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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-26
DAYLIGHT RIDE TO
EAST NOW ASSURED

Fairmonters are assured a day
light ride to New York City. ac-
cording to the new schedule on the
B. g. o. system, which becomes
effective on Sunday morning at
1901 a. m. BY, leaving here on
train 26 at 6:15 a. m. and arriving
at Grafton at 7.15 a. M, No. 2 can
he boarded at Grafton, leaving
there at 1925 a. m. No. arrives
at Washington at 2:55 p. M; at
Baltimore $:5S p. m.: at Phlla-
delphIa, 6:16 p. M; at New York
City, $3.50 p. m.
One of the chief changes to the
east Is in train a., which will
leave here at $3.50 p. m. instead OF
$3.50 p. m.. and today J. B. Hecker
B. & o. agent at Fairmont, receiv-
ed the arrival time In various
eastern cities, which are as fol-
lows: Washington, $3.50 a. M;
Baltimore, 500 a. M: Philadel-
phia, 1917 a. M; New York City,
1870 p. m.
Other changes include No. So to
Wheeling, which will leave here
at 7:05 a. m. instead Of Z p. M;
train 67-for Pittsburgh will arrive
at 1915 a. m. and leave at 1925
p. M; train 20 from Pittsburgh
will arrive here at $50 p. m. in
stead Of 9:25 .. M; train 50 will
arrive from CIarksburg for Pitts
burgh at 6:45 a. m. departing at
a. m. instead Of 6;40 a. M.
which will permit Clarksburg pas
sengers to board So for Wheeling.
Train No. 63 to Morgantown only
will leave at 7:40 p. m. instead OF
1855 p. m.
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SlvvRlls CLUB ENDORSES
NEW THEATER PROPOSAL

AT the weekly meeting of the
Elairmont Kiwanis Club held in
the y. NJ. G. A. at noon today,
Rollo ]. Conley was named chair
nianSo Sof a committee to confer with
the Heintzelman post leaders at
k.ttie post headquarters this evening
I'm regard to celebration on
Memorial Day. The meeting to-
might will be held at 1880 o'clock.
I r. R. Beebe reported on the
Kiwanis baseball proposition, and
stated that those fostering a
tleague for this summer would
meet with the local body at the
luncheon next Wednesday.
20. s. Mckinney and George T.
Watson presented the proposal Of
the new theater for Fairmont, and
1t was given the unanimous appro-
Sbation Of the club membership.
DE- Curran of New York made a
short speech and discussed the
Feasibility Of a Better Business
Mems Class for Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-26

IN BIG STRIKE
Back to Work Movement In.
der Way in Western SEQ
tionsof5PennsyIvania.

PITTSBURGH. April 26.-whlle
all union mines in Western Penn
sylvsnia we're still closed today. by
the coal strike, and there we're no
breaks in the union ranks, opera
tors declared that a pronounced
back to work movement was under
way in some parts Of the Fayette
coke region. They. cited six mines
which had been closed by the
strike as having resumed opera
tions this morning, while three
others reported increased working
forces.
The working schedule Of the
Frick Coke Co., was said to be the
same as yesterday, while railroads s
reported shipments Of coke and
coal as showing little change from
the day before.
Union organizers have by no
mems ceased their activities IN
Fayette County and a number OF
meetings were scheduled. with the
most important workings.
Steel interest discussed widely
scattered reports that the United
Steel corporation was planning 70
increase its by-products output in
order that 1T might not be SO de-
pendent ,on the Connellsville region
for coke supplies. The Charlton
plant now has 1858 ovens.
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MEETING my
CLUB HELD LAST NIGHT

Ill.
The final meeting OF the year OF
the Hi.Y Club Of the East Side
High School was held IN the high
school last evening at s:s0Soiclock
A bean supper was served to the
twenty members OF The Glib who
were present together with several
visitors. MI
1T /@as decided during the busi.
ness session to hold an all day
hike in the near future and i com
mittee was appointed to arrange
the details OF the event, They win
confer with B. NJ. veltman, boys
secretary at the Y. M q. IA, car.
ly next week in regard 20 the pro.
gram. ysfsa
R. W. Himelick discussed briefly
the work that had been accomp
lished this wear by the sHisY club
and expressed the confidence that
next year the East Side organiza-
ton would carry through an even
more pretentious program
L. G. Boggs, a member Of the
staff Of The West Virginian. made
a brief talk on some phases OF
newspaper work, and invited the
members of the organization 70
make trip through The West
Virglnian plant at any time that
suited their conyenience
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Trial Of Blizzard DELAYED
When Court Is Adjourned
Until Tomorrow.
JUDGE MAKES RULING
Defense Must Be Notified Ia
cal Unions stats Clans
Furnished Money.

CHARLES TOWN, April &c. (By
The Associated Press s.l-The d..
tense In the Logan treason cases
must be notified what local unions
tho state charges furnished money
TO buy arms, Judge ]. NJ Wood
ruled in Circuit Court today IA
granting their motion for further
information than that provided IN
the states bill OF particularst Trial
OF William Blizzard, suh.dIstrict
president. met another delay when
court was adjourned until tomor'
row to allow the state tosassenible
this information.
Attorney, T. c. Townsend opened
the assault on the states bill d
particulars, filed today, by declaf.
ing its allegations were so general
the defense would have to Summon
1900 witnesses to be in a position
to meet proof that might be- offered
concerning perhaps only one local
union. Referring TO the part ot the
bill OF particulars which charged
that Blizzard and other defendants
induced officers OF locals under dis-
tricts No. W and No. %. united
Mine Workers, to furnish funds FOR
ammunition with which 10 lew
war against the state, he asked
whether It was charged that one or
all OF these unions were meant.
There were ,6s4 locals each with
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POSTOFF|CE. NOW
COMPILING FINE
CITY DIRECTORY
Also One For Rural Routes.--
Will Facilitate Mail
Service Here.

Did you get little slip of paper
from the postman recently?
= II you have not. please ask for
one. because Postmaster John S.
Scott wants you to be sure to get
You arc requested to write sll
this this bit Of paper the names OF
all persons tinciuding servants), I,
receiving mail at your home, and
then the slip Is to- be returned to
the carrier. You are also asked 10
keep the carrier informed as 10
any change Of address from time to
time.
The idea in a nutshell is Just a
phase of postal Improvement being
worked out by the local postmas-
ter.
Postmaster Scott declares that II
he can secure the full cooperation
of the public that in a short tins
he will have a complete city and
rural directory that.will be Of great
service to the local postotfice and
Will help in providing 100 per cent
efficient service to the public.
Speaking, OF the directory system
hts!smotning, Mr.. Scott said :: y
I'm order to better facilitate .the
delivery OF null the entire force at
the local postofhee is busy pre-
pairing new directory for the city,
The carriers are at the present
time busy doing their best 10
secure the. names and street ad-
dress OF all patrons on their routes.
In many instances registration
blank will be left in your mail box
on which is a request for you to fill
inn the names Of all persons receiv
ing mail at this address. Often
times tae people fail to heed the
request which makes the PROPOSE
ton difficult one for the carrier
The people in every home should
be only too willing to do this much
Continued on Page Eight
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LOCAL MEN Will
TAKE HIGH RANK
INODD FELLOWS
Several viii Be Honored at
Grand Lodge Session.
Here Tomorrow.

Curt E. Amos orville B. Mad
dox. Oliver P. Williams, Fred B.
Cannon. John R. Nutter, Lloyd S.
Durham and Dean S. Holton, past
grands of the local chapter of the
Odd Fellows order. will receive the
grand lodge degree tomorrow al
ternoon at a session of the grand
lodge, which will be a feature OF
the district conception Of the or
der here tomorrow afternoon and
evening In commemoration OF the
one hundred and third anniversary
OF the founding OF the order in this
country.
Practically all Of the grand
lodge officers have promised to he
on hand for the session, which will
start at 2;S0 o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon In the Masonic Temple
where the sessions of the conven-
tlon will be held.
1t Is expected that so candt-
dates will take tho grand lodge
degree. The names OF those to take
the degree, other than those from.
tho local lodge, would not be avail
able until they arrive here anil
present their certificates tomorrow.
There will be number OF cantir
dates from various lodges in the
district. there being nineteen
branches OF the oEder in the terri
tory embraced by this district.
The degree team from Mononga-
liza lodge at Morgantown will put
on the first degree at tho session
tomorrow evening. which starts at
1880 o'clock. A large class will take
the first rank work, 1t was statsd
today. While the desired total Of
103 candidates will not be reached
according to. the latest advice gu
the matter 1T Is expected to have
60 to 10 candidates for the first
rank work.
A banquet will be served to the
members Of the local lodge and the
visiting three linkers in the odd
Continued on Page Eight)
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LOCAL, WOMEN ON
GRAFTON PROGRAM
Meeting Of Missionary socie-
ties to Be Held on May
2, 8 and q.

The eighteenth annual meeting
Of the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary societies Of the Presby.
terry of Grafton, will be held on
May 2, 3. and 4 at the First Pres
byterian Church at, Warrington.
A meeting OF the executive boart.
will be held on Tuesday at 8 p. m !,
and the regular sessions will begin
at 1880 on Tuesday evening, at
which time an address will be de.
livered by Miss Lucy H: Dawson.
general secretary OF tho Woman's
Board Of Home Missions Of New
York. This meeting will be follow.
ed by general reception with the
Warrington church delegates as
hostess.
The Wednesday morning session
will be opened by devotional exer
cises conducted by Mrs. J. II. Beck.
man OF this city, and Mrs. J. Frank
Rttchie or this city will appear on
the program.
Mrs. Hugh F. Smith OF this city,
secretary OF the Presbytery, will
deliver an address on Wednesday
afternoon on the subject. ITO You,
Oh Women, / Call"
On Wednesday evening Mrs. W.
s. Mayors Of this city Is scheduled
for lecture entitled "Dr. Webster
E. Browning"
Mrs. W. T, Black OF this city win
give d report OF the committee on
Presbyterial constitution at tho
Thursday morning session. Mrs.
Black is chairman Of the commit
tee.
Mrs. Herman G. Stoetzer, presf.
dent Of the West Virginia SynodI.
cal Society, will address the Thurs
day Afternoon session on the sub.
1ect. Greater Strength for Greater
Tasks" I, ~ n!
Mrs. w. s.. Mayors Is president
OF the Home Missionary Society,
and Mrs, James s. Stewart OF Nor.
gantown Is president Of the For,
eign Missionary: Society.
a number Of local women wili
attend the sessions as represents,
tiyes from the missionary, societies
n he First Presbyt yterian Church. /
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OF BULLETIN
STATE GUESTS TUESDAY

Members OF the staff Of the Bull
letin. student publication Of Fair
mont State Normal School, were
guests at the Blue Ridge Theater
last evening, the second day Of the
engagement Of THE Four Horse
men of the Apocalypse A total Of
1,sbo persons attended the theater
Yesterday, and the indications
were late this afternoon that. yes
terdays record you'd be surpassed
today.
The members OF the Bulletin
staff are as follows: Editor, Law
renee Wallman; assistant editor;
Fances McCray; business manager
Hamill spedden assistant business
manager. Hattie Groves;. feature
editor. Dale Stewart; society edI-
tor Mary TSrkovlch: organization
editor, Eleanor Durett; secretary,
Mary Seaton,
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ia.IGHIiGAINS IN
(GOAL PRODUCTION
MADE YESTERDAY
sMorgantOwn 8 KingwOod
sLoads SO Cars Compared
81 With Eight April I.
l97 CARS LOAD ED.
,Ninety.seven Mines Attempt
ing to Worth in Local
Region Today.

q slight gain in coal production
was made yesterday, but the ag.
gregate was hardly a drop in the
koket compared to the full output
6t Northern West Virginia. Quite
4 large percentage of this tonnage
~ always been put out on a non.
ianion basis so that the figures are
deceptive, according to the miners
officials. Production on Tuesday
gatred 2S cars over Mondays load.
ing
Itcannot be denied, however.
that the coal production has showed
q gradual increase since April /.
when the suspension first struck
Northern West Virginia. On the
first day Of the strike, only SO cars
were loaded against 1871 cars on
Tuesday.
Gains in production are largely
confined to several divisions. The
biggest stride in production is at
! the plants along tho NJ. & X, where
esterday SO cars were loaded, the
peak Of loading there since the
strike broke. On April these
mines loaded eight cars. The daily
agoduction did not exceed 2S cars
ittttilsIast Saturday wien 1t shot up
10 46lcars. This tonnage in a large
fileasiire.is being produced by the
mines Of the Penn.Mary Coal Co.
EBethlehem Steel Corporation).
on the Charleston Division. B. &
% yesterday IS cars Of coal were
loaded, or a gain Of five cars over
the previous day. Along the Mo.
iiongah Division, B. & O., the oper.
atoms loaded 20 cars of coal, or a
gain of two cars over Monday.
Quite a gain was noticed on the
Gpnnellsville Division, B. & o.,
Sytiere 16 cars OF coal were loaded
on Tuesday, or nine cars more than
feontinued on Page Eight
I j ~ , s|4zi 49,
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Floods sill NIcnaclnr

FORT WORTH, Tex. April 25.
Rain continued to fall here to-
day and flood conditions became
more menacing with a continued
rapid rise in the overflown Trim
ity River until z o'clock this morn
ing. Fears were expressed that
the death list would be increased.
Extensive sections on the south
east side OF the city, Arlington
Heights and Sycamore are mum
dated.
Major L. G. White, in charge Of
the forces policing the city, has
issued an urgent appeal for help.
Hundreds of men will be needed
for rescue work today he said.
Swept away by the swirling
current no bodies had been recov-
cred early today. The death toll
is based largely upon reports OF
missing persons although several
persons were seen to fall into the
swollen river.
The heaviest damage Is on the
north sidercf Fort WORTH where
twenty-five square miles OF land
Is under water. Virtually all con-
|necton with that portion OF the
city are cut off. In other sections
of the city, the situation.was near
ly as serious, tits feared that the
Sycamore will again go on q RAM
page, apd persons in the danger
line have fled.
Bridge Swept Away
The railroad bridge on the Fort
Worth G Denver and Missouri,
Kansas & Texas has been swept
away,
Relief work was hindered last
night by inky darkness, but res
cue workers continued to search
for bodies. The boiler room OF
the light company was. flooded.
and power was obtained from
Waco, one hundred miles away.
Telephone service Is crippled
and street car service has been
suspended in parts OF the city.
Today torrential rain was
sweeping over the city. Streets in
CONTINUED on Page Eightl
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TRACTION COMPANY
CASE is ON TODAY
Heirs of Henry 3. Murphy
Want s1o,ooo---He Was
Killed October 12, 1920.

The $4,000 damage case Of Will
liam NJ. Kirk, administrator Of
Henry B. Murphy, deceased, VS..
the Monongahela Valley Traction
Co., a corporation Is being heatu
by Judge w. S. Meredith in Cir
cult Court today. The case was
called following the election OF a
special judge to sit in the case Of
the Harry B. Coal Co. VS.. Deyeny-
Murphy Apartment Co.
The trial jurors sworn in to hear
the evidence in the case are John
Hoult, B. F. Ice. Waldron Leon
ard. Charles Gallery. j. W. Cunn-
inghanl, j. l.. Prickett, Harry2Mc-
Cray. Clarence Rinehart, Milton b.
Ammons, A. Snyder, L. D. Porter
and Allison Merrifield:
After the jury had ben sworn Fl
Attorney Harry Shaw Of counsel
for the plaintiff and Attorney
Tlsca Morris Of counsel for the de-
fendant company presented their
case to the Jurors. Attorney Shaw
is assisted by Frank G. Raymond
and Attorney Morris by Charles
Powell.
In stating his case to the Jury
Attorney Shaw said that his client,
the plaintiff. was a brother in law
OF Henry B. Murphy, 16 years old,
who was killed October 12, 1920,
when he was thrown from an In
terurban car Of the defendant com
pany between stop 12 and Edge
mont. Attorney Shaw said that
they woul dendeavor to prove that
Murphy. who was riding on step
OF the car, 1t being crowded, was
thrown from the step by a sudden
jerk or faulty place in the track
while the car was going at from
fot yto fifty miles an hou and re.
ceived injuries that caused his
death.
Attorney Morris. In presenting
the defendants side Of the case,
said that they would endeayor 10
prove by a number OF witnesses
that Murphy chose to ride on the
step Of the carSinstead of going
into the car. or standing on the
platform, that further he jumped
off the cur to recover HIS hat which
blew off. or that in trying to grab
his hat when 1t was blown from
his head he lost his balance and
fell off, receiving the. fatal wounds,
Walter ". Yost was the first
witness placed on, the stand by the
pallntiff. He was still testifying
when court adjourned at noon. He
was. recalled to the stand at the
afternoon session and was still
testifying at 2 O'Clock. Other. wit.
nesses for the plaintiff Summoned
to testify this afternoon or tomor.
row morning are E. E. Tetrick,
Ernest Houston, Mrs. Susan Clark,
William Clark, Lee Ice, Ethel
Clark, H. e. Peters and Charles
Stewart.
Witnesses summoned to testify
In behalf of the defendant are Ar.
thur Shriner, John Lewis, ]. ]. Cut.
right, Walter Yost, John Pug, Er.
vim Davis R. L. Long, ". R.
Minger, Thomas Lewis, O. l. Crlss,
Carl Mason and Ben Argo.
The case will probably occupy
the time and attention OF the
court for, several days.
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WAREHousE5euTTEp

CUMBERLAND, Md, April 26.-
Damage estimated at 100000 re-
suited from fire of Unknown origin
at an early hour this informing.
which gutted the storage ware
house OF d. P. Miller O.. In the
heart Of the business district, It
was two and q half story brick
structure, formerly q factory, and
was used by Louis Rernsteln. who
had great quantity ot furniture
and IS the larger i6ser. and a dozs7
other merchants 1t also housed
the chemical laboratory Of Alcxan.
der Sloan, who safes his loss is
sex, 900, with S2s,01o insurance.
sMany.reeide dents also used the stzuc-
ture for storing household goods.
The fire broke out q second time.
and al the city departments work.
ed for hours % subdue L,
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MISSING sEAPLANE FOUND
AFTER .TWo.DAy SEARe H

/.
MIAMI, Fla, Aprii &c The
seaplane Santa Maria, missins
early Monday when II began d
flight from Key West To Nassnu.
with six persons aboard has been
found at Wilson Island; aecording
TO a wireless message received
here today at 1880 d. ID, from
Havana.
The radio, which was sent via
one Of the naval planes sent out
early today. by Commander Albert
G. Read, stated that the passen-
gers. on the Santa Maria were
taken to Nassau by. d small boat,
while the pilot and mechanic re-
mained with the plane
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Ice Man Has Poor
Month While Gas
Mans Kept Busy

Weather, like death, is no re-
specter Of persons Ice men in
the city say April is proving to
be a bareback for good business
In contrast to April, 1921 In
fact the business has been 80
limited that delivery trucks
were taken of the city streets at
noon. At times this month It
was almost cool enough for folks
to make their own ice, say the
ice men.
Although Mr.. T. B. M. can
joke the ice man, he Is getting
no relief because he collides
with the gas man, who has q
rate Of charges also.
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cHIEE aNlnER mn

L. D. snider, chief Of the local
police department, is III ut his
home on Locust avenue. Chief
snider was stricken Sunday night
but reported for work Monday
morning. Atter accompanying two
Pittsburgh detectives TO Worthing-
ton Monday morning and recover
ing "a stolen Stevens touring car,
chlef snIder reported off duty ana
has not been out since, Reports
from his home today are to the
effect that he' has ID grippe or In.
tluonsa and q quite sills
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MUST HAVE LlcnMaE

Harry Henry and Lowell Gray
were arrested last night by Deputy
Sheriff I'D Hawkins on a 6harge Of
operating an automobile without
q state license, Thsy were raleas-
cd on their own recognitanca whom
they promised 10 appeal for Pros.
outing Attorney Frank r. Amos To
answer TO the charge today. They
we're arrested while driving a
roadster across the new rive,
.ntrioset
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Kills BROTHER OFFICERS.

AlyNIsToN, Ala, April 26.-Po-
Dlteman Marshal WEIGH OF the local
police force today drove an auto
mobile containing the bodies OF
Joseph z. Holiday and c. B. Hurst.
also members Of the force, to an
Undertaking establishment where
Ma was alleged to have said that
o ie had killed Holiday in self de-
1ense and Hurst accidentally.
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Descendant ofGet1.
Stone1OaA Jackson
III at Lost Creek

Ludlow Jackson, merchant at
Lost Creek and a descendant OF
Lieutenant General "Stonewall"
jackson. Is seriously III at his
home in Harrison County with
typhoid pneumonia.
He was one OF the speakers
scheduled, at the miners meet.
ing at Lost Creek yesterday.
The gathering was addressed by
Patrick Buckley, Fairmont, vice
president, sub district 4.
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4-YEAR-oLD GIRL DIES

Pauline, the little 4-year-old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Zukowski, died this morning at z
o'clock at her home at Morgan
Mine, Rivesville. Funeral services
will be held Thursday morning at
8 o'clock at the Polish Catholic
Church at Monongah, and burial
will be made in the Polish ceme-
terry at Monongah. Undertakers
Carpenter and Ford have charge
OF the funeral.
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Million Dollar Thief Tells
.SUeetheart He'll Soon EscQpp

WASHINGTON April 26-"Dont worry, sweetheart will os
dred burgares here in the eighteen months replied to the
warm embrace Of the woman who had into his to bid
him good bye yesterday Arrested with him releas
ed Miss Virginia Betty Carroll told Lauson III they give youffy
years will still be waiting for you when you're free"
auson told the police they that already escaped
from prison twice once after serving about twenty
year sentence at Joliet ILL., where he confined after
gary record that he had the the Million Dollar
Thief in the underworld of the Middle West city.
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BONDS sElLtAr PAP

NEW YORK, April 2s.-The
striking feature OF the early and
active dealings in todays bond mar
ket was the sale Of ono block Of
$4,000 Of Liberty 1 ia per cent
bonds at par as against yesterdays
closing price Of 500 ,e2.
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HOLDS couRrHousE.

WNYNE F1ULU5 COURTHOUSE,
WAYNE, w. Va, April ga
proposal to remove the Wayne
County courthouse from Wayne to
Ksnova failed to carry: IN yester.
days election, according to re.
turns tablated today. with only
one precinct missing officials said,
the fpfoposal was defeated by be-
.tween 500 and 600 votes.
Between 1000 andN12,o00, votes
were cast IN the election, II was
Sated