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links that ths new price level win be so per cen.
higher lhaa 1913.
Both may BE night That IS, prices might slump 10
the 2 basis and then recoserl go PEI cent
sholssals prices began falling IN May. last year.
Several keep an index Of average prices
The average Of ssholesale prices now is only go per
cent above the 1913 level On the basis The average
monthly decline, 1913, Wholesale prices would Be
reached:
June 4. 1921. according to. Brsd.tree,s' index;
July I, 1921. according to the Federal Reserve
Boards INDEX
July IS. 1921. according TO the U. S. Bureau Of
Labor Statistics, covering wholesale prices Of 300
articles;
October. i. 1921. according to Dun. commodity
index.
On he other hand, wage Gamers cost Of living
now is about 50 per cent higher than in July 1914.
according to the price index Of the National industrial
Conference Board AT the peak. in July. 1920, it was
nearly los per cent above July 1914. The average
reduction has been five and a half per cent month,
at which rate wage Gamers cost Of living would
not get back to pe-war levels until March l, 1922.
The Importance Of these figures is that they are
being used in adjusting wage disputes. Correct or not.
they are from the most reliable authorities available
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company, returned this morning
from u TRIP to Baltimore.
Neal G. Miller, coal broker, In
iontown, Fa., returned to that place
after spending o week here.
Has Opened Office.
Today ]. D. Huddell, New York
city, assumed charge and opened
the Philadelphia office Of the Brady
Coal corporation, at 1882 CONNER
cial Trust building, Broad and Mar,
ket streets, Philadelphia.
Daily Production. 4
A total of 40S cars OF coal was
produced In the Fatrmont region
on Saturday; 25s cars on the Mo-
nongah division, B. & O.; Ill cars
on the Monongahela in West Wiz
ginia, and SO on the Western Mary,
land. On the Charleston division,
B. & 0. r. R., on Saturday there
were 20 cars.
Mining Conditions.
Fewer mines were idle today than
any time since April 81. There are
Gas mines idle while on April 27tll
there were 2i4 down. In the Fair.
mont region proper there are 1877
mines idle, which is the least idle
since April 81, which was 244. A
total Of 15o mines are idle today on
the Monongah division, two more
than last Monday. On the Monon,
gahela railway there are 81 down In
West Virginia, two less than last
Monday. In the Pennsylvania end
there are 1877 down. Along the
Western Maryland there are II
mines idle agairEt is last Monday.
Forty-elght mines are idle on the
Charleston division, B. & o. today
against A last Monday.
There Is no decided change In
mining conditions in the region
other than today there we're more
empties ordered on the Mononsah
division, B, & o. R. r., than last
Monday. The total increase or,
dered was 179.
Personal Mention.
W. D. Reed, Of the South Pitts
burgh Coal company, has returned
from a business trip to Baltimore
and Cumberland, Md.
Ernest Mccoy, Of the Mccoy
Coal company, has gone to Balti
more for two weeks.
Up to the Directors.
Coal associations from various
parts of the country were repre-
scented at the meeting at the Con
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week loaded 1853 cars of coal or a
loss of rs cars over the previous
week. In the Pennsylvania end
there were 921 cars of coal loaded.
which showed a gain Of 81 cars.
Coal loading on the Western
Maryland railway last week was
400 cars, which was a decrease Of
80 cars compared to the previous
week.
Loading OH the Charleston dlvi.
sion, B. & o. II. R., last week was
27S cars, a loss of % cars.
Production on the Monongah di.
vision, B. & o. R. r. last week was
sos cars SHY OF the last week in
April, 1918, the total falling OF in
coal loading being 515 cars, and
compared TO the last week OF April
in 1890, was 1888 cars short, the
coal loading last week being 98S
cars short. Compared to the GORE.
spending week Of April, 1920, the
Monongahela railway in West Vii.
ginia last week was SIS cars
ahead, because year ago a vepS
keen car shortage was felt there,
Western Maryland production a
year ago was 104 cars less than
last week due to the severe cur
shortage.
Saturdays Shipments.
These shipments were made of
the Monongah division Of the B. &
o. R, R, on Saturday: Curtis Bay,
122 cars; coal loaded east, 25S
cars; coal loaded west, 81 cars.
Daily r. R. Fuel.
Only sixteen cars Of railroad fuel
were loaded Of the Monongah diyi:
sion Of the B, & O., which is the
poorest showing on record in the
region for any time other than
strikes or holidays. The B. & o,
R. R. did not secure any fuel Sat.
urday.
Back from Baltimore.
Gail Nshbaeh, Fairmont repre-.
sentative of the Valley Camp Coal
r ? ~ =
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According to Phlladelphia dispatch a young
woman Of that city who has written to Secretary Of
Labor Davis urging that the nation should act
against working girls who are equipped with made
up faces and empty heads" has been invited TO cali
up on the secretary at his office in Washington.
Perhaps Mr.. Davis wants to make 1t good and plain
that IL 1t is wrong for working girls to paint their
faces It is equally wrong Tor women of the leisure
classes AS matter of fact IL the latter did not
paint the former would not. OF course something
ought to be done about the whole thing, for the
results are frequently CHASTITY, but where the Sec
rotary Of labor comes in on 1t Is somewhat of a
mystery.
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The Federal Reserve boards monthly review Of
business conditions notes that while complete busl-
ness recovery has been slower than was predicted
some time ago the business tor April showed pproy-
ed outlook generally. The same thought is reflect
ed in the other weekly and monthly reviews OF
business conditions. The, only really disappointing
factor in the general business situation is the lack
of increase in building operations in the face OF
undoubted great shortages Of houses 1t is explain
ed that costs are excessive and that there will not
be any general REVIVAL of huilding until they mod
crate. Freight rates and wages probably are tho
sticking points in building costs.
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HEAL SKIN DISEASES
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Il Is unnecessary for you to suffer
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and similar skin troubles. zeme,
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800 for extra large bottle, and prompt.
" applied will usually give instant relief
from itching torture. Il eieanses and
,oothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases.
Zeno 70 a wonderful penetrating,
disappearing liquid and Is soothing 70
the most delicate skin. Il Is not greasy,
Is easily applied and costs little. Get
It today and save all further distress,
The 3. W. Rose Co. Cleveland. o.
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RUFF STUFF

Billy Sunday fooled bunch OF
The wissacrss; he gave the interest
IN 10000 for month and half
10 the local 'Y'' fund. No doubt In
order that people might not say he
Was doing II as q publicity stunt,
he did not make a record eontribu-
lion
Mellon Tells Congress to be Eco
nonsiea ieadline. Even cabinet
member may have a sense Of hu-
NOR
A man in Louisiana has taught
ais geese To- fish. They jump in the
water rom d boat, catch fish and
hiring them back to the boat. Boy
pass Me white lightning" this
way
Don't fan to! read the thrilling Sc
rial ssnizzertnktum, The wild PINK
Rabbit OF tho osarks." First in
almenn starts Ia This kolum 10.
morrow attethoon at 1 O'Clock, Sub.
seaueni instalments will be publish.
I'd eyetY other Christmas untll fur.
Their notices
This q said BY unbiased critics
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The Welrton SEQ company has re

The Weirton Steel company has re.
sumed operations recently.
The Purseglove Coal and Dock
company has been capitalized al
$4,000 in Ohio by Joseph P. Purse
glove and othc.s. T&oir office is in
the Kirby building, Cleveland. The
Pursegloves have mines In the
SCOTS Run section,
]. r. Blackburn, manager OF the
Morgantown. W. Va. office Of W.
H. Bradford & Co., Inc, has been
made general superintendent OF the
Clarion Coal Mining company and
Victor Coal Mining company, which
has Its main office in PhIladel
phia.
Coal traffic bureaus Of Louis
vile, KY, are opposing an advance
in rates on the L. 6 N. R. R. Thii
region Is watching this rate case
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next door thought we were running
the vacuum cleaner.
Gasoline comes high; but Henry
won't bulge without It.
A reporter on a paper in Arkan-
sas wrote OF a musical, "Bill Mitch
ellis singing was a bowling success
No doubt his paper had one Of those
signs in the editorial sanctum, "Ao.
curacy, Accuracy, Accuracy"
In spite OF all volstead has done
there are yet times when you can
look dog In the face and feel sur
he is being wagged by his tall.
But it costs a lot more.
The poor old clock, they turn l,
up, they turn II back; a few might
like to make It quack; but
through It all Il smiles sublime
and simply keeps on marking time.
Latest reports from the old home
town say the kid has learned to
play q mouth organ, Just so no
on teaches him to play "Reyeille''
before sunrise It Will be o. K. with
US.
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BOTTOM PRIcEs-WHEN,

MANY a corporation would gladly hand you
~ million dollars if you could tell item when
prices Will stop falling down the elevator shaft
There's the textile business. 1t thought that it had
completed deflston. But suddenly the bottom falls
out again.
ME National Bank of Commerce and several
other leading banks think We are going back to 1913
Another school Of economists. headed by Halbet
p Gillette, editor of Engineering and Contracting
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because Il tie rates are advanced
9he Eaiemnnt region alli recoscr
Some ii rs Cincinnati heslness
~. i. Ayefs 4 Co. hos placed 60
900 tons Tor the Ilehish Valley rsil,
road with the Atlantic Fuel tIN
New Geneva Fuel eompaniet ~
connetlsviile,
Coal exports IN March show taas
Canada was the leading exporter
2s5,a71 gross tons, ItilS was .AIad
OF 71,517 gross, tons; Cuba goinS
TO second place with 7s,s6s gross
tons. Egypt With eS,T4S gross tnIS
and Argentine with 6s,7tS groA
tons were next In order,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-02

In transmitting recommendations for tax law
changes Secretary of the Treasury Mellon aetfully
suggested that congress ought to be more careful
about the way 1t spends money. And congress had
better take the hint too. The country is about to
go into period in which it is going TO be extreme
" critical Of public finance
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These figures represent only the circulation which
has Audit Bureau of Circulation rating The actual
total distribution for the month was 1S50S4, and
the average daily distribution fas 5193.
Practically all this circulation went into Fairmont
and Marion county homes the natural field for the
Fairmont Merchant
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qolored soldiers Of New York
State have adopted a uniform Of 4
French horizon blue coat, ehRsseuf
cap, blue coat;l red trousers and
CATERS.
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APRIL CIRCULATION

The actual paid-ror circulation Of the West vir-
ginian for the month of April 1872, is given in the
tabulation below. All copies of advertisers. cor
respondents, employees. etc are eliminated.
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gross hotel. Chicago. on Friday,
where the assigned car problem
WIS dlscussel from all angles
Alter the matter wis thoroughly
discussed the confetees decided q
put the matter up 10 the board d
directors Of the tiona1 Coal Asso-
citation who win decide what stand
shall be taken at their session 1ust
prior to the annual meeting Of the
association IN New York city on
May 10, 20 and Or
A committee was appointed at
the Chicago meeting to proceed
against the assigned car practice
without delay should the National
Coal Association or Its directors
fail to continue the fight. George
s, Bracket, Fairmont, secretary OF
the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators Association, who with
Daniel Howard, Clarksburg, attend
cd the meeting, was appointed a
member Of that committee. Mr.,
Bracket was Of the impression
that a substitution may be made
later for the. place he now occu-
pies on the committee. Y
Messrs. Bracket and Howard
only arrived here Saturday night
70 leave for Washington, D. c., last
night
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eAINrz COCO

Chintx stands out as i fabric me-
dunn for chlldren's troelEs. The,
lovely blending OF celors makes
other ornamentation unnecessary,
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The famous old battIoship. Kear.
sarge. is being transferred into a
floating.crane.
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When the roll is called in Wash
ington today the following are ex.
pected to be present: Samuel D.
Brady, G. D. Robinson, George s.
Bracket, c. H. jenkins, all Of
Fairmou:; E. L. Speaker, A. Lisle
White, Daniel Howard, and j. H.
Callahan, all OF Clarkshurg; w.
H. Green and A. spates Brady, both
Of Elkins: ]. Y. Gibson, Kingwood;
Guy Bonafield. Tunneltnn.
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AZ In Conference.

Today a number Of Falrmont
coal operators are In Conference
with the United States senators
and congressman from West Viz.
ginia, who will be urged to offer an
amendment to the present trans.
portation bill IN order that assigned
cars may be eliminated at all
times. A number Of Fairmonters
left for Washington, D. c., last
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OVER 1900 CARS

CONTINUED from page one,
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Spent Over Two Million.

According to the annual report
Of the United States Steel Corpora.
ton last year 1881, 729.14 was
spent on the plant at Lynch, Ken.
lucky, and for the purpose Of pur.
chasing plant at Philippl, w. Va.
In the Pocahontas field 81, 034, 9S4.01
was expended for additional hous-
Ing facilities.
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Observed Pay Day.
The Hutchinson Coal company
observed pay day on Saturday.
Excellent Likeness.
In last weeks issue of the Ameri.
can Coal Journal published in New
York city a splendid likeness Of G. H.
jenkins, secretary and treasurer OF
the Hutchinson Coal company, and
former president Of the Northern
West Virginia Coal Operators AS.
ISOLATION, is printed on the first
page. Mr.. Jenkins Is also the d..
rector OF the National Coal Asso.
citation from Northern West Wiz.
gtnia.
Watson Expects Business.
Alex. R. Watson, Of the Alex. R.
Watson company, Fairmont, left on
Saturday night for a business trip
to the East. He Is offered a con.
tract OF pool a for exporting, which
viii aggregate $4,000 tons, and he
is negotiating with the buyers to.
day In regard 10 foreign credits,
II It Is secured the contract will
be 1850 tons day. In. addition to
this Mr.. Watson expects to close
contracts for coal with concerns in
Italy and Denmark,
Screened TO Slack.
Some slight Improvement has
been noted In the steel industry.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-05
Santurce al dia

es sobrino de nuestros compaaeros. don
Manuel Fernandez Juncos y don Anto-
MO Blanco Fernandez.
"Juventudp, contiene trabajos litera-
rios, ame1os instructivos; epigramas,
chistes, c6riosidades, etc.
Larga vida de superiores exitos lie
deseamos al indicado peri6dico esco-
lar.
fBdfrio Obreg0. informaba esta
manana un vecino de esta mpderna
caserfa, que en- estos dfas estaban re-
.cibiendo comunicaciones del Departa-
mento del Interior, requiriendo para
el pago de los respectiyos alQuileres a
aquellos que Sc encuentran atrasados
en- tai sentido. por motive de La penu-
ria reinante. FL joyen que nos puso al
tanto de estos detalles nos advertfa
que, 81 Sc llegara a poner zen practica,
allf Ia Ley de deshaucio, aquello serfa
un rerdadero desastre. porque habfa
mucha gente que no contaba nj con re-
cufsos suhcientes para Ia indispensa-
Bile diaria subsistencia.
Famiga Giorgetfi. Sc vsia anoche
mry trists Ia opulsnts ,quinta de esta
apreeiadfsima familia, de Ia parads
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-05

riza y oideha at Comisfonado del In
terror Ia construction de tales csasas
inmediatamente; Disponiendose, que
de Ia cantidad por Ia presente Ley
asignada, Ia suma de yeinticinco mil
dolares, Q Ia parte de ella .aue fuere
menester, serd inyertida por el Comi-
sionado del Inferior de Tuerto Rico en-
10 compra adquisicion de casas pro-
visionales de MADEIRA, nateriales de
construction, gastos de transporte Y
demas erogaciones que fueren necesa-
rias, a fin desdar Immediate albergue
temporal a los vecinos de los barrios
de "Salsipuedess ' sHoyo Frfor de la
ciudad de San Juan; Y, disponi6ndo-
Sc, ademas, que el Comisionado del In
terror queda por Ia presente atitori-
zado y facultado para comprar iirec-
tamente sin la intervention de la Co
mission de Suministros creada por la
ley titulada Resolution Cenjunta No.
IA, aprobada en- 13 de abril de 1916.
para regularizar. el suministrc de
efectos y materiales del Gobierno;
para establecer una ageneia central
de compras Y un dep6sito central del
Gobierno. para crear una Comisi6n de
Suministros, ' para otrds fines, 'todo
el eqiiipo, materiales ' arffcu1os da
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-05

Don FeliT NdUGrro.-En su residen-
cia de La parada % calle de Egozcue
No. 4, dejo de existir anoche ell apre-
ciable caballero,. antique comisionista
de esta plaza, don Felix Navarro, per-
soma que disfrutaba de generates sim
patias en- toda La isla.
No hace muchos~ dfas que Ell I'M
PARCIAL di6 la noticia de su enfer-
medal; va estaba casi en- condolences
de reanudar sus trabajos cuando lie
sorprendio una recafda, tan fatal, que
puso fin a su existencia.
Nos apena hondamente este suceso y
compartimos la amargura que aflige,
en- tan rudos momentos, La distingui-
da familia del extinto. E entierro Sc
verificara esta tarde las 8.
"Jsventad' Hemos reeibido el sep
timo ndmero de la culta Revista sema-
nal de este nombre, organo de las es-
cuelas de santurce y escrita, principal
mente por alumnos de Ia @Labrav
Dicha Revista la dirigen los j6yenes
Carlos Roman Benftez y Jose I. Fer
n6ndez, ambos alumnos del noveno
gradp cientffco ' comercial, respecti-
vamente. FL joven Jose ]. Ferndndez
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-05

Los cat6licos, como Sc advierte por
la lectura de los estatutos prOvisio-
males que dejamos copiados, Sc apres-
tan realiZar una organization que
estd namada, sin duda, a producer
grandes beneficios sociales.
En- estos dfas en- que todas las fuer,
zas vivas buscan un GAUGE sc some
ten una discipline que las hace mas
o menos fuertes, los cat0licos no pO-
dian permanecer inactivos, siendo Co
mo son una fuerza poderosa Y por to-
dos conceptos digna de influir de una
manera efectiva consciente en- los
derroteros de La vida portorrique1a,
necesitada de esta ponderaci6n de
equilibriO para contrarrestar otras ten
dencias que Sc aprestan la lucha con
ambiciones de dominic.
El momento es el mas propicio para
que la Union Popular Cat6lica Porto
rriquena adquiera un rapidO desarro-
llo y una potente organization. Basta-
ra, para clio, con los numerosos facto-
res Sc pOngan en- contacto 7 ESQ es
facil cuando I'M alto ideal pn legf-
timo interes cooperan. la realization
de una obra de acci6n social que ha
de ser Gtil todos.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-05
.CARTAS SOBRE Ell FEh|N|SNO
81, benevoga sc1srs

81. ben6yola selArs .eecuea-
eias son el peos ilssolos
proyectistas, arb .es 6
ide6lOgos. 7 es, seZ-.,ia-4ente. por-
que elIos son, nj mas ii inenns, que
Ia realidad, todo 10 imeura que Sc
quiera, pero al Fin realidad, mientras
que las teorfas y los pr0yectos son,
por regla general todo 10 contrario.
La cosa al parecer mas justa y bella,
el fruto mas delicado y maduro de la
mente humana, al ponerse en- contac-
to con Ia reaiidad quedara hecha un
gufhap0. si 40 ha eontado antes con
esa misrna realidad.
Aquf donde usted me We, tan modes
to poca cosa, sin pizca de filosoffa
: inenos de arte On del gobierno de los
pueblos, en- ounce dias, con solo que
me dejen reunir sobre mi mesa un
ejemplar de cada una de las consti-
tuciones poIfticas ' sociaIes Ell vigor
en- las naciones = unos cuantos hbros
que 70 me Sc, me atrevo perjefar
una constitution que no tenga pero.
Una vez escrita la constitution o el
proyecto de CONSTRUCTION. solo me fall
tartan dos cosas muy sencillas: un
pueblo que ID aeepte 7 unos gobernan-
les que quieren ponerla en- practica.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-05-05
Aslgnacion para casas
para obreros

Ley asignandO la suma de ciento
venticinco mil d6lares para llevar a
c9bo la construction de casas adicio-
males en- el Barrio Obrero, de Martin
Pefia, de la ciudad de San Juan; para
dar albergue temporal. a los vecinos de
los barrios de "SaTsipuedes' v '.Hoyo
Frfo" de dicha cindad, y para otros
fines.
Decretase p0r la ,Asamblea Legisia-
tiva de Puerto Rico:
Secci6n 1.-Por la presente Sc asig-
ma la cantidad de ciento yinticineo
mil d6lares, o la parte de ella que sea
necesaria, de cualesquiera fondos del
Tesoro de Puerto Rico, no destinados
para otras atenciones, para La cons
trucci6n de tantas casas como sea DO
sible, con su correspondence sistema
de alcantarillado y acueducto, en- ell
BarriO ObrerO de Martin Peha, San
Juan; las cuales Sc destinaran prefe-
rentemente IA suministrar viviendas
adecuadas a artesanos, obreros u otros
trabajadores, a c0sto razonable,
de acuerdo con 10 previsto en-
la LEY para autorizaf la emil
si6ir de bonos con Ell fin de construir
casas para artesanos obreros; pro-
veer ell arrendamiento de, las mismas,
con derecho a propiedad; para mejo-
rar las condolences sanitarias de de-
terminates terrenos pertenecientes
FL Pueblo de Puerto Rico; fomentar
la creaci0n de granjas agrfcolas para
arrendar trabajadores agrfcolas Y
concederles su propiedad, para
otros fines" aprobada ell q de no.
viembre de 1917.
Secci6n 2.-Por la presente Sc auto