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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
Adjoining States Should
Compete With Illinois
and Indiana
NEW RATE CASE ANGLE.
SHOULD Stop Scrapping-
Regional Coal Tonnage
Record for Month

Final arguments in the Ohio rate
case were submitted on Monday and
Tuesday before tho Interstate
Commerce Commission in Wash
1ngton, d. G. when points that
were eIucidated in past arguments
were elucidated to to commission.
q 2tderable cross examination
tas also resorted TO.
4 Probably the newest angle
lsr fng in the case wa sthat coal
6p 4tors Of Ohio and West Viz
'ginia should bury the Ratchet and
compete with the inroads made by
competition by Indiana and Hin
obs In Michigan and other lake
5tates rather than the Qulhbllng
t9atong themselves. Roadjustment
Of rates and zoning that was fore
Aed to be regarded by coal produc-
ng fields during the war has alb
oIutely revolutiouized the coal
business. These two factors also
Ehad a bearing on the Mich!agn
Vslness sliding away. After the
psopla got accustomed to burning
IpdtGna and Illinois coal and get
ting the fire CRATES adjusted ac-
'CordIngly It, Is a difficult matter to
have them change their fuel habits
over night.
Il. w Nsst Virginia operators are CON
tident that the widening OF coal
carrying rates between West Vir-
sginfa coal fields and Ohio points
viii not be countenanced by tho
comntssion. At present there is
constderabIe feeling in West Vir.
sgiuia because officials Of Ohio
IIstttse 70 permit Ohio state insti-
9n6 TO buy West Virginia coal.
slef6g d poorer, grade OF Ohio
coal Upon the purchasing agents
who know values and the better
sbuy of tho two. West Virginia
Shreatene to rctuliate by cutting
out buying all Ohio made machin-
cry II trade war starts it will
hes difficult to know where It will
lead or where it will stop.
Monthly Tonnage
q Mines Of the Fiarmnnt region
during November loaded 23.S6t
cars Of coal and 100 cars Of coke.
tlperatiops along tho Monnngah di-
4. ion B. & o. loaded 1898 cars
Of coal and 100 cars Of coke:
those along the Monongahela, 1859
cars and the plants along the Wes.
Maryland 1872 cars.
During November the mines
along the Monongahela in Pennsy-
lyania last month loaded 1897 CARS
81 coal.
~ May Change Name
M, the legal phase of the matter
can worked out the name Of the
National Coal Association will be
Changed to tho National Associn-
ton Of Bitltminous Coal producers
according to an action taken by
the beard Of directors.
HSFor come time tho bituminous
oul operu utor has had to stand
nch Of the justified criticism
Continued on page tourI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
REV HEDDYWzLLMARRY
PAIR AT COURT HOUSE
Wedding Takes Place Saturday Morning at 10:3O;
Gifts for Bride and Groom Still Pouring in;
Heinze on the Job

couple to Harveys where dinner
will be served.
The presents for bride and groom
are still coming In. A representa-
tive for Heinze in this territory,
William Cerveuak, has donated u
case of Heinz beans to the couple.
@, F. Wolfe, manager Of the West.
ern and Southern Life Insurance
company, will give 800, 20-year
endowment policy with one years
premium paid-to the first child
born to the couple, policy to be
dated from birth.
Trade Expansion Week starts f;s
third day under very encouraging
circumstances. The weather man
has decided TO be at least half way
decent and 81 clear sunshine does
not prevail all the time, at least the
rain has been shut OF and hun,
dreds Of people are taking advan'
tagc Of what stores have 10 offer
this week. Yesterday afternoon It
was difficult to wait on tho trade,
SO many people filled all store
aisles. This morning the streets
were we'll filled and on and on great
CLEANS ON sunshine penetrated tho
gloom OF the past few days. Tho
stores began to be crowded about
noon and by AFTERNOON there was
scarcely room to stir. All activi.
ties resemble tho week before
Christmas, II tho stores continue
to attract the many now IN the
city, shopping for this year will be
unusually heavy.
The pictures OF the bride and
groom who will be married on tho
cout house steps Saturday morning
at 10: 30 o'clock aro now on display
in Hartley's window. They are TAX
ell in one photograph, the prospec'
t.ce groom standing beside his
wife-to-be. Tho photograph IS
framed prettily and many arc stop
ming to view the pair. The girl Is
Miss Airline Leeson. Of MOnongah,
and the man is James Chapman. OF
Dola.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01

Rev. I. A. Barnes, county super
intendent Of schools, with his office
in the court house. fells very badly
today because he won't have the
privilege Of marrying the couple OF
the court house steps this week
Rev. Barnes, who is a preacher as
well as superintendent. expressed
himself yesterday Us willing to per
form the ceremony free Qf charge
and as perfectly willing to provide
the license as we'll. but Rev. w. J.
Eddy, pastor Of the First Baptist
church, has already accepted the
job and Miss Airline Lesson, OF Mo
nongah, and ]. S. Chapman, Of Dola,
will be married high up on the
court house steps at exactly 1880
on Saturday morning.
The names OF the participants IN
the wedding como as pleasant
surprise to everybody. Much ex
element has prevailed becaus?
everybody wanted to Know who was
brave enough to be married in such
a unique position, and daily visitors
to the city have inquired zealously
as to who were to be married AM
when the wedding was to he. Sat
urday morning there will take place
the very biggest wedding ever held
in the state. Around the couple will
be assembled the many wedding
gifts which business men haTe pro
vided reaching n value OF many
hundred dollars. The Greater Fair
mont band will stand near the cou'
pie ready to play the wedding
march. There will be wonderful
music, a unique setting, . wedding
under the sky and crowds and
crowds OF spectators. Nothing like
1t has ever been heard Of in the
city before.
4 large truck will stand ready
to convey all the gifts to the home
OF the bride at MononEah. A hand
some Limousine will carry the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
As To China

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The
Chinese arms conference delega-
tion In the direct negotiations on
the Shantung question. inaugu-
rated today. will, according to
Chinese spokesmen proceed on the
basis that there are only two
points on which China Is prepared
to negotiate and these are Jap
ans demand that Tstng-Tao be de-
clared an open port and Japans
demand that vested interest be re-
spected. The latter would be only
partially susceptible to negotia-
tions.
China, 1t was sstated, cannot
negotiate control of the Tsing-
Tao-Tfl-Nau-Fu railroad and has
not receded from her position
taken at Versailles that Shan
tung be unconditionally returned
by Japan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
HAD NO
VISITORS TODAY
Police Fail to Make Single
Arrest During Last
Night

Mayor W. W. Cons#ay had a va
cation this morning as Chief L. D.
.Snider's force failed to make a sin
gle arrest from tho time his honor
conducted police court Wednesday
morning and today. u
Officers armed with warrants for
.Lud Burrows. alleged proprietor OF
the gambling room on Jackson
street rnIded by the police early
Thursday morning, and four other
men who were playing cards in tho
place at the time OF tho raid,
searched the city all day yesterday
and last night for the quintet Of
'colored men WAIVED but to no avail.
The officers were also searching
last night for a man charged with
robbing a glassworker who applied
for lodging at the city building last
night Of watch and stIckpin. The
glassw orker told the police that the
man had given him a drink on Mad
I!gon street and then stole his watch
and stick pin. Tho officers failed
Ito find the generous stranger.
Notwithstanding the fact that tho
Weather OF last night was not SO
bad a3 that of last week 20 men ap'
iplIed at police station for nights
lodging. The men were mostly non
residents OF this section having
Icome here In search OF employment.
iFairmont's reputation for being a
good town ia drawing a large num-
her OF men to this city who spend
their last money In coming here in
search OF work and when they are
disappointed they seek lodging a:
tho police station until such time
that they can get money from
friends or beat a ride out Of the
city on a freight.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
Faces Death In
Very Calm Style

VERSAILLES, Dec. HENRI
I.andru "the bluobeard OF Cam
brai" smiled last night for the
Arst time since his trial opened
He Is charged with the murder oi
10 women and ono boy, a flicker.
ing expression of amusement
crossed his face as he listened To
the words of Judge V. Gilbert
sending him to the glillotine for a
series OF tho most heinouE crimes
In the history Of French jurispru'
dcnce.
He refused to be a party to a
petition asking the president to
commute the sentence 10 life in'
prIsonment.
81 refuse to ask for mercy" he
said. "a man like me wants JUS
tice. not mercy. You think ! am
guilty. then let me die"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
Tobe Blumenthal
Very Low To-day.

Tobe BlumenthRl weil 1noxu
resident Of this city. and c0nneckS
ed with the Monongah GIasa come
pany, is critically III at Cook hos
pttal where he was removed from
his apartments In the Hays flatGaI
few days ago. Mr.. Blumenthalyi 81
suffering from a complication Of
diseases effecting the heart and;
kidneys and it is believed he can
survive but short while. With
Mrs. Blumenthal ne recently re-.
turned from Florida, where he was
rccupeTAting from a severe illness
suffered while on bushes trip 10
Cuba. &
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
HICKMAN RUN
HEARING HELD
N THIS CITY
Date Set for Dec. 16, Ac.
cording to Telegram
to COnneH
GET QUICK ACTION
Petition for Hearing Here
Made by Directors Of
Commerce Body
.GEI QUICK ACTION

The Public Service commission
hearing in regard to the Hickman
Run switch case will be hold In the
directors room Of the chamber Of
commerce here at . o'clock Fri.
day afternoon, December IS, ac'
cording to a telegram received by
Thomas D. Connell, secretary Of
the Chamber from E. D. Lewis ot
the pubic service commission.
The directors OF the chamber Of
commerce at their meeting held
Tuesday night petitioned the
commission to have the hearing In
this city instead OF Charleston as
Il was so hard for the shippers OF
this district to get to Charleston
for the hearing, A night letter
was sent to Mr.. Lewis Tuesday
night and his answer to 4Ar. Con
nell today came as u surprise to
all parties concerned in the case,
MIR. Connell stated today that
he did not think that the hearing
would possible be heard before
the frst Of the new year and that
the date set by Chairman Lewis
will make it necessary for local
parties interested to get on the
Jump right away to. secure all the
testimony and information nee
ossary to convince the commission
that tho Hickman Run switch Is
essential to the shippers OF this
city and its vicinity. :.
A large amount OF data VIII
have to be gathered and prepared
for presentation to the Commits
sion within the next few weeks
and Mr.. Connell and the other
.partia- interested Will have a busy
time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
By The Way;
Daily column given to currru,
events and frank comment
LIES

5 a lie ever justiRablc9 No.
1 9ys Dr.. Richard Cabot. prom
inent Boston physician. He starts
a big argument in his profession by
declaring that doctors always should
tell their patients the truth, never de-
ceiving them about critical illness.
l,his gets into the power Of mind
over matter. Some patients have
pulled through sickness by will
power alone. Equally powerful is
imagination, which makes hypo-
chrondiacs imagine they arc sick.
If some patients knew the truth.
they might die Of fear. Others,
learning the truth, could rally their
will power.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
Fear Bloodshed
In Ireland Again.

LONDON, Dec. THE possibts
lity OF renewed bloodshed tngIre-
land stares the British Isles IN
the face in consequence of the ytr7s
tual collapse OF tho peace negotia-
tions which have proceeded under
n truce for the last five months
The Sim Fein has stood firm IN
It's demand for an all Ireland
parliament. Ulster has refusedto5
enter an nll ireland parliament.
As a result in both government
and irish circles, the opinion is OK
pressed that nothing short Of q
miracle can avert the collapse OF
the negotiations and Resumption
OF the warfare in Ireland.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
FISH

a NGLERS cheer at Coney
a Island. where fish arc swim
ming 50 close to shore that many Of
them leap out on the beach.
Big fish arc hunting in great
numbers. The terrified little fellows
hustle to shallow waller to escape.
This fonn of warfare goes on
constantly in nature. Cypics refer
to it as proof that war is natural
state Of man. They arc wrong.
Animal life has to prey on its fcl-
lows to live. Not so with civilized
man. Vegetable life is his only
Legitimate prey.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
RIoTlNc IN vlE&NA..

VIENNA, Dec. 1.-Rioting Of n
serious nature broke out in Vienna
today following great demonstra,
tion before the parliament building,
where red flags were raised, The
crowd smashed windows and looted
shops dealing in articles of luxury,
Large crowds also attacked .
number of fashionable hotels, the
new bristol was the first to be asSts
saulted. Its doors were battered
down thus permitting the crowd 10
pour through Into the building
They began TO break windows, 10
nuri bedding and furniture into thu
mob crowded IN the streets below,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
HEAD HIM OFF

WASHINGTON, Dec. l.
The Justice department was
uhderstood today to have ask
ed tho navy department to
send a destroyer to intercept
the French liner Paris and
bring back Chas. W. Morse
Of New YorS who Is reported
to have left the country in the
face OF a grand jury investl-
cation 6f the ship contracts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
Wire Flashes
BY Associated Press }
DELAY ACTION

CHICAGO, Dec. Action
on the acceptability of the
lT2 revised shop rules pro-
mulgatcd by the United
States railroad labor board
will not be taken until after
the first of the year according
10 announcement today By B.
NJ. Jewell, president Of the
railroad employees department
American federation OF labor
with which the six railroad
shop craft are affiliated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01

CHICAGO. Dec. 1--5,o00
needle trade workers employ
cd in the shops Of the Chicago
Cloak and suit manufacturers
association walked out this
morning when n now system
Of piece work pay Was to have
been started. Officers of the
association said no attempt
would be mado to reopen the
shops for the present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
KILLED IN WRECK

PORTLAND. Oregon, Dec.
six perso\ were killed in
a head-On collision early to-
day between the east bound.
Portland-Spokaue Limited
and west bound Oregon
Washington train OF the Ore
gon, Washington railroad and
Navigation Company two
miles east Of Cello.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
GET SIX MONTHS

Jack Barbon OF Mine No. near
BarrackvIlle, confessed to a
charge of carrying a revolver
when placed on trial In Magts-
trate NJ. r. Musgrove's court
Thursday and was sentenced to
serve six months In Jail and pay q
lne of $50 and costs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
France Wants To
Bankrupt Germany
rey Assoc!ated Pressl

\ PARIS, Dec. IA recetvership
for Germany as bankruptswith an
autonomous Rhineland to be e1'
plotted by the allies for reparation
purposes Is likely to be proposed by
france as an alternative to any
moratorium on repnrations that
may be suggested by Great Britain,
was said IN official circles here To-
day
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
SPEED

ICTION writer, say Fast as
1 an antelope. = That's slow.
A hunter near Edmonton, Canada.
chased antelopes in his auto and
overlook them easily.
The auto and airplanes are
nothing but mechanical animals,
superior to those Of nature. They'll
seem slow to- future supermen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
5000 Homicides In
Country Last Yeal
AZ nc AsRociated Presg.l }

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Homicidea
In the United States during 1920
totalled approximately 1900. de-
crease from 500 from the 1919 re
cord according to a computation
by Frederick Hoffman of the Prl-
Dental Life Insurance Company OF
America.
The computation showed tina,
Southern states with large negro
population had the highest homt'
eide rate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
MAIZE BIG HAUL

JACKSON, OCal., Dec. l.
A months cleanup Of gold
amalgamu, valued at between
$4,000 and $4,000 was
taken from the Argonaut
mine today by eight men who
bound tho two mill men on
duty. blew open the snfo and
escaped in an automobile.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
TALK
n oNVERsATTON is becom-

n CONVERSATION is beeom-
~ ing lost art.
The man who can't talk is a
dummy. and the one who can talk
only a little is a cripple, says a
speaker in Chicago. at the National
Council Of Teachers in English.
The real trouble is inability to
have something to say, not inability
to say il. Advice about being "a
good listener" is old-time bunk. If
you have something worth saying,
say il.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
OBSERVATIONS

! Looks like international COM
pIicatIons Nave set in.
AFTER Christmas. WHAT" a3hs
trade journal. See dad. he
knows.
Auto lights and not d-;;ars
sl,ruld be lit a'tfr DARK
EockoraIle- is taking un sH It
( in. but won't ut much !cr
When a hen lays nickle egg
she has a right to cackle.
DR.. Bishop says exercise will kill
all germs. The trouble is in get
ting tAe little things to exercise.
, A man often takes a girl for an
angel because she dresses like one.
While new dances may not
broaden the feet they often thick
en- the head
. About as much paper Is being
wasted In discussing The German
marks as In printing the things.
! Among our most prominent
missing people are several mail
robbers,
One trouble with corn for fuel is
you can't cat coal.
About all you can do with a
nickel is pay the preacher on sun
dag.
This dtsarming means a good
deal II a square deal; Il not. new
deal.
Price makers arc not doing
much Christmas choppins early.
A St. Louis man finds talking
bees. We saw q spelling bee once.
a lengthy dispatch says the
Prince Of wales walked n mile
alone. He is only q.
ThoFe collecting poOueEgeT III
come tax mustn't take it out in
trade.
Worst thing about punctures is
one never stays close to garage.
People who jump at conclusions
get the wrong ones
It must be great to be 80 rich
you don't have to pay your bills.
Not taat we favor Ruth. but it
looks like Landis knows "A good
man is hard to fine"
A Wichita. thief, who stole a
Bible didn't know much about
what he was getting.
With German marks counted by
the yard there Is a great opening
-. -, ,noFbn N yaPa faa HANK cashiers
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01
ATTACK BEER LAW

ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA suit at
tacklng the anti beer law as un-
constitutional has been filed in
Federal Court by tho Falstaff Cor
poration, a-St, Louis brewery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01

A Wichita. thief, who stole n
Bible didn't know much about
what he was getting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01

Not tAat we favor Ruth. but it
looks like Landis knows "a good
man is hard to fine"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01

With German marks counted by
the yard, there Is a great opening
for paperhangers as bank cashiers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01

It must be great to be 80 rich
you don't have to pay your bills.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01

People who jump at conclusions
get the wrong ones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01

Worst thing about punctures is
one never stays close to a garage
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-12-01

Thoro collecting hootleEger in
come tax mustn't take it out in
trade.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-08-04

The public has heard much
about coffee in the past and while
many good grades are offered at
various prices-the main point OF
interest to consumers is generally
overlooked entirely.
While quality is and should De
first in rnind-the price IS also
important, not price alone-but
what the price you pay is 70
cover. Is It a certain figure for
a pound of coffee, or is it a combi-
nation deal for some fancy con-
tainer and a pound of coffee!
You remember during the war
practically all tin can coftees
were marketed in paper contain
ers-otherwise you would have
been paying more for useless tin
ware than for coffee. 1t was
simply an economic waste the
public would not bear-and under
present prices on tin plate the
cost of packing coffee in this
manner in many cases represents
more. than one-fourth of the pur-
chase price of one pound. This is
especially true in the various
brands of lower grades of coffee:
Striking fair average cost OF
a tine can container for one pound
of coffee and adding to this the
cost of fancy label, we arrive at
a packing cost per pound OF ten
cents-as a very low estimate. II
you think this is high-we need
only point out that local hard
ware concern is quoting an ordi-
nary old fashioned tin cup at ten
cents-and they are not labeled
either.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-08-04
HUGE ARMY OF WORKERS
(Associated Press)

New York, Aug. 3.-lnvestigating
committees recently found that the
number Of workers who daily flock
into the financial district of lower
Manhattan exceed 1900, 700. II they
were assembled in an open field OF
equal area there would, hardly be
room for any of the sleepy clerks to
stretch their arms and yawn.
There is less than one square mile
in the tip Of che island below Cham
bers Street, or only little more
than three square feet Of ground
space for each person working In the
district. But skyscrapers have 80
multiplied the accommodation ma
ture furnished the first settlers that
instead Of having less elbow room
than an imprisoned criminal, every
body can chew gum without dis
tracting the sensitive ears of the oc-
cupant Of the adjacent desk.