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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
Early Morning Trolley
Runs Into Washout
and Turns Over
NONE BADLY HURT
Escape of Passengers and
Crew is Regarded as,
Almost a Miracle

Four passengers and the crew,
comprising all the occupants Of
the car, received a severe shaking
up this morning when the first
car out on the Warrington line,
ran into a washcut about 100 yards
from the Pine Grove school, left
the track arSi overturned com
pletely. Only one OF the oCcu-
pants OF the car, Conductor Char
les Hamilton, seemed to be injur.
ed and u visit to Cook hospital
made by Mr.. Hamilton later iD
the morning disclosed the fact
that severe paiu in his side was
not due to any broken bones as
shown by the X-ray but was only
confusion. Taking it by and
large, the accident was one OF the
luckiest on record.
The car had left Fairmont for
its first trip out at O'Clock in
charge OF Conductor Hamilton and
W. G. Bosserman, motorman ana
was travelling along at a speed Of
about 20 miles an hour when the
bad spot in the track was reach
ed at about S23. An examination
Of the track after the accident
showed that the ground had been
washed out for a distance Of about
so feet, allowing the rails to sag
down, but that the track was still
intact.
The first truck OF the car pass
ed. over safely but when-the sec
ond truck took the low spot With
bounce, It left the rails, causing
the car, to topple over on its side
toward Buffalo creek, about 20
feet away. The car turned COM
pletely over and rested on the
edge Of the creek. ..-...s. .--.---si;-l,-
ThB' escape OF all the occupants
OF the car from serious injury Is
regarded as Xttle short Of miraCu.
lous and for once at least the Of.
ficials of tho NJ. P. and R. are
congratulating themselves on tho
small numbSS Of passengers who
were In the car.
Within a very short time, q
wrecking creS were on the ground
and made the necessary repairs
to the track and traffic was resum,
ed on the regular schedule.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
SCOUTS BACK
BOOK CAMPAIGN
Will Endeavor to Get
More of Best Books In
Fairmont Homes

ChiIdren's Book Week campaign
under the auspices of the library
commission of the Boy Scouts OF
America, is to be held November
Il to 10. The slogan Of the cam
paign is More Books in the Home"
and the purpose is better books.
That is more books of the proper
kind for the boys and girls of our
country.
The Chlldren's Book Week cam
paign first started among the Boy
Scouts OF America, in the fall OF
1916. In 1918 they consolidated
with the American Book Sellers
Association. The campaign this
fall will be the third annual ma.
tional campaign.
The cooperation OF the churches,
schools and other organizations OF
the city is asked, and circulars de.
scribing the campaign, in detail,
will be sent to them In the near
future.
In connection with the Chill.
drcn's Book Week campaign, ma.
tional essay contest is offered to all
the boys and girls of the country
Is years of age and under. The
subjects for the essay is, Books /
Like to Read" The contest -is,con-
Quoted by magazine called THE
Bookman."
Contributions must be in the
bands OF the judges by November
90. The essays are limited to not
less than three hundred words and
not more than eight hundred. Man
uscripts must be written in ink, and
on one side OF the paper only, and
the name. age. and address OF the
contestant must be plainly written
in the upper right hand corner.
Ten prizes are offered, and they
are: First prize, $2500; second
prize, $40 worth Of books, and one
book each for the remaining eight
prizes.
Local boys and girls wishing tc
enter the contest may bring their
essays to the local scout headquar.
ters, and from there they will bo
forwarded to THE Bookman."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
Not Since January 8 Has
Production Been AS
Heavy
-B&OALONE ESHOWSLOSS
News of Interest in the
Coal Industry These
Days

Production in Northern west
Virginia mines last week aggregat'
ed 3s9 $50 tons or gain OF 1,2OO
tons over the previous week. This
was the heaviest tonnage produced
of any week In 1921 with the ex.
tsption of that ending January Sth,
which was 426,500 tonss Every d.
Vision gained last week except the
Monongah division, B. & O. r. r.
(which dropped of 20.65O tons.
Tonnage produced and gain or
loss over the previous week was
as follows: B. & o. System, Mo
{ nonEah division-191.70 700 tons, loss
20. $50 tons; Charleston division,
.s1,o00, gain 2,7OO tons; Connells'
'eFiile division, $3.50 tons, gain 35e
tons; Cumberland division. %,
$50 tons, gain, $3.50 tons; Monou'
Rahela railway (West Virginia dis
| trict), 1850 tons, gain 10000 tons;
Morgantown and Wheeling. $3.50
ions, gain, $3.50 tons; Western
maryland system = Bingamon &
eelen's Run, $4,000 tons. gain, 25C
tons; Belington & Weaver, 10 ,45G
tons, gain $50 tons.
Resumed Operations.
Forest Coal company resumed
\aperations on Monday. This mine
g located in Monongalia county.
Nv. Va, along Scott's Run.
Removed Office.
The Equitable Fuel company to
day removed its office from room
404 to room AIS.
Falrmont Mining School.
The labor trouble In the Southern
mart OF the state has Handicapped
afhe extension school work very
much In that end Of the state,
where class enrollments have been
sgreatly reduced. Most OF the class
ses have but dozen or more mem.
3bers enrolled.
With he FaiFmont school pos
sessing an enrolment OF 10 it Is
said that Fairmont has been a rose
I'm the desert to DR.. A. c. Callen,
,dorgantown, head OF the depart
ment,of mining engineering at West
gVirginia University. and others In
charge OF the mining extension
school work.
Down MorgantoWn Way.
M Il. Taylor, of tho Morgantown
Coal company, Morgantown, return
ed on Sunday from trin to Phil
Iadelphia and Baltimore. Trading
condiions were found to be very
slow.
Benjamin Chaplin, of the Chap
lin Colleries Co., Morgantown, was
In Pittsburgh on business last
ghursday and Friday.
Forrest Shriver, general mana
er of the Commercial Fuel Co., is
he father OF baby daughter while
tJ..E. Gadd, of the Gadd-Shaw Fuel
So., Morgantown, Is the father OF
a baby boy.
sFifteen members attended the
Seekly dinner OF the Morgantown
Wholesale Coal association at the
old Tea room, Morgantown, on
Monday, when current business top
scB were discussed.
Mines along Scott's run in the
,dorgantown, W. Va. section, are
W CONTINUED on page two)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
JIM. SCOTT IS IN
GRAFTON TO-DAY
C. w. Van Horns Son
Hurt in Football
Game

J. NJ. Scott, Wheeling. generai
superintende q of tho West Viz.
ginia distrS7 was in Grafton to
day.
3. & o. officials expect that
Daniel Willard, president of the
B. & o. System, will pass througE
Fairmont during the next few
weeks. BY going via Cumberland
to Pittsburgh Mr.. Willard did not
pass through here last week.
The many friends Of c. w. Van
Horn, Cumberland, Md, su2erla.
tendent OF the Cumberland dIvis.
ion, B. 6 o. railroad, will regret
to learn that his son, Robert, wht
was student at Kiskl College,
Salisbury, Pa, was injured while
playing footb.ll. Details have not
been received in Grafton or Fair.
mont but according to one rum
he had his Jaw bone broken and
was In a serious condition. Mr.
Van Horn was formerly Iperln.
tendent OF the Monongah division.
B. so. and has a large number
of friends in Grafton, Fairmoni
and all pointssalong the Monongah
division.
]. H. Huggans, Brownsville, Pa,
general agent Of the MonongaholS
railway, was in Fairmont today
Today marked the formal open
ing Of the perfect package cam
paign in Fairmont. It will be con.
tinued during November and is de-
signed to keep down loss because
Iof freight not being prepared
properly. The B. & o., Monon.
gahela railroads and the Mononga
hela Power & Railway COMPANY
Iare eooperaGfg in the movement
locally.
%. & o. employees nre planning
to participate in the Armistlcs
Day parade In Fairmont,
Richard Bartlett, son Of Ernest
Bartlett, B. & o. trainmaster, who
was formerly connected with the
Itrainmaster's office and yardmas.
ters office Of the b, & o. r.
here Is playing on the Wayneshurg
College football team at Waynps.
burg Pa - - ,;-;'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
George Ford Is
Visitor In City

George NJ. Ford, state superin'
tendent of schools was a visitor
at the office Of County Superin'
tendent Barnes yesterday after.
noon. Mr.. Ford had been at Man
nIngton where he had been since
attending the Monongahela Valley
Teachers Association round table
at Grafton last week.
While here the state superin.
tended gave out the personnel OF
the speakers to be ut the, two day
institute to be held at Miller
school on Friday and Saturday,
November 1919. They will be J.
H. Hickman OF Charleston, ]. A.
jackson, superintendent Of schools
at Clarksburg and Ira B. Bush,
superintendent Of schools At Erie
Pa D. -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
ERS.HING
SPEAKS TO-
We TERAAI..2.....
Extends Warm.
Greeting toGreat
French Leaders
Marshal Foch

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1.-General
John ]. Pershing, commander Of the
American Expeditionary forces, to-
day extended on behalf OF the
American Legion and his own ma
tive state of Missouri, formal well
come to Marshal Ferdinand Foeh
Of France. Il most cordially greet
you," said General Pershing imam
address delivered before the ma
tionaI convention Of the Legion at
which the French commander was
the guest OF. honor.
mot only recalling the affection
ate relationship of other days but
also recognizing the patriotic unit
that has grown out Of these a9sos
Citations and the common purposes
that exist to uphold more faithfully
those ideals that lie at the founda.
ton of this great republic OF ours
M. L., MarIeshel the American
Legion is honored by your presence
among US. We extend an equally
cordial welcome to that intrepid
leader OF Italy's victorious army
that crossed the military autocrapy
Of Austria, General Diaz, and to the
representative OF the brave Bel:s
gium army whose courage de6ted
The staggering blows of German
militarism, General jacques, and
to the great captain who commRnds
ed the British naval forces whose
efficience on the seas made the
land victory possible, Admiral Lord
Beatty. The people OF AmeE5ae
await to do you honor persona
I am extremely delighted 20 e9taua
to you the greetings of the AE1eEts
can army that crossed the sea
fight beside you" \ %
General Pershing then turned his
attention to the Legion and praised
It's campOtgn. for lkmertcanisn1 ande
kindred ideals. He urged they con-
inue efforts to- bring into being e.
force representative Of the
people which in any future war win
escape the results OF unprepaEeds
ness that you suffer. He urged that
the Legion bend It's efforts toward
all possible relief for IN.
capacitated veterans Of the war.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
CHECK -0FF RUE
DISCUSSED HERE
Decision of Judge Ander-
son Main Topic With
Coal Leaders

Overshadowing every other dis.
cussion in coal circles today was
the temporary Injunction granted
by Federal Judge A. B. AN1erson
at indianapolis, Ind, yestetday.
The matter was discussed from
various angles but everybody ap-
pears to be awaiting more definite
word as to the legal phases before
having anything to say.
According to the press reports
the injunction restrains coal opera
tors all over the United States from
resorting to the check OF" which
covered dues and assessments o.
the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea, and which operators paid dir
ectly to the organization and TO
which the individual miner waa
not a consideration.
Coal operators in Northern
West Virginia have announced no
policy but it Is generally, belieyed
that strict compliance to the court
order will follow at once. 0neS
operator today said that his cons
cern would abide by tue co1rt
OTUGI dI UuCG tALA0 64AeAS lA4As
off" would be considered fer tliek
pay for the last two weeks Of cts
obtr. which is interpreted TO come
under the scope Of the injunehon
order.
TIE Fairmont office OF the uni
ted Mine Workers Of America
no comment to make on the MI 4
ter. Patrick Buckley vice presi emit
OF sub district 4. who was ~
charge, declined to touch on
subject but from a sdiRRat rom
Indianapolis can be cleaned tlie3
fact that the United Mine Work
ers of America are planning 10
collect the dues By other ulealts
The dispatch states the toi ilowtns
with tie check OF sygtem Of
collecting union dues under the
ban OF an Injunction from 10
federal court here officers OF thp
United Nine Workers Of I'M eics
today faced the task OF creatin
a new nationwide coll
agency for getting the unionl
venues from It's hal e mi Iion ID
.bers. Under the sseheelc 3t
orators having contfa "a th
unions deducted the union que
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
Robbers Visit
Monongah Depot

Thieves entered the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad station at Mo.
nongah during last night and got
away with upwards OF $50 worth
of expressage which had been re-
ceived at the depot and had not yet
been delivered. From twelve o'clock
midnight until eight o'clock in the
morning there Is no operator or
agent at the depot and 1t was dur.
ing these hours that the thieves
entered The building. Entrance was
had by a window near which the
telegraph operator sits as the win
dow had been raised.
The theft was discovered this
morning when Agent Walter Huf'
man entered the building at about
eight o'clock. B. & o. detectives
are on the grounds today making
an investigation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
Normal To Be
Down Two Days

Owing to the State Educational
meeting at Huntington, the latter
part of this week, which several
members of the faculty OF the
State Normal school will attend
the Normal will be closed Thurs
day and Friday OF this week.
Prof. Walter Barnes Of the NOT.
NAL school faculty is president Of
the conference AID he accompant'
ed by Mrs. Barnes and Professor
Joseph Roster will leave tonight
to attend the preliminary conter
ence, which meets tomorrow.
Other members Of the faculty
who will leave tomorrow after
noon to attend the meeting are:
Mr.. and Mrs. p. l.. Lively
Messrs j. F. Shreve, H. F. Rog
ers, Frank 8. White, q. q. Mer
Ger, Mrs. N. r. O. Morrow and
the Misses Dorcas Pritchard, Vtr.
ginia Gaskill, Irene Osborne, Bya
Tompton, Ethel Ice. Blanche Glib
and Mar6p Hsd
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
Big Realty Deal;
Bowen Home Sold

The Rev. w. D. Reed has pur.
chased from former Mayor and
Mrs. Anthony Bowen their hand
some suburban home "Bowenita"
on Morgantown avenue. The prop
erty consists OF moro than three
acres OF valuable real estate ideally
situated on Morgantown avenue
and easily reached from the city.
In, addition to Bowenita the Bowen
residence, the property has situat-
ed on It another good residence.
Mr.. Reed who resides in Fatrmont
avenue, does not expect to occupy
tho property. The property is one
OF the prettiest of the suburban
properties in this city and Mayor
and Mrs. Bowen have improved
it to large extent since occupying
It n number OF years ago. The
property was placed on sale re-
Gently, having been divided into lots
but the whole acreage was pur'
chased by Rev. Reed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
Await Decision In
Highest Tribunal

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The
salient feature Of the temporary
order Issued by Federal Judge
Anderson at Indianapolis restrain
ing tho United Mine Workers Of
America probably will be passed
upon by the supreme court in the
near future in another case. The
principal legal question at issue in
the Indianapolis case are involved
in an appeal brought BY. the United
Mine Workers from a decision Of
the federal courts in Arkansas in
a proceeding originally instituted
by the Coronado and other coal
mining companies in that state In
volved in tho 1914 strike OF the
union.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
IlInnE MoNlT AcT.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Jus
tice Hitz, OF the District of Co
lumbia Supreme court, declined
today to enjoin Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty, United States
Marshal Splain and Others from
serving sIbpoenas. or. other les
gal process on the National
Coal Association and John D.
A. Morrow, its vice president,
ito answer an 5pdtrtmEuta Ess.
turned against the plaintiffs
and 225 others in indianapolis
for alleged conspiracy to vio-
late the Sherman antitrust law.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
Milkmen Go On
Strike In Gotham

NEW YORK, Nov. NEARLY S
million in New York and surround
ing vicinity found no milk OF
crenm at their back doors this
morning. The milk wagon drivers
union was on strike for wage in.
crease Of SIS = week and annual
vacations OF two weeks pay.
Distributing corporations gave
notice Of their determination to
nut m open shop policy into ef
feet and advertised for men to
take tho strikers places.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
CONSIDER sTRulE

TERRA HAUTE, Nov. IA
strike order calling out all miners
in district eleven comprising the
entire Indiana bItuminous coal
field is being. considered at tho
district office here was learned to.
day. The strike IL called was said
would be a protest against the in.
functions issued Monday by Judge
Anderson. Miners employed at the
Wabash and Sugar Valley mines.
two Of the largest coal producing
plants In the Terra Haute field
went on an unauthorized strike
this morning as q protest against
the Injunction.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES NEEDS FUNDS FOR
GREAT WORK; MANY NEED HELP IN OUR CITY
Help This Wottly Cause

Don't forget the Associated Charities organization
battling this wagng with
OF strength and vitality Organization money
anything Its life aid 1t is looking to
to furnish that money activities. dol
lar bin isn't much you give mighty worthy cause
Give 1t today get your checboo send it in
II YOU like you may slip 50 bill envelope
way would dearly love to send in check
covering an amount larger than this check will be
received with great Joy thanksgiving Help needy
who are suffering prvatton all about Put the
heart back into the worthy poor this cIty
nothing with you die. Be leave behind
grateful soul aided through unsesh efforts
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
Banquets For
Bows and Dads

The banquets on Thursday, No
vember 10th, will be the big event
of Father and Son week. Ban
quets will be held in the five dis
tricts in which the city has been
divided, and the men and boys are
asked to not make any other eI'
gagements for this evening.
II possible every unprivileged
boy in the city Will be sponsored
at the banQuets. The Y. NJ. G. A.
Is hoping to be able to secure a
complete list of these boys before
middle Of next week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01

LISBON, Nov. l. - A bomb
exploded this morning on the
staircase Of the American con-
sulate here. No damage was
done however. The police at
tribute the outrage to the agita-
tion in connection with the
cases OF Sacco and Van zetti,
Italians under conviction for
murder In Massachusetts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
PHENOMENA

a MERICA'S youn;ist married
a couple with the largest family
is claimed by FlalletsvilIe, Texas.
August Domak, 46 years old, and
his wife, a., have I6 children, all
living and at home.
How would y,Gl have liked to
support I8 children for the last four
years. considering the cost of living2
Just imagine-40 eggs for break.
fastl Oh, death, where is thy
stins2
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
TO NAME CHAIRMAN

ST. LOUIS, Nov. Indications
this morning were that successor
to George White as chairman Of
the democratic national committee
might be agreed upon by the Vari-
oHa; party elements before the.
committees met at nnou.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
cApruRE AMERICANS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Il
Safe department advlces from
Chihuahua. Mexico, received
today, report OF the capture
yesterday OF four Americans by
Mexican bandits. Payment Of
$4,000 pesos was demanded for
their release which was finally
brought about by payment OF
only 5000 pesos.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
ELEvEN LOST.

ANGLESEA, N. J., Nov. L.
Eleven fishermen are believed
to have been drowned by the
upsettIng Of a small open mo
tor boat in the southeast storm
that prevailed along the New
Jersey coast. One fishing
boat is missing. The sea trag.
edy was not discovered until
two bodies were washed ashore
near the cold spring coast.
guard station and the finding
early today Of an unturned
boat.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
BACK 10 WORK.

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Nov. 1.
BY unanimous vote the dis.
trict council OF California on
field workers composed OF
representative OF each local
union out on strike, this morn
ing decided to recommend to
the strikers that they return
to work a once. This recon.
mendation will be put to vote
tomorrow night and Thursday
night by all striking locals.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
HOUSES FOR RENT

Six room houses attractlvely
finished and equipped with
bath, electricity. gas and water
are now available at greatly re-
duced rents.
These houses are built In
single, double. triple and quad
ruple units, q number OF them
having furnaces.
Rents range from $500 per
month for an inside house with
out furnace to $500 per
month for q single house with
furnace.
Appointment for inspection
OF houses may be made by call
ing telephone 1888 or 972.
WEST VIRGINIA METAL
!. PRODUCTS CORPORATION
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
reFlashes
GO ON STRIKE.

ATHENS, Ohio. Nov. 1.-Be-
tween 275 and 300 union miners
employed at mine number 26 OF
the New York Coal company at
Floodwod, this county, went on
strike this morning as a pro-
test against the .checkoff In
junction issued yesterday by
Judge Anderson in federal court
at indianapolis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-01
By The Way:
Daily column given to currru.
events and frank comment
GRIND

GRIND
q RACE WILTSHIRE, Lo,
SAAngeles school teacher, married
Luther Drake. Omaha banker. A
year ago she found herself widow
with half million dollars in cash
She returns 10 Los Angeles. back
to the old teaching job. A school
teacher with 100000 is the eighth
wonder Of the world. Observe, also,
that Mrs. Drake could not keep
away from work. Same with you,
if you became suddenly rich. After
the novelty wore off. the old grind
would look like the Promised Land.