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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27
Making Progress
With <. Of G. Show

A rehearsal OF the minstrels to be
given by the K. Of C. was held last
evening and everything is running
along smoothly. All ballads and end
songs are already placed which are 70
be handled by capable local artists.
Work on the after piece VIII start
next week, Immediately upon the ar
rival of Ed Hayes who Is 10 assist Mr.
Dortnger in producing the show. The
next rehearsal is TO be held Sunday al
2 p. m, &
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27
Bold Robbery in
McKeesport House

By Associated Pressl
PITTSBURGH, March N.-Four
men posing as city detectives entered
a boarding house in Walnut street.
McKeesport. today and robbed Dudley
Gregol of $1,000 and George Kama of
sS. s
According tn the story told to the
police by the -ictims they were arous.
ed before daybreak by four men who
said they had come g arrest them;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27
FlRE in PUTNAM COUNTY.

CHARLESTON March 27-Three
stores and q warehouse in the town Of
Buffalo Putnam county were destroy
cd BY fire this morning entalling loss
or SO ,e1B 'Ihe firss started from !
burning plle or rubbish IN tiis haeI
yard OF y residence near the store
building
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27
SOME SURPRISES
At POLICE COURT
THIS MORNING
Auto Number Owners Prove
to be Very Well
Known.
IGNORED TRAFFIC RULES
Mayor Determined to En-
force Law Against All
Corners.
IGNORED TRAFFIC RULES

a decidedly interesting police court
this morning Melted a number of sur
prises, the greatest perhaps the ap-
pearance of some well known men
/ Of the city 10 answer, traffic viola
ton charges were notified yesterday
by card that a visit TO the police sta
tion this morning was requested as
the first number on their days pro-
gram. These men included county
clerk Arthur Martin. Ralph Regan,
Frank Wilfong, driver OF the Fred
7. Ley company and Homer Tooth
man, county superintendent of schools
Paul Raymond appeared yesterday
and was rebuked regarding driving
OF his car after dark without lights.
due to the lights being turned off
when one OF the occupants of the car
on the front seat turned them off by
accident A number ofother, cards this
morning had not been answered anu
Chief Mpra1r III once consnlt ted I ids
: auto ; dirscteTy
Illcation ghIch elsliei Officers or
~ Mayor cunaWax han IS 10 the owners
of the cara
When Art tniir Mlltii and Ralph r. J
gan walked In the Ma ayor,s office hill
morning, the naaS1f was sonevh IS
surprised To 1eiifn thsft those genfle,
men were owners OF The ctsrs lIi.b
have beer pafkad on watson b feel 4 /,
night recently The excnse Sgls T3y.
en- that due 70 the wetness and h a
on rainy days 1T was Impossible Is
get cars into, garages without cfiains !
and as a consequence theyswere3 .left
remaining outside. Both men walked
1anntily into the office and professeo
tne deepst OF regret that such yios
Iation should have occurred and add
ed, Were quite willing to pay mn
for It, Mayor. We need long lecture
too. But did you get the other fel.
low?-quite number have been 40.
ing the same thing for a number az
years" The Violators were none on
them fined but were told II must NOT
happen again. -.
Mayor conaway:is quite in earnest
about taking care OF traffic iyiolators
for the cityS best good, be the vio-
lstor rich Qs poor, well known or oh.
scure. He said this morning that, a
condition such as. existed on Thurs
day evening when cars were parked
on both sides of the street on Main
during the show at the Hippodrome
would never. happen again here as he
had plainly Md all officers to see
that 1t did not. Should a fire have
occurred it would have been tmposs-
ible for the fire department to have
passed through the street toward Ma
pie avenue on account OF the con-
Continued on page fouI:.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27
LEY coI,IPagY MAN DIEs,

John Garter, aged 26,s colored, an
.enploye OF the Fred T. Ley company,
died this morning at his home on the
East side after a brief illness. The
man came here With some other la
borers from oFstoria, Ala.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27

WAS 3. man sefit 10 God ON II mis-
sion into these foreign LANDS not Tor
q pleasure trip and because of these
new Visions and new responsibilities
lie means much more I'd me. y said the
! Doctor IN his Introductory remafits.
On October q, last; 4 ieft this civ
conscious OF the great responsibility
that rested upon me and as L again
take UP my epastorate my heart goes
out for g yet greater appreciation oil
the respons sibility upon me.
], feel very much tonight like /
did nearly fifteen years ago when i
first assumed the pastorate OF this
church. j declared at that time thar
! came to Fairmont providentially for
the M. p. church and fundamentally
for the church of Jesus Christ. As /
think of Fairmont have sense OF
obligation to the community and the
church and feel that to the communf-
ty I must present some Of the bene.
fits derived from the trip. Having
not only been Unidentified with the
Methodist Protestant church but with
other many movements OF the com
niunity, not only be the pastor OF this
church but a townsmIn OF Fairmont
as wen, I want to sttll do all within
my power to make this better city
in which to live. To this end the
Doctor proposes to prepare q series
OF four lectures dealing with Japan
Korea, China, India and a general mis-
sionary outlook and these will be
either presented as topics for church
services or as community affairs.
Plans as to their presentation fsye
not been clearly outlined at this time
Merely touching on existing condi-
tions in the countries visited on his
itinerary, Dr. Broomtields drew real
istic pictures OF the hss..hen pIictices
OF the countries and showed viSidly
their need Of the gospel. of Jesus
Christ, and in many instances OF their
keen desire for It.
He pictured the horrors Of the SER
vitude in Japan - the Japanese. wom-
en- o. sste- great burdens they were
compelled to bear, and stated that
Japan would never be the power in
the world she wished to be until she
freed from seryitude her women. In
Japan the Doctor was taken for a
Japanese interpreter on account OF
his resemblance to the Japs and in
cidentally to his having picked up
quite little OF the Japanese Lam
guage in his travels through that coun.
try. M
China, he said, is suffering also for
the Gospel. Her dead lie unburied
for weeks, months and years accord
ing as the sothsayer sees lit to des-
ignate the places where their bodies
shall lie. coffins containing band
aged bodies are to be seen anywhere
Continued son rage Irour.1 Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27
Pick Mining Increased 2
Cents a Ton-s1 More
For Day Men.
ome conceptinn

vi SOhSSpLiu4 OF what t0e
changes in miners. wages effective nm
April mears inF tho E.irn,ont ron,a.,
mo, ~ i nt ee' 'oh
't''sy 0e ssitilereu from the Following IN
creases, which we've decided upon in
the majority report of The bituminous
coal commission pick , mining "a
cents ons the, t6n day labor 81 a das
increase trapper boys. 90 cents. The
increases are based ON a flat fonnasya
Ipropesitl Hon 4 = =
y .Aa a ans OF Sins <,
. 4 ID y =. !.
tils ileee rs t5 'gdd cents met x
tpiI: o aid 8 fay Ii.bor ana III
cents to t.ilpper boys 10 tiie rftes of
the agreement signed on Augfst XII.
I91s between the Pittsbiifgh Vein Com
Operators of the Fairn1ont5 fer IN a,id
district United Mine yyorRers Of
America. 8, ,.s5i
Pick mining rooms and piiiarn
which was .sS5 for open lights. with
the increase viii be .S76 a ION or f,i.
stncre ease of almost So per cent. The
rate on pick niining-roor1s and NH.
lars closed lights. which was .s5 vii,
be 80 Of an increase 81 ss7 per cent.
on the ton. The new day basis rat es
VIII be: Drivers. s5.52 traclSlayers
$5.52: tracidayers helpers. 81. .g0:
greasers, Sc. tfmbetmen, IS 5S md.
torfnen, S5:z9; other inside day Iabot]
SIS. 90; bumpers. 81, 90. q. srfotornfen
helpers, $5.s2 tippie men, s5.05: tran.
pefs, S2.sS. z 8
Under the majority report a 90 X g
cent, increase is allowed on dead work
In the nine but as there IS lfttie az
that Kind OF work IN the ,Fairmnnt ,rs. 3.
gion that phase d. the Question win 81 al
figure very .prominentlyg here. N
Next Monday the scale committae. a.
the bitumfnous coal onerhtorsT ~ 90 az X
central competitiye statesS win :, meat ssssl
in New. York city with tine afficiaIs n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27
CONTRACTOR SUES
GREENHOUSE CO.
Wants s4OO Extra for a
Big Moving
Job.

Trial OF suit brought by Joseph
Wright and Son. contractors against
the Fleming Greenhouse Company to
recover a balance due on contract
was begun this morning in the Circuit
Court before Judge Raymond and a
jury. The suit is the outcome of the
moving OF greenhouse in West Fair
mont in 1917 to make way for the
Ridgeley extension -Four hundred
dollars is claimed on the original
conract and an additional four hun
dled extra lor extra plumbing claimed
10 have been done by the contrac.
tors.
Joseph Wright was the only wit
ness examined this morning, his tes-
imony beng the explanation OF certain
items in the bill OF extra charges.
Attorney Treyey Nutuer represents
the plaintiff, and Harry Shaw ap-
pears for the defendant.
Following are. he jurors: Looman
Bunner. Henry X. Nutter, Edgar p.
Smith, J. +. Lite, Thomas X. Heck,
Thomas Vincent, Guy E. Mason, H,
Ben Jones, Smith Jones, E. W. Miller
l.. F. Lenes, and L.. NJ. Wetzel.
About eight witnesses are TO be
examined for the paintiff and four
for the defendant. 1t is expected that
the trial viii last the balance Of to-
day and Monday. &
The restlof the petit jurors have
been dismissed until Tuesday morn.
ing.
1fe jury tfying the suit OF II. H,
Leinle against Miss Florence Fqem-
ing administrator OF the estate Of
Worth Fleming deceased, yesterdas
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rumors in that eity
n -

LONDON, March q. Novorossisk
has been captured by the Russian Bol.
shcyiki according to wireless dispatch
from Moscow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27
IBRONBERG IN OLD
GERMANY IS NEW
government SEAT
Change Was Made On
Thursday According to
London Advices.
RUSSIANS make GAINS
They Claim to Have Taken
Polish City in Moscow
Dispatch.
RUSSIANS MAKE GAINS
LRY Associated Press |

LONDON, March 81. - The Polish
gsvosnment vas removed on Thursday
frou Warsuw to Bromberg, in Polish
Poser. according to Berlin dispatch to
tho Exchange Telegraph company,
quoting rumors in that city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27
.VHAT THE MINERS 'DR. BROONHE[D
INCREASE MEANSSAYS TRIP TO EAST
in THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ZEAL
Much Work for Christian
Church to Do in the
World.

Back to his flock with a greatly
enlarged vision and firm determine
tion to accomplish big things for his
Master DR.. John Calvin Broomfield
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
temple, told the large -congregat3on
assembled there last night to welcome
him back after fiyelmonths. sojourr
in the Orient that his one big regret
was that his probable tenure OF Iife
was twenty years dnstead or twtes
sthat taanbsr in order thai he nsighl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight; Sunday
fair and warmer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-27

WAS based on a claim for B balance
said 70 be due on account for saving
and hauling timber.
Attorney Harry Shaw represented
the plaintiff and Attorneys Rolo j.
conley and ii. ii: Rose the defendant.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
No Dry Carouse
For Marse Henry;
Now Out of Ring
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York, April 24.--From Ken
lucky. where the mournfui rum
hound bays disconsolateiy In a waste
OF deserted distilleries, and mint
fields are heavy with weeds. there
came yesterday n letter from frank
and honest man. the first TO admit
the real reason why public dinners
have lost their appeal to him.
or course, the letter was from
Marse Henry Watterson. He In
formed the New York Press Club.
which plans dinner for May I. that
"the thought or n long journey to n
dry carouse Is little short OF appall-
ing"
Marse Henry suggested an enter
prise OF mofe public spirited ma
ture. 'why dal't you get up an in
surrection?" he asked. He analyzed
his own characteristics at eighty
years as follows:
II am n prohibitionist--with modi-
ficatlons: a female suffrasist--with
but not wholly a dam'd
fool / am still, let me say. one of
the boys--a bit battered and out of
the ring-but l can cen sit up and
take notice. and like to see II going
on. Goodbye, boys; good luck and
God bless you!"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
JAPs WHIP RUSSIAN ARMIES.
Not a BoIshevik Is in Sight, Officer
Saws


Toxic. April 19.-tDelayed. BIOL
shevik attempts to threaten China
by advancing from the 1ngoda valley,
northwest of Chita, have been en-
tirely frustrated by Japanese and
all-Russan forces as result of a
battle fought at Werkneinskoje on
April IL, according to a report is
sued from the war office here to-
day. The statement follows:
"Our Fujii detachment. which de-
feated about 1000 bolsheviki in the
vicinity of Pobowa on April II,
camped in that neighborhood on the
same night. When it continued its
advance on the following day it re-
ceived report that about 1900 boil
shevik infantry and cavalry, with
two field guns. was pressing the all
Russian troops stationed to protect
Werkneinskoje. Our detachment i'm
mediately counter attacked, defeating
and pursuing the enemy.
THE Japenese lost one officer and
one enlisted man killed and fourteen
men wounded. The enemys casual
ties appeared to have been large, 100
bodies being found. The Japanese
captured four machine guns. $50
rifles, and a large number OF wagons
loaded with foodstuffs and clothing.
There is not q bolshevik in sight,
either in the planes west of Chita or
in the Chita valley"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
Harmony Secured in Re-
gard to Peace Policy
Toward Germany.
FRANCE DELIGHTED
WITH OUTCOME
Supreme Council Gathering Data
Regarding Ability Of Germany to
Deliver Coal - Italian Premier
Balks at Plans For Punishment Of
Turkey and Says Italy Will Have
No Part and Will Send No Troops.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
San Reno, April PA complete
agreement with respect to the atti-
tude the allies shall adopt toward
Germany In connection with the
carrying out of the peace treaty has
been reached by Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Millerand.
The agreement was reached at a
conference between the two premiers.
The French premier was delighted
with the outcome. Premier Lloyd
George said: Everything is most
satisfactory. A full agreement was
reached in substance"
The American members OF the
reparations commission and Sir John
Bradbury, the British members, ar
rived here today to give information
to the supreme council respecting
the possibilities Of coal deliveries by
Germany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
Y. S. SHIPS TO MEXICO.

Washington Unconcerned as Vessels
Are Sent to Disturbed Ports.
BY Ass ociated Press.
Washington, April "a. While
American cruisers were sailing to-
ward rebel-menaced ports in Mexico
today there was lacking any indica-
ton Of an altered attitude Of the
United States government. Officials
Of the state and war departments
continued to watch developments in
the new Mexican situation with ap-
parent equanimity, and unofficially
it was declared any move by the
United States was improbable unless
made necessary by the menacing Of
American lives or interests.
The number of states the Sonora
representatives here cYaim have
Joined in the movement Is seven,
with steadily growing list of bands
Of federal troops scattered thru the
states yet controlled by Carranza.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
HINES QUITS
As RAIL HEAD
Director General Resigns
Post and Will . urn
to Law Prs Zee.
WILL BE PEI s1TTED
TO NAME ssccEssoR
Much Work Ren. to 30 Finished
in Liquidatins Affairs Of Railroad
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in 40
ceptins Resignation Compliments
rAnes For Serviees-Has Served
on Board Since Its Creation.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington. April 24,-Walker d.
Hines director general OF railroads.
has resigned, and his resignation
has been accepted by President Will
son, effective May Is.
Much work in liquidating the ar
fairs OF the railroad administration
will remain after May 10, and a sue
cessor to Mr.. Hines will be named.
Max Thelen, In charge Of the claims
department. probably will be ap-
pointed. He Is understood TO be Mr'
Hines choice and 1t was held TO-DAY
at the White House that the retlrins
director general would name h!s """
successor.
To Return to Law Practice.
Mr.. Hines letter of resignation was
not made public but 1t was under
stood that the director general de-
sired to return to the practice or law
in New York. Because OF his long
application to the business of his Of
fee Mr.. Hines IL understood 10 con-
template a vacation trip Immediately
after May Is, which Will take him
abroad.
In accepting Mr.. Hines resigna-
ton, the president wrote that he
could not let the director general re-
tire without telling him how he han
personally valued and admired the
quite unusual services you have rem
dered the government and the coun-
try"
Mr. Hines has served with the rail-
road administration since Its crea-
ton in December, 1917. when the
railroads of the country were taken
over. He was appointed then as as
sistant director general, and when
Mr. McAdoo retired to private life on
Jan. II, 1919, Mr.. Hines was made
digector5 general
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
JOHNSON HAS BIG
MARGIN IN MONTANA
California Senator Leads All Op.
ponents in Republican Preferential
Primary of Western State-Gen-
eraI Word Second Choice in In.
Complete Returns.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Butte, Mont, April Ex-senator
Hiram Johnson, of California, had a
wide margin over his opponents for
the republican presidential nomin-
alton in Montana's primary, held
yesterday, according to incomplete
but widely scattered returns avail
able today.
Nearly 200 precincts Of tho 1900
gave the Californian s.23s votes OH
early returns; Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, 1904; Herbert Hoover, 1853;
Governor Lowden, OF Illinois, 1,139;
and Senator Warren G. Harding
fewer than 500.
In the absence OF democratic
candidate for president votes were
written in for William g. McAdoo,
President Wilson, Eugene v. Debs,
Herbert Hoover, Governor Edwards,
William J. Bryan, and others.
Returns for delegates to the ma
tional convention came in SO slowly
that politica, "dopesters" said -
would be week before the outcome
Of these contests would be known
definitely. Unites States senator :.
j. Walsh, however, was leading In
the race for delegate to the demo-
cratic convention.
The complete vote of Silver Bow
county, the largest in the state, and
in which Butte is located, gave John
son 1922 votes; Wood, 478; Hoover,
433; Lowden, 40; and Harding, 70.
Tho vote. thruout the state was
light, and returns so far are meager,
but virtually every precinct reporting
added to Johnson's lead.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
ILLINOIS SOLID FOR LoWDEN.
Will Receive All Of Fifty eight Votes
Of Homo State.


Of Homo State.
Chicago April Ex-Governor Low
den is to have the fifty eight votes
from Illinois on the first ballot and
as long as the solid delegation
strength can help him at the national
convention next June.
THIS goes for the delegates from
Chicago that are controlled by tho
city his,;;; Organization, &..Sa. :S..- :.ac
single delegate who has announced
himself for Hiram Johnson. The ar
rangement, IL arrangement were
necessary, became known last night
Definite assurance was conveyed TO
Governor Lowden personally that the
regular party organization in Chi
cago, as represented by the new
Thompson Lundin control. will not
in any way interfere with the Low
den plan OF campaign for the presi-
dency and stands ready to go thru
with him as the Illinois candidate.
Word came from Senator Johnson
also that no prefers that the Tenth
district delegate. Edgar Cook, eiected
as unpledged, stand with the rest of
TIE Illinoisans, in behalf Of the Low
den candidacy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
Drug-Crazed Man
Spends Night on
Electric Wires
BY Associated Press.


Mobile, Ala, April 2i.-After
spending the night on electric tele-
phone and telegraph wires at the In
tersection of two OF the principal
streets I'M the down town section.
Charles Sanders. lineman. de-
scended safely early today Into the
arms OF waiting policemen who had
pleaded with him for fourteen hours
to forsake his perilous perch.
The officers said SanderS was
crazed with narcotics. OF which he
had partaken at intervals while in
the air. He told the police that he
believed the crowds which had
gathered to watch him were bent on
lynching him. and he consented to
return to the ground after he had
been promised protection by patrol
men who had ascended to the tops
of near by buildings so as to be
able to talk to him.
Electric current was cut off In
that section of the city so the line
man would not be electrocuted. While
in the air the man performed many
thrilling stunts" including stand
ing on his head on an electric sign
stretched across the street.
Sanders is well known here. Some
years ago, when several men were
buried under falling wall during
a theater fire he was lowered to the
ruins by rope and rescued all OF
the men. He was given purse for
his bravery.
Sanders was locked up today as
soon as the police could hurry him
thru the crowds. The officers did not
attempt to remove him forcibly from
the wires. they said, because of fear
that he might Jump.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-24
WOOD LEADS IN
NEBRASKA VOTE
First and Second Districts Show
Army Officer to Have Best Of Pro-
ferentiaI Primary Over Johnson
Bryan Leads Hitchcock FOR DeIe-
gate at Large.

BY Associated Press.
Omaha. April 24.--Leonard Wood
has carried the First and Second
districts over Hiram Johnson In the
republican preferential contests, ac-
cordlng to complete returns compiled
by newspapers here, and may have
four delegates at the national con-
yention.
Wood supporters claim that since
tho republicans have no unit rule,
there IS nothing to prevent the dis
trict Institutions from prevailing. The
vote was:
First District-Wood. 1892; john
son, 6.7S3.
Second distrtct-Wood. 1896; John
son. 7,45S.
OF the democratic delegation. late
returns indicate that Bryan will have
10 and Hitchcock G. The four dele
gates large are split.
Bryan Is In fourth place for dele
gate at large. with margin OF
1920 votes over Berge, and $50 pre-
cincts to be heard from.