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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
CLERKS ON B. & 0.
HERE MAY STRIKE
FOLLOWING VOTE !. I:
Striking Shopmen on Local
Division Quiet---Trains
Running on Time.

Few Developments have been
noted in the shipments strike IN
the F'airmont section other than
the inclination OF the railway
clerks toward striking owing to
the proposed wage cut that they
are to receive.
Reports current here are to the
effec that the members of Fair
mont lodge No. $50. Steamship
Clerks Freight Handlers and Sta
ton Employees, have voted to
strike by overwhelming numbers.
Whether a strike will materlat1ze
is matter of conjecture. 1t is
proposed to cut the clerks 2 cents
on the hour, which, in addition 20
the 6 cents on the hour cut they
received last year. means approx.
mately $40 month less compared
to the wartime wage The most
recent cut brings employees with
the company less than two years
down to $50 to $50 a month, re
gardless Of how efficient they are.
and those with the company over
two years down to approximately
$50 to ss4 month. Employees
claim living costs do not warrant
the cuts.
Shopmen Are Quiet
All along the B. & o. System,
the shop strikers appear to be
quiet. At various terminal ana
Junction points they gaze upon ar
riving trains, but pull the silent
Continued on page four'
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SAID TO
[|}||.El..R;l'EPRESENTED /
AT Ohio PARLEY |:
10th Henry Crews and E. S.
GC Cullough Are Attending
Cleveland Conference.
40 All EN- MENT HERE.
sNorthern West Virginia Coal
SQperators' Association
Not Invited.
10 STAT TEMENT HERE

3NSEvhat will be accomplished at
Ethe Joint conference Of coal oper-
kSSato-s#and officials OF the United
of America at Cleve-
XIandgon Wednesday is being wide
here today. 1t is un-
|SdR Eaod that some Of the largest
|#ppzaeing interests in Northe er.,
SsWestyirginia will be represent
EsEedsatsth The gathering
Owing to the deiicacy OF the
sssituation no statements on the
lSmatter@ are e#forthcoming.
ACCORD ing to*reports the .Consol-
F&idations Coal Co. will have repres-
sz#sntafVes in Cleveland.
Newspaper Report
$Ingthe Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
n SehisSmorning, the following excerpt
Henry Crews, at
81 ntorney representing the Consolida-
Enpany in the; world is reported
FL t0 have attended the Pittsbursi
sc,onfcrence,f Mr.. Crews announcing
EheSConsolidation Goa, Co. with
Virginia holdings would
E besTeprese sented in the joint confer
sssIce} IN Cleveland.
I<now Nothing Locally
ySELoca1sE officials OF fhs company
aEhfss AFTERNOON rad no comrtten, TO
MAKE on the matters other than
3Ge8 had read the reference in the
sEHt4purgh newspaper. but knew
I'M shhg in regard to it.
sssf1sWas learned, howeye:. t.at At
ss torney Ralph Crews. New York. on
aanunber sof occasions has repre-
Scented the Consolida alton Coal Co.
Interests on various matters, bit
could not be lear here whe-
fherHhe had been r. tined in this
= or not.
Not Invited
s Officials OF the Northern West
ssiYirginia Coal Operators Associa-
ton up until 2 o'clock this after
SON ha dreceiyed no invitation
POM president Lewis of the Uni
sd3 mime Workers Of America to
Extend the conference. From what
lezsscouIds sbeS learned none OF the opera
&$Sstors@had received an invitation to
sStSsThasmajority of the coal opera
tors in Northern West Virginia ap.
near to be in favor OF operating
4sopen-shop mines.
mccullough There
ME Pittsburgh Gazette-Time es
gS further states:
s.t.VVh1le only the Monongahela
l5MCoaT operators Association had
H applied for extension of the cen
ira alscompetitive field, there were
aindications that the union officials
ss - Fl kghEsask operators in other dis
sss tr tsss to join in the conference
SShere. The Monongahela associa-
tions includes a number of opera
ktors near Morgantown, W. Va,
being separate organization
r. from the Northern West Virginia
|sOperators' Association, which is
Continued on Page Fou4)
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DELEGATES NAMED
TO AT Tend C. 0. 7. !.
STATE CONVENTION
Marion County Will Send 115
to Huntington Meeting
Next Tuesday.

Republican voters of Marion
County met at central points in
each of the seven magisteria1 dis
tricts this afternoon and named
115 delegates to attend the state
Republican convention to be held
next Tuesday at Huntington. At
the state convention candle date
will be named for Judge Of the
Supreme Court OF Appeals Of
West Yirginia-s s;s.iss< 3ssis
s IN addition to nominating the
can didate for the high judicial
place, the delegates will be en-
trusted with the framing and
adoption of platform for the
Republicans of West Virginia.
Marion County Republicans are
vitaly interested in the conyen-
ton this year, and full delega-
ton is expected to go from this
county.
Fairmont Delegates
The Fairmont District conven-
tiop was called to order at O'Clock
man for the district. Mr.. Heint-
ze1nan asked for nominations for
a temporary chairman and secre.
tary- j. G. Prichard nominated
Mr.. Heintzelman and Rolla J. Con.
ley Tor the positions. They were
elected by acclamation.
secretary Conley read the call
for the melting stating that the
con nvention would select thirty
nine DELEGATES to the Huntington
convention.
The Temporary officers were
made permanent. Chairman Heint.
zelnan entertained motion to
nap1e committee of three to nom.
mate delegates to the convention.
Earl Morgan made the motion and
it was seconded by Lee N. Satter-
field.
Chairman Heintzelman named
Mrs Jeanette Arnett Leeper, Earl
Morsan and ]. G. Prichard The
connittee retired to the county
clerks Office and returned in a
a few minutes and presented list
(Continued on Page Four)
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GIRL AND SIX MEN
SHOT BY BANDITS

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-Six men
and a little girl were shot, one OF
the hen probab bly, fatally. late to-
day, by four occupants OF a big
blue touring car which drove
swiftly through lower Second ave
nue.. A score OF automobiles gave
chase as the assaiIasts car sped
away.
All but one OF the injured were
standing in front of the Beetho-
ven Hall on Fifth street, Just off
Second avenue when the gunmen
drove up and opened fire. The
hall recently has been used by
striking Cloak makers and most
Of the wounded were said to have
been garment workers.
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U-TELLUMs
BY ]. a. l..

The rain comes down
SOSOFTANDNICE
On spinach, cabbage, corn,
ANDRICE
And falls with many a
GURGLINGSPLASH
On lettuces and
SUCCOTASH.
M ost every day the rain i
FALLSFALLS
And thunder unto thunder
CALLS
While lightning plays SO
CONSTANTLY
We need no electri
CITY,
And all the dwellers on
THEFfILLS
Are growing fins and growing
GROWINGGILLS
And figuring on getting
i SCALES
And swim ming out to join
THEWHALES,
While those who in the
| VALLEYkEEP
Are full f1edged creatures OF
THEDEEP.
No tidal wave nor water
SPOUT
Need monkey around here
ABOUT
We'er just; as wet as
WECASBE.
No ocean, lagoon, lake.
ORSEA
Has anything on August
YET
Nor ever will. we're here
TOBET.
But this we know, and know
ITPLAIN
We can do naught but
LETITRAIN.
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CANDIDATE: KILLED
IN ELECTION RIOT
Republican Nominee for Pros
ecuting Attorney Shot
with Two Others.

WEBB, w. Va, Aug. S.-Wa1ter
Copley, recently nominated as can
didate for prosecuting attorney on
the Republican ticket in Mingo
County, was killed and others in
jured here today in an election
riot.
Lee Curray and Rufe Wallace are
reported fatally shot.
The trouble occurred in connect
ion with the $15O,000 road bond
election in Lincoln District, Wayne
County. No details were available.
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INDIANA Operators Meet

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. g..
of the scale committee
of the Indiana Bituminous Coal
Operator Association assembled
here today with "A. M. Ogle OF
the national coal organization,
who is outlining plans for the set
tlement Of the coal strike. MI.
.Ogle arrived here early this morn
ing from indianapolis.
Mr. Ogle declared that Indiana
operators would not attend the
Cleveland conference, called by
John L. Lewis of the miners. There
were Indications, however, that II
the. settlement plan prepared by
Ralph Crewes, an attorney for this
operators, and w. A. Glasgow. Jr.
legal &represen for the miners
in severalimportant cases. received
the$approval Of indiana. operators
pegetiatisns might I5e S condNcte
with the miners with q view t.
adoption. of the plan. "A
Operators will meetin groups tc
discuss the Glasgow plan
Mr. Ogle Indicated, and the meeting
here was expected to determine the
attitude Of the Indiana operators
toward the proposals.
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APPEAL REJECTED

: LONDON, August S.-The attor-
ney-general today refused to sanct-
ion the appeal to sthea House Of
Lords TbysJoseph O'Sullivanand Re-
iginald Dunn, under sentence to'be
hanged August 10 for. the assassin
alton Of Field Marshall Sir Henry
Hughes Wilson,. Counsel for the
two men applied last week for per
mission to make the appeal.
Thirty thousands persons. includ-
ing many army officers, had signed
petitions. asking, fors reprieve.
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F7 }.N lL'a7a III M tti Y.
INCREASE ASKED.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug S.
Statistics on which the Natural
Gas Co. of West Virginia based
its application for an increase in
rates for gas furnished to CON
sumers in Wheeling and other
nearby cities were laid before the
Public Service Commission at a
hearing today on the application
George r. C. sWiles, a former
member or the commission, ap-
peAnd as counsel for the com
pany, and NJ. JySCullanan repre-
sented the city OF Wheeling and
other protestants. i5l,a
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LOST GIRL FOUND

OLD FORGE. N. Y.,N. Y, Aug.
Stone, Columbus,
years old, for whom scores OF mel
were searching the Adtrondacks
today was found about noon neai @
inlet, three miles rom the plac.
where she entered the5woods.5I IW.
men came uponfthe child who was
hungry and exhausted, but other
wise unharmed. She had beer
missing since yesterday afternoon
and was thought to have become
lost in the storm last night
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Tracks Claimed Unsafe

STAUNTON, Ind, Aug. S-(By
the Associated Press)-Shipment
of coal from the two mines opened
here under state supervision to
supply fuel to state institutions
and essential industries was delay
ed today because of the condition
of railway tracks leading to the
mines. The train crews refused
to run their trains over the sw1e-
ches leading to the mines declaI.-
ing the tracks were unsafe. A
force of men was put to work on
the tracks this morning and while
the work is progressing rapidly It
will probably-be impossible to LOAD
ckrS today.
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TREASON COURT
SESSION us zMIlYlllyiIEs

CHARLES TOWN wv Aug:
s.-Circuit Judge NJ M:sss ooas
today adjourned court aftersaSf
teen minute session at which It
was that importantSWit.
nesses needed fors@ the trial
not get here. The court VIII start
with the trial of John ilburn,
charged with the nnurd Sof AIDE
putty sheriff during the armsd
march of miners last summer
When court adj djourneds@ s@onaSofsfha
state attorneys sintfn1ateds thatgt the
prosecutf ion would "a bring thsgW1fs
nesses to Jefferson &C. CouTt itSneeess
sary. Court was adj journedsEl unit
tomorrow morning Sasasss$ss
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FaCEs NoN.sUPPoRT CHARGE

FACES NoN.sUPPoRT CHARGE
a. man giving the name Of w.
E. Michael, "a former cook in a
local restaurant, will be tried be-
fore judge o.. M. Showalter this
afternoon charged with non-sup-
port OF his wife. Michael has
been out Of work because Of the
strike and claims ttatShe has
been unable to secure funds for
the support of his wife. He was
released Yesterday on a bond of
$500 for his appearance in court
today.
Late yesterday county: officers
went to Grant Town and there
arrested John Gralcke, who was
rupning Blackberry juice through
q still and producing very
strong drink. The still was setz-
ed, and Gralcke was brought to
the County jail and locked up to
await Hearing, ss9
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Blue SkyDe epd,tn1et1t
Chief Does Il. r. But
Story Is Suppressed
"Soupee! Soupee! Soupee!
Without a single bean!
"Porkee. Porkee, Porkee!
Without a streak. of lean

-POrheS. sFCTkS0.E fOT kSe. aET
Without streak of lean! -
1t was noon at Camp Reed. The
bugle-call dearest to the heart OF
every soldier was sounding. There
was a rattle Of aluminium pans as
the rush from various sections OF
Ice, Meadows te5the mess-houses
fenSed eand:athe e ID form cd IN zlong
lines. utensils in hand. 81
The Civilian was trying to get
past the sentry who was dividing
his time between doing guard duty
and keeping a wistful eye on the
mess-house nearest him.
"where'll find James Q. Gron-
niger. chief of the Blue Sky De-
partment, goFsrnment of the state
of West Virginia?' inquired the
Civilian.
What company" asked the SEN
ID, think" answered the civil
ian.
Company D eats at the first
mess-house," answered the sentry:
"you might find him over there"
The Civilian went over and in
CURED
= think he's around behind the
mess house. answered one soldier
who was intent upon his dinner.
The Civilian strol1ed around be-
around There was just one soldier
in sight. 1t was x. p, and he
was doing the knives and forks
and spoons and cooking pans.
Surely this could not be the
great James D. Gronniger. chief
of the Blue Sky Department. gov.
ernment of the state of West Vir-
GINA! 5
ask.
Are you4-can you tell me
where 1 will find MI. Gronniger?n
he stammered.
I'm he," answered that indi-
vidual, looking up with a merry
twinkle in his eye. {.
Well confessed the Civilian,
I'm newspaper reporter and the
editor sent me out to get a story
about you
The merry twinkle was still in
Jim's eyes but his face assumed
more serious lines.
"Say, listen here, young man,
he said, that editor may be- a
good friend Of mine but you tell
him that if he puts a story in his
! paper about me I'm coming down
to that Office and when I get
through it's going to look like the
whole battalion had been through Ii
it on doub1e-quick! You tell hiru
I'm coming downito see him!"
There was a malicious threatin
these words and the merry twin
kle continued inSthe eyes of the
chief of the Blue Sky Department,
government Of the state of West
Virginia
And that is the reason that the
| story about Mr.. GronniSer doing
X. p has been suppressed. He
absolutely refuses to let it be
printed and he isfgoing to lick the
first ten editors that say word
about it. It was a good story and
the public would like to read
about it. But If Jim says, MOI
why, there won't be line aboutit
printed!
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MANY Ev1crIoN GASES.

One hundred additional evic-
tion cases are to be tried before
Justice of the Peace w. L. Bough-
ner at Morgantown in the near
future. The Delmar Coal Co.
and Sthe Chaplin Collieries Co.
have brought the cases. Jury
trials may be demanded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

Dem mobilization OF the Italian
Fascist or extreme nationalist
organization was demanded by The
government owing TO the turmoil
bordering on civil war into which
clashes between the Fascist and
the Communistic and Sociafist1c
elements plunged Italy recently.
Scores OF persons were killed and
thousands wounded in the fighting
during which the Fascist seized
the municipal Organizations in nu-
merous localities. 4
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Expects Settlement

" CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. s.
The few operators who reached
here today were reticent as to
their probable participation ]. l.
Lewis, secretary of the New River
Operators Association. said thai
he did not expect either the Ne"
River nor the Kanawha field oper'
ators to take part in the confer
ence. He said he expected, how.
ever, that a settlement of the
strike would be reached.
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)NCRESS TOACT IN ILR0AD STRI|
Many States Giuera
Place in Family of
Raleigh Roysterers

RALEIGH. N. c., Aug. 10.
Connecticut Roys-
ter, who is dead here, was
president of the Arkansas
Delaware Boyster and Bros.
Candy Manufacturing Co., and
ore of Seven children whose
names are Virginia Carolina,
Georgia, Michigan, Delaware,
Wisconsin, Illinois and Oregon
Minnesota Boyster. Dr. Win
consin Illinois RoySter of
Raleigh, and Oregon Minnesota
Royster OF Nachville, Tenn, are
still living. Mr. Royster was
Son Of James Daniel Royster
and a grandson OF David Roys-
ter, one of the first settlers in
Raleigh.
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p,voRcE y, RECOMMENDS.

" NEW YORK., N. Y, Aug s.
A referees report recommending
that a decree of divorce be grant
ed Arthur a. Gordon against Nora
Bayes, actress. usf,o y known n
private life as Elenore $ Gordon
was filed in court here today. Mrs,
Gordon is accused OF misfonduct
with Arthur Welton.
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Eac. Raiiroad Problens

WASHINGTON, Aug. S--Fuei
problems of. New England, the
Middle Western States and var1-
Gus angles OF the railroad situation
as affecting coal distribution were
up for solution today before 5Fue'
Distributor. Spencer tae req
era1Fcentral committee. Mechan-
(Contlnued on Page Four)
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APPRAiSEMENT BILL

The appraisement bill of the es-
tate of Anna Lotus, deceased, has
been filed at the office of County
Clerk Lee N. Satterfield. The ap-
praisers were DR.. S. H. Brownfield, !,
Ed. F. Holbert and Lawrence Gun
ningham.
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indiana OPERAT0RSN0IT0ATIEN
CONFERENCE Being Held BETWEEN
M|NERSANDOWNERS I'm CLEVELAND
President of National Coal Association Sees Little Hope in
Situation Negotiations May Be Conducted
by Indiana Producers on New Plan.
.(Rv He Associated Press

---- J --
Operators miners conference at Cleveland marked time
waiting action operators invitation to meet
ing.
Indiana operators Terre Haute to consider strike
settlement plan.
Output West Virginia non-union mines showed in
last week
Federal Investigators are to prices
lucky non-union field, Secretary Hoover announced
Shipments Indiana operated under troop pro-
lection being delayed by unsafe rairoal tracks
Typhoid Spreading in Pennsylvania tent colonies OF
strikers.
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Oroanjzatjon CompIete

LANSING, Mich, Aug. s.
With announcement today of ap'
pointment Of sub-coal administrl-
tors for thirty nine counties OF the
state by State Administrator Will
liam w. Potter, Michigan's fuel
distributing organization was
ready to function. State officials
today were optimistic that the out
put of mine in Kentucky, report
ed to be 5000 tons day, can be
obtained for this state.
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DEMOBLIZATION OF
Fascist ORDERED

ROME, Aug. Soy A Pl-
Benito Musoleni, leader OF the fas
cisti organization, has instructed
the esecretary-general Of the Fascis-
ii to order by telegraph the demob-
ilization of all Fascist throughout
Italy.
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BEGIN LONG ! FLIGHT 4 &.

PHILADELPFiIAs,s AusS S.sEnsI
"Sampsaio Correa, heahydroplanes
which Is to make "a flight tom
New York tos South America hon
ped OFF on! the first itss1o 1ous
ney from Essengt gton lew OFT
at 3:03 p. M. tod day he shngeSssa
plane was pilotsdss by IdentenaMEs
walter Hinton transsAtlant1c
flyer.
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Ask FulIMAttendan,

,,WASHINGTON Aag.s Prssis
dent Harding was und Htos
have informe Represen entatiHei
MondelI OF Wyoming and other
House leaders, that the
troubled industrial situation, t.
was probable that there be full
attendance of members Tues
day when the Hous g conyenesSafsg
ter six. weeks adj adjournment.s
There is no dlsguis theRsert.s
ousness of the present coal #situas.
tion, government Official sad III
CONTINUED on rage Four
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PRESIDENT GIVES
|NTIMAT|O.N / ! THAI /: | D
HOUSE WAY k|ll |l|
Separate Agreements by Rail-
roads With Striking
Shopmen R Refused.
ACTION NOW 4, AWAITED
Acceptance ofHarding's3 New
Plan Hinges Entirely on
Seniority Question.
ACTION NOW AWAlT.EDl|
By the Associated sPress) )


Developments In the rail rtkes;
today include:
President Harding rep ported 20
have notified RepresentatiyeaMe!oln1i- aMe!l1i.s on-s
dell full attendance should heSpres-s
ent when the House CT Representa-
tives convenes Tuesday a fter$ SIX
weeks, vacation because the
railway strike situation.
T. Dewitt Cuyler, president. or
the railway executive, declined to- tos
comment on the residents latest
peace plan until headssof S148 roads
meet in New York Friday To on
slider it.
Chairman Hooper OF the Railroad
Labor Board announced Preside dent:
had apparently found safe and
sane" course and nddec1ared seniority
question need not be "a Sfactorsof
settlement on most roads.
Big Four. te1egrap piers Glncin-E
natl are considering a strtkeEyote.s
Quite has beenrestored atsJ Joiletss
Ill, and Albany, Ala, wher atroopss
were sent after rioting esterddayS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-07

Cleo looked down at her plate, which
Cnrey had heaped with lobster salad.
She felt as II she couldn't choke down
mouthful Of food. and yet she felt
that anything would be better than to
hear his voice mockins her lightly.
In desperation she began to force
herself to eat. and all the while Carey
kept crushing back the feeling Of pity
that he felt whenever abe raised her
eyes suddenly to his. She seemed 70
very young and frightened, and her
eyes with that queer trick they had OF
dilatng under the stress Of emotion,
were like those Of child who Is afraid
of something she does not understand,
He knew that he mustn't allow him.
self to be sorry for her he must keep
himself we'll in hand, and yet he could
not help wishing that things had been
different.
II only Cleo had been gay and spark.
ling; II she had coQuetted with him
lightly or tried any Of her alluring little
tricks, instead Of lapsing into silence,
his revenge would have been 30 much
sweeter. But to tell her the truth now
would be like striking a defenseless
child, and 1t angered him that he felt
that way.
Deliberately he forced himself to
think of Dick. and almost Immediately
the memory Of that night came back to
him. He saw Dicks white face and
Wild eyes, and the knowledge that Cleo
was not what she seemed to be rushed
over him. bringing back oil Of his old
determination to make her suffer, to be
revenged on her for Dicks sake.
He rose. from his chair and went