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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
Roads Report

CHICAGO. Sept. 144ofhciaI
statements by railroad presidents
or directors to the Associated
Press today were to the erect that
the following roads were not par
ties to the strike settlement agree
ment approved by the shop crafts
policy committee last night y
number Of roads have made mo-
expression.
Atlantic Coast Line, Atehison.
Topeka and Santa F'e, Central III
rGe0rgia, Delaware a. Hudson.
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern, Erie.
Fort Worth and Denver. Gulf
Coast Lines, Illinois Central,
Louisville & Nashville, lie Hfgh
Valley, Minneapolis and st Louis,
Missouri, Kansas and TEXAS,
Missouri Pacific; Norfolk e Yves
torn, Pennsylvania System, ST.
Louis and San Francisco; ST Louis
and South Western, Southern
Pacific, Wabash, Western Of
Alabama. 6sS,s
These Accept
Following Is the list OF roads
generally understood to have ac-
cepted the settlement proposals:
Alabama. Great Southern; Baliing-
ham and Northern, Baltimore &
Ohio Systems, Baltimore G South
western, Buffalo Rochester and
Pittsburgh; Boston 6 Albany,
Chesterfield and lancaster Ghesa-
peake & Ohio, Chicago, Indianap-
oils and Louisville; Chicago, Nil
waukee and ST Paul; Chicago.
Milwaukee and Gary; CHICAGO,
Terre Haute and Southwestern:
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis and
Omaha; Chicago Northwestern;
Cincinnati and Northern, eieve-
land, Cincinnati; Chicago and ST.
Louis; Coal & Coke Railroad;
Dayton Union; FL Paso and South
western; East and West Coast;
Georgia Southern and FLORIDA:
Gallatin Valley; Hartman and
Northeastern; Hooking VALLEY;
Lake Eric and Wheeling; Louis
lana & Arkansas; Macons Dublin
and Savannah; Missouri VALLEY
and Blair; Morgantown g King
wood: New York Central System:
New York, Chicago and st. Louis;
New Orleans apd Northeastern;
Northern Alabama; Pierre and
Fort Pierre Bridge; Pierre, Rapid
TIA,, a .AIarkhuyaBfnyVaise T9Ve9nt
Sound Willah Harbor; Southern
System; seaboard Air Line;
Seattle, Port Angles and Western;
Tacoma Eastern: Tampa e Gulf
Coast; Tampa Northern: Trinity
& Barzos Valley; Yfrginian Rail
way; West Shore; Wheeling aud
Lake Erie: Wlnston-S Salem, South
bound: Wyoming and Northwes-
tern; GAINESVILLE & Western
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
ARMY DIRGIBLE is
MAKING GOOD TIME

AKRON, o.. Sept. IA. = The
army dirigible CO arrived at tho
Wingfoot Lake station near here
at 1925 a.. M. the big airship
was moored at the hangar there
and the crew landed for luncheon.
Officers OF the craft told OF en-
counterlng stiff winds at day
break but the ship made good
Roadway, coming here from Lang
ley Field, Va, in exactly eleven
hours.
The CO is among the first
trans.continental flight OF a dirig-
ible. Its destination Is Los Ange.
les. Mayor D. C, Rybolt and City
Administrator Tucker led a dele
CATION OF city officials who greet
ed the ayiators on landing. 1t was
announced that the airship would
not leave for Dayton today as had
been intended.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
BELLS ENTIRE ESTATE
REvERTS TO WIDOW

WASHINGTON, Sept, 14.-The
will OF, Alexander Graham Bell,
inventor of the telephone, filed
here today for probate leaves his
entire state, real, personal and
mixed to his wife, Mabel Gard.
liner Bell absolutely and without
conditions. The widow and his
cousin, Charles j. Bell president
OF the American Security and
Trust Co., are named as execu-
tors with the request that no
bonds be required for them for
the faithful discharge OF their
duty. No estimate Of the, value
OF the estate has been filed.
The document was executed
June %, 1889 at Bienn Shregh,
near Baddeck, in Nova Scotia, in
the presence OF four witnesses.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
MILLER REPORTS ON
ROTARY CONVENTION
Complete Review of Wheeling
Session Made at Local
Clubs Luncheon.

On Tuesday the executives Of the
clubs in the twenty.fourth, district
OF Rotary held their annual meet
Ing in the Mcclure Hotel In Wheel
ing. President Miller OF the Fair.
mont Rotary Club attended and at
today's weekly luncheon at the Y.
NJ, c, A. gave a talk on the features
Of the Wheeling gathering.
Among other things President
Miller recalled to the minds OF 10.
cal Rotarians that Rotary Inter
national is now II years old. 1t Is
made up of 1880 clubs in twenty
six countries; is represented on
every continent and embraces s
membership of $1,000 men. The
one feature in relation 70 Rotary
membership which might be con.
sidered somewhat remarkable is
that during the period OF the or.
ganization's existence its member.
ship has not run well into the Inn
dreds Of thousands. On the con.
trary Rotary has been maintained
at a level assuring the proper class.
itications and suitability OF mem.
bers in accordance with. the bust.
ness and social creed upon which
Rotary is built.
Plans to further the inter.citv
cooperation Of Rotary Clubs were
discussed at the Wheeling execu.
tive meeting and steps toward
that end are contemplated for the
near future. Attendance at week.
~ meetings was another topic Of
Importance and the heads OF all
state Rotary Clubs appear to be
stresslng the necessity for regular
attendance at the mid-week lup.
cheons. Ones obligation to Ro.
tary. according to President MIL
ler's remarks, is founded first up.
or meeting with other Rotarians
each week. That is the starting
place at which the good that a
man gains through Rotary and the
good he may do for his fellow men
through Rotary originates. So Ro-
tarians are required to attend
their meetings regularly,
president Mtller's report Of Ethe
Wheeling session was so complete
that there was no other business
Of Importance transacted today.
Reports Of committee chalrmen
were held over for reading att
the next business meeting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
HEALTH OFFICER
SAYS ONLY FEW
CASES OF FEVER
Doctors Only Report Nine
Cases for the Last
Three Months.

Fairmont is one Of the most
healthful cities in the state &C.
cording to a statement made by
DR.. j. A. Jamison, city health
officer today, Notwithstanding the
discussion OF the typhoid fever
cases in the vicinity by leading
doctors at the meeting of the
Kiwanis Club luncheon yesterday.
To back up his statement DR..
Jamison produced the records OF
his office to show that only five
cases Of typhoid fever we're re-.
ported during the month OF July,
three during the month Of August
and one up TO today In this month.
OF the five cases reported. during
July only three should be credited
to the city proper as one Of the
cases was a person who came
here with a funeral party from
Oklahoma and the fever develop
ed the day after the person arriv.
ed in this city. Another case was
that of child who had been
spending the summer on farm
near the city and was brought in.
to town for treatment after the
disease developed.
One Of the ministers who came
here to attend the West Virginia
conference Of the Methodist Epls-
copal Church, South, was stricken
with the disease the day after he
arrived in the city. but the health
officer says that the disease did
not originate here as the minister
was not feeling well when he
came to the city.
According to DR.. Jamison only
seven cases Of fever that origin
ated In the city have been report
ed to him since the first OF July,
and, furthermore, DR.. Jamison
says that he Sis .cupftdsnts that the
physicians of the city are report
ing all the cases.
The health officer says he is ut
loss to understand the small
number Of cases OF fever as prac.
tically all the wells and springs in.
spected by the city are unfit for
use and that his department has
placarded any number of wells
and springs showing that the
water was unfit to use. Among
the springs condemned was one
that water was being bottled out
of and sold to residents around
the city. The health department
made the persons operating the
delivery system Of the infected
water. discontinue the sale OF
the water in the city.
other contagious diseases have
been on about the same level WITH
typhoid fever and according to
the health officer the city is en-
joylng better health as a whole
than ever in the history of the
cltyH
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
CHURCH CONVENTION WILL
BE HELD HERE SUNDAY

The Central Christian Church
will entertain the twelfth annual
convention Of the Churches OF
Christ in the Monongahela Dis
trict here next Sunday. This dis
trict Is composed of Monongalia,
Marion. Harrison, Taylor and
Preston counties.
1t is planned to have the SEES
sions Of the convention In Loop
Park u the weather is favorable,
otherwise all the meetings will be
held in the church building at
Second street and Walnut avenue,
The program includes model
Bible school, opening at $3.50 to
be followed by the communion
service at 10:45. State Evange-
list John R. Clark will present the
work of the church in West Vir-
ginia for the consideration OF the
delegates representing the vario ,s
church OF the district.
Basket dinner will be served on
the grounds and the afternoon
will be devoted to the reports
from churches and Bible schools,
The principal address OF the aft
ernoon will be given by the Rev.
NJ. b. Miller OF Grafton. =
The evening sessions will be
held at the church and include a
great Christian Endeayor meeting
at $3.50 and the final business SEES
sion Of the convention will begin
at 1880. The closing sermon will
be preached by the Rev. F. A. Tin
ney Of Shinnston. Special music
will feature each session Of the
convention and a very interesting
and profitable meeting is expected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
offleIals pleased.

WASHINGTON, Sept THE
new development in the rail strike
situation was received with salts.
faction by all, administration Off
cIals including President Harding
Many would not comment for pub
llcation, preferring to wait until
an actual settlement had been
reached. At the treasury n was
said that Secretary Mellon who be
cause Of his life time experience
in dealing with Industrial and H.
nanoial AFFAIRS and because Of his
present duties watches the business
situation closely, took the view
that with an end to industrial trou-
bles the outlook for both was very
good"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
COMMITTEE TO
MEET Willard
!. IN Baltimore \
Session Planned Tomorrow
to Work Out Separate
Agreement:
oUTL o0K B RIGHT
Prediction Made 17,oooSMan
viii Return to Work
Next Week.

+ CINCINNATI, Sept. 14.Mem.
bers of the Baltimore and Ohio
system executive committee ofithe
shop crafts will meet with Daniel
Willard, president of that road, IN
Baltimore tomorrow to negotiate
for peace under the agreement
reached in Chicago yesterday II.
was announced at the Baltimore &
Ohio shopcraft headquarters, To-
Gated here. Union officials here pre-
dlcted that the 1900 men involved
would return to work not later
than Monday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
.HART'S WIFE SEEKS
DIVORCE FROM HIM

LOS ANGELES Sept. "a
Suit for divorce on the ground OF
extreme cruelty" will be institut-
ed at once, against William S.
Hart. film actor, by Mrs. Winifred
Westover Hart, according to an
announcement today by Mrs.
Harris attorney.
Reports that Hart had agreed
TO a 100000 cash settlement with
his wife were verified by Mrs.
Harris attorney. He added how
ever that a complete. settlement
had not been effected and that his
client would ask for a much larger
sum.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
CHILD DIES FROM
STOMACH ATTACK

FREDERICK Pileggi, two-year old
son Of Vincenzo and Maria Roszia
Ciliverti Pileggi, died this morning
at 9:15 o'clock at the home Of his
parents at 30 Market street after
an illness with acute stomach trou.
BILE. He is survived by his parents
and the following brothers and sis
tiers, Joe, Cincetina, Razanna, Ange
lima and Caraina. The body was
prepared for burial by Fred Jen'
Ans. No funeral arrangements
have been made,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
SHIPMENTS EAST
INCREASING NOW
Embargo CIamped Down on
Western Coal Loads
at Present.

With an embargo ,clamped on
western shipments naturally tho
coal loading to the east Is rapidly
on the increase on the Monongah
Division, B. & o. There were $50
coars. Of load loaded east yester.
day. Forty.seven cars Of coal were
loaded west.
Fourteen cars OF coke were load.
ed Of which twelve cars went east
and two cars west Seven cars OF
coal were loaded by wagon mines
on the division yesterday.
Fourteen cars Of coal were load,
ed east of the Charleston Division
B. & o.
Daily r. r. Fuel
Two hundred and forty.one cars
Of coal were loaded as railroad
fuel of the Monongah Division, B.
& o., on Wednesday. There were
1872 cars loaded as B. & o. fuel and
109 cars as foreign fuel.
Foreign roads secured the ten
cars Of railroad fuel loaded on the
Charleston Division, B. & O., yes.
terday.
In the Coke Belt.
Two hundred and one cars OF
coal were loaded on the Mononga
hela Railway in Pennsylvania yes.
terday. This was a gain OF twenty
seven cars compared to Tuesdays
loading. The production Of coal in
this section Of the coke belt, which
is between Brownsville and the
West Virginia state line, is perhaps
running an average OF 20 cars
stronger a day than in the middle
OF August. The strikers appear to
have held their ranks exceptionally
well.
sixty-eight mines were at, work
today and these plants ordered 1870
emptles today,
Loading Box Cars
Quite a few wagon mines ara
loading box cars on the MononEalI
Division, B. & o. at Walkers
Siding, this city, aud in the vicin.
ity OF Monongah. Box cars are
also used for loading coal on the
Monongahela Railway in the local
yards. Cement companies are re-
ported to be buying coal.
To Return Today
Howard w. showalter Ipresi.
dent Of the Diamond Coal Co. /,
and father H. G. showalter, are
expected to return today from a
CONTINUED on Page Eight.
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Eair rreatml,ent.

CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-The settle
ment Of the shipments strike on
certain railroads sustains the
Transportation Act, and should the
questions upon which the strike
was predicted come back to the
United States Railroad Labor Board
''the fullest and fairest considern-
tionriwill be granted Ben W. Hoop
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
Worst Car Supply Today in
P This Field Since Big
Strike Ended.
J LII u A R D Hit
Every Line Short Supply of
Cars to Handle
7 Production.

Keener car shortage was ex-
pertenced inNiNorthern West yir-
ginta today than any time since
the coal strike was ended. Not
lRly was the B. & o. system short
enfrs as usual, but the Mononga-
4 'esj, N. q W., and Western Mary
End kept apace in this respect.
NIonongah ~ Per Cent
With 1855 mines closed down
due TO car shortage the most acute
condttton thus far developed on
W Monongah Division, B. & o.,
9iilch had twelve per cent run
o. empties today. While the
empty run was poor enough on the
Charleston Division, B. & o., to-
day i was much better than on
the Monongah Division. B. & o.,
thefe having been a 50 per cent
run. The car supply appears to be
between these two divl-
ipns for the advantage day after
ksay The Cumberland Division, B.
OF, has the long end Of the stick
18th a 0 per cent run. The Con-
lNAsyille Division, B. 6 o.,
lhich is credited with ordering
f. four cars had a full run.
actically a 81 per cent run Of
s are on the NJ. & X, today.
Monongahela Hit
sor the first time since the
.lse ended -the4- MoneaRahe1a
Ipiilway today steered into car
1rtage. For weeks the railroad.
0t,s been giving the mines all the
lbs they can load. 1t is reported
FIAT on both the Monongahela and
&sW., where there is also car
fhprtage this morning, that the
iroad has had difficulty in pull
loads from the mine sidings.
apparently Is a great barrier
h1andling both the empties at
mines as well as avoiding
rgef DENOMINATIONS of coal loads.
Today the mines on the Monon-
iela Railway have approximately
sixty:seven ger cent run and
nile $50 empties were ordered
dnere were but 237 placed at Z
clock. This will mean restrict
loading on the Monongahela
lway today as the West Virginia
YES on the average have been
ding 365 cars Of coal a day dur.
the first three days OF this
eks
Along the Morgantown & Wheel
Is Railway today there were a
a ner cent run of empties. The
mines ordered $50 cars and only
iss cars were placed. Apparently
Me cars have been well attributed
no mines we're rported to be
IN due to car shortage, although
Sme will no doubt have a short
Al 3 & o. Embargo
A{fjp until last reports the nego-
Nations were underway for the set
liemetit Of the shipments strike, al
|houghl the actual settlement has
81 been announced. When the &C.
Ial settlement OF the strike takes
ACE they will play an important
n ii, the movement of coal loads
5ich has the B. & o badly bot.
IN. especially TO the west.
in immediate settlement OF
strike and a prompt return to
$ork by the shopmen probably a
TConttrued Oh Pas: Eight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-14
THE WEATHER

FaiE tonight ana Fridays
Warmet In east tonight,
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Fun Associated Press wire
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-16
DU NBAR ASKS
COURT RELIEF
Files Application with Supreme
Court in Contempt Case

Harry B. Dunbar, state license in
spector under former Attorney Cen
eral Lemke, has applied to the SUI
preme court for a writ Of certiorari
directed against District Judge W. l..
Nuessle and Jesse NJ. Gran, clerk Of
district court of Stutsman county,
following Judge Nuessle's order to
Dunbar to appear before him on
March "a and show cause why he
should not be adjudged in contempt Of
court.
Dunbar had been summoned before
Judge Nuessle on March 10 to answer
concerning the possession o.: an auto
mobile and whiskey taken from whis-
key runners in Stutsman county last
summer. One Of the rum runners
was killed in running fight. ]. K.
Murray of Mott, attorney for Dunbar,
appeared before Judge Nuessle at
jamestown March 10 but Judge Nues-
sic refused to regard this as suf-
ficient, Dunbar having been sum-
moned.
In his application to the supreme
court, Dunbar declares that the auto
mobile is in a garage in Bismarck
where it can be had by the attorney
generals license department and that
District Judge Lowe, of Minot, issued
an order for the destruction of the
carload of whiskev captured
The two men who were arrested ir
the case gave bond and forfeited the
bonds by non-appearance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-16
A VOICE FROM THE FARM

about New Zealand Australia and
Egypt, the Chamber Of Commerce and
'iBig Biz" and how they make butter
in Denmark We've heard the story long
enough and if they will not like you
any better when you get'through than
we do, they will sure appreciate you
enough to tie you on one end of a
rope and save you a doctor bill or a
jail sentence.
The venerable Judge is on the rigGlt
track, only little short He should
have included the whole Townley-
Lem,ke-Liederbach code with the eX-
ception of two or three laws). The
whole smear is not worth the paper
it is written on. Put constructive leg
islation in its place, legislation that
will bring cooperation between all big
and small industries. The big indus.
tries need a fair return on their in
vestments. so does the farmer. Cut
out the grafters and the slick tongued
fairytale politicians.
If anybody will explain to me be-
yOnd a shadow of a doubt that the far
mer fool program is benefit to any
body else than politician, I will get
down on my knees and apologize until
tears run down my back.
To reduce the slackers' taxes so per
cent for three successive years is a
crime. Let them all have the benefit
Of the farmer fool program, good or
bad. They are all entitled to it. Tie
howler needs it the worst. NOBODY
should he excluded from paying taxes.
All property should be on the tax list,
not in classes but at fair value. We
were fined for living in a fair house,
but now we are fined worse for living
on farm.
advise that all green timber in
tended for the legislature be put in a
hot kiln and seasoned before entered
on duty. The kiln would have to be
pretty hot to season some of our late
legislators, for they are strong "a po-
litical water, lard to season, and final
ly nothing left but a dried up herring.
Liederbach and Church should give
us few more letters. They sure con-
tain the dope.
S. J. NAGEL.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-16
EMPLOY AID TO
ACT FOR CITY
IN WATER CASE
S, ]. Hunt to Make Investiga-
tions to Assist City At
torney in Conduct

The city commission has employed
IS. J. Hunt, engaged in utility rate
practice, to assist in the presentation
of tae city's case when the water hear
ing is held before the railroad commits
sion on May 1. Mr.. Hunt was en-
gagged at meeting of the commission
held yesterday afternoon in the city
hall, at which ]. p. Spies and R. P.
Logan, two of the petitioners to the
railroad commission, were present. He
will assist City Attorney O'Hare.
There was informal discussion of the
case and the general situation The
building of new plant or attempts
to purchase the present plant were
discussed in an informal manner. One
commissioner pointed out the disad-
vantake of building aSnew plant, say
ing the city might be held up ny in
functions and law suits of one kind or
another for several years and nothing
accomplished. Another member said
that if the city purchased the present
plant by arbitration one stockholder
might take tle matter into court anu
halt the proceedings. There was dis
cussion of improvements and addlt ons
which might be made if the city pur'
chased the present plant at fair fig-
ure and make it the nucleus of city
owned plant
Commissioners Thompson and Lar
son, who had been delegated to ascer'
tain from the railroad commission
(, what steps might be taken in the hear
ing of the case, or what the city might
be expected to do, were informed BY
the commission that it was Wlthou'
funds to make an exhaustive 1nvestl
cation.
Mr.. Hunt will begin work immediate
ly on the case. His compensation Il
$25 per day and expenses. The time U
be required for presentation c. the
case is uncertain.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-16
TEACHER WAGE
LAW ATTACKED
Resolutions in Towner County
Ask Scale Lowered

Cando, N. d., March 16.-Discussing
tax matters at a mass meeting here.
'Towner county officials and taxpayers,
adopted resolutions to the following
effect:
Favoring revision downward OF the
minimum wage for teachers.
Recommending that road work
wages on a 1O..lour basis be: over
seer, $3.50; man, $500; team, $500;
road dragging. 81 1-2c mile one way.
Recommending that county and
township officials set a graded valua-
tion on real estate commensurate with
enhanced values due to proximity to
state highways.
F'avoring repeal of Chapter 80 OF the
1921 Session laws pertaining to the
price of state printing.
Recommending that county, town
ship, school and city officials make a
careful comparison between expenses,
taxes, and all costs of 1915 and 1921
with view to determining the causes
LOT tax increases and ways in which
they may be reduced.