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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-10

IOTpDN, July ' -"Thc sum
mor ,nlor.' fnyH Damo Fashion,
",Il be- - suf, shade or yellow, not
uulilto apricot but NOR" correctly
d,srrhcd az Spanish onion pcol
color
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-10
IMnntnin nf Nnmtll.

POSTpN. july . HBoston com
mons fuw1us old "swimming hole '
hc'tor known ns the frog pond. r.
again uuuu to the city y youngsters
for pudlliug purpuscs a now con
.,rc'o bottom hps hrcu installed,
transforming th" pond into "A basin.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-10

Jul Tunkius says children have
learned to b, very patient with p"o-
pie who want To tell them stories.
when they'd rather play their own
gnmcs Washington star.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-10

Sh" has been out Of convent for
certainty 90 uo considered iulnnntc
IN being placed as she has been in
uiuiurpa
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
Such Action viii SAM
toned at Present
Convention
..TALKS ABOUT NlIIlI
All Will Be Quiet There
While Troops Klsep
0n>Lookout

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept.
the United Mine Workers ot Ames
lea at their convention nor
sion here win declare n fayof
fighting for higher wages was ssas
ed as a foregone concl sion today
by Philip Murray. vice president
OF the union, In his report % the
convention. He Indicated that tiie
increase along with Improved
working conditions would be sought
In making new agreements Is
operators that Will supplant Tie
present agreement In both anthfas
cite and bituminous coal fle1ds
which expire next March 81.
Aside from discussing wage de-
mands Mr., Murray who is in charb
Of the union organization Worl de
clared in favor OF renewing orgaft
zation work In alabama pred dicte
that the Mingo county, West Wiz
ginia, miners would continue theif
fight for union recogniti ion and O.
serted that the present depres sion
was due to capital generals retu
ing to reduce profits
Recommendation was made -
Mr.. Murray that new leg gislat tton IN
sought by organized labor Tor -
ing the situation In Mingn counts
West Virginia, where he s6id "a
trouble was due to the pre- nee 81
detectives Of Tthe Baldwt q
JFaEi
thugs and gunmen sewhose conduct
has caused the mountatneer minef
to rebel.
Quiet in Mingo, he SAID 8onls
continue as long as the federat
troops remain there, but he
their withdrawal would leave 81
hind nthe source OF all this aYil
The detectives, he said, had bee
imported into West Virginia by
operators opposing the union. or
ganized coal miners achieved tie
greatest numerical strength ID a
history Of their union during thi
last year despite general industrial
depression and wide spread mem
ployment in the coal field, accord
ing to the report made by william
Green, secretary.treasurer, 1rhe
average monthly membership VI
515,24s for the year ending With
last July. Mr.. Green said that
average monthly paid up menber
ship was 442,657 with q monthly
average of 1876 members exernrt
ed from payment Of dues from aeh
OF work. In December; 1926; he fe
ported a paid up membership IS
553, ,295, the largest ever recordsd
by the union.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
HARD RAIN WILL
NOT HURT FIELD
Gridiron Can Stand Plenty
Of Moisture Right
Now

Football fans should not worry
about today's wet weather. The
chances are with so much rain yes
terday and today, that the skies
will clear before the date Of the
big West Vlrginia-Wesleyan foot.
ball game, which is booked for
South Side park Saturday after
noon.
So fur as. the field is concerned
good soaking rain will put 1t in
better shape than dry spell all
this week. Last year the ground
was hard as iron and resulted in
many bumps that would have been
sotteued had the field been given q
ducking the day before.
The seat sale for the contest
goes merrily on every place where
cardboards are on sale, and II
seems certain that a record crowd
will be on hand to watch. II you
want to get good ticket for the
game, do not delay any longer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
NICE PROGRAM
FOR KIHANIANS
Major Smith Given Royal
Welcome At Meet
ing Today

Major Smith, president Of the
Kiwanis club, received warm vel
come at the "Y" today wnen he
presided the first time for several
weeks, having been in Europe US q
representative OF the American Le-
gion. DR.. Broomfield spoke the
words Of greeting and welcome and
the applause that arose caused Ma
jor Smith to express his deep ap-
probation Of the club, It's member
ship personally, and to thank them
for their manifestation of good will.
Francis McQuillan, who is work
ing day and night for the industrial
exhibit, invited the members to
make Wednesday night their night
and to furnish some item or enter.
tainment for that night. The presi-
dent asked the membership to show
their appreciation of the exhibit by
being present. Minor Dunham out
lined briefly the lines along which
the stunt committee for the Toronto
meeting Of Kiwanis are working,
which Is to be an advertisement OF
the resources OF the state put OH
through the medium of one act
minstrel, with a coal mine stage
setting. He was instructed to work
out more definitely the idea, and
submit more clearly what would be
necessary for the club to do, and
then action will be taken.
DR.. L. D. Howard stated tnat the
Medical society working in con.
junction with the city Board Of At
fairs had secured the services OF
DR.. Men who will deliver an Illus
trated lecture in the High school
auditorium next Monday night. DR.
Neft Is an expert of recognized
standing on dairy matters, and his
appearance here ought to create
wide interest in the milk problem
Of the city which the club Is try.
ing to solve. Special invitation is
being sent the dairymen who have
expressed a desire to cooperate in
the matter.
Secretary Jack Abbott announced
that the Board of Directors had de
cided that the club would donate
two hundred and fifty dollars to the
state organization for the boys bet.
terment movement, and stated also
that DR.. Leroy DaAin Of the First
Baptist church Of Charleston, had
been secured to deliver a lecture
on Kiwanian principles as soon as
the weather Is more suitable for
holding indoor meetings.
Several resolutions from the
board OF directors were read for the
first time and will be acted upon
later, the most important OF which
Is the change OF the membership
due to sixty dollars year, payable
quarterly, the dues to cover also
the cost Of the weekly luncheon.
This will likely be taken up at the
next meeting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
1000 Killed
BY EXPLOSION.
Entire Village In Rhine
Section Reported
Destroyed

PARIS, Sept. 21.-one thousand
persons are reported to nave been
killed and several thousand others
injured at Oppau near Frankenthal
In the Rhine Palatinate through
explosions in a chemical product
plant according to Mayence mes
sage to the Hayas agency received
here today.
The town OF oppau itself was
entirely destroyed by the explo-
sions the adYices stated. The force
Of the shock was felt for a distance
of nearly Is miles around. In
Mannheim one person was killed
and about SO injured. The cause
OF the catastrophe Is not known.
The disaster appears to have
been one Of the most terrible in the
history of industrial catastrophies.
The first explosion occurred when
the shifts were being changed at
7:45 a. m. in labortary where 800
men were working. All Of these
are reported TO have been killed.
This explosion was followed by a
rapid succession Of others which
rendered assistance to the first
victims impossible.
The conclusions were SO terrific
that they were felt in this city
some 35 miles from the scene, while
at Mannheim almost every window
was shattered and several persons
were killed and 36 others injured
by debris.
Some persons were killed at Lud-
wigshafen across the river from
Mannheim. Many roofs were blown
of houses and all the windows in
the towns were broken at Worms
while at ,oppau itself nothing re
mains but heap Of ruins. The
shock was felt as far as Frankfort,
more than 40 miles away.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
O'AARE SHOWS
RABBIT SPEED
Made Getaway From the
Jail Last Night; Fools
Chief

1t is said that James O'Hare ran
like a jackrabbit last night, while
making his getaway from the lower
corridor OF the city jail as Chiel
Snider was engaged in observing
the rule "ladies first" in locking UP
a young women. Two prlsoners
had been taken down by the Chief,
OHare charged with being drunk
and a young woman who had been
arrested on complaint of Mrs, ]. e.
Grlmaley, probation officer. AS
the Chief opened the door OF the
women's department and bowed the
young woman! in, wishing her very
good night and sweet repose
O'Hare concluded that the time
had come to show these police that
he was not as drunk as appeared.
So when the genial Chief turned
away from the door Of the women's
department, well pleased with the
pleasant way in which the young
woman had accepted his little
amenities, O'Hare was not there.
Nor has he been seen since.
"a good riddance," said City So
licitor Albert ]. Kern, when the es.
cape was reported to Mayor Coma,
way in police court this morning
Were tired trying that fellow.
hope he keeps on going" o'Hare
has been arrested several times
within the past week.
The young woman who was un
Willingly the cause Of O'Hare's es.
cape, was arrested by member OF
the state police on complaint OF
Mrs. Grimsley, who charged that
the girl had violated her parole in
going out of the state without max!
ing the necessary arrangements
with the Juvenile court. She will
be turned over to the juvenile court
for an investigation. The girl
claims that she was married last
week in Pittsburgh
Three plain drunks and two 9th
ers charged with being drunk and
also with a statutory offense were
all fined SIS and costs. The two lat
ter, ]. H. Hardy and Bill Bowling,
were turned over to the county Of
ficers to be prosecuted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
Given
Great Welcome

HAvRE, Sept. 21.-General
John ]. Pershing commander of
American armies during the war
returned to France today, The
liner Paris on which general
PershIng crossed the Atlantic was
escorted into port by two French
battle cruisers, 10 torpedo boats
and 10 destroyers. The general
stood on the bridge Of the Paris
as the guest Of the captain OF the
liner and received a noisy and en-
thuslastic welcome as the vessel
steamed up the way. Every craft
in the harbor from fishing smacks
to palatial liners dipped their flags
and sounded their clarons while
the batteries on Cape De La Heve
doomed a salute Of 21 guns to
which the escorting cruisers re-
sponded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
Unemployment Is
Topic At Session

Various representatives Of the
civic organizations in the city met
last night at the Chamber OF Com
merce room at 1880 to discuss the
unemployment situation in Fair
mont. After a brief discussion OF
ways and means to help out II
necessity arises, the meeting ad-
journed until next Tuesday evening
at 7:30. The Associated Charities,
Red Cross, Salvation Army, the
churches, the Elks, the county and
the city are all working in behalf
OF those needing 1t and to relieve
distress Of any kind. 1t was decid.
ed to get in touch with all the work
being done for the needy at the
present time In an effort to reach a
conclusion regarding the unemploy-
ment situation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
PARKING CASE
UP IN COURT
Right Of City To Assign
Space. Assailed By
Hawker

The right OF the city of Fair
mont to assign the space in front
Of a place of business for parking
purposes to the firm OCCUPYING the
store room at the point is being as
sailed by Charles E. Hawker in
Criminal court today before Judge
E, NJ. SAowalter and jury com
posed Of the following, Festus Bal
lah John Connor, Ralph Pepper,
II. L. Pitzer. EIworth Morgan, VIII
liam Dent Fred Fleming. Job
Springer. Andrew Prickett. NJ. L.
Bell. NJ. r. Baker and sterley Con
away. p
Some time ago. Mr.. Hawker was
arrested for parking his car In
front Of the See-Denham-First
store on Monroe street and fined
SIS and costs by Mayor Conway in
police court. Through his attorney
Walter R. Haggerty, Mr.. Hawker
sked that the amount Of the fine
be increased to 30 so that he could
take an appeal to the criminal
court.
Chief Snider. and Patrolman Joe
Hawkins Of the Falrmont police.
THOMAS DeYeny. owner Of the Dew
eny building where Mr.. Hawker
has his offices, artl T. 8. Neptune
were the witrb rb5ses examined to-
day. It Is expected that the case
viii 20 to the jury this afternoon.
City Solicitor Albert ]. Kern Is
the case for the city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
SCHOOL
FOR FAIRM0NT
THIS SEASON.
State Mining Extension
Course To Be Given
In High Annex

FaiTmont is to have a school Of
the mining extension department,
West Virginia University, Nor
gantown, w. Va, commencing
Friday night. It will be conducted
in the portable high school annex.
This is the first effort to conduct
q mining school in Fairmont and
there should be a hearty coopera-
ton with tho movement. Clarks-
burg will have a school also and
intends to inculcate the old time
rivalry by securing larger numbers
than FaIrmont. Fairmont mining
mon are urged to attend the ses-
sion. Adam Crawford, instructor,
who had charge Of similar work in
the New River field at Mt. Hope
last year, will be in charge Of the
school, and he was here today in
connection with details Of starting
the school.
The enrolment fee will be S.
which may be made in two pay
ments. This will be returned t.
every mining ma nwho attendt
eighty per cent Of the time. The
work in the FaIrmont region wa:
opened at Clarksburg on Monday
night with twenty mining men en-
rolled. The years work was out
lined and the names were enroll
ed. On Tuesday the class was
organized at Mt. Clare.S Tonight
the class at Carolina will be held.
Carolina and Ida May will alter
nate weekly as to meetings. Or
Thursday class will be started III
the graded school building al
.Shlnnston.
Mining men are, urged to attend
the school Alter a course Is
taken mining man should be
pretty well grounded in the sub
iect and should be in position to
pass the state examinations. AN
men and boys over 16 years old.
who are in any way connected
with coal mining, are urged to at
tend The course will be divided
as follows: First six weeks, mine
gasses; second six weeks, safety
lamps; next twelve weeks, ventila
ton; eight weeks following, tim
bering.
Mr.. Crawford is very capable
man and he did very good worl
in the New River field last year
Or. Callen, head of the department
Of mining engineering at w. v.
U. was in the Clarksburg secttor
Of the field and he is to be con-
graduated upon the success and
growth Of this phase Of the work
which gives every mining man, re-
gardless Of financial standing, tS
become a practical mining man
and places him on the road to ad-
Vancement.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
Sherman Slips
From Officers

NEW. YORK, Sept. 21.-L. sher-
man. an actor, wAo is wanted by
District Attorney Brady Of San
Francisco in connection with the
case against Roscoe Arbuckle today
left train at Harmon, went on
the way to New York and vanish
ed In an auto with a red-haired
woman. This information was Civ
en- to representative Of District
Attorney Swann's office when he
went to the grand central station
here to meet the goth Century
from Chicago and detained
Sherman as requested in a tele-
gram from District Attorney Brady.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
MOTIYE

e RENCH language will be bar
l red from German schools, the
minister of education tells the Ba-
varian Landtag.
Pupils in southern Germany, he
says, will be taught English first,
Spanish or Italian second.
The motive2 Germany is laying
out campaign for big foreign trade
on so colossal scale that its roots
are planted in the public schools.
France, halfwrccked, isn't good
market. So out goes the French
language.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
Showers Greet
Fairmont FoIk

The best Falrmont could do *
the approach OF the equinocttal
season when gales Of various ofta
are expected was to be the rectpt
ent OF a good, hard rain last might
and this morning which deluged
the city, coming down IN q hard
steady pour. The rain commenced
last evening early and continue
periodically during the night and
today. This morning at intergsig
the sky was clear and tha sIin
broke forth as though there was np
thought Of rain. A moment
the rain again burst forth md
harder downpour has not been az
perienced for q long time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Sept. 21
Caroline Kessinger-forester.
This is the profession for which
this Pennsylvania State College
freshman is preparing herself.
First she wants experience as q
forest ranger. Later she expects tG
become a forestry engineer, engag
ing, in great reforestation projects
Miss Kessinger has the health
for the work. She didn't miss q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
Want Another
Coal INQUIRY

WASHINGTON. Sept. 21.-An-
other investigation of conditions in
the West Virginia coal field was
proposed in resolution introduce
ed in the house today by Represen-
tative Foster, Republican Of Ohio,
who suggested that the inquiry be
undertaken by a house mine and
mining sub committee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
I Railroads, Especially B.
& o., Is Securing In
creased Tonnage
NO PRICES MENTIONED
Operators and Brokers
Asked to Get the,Bar-
tering Price

Goal business has picked up very
title In the Fairmont region as
IL as price conditions are con-
erned, but there has been heay-
rs tonnage mined recently. The
care Of a railroad strike has
driven the carriers under shelter
md hey are apparently getting set
or eYentualiti So far the pros
poets of e. railroad strike has not
fected the industrial concerns be-
tuse busines Is at such low ebb
1a they do not want to buy coal.
hRt business there is has been
garly gathered up by non-union
ieldB;
ear OF a railroad strike nor the
Ssrpspects of a miners nationwide
stttke next April are not being
taken seriously by the populace al
slough there is a grave danger of
either and possibly both. As far
the railroad strike is concerned
only one ballot is said to have been
tast against it in the Fairmont sec
on. The outcome of the miners
controversy over wages and the
prospects of a strike are too far
moved Just at this time to guage
Though many operators while
loping to avoid it, fear that il
may come because the miners want
Increase while the public is de,
nanding a cheaper price on coal
han now exists. overlooking en-
rely the exorbitant freight rates.
III That there have been number
S inquiries afloat In the region to-
IS apparent. The inquiries are
u In scope but all straws that
to business are gratefully re-
There was an inquiry for
b cars OF three-Quarters; SO cars
siack and 20 to so cars OF pool
but IN none of the instances
sre prices discussed but quotations
ete simply asked.
Elairmont brokers today have
been asked for quotations for
Kentucky block. 5000 tons OF
s6cahontasl slack and 10000 tonT
POOLS 4 and Q The Kentucky
66aI IisIfor the Detroit section while
other tonnage is for four small
cafgoes to New England.
Directors Meeting
Directors Of the Northern West
RfFstria Coal Operators Associa-
son Will meet at the Fairmont
Country Club on Thursday morning
at 10 O'Clock.
DiffenderfCer Here
a. Il. Diffenderffer. PhilaA elphia
oresident of the Blair Parke Coal
Coke Co., is in the Fairmont re-
bn today.
In Northern ". Va.
total of 1348 cars Of coal
ware loaded by the mines Of North.
ern West Virginia on nine differ
m ot5railroad divisions. There were
- mines OF the 531 that loaded
tonnage.
! Daily Shipments
THESE daily shipments off the
SS6nongah division B. C o. r. X.
~ ,Tuesday consisted of 6 cars OF
aiato the lakes; Z to Arlington
lT,fs,.gand 1874 to curtis Bay. 1t is
nderstood that the New England
F.Snsi & transportation Company
a been shipping rather heavily
~ Curtis Bay recently.
total of $50 cars OF coal were
4sfIed east and At cars west.
Tuesday r r Fuel
total of 2S3 cars OF coal were
lsecured by the railroads of the
onongah division, B. & 0; X.
"a Tuesday. OF that the bulk
I n; the tonnage was secured by the
"a. r.. R. which received 172
r. tContInusd on page four)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
RLKTNS HOME

NEW YORK, Sept, ,21.-The
white star liner Olympic with a
large passenger list Of Americans
who had been spending summer
vacations abroad arrived today.
Among the returning were Senator
Nlkina of West yirEtnia &
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
Brady Sta Not
Monon Any More

The Monongahela IailH
Brownsville, Pa, has issped 70
following notice;
''BtfectiYe September 18TH
1891, the pGpte OF fionpn e
a nonsagency freigltt station loH
ed on River DIYist0n ol Alonpasa
hela Railway VIM be T.
Brady, w Ye
.s5onne ipf Nrn q
an siid Ts pi leg
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
By The Way.
Daily column given to currenli
events and frank comment
BURDEN


IT ERE'S an average family ol
l five living in New York. How
much of a tax burden does it have
to carry1 Five hundred and forty
dollars a year-s250 for Uncle
Sam, the rest in state and municipal
taxes. That's what the Real Estate
Board Of New York tells Congress.
Nearly as much as the average
family's normal mcconnell
You can load lot Of straw on a
camel. but finally the last straw
will break the camel's back. Cut
ing taxes. by reducing government
spending. is not only urgent, its an
absolute necessity.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
REPUBLICAN AHEAD.

Sept, 2I.-Partial returns from
eight Of the 25 counties in New
Mexico from yesterdays election
to choose a United States senator.
today gave H. o.. Bursun, Republi4
can, a lead Of approximately 500
votes over r. II. Hanna, Demo
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21

GAINESVILLE, o., Sept. 21.-A
'twistr'' windstorm hit the bust.
ness section OF this city at noon to.
day and damaged the Main street
business houses running into hum
dreds Of thousands dollars damage.
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day during her four years attend
ance at State College high school,
from which she was graduated last
June.
When the college forestry stu.
dents told her, I'VE had fried rattle
snake for dinner three times week
at our summer school," she wasn't
feazed.
If you can stand It" she said,
~ can. What does 1t taste ltke?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
FAD ARETING

The NJ. 3. Church, South Of Far
mington held Iheir first series Of
cottage prayer meeting OF the en-
suing year On Monday evening
at the home Of Mr.. Edward Capet.
"A large gnumbss OF members were
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
Ain eEnMlnEl lcHIEE-

WASHINGTON, Sept, 81. ~ Col,
M. NJ. Patrick, OF the corp Of enc
gineers was nominated today by
President Hsrding to be chief Of
the air service With tho rank q
1Ifnidi. eIanSfnl q y !. .al. - n IN.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
Harding Sends
Senate Treaties

WASHINGTON, Sept. rhe
treaties with Germany; Austrst
and Hungary were sent to the seh
ate for rattficat hon, today by
dent Harding, Tie treahes wer
accompanied only by q brief for
NAL note of transmits and era
sent to the capitol by q whlte
house messenger, VII
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
Congressn1en on
Job After Recess

WASHINGTON. Sept. 81 Con
gress assembled at noon today q
ter a recess of 8 10 days with pro
poets that the extra esston f6tld
lapse into the regular sessipn 81
ginning in December.