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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
.MONONGAAELA RIVER
AGAIN FREE OF ICE
Big Gorge at. New East Side
Bridge Broke
Friday.

Water is again freely flowing in the
Monongahela river after the final por-
ton Of gorged ice had ben swept away
over night. Shortly before noon on
Friday teh ice began to break at the
gorge which formed at the middle
piers of the new East Side bridge
which is now under construction. The
warm rains during Thursday night
and Friday morning had melted and
roteed the ice so that very little htou.
BILE was experienced.
Persons who saw the Ice gorged at
the bridge and observed how it ex-
tended to the south along the bend
say that 1t was very unusual and
beautiful sight to behold.
When the ice gorge was at its
height and the ice cakes were cluster
ed about the new bridge piers the
Casey Construction company took no
chances and had buckets of stone
dumped int othe gorge, and suddenly
the mass of ice gave way and it was
soon carried down the river through
the channel until 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. During the night the re-
mainder of the ice was swept down.
Today the river banks present
rather an unusual appearance. There
is a wall of ice on both sides with
the greater portion of the ice sweep.
on the west river bank by the current.
There is an especially large pile of ice
extending on the west bank from a
point opposite the B. & o. passenger
station for some distance up the river.
Huge lie ecakes are scattered ahoutN a
this point and these indicate that the
ice on the river ranged from 4 to s
inches in thickness.
The river was partially frozen over
for the first time this season on De-
cember IS, but a thicker covering of
ice was apparent December "a. The
first skater appeared on December 80,
when it was reported that two and a
half inches of ice was coating the
river. The zero weather OF the new
year son put the additional inches in
the thickness Of the ice.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
Change Time for the
Baseball Meeting

Initial steps looking toward the or
ganization and promotion of the city
baseball league for the season of 1920
will be taken next Wednesday evening
at meeting to be held at the Y. NJ.
G. A. at 1880 o'clock, according to an
announcement made today by Victor
Bird, Industrial secretary OF the local
Y. M. G. A. The meeting was origin
ally scheduled for an earlier date, but
had to be postponed for various rea-
sons and next Wednesday evening was
selected for tho time of the meeting
To this meeting any business or in
dustrial, concern in the city desiring
to be represented in til league next
summer should send a representative.
Tentative plans will be agreed upon
at the coming meeting and the foun-
dation made for getting away to a
gold start on the new season.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
FEAST At Y.M.C.A.
Bean Feeds Are Popular
With the High
Boys.

The members of the Boys depart
ment of the Y. NJ. G. A. had q won
derful time at the Bean feed last
night. There were fifty boys present.
The menu consisted of beans, weinies,
scalloped potatoes, turnover rolls, pie
and water, and considering the price,
fifteen cents, the boys were very well
pleased. A little singing led by Sam
Rock, cheer leader at the High school,
helped to keep things lively
After the supper was over the boys
were divided into six groups, which
left the supper room with their vari-
GUS leaders, to go to, their meeting
places and organize clubs. The lead
ers were selected from the older High
school. boys and their interest in the
work assures 1t of success. Each
club selected a basketball team from
among its members and they will play
each other every Saturday morning
beginning at $3.50 O'Clock.
Tournaments are to be held in the
bowling alleys and in the game rooms.
1ue CueShSE payers VIII ue given d
chance to demonstrate their skill,
and among the older boys there will
be great rivalry in their pool tourna-
.ment.
Each boy will be graded during this
program, on four fold basis, that is,
Mentally Morally, Physically and So
cially. The highest number of points
possible for one boy to gain is one
thousand, and when the indoor poo
gram is over with in May, the boy who
has the highest, number OF points will
be awarded medal and the boy in
each group that has the highest num-
Der Of points will be given a medal.
Also, the group that has the highest
average will be awarded a shield
which will have their name on It and
will hang in the Boys department.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
Better Telephone
Service for Monon

Mines in the vicinity of townsville
and Monon will receive more efficient
telephone service when the Amos
Telephone company an independent
company with Bell telephone connec-
tons, completes its line to Monon.
Two months ago the company COM
pleted line from Rivesville to loves
Vile, where the new operation of the
New England Fuel and Transportation
company is located. Plans are now
psder way to extend this line from
Lowesville to the mines of the Jami-
son Coal and Coke company and the
Monongalia Coal company of the Brady
interests at Monon. The distance
from Riyesville to Monon is probably
ten miles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
Answers 70 Yesteruay,s XVII.


l. Robert Cavalier La Sale was a
French adyenturer who Is credited
with the first exploration of the Miss
issippf river; he has named Louisiana
in honor of the French king and died,
1857 In what is now Texas.
2. An ocarfna is a musical instru-
ment, with eight notes, played after
the manner of a piccolo; 1t Is colo
cuially called a sweet potato" since
1t resembles this vegetable In size and
shape.
8. Leghorn, In Italy, is widely known
as the source of Leghorn fine straw,
bats very popular with American and
Canadian women.
4. A joss house Is a Chinese temple.
worship house, shrine; 1t is so called
from the custom of its adherents to
burn incense or "joss sticks" before
the images.
5. Carbon paper is thin paper coat
I'd with a chemical which; when plac-
ed between the leaves of writing
paper produces exact facsimile cop
les of the writing or tipping on the orig
inal sheet by means Of contact.
9. Washington Irving was a cele-
brated American novelist who became
United States Minister to Spain. Ho
died Ii, 1859.
q A boudoir is the French term, now
generally used In this country, signi-
tying a room used exclusively by a
lady as 2 bed-chamber.
s. Clement Clark Moore, an Ameri-
can author, wrote 1.-THE Night Before
Christmas
8. Augusta is the capital of Maine
10. The term "blacl1ball' means the
rejecticn of a candidate for member
ship in "a club or association; the
term Is derived from the custom OF
voting fo1 such individuals; white
balls dropped into q box favor his
election; a blackball Is to bar him
from election.
New Questions.
4. Who wrote the popular play, 1.-THE
Lady Of Lyons" and what is the theme
OF the comedy.
b 2. OF what state Is the city of Co.
lumbia tho capital?
g.. Where are the Dalles?
A. Who was !Justinian I?
5. VIVA: is the biceps?
6. What is hey?
z. In military parlance, what is a
dgeadyccate and his duties?
8. Who was David Livingstone?
9.sWhy do we call It an almshouse?
10 What is the correct pronuncia-
don of the word channels?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
He Knew Papa.

Bernice was Just recovering from
an attack of the flu and the first day
she was able to sit up she said:
"Mamma, I'm going to ASH daddy to
buy tricycle." Her brother, who was
playing in the room. spoke upe rwell,
you'd better strike him for It right
away, for If you wait till you gets well
you mightn't get It"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
FELLoWcRAFT CLUB DAcE.

The Fellowcraft Club will hold its
next informal dance on Thursday ev-
ening, January 15, at Masonic Tenn
pie, with music by Reeds orchestra,
Of Parl1ersburg. Dancing will start
at $500 p. NJ.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
TODAY,S KWIz

In this space each day, The West
virg.nian will print this novel edu-
cational feature and ten questions
propounded are scientifically selected
70 test the extent OF your fund Of gen.
eral knowledge. The idea IL to write
out your answers TO the questions to-
day ana compare your answers with
tho correct ones In the space tomor-
row.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

Elizabest Sayre: Inside Guard, Hugh
Hess; outide guard. William Burner.
The officers VIII be installed at q
meeting next Thursday afternoon 1T
3 O'Clock Ia Woodmen Hall soon q
contract VIII be Submitted to the pro-
prietors Of eating houses and all but
one or two have signified their viii
lingness to accept the contract.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

The designer of a motor street
nusher that has its tank mounted on
detachable trailer, claims it can
carry more water than the usual type
machine and the tractor can be used
for other purposes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
Oh. LISTEN HERE.
CONTINUED from page one,

CONTINUED from page one,
First airy flake Alighted
Flossily.
Right in front of His
House. I laid my Ear
Down on some Hard
Hard bricks and / Haven't
Heard a thing Out sis5
OF 1t Since!
At McCray's took Pause.
! planned out My
Line OF advance Crafty.
by George! assured Myself
IF Eliza could Cross
The ice, So
Can IT.
And / did. 4.
l crossed Up
And criss-crossed Err.
Lookit that Eye! sS
Haven't seen Thing
Out OF 1t Since.
Well
Seems that Mr.. Thos.
McCray has Skates
For himself and Family
And deuce take the Public.
When I Ceusused
Cleveland Ave-, there Was
An Awful Blockade
At J. Walters Pave.
There was a Jam!
And loud calls For
Some volunteer to Take
A rope over to Be
Made fast la Life-liYs s
1t was a Terrible
Thing to ask a Man
To thus risk his Neck.
Did l stand Back?
No! "a
Brayely with one Black
Eye, and one Tin
Earl took the Rope
And amid cheers and Prayers
I started.
Inch by inch 1 Gained
Ger that Untamed
Surface, / strewed My
Knee caps, my Funny
Bones, my floating Ribs
Ny anuckles
My Toenails.
All-all ] Gave
Because J. Walt Didn't
Ply d1e broom Some
Time way back In
Last December.
AT last amid loud Plandits
Arrived.
But you see the Wreck
l am. J. Clark Miller
Was the first One
Over, on the Rope
And he gave me A
Nickle!"
! was too Exhausted
To tell about John Rocks
And the old Normal
Walk.
DR.. I'd. got a Bottle
And put a Little
Cold coffee in 1t
And shaved up Some
Ivory soap and Added
That and filled Up
The balance with Household
Ammonia.
Shake and Takeis no
Ordered.
Professor, a few scrapfngu
On the Walkways, Pleased
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

Miss Wilson Better-rhe condition
of Miss Cora M. Wilson who is Ill at
Cook hospital from the effects of an
operation performed Thursday. is
somewhat improved today and she is
resting well today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

tanned while at work yesterday in the
coal mines at function. This morn
ing DR.. G. M. Ramage, superintend-
ent of the hospital, performed an OPP
Grafton which was successful so far
as can be ascertained at this time.
However his condition Is serious.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

To Install offleers-on Tuesday
evening at 1880 O'Clock the officers OF
Marion Lodge. II, /. o. o. F., will be
Installed at the meeting in Odd Fell
lows all. W. P. amples, of Grafton,
district deputy grandmother, will be
installing officer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

Cut out the picture on All iont sidna.
Then carefully fold dpt.ad line ! It's
entire length, then dotted line 2 AID
80 on. Fold each section underneath
accurately. When completed turn S~ssp
and you'll find surprising result.
Save the pietures,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

Daushte1<eorn-A baby daughter
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph John.
son last night at Cook hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

Home From convention-G. C.
Norman, manager Of the Fairmont
Feed forage Co., returned yester-
day from Pittsburgh, where he at
tended a dealers, convention.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
POOR CAR SUPPLY
CONTINUED from page one.)

NSSAtAAuS6 L4Oln ptb6 Cue.J
very slim this morning according 10
reports from Brownsville, Pa. Al
though no cars were In sight this morn
ing the Monongaheia railroad Is ex-
tending itself to secure fifty per ceut
car supply for Monday, hoping to &C
cumulate that percentage of cars over
today and Sunday. 1oiays early
morning placement in the Pennsyl-
Vania district Of the line was 23S.
According to a Fairnont operator
there arr thousands OF cars Of coal
standing in the eastern cities appar-
emily being held in reserve until af-
ter the Urited Mine Workers 81 Amer
lea finish their convention in Column
bus. Operators fear that even & the
flow OF empties from the west which
Is freer than It was several weeks sgo
does improve the consignments will
again go west and various eastern coal
regions will again be minus the cars
Just as before.
Daily Production.
Coal and coke production in the
Fairmont region on Friday was S71
cars-S6C cars of coal and 5 cars of
coke.
Mines along the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Friday produced 722 cars Of coal and
coke-717 cars Of coal and cars OF
coke.
West VirsfnGa operations along.
the Monongahela railroad on Friday
loaded 149 cars OF coal.
Daily Consienments.
OF the Monongah division of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad on Fri
day there were 642 cars of coal loaded
east and rs cars loaded west. The
five cars of coke produced in the re-
gion on Friday were all loaded west.
Two cars of coal were loaded by wag-
on mines
Curtis Bay shipments yesterday to-
tailed 100 cars from this region. Ship
ments OF gas coal on old permits are
permissible but no new ones have been
Issued since Thursday. Refusal to
issue them has been reported from
Philadelphia sources.
On Friday there were is cars of
coal loaded for Michigan points: "a
cars for Ohio points; SO cars for mis-
cellaneous points.
Railroad Fuel
With the coal leading shot to pieces
tse railroad fuel shipped off the B. &
o. railroad on Friday fell to 1853 cars.
With the exception of Thursday this
is the smallest amount of railroad fuel
loading of the present week. B & o.
shipments totaled II cars and this
proved to be the heaviest consignment
of the day. Lehigh Valley has shown
some slight increase. Practically all
Of the railroad lines showed marked
falling off OF tonnage during the past
few days.
Personal Mention.
r. G.. Nc Pherson Of the Walter
wallinsford Coal Company, Pittsburgh, |
is hero to secure coal.
G. H. Jenkins, president OF the
Northern West Virginia Coal Opera
tors Association is expected TO return
from Washington, D. &C.. Sunday.
George T. Bell, executive vice pres
ident of the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association, will leave
on Sunday night for business trip
TO Washington and Baltimore.
Charles r. Martin, chief clerk of
the West Virginia operations of the
> nv @~~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

Appendix Removed-Mrs. Augusta
Mercer, of Fairview, was operated on
today at Cook hospital for appended
tbs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

Miners Back sroken-Tvan Fort
ney aged q, Is patient at Fair
mont hospital suffering with a brok-
en- back, the injury having been sus-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

Visitor From coIfax-;Mrs. Harter
Holt Of colfax was visitor in this
city today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

VIII Attend Meetins-A number of
local people will attend the fourth
session OF the West Virginia State
Conference Charities and Corrections
to be held at Morgantown January is
to IL. The headquarters will be at
the Hotel Madeira.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
THE WEATHER.


Fair tonight and
Sunday. No de-
cided change in
temperature.
Local Readings.
F. P. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at
3 a. M. today, q.
Yesterdays wealth
IT, cloudy; temper
lture, maximum,
40; minimum, 26;
Rivnr % n faot fail
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

Get Charter Among the charters
recently issued by the secretary Of
state at Charleston was ono to the
Fairmont Apartment Co.; capital
stock, $500, 900; incorporators: j. %.
Watson, j. r.. Watson, Jr.. l. G. Sat
iterfte,d; T. Morris, Fairmont.-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
Good Reasons for Optimism.

1Coo ncdSohS TOR optimism.
The little world Of ours Is not grow.
Ing worse to the men and women who
are doing their best to makevit better.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

SerVlCeS IN CHUrCheS.
Moose home Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
EVENTS ToNiGHr

pfeelpl "a. River 22.o feet fall
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

Street Wori-A. NJ. King, street
foreman. cut and hauled away IL
wagonloads OF ice from the South Side
bridge and from Main street this
week. The ice cannot be cut and re-
moved untn It has loosened SO that
this work was not done when the ice
Was ut its worst, but It was under
taken Just as soon as It could be done.
The entire cfty force OF street men
were put to work ON this and the city
wants everyone to know that It did
al possible to render streets safe In
The main section OF the city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

MAsonlc 7TempIe-RehearsuI by Uruer
OF Eastern Star at 1880 p. m.
EVENTS SUNDAY.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

Mines along the Monongah division
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on
Friday produced 722 cars Of coal and
coke-717 cars Of coal and cars OF
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

West WirftinGa operations along
the Monongahela railroad on Friday
loaded 149 cars OF coal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10
Daily Production.

Coal and coke production in the
Fairmont region on Friday was S71
cars-S6G cars Of coal and cars Of
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-12-31
REINDEER MEAT As A FOOD

Is reindeer meat TO take the place
Of beef. or to compete with beef. OH
the tables of the American people?
The question may strike one as
amusing. or ridiculous. or horrible. ac-
cording to the Viewpoint The first
thought of the little ones would be- Is
Santa Claus team going to be killed
and eaten? In that event it would be
horrible
But all joking aside. reindeer flesh
is likely 70 become more common on
The tables of RUsk county people with
hi the next three years than vcniSon is
during the onen season for the common
variety Of deer of Northern WiScon-
SIN
Where do Won get that stuff" we
hear YOU say. Well. we got it from d
gentleman. Charles Martin hy name.
who visited in LadySmith u few weeks
ago Mr. Martin is Il man of broad
experience and a man of vision. Per
hapS he cannot he cIaSSed with John
-. Rockefeller just because a copious
oil we'll was struck on his lands in
Oklahoma while he was visiting here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-12-31
LAW ENFORC ENIENT

LaNity in enforcing amy law breeds
contempt for all law.
This is equally true whether the law
which is allowed to go rlncnforccd is
against robbery. murder or selling
booze
Every man who evades the prohihi-
ton law. who makes or sells liquor,
whatever the. process. helps to make
This a laWles$ country.
The prohibition amendment wa $
legally passed. So was the Mulberger
law. the Wisconsin statute gov
crning the sale of liquor. and 50 was
he NoIStead law. the national statute
on the same subject.
Every laW-abiding citizen. who de-
sircS to have the laws against bur
glary. arson. murder. etc. enforced,
ought to he equally DESTROYS of having
the anti-Iiquor laws sustained.
These laws prohibit the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors for
beverage purposes. and define liquor rs
that having more than Onc-half Of one
per cent alcohol content hy weight
The affair at KnoWlton is IN exam
pie of what is to be expected if this
prohibition law is not enforced Like
Of the country defiance Of law,
the belief that the rights Of individuals
are paramount TO the rights Of the gem
eral public: the belief that laws are
made to be broken. and that they do not
apply. except 10 the other fellow And
Iy the first man to seek the protection
of other laws. WauSau Record Her
nd.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-12-31

The dairymcn of Barron county arc
ID IL commended for the progressive
spirit they have shown III the matter
If stamping out tuberculosis in their
herds and in this they have set Il Wor-
thy example for ncighboring counties
Tie completion Of the tubprcular area
lest i'll Barron county was celebrated
on Wednesday by meeting of farmers
AMI business men for which program
and banquet had been arranged and to
which a number of agricultural and
veterinary experts Of the state were in
lied The meeting was in charge of
The business Mems club Of Barron.
The business men over there show wis
dom in cooperating in many ways with
the farmers and dailymcn.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-12-31
MAY CHANGE NAME

Grand Rapids. Mimi may follow the
experiment Of the Wisconsin city Of
formerly. the same name. now WiScon
sin Rapids. by changing its name tC
Minnesota Rapids The people of til,
Minnesota city are considering the mat
Ter Of such Il change. An interested st
Paul newspaper sent Il reporter 10 Wis
consin Rapids to interview the people
Of that city in order to learn how tht
people there liked the change
The people of Wisconsin Rapids ar,
certainly more than pleased With tho
change in name. the reporter stated
after nc had interviewed Il number oil
Wisconsin Rapids business men. The
only trouble is that every man | talk
ia tells the same story. I'LL commencing
the change. and no one complaining
about it to give il little variation.
Even if the Minnesota town does
make Inc change there Will still he ii
Grand Rapids left Cin Michigan and
Il few more i'm other states
To illustrate the Inconvenience and
confusion the name Grand Rapids
causes A. +. Helm. now resident of
the Minnesota city. Who was III Lady
smith Monday. said that a physician
needed an anti-toXin for use in ease
Of lockjaw \ wire was sent TO Phil
adephia for it and when the remedy
failed to arrive III due time an in
uuiry was sent in about the order. Af-
ter six inquiries and explanations had
been exchanged. it developed that the
anli-toXin was 1T Grand RapicS, Mich.
The name Of this city was changed
IN 1900 largely on account Of mail. eN-
press and freight intended for War
ner. now LadySmith. being unloaded at
WarrcnS. Wis and vice versa.