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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
Prize ANIbRDSIQ
STUDENTS. MADE
Winners in Both Grade
and High Schools
Made Public

Prize winners in the Y. NJ. c. A
circus poster contest conducted in
both the city grade schools and
high schools were announced today,
The committee OF judges, composed
OF Miss Laura E. Briggs, AT iu-
structor at the Fairmont State Nor
NAL School, Miss Lucie C. Ford,
general secretary Of the Y. ". C,
A., Major Earl Smith. editor OF thu
FaiTmont Times, and S. ". Wright
advertising manager OF The West
Vtrginian. devoted several hou:S
to their task yesterday afternoon,
and their decisions were handed
down after careful consideration Of
the many features essential to thu
makeup Of genuinely good posters
Prize winners iii the high school
classification are as follows: FRS,
prize, IS. 10 GueTin Johnson. Fair
mont High School; second prize
50. Owen CLANCY, Fairmont High
School; third prize, 81. Evelyn
Swiger. Fairmont High school
fourth prize, 81. Walker Whiting
Dunbar High School.
In the grade school individua,
contests, the following were chos
en- first in each school: David
Mcneil. Miller school: Walter Am
mons. Barnes School: Clyde Twigg
East Park School: Mabel Stuart
Staggers, White School: Saom'
E. Smith. Dunbar School; Elmer
Stealey. Central School: Bobby
Lowe. Butcher School, and Maud
Pollock. Fleming School. Each ot
the foregoing wins 81 in addition
to the honor Of having the best pos.
ter submitted by the school.
Choosing first. second sand third
best from the first prize winners
Of the grade schools simmered
down TO a race which was diff
cult to decide. All OF the posters
were top notch and showed tina,
paiustaking efforts had been put
into their making and only after
considerable deliberation were the
prizes marked down as follows:
First In all the grade schools. Clyde
Twigg. East Park School, prize IS.
second prize. s., TO Mabel Stuar
StaGgess, White School, and third
prize. 81. to Naomi E. Smith, Dun
bar School.
The wards were based on origin
Atty Of design. wording. layout,
workmanship and advertising
value. The judges believed that the
best results had been achieved by
the young people who first realIz-
ed that the circus posters we're to
serve as advertisements for the
event scheduled to take place
March 80. 81 and April / and VINO,
in consequence. went ahead and
created posters possessing adver-
Using value. There were many
good posters entered which lacked
perhaps, one essential feature TO
get them into the prize list. Some
were wall conceived but failed 10
carry the main features Of word
Continued on page four.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
.FAIRMONT BARRED
BY THIS PEDDLER
Lost Arm on Former
Yisit-Arrested
This Time

James Lacey. itinerant peddler.
Is never going to visit this city
again during his rambling around
over the country selling pins and
needles, etc. Both OF Jim's visits
TO Fairmont have resulted in dis
aster for him. This time r. was
arrested and Jailed on a charge OF
being drunk. The last time II was
more serious. While trying to
board a train in the local railroad
yards he slipped and fell, his right
arm was caught under a wheel OF
the train and cut off between the
wrist and elbow.
Lacey's first visit was in 1909,
about the same time OF the year.
According to Lacey Bill Riggs was
yardmaster at that time and be.
friended him when he was hurt.
Lacey arrived here yesterday from
Grafton, beating his way to Cam
reon. where he said a fresh supply
Of goods was awaiting him. He
met with some friends, and after
having a few drinks searched out
the police station. to find a place to
sleep.
When he. arrived at the polIea
station the few drinks had taken
effect and Jim was a little un-
steady on his feet. He found
place to sleep as Chief Snider vel
coined him with open arms. He
was helped to a cell downstairs
where he spent the night.
After hearing LRcey's tale OF woe
Mayor Conway imposed fine Of
IS or five days in Jail, but told
Chief Snider that II he wanted to
let Lacey go it was all right with
him. Lacey promised to leave
town at once II liberated and he
was given his opportunity BY Chief
Snider later in the day.
The next case on the calendar
for trial was that OF Frank Nor
gan and Mary Jones. This couple
was arrested at o'clock this
Continued on Page Four
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
Miners Eight
HourDaytoBe
ObserUedHere

United Mine Workers Of Am
erica are actively planning to
celebrate the eight hour day on
April l strike or no strike.
This commentaries the cath
anniversary Of It's establish
ment when the soft coal miners
received an agreement in the
central competitive field on
April /, 1888, in Chicago, when
Michael Ratchford was inter
national president OF the Unit
ed Nine Workers Of America.
A number Of celebrations
will be held in the Fairmont
field. The Rivesville local Is
the first to announce its cele-
braton. Samuel B. Montgom-
cry, Kingwood, will be'the prin-
ciral speaker. Efforts will also
be made to secure h. E. Peters.
Fairmont. former president OF
sub-district 4. district II, as
one Of the speakers.
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NOT TO PERMIT
OTHER DISTRICT
TO Make SCALE
Operators Demand Right
to Negotiate With
Own Miners
.HOWAT NOT SUPPORTED.
Bellaire Convention Re-
fuses to Pass Res
olution

KANSAS CITY, March 1S-The
Trans-Misslssipt Coal Operators
Association With mines in Mis-.
souri,, Kansas. Oklahoma, ArEans-
as and Iowa, will make its own
wage scales after April /. and will
rot permit some other district to
make the basic scale In which we
have NO voice or vote" Harry n.
Taylor. Of Kansas City, chairman
OF the association, wrote Secretary
Of Labor Dcsis today.
Mr.. Taylor's letter was in reply
to one received from Mr.. Dvats. in
which the secretary said in part:
We are confronted with a def.
mite and specific agreement which
provIds that reports OF each side
Of the central competitive states
were to meet before April to ar
range for a conference looking TO a
renewal Of the central competitive
states agreement.
The chairman's letter cited at
length what was termed inequali-
ties in allowing other districts to
form scales.
We have lived up to our con-
tractnral relations to the letter
and at the expiration OF the con-
ract April propose to handle our
own business so far as 1t permits
to making basic scale"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
sos Cases of Wines and
Liquors on Yacht Taken

MIAMI. Fla. March 1s-cus-
toms officials today seized sos
cases Of fine wines and liquors
aboard the Patricia, a palatial
yacht tied up here and said to be
owned by a millionaire member
Of the New York Yacht club. The
liquor was estimated by officials
to be worth $4,000.
The yacht is owned by James
Shewan. who, when the officers
boarded the yacht. rushed 10 a
telegraph Office and wired Attor-
ney General Daugherty to order
the release Of the cargo. Shewan
claims the liquor is the same
seized at San Francisco a year ago
by prohibition officials but which
was returned TO him as liquor
purchased before the federal pro-
hibttion amendment became etfec-
tive.
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Two Decisions Are
Handed Down Today

Judge W. S. Meredith entered
two orders in circuit court this
morning, following which the court
adjourned until Monday morning
when the TRIAL Jurors will be pres
ent and the Jaw and appeal cases
to be tried at the present term
will be taken up for disposal.
The orders entered today were
In the case Of Malissa Hawkin-
berry versus ]. Newton Metz, and
Cora Metz and D. L. Larue. trad
ing as the Excelsior Mantel Co.
versus Maude j. Po2le. In the first
case a decree sustaining demurrer
10 bill and certifying decision to
supreme court was entered. In the
second case. an order filing sep
arate answer OF Brooks o. Bartho-
low was entered.
The first case scheduled for trial
Monday is that OF Harry B. Coal
Co.. versus Deveny. Murphy Apart
ment Co.. an ejectment proceed
ing. Ward LanhRm is attorney for
the plaintiff, and Harry Shaw and
Brooks Deveny for the defendant.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
Deligatti Held for
May Term of Court

Mike Deligatti waved a prellm-
mary hearing when arraikned be-
fore Magistrate NJ. R. MusEroye
last night On perjury charge and
was held for the action OF the next
criminal court grand jury. Deli
gattl was released from custody
under a $1,000 bond.
Deligatti is charged with falsely
claiming that he was % years old
in order to obtain marriage
license from County Clerk Lee \.
Satterfieh. Edna Tenant, the
girl in the case. Is still a prisoner
in the county Jail. awaiting q hear
ing on a similar charge.
Jail attaches said today that the
girl is stiTl determined to marry
DeliEattl and claims that II her
parents tries to prevent her when
she gets out OF fail she viii end
her life by jumping off the new
river bridge. The charge UPON
which they were arrested carries q
penalty Of from two to ten years.
in the stats peultenttarY.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
Resolution Defeated

BELLAiRE Ohio. March ls.-
A resolution calling for the restor-
alton Of rights and restoration OF
officers was defeated after q heat
ed discussion when it went to u
vote at The annual convention OF
miners of spb.d district 3 in session
here today Although Alexander
Howat, who spoke, here late yes
terday, was not In the convention,
his friends waEed a bitter fight TO
get an endorsement Of his actions
in the Kansas labor difficulties.
Since the basic rate has not been
fixed for the competitive field, the
scale committee recommended that
no action be taken on the scale
until at such time as the district
president sees fit to call the COM
mittee in session. 1t was explained
by Chairman William Roberts
that the committee has found 1t
impossible to complete the scale
in time for It to be acted upon at
today's meeting.
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Fraternity KnolDn as fShiters'
Organized at High School Here
Are you a shitter?"

near asked andthe uninated casting about
for methods OF ascerainng the this In
ternatIonal fraternity before they themselves join
What the Shfters? this mysterious rub
bling Of hands!-ths strange ayng-on hands, might
almost be temped to ask
Whence cometh these things what this strange
semi-ritual we hear:
Are you shifter? Auswer is negativel Do you want
TO be Shitter? (Answer evasyelyl The Shift
is the Oldest international fraternity the world cans.
e1clamatoy) Eve established in the garden of Eden
and passed 1t to ADAM tAuswer Of wonderment) Cleo
paa was member and transmitted membership to Mark
Anthony. .(Answer Of astonshmentl
relieved embarrassmentl From Adam Tglath Peser to
Alexander to Mark Anthony Charlemagne King Hal to
William Penn such is the OF Its descent Answer Of
increased interestO
From William Penn the Shutters naturally became a
Penn State fraternity Penn 10 West vir-
ginla University And Faront High School installed
achaper But II Is school organization any
native y"
And then the fun begns' But-have you been hearing
the question
Are you shifter?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
TRAFFIC BODYS
EVIDENCE READY.
Statements Prepared at
Committee Meeting
in Clarksburg

Three EXHIBITS to be submitted as
evidence in the interstate freight
ratio hearing On March % before
the Pubic Service Commission at
Charleston were prepared yester-
day at clarksburg by the traffic
committee OF the Monongahela Val
ley Association.
Ira A. Akins. traffic manager OF
the Monongah Glass Co.. presided
at the meeting which was held at
the office Of c. D. Theleer, secre-
tary Of the clarksburg Chamber OF
Commerce. Other members Of the
traffic committee present were
Thomas D Cornell of this city and
R. S. Dowdell and 1. K. Dye of
Elkins. George T. Watson of this
city was unable to attend the ses-
sion, a number Of shippers from
yaTious parts d, the 8 state were
pfes6dtst \ IN.
Secretary Connell 0. the Fair.
mont Chamber Of Commerce. when
interviewed this morning outlined
the objects Of the shippers and Of
the association as follows:
Freight rates in West Virginia
in the opinion OF shippers Of the
state, are higher than is .jst and
have in the past been handled hap
hazardly by the railroad officials.
There is, shippers claim, NO system
to charges. rates varying accord
ing to the railroad and to the sec
ton Of the state. 1t is asserted
that rates in this state are not only
higher than interstate rates but
also higher han intra state rates in
other parts otthe country.
Complaints to railroad officials
have been made IN the past by sew
eral individual shippers through
out the state. 1t was apparent that
rates could be adjusted S:aitably
only through some single tribunal
or joint conference established for
the purpose. Acting on this belief
the shippers in December OF last
year appealed the matter to the
public service commission.
That body appointed a hearing
to be held in January, but on &C.
count OF the absence OF important
witnesses who were attending a
hearing before the interstate
commerce commission. the date
was changed to March Z. On thut
day, shippers appeared before the
public service commission and be-
gan the submitting Of evidence.
Another hearing was appointed
for March q, which is to continue
until all Of the shippers evidences
has been submitted to the COM
mission. The time necessary for
preparation OF the carriers evil
deuce, presentation to the commits
sion reGutali by the shippers AMI
consideration by commission off.
Gals, Is expected to be about three
months. Mr.. Cornell adds that the
comission's ruling will probably
not be known until late In June.
The carriers concerned in the
hearing include the following rail-
roads: Baltimore 4 Ohio, Monon-
gahela, Norfolk & Western Chesa-
peake & Ohio, and Kanawha &
Michigan.
The comission's decision In this
case, Mr.. Connell stated. Is final,
so long as It's ruling does not In
tertere with interstate rates.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
MAKING LONGEST ONE
PIECE CONVEYER HERE
Fairmont Mining Machine Co., Manufacturing Big.
gest Scrapper Equipment in the World
Equipment Goes to Logan County

One of the three large contracts
received By the Fairmont Mining
Machinery company is an incline
for the Logan Island Greek Coal
Co. Critics, Logan County, ". Va,
which will bring coal down the side
Of hill. The equipment will con-
sist Of the longest one-piece scrap
per conreyor ever installed in the
United States for coal mining pur-
poses ard a three-track Shaker
screen is also included in the inn
provcmcnts.
The Fairmont Mining Machinery
Co. has established. the long dis
lance record for coal mining equip
ment, having installed some time
ago the longest two-piece equip.
mcnt near Williamson, this state,
for the Puritan Coal Co.
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Sheriff Sets New
Record for Taxes

Taxpayers OF Marion County
are paying their taxes more
prompt this year than last, &C
coEding to an announcement
made At the office OF Sheriff J
D. Charlton today. So far this
year S1,220.0e0 has been col
lected in taxes. This represents
80 per cent OF all the taxes Tue
md owing for the year. This
amount Is far In exeesE Of tho
amount collected BY this time
last year. During the month Of
February this year $4,000 more
was collected thai during the
same month last scar.
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E. D. Curry Named
Association Director

E. D. Curry OF Monousah was
elected director OF the West Viz
Iginia Farmers Warehouse ASCOT
alton during the meeting Of that
organization held yesterday in
ClarksburE.
At that session. the subject OF
organizing a wool pool to handle
this years production In West Viz
GINA was discussed from various
angles though no definite action
vaswas taken by the association.
Splendid enthusiasm was shown
throughout the meeting. which was
well attended, there being present
about fifty farmes from nineteen
counties OF the state.
Besides Mr.. Curry, the following
Marion county persons attended
the warehouse association meet:
ing: W. E. McComas, county agrl-
cultural agent; Edgar For Of Fair-
view, T. J. Downs OF Pennington
and W. c. Boone Of Mouongah.
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At the plant Of the Logan Island
Greek Coal Co. the coal will be
pumped from the top Of the hill
and carried by a scrapper conyeyor
to the tipple below discharging the
coal to a three-track shaker screen
equipment. The coal will be loaded
in the cars by slack and nut load
ing chutes. This contract will be
completed within sixty to ninety
days.
All Of the three. contracts which
the Fairmont Mining Machinery
Co. received are known as turn
key jobs" those in which mater
ials and the entire installation
work is done By the company itself.
The Logan Island Creek Coal Co,
has; its business Office in Bay City,
Mich.
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WINS
FIGHFFOROFF|CE
Headquarters of U. S.
Marshal to Be in
Wheeling
81 CHARLES BROOKS sMlTH.

BY CHARLES BROOKS SMITH.
WASHINGTON. March 1S-(Spe-
cial.l-The contest over the loca.
ton OF the U. S. n:arshal's office In
the Northern District ended with
Wheeling winning out over Para.
ersburg. Marshal Louis Buchwalt.
who threatened TO resign unless his
office was located in Wheeling.
did not have TO make good hi.
threat 1t was also agreed that A.
Tod Barrett OF Parkersburg is 10
be his chief office deputy.
Taking part in the conference
were Senators Sutherland and Elk,
ms, Congressmen Rosenbloom and
woodward. Marshal Buchwald and
Assistant to the Attorney General
Guy D. Cot.
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Taylor Death Is
Still a Mystery

LOS ANGELES, March 1S.-The
mystery drama Of the murder OF
William Desmond Taylor here Feb.
ruary was relegated back to thu
list OF unsolved slayings today when
the district attorneys office explod.
ed a false report Of an arrest re-
ported last night from Mexicali.
Detectives returned here today
empty handed after interviewing a
man in Mexicali, who proved to
have no connection with the case,
It was announced.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
ENIPLoYEs ouIr WoRk

MoRGANTowN. March 1S.-
More than fifty employees Of the
tin house department OF the Sab
ration plant of the American Sheet
and Tin Plate Co., here have Qtit
work. They alleged their wages
have been reduced about Is per
cent by the substitution Of piece
work for day work. Company Of
ftcials declared that a competent
workman could make more By the
piece work method than by day
wages. The plant Is operated on
= uon-nn'on' basis.
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Indictment Against
0'Brien Notified

WHEELING, March IS. ~ Upon
motion otShis attorneys. Judge Rob.
inson this morning notified the in.
dtctment against ]. ]. P. 0'Brian.
charged with having aided and
eounselsd Selby Jones; an election
Official, in making q false return
At the city election here In May.
The indictment was dismissed upon
the grounds that the substance
matter was inclnded In 4 former
indictment in which the court d..
Tectsd verdict OF not guilty after
the. state rested It's case. Attorney
o'Brien was former city solicitor
OF Wheeling. nv
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
Piece of Shin-Bone Is
Placed in Boys Spine

PHILADELPHIA. March Is
An operation in which five inches
Of shin bone were cut from the leg
of q four year old boy to replace
five inches OF his spine bone, was
performed in a hospital here to-
day.
The patient. George Hawkinson.
was brought from his home at
Concord, Mass, by his parents.
He is paralyzed from the hips
down.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
STEAMER RELEASED.

PARIS, March 1s.-tBy Ths A.
ISOLATED Press The Greek sa
thorities have released the Sanct
merchant steamer ST Piede. from
Havre for Mersfns, laden with auto
mobiles, 4 general cargo iRhfeii va
captured by the Greek Cruise Mas
Thursday, IT was announces q tcd y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-18
ADMITS HIS GUILT

Francisco Gatetaui. charged
with violating the state prohibition
laws. entered a plea OF guilty when
arraigucd before Magistrate N. R.
Musgrovs yesterday afternoon. He
was fined $500 and sentenced to
serve sixty days in the county jail.
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syLARRE,Y.

BUcEHANNoN, March IS wstR
four teams, Buekhannon. Blaeiieid.
ClendennIn and FairvisE. an ~
the semttinal battle in CHS 4 ais
afternoon. some wonderful bask ~
ball is promised the tournament
crowd. starting at $3.50. RIiekhsn.
non and Fairview are picked Is a.
feat Bluetield and clsndenaIn
spectiyeIy, but the outcome IL MT
all certain. and there are some Who
figure that Bluetield win tale lie
measure of the upshnr County
team. Fairview is generally con
ceded Ia. win over cisndenniis
One Of the most sensation s6mss
seen during the tournament
the exhibition contest between rs
Wesleyan grads and the II. III 81
grads. the University team Winnia
81 to le.
shumaker. Ross ana Hsayass
starred for the losers, while co.'s
bank, Chenoweth. Hite and basth
wood featured for West yirsi XII
The old boys have lost Iltfis d
their cunning, as evident ii III
contest this morning. which vs.
fast and furious at all timss
East Side and MouldsviIle jptay-
ed an exhibition game which Reis
two extra periods Of three ntirnf
each before East Side was fetrrIt
victor, is to is. A long shot ~
keener broke up the game.
Lineup and summary:
moundsvllle IS. East SD a.
haherty ....,............ ayFnsf.
Woodburn ............s.. Mftciieii
Forwards
Hamilton ................ts 19fff
Centers
Barnett ...............e.. KeeneT
Reed ...........,..... u. Stealty
Guards
substitutiOns: Wilson iar
Field goals: woodburn s nm
ton l. Mitchell 4, Keener q
Foul goals: Woodburn, ont az
-; Kener, s out OF ..
Glass 3 Results.
Blacksmith drew nearer fhe
championship OF the B 9diSisioh
when It defeated Middlehnafh -
to 10 in the opening garn 81 III
semi-fiuals In that division Ths
work Of Howard, who scored 6f
field goals, brought yiet6fF "a
BlackSyille.
The games this morning rera
confined to the teams Or diyi oh
B. The semkfinals Of dtyislp 4
will be played this afternoon III
trt.tlnals Of division "A haTif ileah
completed last night. The finals II
division B will also be PLAYED tlfls
afternoon. leaving only the dtS son
A finals for tonight.
Page Brakes remarkable foul
shooting earned for Jane Lev tiTf
right to go into the ssrnk na.
when he tossed fourteen ttrbGra
the foul ring in the seconiI eSlis n
the morning and gave hfs cam 1 it
to IL victory over Lunhefror
Lumberport scored threefiefa spai.
against one for Jane Lew and Il
was Brakes foul shooting That lie
cided the issue.
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|FA|RVEN doses
IN SENI=FINALS
WITH CLENDENNN
Semi Finals Staged This
Afternoon and Final
Tonighs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Blaeksyille Regarded ii
Winner in Class B
:. Division
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

BUCkHANNON, March Is.
-tS.35 p. m.)-Fairyisw
lost to Clendcnnin this atters
noon, 25 10 IS, and Buck.
harmon defeated BlueffeId 30
TO l2. The Marion County
lads played in bad form
throughout the game. Glen
DENIM meets BuckhRnnon To-
night in the final game
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MORNING RESULTS.
Class Semi. FInaIs.
Blacksvtlle 10, Middlebourne
Jane Lew 16. LumbsrpoTt Is
Exhibition came,

Grads IL.
East Side is. Moundsytlls ID
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LEE NEATHER

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