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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-08
MANY ANXIOUS TO HEAR
WILLARD HERE TUESDAY

Announcement that Daniel vii.
lard, president Of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad. would be here to
speak at the luncheon OF the Fair.
mont Chamber OF Commerce at the
Fairmont Hotel Tuesday has caused
a rush for reservations! The Cham.
Der Of Commerce telephone line
was busy all morning, and numer.
Gus reservations were made out for
out Of town delegations. Practical.
" all the towns represented in the
Monongahela Valley Association
have requested that they be permit
ted to. send additional, delegates to
the session.
Plans are being made for the en-.
tertainment Of Daniel Willard and
John ]. Cornwell during their visit
here. The exact time that they
will arrive has not been given, out,
but tits thought that they will be
in on train No. Tuesday morning.
arriving at $40 O'clock. It Is
thought. that Mr.. Willard will be
here until evening.
George 7. Watson. president Of
the Fairmont Chamber OF Com.
merce, returned from Chicago to
day and will take up the matter
OF the program for Tuesday with
Secretary I. D. Cornell this after.
H66t1a S
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Miners Plan Two
Mass Meetings in
Fairmont Region.

TWO miners mass meetings
VIII De ned IN the Fairmont
region within Tue next twenty
TOUT hours. me hrst IS being
helo at McWnorter ms after.
noon with Fatrlck Buekley.
salrmont' vice president OF sub
olstEict a alstiict 10 as the
speaker:
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Former Local Woman Dies
Early Today at Robey,,W. Va.

Mrs. Elizabeth White Ash, wife
Of W. F, Ash, a former resident OF
this city, died at 1880 this morn.
Ing at her home at Robey, w. Va.
Mrs. Ash had been in declin.
health for a number OF years, and
had visited specialists in search
OF health but was little benefited.
Only recently she was a patient
at st. Frances Hospital In Pitts.
burgh.
Mr.. Ash is superintendent OF the
Hutchinson Coal Co.'s plant at Ro.
hey, and only a few months ago
moved with his family to that
place from McNeeley street in this
city where they had resided.
Mrs. Ash is survived by her
mother, who resides at Rivesville,
by her husband. one son, Avery
Ash, who was until recently a stu.
dent at the West Virginia Univer.
sity. and one daughter, Miss En-.
ma Ash. She was a member of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church
In this city.
The body will be brought to this
city for burial. No funeral ar.
rangements have been made as
yet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-08
RICH HAUL MADE
BY ROBBERS AT
JEWELRY STORE
City and County Officers Are
Working on Case---Ex-
pect Arrests Today

For the fifth time since he has
been in business on Madison street
R. Hoffman was visited by robbers
at his 1ewelry store last night.
Hoffman estimates bis loss 1t
$500. County and city officers are
investigating the case today, and
arrests are expected at any time!
The bdrgla+4, or burglars, cut a
small piece OF glass out OF one of
the large plate glass windows and
secured all the most valuable ar
ticles on display In the window.
Hoffman left the store at 10
o'clock last night and the robbery
was not discovered until he re-
turned to the place to open up for
business at 7:45 o'clock today.
Officers Investigating the case
believe 1t to be the work Of a pro-
fesslonal as the Job was neatly
done. The most valuable articles
in the window were placed on a
long strip of black velvet to show
them off to the best advantage.
One end Of the velvet touched the
plate glass window and the other
end was back against the wall Of
the building. The robber, by using
a glass cutter, marked the plate
glass right in front Of the end Of
the velvet. and a blow from a
blunt instrument broke the glass.
A jimmy was then used to pry out
the piece of glass cut away from
the window. 1t was then easy
work to pull the velvet strip out Of
the hole and pick off the articles
wanted as they approached the
hole.
Fearing detection by the finger
print method, the man took all the
pieces Of glass touched by him
away. A small piece OF glass used
as a display rack on the velvet
was also taken away. as the rob.
bers had to lift 1t out OF the win
dow to get off three wrist wat
ches. In addition to the three
wrist watches, other valuable wat
ches, several strings Of pearls, a
number of ieweled rosaries, watch
charms and beads Of various kinds
were taken.
The complete loss will not be
known until Hoffman can get a
check on what he had psaced in
the window, but he now estimates
his loss at $500. About a month
ago, a negro threw a brick
through one Of his show windows
ard carried of a mandolin-guitar.
The musical instrument was later
found by county officers, and the
negro eventually arrested and Jail
cd. Hs is now a prisoner In the
county jail awaiting trial before
Judge E. NJ, Showalter in the
Criminal Court.
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FEDERALM TO
BECLOSEDT0 TODAY
FOR INVENTORY
Four Thousand Employees At.
tected by Suspension for
Indefinite Period
TO REPAIR PLANT
Orders Follow Recent Shake
Up in Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing

WASHINGTON, April S-Divi-
sions of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. engaged in the pro-
duction of bank notes, bonds and
postage stamps, will be closed TO-
night for an indefinite period for
the purpose Of taking an inventory
of the plant from which James L.
Wilmeth and twenty-e!ght chiefs,
superintendent and toremen re.
moved by presidential order one
week ago.
Decision to close at least the
principal portions of the big plant,
the largest Of its kind in the world
was disclosed today as having
followed a conference late yester-
day between Louis Hill, the newly
appointed director, division chiefs
of the bureau and Treasury Off
Gals. The closing is to be effect
ed under an order issued by Sec
rotary Mellon Of the Treasury De-
partment.
The purpose. OF the closing
order, as stated today by officials,
'is to enable the taking of an in
ventory, the repairing of machln-
cry In use almost continuously
since the entrance of the United,
States into the world war and to
allow the transfer department OF
the bureau 10 issue new steel
plates such as used in printing the
nations paper currency. The in
ventory, It was said, will be under
taken by treasury accountants and
department OF justice agents.
Hints we're also given that during
the closing. the bureau would be
further re-organIzed or harmonic
ed, as one official put 1t. install
lation of new plants will be for
preventing counterfeiting of the
various bank notes and bonds
printed in the plant as the old
plates had become SO worn that 1t
was found that prints taken from
them were comparatively easy to
counterfeit.
The bureau employs about six
thousand persons, and it was es-
timated that about four thousand
would be effected by the closing.
Partial closing OF the bureau.
Assistant Treasury Secretary
Wadsworth declared, was decided
upon to enable a quicker and
more accurate inventory OF the
stock. The order. he said, at-
fects only the divisions using pa
per and work Of the other divi-
sions will continue uninterrupted
by the inventory. Inventory Of
the bureaus stock will be COM
pleted in a few days or a week
at the outside, said Mr.. Wads-
worth, the work beginning to-
morrow. The Treasury secretary
said many employees laid off had
annual leave to their credit and
would be permitted to take adj
vantage Of it with pay during the
suspension.
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S1O,0OOREPA|RS
PLANNED HERE
BY H|PPODROME
Name Of Local Theatre to Be
Changed to Blue Ridge
---Burka Manager

With the closing OF the door OF
the Hippodrome tonight, the. iden.
tity Of the old playhouse will sink
into oblivion, and in its place will
arise a better, larger theater,
practically new In everything but
the location, to be known in the
future as The Blue Ridge" I'm.
provements totalling nearly $40,
90 are contemplated by the man.
agement.
Sol Burka. long Identified with
the Hippodrome, will 1bea theasoIe
manager, having reeently: purs
chased the interest of his partner,
Russell Henrico. Outside capital
is invested in the local theater,
which is to be gone Of a chain OF
twenty in West Virginia and
Pennsylvania, for ten Of which Nj.
Burka will be responsible. He will
however, continue his residence in
Fairmont, and will be directly In
charge OF the Blue Ridge.
There is an interesting story at.
tached TO the choice OF a name
for the new playhouse. Mr.. Burka
served In the World War as a
member of the Blue Ridge Diyi.
sion, which was made up Of boys
from Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania, who
did valiant service overseas.
So he decided that the new the.
alter should have the name of his
division, and he. says he hopes
to make 1t worthy OF the honor
in every way.
When asked what his plans were
for the remodelling Of the building
he said:
We expect TO spend $4,000 in
improvements and changes will be
made throughout the house. The
seating capacity will be made larg.
er by taking In additional space
at the back; the stage will be en-.
larged, and a new lighting system
will be installed.
An attractive entrance will be
made and the ticket booth will be
changed from the side to the cen.
ter Of the lobby. The decorative
scheme which will be done in blue
and gold. the colors OF the Blue
Ridge Division, will be an elabor.
ate one, and in addition a garden
effect will be used, with trellises
and flower boxes.
We are to cater to women and
children under our policy so their
comfort is being considered in the
plans. We are making provisions
for a ladies' retiring room which
will be well equipped. All the floor
space in the theater will be coy.
cred with ~battleship linoleum."
While the management does not
look for the completion Of all i'm.
provements by that time, the open.
Ing date has been decided upon for
Monday. April II, and a splendid
program has been arranged.
A Great Moment" starring Clio.
ria Swanson, will be the principal
attraction. Added features will be
a comedy, A Rural Cinderella" an
educational film, How to Grow
them" and Kinnograms," which is
up.to-the.minute news that will be
presented on all days OF each
week except Wednesday and
Thursday.
A four.piece orchestra has been
engaged 10 furnish music for all
attractions and will be in Its
place on the opening day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-08

m"'eTs IViulhe
Whether the strike in the colo
belt has reached Its peak Is arnats
ter of conjecture, but records in.
d!cate that the miners and opera-
tors are making Conflictins ciaifffs
AS far as the Brownsville, SPa. sci
ton Is concerned, the strike did
not spread any more, but the
miners on the. other hand appear
ed to hold their own. Eigh mine
were reported to be active TO-DAY
on the Monongahela Railway il
Pennsylvania, while yasterriT
there were the same number ac
cording. to reports received In Fair
mont.
OF the eight mines at WORT ono
OF the plants Isl owned by tie Il.
10. Frick Coke Co. which own
eleven mines on the MonongaheIa
Railway In Pennsylvania. me
eight mines that worked yestefday
on the non union basis loaded Ss
cars Of coal.
A new agnle has developed 10
the strike and that Is that many
Of the miners have Just struck i
cause of sgrievances against one N
the larger companies that made
several cuts In wages II claim
ed that the unheaya1 is du To-
this fact more thany3 any organiza-
ton drive OF the United Nine
Workers of America. Due 10 the
fact that the, organization Is actiey
there now It leaves the fnptess
sion that there have done 50 very
effective work. Whether this n
correct Is not known exactly but
both no doubt are factors In the
condition that has arisen N the
coke bait:
Reports! are arriving In Bairinont
that the miners Officials have ex
%aggerated their numerical strength
IN statements TO the press. A
Fairmonter acquainted In the coke
belt has learned that the q. G..
Prick Coke Co. only recently Re
gan TO start the Footdale mine,
Brownsville, after It had been
closed for a year or more. This
Is correct. but on Friday. ~ Is
claimed. that this mine went down
too, owing to the miners being or
ganized, Burlington mine Is re-
ported TO have met the same fate.
It Is said that public continent
Is with the mipers In the coke,
holt and prohab1y will CONTINUE To
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-08

WORDS0UT0F 400
MadaIine Barnes, Who Made
Record in District, Wins
County Contest

Miss Madallne Barnes, 16, of
Levels School, near Colfax, this
morning won the $50 prize offered
by l.. 7. Musgrove, local attorney.
for the winner Of the Marion Coun-
ty championship spelling contest.
Miss Barnes was declared win.
ner when she missed only four
words out of a list OF nearly 400.
She was also awarded the IS prize
offered for the best speller in Union
District, making her total awards
500. Four students, two from each
district, took part in the contest.
The four words missed by Miss
Barnes were: allegiance, disas.
trous, calipers and apologize. Here
Us how the champion speller los 1
per cent OF the possible 100: ale.
.gience, disastrous, callipers ant
apologize.
When one takes a good. look at
some OF the sentences one does not
blame Miss Barnes for making only
90 per cent. Indeed one feels that
one might not have made quite so
much oneself. They're like these
and worse:
THE moccasin snake is a ven.
omous reptile.
Precipitation is exuded through
the pores of the skin by internal
heat.
THE touring coupe had a six.
cylinder motor and automatic
brakes.
"The choir refused to be convey.
ed to the concert in an omnibus.
The consensus Of opinion among
the spoilers Is that the county SUI
perintendent should apologize for
making this test so difficult"
The word "tureen" was more fire.
quently misspelled than any other.
These words, too, made high rec.
ords: disastrous, exuded. graders.
galvanizing, gasoline and corrGd.
ing.
The contest began at 10:30 in the
morning and was conducted by J.
D. Muldoon, state supervisor OF
rural schools. Following the hold.
ing Of the contest, Mr.. Muldoon
made an interesting address. The
$50 county prize was presented by
the donor, Mr.. Musgrove. District
prizes were presented by County
Superintendent Of Schools I. A.
Barnes.
Glen Rowand, OF Carolina school,
Lincoln District, won the Kodak
offered for the best essay on "Thc
Resources of Marion County" Miss
Mary Minor, Of Pennington school.
won the $50 in gold offered for best
grade in penmanship. Miss Lof-
aine Golfer, also Of the Carolina
school. won a dozen photographs
offered by Johnson's studio, for the
best essay on 1.-THE Use of Pictures
in Teaching"
District spelling prizes were
awarded as follows:
Grant District: first, Mamie Vim.
cent, Valley Bend School, IS: sec
ond, Emma Huey, Everson School,
IS.
Lincoln District: first, Helen
SaCcomen, City Point School, $40;
second, Ralph Watkins, Carolina
School, no second prize offered.
Fairmont District: first, Thelma
Brand. BarrackSille School, S.
second, Eva Ridgeway. Barrack-
Vile School, 81.
Warrington District: first, Earle
Woods. Murray School. So; second.
Mildred Simms, Murray School. 50,
Paw Paw District: first, Mary
Sturm. Fairwew School, $3.50;
second, Ben Ruttowski; Grant Town
School. $3.50.
Union District: first, Nadine
Barnes, Levels School, S.: second.
William Dillinger, M~lllersviIle
Schools. no second prize offered.
Winfield District: first. Ruth
Bowman. Hill School, SO; Georgia
Hill, Hoult School, no second prize
offered.
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DIES in WHEELING

Mrs. ANNA Simpson, so years
old, widow Of David Simpson and
a former resident Of Barrackvilla,
died this morning at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Effie Jeefar at
Wheeling. The body will be
brought here Tuesday morning and
will be taken to the home OF her
son, R. w. Simpson at Barrack-
villeS Burial will be made IN the
Ballah Cemetery by R. o. Jones.
Complete funeral arrangenents
have not been made
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union MAKES MORE GAINS IN FAYETTE COUNTY
Approves Teachers
With Bodied Hair

PHILADELPHIA, April s.
The Philadelphia Board Of Edu-
cation is worrying little about
a question that has agltated
other communities, namely
whether school teachers will be
permitted TO bob their hair II
they desire. The matter rests
entirely. with the teachers and
the younger ones with curtailed
locks need not fear dismissal,
Edwin c! Broome, superlntend-
ent Of schools. said today.
The question, MIR. Broome
added, seemed rather trivial to
devote ones attention to or to
make u bother about. Whether
an individual should wear long
or short hair, he stated, is a
question largely of fitness and
taste and is Objectionable or
not in the measure In which
the persons conduct themselves.
All that was required, the
superintendent declared, was
that the teachers dress neatly
and modestly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-08
JURY
FOR MURDER OF
COLONEL TODAY
Attorney Things Ac-
cused Man Has Not Told
All the Truth

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. April
s.-Pleadlng the stern code OF
Oklahoma the "Unwritten Law"
Jean P. Day prepared to. go be.
fore a coroner's jury here today
and seek to BIZ judlcally absolved
Of the killing OF Lieutenant Col
onel Paul Ward Beck on the
ground that he slew In self.defense
while attempting to keep l~nviolate
the sancity OF his home.
Six men sitting as the Jury will
hear this afternoon from the lips
of Day, wealthy attorney and oil
man, and from his wife their sworn
stories of the Staying and upon
their testimony and other evidence
brought out will be assigned the
responsibility in the tragedy.
For Colonel Beck there will be
none to speak his testimony OF
what happened the day he was
slain. Day and he are the only
known witnesses. There will be
present his comrades. who declare
they knew him as a gentleman his
superiors and subordinates, who
testify to his clean reputation.
gallantry In the air and his re-
spect for women.
County Attorney Hughes has
stated his belief that Mr.. Day thus
far has not told all the truth and
that Day killed Beck after seeing
something that swept him off his
feet thing upon which any red
blooded jury would vote an ac-
ouiIEaI
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FORT WORTH, Tex, April 8
A tornado which struck Cisco.
Tex, near here early this morning
wrecked the depot and tore down
a number of residences and barns.
according to first reports received
here. Communication with the
town was impossible.
One person was reported killed
and ten injured, according to re-
ports here this morning.
Plate glass damage in the bust
ness section was extensive. Rain
which followed the destructive
wind flooded ground floors in
many stores.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-08
GETS ROAD SENTENCE

Lander Nickenbotham entered a
plea of guilty to a violation OF the
state prohibition law when ar
raigned in Magistrate ] L. Bloch
er's court today and was sentenced
to serve sixty days on the county
roads and pay a fine Of 500 and
costs. When arrested several days
ago by county officers. a quantity
Of corn meal mash was found in
his home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-08
F0URADDTIONAL
M|NESGL0SEDIN
NONUNONHELD
Operations at Other Mines
CurtalIed by Walkout
Of Miners
MINES HITHARD
indications Are That Strike
in Coke Belt Has Not
Reached Peak

PITTSBURGH, April S.-PushInr
their way into the heart OF the Con
%nellsville coke region OF Fayette
County, organizers OF the United
Mine Workers today closed three
more mines OF the H. g. FriekgCoke
Co. and one independent min.
Operations at four other mines
were curtatled!
Goal operators had no official
statement on the strike situation
but pointed TO railroad outgoing
freight figures as showing the real
work being done In the county
There was no disorder; other
than that occasloned by the arfest
OF two armed men at Dunbar, They
were charged with impersonatine
officers and were taken to- iail.
Meetings were held by the Or
gantzers In many parts Of the fe-
gion today, particular attentionabe.
Ing directed to mines and cokine
plants of tbs H. c. Frlck Co. The
organizers said they would an
nonnce results Monday.
The Frlck mines closed wee
Continental No, /, where fits
men reported Tor work yesterday
and Lamont NO / and M, I,
The independent mine WAS that
ofethe American manganese CO 40
F%reeport, where $50 men repofteai
for work this morning, but Returned
home before the shift had begttn.
This company operates a manage
nese furnace near its mine.
Mines affected but no. entirely
closed were given as Buffingtof
Century, Footdale and Shamrock aii
Prick mines.
No cars were delivered BY die
railroads TO them today. The
bella plant OF the Heckla Coal
Coke Co, also operated with q curs
tailed force.
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FIRST WEEK OF
MINERS STRIKE
WITHOUT EVENT
More Mines at Work
Today In Northern West
Virginia
PRODUCTION SLIPS
yfop Of Eleven Cars on
Ffiday-.-Watchfu Wait
ing On
PRODUCTION SLIPS

With the first solid week Of the
soft coal strike rounded out. there
aaye been few developments. Both
he operators and miners are play.
lng q quiet game and everybody Is
tting tight.
Generally speaking, the demand
|tot coal Is off to such an extent in
he east and the price is generally
below the cost Of production, SO
that there is little worry about at.
tempting to produce coal. On the
1ther hand, the miners are quietly
floing organization work, but are
isins every effort not to offend
operators who have always rec.
gnized5 the United Mine Workers
America since the organization
Entered the field.
a total OF III cars Of coal was
loaded on. Friday, which was II
tars less than on Thursday. This
deficiency might be due to organ.
Ezation work Of the United Mine
Workers and again 1t may be due
lack of business.
New River Working.
Operators in the New River
Held appear to be making head.
way according to Thomas L.
L.ewis sapfetaty Of the New Riv-
Association, He claims only
mines are on a strike and only
bur or five In the Winding Gulf
lsld. In the New River field, he
aims that 81 out OF a possible 11s
he at work, but the vast majority
Ire closed down to the lack of
usiness.
Two More Mines Work.
To-day there are 81 mines at
fork in Northern West Virginia or
10 more than on Friday. Those
work today by divisions are as
Blows: 3! & o..Monongah, IL;
CHARLESTON, 20; Connelsville, 4;
kinberland, 10; NJ. & K, s; Bel.
gton & Weaver, Western Mary
knd, L
Daily Production.
The daily production which net
Id III cars OF coal yesterday was
|roduced on the various divisions
follows: B. & o.Monongah. %
ifs; Charleston, SO cars;s Con
Eslisyille, cars: Cumberland, %
rs; Western Maryland.Belington
weaver, cars; Helen's
Ign, 0; NJ. & K, 81 cars; M. &
Empty Order.
To-day the mines in Northern
est Virginia ordered ISL emptiesr
fitch were scattered Of the
srthern tier Of the state as fol
B. & o.Monongah, 40;
Earleston, 50; co~nnelsville, s;
lnberland, "a; Western MARY
ladSHelington G Weaver, 4; M. &
Claim Two Working.
NICK Aiello, Fairmont, president
SUB district a, district II, said
|day only two mines in sub dis
we're at work that he knew
one at Almtna and another at
Bskioka.
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ALLEGED ROBBERS CAUGHT

ALLEGED ROBBERS CAUGHT
Louie Silverstri and Herman
slonaker are being held in the
county Jail awaiting a preliminary
hearing on a charge OF robblng a
store at 1damay two weeks ago.
They were. arrested yesterday by
county officers upon information
given by the manager OF the store
that was robbed. Sheriff ]. D.
Charlton arrested slonaker Eat
Warrington and Silverstri was
picked up at Pennington by Off
GERS OF that place.
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IS Ktned Scar Rowena

BALIfNGER, Tex, Apri1 81
Six persons were killed, seven in
jured and six homes destroyed six
miles northwest Of Rowena, near
here in a tornado which swept
that section at l o'clock this morn
Ing. Communication is badly
crippled and 1t is feared the death
toll will be greater when wreckage
has been searched.