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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
MANNINGTON CASES
IN CIRCUIT COURT.
I 7. G. Minor Suing for Mon.
ey Said to be Due on
Land , Deal

Trial OF a claim for services rem
'dered in the sale of some land was be-
gun in the Circuit court this afternoon
before Judge Mayhond and jury. L.
G. Minor. the plaintiff, is suing Thorn
as and Margaret Murphy for three
hundred dollars said to be due on the
sale Of six and quarter acres of land
on Buffalo creek in Warrington dis
trict. Attorney e. B. Carskadon repre-
sents the plaintiff and Attorneys Will
liam Kennedy and L. T. Eddy the de-
.fendant.
& Following are the jurors: L. H.
Barr, Walter Griffith, Charles E. Yost,
a. w. Benton, G. B. Youst, Charles
Bartholow, Ernest Heck, Phillip Karp,
M. l.. Hartley, Thomas K. Heck, Smith
Jones and M. g. Leavell.
/ At half past one this afternoon, the
case of the Exchange National bank
of Warrington, who are suing Lemuel
E. Hess for judgment on note, was
given to the jury. The trial has been
in progress for the past three days,
most Of the time being consumed by
expert handwriting witnesses. The
defendant claims that the signature on
note in controversy is not his.
Attorney M. L. Hess appears for
the defendanttand Attorneys G. Powell
and Kemble White represent the plain,
tiffs.
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EARLY PLACEMENT
IS IDEAL ON BIZ 0.
TO-DAY.
Hutchinson Coal Company
Conference.-The Coal
for the Lakes.

With placement of 1856 cars on
the Monongah division of the Balti-
more G Ohio railroad has an excellent
run today. Unfortunately, however
this is Easter Monday, and the load
ing for the day will be considerably
less than the usual Monday when
there is a favorable brace of empties
in the regicn. Many of the foreign
miners are easii g up today.
Some of the mines are affected
considerably by tie miners knocking
the day off. The Jamison Coal 6;
Coke company has but two mines
working. One mine has q cars and
cn1y 30 miners on the job almost a
car for the man. While little can
be loaded with such odds there should
be enough cars left over on the diyi-
sion today to assure pretty fair sup
ply for Tuesday. There were 1896
cars ordered by the mines of which
number 25 were coke The cars or
the division total 14S0. 'Today's cars
are classified as follows: Open, 1888;
coke, 25; n. e. C. x, GA; M. v. T. 8
The cars left over from the previous
Gay number were 10S.
On the Monongahela railroad in tn,
West Virginia district today there are
S65 cars placed-62 per cent. In the
Pennsylvania district there are 32s
cars placed. There will be a 100 pei
cent car supply on that railroad OF
Tuesday.
Mines along the Helen's Run anv
Wyatt Bingamon branches OF tb%
Western Maryland railroad today hat
full run Of cars. There were 1876
empties placed.
Holding Conference.
AT. the rooms of the Hutchinson Goa
Company In the Jacobs building to,
day there was Joint conference be,
tween the operating and sales force.
OF the concern. It was held this morn.
ing and afternoon.
Among the out of town representa-.
tives OF the company present are:
Vice president Lindsey McCandlish
Philadelphia; G. Wolfe, Cleveland
western sales manager; B. Lee Hutch
inson, Cincinnati. manager OF tn,
Cincinnati sales office; c. J.. Ryan
Hapzibah, general superintendent O
the operators in Northern West yir.
ginia; ]. j. Ross, Logan, general sup.
erintendent of the Logan operations;
2. P, Smith, Menominee, Mich, docl
manager; NJ. L. Hutchinson, presl.
Continued on page four.1 :.
4 . ~ q "A L.
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CITY DIRECTORS
AGAIN TURNDOWN
AFORTUNETELLER
Pass Finally Ordinance
Barring Youths From
Pool Rooms.

The City Board OF, Directors again
today put its foot down flatly against
fortune tellers operating in this city
when for the second time in the last
few months it absolutely refused to
grant to Vanish Elish through her hus-
band, John Elish license to read
palms and tell the past and future Of
the people of this community. Elish
was represented by his attorney, H. s.
Lively, who made a strong plea that
Elish was perhaps Of different class
from the ordinary fortune teller but
the Board expressed itself,as not being
in favor Of establishing precedent
OF this kind and voted unanimously to
turn down the application Of Elish.
Ordinance No. 43 relating to the
presence of children in pool or billiard
rooms or bowling alleys and reading
as follows was passed to third read
ing at the meeting this. morning:
Section /. If any child, under the
age of sixteen years, be found idly
lettering or loafing or playing in any
games in or about any licensed pool
or hillary room or licensed bowling
alley. he shall be fined not less than
one dollar nor more than five dollars
for each offense and may, in addition
thereto, in the discretion OF the mayor,
be imprisoned in the city jail for not
more than ten days.
Section 2. No owner or person In
charge Of any such place mentioned in
the first section hereof shall allow or
permit any child under the age of six,
| - tr IL IH1a ~
any games, in such. places, under pen
atty Of fine or not less than five,
dollars nor more than twenty-five dol
lars and imprisonment, in the discre.
| ton of the mayor, for not more than
thirty, days, 49,
Ordinance No.442 regulating traffic
upon the streets, alleys; public ways
and public, places willhbe taken up for
second reading at an adjourned meet.
ing Of the board to be held this after.
mono.
AT previous meeting OF the Board
Director Davis notified the Board that
the state had in its possession the sum
OF. 81, ,174.78 due the city from the auto
mobile special privilege fund and the
city will secure same and apply It to.
ward the maintenance and repairs OF
the following designated thorough.
fares; State street, Water street, Nor.
gantown avenue, Speedway, Murray,
Russell and Naomi streets, Chestnu,
street, Jefferson street, Monroe street
Washington street, Virginia avenue
Carleton street and Tenth and Fourth
streets.
The Board Of Directors considered
the matter Of laying sewers in the vi
ctnity OF the Fairmont Mining Ma
chine company on Chamberlain avenue
and vicinity where considerable build
ing is In progress and agreed to pay
one?third of the cost OF such sewer
age system providing same does moi
! Continued on Page Four
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BROTHERHOOD
OFFICERS TRYING
70 BREAK STRIKE
----=---
Police Authorities Alarmed
and Troops May be Call
ed Out.
STOCK YARDS | AGAIN HIT
Fifty Thousand Men Will
Soon be Out of Work
There.

CHICAGO, April 5.-Train Service
the Chicago district al
ready seriously crippled by serious
snow storm virtually was demoralizetl
today by the spread Of an unauthoriz-
led strike of switchmen, according to
report from the IL railroads affect.
led.
Fearing possible riots Chies OF Po-
|lice Garrity early today placed tae
'entire police force on reserve. The
chief said the situation was serious
Ind added that sit may bI necessary
% call out the militia and declare
military control in the railroad yares
pproximately $500 switchmen were
Ar.ts.St naitinight, according to strike
headers, and the general managers as
'sociation representing the railroads.
|The strikers asserted 5000 men
would be affected today ano predict
led complete tfeup of freight traf-
|fic and serious impairment of inter-
lurban service
Fifty thousand stock yards employ
ees will be thrown out of work to-
hight as result Of the strike, the
packers announce this morning. Five
thousand we're laid off when they re-
eootred for work toda9 and the others
will follow as soon as the small re-
ceipts OF animlas on hand are taken
care Of embarg, on all expresa
shipments was placed this morning
BY American Railway Express com
bany.
IA. F. Whitney, vice president Of the
brotherhood Of railroad trainmen
which has branded the strike as "il.
.egal' and IN violation of the mems
agreement with the roads has taken
personal charge of the effort to breal
Continued on usge lourJ
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
Michigan Voting in
Spite of Deep Snow
TBy Associated Press1

10y ASSOCIATED HreSSl
voters were today registering their
preference for presidential nomina
tions with 13 candidates-seven Re,
publicans, five Democrats and one So
cialist, seeking endorsement. An ex
ceptionally heavy vote was in pros
pect Notwithstanding the fact that a
large portion OF the state was covered
with two to six inches Of snow and
country highways ,weresd sdrifted several
feet deep in, places as a'result of the
Easter blizzard. s5;,
The vigorous campaigns made by
several Of the candidates. Z and hotly
contested municipal issues in nearly
all the larger cities were counted upon
by campaign managers to bring most
of the voters to the polls.
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Safety Committee
Held Meeting Today

This morning at 1C O'clock the safe
ty committee of the Fairmont terminal
OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad hello
meeting, the first for the new ro-
tary members of the committee. The
entire committee is composed OF the
following members:
Permanent members 3. Bartlett
chairman: B. N,lzum: general yard
master; ]. Bartholows assistant ynrd-
master; R. F.. Teters, car foreman: ::
T. d. ConneIl agent; H. =. Whitener
general foreman DR.. w. u, Charlton
medical examiner; r. p. Barelett, sec
retary trainmasters clerk.
Rotary members o. g. Hull, plat
form foreman; G. q. McGinnis, clerk
relief train: il. II. Tederick. super
visor; /. N. Reese, yard conductor;
r. W. Bremen. engineer; L. S. Jen.
kins, fireman; j. S. Jones. yard brake
man; j. c.. Davis, yard clerk; o. G.
Leonayd blacksmith helper, J. T.
Plum, storekeeper
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
City Executive Disguised
Over Mans Attempt to
Eyade Fine.
OTHER POLICE COURT
Some Liquor Got Into Town
For the Easter Cele-
bration.

A large police court this morning
held the attention of a pacekd court
room and great aprt Of the morning
was occupied with testimony in trial
demanded by John Delligatti, who
pleaded not guilty to a charge OF
speeding with cut out open on Cleve-
land avenue and Hill Crest Road alst
evening. Following much cross-ex-
animation OF two witnesses in Delli-
gatti's denfense, by j. P. Kirby, who
represented Delligatti, and by City
Attorney A. ]. Kern, who stood firmly
for the city, Delligatti was fined SIS.
Mayor Conaway at the conclusion
of the wor kdone said he was decided
ly annoyed taht such determined
attempt should have been made by
Delligatti to shirk fine for an evident
offense. Both Chief Moran and Off
Ger Jack were returning to the city
at six last evening when they ap-
preached the Chalmers car belonging
to Delligatti which was going at 35
miles an hour with cut out open, ac-
cording to the officers. "That car
won't go that fast" exclaimed Delli-
gatti. "I'll give 1t to anyone woh can
make it go faster than 20 miles an
hour!" Mayor Conaway sat up
straight. "You mean that, Delli-
gatti?" he fired. well, almosti"
was Delligatti's final decision after
reflection.
Lewis Olivetti, who works at the
garage where the car is kept, said he
looked at the clock when the car came
in and it was exactly $3.50. He had
looked at the clock to see how much
item he had before nine o'clock car
he intended taking. He didn't know
when it stormed, nod the license
number of the car, nor its color nor
anything else outside of the fact that
it came in promptly at 5:S0-thus
furnishing perfect Chalmers alibi.
Testimony from Tony Delligatt
was to the effect that he was a work
! ing man and knew nothing aobut
Johns car, color, kind nor nothing
else! He only knew that John came
to his place of business and asked the
time and when he looked it was just
six, which also served to show that
John was not on the Hill Crest Road
at six. When John himself testified
he had not been in the Cleveland ave
nue. direction all afternoon, and that
he therefore was not the party the
officers saw. ell said he came with
a friend to Tony's and asked the time
because his friend wanted to catch q
train. Tony told him it was just six
in spite of the fact that Tony's watch
lis a large silver one, proven to be ten
minutes slow this morning, while
John had in his, pocekt at the time Q
perfectly good one just on the dot
! witn Western Union time. You're
fined $15," said the mayor with q
shrug. "And let's get to the next
cases at once. We've already wasted
much valuabel time"
Nick Banana was somewhat wor'
ried this morning as to the outcome
Of wild ride down Bridge Hill which
wound up at the railroad station Sat,
urday evening. G. d. Caldara was
present and Frank Amos, attorney
| for two men who were injured in the
smashup, said Caldara claimed the
car was takan without his permission
that it belonged to him. Nick was
driving without chauffeur's license
CONTINUED on rage Four.l
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
WINTER REGISTERED
G0NE BACK TODAY.
Great Variety of Weather
Furnished Here Today
and Yesterday.

About ten this morning following
brief rain, q genuine snow storm
struck Fairmont. Off and on, alter
mating iwth rain, the snow took zig
zag courses through the air, falling
slowly but surely. IA 1880 1t became
more complex and the flakes fell
closer together and thicker. In a
waning light of early afternoon 1t
locked outside like real winter wea-
ther. At $3.50 o'clock however every
solitary speck Of snow disappeared a.
suddenly as 1t came and broadlS
smiling sun laughed "April Fool" y,
Fairmont. At three duh gray clouds
grew more glowering and rain SEEM
ed imminent.
All over the United States yester-
day storms of various nature upset
the general scheme of things. In some
cities it rained while in others the
wind swept madly everywhere while
snow storms piled the streets high
with soft whiteness. A cold snap say
the farmers will ruin the fruit. The
unusually early spring has brought
everything in the growing line to an
advanced stage Of development.
Last night at seven o'clock with
out a moments warning, sudden gusts
Of wind turned quiet Fairmont upside
down and for few moments peces-
trians and housewives wondered II the
disturbances were merely a cyclone
or whether or not the world was COM
ing to an abrupt end. It happened
as many were bent churchward ant
report states that not a few hats wer,
spoiled through as many persons as
possible took refuge in doorways and
under awnings, neither Of which of
fered adequate protection as the wind
searched out every corner ana prie&
folks out. In homes about the city
windows ratified furiously and wher
these were up, brand clean window
curtains in. many instances were
caught and carried far outside. Shades
banged and trses outside bent almost
double. Rooms which were entered
suddenly were found in wild state
of disorder-bureau and table covers
gone, ornaments on mantles disap-
peared. Even rugs were pulled up.
Shortly afterwards down pour OF
rain beat heavily against houses and
sheds and chicken coops, causing still
more racket. The window panes
seemed ready to shatter at any mo.
ment. Out of doors electric and teIe.
phone wires suffered, umbrellas were
turned inside out, and hurrying, be-
draggled women walked with new
hats under their skirts. A stray her
or two scurried to shelter, feathers
sopping wet and presenting a comica
appearance with tails bent downward
The storm listed about aud hour be,
fore 1t subsidized into a gentle muir
mur of fragrant rain patters.
AT Parkersburg the storm was fell
about 4:S0 and other cities near have
/ equally interesting storm stories tc
report. All over the country yester-
day storm of various sorts upset the
humdrum weather records of the pas
few weeks.
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Object is to Force
Germans Out of
Ruhr Basin
MOVE MAY BE 0NNOW
Cities Occupied May be Com
PEELED to Pay War
Tribute.

tBy Associated Pressl
PARIS, April 5. French military
measures destined to force the Ger.
man government to Withdraw its
troops from the Ruhr basin are now
entirely in the hands Of Marshal Foch.
it was said atfthe foreign office today.
1t is advanced In some wen inform.
ed quarters that the Occupation OF
Frankfort, Darmstadt, Homburg and
Hanau is unlikely to exercise suffi,
cient pressure upon the Germans since
they may well argue that this occupa.
tiop is distasteful to the French as
well as to themselves and cannot CON
tinue indefinitely.
On the other hand the expense OF
the operation Comes Up as a vital ques.
ton in the present state OF French ii.
nances. The newspapers recall war
tributes imposed by German troops
upon French and Belgian cities and
suggest similar measures being ap-
piled to German cities occupied by
French troops.
PARIS, April 5.t tHayas. French
troops stationed along the Rhine ara
prepared to enter German territory
this morning, according to the Wien.
baden correspondent OF the Matin.
1t is reported the troops will occupy
cities on the right bank of the Rhine
as reprisal for the movement of Ger.
man government troops into the neu.
tral zone fixed by the Versailles treaty.
No official announcement has been
made of such an order however.
PARIS, April IS. CBy Associated
Press. .l-The utmost secrecy Is being
maintained in official circles concern.
ing the nature of the military precau-
tions" which Premier Mi1lerand has
instructed Marshal Foch to take in the
Rhine occupation zone IA rumor was
current in Paris this afternoon that
French troops began moving from
Mayence and Wilesbaden upon Frank
fort thi smorning, but the war office
refused to confirm or TO deny the re-
port.
All officers and soldiers on Easter
hounday leave have been ordered to
join their units immediately and the To-
cal police in the various cities OF
France have been instructed to inform
those on leave to return without de-
lay.
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THE WEATHER

clearins tonight: Tues.
day fair and warmer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
Deep Snow Fall With
the Warm Blizzard

CHICAGO, nj, April 5-The middle
and southwest today set about digging
themselves out of record. breaking East
er snowfalls. The warm blizzard" as
official forecasters designated it de-
veloped in the Texas panhandle and
yesterday swept rapidly through the
central west today, continuing steadily
eastward. The snowfall ranged from
six inches to two. feet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
DENMARK STRIKE oEE

CoPENHAGEN, April SAN agree.
ment to end the general strike which
resulted, in forcing King Christian to
dismiss the Liede cabinet .has been
reached by employers and workmen.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-29

foii SAlsE-Dndg- roadster. late mal.
~. j. Rooney A Co. Phone MIG. s03 St..
REEVES io-S0 s.rylindcr Goss Tractor
and 1873 IN. disr plOws IN fine sham
for s1le reasonable. W. \. Edwards
io7A " Taylor ~ 1as sin
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LOST

l.oST-Iiruwn collie ding. name "Rus.
lrr." Phone 1875. Liberal reward
2n9 gtp
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WANTED

WANTED-Your cleaning ana pressing;
two piece suits si.75; three piece suits
81. Wecan save you from $40 TO s2O
on your suit, Smith 4 Parker. Phone
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Fol, SAI.E-cnly II ne. general mrr.
chandfsc. good loroticn, goud cotnmn.
ings and fixtures s6oooo o. Splendid
business proposition. Might consider
small farm 81 residence in Amarillo ~
Clarendon. Cleveland iiaytcr. Conway.
Texas. so3 atp
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WANTED
FOR SALE

FOR sALE-Lots IN san Jacinto. also
do hauling. Phone l7h. lsi 2ep
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FOL; SALE Cadillac touring car. IN
excellent condition. $4,000. Tel. 23iS.
g0i Polk -. goa up
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FoR sALE-2l.s ton Packard truck. In
Priced right. Phone i7t3. s0i sip
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wANTED-wm pay TOP prices for
secondhand clothing. shoes trunks ana
grips. Phone 2lss. it02sp
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FOR SALE--HIousehoid goods. new and
second hand cheaper at Kirkhan's.
Phone l75. lsA Yep
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CALL y. a. johnson FOR windmill.
pip' ana pump. Phone 1859. 20OGtp
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LADY stcn0graphor Goslrcs 10 change
poaiion. several years Ia railway sorV.
h"' u -. NewS. zoo Gtp
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ron SALE. ulghly Improved sub.iii..
gated stock lirm In GRAY County. ten
mil,s ltum Mclean Phone iah. \. g.
Keen, owner 2oi &C..
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W MI ID Three room furnished
apartment rouihWost part of town. urr
nar"nt. iw" n1lll rhillr.n 90 mirht
c'Hi' id'r two r""ms and trad, ,hlifr.r
irr po,sil" drgs. Address HoNal no
Wet fifih 81 NJ phone iiOs. sos sp
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Fol, SALE

go acres. fine improved farm. II
miles west. mile north of Canyon.
TcN.; miles north. % miles west II
lmn,rgsr. Tex; santa Pc a. H.. G.roOm
housc. hig barn, 1000 bushcl granarics.
garage tool houses. . hc men houses
WE 200 lanlfl feet ~ sheds hog houscs.
Us acres trlrcl hog tight Absolutely
new windmill aud tower. zine young ~.
chaid - snstcs cultivation. Iusses.
rion. terms. Tii6,. sInoO PEA ACRE. Nm.
Arh. Canyon Texas. Phone 90ua. ~
20; ttp
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FoE 81 Five "hair harb,r shop. d..
ina g""d muinces Al new. modern
fiNiurcs. Including or, hath room. ~
opuipp'd with hot aud ctld .wai-f.
f'r,hs g; pat u taken ~ once. ow
n,rt health rlron for selling. Ualrh
Rarnctt. Hereford. Texas. sas us
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FOR sALE-Ladles' hand knit shnwls.
Tor particulars phone 1871. i9G i?p
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-17
THE SOUTH.

When every farmer in the
South shall eat bread from his
own field and meat from his own
pastures, and disturbed by no
creditor, and enslaved by no debt,
shall sit amid his teeming gardens
and orchards and vineyards,
daries and barnyards, picking his
crops in his own wisdom and
growing them in independence,
making cotton his clean surplus
and selling it in his own time in
lis own chosen market and not
at masters bidding, getting his
paw in cash and not in a receipted
mortgage that discharges his
debt, but does not restore his
freedom-then shall be breaking
the fullness Of our day.-Henry
Grady.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-17
Old Resident Given Up by
Physicians.

"Given up by five doctors, my
only hope an operation. re-
belled on cutting me open, as /
as rs years old. A neighbor adj
vised trying Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy for stomach trouble. ]
got relief right away. / had not
eaten for 10 days and was as yell
low as a gold piece. ! could
have lived only a few days but
for this medicine" 1t is sim
pie, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catrrhal mucus from
the intestinal tract and allays the
Inflammation which causes prac-
tically all stomach, liver and in
festival ailments, including APP
pendictis. One dose will con
vince or money refunded. Es-
forge Drug Co. and druggists
everywhere.