would convey him to the plant made
an attempt to go nthe car before 1t
was stopped and in so doing slipped
and fell and was dragged distance
of some 25 feet. The wheel, accord
ing to DR.. G. NJ. Ramage, who dressed
the injury. undoubtedly must have
passed over the lads foot but owing
to the thick boot only slight injury
was sustained. He was taken to Fair
mont hospital wheer his injuries wsSS
dressed and he was able later to go to
his home in State street
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
Sneak Thief Robs
Tenants Of Offices

Attorney L. c.. Musgrave with all
his legal lore, is in quandary re-
garding the case of some party or
parties unknown who one night last
week entered his office and felon.
iously and with malice atorethoHgn
took therefrom coat and vest which
he had laid on chair ready for a
messenger of pressing shop. Tht
attorney does not know exhctly
whether to bring injunction proceed
ings against the thief restraining him
from the further use of skeleton
key which is the probable means of
gaining entrance or to advertise the
sale of the pair Of trousers which the
robber somehow overlooked.
Meanwhile DR.. Frame OF the Union
dentists Is devoutly hoping that the
same guy will come into his office
suffering from severe toothache !.
DR.. Frame Is out an army overcoat
and thinks the same thief raided both
offices which are located in the Nc.
Crory building.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
Industrial Plants
Have No Gas Today

Many OF the Industrial plants of the
city were without adequate gas sup
ply today, owing to the fact that the
NJ. v. T. company decided to shut
off the industrial supply in order to
give q sufficient amount TO the do
mestic consumers A break in the
cold snap today will likely mean that
there will be sufficient supply OF
gas for all by tomorrow. The weather
was moderating rapidly this morning.
Curtailment of supply secured by
the NJ. " T. company from the Car
negie Natural Gas company, aided in
making the gas supply short here the
last few days.
Shortage of gas in an alarming de-
gree was reported yesterday from
Pittsburgh. where thousands were
suffering with the cold.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
3y Associated Pressl

Rl <toSuCl1lGu EEGSS
LONDON Jan. S.-Sir Oliver
Lodge told the Royal Society OF Arts
recently that il men were. capable Of
harnessihg an the atomic energy in
q small piece of chalk, or any other
matter Of similar size. they would
have enough power to raise 100000
tons to a height of 5000 feet.
Up TO the present, he said, they had
not succeeded in making use Of that
power but they were on the verge Of
doing IL In, the wireless telephone
was the first step in that direction
here the PARTICLES given off by a wire
electrically heated to whiteness were
employed 70 break the circuit. So
sensitive and prompt were the partic-
les TO respond to the electrical stun
ulus that one could send words at the
rate OF 800 a minute by the Morse
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
Dyers and Cleaners
Meeting This Week

This week the National Association
of Dyers and Cleaners is holding its
annual convention in Cincinnati, NJ.
A. Heinze. of the firm of Heinze and
Company will represent Fairmont.
One of the subjects that will be
discussed is the possibility OF pro-
longing the life of garments in these
days of high prices.
1t is thought, by many who have
given the problem study, that the life
Of garments can be doubled in many
instances through keeping them
clean. The accumulated grit and soil,
they contend. wears out the fabric in
the suit Just the same as the accu-
mulated grit wears out the bearings
in an automobile or a sewing machine.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
Boy Wanted for
Robbery Arrested

Deputy Sheriffs James Barrett and
Edward Slack returned from Martins
burg last night with Jim. Miller. indict-
ed last week by the grand Jury for
completely in number OF robberles
as one OF gang intoIwhich he seems
TO have been led by older heads. Tho
noy told very Straightforward story
OF now he came to be mixed up with
the criminals who 1t seems aisvays did
tne rough work and left him to act az
lookout. George Wilson, colored.
Who, drew sentence Of six years last
week from Judge Lowe seems TO have
neen the boys evil genius Miller is
aeid Tor trial at this term OF the
Criminal court
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
WEEK OPEN. WITH.
1IN|NESDOWNDOE
TO CAR SCARCITY
Indications Not Bright for
Anything Like Normal
Coal Production.
lUdI IIVUNNt1UH.


~
Slim chances OF an adequate car
supply for the Fasrmont region this
week are apparent inasmuch as there
is only a rs per cent. car supply on the
Monongah division OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad today and conditions
do not look good on the Monongahelu
railroad for this week.
There are 1,153 cars on the Monon
gah division today, although the
mines ordered 1910 cars. The early
morning placement today is 1913 and
there are eleven mines down. Cars
left from the previous day are %. To-
days cars are classified as follows:
Open, LAG; coke, z.
The early morning placement in the
West Virginia district OF the Monon-
gahela railroad today is 264. The
placement in the Pennsylvania dis
trict is. 3S1. This morning there were
TO cars at all in sight for the West
Virginia district on Tuesday, which
means that there are very poor
chances for any kind of production in
the district tomorrow.
The Weekly Production.
Coal and coke production in the
Fairmont, region last week was 6,429
cars-6,392 cars or 319,6oO tons of coal
and 81 cars of coke.
Mines along the Monongah divi-
sion of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road last week produced-5,350 cars
Of coal and cake-5,S13 cars of coal or
265, $50 tons and 81 cars OF coke.
Operations in the West Virginia
district of the Monongabela railroad
last week loaded 1,079 cars OF coal.
Production for the corresponding
week Of January, 1919, on the Monon-
gah division was 1867 cars or 1898
cars less than the production Iasl
week.
There were 4,729 cars of coal load
ed east and 5S5 cars loaded west on
the division last week. There were 81
cars Of coke loaded on the division
last week, there having been 32 cars
loaded west ind five cars loaded east.
Nine cars of coal were loaded by
wagon mines last week on the division.
Curtis Bay shipments last week to-
tailed $50 cars. Other totals last week
on the b. & o. railroad were as fol-
lows: Michigan points. so cars; Ohio
points, 21S cars; miscellaneous points,
2S7 cars.
Railroad fuel shipments off the divi-
sion last week totaled 1,116 cars, which
is the lowest weekly total of the pres
ent month. Some OF the railroads
eased up in the tonnage they previous
ly ordered.
East Of Grafton.
East of Grafton the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad drew 1,040 loads on
Saturday and LILO loads on Sunday.
Last week there were 7,436 loads
drawn east Of Grafton or an average
OF 1853 loads day
Saturdays Production.
I On Saturday there We're 75 cars of
coal and coke produced in. the Fair
mont region-749 cars of coal and 8
cars of coke.
Mines along the Mouongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Saturday produced 63s cars OF coal
and ;coke-6S0 cars of coal and 9 cars
of coke. There were 555 cars OF coal
loaded east and 70 cars west. Coke
load1d, which totaled cars, all went
west. One car ofscoal was loaded by
a wagon mine.
Operations in the West Virginia
district Of the Monongahela railroad
Continued on page tour.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
BRITISH FLEET
FOR BLACK SEA
Bolsheyik Successes Causes
Naval Activity at
Malta.
[By Assoeiated Pressl

Malta, Friday, Jan. 16. Orders
were received Thursday night for a
number of naval vessels TO leave
Malta, apparently for the Black sea.
Vice Admiral D. Roebeck sailed on
Friday on board the battleship Iron
Duke accompanied by two destroy
ers and steamer Hibiscus.
Every other ship available is pre-
pairing to leave on Sunday filled to
capacity with stores.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
WATSON INFANT DIES

The infant son of Sam Posto died
Sunday at his home at Watson and
the funeral took place today at ten
o'clock with interment in Holy Cross
cemetery by Undertaken C. NJ. VIII
hanson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
PIckHANpLE pEsrRoYEn.

EIONF1NNULE' UESIHOYED.
Mike Turelia, OF New England. was
arrested Saturday night by Deputy
Sheriff Howard Adams, who found and
destroyed barrel and a half OF pick
handle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-19
THE WEATHER.

Snow tonight; Tuesday local
SHOWS and colder.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-08-26
Pierce County Fair
Thirty-seventh Annual Exhibition.
Sept. %, 1924.

The live stock sales pavilion viii
be big feature at the Pierce County
Fair, which opens Sept. %, and con-
sequently stock exhibits will have a
greater significance than ever before.
This department should make the
Fair of greater value and interest
than any previous exhibit there.
Dairying and pure-bred stock raising
is forging to the front in Pierce
county by leaps and bounds, and this
is one of the institutions which pro-
notes the industry.
On Thursday, September %, the
big $4,000 stock pavilion will be
formally opened, with appropriate
ceremonies. Applications and inquir-
les already received indicate that this
will be the greatest exhibit of pure
bred stock that has ever been held in
this section of the state. 1t viii be
feature of value to every farmer, and
of great interest to others who like
to see good stock.
The Fair association is arranging
for air-plane flights, to include pass
enger service; there will be two ball
games, and free acts will be provided
as usual.
The A. S. of f. will have a special
program of entertainment and
speeches. On Friday the stock parade
will be held.
Further announcements regarding
the Fair will appear regularly in this
paper.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-08-26
CLOSE GAME AT HUDSON

Trig Smuland picked up baseball
team about noon Sunday and took 1t
over to Hudson. The only qualifica-
ton which Trig demanded of his
players was that they or some near
relative had at some time or other
during the past twenty years, seen
a BASEBALL game, or at least read
authentic accounts of one.
Trig never caught behind the bat
before, so he elected himself catcher,
captain and first batter He did,
however, mar the otherwise perfect
balance of his team by slipping in a
regular pitcher, but by missing an
average of two third strikes an inn
ing, he managed to keep the pitchers
effectiveness down to rational fig-
ure. Doug Smith must have famed
some "a or % batters, but at least
half of them reached first while Cap'n
Trig was looking for the pill after the
third strike.
IT'S said Hudson won, 8 to 6, but as
the score keeper was evidently picked
without the rigid qualifications de-
manded of the players, you could
never guess the progress of the game
from 6 perusal of the tally sheet.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-08-26
MISS SpROAT RESIGNS

Miss A. Maud Sproat has resigned
her position as Primary Supervisor
in the training department of the
Normal, to accept position as Grade
Supervisor in the schools of Miami,
Arizona, where she will have larger
measure of responsibility and much
larger salary. Miss Sproat came here
five years ago as critic in the first
grade. She is graduate of Teachers
College. She has shown unusual
ability as teacher and as construc-
tive supervisor. She was held in the
highest esteem by he Normal School
authorities and By the citizens OF the
community, and was much admired
and appreciated by the practice teach
ers and students of the training
school. We regret to see such cap
able instructors leave our local in
stitution, but we congratulate Miss
Sproat on her promotion in salary
and position.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-08-26
CARL EGGEBRECHT COACH
AT LOMBARD COLLEGE
Former Normal Star Athlete Has
Good Coaching Position

Carl Eggebrecht, who starred on
football and basketball state cham
pionship teams at the Normal in 1916
and 1916, has been appointed coach
of the college team at Lombard Col
lege, Illinois. His many friends and
admirers here will take pride in his
success as coach as they have in his
splendid record as a player.
The following clipping is from the
Chicago Herald:
GALESBURG, ILL.,, Aug. 14-Carl
Eggebrecht, the new coach and ath-
letic director for Lombard College,
IS expected to report next week to
take the PRELIMINARY steps toward
the football season. Attracting at
tention first by his prowess as an
athlete with the prep school at Wau-
sau, Wis, Eggebrecht continued as
star with the State Normal School at
River Falls and Beloit College. He
ranks with the leading football and
basketball players of the Middlewest.