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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-25
ourPur Nor IMPAIRED.

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-"Effectiye-
ness Of the strike OF packing house
workers, i continuance or the calling
on of which will be voted on tomor.
row by. locals throughout the coun.
try under orders Of headquarters
here Of the Amalgamated Meat Gut.
ters and Butcher Wmkmen OF
America has been denied by tho
packers since its'inception Decem.
Der 8. n
In some plants admissions were
made that for few days 1 work
was diminished hut recently 1t has
been claimed; all the, plants have
been operating without inipair.,
tnent ofe p1tputs unt U 3fecent ~ the.
lst4on8 maiptainea ali thee ipfants
We're tapped and the strike
would continue. THE number Of
worknens affected has been III dis.
pnte. Z The strike has resulted IN
numerous clashes between. strike
sympathizers and the police in Chi.
,cago and in tho lynching OF negro
strike breakers at Fort Worth.
Texas, and Oklahoma City, Okla.
Continued onipaEe .fVdF)
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Another Scheme
10 Aid Sufferers

CHARLESTON, Jan Is. - Ap-
peals 10 business men Of this city
to adopt" families suffering In dis
tricts where Unemployment is pre-.
valent, by contributing s2.o7 n
week for. the next tnine weeks, wore
being sent out by lSiwanis; Rotary
and Lions clubs and churches and
other bodies, working in conjunc
ton with the Red Gross chapter
here. Putnam, Clay and Kanawha
counties, are covered by the work
Of the local chapter, which is all
conducted by the home service and
civilian relief Department Of tho
Red Cross. Shipments OF n bal
anced ration, Recommended hy
medical authority, and intended 10
feed a family o. five for a week,
ar being sent out daily and ever
possible effort is being made to SEE
that these supplies 10 to the fami.
lies which nee a them. no this end
mine union locals are asked 10
submit lists Of the families In their
Jurisdiction who are in want and
these lists are checked by local
ministers and by riine slperintanti.
etltss who are held personally To-
gponsible for the distribution 10
the families named
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-25
Lesobik Again
Being Tried

Vasll Lesobik, OF 5Grays Flntrl
the first prisoner to be tried an
the present term OF criminal
court, and In whose case Il trial
jury failed to return a verdict h
again on trial today! Isesobik is
charged with manufacfnrfnf
moonshine whisky atfhis home. 4
still, some mash and small
amount OF whisky was found bv
the officers when they raided his
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-25
.UN|ONTOWNHARD
. HIT BY BIG FIRE
Property Loss Estimated
at $25O,OOO, Blaze Starts
I'M ] Restaurant & St

SH ~ u = y :. d Js4i,tf y at n
Al tJ4 4 [SBy Assoc eds Press =
UN1oNTowNS sis Jan. as
Fire which destroyed ten, business
places causing a loss estimated at
S250,000 and threatened one sec
tion, was reported early this morn
ing. The heaviest loss fell on s.
s: Lender who lost one. OF the
largest stores in Fayette county.
The, blaze. according to the au-
thorfties, originated in a Cedar
street. restaurant from an explo-
sion Of greaseior gas. The flames
spread, rapidly, down Cedar street
to Broadway, and destroyed build
ings, including the Auslander de-
partment store, the restaurant, a
market. q confectionery store and
a clothing store. ts
Firemen reached the scene a few
minutes after the alarm was
sounded sat .3:10,, a. m. and they
fought the blaze until after seven
O'Clock. Many OF the fire fighters
suffered from the intense cold, the
Thermometer registering five de-
grees above zero at the time.
o.
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'QU!IIC!H WORK 0|Il. (
FOR TARIFF
BILL PLANS
Republican Conference
Takes Action on Matter
Late Today
0.LDI.ER BONUS
This Measure Mus Orig
mate in the House is
heiDecision
ny Associated PfeG9ll

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 Assur
ance that the permanent tarin BIZ
would be reported to the senate
early in February and passed BE-
fore the close OF the present ses.
sion was given Republican leader
in the house by the senate Isepuls
lican leaders at a conference today
Agreement was reached At tts
conference that the proposed sol
dier bonus bill should originate In
the house. House leaders said d
measure would be drafted Ut once
by the ways and means Committee
and reported to the house in prob.
ably two weeks.
House members who attended
the conference reported that ,effs
insisted the legislation program be
speeded up so that congress cpuld
adjourn by June and said thar
senate leaders expressed them
selves as hopeful that All important
legislation could be disposed OF By
that time.
Leaders OF both houses were said
to have agreed that senate consid.
Grafton Of the armament tfeaties
should not interfere with enact.
ment OF the permanent tarifl bill of
the annualsap appropriation bfllss
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May Have E Another
Treaty With Huns

WASHINGTON, Jan. 95.-Presi
dent Harding had under considera
ton today with indications OF early
approval q proposal. that the United
States negotiate q new treaty. with
Germany TO create a commission
for arbitration Of private damage
claimed to have grown out OF the
World awar. Suggested at q White
House dinner conference last night
between the President, Secretary
Hughes and Republican leaders OF
the. senate and house, the proposed
arbitration treaty was understood
not Il, have been definitely decided
upon, was said to have been favor.
ably viewed by the President as
providing "a substitute for arbitra.
ton rights reserved by this coun.
try under its subsequent treaty.
with Germany.
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MUSICIAN
HELD BY POLICE
tempted to Shoot Composer
At Chicago Last
Night

tBy the Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Raymond
eberndorf, a young musician, Is
Ieid by the police today pending
syestigatfon OF his attempt last
Isn't to shoot Felix BorowskI-
Smpo ser. The young man is be.
bYed by the police to have become
Iemented aud told police that Mr..
IcFoWsk ktsshould die because Of his
Ievotion to his young wife, de-
'otion oberndort insisted which
lad eapsed Mr. BorowsM to neg.
let his Musical composition and
! slight him. :
0berndpff, the police say, called
the Bcypwsli home and after a
Eiee nyersation, fired two shots
iirowly missing Borowski and his
|ife and then beat the composer
'er the head with the pistol dur
he q desperate struggle.
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lNIERAL FOR
BENEDICT XV
l.SION0RRON.
gnnounced at the Vatican
That 1t Will Be Held
at 8 O'clock
A.NY Pill GRI MS.
Solk From All Parts of
Italy Come to Rome to
Pay Respects

6By the Associated Press.)
ROME Jan. 25.-The funeral OF
Pope Benedict will be held at 3
'cnbcit tomorrow afternoon, It was
ouneed at the Vatican today.
silgrins today continued to ar
te from ell parts OF Italy, Gaping
4 the open air before st. Peters
the hope OF getting a glimpse OF
he body. More than half a million
|ersons have filed past the
Rtafalane in the two days on
hich the body has been exposed.
Meanwhile foreign cardinals
bntinue to arrive for the conclaye
4 the Sacred College. Cardinal
|ferciet o. Belgium, who is looked
|poh as somewhat Of a dark
Aa'fses in the election, Is expected
p time for the funeral. 1t is
acknowledged on all sides that he
B certain 70 poll more votes in the
lrst ballot than any other foreign
cardinals.
Cardinal Mafd is reported as
icing supported by the group
goring an reapproachment, while
hfdinals Gasparri ow acting head
the church. fayors continuance
Benedict's policies Of tolerance
thout recognition. Cardinal
srrys Del Val. also mentioned as a
ssibie choice is supported by the
ctton fayoring absolute separa-
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Referendum ,l Calling Off
Strike Called Decem.
Der S to Be Taken
Strike UNSUCCESSFUL
Bloodshed and Trouble.
Caused Between Strike
breakers and Union

OMAHA, Jan. 25.-striking pack.
ing house workers throughout the
country have been directed to vote
tomorrow on whether the packing
strike, in effect since. December S,
shall be called off. This became
known late last night when a let.
ter signed by officials OF the Anal.
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen calling for referendum
vote, was received by local packing
house officials and the union. The
letter said the hope of government
Intervention in the trouble in the
packing house troubles was aban:
doned and It wns thought best to
hold a referendum to call OF the
strike.
The letter insrncts local union
officials to take the vote by secret
ballot before three o'clock tomor
row afternoon.
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POWELL SPEAKS
AT CONFERENCE
Makes Some Suggestions
Along Line of Cooper
ative Work

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Amerl.
can agriculture as a whole could
profltably study the factors that
have contributed, to the welfare OF
California In the face OF geuerai
business depression. G. Harold
Powell, general manager OF the
California Frnit Growers Exchange,
declared today in an address be.
fore the National Agricultural Cor.
ference. Mr.. Powell declared the
success OF the cooperative market.
ing depended upon the will Of the
farmers to cooperate" and on. the
development Of a spirit OF mutual
confidence and trust" between
those engaging in the venture. Co.
operative Organizations. he said,
should be composd exclusively Of
farmers and managed by farmers,
with the benefits returned to each
member determined by his patron
age Of the Organization. He advo
Gated payment Of only a fair rate
OF interest on capital stock, and
that voting power be distributed on
the "one-man-one-yote" principle.
He said q cooperative association
could be held together by contract
or agreement between It and each
member and that membership terms
should extend over long periods Of
years. Such organizations, he add.
ed, have the best chance for sue
cess II they handle only one crop.
Extensions OF an organization OF
local communities through small
units, he suggested, might increase
its usefulness.
Recommendation for repeal OF
the commonly known guaranty
clause OF the transportation act and
return to the state railroad com.
OF control over state rates
was voted today by a sub-commit.
tee on railway transportation Of
the general transportation commit.
tee. The vote on, the repeal OF the
guaranty clause was IL to S and on
the return OF. the state railway
powers eleven TO six.
Recommendation for the con.
struction Of the st. lawrence Great
Lakes Waterway project was voted.
by the sub: committee On WATERWAYS
transportation under the general
committee. 7
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RESUME INQUIRY
ABOUT HANG|NIGS
Number of Witnesses Be.
fore Senate Commit
tee Today
nav Associatad Pressl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-Re-
suming its inquiry into charges Of
alleged illegal executions OF Amer
lean soldiers overseas, the special
senate investigating committee
was told today by. Henry Gentry,
negro, OF Lawrence, Kansas that In
France he saw Major Joseph Phil
lips Of Orange, .N.tJ.,- a negro,
shoot William Patterson, a negro
private, for refusing to help a cook
cut bread. -
Gentry, who testified while an
ambulance waited outside the
senate office building to take him
to a hospital to be operated on for
appendicitis. said Patterson later
died according to general reports
and that so far as he knew tho
negro Major was never tried.
do you know OF your own
knowledge that Patterson died?"
"No-sir but he went to the hos
pttal and never came back"
The hanging OF a negro soldier
at Bellevilles France, was describ-
ed by Colonel James P. Barney Of
the army war college, who. said the
courts mortal was composed LOT
seven negro and Eve white officers,
with a negro as judge advocate.
The soldier was convicted Of as
saulting a French woman, sixty
years old, he said.
Testimony Of CHARLES 1P. Green,
a former service man. previously
heard by the committee that nine
soldiers were shot and killed by
the military police and taken to
base hospital numbers at Chateau
Roux, in December 1918. was de-
nied by three medical officers on
duty at the hospital at the time.
The witnesses. DR.. James P. Frs
Continued on page four)
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STEPS TOWARD
NEW B,&O. DEPOT
Situation Plan Precedes New
Passenger Station,
Is Report

Four engineers OF the B. & o, R..
R. today were engaged In making
a survey OF the railroad company's
property in the vicinity Of the pas
senger and freight station. A sit
'Iatton plan Is being made, which
shows exactly what structures there
are on the company's land. The en-.
.gineers are headed by K. ]. Wagon.
er, Baltimore, field engineer OF the
B, & o. The plan Is the first step
toward a new B. & o. passenger
station In Fairmont, It is reported,
and the men have orders TO rush
the work. One plan calls for a new
station, which would be built on the
company's property near the new
city East Side bridge and the sec.
ond floor would connect with Cleye;
land avenue and elevator service
would permit passengers TO reach
the city bridge. II is said also that
one plan would leave the present
station remain intact so Il could
be used for other railroad purposes
while another would eliminate It.
One Of the plans might mean the
removal of the B. & o. freight sta.
tion from its present location. The
engineers will remain at work on
the survey for two or three days.
It is believed. as It will require that
length OF time to complete the
work. Various measurements on
and about the present passenge,
and freight stations were ascertain.
ed and carefully recorded.
Final figures on the perfect pack.
age campaign during the month Of
November have been received by
9. G. Hinkle, manager OF the B. &
Q. freight station. Figures for Fair.
mont and surrounding cities show
the following: Fairmont, freight
Shipments, 6.1s5: exceptions, "a:
express shipments, isis: excep.
tions, z; total shipments, s,s51; ex.
cepions. Al; per cent, 1888.
Morgantown-Freight shipments.
1851; exceptions, IS; express. 81.
2oS; exceptions, o.: total shin.
ments! 4,054; exceptions, liz: per
cent, 1924. Parkersburg-Freieht
Continued on page tour)
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VALLEY SHIPPERS
DRAFT PROPOSAL
Members of Association
Will Submit Plan to
Railroad Officials

The special meeting Of the Mo.
nongahela Valley Va sssScla ation q
ittat tod sesterday was catlsd 81
cons stdsf the report ot, q I ssps,Siai
IIt.nmmltt tee pointed at the Jarill.
airy meeting at uckhannon, to
draw Up a counter.proposal to the
one which had been made, by the
officials OF the B.. & o. r. r. Co.
1t is recalled that the proposal
made by the railroad officials pur.
ported: to place the cities and
towns included in the Valley Asso-
citation on Pittsburgh rate basis,
and that the proposal was not ia
yorably received by the associa.
tion.
At the meeting at Grafton the re.
port of the special committee max.
ing the counter.proposal was unau.
imously adopted and the original
rate survey committee, of which
George T, Watson, Of Fairmont, is
chairman, together with the sub.
committee, was authorized to carry
the proposal to a successful con.
clusion. The committee will un.
doubtedly present its case direct to
thu carriers within the next week
or ten, days.
AS the meeting at Grafton went
into executive session, none Of the
details OF the countEr.proposal
could be ascertained, except to say
that It represents the work Of the
best traffic minds In this part OF
tha country.
Thu following cities were repre-
sented- Grafton, Fairmont, Morgan.
town, CIarksburg, Weston, Elkins
and Shinnston. Mr.. R. Darden, Ell.
kins, president OF thu association,
presided.
The regular February meeting
Of the Monongahela Valley Asso.
ciation.; will be hid at Clarksburg
or. Monday, February 1S.
Those present were: s.. L. Rich.
ards, Weston: F. A. Burnett, shinn-
ston; ". L.. Garbesi, Wheeling; G.
D. Theken, and ]. T. Crutchfieid,
Ciarksburg; r, Darden, l. H. Dye
and Ivan A. Hazelton, Elkins;
George T. Watson, Thomas D. Con.
nell and Ira "A Atkins, Fairmont:
Harry. A.. Abbott, R. NJ. Parrish
and Roy. C. Haines, Grafton.
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ARMS MEETING
NEARING. CLOSE
Final Adjournment Of
Conference May Be
Within a Week
tBy the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Con.
sent would have to be given by the
Chinese government for the erec-
ton Of wireless stations in China
under a resolution presented to the
far eastern committee OF the WASH
ington conference
While the far eastern committee
was engaged in consideration OF
the wireless resolution arrange.
ments were completed for a meet.
ing later IN the day Of tile five
power naval committee OF the con.
ference. Whether the Pacific for.
tifications sectson-the uncomple.-
ed portion Of the naval treaty
would be taken up was not ascer.
tanned, Other minor matters in.
volyed in the pact were understood
to be ready for committee con.
sideration.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-25
TWO OFfESCAPED
;C0NVICTSCAUGHT
Twenty Three Made Escape
From Kanawha County
Jail Last Night

CHARLESTON, Jan. 25.-only
two OF the % prisoners who escaped
last night from the kanawha coun-
tytjail had been recaptured at noon
today, and search was being con.
Quoted through the state for the
others. The msu had all been con.
fined in an upper corridor Of the
jailin an attempt to crowd 162 priS.
oners into building constructed
originally with cell space for only
thtrty-six. Sheriff Walker said. The
escape was made by cutting bars
that, shut OF a passage formerly
used to transfer prisoners between
Jail and, court. Once in this pas.
sage the twenty.three removed a
transom over the door leading to
the court house and 4 passed out
through tho court house entrances
unnoticed.
OF those stll at liberty most
were under sentence for minor OF.
lenses or were awaiting trial, the
principal exceptions being Don and
Fred Smith, who had Just been
sentenced to the penitentiary for
two years each on charges OF rob.
bling a Cabin Creek store, and Jim
Estep, under a penitentlary SEN
tence on a forgery charge.
Night Jailer Walker was on duty
In the. jail office, and the night
Waterman was patrolling outside
the building when the escape was
made, but neither was ina position
to observe what was happening in
the corridor and court house.
Clerks In the court house for whom
the outer doors had been left un.
locked were busy in their offices
and saw nothing Of the prisoners,
1t was reported.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-25
I.KA.NA.WHA COAL
|OPERATORSKANI
RATES
Seek Cheaper Haulage to
The ST. Louis
Markets
more B. R. FUEL NOW
Directors of Association
Meet Next Fri
day
MORE R. B. FUEL NOW

Kanawha coal operators located
along the G. & o. railroad are
making an effort to have the Inter-
State Commerce Commission re-
duce the coal carrying rates to st.
Louis. While coal shipments to
that point would mot affect the
Fairmont field directly any reduc-
ton might have a big bearing on
other differentials, that is in pro.
portions as they are now geared
up,
George s. Bracket, secretary OF
the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators Association, leaves late
today for Washington to hear the
case before the commission which
starts on Thursday.
u Railroad Buying
Railroad fuel loading off the
Monongah division, B. & O.. is a
trifle stronger during the early
part OF this. week. On Tusday 2S4
carloads were secured.
In the first two days OF this
week the railroads received 477
carloads or a daily average of 1888
cars. II such a daily average is
maintained this week the loading
would run up close 70 the 400 car
mark. On Monday and Tuesday the
B. & o. secured 322 cars or almost
6s per cent OF the railroad fuel
loaded in the two days.
On the Charleston division B. &
%. 40 cars of coal were loaded OF
which 13 cars were secured by the
B. G o individually.
Association Meeting
Directors of the Northern West
Virginia Coal Operators Associa-
ation Will hold d meeting at he
rooms in the jacobs Buildligs on
=" tc6ntinued ID paks fo6rl lt'
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GUARD oLEs.

YOUNGSTOWN. o., Jan. 25.-An
armed body guard is staying close
to Mayor George L. oles day and
night as a result OF threatening lei.
ters received by the mayor, It was
learned today. Reports have been
current for a week that threats had
been made by members OF the law.
less elements 30 bump on" Oles
because Of his activity In attempt.
ing to clean up the city.
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Real Tardy
Excuse For
These Kids.
tBy Associated Press1

BATH, Me-, Jan. 25.-Six
Morse high school pupils set an
example that their comrades
will find hard to follow, when
they recently presented TO their
principal an excuse for tardiness
signed by Governor Baxter,
state superintendent OF schools,
Augusto Thomas, and Adjutant
General John A. Hadley. +
The note, "by order of tho
state OF Maine," gave the pupils
permission 70 sleep late" the
morning after they had assisted
in entertaining the state off.
ctals during the interim between
a dinner at the departure OF the
1850 p. m. train for Augusta.
The excuse was written on the.
governors letter head. &
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GALLON o, Jan. 25.-By
special order Of President war.
rem G Harding the village OF
Iberia Morrow county, today,
has a postof office, OF It's own. The.
office was discontinued In 1918
but has ben established on or
Iders from the President .sin
recognition Of the place where
hes attended college" W. a.
; Bailey Is postmaster.
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HEARINGS SATURDAY.

Frank Snyder arrested recently
on a federal warrant charging him
with having in his possession two
stolen automobiles was taken be.
fore United States Commissioner
j, P. Kirby for a preliminary hear.
ing this morning, but the hearing
was continued until II o'clock Sat
urday morning. -.5s IT
Saturday morning Fred Vandetta,
recently arrested on a charge OF
having six stolen automobiles in
his possession will also be given
a preliminary hearing. .-i's
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TWO MEN HELD
lBy the AesocIated Preoa


PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25,-'
Two men are being held in the
county Jail here today in con-
nechon with the killing OF ]. A.
Coghill. a Dermont motorcycle
policeman on Christmas day.
The prisoners. j. p. Rush and
~, Hilotti. OF this city were,
identified, by four persons who;
Witnessed the shooting, accord.
ing to county detectives when
informed that he was being held
In connection with the Goghill
killing, Rush attempted to- COM.
nit suicide by. cutting his wrists
with Q nail file the detectives
said y
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NEARING ENn

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The
work of the arms conference ap-
peared to be moving rapidly. toward
conclusion today as the far eastern
committee, having disposed OF the
Siberian Question it The; same time
that a virtual agreefnen was be.
Ing reached on the sole remaining
Issue Of the naval feducti ion plan
met again to begin tlis final wind.
up OF Lesser problems. Yesterdays
high speed develoment were rega:d
toentinnsd on pare four
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must PROTECT
MARRIED MEN
Florida Mayor viii Hold
the Sea Vamps at
Bay
(Rv the Assnclatad .press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Jan.
25.-Mayor Pulver today has a
request from st. Petersburg Purity
League that he appoint a bathing
suit inspector. formal communica'
tion from the organization saying
that the league intends to protect
married men, from the wiles of the
sea vamp. The mayor said he
would personally visit the beach
and "look 'em over"