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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-15

nsssea and the production Of per
sons and papers.
Sections 8 and 8 provide penal
ties OF finez and imprisonment
for neglect or refusal 70 comply
with the orders Of the Commission
to attend and testify OF to turn'
ish information or produce docu'
mentary evidence in obedience to
subpoenas or lawful requirements
Of the Commission; and provides
for accumulative penalties OF
800 100 a day for failure to furnish
reports on the date required.
Section 10 authorizes the Presi.
dent to declare an emergency
whenever the Federal Trade Com
mission determines that one exists
or threatens in the coal industry;
and ths President Is then empow.
cred to fix prices and margins
during the- emergency. The Rresl'
rent may. revoke the license Of any
operator or dealer for failure. to
observe the margins or profits
fixed. The President Is also au;
thorized In such an emergency to
deal IN coal ana 70 contfo! its
production; movement ana .olstT ~
button as ne qeens neeessaty. IN
any emergency threatening OF
wnlch mas ARISE out OF an luaus-
trial dispute netWeen operators
ana miners. tne fFesiaent IS eu'
tnorlEeo % taNe over tne opefatloh
OF tne mines, naHln9 Just compen.
sauon tot use OF tne properties
sake1 i, over aug LOT PayInent OF
taF liylnE wages 70 inc nine
workers, paSe9 on an elSnt houI
Gay curing ms opeFatlon 70 tne
property' put tne PFesiaent IS not
70 use tns powers sEanIeo nun IN.
netela 70 toEc9 Z settlement ot
sucn lnGuse.l4! e.sp 9 ~
nvprI.s s1e 1e a,, mo'Se so, ~ Nv =
h tsa, tSro I such eO rsnres.
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nrolment at Sixty seven
VOW Leads the State
without Doubt
[lR.I!G.GALLENAMAZED
Growth in Cities Is Not
Unusually AS Rapid AS
In Fairmont

Nine more students were enrolled
IA the yatrmont mining extension
course last evening at the FRirmont
IIigh school. FiftYfour students
wore IN attendance at last nights
ession, which is three times the
humber that the class began with.
There are now sixty.seVen scholars
s enrol1ed. ~
Those enrolled in the class last
seventng were as follows John ].
sGalone, city, NJ. r, & &. Co.; Wal
5tef Augustus, city, Consolidation
coal company; F. P, Radcliffe,
5Esinrmont, West Virginia & Pitts
SbufFh Coal Co.: Ambrose Murphy
Grant Town, New England Fuel &
4 TRANSPORTATION Co. aosNFred4 Kerns,
J; iclty, Jamtgon Coal cooke Co.; Vic.
stor. nv. Roman, Grant Town, New
s5ngland Fuel & Transportation Coz
J "a. n. Peters, city. Jamlsou C2s;Gs g,
60. j. p. Charlton, ,Monongah,2Eo Con
soildation Coal Co.. and G. z, Brum
-. Monongah, Norway Coal Go. (
The subject Of nine dam ps eXplo,
Bipns IN the miness ssal p minis s
of where there is a,{ntne fire and
other interesting subjects were
touched upon incident to the dis
.cuEsjon Of mine gases, The, scl1oi
ara appear TO be getting much n1it
az the course and arc we'll pleased,
I v s3Dr. IA. G. GalIen, MorgRntown
7 head OF the department OF mining
isngineerinE at Wort Virginia Uni
veraity, has heen AMAZED at the
Growth OF the c1asesS.ilt sFatrmon ts
usually the schools tn che city are
mot SO vol attendedGh but the doc
8or has overlooked .lthe fact that
Treatment makes a habit OF putting
fittings across on big scale and
4 in fact that has been the city $50
gan. :,
Adam Crsw ford, the teacher ~
he school. told the class last night
.ffitftat the Fairmont class eXccls any.
tiftnR In the state and be trusts that
the 8ttcndance figures, will continue
keep up we'll SO that This oi1Tta
shle record might be retained.
liter the regular Session last eve
mint John Crawford5. he president
oe sfhe class, called upon certain
ftiembofs acqiain ted with tho alb
tees to look letf y 6.-a1d have
II in IN sattendanchS next.. Erida VI
Among the sugge sttop made was
that at acme titur erdate the mining
school arrange q baaIuet and per-
abs make a trip t6saorgatitow u
sinsnect the mining ennrtrn ntsynf
west Virginia University The
class has now rcarhed a stage, OF
development that everything relat
ing to mine or coal mining inter
.agts IL. H., - - -
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prices on all grades Of sheets tY1ill
Be- advanced uniformly s. per ton,
effective Oct. Is. The new prices
Will be 2.T5. for blue annealedr
3.25c for black and 4.25c for galf
yaiiZed base cages. Makers declare
current prices are below pronae,
ton costs. !.
All business placed prior to Oct.
IL will be accepted at prevailing
price levels. 1t IS expected this acs
ton VIII be followed by an increase
in the sheet bar price from S32 TO
S34.
with the heavier finished prod
ucts demSndB are still limited to
somewhat less than capacity; strtlc,
tural shapes showing up better
than plates but for both descrip"
lions prices are not definitely stab.
liked with q range reported at
$3.50 to S1.75 Pittsburgh. For a
month or more pig iron values
have been almost stationary and
no great change In the situation Is
noted, buying being Hcutious and
there is no disposition indicated to
close contracts OF any. consequence
Bessemer is quoted at $40 valley
basic about $3.50, Valley and No
Q foundry $21, Valley. The coke
market has not materially quick
ehed but requirements are evident
" fairly close to the rate Of out.
nut and the weakening tendency
with prices has about disappeared;
furnace coke being quoted from
says to $3.50 at oven and foundry
about $3.50 on the average.
Transactions between dealers
have ACCOUNTED for, a fitmIng up Of
quotations on old materials; re-
storing heavy melting steel to SIS
Pittsburgh or better but consum'
ers have increased only slightly
their interest In the situation.
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Coal Trade Has Received
information of Pro
posed Acts
AIMEDA7 PROFITEERING.
Profits on Coal Selling Is
Defined in the
Bills

WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct. 10.
Senator Kenyon has introduced
two bills in the Senate affecting
coal, both OF which have been re-
ferred to the Senate Committee on
Manufactures!
Senate Bill 1858 is bill to de-
fine and punish profiteering IN
dealing In coal.
Sec. prescribes fine OF not
less than $500 nor more than $780,
900. 90 for the first oftense and
for each succeeding oftense aSfine
OF not less than $1,000. 100 and i'm.
prisonment Of not less than 30
days nor more than years,
Section 2 defines proflteering
as charging excessive or unreason-
able prices for coal; defines mar
gin" ae on excess Of sales reali.
cation over cost, and states that
cost" shall include all reasonable
proper charges. including deprecla-
tion and depletion, but does not
include income or excess profits
taxes, interest on bonded indebt-
ednees, unreasonable charges or
salaries NOR any costs, incur.
red / many line sof activity other
than coal, production.
Section 3 fixes margins beyond
which pvofiteering is considered
to be shown prIma facIe to exist,
running from a maximum OF soc
per ton in any one month in the
case of sales by an operator Of
less than 1000 tons down to q
maximum Of zoe per ton in any
one month on all salos over 5000
tons; and on the aggregate sales
for any fiscal year by any opera
tor selling less than 10000 tons,
from 40c per ton dowA to CSC por
son as the limit for any operator
selling less than 10000 tons, from
40c per ton down to csc per ton
az the limit for any operator sell.
ing in excess Of $4,000 tons during
an entire year 1t fixes wholesale
margins running from 40c, per ton
to t3 1-2c per. ton, and limits roy
altos from Csc to 10c per ton, de-
pending on the amount of coal
mined.
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Trade Commission or the Inter.
Ftate Commerce Commission.
Section 10 appropriates $4,000
for the Geological Survey and In
terstate Commerce Commission.
and $1,000 for the Federal
Trade Commission to defray their
expenditures under the act.
We expect to have copies OF
both bills available tomorrow or
next day and Immediately Will
send copy OF each to every mem.
Der OF the Association.
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Busy Week Ahead
For Pennington.

FARMINGToN. Oct. 10. - The
coming week will be full OF aotlvi.
ties. especially for the children,
Just now Miss Jenness Downs is
busy with her class preparing pos
tiers for the store windows, which
Mr.. Presley Freelaud will use IN
advertising "Cho Cho," the health
clown. who comes Monday under
the auspices OF the Red Cross to
demonstrate in his unique way
health TO the children. All the chill.
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Senate Bill 1867, ITO promote
the general welfare by gathering
Information respecting tho owner
ship production, distribution.
costs. sales and profits in the coal
industry and by publication Of
game, and to recognize and de-,
clare coal and Its production and
distribution charged with publis In
teIest and use, and for other pur'
poses" is entitled "The Federal
Coal Act"
Section 2 declares coal and itt
production and distribution and
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
NO DELEGATES Sent
FROM MADISON
But Several Tcbacco Men VIII
Go From Here To Meet In
Lexinstca Friday

There was no meeting OF toilaC-
co growers or farmers here
Thursday to select delegates to
the meeting al Lexington Friday,
Practically all who are interested
III tobacco were at the tive luCa!
warehouses watching their crops
sell. or rejcctin" bids that tlst.y-
considered too low.
y few farmers met AT the court
house to sec il a meeting v0lil,i
he a drcld. When not enough sh"Wc;!
mp for 4 meeting. considerable
disappointment was manifest.
Mr.. b. l.. Million and his sctI. <.
ID. Million. however. will go from
here To the Lexington T,cetin% 90
Sc what may be dcnc. and what
the representatives of growers
from all over the hurley belt dc
eide to do, about marketing this
years crop and cutting out next
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
To Auction Railroad
Out Of RarboutyiI'e

Harbuurvillc, Ky. Jan. O. The
holdings Of the Cumberland Rail
road Company. consisting ul II
miles of track extending into the
Brush Creek coal fields in thi,
county. with equipment. will be
sold at public sale in thi, city t.1'
January IS. to satisfy Il Judgment
held by the Guaranty Trust Co..
ol New York. No bid will be re
ccivcd for less than SSGO.NN
The Cumberland railroad WAS
built about IS years ago by east
ern interests. \ few years ago
the Inc was partly extended Ia
Jcllico. Tenn, work being a,an-
duned after all the grading had
been finished aud several bridge
and tunnels completed. The Gum
herland Railroad Company ll:'', II,
connection Withe the Cunbec land
and Manchester Railroad Com
pany. Il 2S-nile extension IRON
this city to Manchester.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
need $1,000,
TO MAKE IT DRY
.,,,v Aercc1ated Pressl


Washington, Jan. 6.--Revenue Off
Gers under the VoIatead act care up
against the toughest proposition any
mon were ever up against" according
to Paul Myers, assistant commission
or of internal revenue, whose test
many before the house appropriations
committee was made public today. He
asserted the clement with which they
had to deal was the "worst crooks
in the country" 1t developed at the
hearing that the bureau needs seven
million dollars for the next fiscal
year for prohibition enforcement. He
said $4,000 gallons of lisuor are
in government warehouses which are
being Withdrawn at the rate Of
100000 gallons a month. The COM
missioner declined to say when the
country would actually become "bonc
dry" 49,,
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
THESE GROWERS WANT
SO PER CENT CUT OUT

Covington, Ky, Jan. 6.-Recom-
mendatiOn of so pcr cent reduction
of the hurley tobacco crop III 1871
was made by the meeting of hurley
tobacco growers Eere here Wednes-
day. The gathering did not follow
the recommendation made i'll resclu-
tions adopted at the meeting of the
growers Tuesday, when an entire
elimination was advised for the com
ing year. These committeeman were
named to attend the meeting of the
kentucky Burley Tobacco Growers
Association in Lexington Friday:
Thomas. Balsly, G. G. Morgan ard
Dawson Chambers, Kenton county;
Ed Mcclure, Dearbon county, lndi-
ana, and Ed G. Stephens, Hamilton
county, Ohio.
Burley growers from Indiana, Ohio
and northern Kentucky weIe present
at the meeting held in the county
crowded with farmers who had gone
to Covington to attend the sale Of
hurley tobacco scheduled to take place
Tuesday at the kcnton Loose Leaf
Tobacco warehouse, but called Off
when the growers protested again t
the loW prices. The growers assem-
bcd at tho warehouse asd proceeded
to tne city hall. The meeting was
called to order by Mr.. IIempAing, who
said: eve want to form an organi-
zation to meet the present situation"
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
Richmond Helps Some

Richmond Stockholders ar.f de
pOoitnrs in the Bank Of Com
mercc above referred to. showed
their loyalty to it and their con
fdcncc i'll its. integrity in no I'm
certain way. Quite sum Of money
was sent ever from here t. help
meet any demands that might i,r
made upon the bank by tilnid
folks.
News came here that all Of the
banks of Lexington rallied to the
assistance OF the Bank OF Com
mcrcc after an examination of its
books and paper had shown that
:: IS in good shape and not invrlv-
ed in any way {. II. Bergman
president OF the PhncI,:x Hotel
Company. is said to have person
ally deposited $4,000 to u, ac-
county in the bank. III" i'hoc-
nix Amusement Company. which
operates the big show houses il,
Lexington and the theatres here
dropped in the neat little sum OF
%pD.0O. Several people prominent
in this company arc directors and
stockholders in the bank and they
know ii is safe and sound.
The run is said to have
Hwindlcd to small proportions
with such a showing. Many busi-
ness men who had not been pat
rons OF the bank before arc said
to have placed deposits with il. to
show their confidence in the mer
who arc at its head. s.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
M'KEE BANK DECLARES
Is PER CENT DIVIDEND
Mckee. Ky, Jan. 4, 1921.

~ - ~ - 'AN'' -
The JacS5um county Bank de-
iClarcd Is per cent annual divi-
dcnd December 3lSt.
Circuit court commenced here
Monday for Il two weeks term,
Judge William Lewis presiding
There is only one murder case to
he tried this term. that OF Beech
am and Carlo Smith accused OF
killing their father, Sim Smith
Attorneys II. ]. Robinson, w.
+. Bcglcy. and Judge Lukcr, OF
London, and a. L. w. Manning
of Manchester, are attending
court here.
There were several students
home for the holidays.
Miss Lille Stamm, Of Mt. Yer
non. O., was the guest Of DIR. and
Mrs. w. II. Hornsby last week.
Miss Josephine Mac North. OF
WayncsborO, Ga, and Miss Fran
ccs Russo. Of New Orleans. were
the guests Of Miss Lucille Collins
through the holidays. They arc
all in school at the s. T. NJ, at
London. Ky.
Miss Lucille Collins gave i,
watch party New Years eve DR..
Hornaby gave q party Tuesday
night and Miss Cleo Baker gave
one on Saturday night
School opened at Mckee Aca-
DENY today.
Lloyd Moore. who has been
working i'll Cincinnati. visited his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. {. Il. Moore
through the holidays.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
Danvilie Prices Low

Danville. Ky, Jan. O-Danville' 5
tobacco market opened at Fen
ner, House Tuesday A large
crowd was in attendance Prices
ranged from | cent to 81 cents :;
pound. Grower. are very much
eiispleased. However. some take
an optimistic view of the situa-
tion. Tpbaccoothis season is said
to be OF avery poor quality. Some
grades that brought Is cents last
year sold as low at 10 and Is
cents a pound.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
NO STATE T0LOSE
ANY CoNGRESsNEh
fHv Associated Pre~a

TE'V
Washington, Jan. 6.-The House
Census Committee agreed today to
report to congress the Siegel bill fix
ing the house membership at 483, an
increase of 43 over the present mem
bcrship. No state would lose any rep
rcsentation. California weufd gain
five, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and Michigan four each; Alabama
Arkansas, Georgia, Virginia, Tennes-
soc one each; others scattering. Ken
lucky retains her II.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
To Consider Rural School
icy Associated I'ress)

Washington. Jan. 8 - The
great problem III American cd
,icati"n-thc Rural School, will
be the first topic considered 10y the
department Of superintendent "f
the National Educational .Asa"cia
ton when it meets at Atlantic
CITY, February 70 March ). A.-
>"ciation headquarters here have
estimated that 5000 educator, :,
will attend this meeting and thos e
of the National Society of Noca
tional Education. the Nationa
Council OF Education and other
departments and allied assncia-
tions which will also meet IN At
lantic City at this time.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
Mcetin gs In Other Places
Ny Asa"cinted rrcssl

| lexington, Jan. 6 - Tobacco
growers throughout the hurley
belt arc meeting today at various
county >cats 10 select delegates
to 4 mass meeting here tomorrow
OF persons intcres ted IN tobacco
The meeting is called to 20 away
with the 1921 crop and solve The
marketing problem this year
Most Central Kentucky markets
were closed yesterday but tE"sr
at Cynthiana. Richmond and En-
inelece remained open. Vt I'M
inencc better grades brought SIC
to SIS q hundred.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
Mrs. Tkomason's Trial

Lexington. Ky. Jan 8 MI
uounCement was made here Wed
ucsday that the first case OH Grim
inal docket Of the Fayette circuit
court. Which convenes here Jan,l-
airy ~. will be that against Mrs
Susie Il. Thomason, widow Of !
s. Thomason. well known com
mercial traveller. charged viii
conspiring to murder her husband
here December p. 1919. Her al
legged paramount, James Welcl,
was given Il life sentence for mur-
der some time ago, and is now il
state prison.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06

perhaps little more far-reachjng IN
that they propose to take over an
finance the Inferior grades Of Ieai uii-
til market can be found for it ana
thus reduce the loss Of the grove
on this part of his crop tn "A mini
mum.
President Newman and his ;.sso-
ciates who are behind the association,
have suggested three remedies which
they believe will effectually solve the
problem and save the day, if strictly
adhered to-taking over and holding
for :, better price the cheaper g.
of buriey by an auxiliary 1IGan,zt-
ton known as the Bur!ey Tobacc"
Marketing Company, which will issue
to the owners of this class OF leaf
warehouse certificates; secondly,
close the loose leaf markets through
out the hurley district until the bisg
buyers are ready to buy the high
grades at better price and if fourd
necessary, pool the crop and Obtain
the cooperation Of the bankers to
advance tie growers money on the
pooled leaf until such time "a the
manufacturers have reduced their
present stocks and are willing to gay
what it is worth, and last, if neces-
sary, enforce the complete cut-out of
the 1921 crop, thus diminishing the
production and paving the way for
the law of supply and demand to put
up the price of the weed, which is
Central Kentucky principal money
| crop. and make it worth While to
grew.
President Newman confidently be-
lieves that if these plans are adhered
TO. the hurley growers will score an-
other victory, just as they did ten
,veacs ago.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
Frat House Fire

Lexington, Ky, Jan. 6-As a
result Of fire III clothes press at
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon frater-
nifty house here "Wednesday. Thos.
EIagan and S. E. Essap Hayes.
both of Elizabethtown, students
at the University of Kentucky.
lost all their clothing except what
they were wearing at the time.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
A New Celery
(Rv Associated rres ),

Sanford. Fla. Jan. O-Ncw
grown celery for the Christmas
trade was shipped out Of Florida
earlier this year tlian ever before
due principally to-a new kind or
iginatcd in this section. Through
long experimenting a strain OF
seed has been developed which
natures much earlier than any
other kind and is almost entirely
free from blight and other discas-
es that attack early celery.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
IN TOBACCO SITUATION

Lexington, Ky, Jan. 6--tGistory ap-
parently is going TO repeat itself in
the hurley tobacco situation in Ken
lucky this year, now that the grower;
realize overproduction has forced
down the price of the weed and a cut
out of the crop is being urged as
one of the practical solutions of th2
problem, which has now assumed d
serious phase.
Exactly ten years ago Wednesday,
January 5, t3l1-a big convention
Of the hurley tobacco growers Of t
three states Of Kentucky, Ohio ana
Indiana was held here, and after i'm
passioned speeches. b. leaders Ct the
movement and a careful survey &C the
situation, it was decided by practi
caliy a unanimous vote To eliminate
the entire 1911 crop as the most fe:
sible and effective method Of bring
in" the so-called tobacco trust" 10
if; senses and restore the price
tobacco to basis that would make
it profitable to raise.
, June Gayle, of Owen county, for
mer congressman from Ashland. wa
chairman 81 this convection, !. which
growers from 81 counties camprlsln
; the hurley district of Kentucky, two
J. counties in Ohio and one in indiana,
participated.
One of the local newspapers in :,
news story printed on It's front page,
thus summarized the work Of the con
1 vcntiOn:
"That the convention was over
{: " wheImingly in favor Of the elinnna-
ton of next seasons crop was shown
by the fact that when rising vote
was taken on the proposition, all but
four delegates present stood up and
accompanied their action with shout.
, OF approval. These four delegates
We're from Clark county and We're
instructed by the growers of that
county to vote for a pool, OF they,
too, would have added their voices
. To- the cut-ut. movement"
Organization Was Effective
l. It. will be recalled that what tn-
, bacco wa; in the hands Of the grow
! ers was pooled through the medium of
| the Burley Tobacco Society, growers
{ went back to their homes and pre-
pared to put into effect the order ap-
i proved at the convention TO "cut out
! the 1911 crop, even if it were neces-
sary to revive the coerciye methods
: Of the might Riders" and the result
! was that from that time hurley to-
baccO began to command better
I, price. which continued on through the
World war period.
President Clarence Lebus Of tht
/ Buriey Tobacco Society; Congressman
j. Campbell Cantrill, of Georgetown
himself Il large tobacco grower ant
at that time president of the Ken.
lucky branch of the American Equity
Society; ex-Congressman June Gayle
prominent tobacco grower and bank
er of Owen county, and other leader
we're prominent in this fight of I; dec
lsade ago, and how well they succeed
ed in combating the trust" and say
ing the hurley industry from ruiz
and the hurley farmers from bank
raptcy is reflected in the upwart
T, tendency of prices of the weed whicl
/ followed their efforts.
i Led by John w. Newman, formel
State Commissioner of Agriculture
the newly organized Burely Tobacco
Growers Association. is advocating Z
] policy similar to the militant leaders
j of the struggle of decade ago, only
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
RUN ON. LEXINGTON
BANkENDS QUICKLY
Other Bank. and Business Men
Rally To Support Of Bank Of
Commerce There
,py ASSOCIATED Press)

Lexington, Ky, Jan 6-Fright
encd by rumors that the Bank OF
Commerce of Lexington, with a
capital Of $4,000, as overload
cd with tobacco notes and paper,
depositors started Il run on that
institution today. A crowd of sew
cral hundred persons was in front
ul the bank at noon with the tell
crS paying out money - last z:
they could count it.