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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
LOCAL LEGION
POSTS MERGED
Heintzelman and Hamilton
Groups Become as Fair
mont Post No. II.

Consolidation of Fred r. Heint-
zelman and Herchel j. Hamilton
posts, American Legion, under the
name of Farm ont post, Am erlcan
Legion, was effected at a Joint
session of the two posts held last
night in the Legion club rooms at
Cleveland avenue and Adams
street.
Lawrence M Cunningham was
elected post commander and the
following other officers were
chosen: Vice post commander,
w. ]. Morgan; adjutant, Ernest
Fortney; finance officer, Marshall
Hami1ton; historian. r. Q. Wat
Morris; chaplain, Albert Carr.
Mr.. Cunningham, the new com
mander, was the former COM
mander Of the Heintzelman post.
Mr. Carr is captain of the Saliva
ton Army here.
About 275 paid-up members are
enrolled in the Fairmont post.
This, together with one of the
most active woman's auxiliarles in
the state, makes Fairmont post a
leader among Legionaires.
The meeting last night was ad-
dressed by state #Adjutant. Bern
ard E. lSaiser:45:SA ...:. Eas -
~ = fs
ed July 2 ., 4,,sI9 / 8 .s=with Major Earl
H. Smith as command It was
named for, Fred r.. Helntzelman,
the first Fairmont boy who gave
his life for his country on the
battleie1ds Of France.
Hamilton post was organized
in February, 1920, with a mem
bership composed mostly of for
mer mem bers OF. the National
Guard of this state, and men who
volunteered for service in the
army and navy at the early part
Of the war 1t was named for
Herschel j. Hamilton, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Hamilton.
who was killed at Gale, France,
october %, 1915, while on his
way to the battle line.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
BODY GUARD STILL
HOLDING AT CANTON
tBy Associated Press,

PEKING. June 17.-While the
troops of General Chen Chung
Ming had captured the city OF Can
ton, capitol of the south China re
public. the body guard of Prest
dent Sun Vat Sen still fought from
the presidential palace, according
to a dispatch from Canton filed at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Sun
was supposed to have escaped tc
whampoa on a gun boat.
A Canton tlegram of the east
ern news agency reported that tne
coup D'Etat that resulted in the
fall Of Canton was carried out at
8 O'Clock yesterday morning by
Commander Yehuhui, presumably
under orders OF General Chen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
STRIKE BALLOTS
co OUT TONIGHT eli

ssz, - 81 AsssE;sted
z CINCINNAT1,sF June IT - Strlke
ballots to stationary firemen ano
oilers and instructions to genera
committees of signal men to declde
whether to take "a strike vote VIII
be in the mails by night, followlns
the decision of the Railroad LABOR
BOARD last night cutting wages OF
members of these unions.
Clerks and station employees will
not take general strike ballots
There will be no walk out on roads
which have made agreements with
men which bind them to accept any
cuts made by the board. Union
presidents announced that speak,
ing campaign in behalf of the
threatened strike was to be launch
ed in all important railroad cen
terS
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MASKED MENR0b
FA|RNONI Train .!| ]! | \.
TWO Bandits Stage HoId-up
Near Webster, Pa:---
Escape in Auto.

PITTSBURGH, June II 1.-THE
Fairmont express on the Pitts
burgh & Lake Erie Railroad was
held up near Webster, Pa, about
twenty-five miles from here at
Io:4O this morning by two mask
ed men, who after robbing the
baggage car, made good their
escape.
The train from Fairmont to
Pittsburgh. left Brownsville, Pa,
at e:4o. 1t is believed the bandits
boarded the train at that point.
They entered the baggage car "a
I'll e train neared Webster, and
after binding and gagging Asel
Hicks, express messenger, IA 2 I11ts..:N g. ~ {
"a III Der otse.
a safe.
At Webster the bandits did not
wait for the train to stop Ihey
jumped at street crossing where
an automobile, containing two
men was awaiting. AS the rob-
bers entered the machine, the
driver started away in the d1rec-
ton of Pittsburgh.
AT the offices of the American
Railway express it was stated that
very little money was carried on
the tram ana WHlie no 1ePoAt ii@o
yet been made of the robbery the
company's loss would not exceed
SlO0. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
Railroad officials also were with
out information concerning the
robbery.
AS soon as the people in Web
ster realized what had happened,
numbers of them jumped into
their automobiles and set out IN
pursuit of the robbers. The road
led them into the hills back from
the Mononsahelai River.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
JOINT SESSION.

WASHINGTON, June IL Re
publican members of the House
rules committee were called into
Join. session today with the steer.
ing committee to discuss the lesls'
lative program with respect to con-
sideration of the ship subsidy Dill
Almost Immediately after the meet
ing began, Chairman Campbell left
explaining that he was going to
the White House to confer with
President Harding but without in
dicatirg whether he was to convey
a message from the leaders as to
the debated question asN to advisa'
bility of action on the measure at
this time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
SPECIAL TODAY

Home raised strawberries 20
cents per qt. Select No L To-
matoes, Is cents per lb, or
basket from 4 II to S lbs. SIS
cents. Fancy peaches, 25 cents
per basket. Apples 10 cents
per lb. Bananas 10 cents per
lb. Don't forget a lot of SPE-
CIAL lemons at special price
of 32 cents per doz. or 2 doz
for so cents. Especially large
pineapples Is cents each or
for IS cents. Cabbage cents
per ib. or lbs. for 25 cents.
Old potatoes 10 lbs for 25
cents. New potatoes 10 lbs. 55
cents. Yellow Texas Onions 3
abs for 20 cents-or lbs, 27c
White onions lbs, zoe; Sweet
corn, Peas, Beans. Eggplant,
Spinach, Cucumbers. CelerS,
Cantaloupe, Home raised lettuce
Oranges and all other kinds OF
Fruits and Vegetables at a low
and reasonable price.
PLEASE DON'T FORGET
WE JUST RECEIVED A
WHOLE CAR LOAD OF
wATERMELONS w n c Fl
WILL BE SOLD AT A SPE-
CIAL PRICE FROM soc UP.
! GUARANTEED GOOD CUT
| TIERS. J&B WIENER. JOLr
\ IFFE'S CITY MARKET
HOUSE. II LOCUST AVENUE.
| (Opp. Standard Garage)
=
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TWO Labor Members Of Board
Accused of Sowing Seeds
of Industrial Anarchy ~
URGE MEN 10 sT'R7lk !! Is
Reduction Order Affects
325,ooo Men in Three nj
Branches of Service s
(By Associated Prcssl

CHICAGO. June 17.--Majority8
members of the United States
Railroad Labor Board who yester-s
day ordered another SGT. .o00.0 00S
slash from wages OF theSnationIss
railway workers, today replied to
criticisms of mfno ority m members5
Of the board with the charge that
the dissenting members presented3
"incindiary arguments IN ~
strained and exaggerated effortatos
inflame the employees to strike
against the decisions g the ne
board" E5
The minority constituting two
of the three labor members.were8
accused Of sowing some of the;
tiny seeds that have germfnateds
and blossomed into industrial ant AZ
archy in Russia.
fected wages of 325,000 railway
clerks, signalmen and stationary
fffemen, brought total reductionss
effective July 1, under, the boards
orders to $135,000,00 GApprox-7ss
imately 0,O005 railway en1--s
ployes are affected by the ORDER
Accompanying yesterday or
der carrying reductions ranging
from to cents an hour "a
lengthy supporting opinion from
the members representing he
public and the railroads and he
dissenting opinion between he
labor members condemningSij8th hs!
order. SSRs5F
Reply in Part
In their prompt rejoind err today
the majority mem bers said aid 2.
part: u e.. .5Sas
TT is not incum bent on %the#stxs
mem bers of the board concurrlnEs
in this decision to follow the min
ority into a Dartisan3sc ontroyetsy
which Spartakes more the Ghfsrs
act eris les 20 6 M 1Sfsssss
acyFsfh hans 8 zcalr Lad udlcatfol.
.In so far as the disse ntings
distorts thegsentin1snts OF
the majority, misquote heir aI1Ss NJ
guage and reflects upon tile lr& e-s
sire and disp osition to dc Justice;
we will refrain from comment.
We prefer to-. believe that these
improprieties crept into that@part3
of the docum ent which was draft
ed by the employees in the Sf1sad-
quarters Of the railway depart-s
ment of the American Federations
of Labor and that they@Were over
looked by the dissenting mem
bers.
There is one feature OF the dis
senting argume ent, 9however,Wh hich
is so unusual that it should not
be passed over without notfcesandS
that is the portion wherein the
two dissenting mem bers advise thes
CONTINUED on Page Ten9
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lON UNION. MINE
REAPING
A RICH HARVEST
eogan Field Now Producing
Record Daily Tonnage
For the Region
DAMAGE BY STORM
Telephone Lines Out Of Or
der Today in the Lo-
cal Fields.

a 8$ eoorts received here indicate
{ sftfffaf non-union, fields are having a
sharyest these days when 1t comes
producing coal. 1t has been
sslearned that the Logan field is now
producing approximately 1,6OO cara
pf Goal a day. This is almost dou,
s6le#the tonnage that was produced
April l, when the strike
started according to Logan opera
4tors. lit is the record breaking ton
mage df that non-union field. Be
ssSffarasstf1e strike approximately 900
Scars of coal a day was loaded py
that region.
Coal operators of that field say
%they expect to retain the markets
got from fields now on
strike. Every effort IS being
mad al by the Logan and other non
,aulnion#operators to please their Gus.
{iEorners and they declare much OF
= 1ssss1is& business will never return to
fields from which it originated
Iat5oneS time.
Easing Up Today.
storms last night played havoc
with Telephone wires in some sec
sations OF Northern West Virginia so
that some data production and
Operations at work was not obtain
SS3dDleECCQdy.f4 VI tiiC
Ca1ong the Morgantown & kingwooo
sRaiIway there were 128 mines at
work today but approximating the
mines at work on the M. & 4. at
$29 which is the active mines
rShere for two weeks, the total num-
,t5s.ss1 81 or five less than Friday.
3put one more than Monday and
three more than last Saturday.
rho mines at work on the vari-
)ous divisions today are as fol-
t1ows: 3. & o. Monongah; 20
GharIeston> 40; Connellsville, &:
lsGnnsssarlan d : 2 ;:s IA MorganE Eoyyn4e8i7,
NheeHng Is; Nonongahe ella. ,,
estern Maryland - Belington,
SWeayer & Northern. l.
- I onnaee Eases Some.
5faCoa1 produced in Northern West
Virginia exclusive of the Morgan
CONTINUED on Page Ten)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
Boy Scouts Do
Fire m ems fob
While on Hike

Boy Scouts proved to be good
fire fighters at an early heAr
this morning when they extin-
guished a blaze caused by
lightning striking the wooden
covering of kiln at the plant
of the Colfax Brick Co. at Col
4 fax. Members of the Wolf and
Eagle troops were on a hike
and were quartered in the sta
ton over night This morning
at O'Clock a bolt of lightning
let loose in a severe electrical
storm which struck the wooden
upright of the kiln near the
station, after which the Wolves
and Eagles responded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
FALL FROM HORSE
KILLS slDAMAY MAN
(By Associated PressJ

IS e. G. Henderson, of fcamay,
died at 500 O'Clock. this morning
at Cook Hospital, where re was
admitted last evening suffec/eg
from injuries he had received ear
=lier in the evening when he was
Il thrown from horse. He sustained
a fractured skull and his lungs
were punctured and he was prac-
IicaIly; in a dying condition when
he Eentered the hospital. His body
was removed to the undertaking
;paHors OF Carpenter & Ford where
Iitsswass prepared for burial. He
vas a. married man. No. funerai
arangements have been made.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
MUSGROVE OUT

Justice NJ. R. Musgrove today
filed at the office of Circuit Clerk
L. A. Gather notice of his candi-
dacy for reelection. Justice Mus
grove will be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination in the
coming primaries. He has been
Justice Of the peace for Fairmont
district for a number of years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
ROBBERS GET $50, 900

Chicago, June 17-Three
youthful highway men robbed Mr..
and Mrs. Josh Mendelshon and
Mrs. G.. A. Weinberger of jewelry
valued at $4,000 early today.
The Mendelshon party returned
home from a summer garden
party when they were accosted in
the vestibule of an apartment
building.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
DEATH oE CHILD

June Allen, 6 day old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh A. eleven
ger of the East Side, died at 6
O'Clock this morning at the home
Of her parents. Mrs. CleyaDser,
mother Of the baby was formerly
Miss Virginia Morris of this city
and is we'll known. Burial was
made this afternoon at 5 o'clock in
Maple Grove cemetery by Under
takers Carpenter & Ford.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
DELEGATES ARRIVE

CHICAGO, June 17-Motorists
from all sections of the country
began gathering here today for
the convention next Monday and
Tuesday called Tor the purpose of
forming a new national organiza-
ton to include the automobile
clubs which broke away from the
American Automobile Association
in the recent ST. Louis convention.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
FIVE KILLED

BELFAST, June our men
and one woman. were shot dead
and two men were wound ed today
in the vicinity of Bess BrooEs
known as county Armagh's model
village. The houses of tiTee 10y
alists were burned
The affair is thought; to have
been in reprisal for the shoot ottngs OF
two men on Wednesday. one ot4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
HAS "FADEAWAY.'

ST. LOUIS, June IL. = Huoeft
Shucks Pruett, 21 year old Unlver-
sity OF Missouri pitcher for the st.
Louis Browns, possesses the famous
fade away" ball that made Chris
ty Mathewson the worlds greatest
pitcher, according to Lee foht,
manager of the Browne.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-17
PRICE WHITAKER DEAD

= WHEELING, June II.-N. FTICe
Whitaker, former steel manufac-
turer and until recently member
OF the state road commission and
the West Virginia capitol commits
sion died here today in local
hoGnitaJ ~ 5Mg
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-01-26
"stop Il. lskington" His Voice Was
Stern as He Caught the Others Up
raised Arm.

raised Arm.
raised arm. That's enough for the
time"
ington would have struck Peterson
himself: then he controlled himself
and, with an ugly laugh, flung the
whip into a corner.
II forgot he said slowly. "It's the
leading dog we want-not the puppies
that run after him yapping." He spun
round on his heel. Have you tin-
ishedT
The rope-artist bestowed final
touch 20 the last knot. and surveyed
his handwork with justifable pride.
cold mutton. he remarked tersely,
"would be lively compared to him
when he wakes up"
Good Then we1l bring him to-"
Lakington took some crystals from
a jar on one OF the shelves, aud placed
them IN a tumbler. Then he added
a few drops OF liquid and held the
glass directly under the unconscious
mans nose Almost al once the liquid
began to effervesce. and in less than a
minute Drummond opened his eyes and
stared dazedly round the room. He
bllnked foollshly MS he saw Longworth
and Sinclair: then he looked down
and found he was similarly bound him
self Finally he glanced up at the
man bending over him, and full real
lzation returned.
Feeling better. my friendr With
a mocking smile Laklngton laid the
tumbler on table close by
Much. thank you Henry" mur-
INJURED Hugh. "Ah and there's Carl"
lie grinned cheerfully. ard Laking.
ton struck him on the mouth
~You can stop that style o. con
versauoa, Captain Drummond" be r.
marked. n dislike H.
Hush stared a. The striker IN s.
lenee
"Accep' my conErafulst'ous D.
said nc length. 10 a l0w voice WhIel
6esnite himself sbaot q utsle. i8l
are the ff uar uho aas ever dna-
ihat ans 9 tali treasure tie msuar5
81 fhat t'ss
-fd haft f. 10 be lonely meu~
rernnrtef taErgio1 ESQ hares ~
other rs teer Il company Again he
struck hm then Hith laurt be
turnel 81 hl- hess rs compliments
10 AEss BentaH. he said 70 man
standing near he door. and ask her
10 - god enough TO come down Tor
q few minutes
The veins stood OF 0n Drummcnd's .
forphead a. the mention x the girl F.
but otherase he gave 90 sigu ana I
n slleuce. theg waited for her arrival =
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g came alnosf 81 80. |, rIllaln.

She came almost ~ once. q vlllain.
ous-iook.ng backyard with her. and
a. she saw Hugh she gave q piuful
little moan and held out her hand 10
him.
Why did you come. boyT" she cried.
Didn't you know II vas only a for
gers that n0tef'
"Ahl was tY said Hugh softly.
"Was Il. lndeedT'
An interesting point" murmured
Lakington. "Surely II charming girl
is unabie--or unwilllng-to write her,
self TO her hance. her father Is a
very able person 70 supply the def
cheney. Especially II he has been kind
iy endowed by Nature with a special
aptitude DISCRIMINATING writing.
But time presses. And / don't
want 10 20 without telling you a little
about the program Captain Drum
mond. Unfortunately both Mr. Peter
son and / have TO leave you for to-
night; but we shall be returning to-
morrow morning-or. at any rate.
shall. You will be left In charge OF
Helnrich-you remember the filthy
Bochel-with whom you had words
the other night As you may expect.
he entertains feelings of great friend
ship and affection for you. so you
should not lack for any bodily com
forts, such as may be possible In your
present somewhat cramped position.
Then tomorrow. when | return, | pro
pose TO try few experiments on you,
and, though fear you win find them
painful, It's great thing TO suffer in
the cause Of science. You will al
ways have the satisfaction OF knowing
that dear little Phyllis viii be well
cared for" With sudden. quick
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-01-26

"Don't shake his nerve, Algy." he
implored. "For the first time In his
nlthy life he feels safe In the same
room as Hugh"
The taunt seemed 10 madden LAX
ington. who sprang across the room
and lashed Sinclair over the face But
even after the sixth cut no sound came
from the helpless man, though the
blood was streaming down inside his
collar. His eyes, calm and sneering,
met those OF the raying man In front
OF him without a culver, and, at last,
Peterson himself interviewed.
"SiOp II. Laklngton." His voice was
stern as he caught the others up
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-01-26

movement, he seized the girl and
kissed her before she realized his in
tention. The rope round Drummond
creaked as he struggled lmpotently,
and Laklngton's sneering face seemed
to swim in a red glow.
THAT is quite In keeping, is II not"
he snarled. Ito kiss the lady. and 10
strike the man like this-and this
and thisi ." rain OF blows came
down on Drummond's face. till. with
a gasping sigh, the girl slipped faint
ing to the floor.
''Thatll do. Lakington," said Peter
son. intervening once again Have
the girl carried upstairs. and send for
Heinrich. It's time we were of"
With an effort Lakington let his
hand fall to his side, and stood back
from his victim
Perhaps for the present. IT will."
he said slowly But tomorrow-to-
morrow. Captain Drummond. you shall
scream TO heaven for mercy. until
take out your tongue and you can
scream no more" He turned as the
German came into the room. 81 leave
them TO you. Heinrich" NJ remarked
shortly. use the dog-whlp II they
shout. and gag them"
The Germans eyes were fixed on
Hugh gloatlBgly
They will not shout twice" he said
in his cultural voice. ''The dirty BOche
20 Il himself VII see"
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TWO

ave appear" remarked Hugh quiet
~. few minutes later. ''to be IN Tor a
eheery night
For a moment the German had left
the room ana three moti0niess bourd
figures. sitting lue.y in ihe8r
chairs were alone.
"How ara they get you Tobyf~
Haf aozea af em suddenly ap-
fasra answered sinclair shortly.
Knocked NE o1 fhe head au8
ding kn,r vas here d ll d-d
tharr
Ts NAT uhen Tou - yar areY
asked Hush
Toby e voice uas
grim eve share l tie Matter %
faces. old uan
'IaEInetaB aEair- vas itT aId
Hurh sosur -uear HeaFent n Icousd
ee; one band oa thaf He hrop
OF and laughed. ~'yt4i about yaa.
AigyFr
fCoutinued o. Page 81
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CcoatiHued q Pase s.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-01-27
STATE NEWS.

Work on a new station at Bellows
Falls will begin April l. Temporary
wooden structures are being erected
by a gang of about 80 workmen.
Ex-senator G w Cartwright of
California addressed the Chamber of
Commerce at Rutland January &c.
DR.. Phillip E Mellen of Middle
curry has been appointed by Governor
Hartness a member of the board of
dental examiners for a term of five
years commencing Feb. l, 1922, to
succeed hismelf.
Clement H Cone, for many years a
cashier of the Bennington County
National bank, died Jan. 10, after be-
ing i'll for 20 years with a tubercular
trouble.
The poor of Barre cost that city
the sum of S18,O52 in 1921. The
amount is less than the previous year
by S1,785. During the year 374 per-
sons applied for aid
F l. Carter of Brockway's Mills,
near Bellows Falls, seeing coon tracks
leading to a hollow tree cut down
the tree and captured five coons-two
full grown and three about two-thirds
grown. The fur was in fine condi-
ton and nicely marked.
For ignoring village regulations
and sliding down hill in Spring
field where such sliding was pro-
hibited, as the slide ended in the
square, five young men were fined 81,
with costs of $3.50. The fines and
costs were all paid.
Because of the uncertainty in late
years of Lake Champlain freezing
over, Swift & Co., have decided to in
stall a $1,000 refrigerating plant in
their storage house in Burlington.
The company uses at its plant more
than 600 tons of ice annually.
Rev. and Mrs H L Ballou of the
Chester Congregational church have
presented to the church a new bell,
TO take the place of one that has be-
come badly cracked. The gift is
made in memory of Mrs Ballou's
mother, Mrs Abby Hubbard.
Newman Chaffee Wade, son of Mr.
and Mrs Frank Wade of Rutland,
was married recently to Miss Frances
Bigelow Paine, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs Albert Bigelow Paine of Bronx
vile, N. Y. The brides father is
well-known author, being the writer
of the Autobiography of Mark
Twain" among other numerous books.
The members of the Vermont Free
public library commission held their
quarterly meeting in Montpelier Sat-
urday, Jan. Ia. 1t was voted to offer
a scholarship of 500 from the Under
wood fund to a Vermont librarian
for the Simmons summer course in
library science. Those interested