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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-06
meeting CALLED
FOR NEXT FRIDAY
Coal Operators to Meet Here
---other Coal News of
Interest in Region.

A meeting Of the Northern West
Virginia Coal oparators...Associa
ton had been called for Friday
morning, October 10, at 10 o'clock
at tho association rooms in the
Jacobs Building. this city. Rou.
tine matters will be discussed.
Personal Mention
Toward w. Showalter pres
tGLHt Of the Diamond. Coal Co.,
is on business trip to Pitts
burgh.
Robert ]. Lauder, assistant
head Of the safety department,
Consolidation Coal Co., Is in. Sea
board, Va. He is looking. over the
field preparatory to starting some
first aid training there under the
direction OF j. W. Reed, head OF
the department. This Is In the
Pocahontas.New River Division o.
tho Consolidation coal Co.
With the Miners
James McCleary, district organ
iSer. will tonight address local
union No. 4016 United Mine
Workers OF America. at Rives-
vile.
B. A. Scott international board
member and W. F. Ray, district
board member, will leave this
evening for Charleston.
Messrs. Scott, Ray, McCleary
and Frank Mccartney, district
board member, were at the plan;
of the Morgantown & Cleveland
Coal Co., along SCOTS Run, In
conjunction with E S. McCul
Tough, labor commissioner, North
ern West Virginia Coal Operators
Association. The matter discussed
was a protest made by the miners
against the company paying BY
check instead OF cash. Since a pay.
master was held up near Loves.
Vile, some coal companies have
put into effect the check system l!
Is believed the company will be
sustained In It's contention, how.
ever. Commissioner Mccullough,
who is non-commital, will prob.
ably hand down a decision later Ia
the week. The miners claim that
there are no banks nearby AMI
that they lose portion OF a day
to get to the banks which close al
8 p. m.
Frank Mccartney. district
board member. and Nick Aiello
president of sub dlstrict'4, confer.
red with Commissioner McCul.
Tough today.
Rate Hearing
At Pittsburgh on October 12, a
hearing will be held before the
coal. coke and ore exchange t.
consider the application of the, B
G o., and Kanawha & Michigan
railroads to cancel rates on coal
from all points east on the
Charleston Division, B. & O., be-
tween Dundon, w. Va, and Elk.
ms.
N. W. Va, Loading
Mines in Northern West Wiz.
glnia on Thursday loaded, 1897
cars of coal. This compared with
S14 cars on Thursday OF last
week, showing that as poor as the
car supply has been It Is better In
Northern West Virginia as q
whole than last week at the cor.
responding time.
Coal loaded on the various d.
visions yesterday ..as as follows:
B. & o,-Monongah, 525 cars;
Charleston, i95 cars; ConnellsyillG
81 cars; Cumberland, 81 cars; NJ.
g Il. 81 cars; NJ. CIV, o; Mon
ongahela, 261 cars: Western
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. &
Helen's Run, 90 cars; Delington
8 Weaver. 80 ears
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Arrested
HEREFORMURDER
GONFESiSES TODAY
.Untontown Man Who Killed
Negro Woman at Leith
Captured by Police.

Frank Jones. a negro wanted
by, Uniontown police for murder
ing Cora Lindsey at Leith, a sur
burb Of that city, Wednesday
night, was arrested at 1915
o'clock this afternoon at house
on Pickhandle Hill by City Po-
liceman Downey and Deputy
Sheriff Hawkins. Shortly after be-
ing locked up.in. a cell at the city
jail, he confessed to Policeman
Downey that he was the man
wanted for the job In Uniontown.
Chief Of Police L. D. Snider,
who handled the case, notified this
Uniontown officials that he had
their man in Jail here at 1880
o'clock, and the Unlontown au-
thorities stated that. they would
send a man here this evening to
take Jones back to that city
The murder occurred late We'd
nesday night at a negro dance at
Leith, a small coke town near
Unlontown. According to infor-
nation from that place zones was
In love with the Lindsey woman
and she had been showing some
attntion to another negro man. At
the dance Wednesday night, all
parties being under the influence
Of moonshine whisky, the affair
came to a head and in an argu-
ment with the woman, Jones ia
said to have pulled revolver and
shot her through the heart, caus-
ing instant death.
Following the killing, Jones
left in haste, and the Uniontown
officers were unable to, find any
trace Of him until last evening,
when they received a long dis
lance call asking II Jones wa.
wanted, and II so, what for. They
told the party calling and asked
who 1t was. The person calling
hung up, and the officers traced
the call OF ERirmont. ... Il
The officers then called Chief
tSnider and asked aim to- make IA
search for the man wanted. Thu
city officers combed the ico1ored
sections Of the city last nigh. but
were unable to get any trace OF
Jones.
Shortly before noon today Chief
Snider learned that theer was 3
colored man at a house on Pick
handle Hill who had sent Cor 4
suit Of clothes and shirt. Think.
ing that It might be a clue to the
man wanted, Chief Snider had
Detective Downey and Deputy
Sheriff Hawkins 90 to the house.
When the officers arrived at tho
house they found a man anEwering
the description Of the man want.
ed, placed him under arrest and
brought him to the city lookup.
After Jones had been in Jail a
few minutes he asked for a pack
age OF cigarettes. When Police
man Downey brought the cigar.
cites he asked the negro II he
knew the girl murdered. He said
he did but made no futher com.
ment. AS the officer was leaving
the cell Jones called him back
and told him that he was the man
wanted for the job in UniOntown.
A number Of years ago Jones
came to this city from his home
In Uniontown and worked rs a
bricklayer for Toney Schultz,
who at that time had q contract
with the city putting down some
city STREETS. After the work was
completed Jones returned to I'm
iontown and had not been back
to this city since that time.
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DIVORCE REPORT
UPHELD. BY JUDGE

WHITE PLAINS. N. ", Oct.
6.-The report Of Referee Gleason
In the Stillman divorce thsR(
handed to Judge Morschauser for
decision was upheld, by the Judge
this morning. The report refused
an appeal for an absolute divorce
made by James A. Stillman and
eXonerated Mrs. Stillman from
charges OF adultry with Frel
Beauvis. Indian guide. and estab-
fishes the legitimacy OF baby Guy
Stlllman.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-06

CONSTANTINE LE; oct. g.
Belated dispatches from Turkish
sources in Mudania telling Of the
arrival OF Colonel Plastifas, chief
Greek delegate to the armistiee
conference, say. the Greeks are
not given the privilege Of active
participation In the conference
but are acquainted by the Allies
representatives with all decisions
taken. Colonel Platiras * quoted
as declaring the Greek army Is
prepared to take the tieid at once
in the defense Of Thrace,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-06

Yankees: Scott flied out to
Young. Frisch took Hoyt's ground.
or and threw him out. Witt walk
ed. Witt was caught asleep OF
first, Smith to Kelly. The crowd
gave Witt the big laugh, No runs,
no hits, no errors.
Giants: Scott singled over sec.
ond base. Ward booted Bancroft's
grounder and the bail rolled into
the left field, Scott going to third,
Hoyt took Groh's grounder and
Scott was run down, Hoyt to Du.
gan. Bancroft went to third and
Groh to second on the play. Ban,
croft scored on Frisch's sacrifice
fly to Witt, Groh going to third,
Groh scored on Meusel's liner into
right for one base. Young forced
Meusel. Two runs, two hits, one
HTTCT, ~ -fe. ...sHs. "a. - ~ HFf
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Rain Prevents More DAMAGE.

COBALT, Ont, Oct. GA heavy
rain this morning had virtually
Quenched the forest fires about the
city, which took a toll Of possibly
sixty lives and wiped the town OF
Haileybury and several smaller set.
Elements out of existence.
ThIrty.three bodies have been
recovered In the scared wreckage
that a week ago was Haileybury.
Many more persons are missing.
Train loads Of tents, food, bed.
ding and other supplies are arriv.
Ing now to aid the 5000 homeless
who have wandered into Cobalt.
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oubee ssCurbed

THREE RIVERS, Quebec, Oct.
"a light rain which fell con.
tinuously over this region early
today enabled the fire fighters to
curb the progress Of the forest
fires which ragged yesterday along
the st. Maurice River.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-06
Only One Edition

Owing to a double pres Iun
today only one edition 81 The
West Virginian will be issued,
and this edition contains only
a partial account OF the
Worlds Series game at New
York today. Tomorrow how
ever two editions will be pub
lished, one at 2 O'Clock and
the other after the end Of the
Worlds Series game.
Both Wednesday and yester-
day two editions were publlshd.
ed. the first edition going to
the outlying towns in the
county and the final edition
being distributed In the city.
10 y 4
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NATIONALS SCORE
TWORUNSTODAY
|. IN THIRDINN|NG.
Sacrifice Fly and Line Drive
With Men on Bases Bring
in Runs for Giants.

POLO GROUNDS, New York,
Oct. 6.-(By the Associated Press.)
The midget manager, higgins,
shuffled the deck Of the Yankee
pitching staff this Afternoon and
then led with his third ace, Waite
Hoyt, In hopes Of winning a first
victory in the Worlds Series from
the Giants, who are already the
proud possessors OF one game.
Manager John McGraw looked with
critical eye over the Giant hurlers
but gave no intimatlon Of his choice
for hurting duty until game time.
II have McQuillan and Scott both
ready to start" said McGraw, land
don't forget that Rosey Ryan look
ed pretty good in there in the first
game, lam perfectly satisfied with
the way my team Is going and our
pitching has been good"
Higgins will probably follow his
fixed rule of starting his first five
star pitching staff unless the Giants
upset his plan by knocking some
hurler Unexpectedly into the dis.
card. Higgins plan contemplates
l4oyt today, Blonde Carl Mays TO
morrow and Sam Jones on Sunday.
Bush, with a five day rest, viii
then be lit for Monday.
I'm not worrying about my
pitching STAFF" said Higgins, "but
the batting slump the club is in. II
we can come out Of It we should
win this SERIES"
Though the crowd has been big
at the games, with every seat TAX.
en-. the contests have been marked
by the absence OF the early rushes
to the ball park and today was
no exception. Scarcely one thous.
and spectators were on hand when
the gates to the reserved seats
and the upper stand were OPEN
ed today After they, had been
seated, the early arrivals trickled
in slowly. The day was warm and
clear, and 4 light bFae Ee from The
north waited away the heavy! o etaE
berg haze that has been otharing
the batters as twilight came on
during the late innings Of play. It
was cooler than yesterday and per-
feet baseball weather.
The Giants were the home folks
today and were first on the field
for batting practice.
The Giants, with few exceptions
describe Hoyt as tho most bother:
some pitcher OF the Yankee pitch.
ing staff that they will have to
face in this series, remembering
the twenty seven innings he faced
them a year ago without giving
them an earned run.
There were the usual pre- game
preliminaries for the edification of
the crowd-a band concert and
buffooneries by Nick Altrock and
AL G. schaact, all Of which is part
and parcel Of a Worlds Series.
Batteries were: For the Yank
ees, Hoyt and schang, and J..
Scott and Smith for the Giants.
First Inning
YANKEES: Scott took Wits bunt
and threw him out at first. Du.
gan hit a high ny to Young,
Frisch tossed Ruth out at first.
No runs, no hits. no errors:
Gsants: Hoyt took Bancroft's
bunt and beat him to the base.
Groh singled into right field.
Frisch singled over second. Grob
going to the middle bag. Meusel
Frisch at first with a quick throw
Frisch at first with pick throw
to Pipp. No runs, two hits, no
errors.
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Fourth Inning.

Yankees: Groh threw out. Du-
gan at first. Ruth was hit by. a
pitched ball. Pipp famed. Babe
Ruth started to steal second and
when the pitcher threw 10 second
base be darted safely back To-
first. Frisch made a muse OF
Continual an Para Eour) !
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May Resume Parley.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. b.---
(10 a. n.y. (By the Also iated'
Press.)-After comforting for most
of the night with thefhigh commits
sioners and military experts here,
the allied generals this morning
prepared To- leave again for Nut
DANA for a resumption OF the
arrnisttca cnnParen m \ 3
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listice conference.


PARIS, Oct, IS. The French gov
eminent has instructed rs minister
at Athens TO protest against tho
Greek governments having sent re-
Inducements to the Greek army in
Thrace.
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Second Inning

Yankees: Plpp singled sharply
into right field .Meusel fouled
out to Kelly. schang flied out
to Cunningham. Bancroft threw
out Ward at first. No runs. one
hit, no errors.
Giants: Young lifted a high
ball out into left field for a single,
and when he, tried to stretch It
was out, Meusel to Ward. Scott
threw out Kelly at first. Cunning
ham got a single into, right. Smith
forced Cunningham, Ward to
Scott. No runs, two hits, no err
rors.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-06
THE WEATHER

Cooler tonight In eStmne east
p6ston. Saturday unsettled
Sprub abiy showers and cooler.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-03-09

to active cooperation in the manage
ment OF affairs and in devoting re-
sponsibiiity the better half OF man
kind. Do we owe nothing to this
new and splendid addition to the
electorate? They have unitedly
asked this thing. both party plat
forms have in principle pledged It.;
the President has specifically recon-
mended It; our best impulses APP
prove IL and in my opinion II is our
duty to dissolve any doubt we may
have and give the measure our earn
est support"
1t Is believed that by the activities
Of such a law. infant mortality will
be reduced. that much of the suf-
fering and ignorance attending
motherhood viii be eradicated, and
that Better Babies" will be the re-
suit.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-03-09

Old Father Hubbard went TO the
cupboard to get himself a drink,
and when he got there the cupboard
was bare and so he took one from
the sink.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-03-09

Stranger, pause as you pass by,
AS you are now, so once was /.
learned alas, when all too late,
That hooch and driving do not mate.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26

submarine that could travel below all the Of the world
Another picture7 It shows q running, painting,
carrying message from chief to another from
Marathon the civilization Of Greece die at the end Of
the run.
Beside that the picture shows the wireless tee
graph equipment that sends messages through the air.
The savage might twenty miles in an hour
and forty minutes That would be marvellous speed.
The wireless telegraph goes around the earth times
IN second, and sends one hundred words . minuts
THAT B PRoGREsS.
Tho monk iD his cell Is slowly, with failing eyesght
writing by hand the book that only few The
trast would be modern printing press supplying few
hours books magazines newspapers for millions handing
accurately printed the reader in the United States at
o'clock in the morning the speech delivered in the British
House Of Parliament o'clock that afternoonTHAT
Is PROGRESS.
is good thing take stock Of your civilization for
It encouraging stock taking shows profit everywhere
It shows plenty Of ROOM for improvement But above all
things it proves THAT MEN CAN SOLVE THEIR OWN
PROBLEMS.
Millions once died of smallpox. single idea-vAc-
CINATIoN- stopped that.
Thousands Of children were choked to death by diph
theria A single IDEA-anti toxn-conquers diphther1a
The peasants of France led miserable, starved lives
-bsrefooted, helpless, hopeless. MEN THOUGHT and
PRINTED THEIR THOUGHTS. Then came the revolution
And millions instead Of few mobiles the land
of and the peasants the prosperous class.
Caesar starts for Egypt He sits the deck above.
Slaves chained their work below and supply the
that carries him. And aint drops dead the
loose from the cha the body thrown overheard and
another chained in his seat.
Clemenceau comes from France to visit the United
States powerful ship big ancient city in popula
ton carries him Burning coal oil supplies the power.
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thirst desire But they had formulated thought
Then in mind than thousand centuries back
THINKING BEGAN
The badly formed dull brain began asking questions OF
ITSELF questions that had nothing to do with the running
deer the mammoth that might be captured the neigh
boring two legged creature that might be killed.
With the beginning Of thought wonder about the
roaring In tho cave strange fearful voice. desire
the thoughts OTHERS communicate thought othss
And slowly language born. We still developing
It, still improving 1t.
It began with grunts whstfngs strange half animal
noises. Century by century that improved
With language the only real wealth. which knowl
edge For the many could the thought knowledge
cumuated wisdom of the old and of more intelligent
Then the next most wonderful creation, WRITTEN
LANGUAGE.
Men could not only tell each other what THEY knew.
They could write crushed reeds clay the skins
of animals the rocky walls of caves and leave gen.
erations unborn to
We are reading now the Civilization" Of twelve
thousand years ago. written walls by It
is written in pictures Of running deer and horses with
pursuing Of monsrousy fat in the by
lack Of exercise
Primitive 1t all seems to u.s. But writing In our
books civilization hdeous wealth and our
hdeous poverty what to future generations will be only the
writings Of another generation Of CAVE MEN.
What comparisons will you to show what civilization
has accomplished How could McCay, the able cartoonis
whose picture you see, show it in his powerful way?
First q naked savage stands a rock looking below
He dives for moment holding his BREATH and back
He has been replaced by the submarine moved by electric
power stolen from the lightning covered with Steel made by
burning the black rocks and melting the iron ore.
THERE R PROGRESS from tho naked diver 70 the
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26
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@ u o
The wise individual,

merce or goods laid In also takes stock occasionally
He asks himself where he stands whether he has
backward or forward whether the last few months repre-
sent profit or loss WISE he judges himself harshly and
verey goes ahead all the better for careful men
tai going
individuals and commercial enterprises amount, COM
paratvely little Civilization, combining ALL enter
prses ALL our progress ALL climbing and struggling
d the real thing.
What would you find you took stock Of the civiza-
don In which you part owner part worker part judge
part victim9
Mr. McCay's cartoon of the things that he
sees IN civilization from infancy to age from to
organized commerce. the professional fool to the pro-
fessonal wise man, q long procession.
You must take stock of your civilization. To know
what YOU and other men done, and to foresee things
that may be DONE visions of future worth WHILE 1t is neces
sary to 60 far back
fhts earth d hundreds Of millions Of years old Science
PROVES Il There not the faintest doubt about It, Men
have lived the earth gradually coming toward cvza
on least hundred thousand years Very primitive men
have been hero probably two three times long
To know what have accomplished think of
they were in the early Stone Age.
II was an age Of great pride and triumph Men had
yet learned fashion and shape the stone except most rough
w. But they DID know how to take sharp stone and fasten
It with the of animal the end Of heavy club
With that club ancestor who In his day the hero
statesman military boss could dash out the brains of ami
NAL or Of half dozen men, If he could surprise the
when their clubs were missing
To take civilization remember that have
up groups Of half human beings dressed In the skins Of
shiveng around the fire. eating their neighbors
knowing nothing but hunger fear hatred and curiosity to
the present day.
What Is the present day. What has It accomplished?
What have show for the hundred two hundred
thousand years Of time spent this panet7
What has grown out Of the low foreheads Of
torn. with big tusls hairy bodies, heavy hands7
What have show for hundreds of thousands
Of years Of struggle7
We have created LANGUAGE That Is most valu.
sble most wonderful invention
Tia anaaA hsfora nA had felt {eaz hatred huugsr.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26

T least once year the careful merchant
takes stock He finds what he has on
hand unsold. He finds exactly what his
business has done, plans to get rid of the
old stuff, the "stickers," clears the decks
and GOES ON.
The wise individual, apart from COM
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26

This picture shows part of civilization. 1t
isn't much to brag about yet, but progress shows
what it is to be.
We tyrannize, cheat lie steal commit crimes,
go to war, oppress the poor, cringe before the
rich. There is very little good i'm us. Neverthe-
less, the eFrencFnnan, MonsieurCoue, might say,
"In every century, i'm every way, we are getting
better and better" That is literally true in
EVERY respect.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26

There slaves Of the lash but good food good
baths for the sailors well for the captanst
Is PROGRESS
Men no longer eat each other. Cannibalism Is dead
Men longer buy and sell each others bodies Actual
body slavery is dead.
Men longer condemned to live and die In ignor-
ance least lands called civilized The public school Of
fers knowledge to all.
Libraries almost numerous jais Torture d
witnesses is forbidden.
Men longer burned alive torn in pieces in the
name of religion-THAT Is PROGRESS
man may believe what and say what he BE-
Heves THAT Is PROGRESS. and progress unbelievable.
very few years have past since all forced to BE-
Ieve what the ruling power said: You SHALL BELIEVE"
We have steam plows that up the ground and mako
ready for the crops.
Not long ago hched their old wives to q wooden
pow. The young wife held the pow and drove the old
while the sat in the treeop looking for enemies
The steam plow is an improvement on that
From cold the hillside platforms the lakes
holes in the side of cliff have moved up to sky
Icrapers with steam heat electric lights and electric elevator
From wandering the earth, following the grazing
cattle before tanned animals known ohang the wA
animals have settled down to ownership Of land saA
taking pride in the home that he provides for his children
Men once suffered from plague that killed half Of the
population Such plaques In the civilized parts Of the world
now unknown.
always time in the Death by hunger was sucha
regular part mans fate when the and food
scarce that according scientists only those that
cannbas could survive for they alone had meat for th
children.
balls. But cannIbalism has gone.
Stock taking in the shop Of civilization satsfsctor
The Washington herald., 1922-11-26

Stock taking in the shop Of civilization is satisfactory
There is still room for improvement Men ough
to stop numbering each other wholesale nation agsinss
nation They ought stop robbng each other when hsy
know that with industry and there is enough
for everybody on the earth.
But in spite of imperfection we have advanced And
the is very young 1t is at most two thrs
hundred Thousand years old And the earth which II
lives is hundreds of millions Of years old
We still in our first infancy. The earth VIII 9
around the sum- and SAFE at least hundred md
lions of years Plenty Of time for 10 get nd d
various weaknesses plenty of time to develop cvxs
ton impossible for conceive We have IS race ons
hundred million years. but individuals only three scors
and ten. So hurry.
'It hath not yet been shown what we shall De-"