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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29
OHIO GOVERNOR
RILES COAL men
Of THIS STATE
To Retaliate by Getting
made in West Vir-
ginia" Products

Coal operators all over West Vir'
ginia are UP in the air at the an
nouncement coming from Colun
bus, O.. that Governor Davis, mas
given specific orders that in the fu'
ture all purchases Of coal for state
must be made from
Ohio Mines" Coal operators in the
Fairmont field say Ohio is building
a fence around itself rs to trade
and threaten again to stop buying
all manufactured mining supplies
from the Buckeye state.
A arominenL Fairmont coal oper.
a,or said today: surely there is
somethlng wrong with Ohio officials
when they stage tho beginning Of
the trade embargo. This follows in
the stops OF what is believed will
be an unsuccessful attempt to wild
en- coal carrying difierentials, which
if granted to the Ohio operators by
the Interstate Commerce commits
sion would practically shut the
bulk OF West Virginia coal out OF
that state. Just why such fine
line should be drawn In trade nego-
tiations I am unable 10 say. espe-
cinlly when It Is considered that
West Virginia has quality coal and
its analyses will outclass any Ohio
coal pltted against It."
Recently Attorney General Eng.
land expressed himself as opposed
to any such a discrimination against
West Virginia coal. Just whore the
trade fight will eud Is difficult to
state at this time, hut a number of
Ohio firms arc selling mine equip
ment In the state In an extensive
manner. It Is understood an effort
is being made to patrOntZe "u1ads
IN West Virginia" products first,
which Of course would be carrying
the fight on about the samo plans
as OhIofs doing This would, afford
more work for West Virginians in
their own state.
Fuasmuch as some OF the fields
In West Virginia are as active as
any In the country these sections
are among the very few that are
buying equipment these days.
N. w. Va. Tonnage Of.
Less coal was mined by the oper'
attons OF Northern West Virginia
:dan any week for several months.
The aggregate was 2SO.40o tons or
AZ, 500 tons less than the [evious
week. The production by railroad
divisions were as follows: B. & Q.
system = fdonougah division, 14T,.
GOO tons: Charleston division, 49,
35O tons; Connellsyille division,
1850 tons; Cumberland division,
Z 350 tons: Western Maryland Sys'
tem-BIngamon 6 Helen's Run
Il. 900 tons; Belington & Weaver
/. .45O tons Monongahels railway
81, $50 tons: Morgantown & Wheel
ing, S645O tons.
Not one OF the eight divisions
showed any gain in tonnage owes
the previous week particularly due
MT least to the holiday The biggest
slump was on the MOrgantown &
WbeolIng railway, where the ton,
mage fell OF 1900 tons compared
tCouilnued on pAEs four1
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29
PITTSBURGH HIT
HARD BY FLOOD
Ry Associated Prt,sl

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 9.-The
first November flood In more
than 20 years. was today sweep
ing down the Ohio river from the
upper reaches of tho Mononga:
heIa and Allegheny, the result OF
an almost continuous rainfall for
several days. The flood stage, %
feet at the point, was reached be
fore day break and few hours
later the Ohio wa srislng three
tenths Of foot an hour with
predictions from the weather
bureau that the crest would be
reached soon afternoon.
Scores Of persons living In the
lowlands OF the north side were
taken from their homes In boats
by the police while rising waters
compelled the suspension Of oper-
ations In a number Of mills and
factories.
Reports from points along the
Monongahela river said the DAM
age would be heavy but no esti-
mate could be made until the
flood had receded.
Many points in Weston, Pa, re-
ported damages. At Johnstown
the Conemaugh river overnowed
its banks and compelled suspen.
sion Of traffic IN tho lower part Of
the city and at Oalrmont on the
Allegheny near Pittsburgh, many
SUMMER houses were flooded.
Slides along a number OF rail-
roads caused some delay IN travel.
a. passenger train near Uniontown
was struck by a heavy fail OF
earth as Il passed through a deep
cut but none Of the passengers
was injured. Early today rain IN
the mountains changed to snow.
Bix inches falling in some places.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29
RAILROADS MUST
SHOW Commission
Earnings of Roads Will
be Laid Bare by
Order
tnz Asseeiatad Prt,,l

WASHINGTON, Nov, 29.-The
railroads VIII be given from Dec
cmber IA to q to justify in hear
ings tho present level. Of tzanGper.
!fatlon charges tho Interstate Com
merce Commission announced to-
day In making public q question.
naire to the carriers. It is intend.
ed to guide all persons Interested
IN appearing in tho general inyes-
tigation the commission is to make.
Tho roads are asked whether
present rates are reasonable in the
aggregate IN the country as a
whole or reasonable In the terri.
torIal rate groups and IL not, to
what extent they need modification.
It asks definite financial showing
as to what return the carriers are
earning and what prospects they
have for the future, what has been
done to reduce operating expenses
by what changes up or down have
been made in individual commodity
rates and what has been expend-
ed on maintenance.
The commission also invites
argument as to what rae Of re-
turn railroads should be entitled
to earn upon their property hold
ings after March 1922. when the
Transportation acts, SIX per cont
standard Of railroad earnings, ex-
pire.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29
Trial Schedule
Is Made Public

According 70 an announcement
made bv Clerk Gather at the open
ing Of Circuit court today the next
case to be tried by that body VIII
he that OF Thomas NJ. Carpenter,
administrator of the estate OF
George Mancel Carpenter, deceased,
versus the Monongahela Valley
Traction company. This case is set
for "Wednesday morning.
other cases reset for trial on &C.
count OF tho delay caused the court
last week by the time taken to dis
pose Of the Blackwood case against
the traction company were;
Charles 3. Mccray, Jr., versus Da-
yid Harris and Frank scrhtnski,
trading as partners, December ;.
Frank MARI versus Louis Koznos:
ki, December 8.
Antonia Candina versus ]. n.
Chilson, December 3.
C. v. Lear versus II. w. Parks.
December 4,
All other cases VIII come up for
trial as originally scheduled with
the exception that they win be two
weeks from the date originally set
for trial.
s. L. Jacobs, night watchman for
q. W. Watson, Ernest Hutton and
other property owners Of Fatrmont
was granted a permit by the court
to carry a revolver.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29
NAY CONFER On
HARgIN.I'S
Conference of tens
Idea May Get r sa
Discussion

AZ A..o.e..L.a.t,d &C..

WASHINGTON, Nov.
Preside ent HardipS,s suRgeBtiop
for continuing Conference of
nations is expected BY admfnistfa
ton officials to become the sub
ject Of formal discussion before
the present conference endH
It was indicated IN offtciel
quarters today9 that although hs
president had no Intention Of c0t15
pllcaHng the Ear eastern and
mament negotiations by bring ast
the subjects before the cont fefeiic
at present. he fully expected TN
after these quesh ions are ont ok
the way. there viii be q serdp1a
effort for agreement for ftitrrg
similar meetings.
As a result OF foreign comment
on the presidents gugges stion
was also declared BY an admin
stration spokesman that there y
no intention that any assoc tto1
OF nations resulting from tli ess
conferences should become IA lIi1
way a rival Of the ieRfTte p
tions. The presldents 70 itf6ii
was said to be that the ne ~
citation should not have the att
tude Of ''an undermining ae epcy
for the league.
WASHINGTON. NoY. Q
nine powers conference on
and far eastern questlune TOD
adopted territorial rights IN s1tfi
The resolution provided for WITH
drawaI of foreign courts IN o hin
should an interna tiolal commit
sion to make q study OF Chine
laws and court ptactlte. find
the Chinese judicial systen1
duate. After adopting a re 1ititio
dealing with extra rttotiai
rights, the delegates IN exc cuttge
committee system Continued d
cusslon of Chinese Tedne ts 81
withdrawal Of foreign troopg
The delegates 81 the gafiou
powers were understood 70 ha7e
agreed formally in principle
withdrawal but further cd on
went over to anothermee
+
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29

NI0RN
K |. D |. !.
Wall Falls; Mans u
Caught and All;
Buried Alive
az AssoeIated pressl.

New York, Nov, ss-16 or 20 I
woskmen were believed 10 haze
been killed today whca neEi
theater in the course Of constrtts
tlon at Bedford and PARK aYenus5
Brooklyn collapsed, at the Vernon
avenue police station the number
of dead was estimated at 75s Fifty
workmen were engaged on the
new structure. the American thsa
tor. A hurried call indicated That
about half OF them had been
buried shortly before two fenf,
had been taken from the ruins and.
rushed to hospitals. Sylvester
Rosenthal and Samuel 8GoskoWst
the contractors, whowere detained
on technical charge Of homiy
eide told the police that about 2 s.
men we're working ia the orche
ira pit when the roof and north
wall fell in. They estimated tas.
about 10 had escaped being
buried.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29

An interesting story Of the life OF
The South African natives was told
yesterday afternoon by Rev. James
Middlemass when he was Interview.
ed by a reporter from The Wess
virginian.
The Rev. Middlemass, who Is a
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Sin
clair, OF this city, is a scotchman
by birth, but for the past twenty-six
years has been engaged in mission
ary work IN South Africa. Rev.
Midlemass is associated with the
South Africa General Mission.
Rev. MiddIemaes spoke of the
beauty Of Southern Africa, and the
pleasant climate. There are prac-
ticaIly only two seasons in that sec
tion. Tic summer season being
from October to March, and the
winter season from April to Sep
tember.
The life Of the natives us told bT
Rev. Middlemass was particularly
interesting. The South Africans
are barbians. who live in ono
room huts made Of grass, The en-
tire family eats, sleeps. and cooks
in this one room, and often at night
the chickens and goats slip in and
sleep with the family.
Owing to the warm climate these
people wear little clothing, and
like John the Baptist, eat locusts
and wild honey.
They eat two meals day One
about eleven O'Clock in the morning,
the other at sun down. One of their
favorite dishes is a porridge made
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29
BAD SLIDE At POLAND, PA. BLOCKS SERVICE ON
M0N0EGAHELA RAILWAY; WORK Crews ON THE JOB
Wireless Session For Rotes
Booked For TomorrowMight

time were able. TO get messages
flashed from New York City and
Detroit, Mich.
= In order that maI6bers of the
local Rotary club may have the
best Mr.. Maurer sent to Pitts
burgh for the latest receiving ap.
paratus and 1t has arrived and
will be used in connection with
the listening in program Of We'd
nesday evening. The Westing-
house Electric company puts. on
programs every evening at Pitts
burgh which is broadcasted over
this district and Mr. Maurer and
his friends received the programs
at their station at Eighth street
and Coleman avenue each night.
On Sundays the Westinghouse
program consists OF the sermon
preached at the Christ Episcopal
church in the morning and tho
sermon ppreached at the Presby-
terian church at Point Breeze,
Pittsburgh in tho evening. The
regular evening program con-
sists of weather report, stock
market reports and at about s
o'clock they send out a bedtime
story for children which is usu.
ally very interesting and instruc-
tive for children.
i The station at Eighth street
and Coleman avenue is believed
to be the only brosdcasting sta
tlon in the state Of West Virgin
: Ia and it has only been put in
operation. 1t is the intention OF
mir. Maurer and his friends to
have the station ready Wednesday
might to send out to all the Rotary
clubs in the Sixth district the
greetings OF the Local Rotary
club and in tests Of broadcastinG
news last night they were able to
make themselves hoard as lar
North as Uniontown.
While the regular meeting OF
the local club was not schedu led
10 be held until Thuradhy Dec
ember 1, on account of the Radio
Program of the Pittsburgh Rotary
club, on which the local club has
been invited ito listen in" the
meeting was changed to 1880
o'clock Wednesday evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29
REV. lklIDDL EMASS. HAS
STORY or FAR LAND
Some Quaint Styles in South Africa; Beer Drinks
Take Same Place in Social Life as
American Husking Bee

Of a gurin which is grown there.
The grain is ground, and then cook
ed with water. until Il becomes
very thick. Baked or boiled sweet
potatoes, pumpkins, lpcusts and
wild honey constitute their diet.
There are great numbers OF 10.
Gusts In this part OF Africa. and
Rev. MIddlemass said that he had
seen them f1y for throe days in
such sWarms that they darkened
the sky. The locusts cannot see to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29
gIy Weather Does Not
Hold Back Official
Opening of Drive
IANY NICE WINDOWS
iblic Awaits Wedding on
Court House Steps
This Week

very large and attractive sign
Win the words: welcome To Visi.
forsS IS stretched across Main
Feet at about the center, JUST
khere everybody can see it plainly.
The sign is not the only welcome
nsisnia in the city today. Begin
Gfng with the bomb explosion this
morning IsS at nine O'Clock, just be-
ore the big court house clock
truck the hour, Trade Expansion
weak In Fairmont was launched
tfspic cfously. While the streets wers
crowded to the limit, there Ters
aoodly scattering OF visitors at
sueh. an early hour and the shops
stores had their share OF early
eetioh in spite Of the bad
t1er.
ade Expansion Week started
morning with rainy, d. 3.
gather but the various business
ati IN the city were not disconr'
I'D because Of It, at should make
DIV even more important" was
.S6ieed: "Raiuy days are just the
dsSg for shop inspecting and we ex,
6ect Everybody to turn out and en-
"a tie many attractive th:rgs re
drdleas OF the rain" they added;
"a number this morning declared
se9 t6iled to hear the bomb. The
bombed all right with loud
y And Immediately merchants
IS6d clerks rat up straight, put on
tiiaif best company mRHpers, the
gswpu men powdered thSfr noses
spti istously, and the gala deco
Z N Stis everywhere inside and OUT
fS3SlS on new Splendor.
ThaS shnp5 are more than beau
bday and no one should fail
4sit them. Business people in
stty have worked hard to make
( 4 attractive and no effort has
iss1 jared to please visitors and
opI Outside, the day 4s
d 4nsfde an is. different
"a jIls 1iIe partfrufar store
etlyt runnIug up and down
to6nt faded .on page sevenl< -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29
COL. VHITTLESEI
LEAPS From SHIP
War Hero Takes OwnLife
Worrying Over Memo
ries of Conflict
fnr Aaroeiated Preasl

tb{ 1%A80S4AIso EGG4Rt
NEW YORK, Nov. 2e.-secret
brooding OYER tho memories of his
experiences in the war from which
he emerged one OF Americas great
cit Individual heroes was ascribed
today by friends and relatives of
Lieutenant Colonel Chas. w. Writ
tIesey, as the cause of his taking
his life Sunday while on the way
to Havana. Leaving several letters
presumably explaining his act, the
commander of the ''1ost battalion"
disappeared from the steamship
Toloa % hours out from New York.
Members Of his family aud busi-
ness. associates we're tncredulous
at first when a wireless dispatch
reported hlil missing but evidence
accumulated they reluctantly came
10 the conclusion that the missing
man was Colonel Whittlesey. Then
they recalled incidents which piec-
ed together in the light OF his
tragic death might have been re-
cognized as indication that his
spirit was taken by recurTent mem
ories of his brothers in arms who
had died before his eyes In France.
The last blow they said, more
irving than the rest was a fort
night ago when he took part in the
funeral services for Americas un-
known soldier. He returned from
~. ,o1,itaI more IenreSsed than
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29

The members OF the Fairmpnt
Rotary club while comfortably
seated around the festive board
ln tho auditorium of tho Young
Mems Christian Association build
ing tomorrow eveninng will have
the pleasure OF hearing addresses
by Crawford C. Mccullough, in
ternattonal president of Rotary
and Roy Neville, district govern
or of the sixth district which COM
nrises Western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia.
While tho addresses OF the In
ternatioual president and the gov
ernor of the Sixth district will be
made before the Pittsburgh Rot
ary Club on the third floor of the
McClery Building in pittsburgh, 1t
will be broadcastCd to all the clubs
In the district by u radio broad
casting station. All the Rotary
clubs in the district are to have
wireless receiving sets installed in
their meeting places in order that
they may hear the addresses Of the
leading officers Of Rotary.
| D. NJ. Maurer, Albert Kisner
and Ed Jones who have n wireless
station at Eighth street and
Coleman Avenue which they OPP
crate under government license 8
Is. P. have set up a receiving set
in the auditorium OF the Y. NJ. c.
A, and tested 1t cut last evening.
Notwithstanding the terrible wea-
! ther OF last evening they were
| able to hear every wOCd sent out
iby the westinghouse Electric
Company, at Pittsburgh and for a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29
Fear Coal Tipple Slipping
Down Hill viii Crash
on the Track
FIRST IRlE THR0gGH
Pennsylvania Train SOC
Arrived this Afternoon
After Delay
- X.

Tons of earth fen bn the tracks
of the MonongahGla railway at
Poland, Pa, during Monday night
and today tratfic was blocked or
interefered with to a great de-
gree. From last reports the large
tipple Of the Walnut Hill Coal
, Company at Poland, was slipping
down the mountain side after the
earth had been washed away from
the moorings. 1t was apparent
that the Slide would occur as
there was signs of it brewing last
night. The Monongahela railway
had work trains hurried to Pol
and TO see what could be done
with the descending tipple. P.
& L. E. train IS reached Poland
but stopped there to transfer pas
sengers to N. r. r. train 80. P.
r. r. train SOC will arrive at
1880 o'clock, being the first train
/ to get through In additional to
this big slide there was a minor
slide at Pitt mine near National
and several others of little con-
sequence.
! Local Conditions
| The flood stage caused by tho
recent heavy rains and snow of
last evening reached its crest
early today and is recedfnng slow
'ly this afternoonn. at 10 o'clock
this morning the river was 26
feet and IL inches above the nor
nal stage or almost twice its nor
nal depth in the Fairmont pool.
The water was flowing against the
wall of the east side of the D, &
o. passenger station and almost
reached the drain pipe height
south Of the B. 6 O.. station.
The flood was one OF the worst
that has visited this section re-
Gently but owing to the slow rise
of the river and contributing
streams no lives were lost and the
property damage was slight. The
interurban lines of the Monon-
gahela Traction Company were in
trouble after o'clock last evening
and nanny OF the lines are not
running on normal schedules as
yet.
The water OF Buffalo creek put
the Mannington line out Of order
ut a O'Clock last night and it
was impossible to get a car into
tcontinusd on page thres)
/
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29
DELAYS Trnffic

OUINIb IENLIAC-
The water Of Buffalo creek put
the Mannington line out Of order
ut q o'clock last night and It
was impossible to get a car into
tcontinued on page thres)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-29

Fish that prey on mosquito larvae
we're used on a large scale In free
ing the city Of Guayaquil from yel'
low fever. They are placed in the
thousands Of receptacles In which
the inhabitants keep their domestic
water supply,
The spectator., 1921-08-05
U. s. WILL DO NOTHING THAT WOULD BOLSTER UP SOVIET
 REGIME
AID WILL BE UNOFFICIAL
No Lack of Sympathy, But Aid VIII Be Sent To Starving in Such a Way as Not To Compromise
 Government.

Washington America will help the starving people of Russia unoffi- cially. and will do it in such way as not to bolster up the political Soviet regime which the government believes embraces a false and destructive eco homie theory.
 In his note on the political attitude Of the United States toward Soviet Russia several months ago. Secretary of State Hughes declared that the So- viet regime was rapidly bringing about the progressive impoverlshment of Russia. Now Russia Is starving and crying for help her progressive i'm. poverishment" having reached the stage where the Soviet leaders are willing to appeal for aid to a nation that believes in the recognition of private property.
 The fact that the Soviet government system has wrecked Russia economi. cally and that Russia has appealed for food does not alter the position taken by the United States toward the Rus. sian Soviet government politically in any way What the future m.y bring forth. not even Secretary of State Hughes will venture to predic5. If the government of Russia should recog. nize property rights and develop pro- duetion through which she could es. tablish basis for credit. her rela- tions with the United States might be altered, but not until then.
 Asked whether the Hoover relief ex. pedition into Russia might be an en. tering wedge toward restoration of di. plomatic relations between the United States and Russia, administration off. cials said that the relief move had no product what changes might be wrought in Russia.
 The United States 1t was said, has no lack of sympathy for the starving and suffering people of Russia and It will send aid unoficially and in a manner which cannot possibly com. promise this government politically The Hoover relief measure will. under no circumstances. be permitted to as sume any political character. Moth. ing but the relief of the Russian sui. ferers is involved in the Hoover expe dition. MT. Hoover. as secretary of commerce, has nothing to do with the relief, He happens to te the head of the American Relief Administration which operates unofdcially and in a humanitarian capacity.
The spectator., 1921-08-05
ORDER SOYIfTS TO
 RELEASE AMERICANS
SECRETARY HUGHES MAKES FOR MAJ DEMAND ON eOLShE-
 Vik RULERS.

Washington.-F Formal demand for release of American prisoners in Rus sia has been made on the Soviety au- thorties by Secretary Hughes. The communication was handed to the Soviet representative at Reval by Con sul Albrecht. It is said to be a brief insistence that the Americans he re- leased before there can be any thought of better relations between the United States and Russia. The action was taken in the name of hu- manity and because all efforts to se- cure the release of the Americans made through Dr. Nansen of the Red Cross have failed
 What course will be taken by the United States if the Soviet authorities ignore or refuse to accede to the de- mand was not indicated
 The curt demand made upon the Russian authorities for the release of. American prisoners is the first off cial representation made upon the subject, although Lenine and Trotzky and their associates have been pre- viously advised informally or the de- termination of the United States not to consider closer relations with Rus sia until this was done.
 Eight or ten Americans are now held prisoner in Russia Among these are Mrs. Marguerite F. Harri- son of Baltimore, newspaper corre- spondent; Capt. Emmet Fitzpatrick of Uniontown, Ala. d Red Cross worker; Royal C. keeley. an engineer; William Flick of Brooklyn. N. r.. and Weston F.. Estes. motion picture photogra- pher, and K R.. Kalamatiano of Ra- cine. Wis. A larger number are be- lieved to be detained within the bor- ders of Russia. some of whom are restricted to limited areas.