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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
SENATOR KENYON
NAMED AS JUDGE
Will Preside in the Eighth
Judicial Circuit;
Quickly Accepts
.[By Associated Press i

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Sena.
tor Kenyon, Of Iowa, announced to.
day he would accept the nomiua-
ton as federal Judge for the eighth
circuit rendered TO him by Prest.
dent Harding and sent to the sen.
ate.
The senate soon after receiving
the nomination. confirmed 1t in
open executive session, an honor
only rarely paidito nominees.
The Iowa senator who is one o.
the leaders of the senate and chair.
man OF the agricultural block OF
that body in a formal statement Is
sued upon receipt Of his nomination
by the senate expressed apprecia.
tlon Of the Presidents action which
he said would enable him to achieve
his ambition, ITO serve on the fed.
eral bench"
The motion to confirm the Iowa
senator was made bythis colleague,
Senator Cummings, and when Sen
ator Curtis, presiding at thes time,
calieq 2lor the vote on "ad H1sip & and
consent nting :. to the no 6iinat i6n,
every Repator in the ichambe IL stood
Senator Kenyon said he expected
to examine senatorial precedents ID
determine whether after the con.
ftrmation he may yet vote. *ss
"The President has known since
our service .together5in the senate
that political life did not appeal to
me and that my ambition was TO
serve on the federal bench,p the
senator said in v his statement,
When a vacancy occurred last fall
In the federal district iudgeship in
my state some of.;my friends sug.
gested my nainesto him and he in.
dicated his %illingness to appoint
me, The legislaty situation then
that A. seemed to me l could not &C.
|cept The situation Is sdmewwhat
different now. as the West Virginia
|inYestlgations is out OF the way;
likewise the Newberry case, and a
large portion OF the agricultural
program has been put through"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
NAVAL TREATY I
OUT TOMORROW
Much Satisfaction in Wash.
ington Over shantung
Agreement
rBy Associated Press7

WASHINGTON, Jan. S1.-virtual
settlement by the Japanese and
Chinese of the long debated Shan,
Itung question and final agreement
on the text OF the five power naval
Limitation treaty had brought tie
Washington conference very near
to the conclusion OF its, labors to.
day with some Of the delegates ex.
pecting to be on theIY homeward
journeys possibly by the end Of the
week.
Prediction that the last details Of
the plan for restoration to China
Of Shantung province would be set,
tied. at today's meeting was made
by DR.. Koo, Of the Chinese deleGa.
tton following an agreement reach.
ed last night between the Japanese
and Chinese covering all principles
required as a basis for disposal fot
the Tsingtao-T -Tsinanfu railway ques,
tion. The basis Of settlement Is un.
derstood to have been the compro,
mise plan supported by President
Harding.
Meantime the naval committee OF
the whole was meeting today to
give final approval to the text OF
the naval treaty, as completed yes.
terday by agreement In the naval
committee OF rs on the Pacific. fortl
fications article. fThe treaty tomor.
row will be notpced to the world
at, q plenary session OF the confer,
ence. .sss
v Much tiflcations that the Shan.
tupg controversy had been settled
was EXPRESSED today at the White
House where officials said Presi,
dent Harding felt that the agree,
ment reached was one OF tho i'm.
portant, accomplishments OF the
Washington negotiations. White
House comment was the first off.
cial expression confirming formally
that the Japanese and Chinese had
reached a complete accord, although
1t had been generally indicated that
they were yirtuallyin agreement.
= :, ~ MI Ffl frs1l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
Paul Leaman Tells of
Scenes About The Knic-
kerbocker Disaster
MANY ARE BRAVE
One Man Rescued From
Debris Demands a
Cigaret

A former local boy. Paul NJ. Lea,
man, now residing in Washington,
ID. c., writes 10 The West Virgin.
ian something OF the horror sur.
rounding the collapse OF the roof
OF the Knickerbocker theatre last
Saturday night. Being q personal
witness, and himself aiding in tho
recovery OF the bodies imprisoned
under the fallen roof, Mr.. Leaman's
letter Is especially interesting. He
writes as follows:
Y. NJ. C. A.
WASHINGTON, D. c..
January 30, 1922.
The West Virginian,
Fairmont, w. Va.
Gentlemen: AS l live only.hali
a block from the Knickerbocker
theatre, I thought you might be in.
terested in having a short descrip'
ton Of the disaster from a man on
the spot.
| had charge of stretcher and
aided in removing the dead and iu
jured until 4:30 a. m. this morning
Sunday. At that hour Al dead
had been dug out and many moro
injured. The sights were ghastly,
many bodies being crushed beyond
recognition. Girls and women were
in the majority. In some cases the
living were pinioned under the dead
and In other cases the head and
shoulders OF the living would be
free while an hour or more woull
be required to free the rest of the
body. The screams Of wives, for
loved ones they believed dead, were
terrible, but the calmness OF those
in great physical pain was truly
American. One man, noticed
having been completely buried uu'
der the matted fire and concrete
Of the REINFORCED concrete roof
when dug out stood up and asked
for a dgaret Many bodies are
still buried; and {it will probably be
late. tonight before allfwill be re.
eoyeteds one young lady; was car.
f'led out sitting up and smiling het
hair completely gray from the dust
Of the concrete debris.
The catastrophe appears more
horrifying when one considers that
so MANY fine people in the prime ol
life are struck down by death which
they undoubtedly considered as be
ing OF the hazy future.
Sincerely,
PAUL NJ. LEAMAN.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
GUTHRIE TALKSTO
COAL MEN HERE
Addresses Directors Of
Northern w. Va Oper-
tors Association

Directors OF the Northern West
Mrgfia Coal Operators Associa-
ton met at the rooms in theta.
cobs' building this afternoon, when
an address was made bysT w.
Guthrie, Of the gHillman Coal q
Coke company Istttabdfgh, q dlfeG:
tor 5of tie Natio6a1s e6ais ofsia!
ton, and q. prominent Goals man. Z
The morning session, was called
TO order "A. Lisle White, Clarks:
burg, president Of the associat ion.
Freight rates took up quite a little
Of the time Of the gathering and
mention was made Incidentally to
the Fairmont region being hemmed
IN on all sides by differentials.
Matters bearing on freight rates
.were referred to. the present stand.
Ing committee on freight rates
which is composed of Samuel D.
Brady, chairman, Fairmnnt; u. M.
Orr, Clarksburg, and VIII An.
|dreWs, Baltimore, The mattar OF
collecting cost and revenue data
for the National Coal Association
was arranged for. Incidentally Ia.
Dor matters we're discussed at
length. ,,.-,sSs
Resignation of Senator Kenyon
to become a, federal judge was re.
ceiyed with interest.
Directors and officers present at
the meeting we're as follows:
A. Lisle White, president; George
s. Bracket, secretary; J.YA: Clark,
Jr, treasurer; e. S. Mccullough,
labor commissioner. lEJ
Clarksburg district-V. E. Cooke,
vice president: j. NJ. Orr, Daniel
Howard, C. ]. Ryan, A.. Lisle White.
Elkins district = Everett Dren.
men, vice president; L. ]. Sand
ridge, A, Spates Brady, w. H.
Green.
Fairmont district-Brooks Elem.
ing, Jr., vice president: ]. A. Clark,
Jr., c. H. jenkins, G.. 3. Peddlcord.
! Grafton district-David William!
son.
E Morgantown district = s. D.
Brady, vice president; B. NJ: Chap.
Z At Large-w. c. Dobbie, G. n.
Robinson, H: NJ. Crawford, ]. w.
Deyison. q.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
NED SMITH IS
. CAMS SURETY
Marshal Comes to Rescue
Of Twice Convicted
Colored Man

William Cain, colored, twice con.
victed in Criminal court during the
past week and sentenced by Judge
e. NJ. showalter to serve nine
months in jail and pay fine of
s15O for operating a house Of i'll
fame, and a second jail sentence Of
go days and a fine OF 5000 for hay.
ing moonshine whiskey in his pos.
session was released from jail last
evening when Major U. A. Knapp,
his attorney, served notice on the
court that he was going 10 appeal
the case and a 60 day stay was
granted. Bond for Gains release
from Jail was set at $1,5O0 by Judge
Showalter and Cain furnished the
bond with United States Marshal C,
E. Smith, as surety.
Rebecca Cain, colored, better
known as MON" Beck and mother
of william Cain, who was also sen.
fenced to serve nine months in Jail
and pay fine OF $3.50 for conduct.
ing house Of Ill fame, was also re.
leased as Attorney Knapp appealed
her case to the upper court. She
furnished $1,000 bond with Frank
H. Jackson, Maggie Smith, VIII
Cain and Robert Hewitt as surety.
Judge showalter in passing sen.
tnce on the pair announced that he
was very desirous Of breaking up
this nefarious practice in Marion
county and hoped that the fine ana
Jail sentence given Cain which
amounts to II months in Jail and
a fine of $3.50 and n:ne months in
!jail and $3.50 fine for his mother
would be warning to others in this
city and vicinity engaged in ths
same business.
After Judge Showalter sentenced
Cain yesterday morning he was
committed TO Jail to await the de.
cision OF the appellate court but his
friends got busy and finally Sc.
cured afbondsmap and he was re.
leased from jan later In tile day. 4
u e. q. ~. Z = = .sfL
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
REV. EDDY MADE
SPLENDID TALK
Much Interest and Good
Attendance at Revival
Services

1t is beyond question that we
have generally departed from the
Lord" said Rev. w. ]. Eddy. OF
the First Baptist church, last
night, when he addressed a large
audience in the First Methodist
Episcopal church on the second
night Of the union evangellstic
campaign, now being held in this
city.
He continued, What does all Of
this departure from God indicate
for tho future? 1t indicates the
decline Of the church OF Jesus
Christ"
Rev. Eddy traced the history of
reyivals, showing that during the
time of Malachi there were no re.
yivals for 400 years and that there
was a period of decline. Then
came John, the Baptist. preaching
and conducting revivals. Then he
spoke Of the reviyals during the
time Of Wesley, Whitefleld, Moody
and Roberts.
In brief he said that revivals all
come >by returning to the Lord,
and God fulfilling his promise. A
revival means reading the Bible,
praying, the restoration OF a fam.
lily altar, and church attendance.
A revival must begin with the
Christian people or It won't be-
gin. "Fairmont and this commun.
ity needs a revival tonight as
much as It ever did. II the Lord
wants a revival in Fairmont, and
I believe he does, he is calling to
every Christian heart to return to
Him. n sri5 Z
The Bible hasn't I changed any,
and God hasn't or His love hasn't,
or the north star pointing that
way HASN'T bift people have p.
We are sltf erinE from q lack
Of sense Of sin. a; man can be %
far from God that there is no re.
cord Of it. The relation of the
Christian to God Is just like a
marriage. The Lord God of heaven
Is the woman ton:ght,-he Is the
bride. There are lots OF people in
the church who don't know what
Continued on Page Eight)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
Jury Is Picked j. ]
For Ronline Case

z, q 4 IyIN,,,,T,I,II IN Z ITl3,
!. ..sEs.A1s4EIEy4ltI4E, e ,.1', ,san st'-A
!ufy was teompletea sins circuit court
tnls morning Ior. tae tttal OF wal
ter =: tqmine on charge OF dy-
,namltingt q sapnst;tto On OH the Viii
ns srancn g y, Soals .y Sgmpany feprn-
asys sihos 4ysl,s and l1 taking OF tes'i-
money was 4. peg :ltiis ls tne first
tIlal q tnls Term OF men charged
win various crimes = connection
plth Wy 2 {, ,se9r. e % s.. troppIe q WINS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
This Shows
l!uo1ty { Skulls
0fNeu, Y ork
[By Associated pressl

NEW YORK, Jan. s1.-
Policemen today were attmept-
TO solve a difficult question: Is
a sled laden with children, "a
pleasure vehicle? Ifiit ;is not, it
may go hard with four New
York fathers when they appear
before Magistrate Hating to,
morrow charged with the cr:m.s
tinal pastime OF drawing their:
sled riding children oyr th
sVirginial SHOWS Of Central
PARK.
New sYorkshas d Jaw that pro-
hib1ts all but pleasure: vehicles
within the park I -Four fathers
drawing their little ones over
the park SHOWS yes tetday were
arrested by the ant police 4
who are doing their Sbest 10
stay Grim and ha1ed, before
lstrate tim, Who ord deri-
! ed The officers to make careful;
.investlg on. &
ut Is d very nome ntnns !anes.
ton gistrate Hat ting told
'fthe police. ',Ths + .0w Ia Gem;
traI Park mlist be protected n
llh Wy ~ - ~ ~ 'fld fisI Il
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
RuRIALoF4pE,Ap

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--While
the city began the burial OF its
dead today, District ,of Columbia
Authorities, pushed their inTestiga.
ton Of the KnickerbockerS theatre
disaster and the. senate was ex.
pected to take action on the res.
olution OF Senator Capper, Repub.
licap, Of Kansas. proposing an in.
dependent inquiry by that body. "A
resolution for the same purpose
also was pending in the house, al.
though Representative Mondell, Re.
publican leader. has announced
that body would mot authorize an
inquiry, pending the outcome Of
those by; local authorities.
q. al. Shaughnesse second as,
sistant postmaster general, al.
though Included among the ser:
ioGsly injured. was said to be still
showing improvement today.
In addition to an exhaustive In:
vestigation OF the disaster being
pressed the federal grand Jury
which visited the scene OF thei Cd.
tastrophe yesterday as the first
step Id its Investigate ion was ready
TO call the first witnesses I'M its
efforts TO fix the blame. The cos.
oners Jury, also nyestigating the
cause of the deaths, had requested
the war department today to as
sign army engineers to make d
study OF the structure OF the mo.
ton picture theatre which was
wrecked Saturday might when its
snow tro6f eayed fn on hundreds In
the audience below
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
County and City Men Go
On Record to Keep
Taxes Within Reason
.PETITI0NIGDY. morgan
To Call Special sessio
Legislature to Act on
Tax Levy Limits

! Taxpayers OF Marion county feel
well pleased with the outcome bt
the meeting held In the county
court room yesterday afternoon 81
which County Assessor Glenn
Springer and the Representatives of
the city and county goyernmepts
went on record as being tnsfayo OF
keeping the 1922 taxes nraet ieally
the same as 1921, with d small ID:
crease for the natural growth ini
ling the year, and that Governor n.
F. Morgan be asked to call q sne.
cial session OF the state tlegis slatlft
TO enact laws governing the tax
question.
The meeting which was an atit
journed one from last Friday after
noon when meeting was held u.
the chamber Of commerce Toonis,
was presided over by Mayor w. ".
Conway and Thomas d! Gonnell,
1 secretary Of tho chamber Of com
merce, acted as secretary ,Iae
meeting was largely attended, the
court room being crowded, lnanY
st"uuiHS ~ Sue lSVtkl9vsss " I ytsa1p7
Oh the room.
Glenh springer, the tirat speaker
of the afternoon, toldy'his hearers
that the law compelled him to aA.
sess all properly at 1ts true ang
actual Value aua tnat ne Was re-
sponslole 10 tne STATE tax aepaft'
ment IN seeing that " was done
however no aodea IN lnaktng ~
easements, que allowance WI ne
maue tor lntlateu prices ssets - war
conditions.
\ y: NJ. DAVIS tae 9. i1ttslit sFealScp.
MADE y COMP rehenSlye spsifw %,
YAK leglslaton rom the st.9 Stllae OF The
psssa ot thei 9lsifsof st'is lilN up
10 tne present.
a. ! q ts Geprge H.
" ". hcli W'lsdlI
| ana others discus tlie q'lesllun
trom various angles
Y. y: ConaWaS, president et the
county court, STATED that ne thongl,l
mat tne county cogla get along ON
tne same amount q sreyenlie sss last
year, Wnlle CITY DIRECTOR WE AZ
nett, stated on behalts OK the CITY
that the city could get along on the
same amount q revenue rs last
year with, q little adtltt9nal take
care OF the natural lncrease Of
growth otothe city
After the whole matter had been
thoroughly discussed w SYtegel
moyed-ftrst, that County Asses'
sor springer pc commended for the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
.CLAYSV|LLE IS
SWEPT BY FIRE
Oyerheated Stove Cause
Of Blaze That Causes
Great Loss
[Rv Associated Press !

uCLAYSV1LLE, Jan. 81. = Fire
which started this morning swept
the business district OF Claysville
with incredible rapidity, and caused
a loss OF approximately $3.50, 900 be.
fore It was extingulshed by fire
companies sent from Washington,
ten miles away.
The buildings burned were in the
block on Main street extending east
from Green street, and included the
Anthony building, two houses
owned by C. w. Anthony, National
Bank of Claysville, D. w. Rascel
building, Rascel's warehouse and
the D. NJ. Campsey building.
The fire started In the MARBLE
store in tho Anthony building, and
spread along the street In both di.
rcctions. 1t was checked on the
east by the heavy brick walls Of tho
Farmers National Bank building,
but continued Its westerly course
until finally brought under control.
In one of the buildings were stored
100000 pounds of wool.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
Place Of Meeting
Has Been Changed

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 81
The regular February meeting
OF the Bituminous Coal Operators
association. will be held in Chi
cago February 2. instead Of in this
city, the customary meeting place.
According to q statement today by
Phil II. Penna, secretary of the
association. Mr.. Penna said the
change was made asa matter OF
convenience to Indiana operators
residing in Chicago.
The general mining situation
as it affects the central competi.
tive district will be discussed said
Mr.. Penna, "but SO far as am
advised at this time tbera Is moth
ing Of special interest to come be-
fore the conference"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
MINES ORDER
|M0RE ENPTIES
1NI TIE BIO.
Five Hundred Wanted
For Commercial
Loading
TONS SHIPPED
'Gonsol Safety Meeting
at Hutchinson To-
night
g8Q,750 TONS SHIPPED

impending danger OF a general
coal stffke was reflected In today's
empty order Of mines along tbs
tonongah division B, & o. when
v were ordered. While this or.
3is not especially strong 1t
ws D. substantial increase over
deFs for empties recently. OF
|ttat total 500 are for commercial
)use Ajslight increase was also
7noted in the empty order along the
'Aionpngahela railway today, which
lhas requested 337 of which 143 are
ldesired by mines along the Morg-
antown g Wheeling railway Fifty
empties are ordered today on the
Western Maryland railway. This
is d total ofj1117 emptles for mines
along the three railroads. Seventy
iem mpties were ordered along the
CID Rfleston division B. & o. while
$40 were ordered on the Monon.
gahela railway in Pennsylvania.
Prices are said to be low.
Working conditions in the region
ARE slightly improved today also.
Eighty eight mines out OF 315 in
the Fairmont region are at work
f0ftl the Monongah division B. &
| o the mines are working better
today than they have been for
some time with 40 active. An i'm.
|proyement this week was also
noted on the Monongahela where
today ~ are at work. On the Wes-
tern Maryland only one mine was
sork ng today. Along the Charles.
,ton division B. &, o. today there
|slfe da operations at work. On the
|lipnong gahela In Pennsylvania,
where nan.hnion mines hold sway,
24 OH of 100 mines are at wo:k
paiiy, Prediction n
Mines 81 6rtherti West Virginia
lon Monday loaded 1929 cars OF
cual which was 131 cars short Of
Monday Of the previous week.
Production yesterday by divisions
were as follows: B. & o.-Monon.
sah 5tss cars; Charleston 5S cars
ConnelisvLlle 20 cars; Cumber-
Hand {23 cars; Monongahela 1874
rars; Mofgahtown & Kingwood "a
ears: Morgantown & Wheeling 12C
aTs; Westers Maryland, Wyatt.
EHelents Run 5 cars; Bel'ngton &
Weayer 5s cars.
&eesly Shipments
Acthat coal shipments in North.
ern West Virginia last week aggre.
GATED 2s0,750 tons or 2S,sOO tons
Jess than the previous week Ship.
nents by divisions last week were
as fotiaws: B. & 0.-Monongah,
/ 7.0ep tons; Charleston, 17,10O
tons Connellsville, 5000 tons:
nmberland, 19,7Oe tons; Westerh
Maryland Wyatt-Helen's Run
tcoptinaed, on page twOl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
sTRIKla mans! ouETIIs
Q'AguINylr.lIrIrinNy. X ~, II

< WASHINGTON: jan. y31-A
provision In the allied debt rBfhnd-
Idng bill which wodlda have given
tfse proposed debt commission aiis
Ethorftys to 'adj Just and settis all
claims that the Unitea States has
or he,seattel may have against any
;foretgn goye yernmeIt Z 81 as strtclS len
out today 81 the senate
1snis was the flfst chm "a To be
made in the bill over the objection
of Republ blican 1ead defs. The vote
was 80 To- 8 4 thif teen slse pubiicans
'jolnin with the solid minority In
supp orting' fhe aplenHinent, which
was offered by senator walsh.
lpenocrae Mentanas
al T
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
RENr is IRouRLE

CHICAGO, Jan. 3l.-The out
standing factor IN the high cost oi
living is the continual rises with.
out reduction, In rent, Magnus. w .
Alexander, Managing director Of
the national industrial conference
board of New York, told members
Of the Illinois manufacturers as
sociation here today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
ROUTE BOYS
MUST NOT SELL

Please do not ask a West
Virg!nian Route Boy to sell. you
a paper after the first OF the
ionth. You will only be eneour.
aging him to do wrong. West
Virginian Route Boys In the
future will be supplied with
only enough papers to deliver
to their regular customers and
it they should sell paper It
would deprive some regular
subscriber of their paper that
night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
MINES VIEW.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Walk.
pr b! Hines former director general
bf the railroad administration,
eailed today as a representative OF
lhe pubic BY the Interstate Com
aeree eonmissinn testified that in
tIs opinion railroad earnings were
FOO low 10 allow general reduction
~ freIFht charges and that busi.
hess activity would not be stimu.
|sted by sneh q step IL taken.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-31
LATEST COUNT
SHOWS 81 DEAD
Authorities Issue Official Fig.
ures On Big Theatre
Disaster
IRv AssnniaLad pressl /

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-NinetyI
seven persons, according to a final
and official list issued today by the
District Aot Columbia authorities,
lost their lives in the collapse Sat
urday night under "a burden OF
snow Of the KnIc Ickerbocker thea:
tire roof, y -.