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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-21
WOUNDED
BY MINE GUARD
Union Pickets Attack
Guard and Twenty
Negroes
LBy Associated Pross |

WELLSBURG, w. Va, Feb. 21.-
In a gun fight between Dan ALL
man, mine guard, and a number OF
pickets at the La Belle plant OF the
Pittsburgh.West Virginia Coal com.
pany south Of this city early this
morning, Altman was shot through
the thigh and two Spaniards, Ra-
mon Espinosa and Jose Geodoy, and
Jack Soul, an Italian, pickets, were
wounded in the legs. The clash
came when Altman was escorting
about twenty negroes to the mine,
which recently started up under the
open shop plan.
According 10 Sheriff Duvall, the
pickets accosted Altman and asked
where he was taking the men. All.
man Is alleged TO have replied: !:
Never mind, go. along and attend
to your own business" ~
'Ttrhes wurdsthaIi scarcely lefts his
mouth when, yolley Of shots rang
out, one bullet striking him In the
Continued on page four)
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Traffic Violator
Lectured by Mayor

Two traffic Law vTolators were
the only prisoners to face Mayor
w. W. Conway at today's session
Of police court. Dave Ellis,
charged with driving past a traf.
fic officer when ordered TO stop,
asked that his case be continued
until tomorrow morning In order
ID, allow him to have witnesses
summoned. NJ. D. Wilson, sales
agent for Halls Garage company,
was charged with parking his car
too long on Main street.
MIR. Wilson and the manager Of
the garage appeared and when
the charge was read, Mr.. Wilson
admitted his guilt but explained
to his honor that the car he was
driving was a new Chalmers.
When he stopped in front OF the
court house, he said, large crowd
gathered around the automobile
and were admlring It and asking
questions. He did not realize that
he had been parking there longer
than the law allowed until notified
by Traffic Officer Digman to re,
port at police court today, he
added.
After hearing Mr.. Wilson's
statement and taking into consId
eration the fact that It was his
frs offense. the mayor dismissed
the charge but admonished Wilson
and warned him that in front oi
the court house was not a place
TO demonstrate or show off new
models and that II caught again
he would be given the usual fine
John Hewes, who run afoul OIL
some "derail" whisky Sunday and
was not ready for trial yesterday
morning, was rescued yesterday
afternoon by some OF his friends
who paid IS fine and costs tc
secure his release from the city
iRIl
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GEORGE DORSEY DIES /

Word was received here Monday
OF the death OF George DORSEY,
brother.in.law Of Mrs. Frank Nor:
gan OF this city, which occurred
very suddenly at his home IN Pitts
hurgh. Mr.. Dorsey had been IN
good health but the message stat
cd he had dropped dead! He was
for several years employed with.
the Baltimore and Ohio railrbad
company and was well known
throughout this section and n
Pittsburgh. MIR. and Mrs. Morgan
will leave tomorrow evening Tor
Baltimore where his funesal viii
be held Thursday. "
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NAORSNITHNOW
WITH MP. & R. CO.
Named A ssista to
G. M. Alexander,
President

Captain George NJ. Alexander
president of tho Monongahela
Power and Railway company, to-
day confirmed rumor that has
been circulating in this city for
several days to the effect that Ma
jar Earl H. Smith, editor Of The
Fairmont Times, has been named
his assistant.
Captain Alexander states that
the order creating the new posi-
ton was issued on February 13
and that Major Smith assumed his
duties at that time. While 1t has
been generally rumored for near
ly a week that Major Smith had
received the appointment, there
had been no official statement CIV
en- out.
An official bulletin issued from
the Fairmont office was received
in Clarksburg last night, and this
mornings Clarksburg Exponent
carrdied the story.
When reached on the phone at
noon today, Captain Alexander
confirmed the story and gave the
date .ofythe official order.
Major Smith Is a well known
newspaperman of West Virginia.
and the paper OF which he is editor
has long been identified as one of
the state democratic party's Or
gans. and is said to be very close
ly linked with northern wing Of
the democratic party in West Vlr-
.ginia. tho Monongahela Power and
Railway company and the Consoli-
dation Coal company.
It is understood that Major
Smith will have charge OF the
public relations department OF
the Monongahela Power and Rail-
way company. with special effort
given along the lines Of general
publicity.
1t is said that Major Smith will
still retain his position as editor OF
The Fairmont Times and will de-
vote a part of his time to the dir
ection OF its editorial policies.
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POLICE KILL ONE
(. WITH RIOT GUNS
Textile Strikers Oppose
Efforts to Maintain
Order

PAwTUCKET, Feb. 2.-one
man was killed, two were serious.
ly wounded and six persons we're
hurt when the police used riot
guns today on a crowd of 1000
persons who gathered at the plant
Of the lenckes Spinning company
where a strike is in progress. The
guns were brought into play when
several patrolmen had been
knocked down after the arrest of
three strikers.
The dead man is Jaun D'Assump.
eau OF Valley Falls. Joseph Diaz
and Tony Regoss OF this city were
taken to a hospital in a critical
condition.
Mayor Kenyon witnessed the
shooting. He had arrived at the
gates OF the plant carly in the
morning to observe the crowd
which had been gathering to watch
the operatives enter the mill. The
mayor, believeing that there was
danger in the crowd, read the Riot
act: He then told tho patroImen
to be careful and calm but TO do
their duty and to shoot II neces.
sary.
Meanwhile women were pulling
and mauling at the girls who were
attempting to enter the mill and
several Of the workers were
Knocked to the pavement. The DO.
lice put their shoulders to the
crowd and were encountered with
fist and cNb blows. .:iree patrol,
men were knocked down and the
arrests followed. A passing turni,
ture van was taken over by the
police to serve as a patrol wagon
but when the patrolmen attempt,
ed 10 hustle their prisoners aboard
they were met with a lombard.
ment OF stones. Then riot guns
swept the crowd and eight persons
fell. All but two OF whom got UT
and ran away. The crowd dis
persed.
The Eighth coast artillery com,
pany, which was mobilized in the
state armory last night for pos,
sible duty in connection with the
strike riots, left the arnory at
6 a. m. today. Its destination waE
not made public. The disturbance
at the Jonckes plant occurred after
the departure OF the troops.
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]. ].D.HECKERBACK
W|THB.&0.AGAIN
Resumes Duties as Ticket
Agent Here-Other
Rail News

]. D. Hecker has again assumed
the duties Of ticket agent at the
B, e. o. passenger station at Fair
mont. Mr.. HeCker had been III for
almost seven months and secured
a leave OF absence until he TecoV
cred his health. He Is greatly I'M
proved and Is again back In the
service of the B. & o. railroad,
which carrier he has served faith
fully for many years. Clarence
Watson, who acted as agent, will
again assume the duties OF day
clerk, while H. D. Hardesty. who
had assisted Mr.. Watson will be
transferred back 10 Lumberport,
where he is the freight and passen.
ger agent,
Harry NJ. Henry has been made
ticket agent OF the Monongahela
railway in Fairmont, succeeding
Harry L. Murphy, according to an
announcement made by ]. H. Hug
gins, general agent, Brownsville,
Pa. Mr.. Henry has been connected
with the railway company for a
number OF years and is a forme:
service man.
The Monongahela freight station
will be closed tomorrow because oI
Washington's birthday. The B. &
o. freight warehouse will be open
tomorrow, at least that was the I'm
derstanding at 2 o'clock this after
noon.
]. NJ. Scott, Wheeling. general
superintendent OF the West Vir-
ginia district, B. & o., was in Fair
mont this afternoon, coming from
Grafton. Later he goes to Grafton
and from thence to Parkersburg.
Applications will be received by
Ernest Bartlett, B. & o. trainmas'
ter, up until Friday, February "a,
for an engineer to fill the tempo,
rary vacancy OF Engineer E. H
Ford's Monongah division turn.
According to figures posted by B.
2. Holverstott, Grafton. superin.
tendent Of the Monongah division,
B. & o., in January, 1922, the divi'
sion was second in fuel consump
tion for passenger service; third in
freight service and sixteenth IN
yard service. More coal was con
sumed in yard service last month
than In December, 1921.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-21
Gypsy Fakes
First Bath in
Forty Days

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 21.-
Fourteen gypsy families who
make their home in the Belle.
vile district here are making
holiday today for their chief,
Ben Moyt has taken a bath and
changed his linen.
This is the first time in al
least forty days, for the CHIEF
was forbidden by the traditional
laws OF his tribe TO touch his
body with water, shave or even
change his clothing, until that
time had elapsed after the death
OF his wife. This Is tho day.
and the, chiefs followers are
giving every evidence Of happi-
ness.
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SEPARATION Of
S|NNFE|N URGED
BY De VALERA.
Irish Leader Openly Ad-
vocates Division
of Party
CONVENTION MEETS
Session Opens Amidst
Tense Excitement
in Dublin
MEETS
tBy Associated press1


DUBLIN, Feb. 24.-Eamon. dc
Valera, apparently regarding a
split of the Sim Fein party as in.
evitable, openly advocated such a
division in addressing the Ard
Fhels, the national Sim Fein con.
Yention at its extraordinary ses.
sion today saying 1t would be bet.
ter for ireland to have two armies
each ready to assist the other II
the country were lmperiled rather
than one army divided in itself.
Mr.. de Valera's speech was the
outstanding feature OF tho morning
session of the Ard Fheis, which
had only begun the discussion of
the party's future policy for or
against tho Anglo-Irish treaty
when the luncheon adjournment
was taken at 1;40 p. m. until 8
p. m
Speaking to his resolution urg.
ing the Sim Fein party to continue
the fight for a republic, MIR. de
Valera won hearty applause at
numerous points he made in his
address.
81 would rather see the country
flooded with British troops than
give them the irreyocabT9 right to
be here" was one of his asser.
-tions,srswhieh' resulted .fin loud
cheers.
Ireland" he declared tater on,
"is entitled to the dignity OF a
mother country and | viii never
consent to make her the illegiti-
Etate daughter Of England" and
again he said my position is the
same as when / was made presi-
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SEEK BANKRUPTCY

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 2t.-A
petition asking that the Pittsburgh
Tin Plate and Steel corporation be
adjudged bankrupt was filed In
federal court here Monday by Mrs
Florence Shapley OF Philadelphia
Edward A. Kraus of the United
Steel and Supply company, F. A.
Ensign and Jennie B. Taylor oi
Pittsburgh. The company has fail
ed to pay its taxes and has indl.
Gated that 1t Is bankrupt, accord
ing to the petition.
The creditors named in the rcti-
ton present claims agregatings
$6s,671 80.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-21

NORFOLK, Feb. 21.-one man
was killed and l2 seariousiys siniur-
cd when the giant airshi D Romit
plunged over a mile obliquty and
crashed into abarracks building III
the Hamton Roads army base at
2:l2 o'clock this afternoon accord.
ing to information in the hands o.
the commando office at the Hamp
ton Aoads naval base.
The remainder Of the 81 membs
ers Of the crew and. 30 or 40Rpasss
engers and observers aboard the
Roma ESCAPED with minor burns
cuts and bruises, according to tlie
information at the base,
The Roma was between 900 and
1000 feet in tho air when she feil.
officers at the Hampton Roads
naval base stated: Some 81 tlie
passengers aboard the ship were
virtually unhourts though ali we're
shaken up. A number of tie mon
jumped from the cars tof the Roma
as she fell, Others were caught
under her and these, ftsiSsbel eliesed
were killed almost Instantly.
The Roma, which was the large
semi rigid airship in tho world.
was sailing in a southeasterl$
direction when. according to Oh
servers she suddenly burst into
flames and fell like. a comet 10
the earth. The explosion OCCUR
ed shortly after 9 o'clock.
Reports from portsmouth. whIcsI
is near the naval base, said the
Roma, after a slauting plunge of
hundreds OF feet, struck out Of the
barracks buildings at the base and
then exploded with a ripping crash,
A sheet of flame leaped from the
rent in the gas bag and the passeli
ger compartments slung under
tContfnued On pags foppt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-21
GOAL LOADING
'TOTALED 142O
CARS MONDAY
Weekly Shipments in
Northern w. Va. Fell
Off Last Week
/. !. &. FUEL HEAVIER
Aggregate of 817 Cars
sWent to Carriers
! Yesterday
b! 4! a. EgEL HEAVIER

Coal loading ran rather strong
Yesterday in Northern West Vir.
gina considering the depressed
conditions of the country and the
lack OF demand for coal. The load
Ing aggregated 1920 cars.
The production by divisions was
as follows B. & o.-Monongah
sssssars; Charleston, SO cars; Con
nellsville, 35 cars; Cumberland. 20
cars; Monongahela, 211 cars; Nor,
gantown and Kingwood, 20 cars:
Morgantown and Wheeling, 210
cars; Western Maryland = Beling'
ton and Weaver, Sc cars; Wyatt
Helen's Run, 100 cars.
Weekly Shipments.
Figures compiled by the North
ern West Virginia Coal Operators
association show that last week
mines Of Northern West Virginia
Shipped S05,250 tons OF coal. This
\ was 5000 tons less than the pre-
4 1yious week.
Tonnage shipped on the various
diyisions was as follows: B. & o.
4 Aionongah, 137,S00 tons; Charles.
ton 81, 400. tons: ConneIlsville, s.
" 50 tons: Cumbe befland, $50 tons ;
ijgyestarn Maryland-Bingamon and
afssssSsisnfs Run, 12,100 tons, sBeftng-
and Weaver, 10,700 tons; Mo.
I'D sahe1a, 53, 800 tons; Morgan,
townSand Wheeling, $3.50 tons.
Daily Shipments.
Ghrti Bay shipments of the Mo,
nongah division. B. & o., on Mon
ay5aggregated 1913 carloads. A to-
|tisi OF 1876 cars Of coal was loaded
east aud ,79 cars west.
OF the "a cars OF coke loaded by
ovens along the Monongah division
B. & o., there were II cars loaded
east and 10 west.
East Of Grafton.
Twenty trains on the B. & o.
drew 6s5 loads OF freight east Of
Grafton OF which 44S cars were
coal. The western freight move
ment of the Monongah division
which includes coal, aggregated
Sss loads. Recently the Buckhan'
non line has been loading coal and
lumber rather heavily. This is also
true of a paper factory ut tina!
place. Last week In day 225
loads Of freight were moved Of that
spur,
This.morning there were sol cast
hound loads unmoYed of the Mo
nongah division OF which $50 loads
were coal.
Daily r. r. Fuel.
Daily railroad fuel loading took
h leap on Monday of the Monongat
diyision, B. & O., when 317 carr
OF coal were loaded. The B. & o
took the bulk OF the tonnage, hav
ing secured 1S9 carloads OF coal
Continued on Page Four)
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PhysicalExan1s
for Smoky City
Police Ordered

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 21.-Con.
tinuing his efforts to bring a
higher degree of efficiency TO
the police and fire departments,
George McCandless, Pittsburgh
director OF public safety, today
ordered that all firemen. patrol
men and detectives be given a
thorough physical examination.
No time was lost in executing
the order, and police surgeons
began the examination Of the dc.
tective force.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-21
Fraternal Organization
Property in Tax Case

CHARLESTON, Feb. 21-
Whether property OF fraternal or
ganMations is taxable, or is exempt
on the ground that It Is used for
chariable purposes. was o be de-
ternfned in a case argued before
the supreme court The action is
brought by the Masonic Temple
society Of Parkersburg against the
state OF West Virginia and in the
circuit court of Wood county the
property was held to be non-tax-
able. The state appealed to the
supreme court.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-21
BURIAL ToMoRRoW /,

The funeral OF Winfield scotl
Bristor, who died suddenly yester.
day morning at his home on Penn
sylvania avenue, will be held Wi
nesday morning at 1880 O'Clock
from his late residence and hHfial
will be made In Maple Grove Gem
etery by Undertaken lMdsgraye
and Son.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-21
ARMY DIRlGIBLE DESTROYED BY EXPLOSION
Chamber of Commerce May
Hang Out Flu Away' Sign

Thomas D. Conne. secretary OF the Fairmont Chamber
Of Commerce, is making game fight today to repuse the
flu bug before It gets him down in bed.
When vrginian reporter called at headquarters
morning round tho congenia secretary with
dramatic gesture grabbed his head Ar Connels the
portes declared feared he had been stabbed
flu.
why don't you go home?" questioned the reporter.
II can't My assistant is sick and do close
the office entirely" the reply.
Then pIped up another visitor to the office with
o. Just go home andt put sign on the door flu
away
With another dramatic gesture, Connell declared
would the punster at the first available opportunity
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WHEELING WOMAN
ASKS 100000
Sues Washington Man,
Alleging Assault and
Battery
BY CHARLES BROOKS SMITH

BY CHARLES BROOKS SMITH
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-Mrs.
Alma smythe. who came to this
city from Wheeling, W. Va, where
she has relatives who are promin-
ent, wants 100000 from Leighton
Taylor, former private secretary Of
the late Senator Boise Penrose, al
legIng assault and battery in that
he seized her, hugged and kissed
her, when on May / last sheivisit-
ed tho Penrose offices in search
OF a position.
She also says that since that
date detectives OF the department
OF justice and the local police de-
partment tried to get her to leave
the city, threatening to have her
declared insane il she did not.
These are the main allegations in
her bill Of complaint on which she
bases her suit Instituted here to-
day against Taylor. The complain
ant has been a frequent visitor to
the offices OF the members Of the
West Virginia delegation. for
months past. and is well known to
them and to their clerical forces.
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NOMINATIONS MADE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-Nom-
inat'pu Of Secretary Mellon, Sec
retary Hughes, Senator Smoot and
Representative Burton, to be mem.
bers Of the allied debt funding
commission, will be sent to the
senate, today 1 was announced at
the White House,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-21
WANT SESSION POSTPONED,

BERLIN, Feb. 1.-The French
government today informed Ger.
many that It had requested Italy to
postpone the Genoa economic con.
ference for the reasons stated in
Premier Poincare's reeeE' memor.
andum.
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RuRsrM Rn.L pAssEn

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The'
Bursum bill giving disabled emer-
gency officers OF. the American
Expeditionary Forces the same re-
tirement privileges as regular
army officers was passed today by
the senate fifty TO II and trans
mitted TO the house,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-21
THE OPTZzNLSTS' Club

The difference between the optmist who's SO
easy to get along with, and the pessmist! who Is
mighty hard to handle, is largely matter Of honesty
The former gladly acknowledges that business IS sEap
ing around for the better when that is the truth But
the latter shuts his dome to every sign Of
ment
An optinist doesn't say business is good when
that may not be No sir an optimist isn't that sort
OF blamed idiot. But he does see that better times
have already begun and he talks hopefully andseon-
fidently
stores is the most attractive and desirable and
ably priced offered in several years It's going to be
great pleasure to buy'as well as sell goods this
All optimists know this is So Must be toughto he
pessimist who can't see the signs of happiness an
round u
U4r ll1rat utrnmtatt
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Arthur F. Froe OF Welch, color.
ed. took the oath Of office today
and assumed the office OF recorder
Of deeds for the District OF Col
urbia. 1t was administered by the
clerk Of the district supreme court.
Mr. Froe was accompanied here by
two OF his friends. DR.. Roscoe c.
Harrison and Harry ]. Capehart,
who witnessed his induction into
office.
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Early Reports Say Rest of
Passengers Were
All Saved
FALLS into BARRACKS
Ship Was Between6OO and
1000 Feet High
at Time

PORTSMOUTH, vay Feb.
2t.-Aeeording to a fiessaae
received at the naval hospital
at Portsmouth at 3:15 b. ffIs
thirty eight men on board the
Roma were killed. AZ that
hour t2 bodies had been taken
from the wreekase.
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THE WEATHER.

y ~ iisSlfllRi
Raln late tonight er vyedhesday,
colder ssnishbs iIb
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Audit Bureau of Calculations Fignr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-06

sessions behind locked doors are
necessary because grave secrets Of
s.n.,. are discussed al solemn con-
claves and that public meetings
would threaten the disruption Of
empires.
Maybe so. But far more vital to
the conference is the obvious perils
OF discussing in public the devious
intrigues by which the people-not
only of the United States but Of
the worid-are 10 be made to be-
hsve that q treaty Of alliance
means peace instead OF war.
The agility with which the con-
ferees have been able to slip around
their various views of the little
word "dominions" is all too repre-
sentative OF the spirit Of the con-
From the outset, the chief pro-
motors OF the conference have
sought to make the people believe
that its highest purpose was the
establishment Of. universal peace
and the reduction Of the burdens
OF ornaments. To accomplish this,
the people were promised that the
great causes Of friction In the Far
East, the entertainments upon the
sovereignty and integrity Of China
and OF Russia, would be eliminated.
The people were promised that the
great powers represented at tf1e
conference table would make the
mutua. sacrifices necessary to wipe
out the intustices and conflicts that
threaten the peoce of the Orient.
Noble Language Used.
A lot Of noble language was
spread broadcast to demon ra "a a..
high ideals with which the con.
ferees came to Washington. Now
we find them haggling over devious
interpretations Of simple words.
WhyF Because II Is necessary to
FIND cloak for the designs of the
conference leaders, not to establish
justice in the Far East, but 10
establish power; not to restore what
has been taken from Russia or from
China, but to strengthen those who
have taken It SO that neither China
nor Russia may try to win II back
by force.
For that reason, the experience of
the American people with the shifty
interpretations Of one simple word
In the treaty makes more important
than ever the question:
What other secret agreements
have Messrs. Hughes, Baifour. and
Kato framed up to give novel and
binding interpretations to the other
simple" terms Of the quadruple
alliance7"
Secretary Hughes has declined to
discuss this question. The Senate
will find a way to get an