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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-15
Theatre Builders
Held Under Bond

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The
nine men ordered held for the
grand jury In a verdict returned by
the coroner's jury in connection
with the Knickerbocker Theatre
disaster, January 2s. which result
ed In the loss of 9S lives, we're
given an opportunity to appear at
the district attorneys office today
TO give bond. They were not taken
into custody when the verdict was
returned last night and District
Attorney Peyton Gordon said they
would be permitted to remain a.
liberty under $1,000 bond each. He
said tho case probably would be
presented to the grand Jury which
is now in session by the last Of
the week.
Based on the testimony OF scores
OF witnesses at the inquest which
began nearly a week ago, the yer.
dict Of the coroner's jury found
that the collapse of the roof of the
motion picture theatre was "due to
faulty designing and construction
and inadequate supervision and in.
spcction.
Among those ordered held for
the grand jury were R. G. Geare,
architect for the building; ]. H.
Ford, engineer who designed the
roof structure; Morris Hacker,
building inspector when the the.
atre was constructed, and Frank l..
Wagner, the builder.
Recommendations Of the Jury in
cluded one that tall theatres and
all places where the public assem-.
Bile be closed and kept closed until
such time as their safety is assur.
ed" The district board Of commits
sloners had taken no action on this
today, and It was the opinion Of
subordinate officials that recon.
mendatinns OF the Jury would not
be Followed in this respect
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-15
ACTIVITIES Or
YEARREV|EWED
IN. NEW REPORT
Coal Production Figures
Given for Northern
West Virginia
.8l MINES WORKING
Chief Chic Of State Department
Of Mines Here
Today

Reviewing the years activities
OF the Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators association, Geo,
s. Bracket, secretary, has issued
hie annual report in book form.
AZ a frontispiece there is map
showing the coal production in
the United States and northern
West Virginia by weeks and
months throughout the year OF
1921,
In the way OF foreword, A.
Lisle White, president 81 the as.
sociation, states that due to the
complex questions which have
faced the soft coal industry dur.
ing the past year that It was
thought to cover the work OF the
association during this period by
a lshort synopsis OF its activities.
al list of the officers, including
the directors and standing com.
mittees are contained in the book
together with the membership OF
the association. Among the other
matters Of interest contained in
the report are matters concerning
the handling OF the arc wall coal
mining machines; paying employees
after discharge legislative mat
tersi cost, income and tonnage re-
ports, car supply and loading
data; discrepancy in mine and
railroad weights, dead work ques.
ton delinquent members, car
supply on Buffalo Creek and
Gauley railroad, Monongahela sit.
uatton. Joint mine case, western
rate cases, lake rates, export
freight rates, assigned cars, wage
question, associate members. The
work tot the labor department. is
Eesiewed by e. S. Mccullough,
"a nor commissioner.
II according to the report, north.
hrn West yirginia's coal produc.
M CONTINUED on page ten)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-15
Japanese Cabinet Will.
Be Reorganized Soon

TOXIC. Jan. 21.- Premier Wis.
count Takahashi is planning recon.
struction OF the cabinet immediate.
ly on conclusion OF the present diet,
according to the Kokomin. The
premier has been working out his
policies with the same cabinet to
which he fell heir, when his predc.
cessor, Premier Hara, was assas.
sinated. and It is stated that with
the reported organization he will
introduce some one OF his choice in
the ministrlal ranks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-15
Burning Tree
Keeps Man in
ConstantPenl

During the thunderstorm that
visited this section late Satur.
day evening, a bolt OF lightning
struck a tree on Ridgely ave.
nue.. The tree was set afIre by
the bolt and has been smould.
ering ever since. An old man
who lives ip house close to
the tree has been keeping a
close eye on the situation night
and day since, fearing his house
might catch afire by a spark
from the tree.
Yesterday he called up City
Director W. Z. Arnett, asking
what he should do as the long
vigil was making him weary.
Director Arnett advised getting
an az and chopping down the
tree.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-15
Pioneer Lumber Dealer
+ Dies at His Home Here

Nemiah Dickerson, rs years old,
died this morning at his home at
403 CASTOR avenue, after a long III.
ness. He is survived by his wife
and one son, Murray, and three
daughters: Mrs. P. H. Shields,
Clarksburg; Mrs. Jacob Snyder,
here, and Mrs. ]. D. Wade, OF
Wilmington N. C. All were at
home when he died.
Mr.. Dlckerson is a native OF Vir.
ginia, coming to this state so years
ago. He was pioneer lumber deal
er in this region.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed, with Undertaken
Musgrave and Son in charge.
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Consumers Win Not Feel
Coal Strike for Months

WASHINGTON, February 15.-A national strike in the
coal fields can be maintained in the United States
months without serious inconvenience consumers accord
ing the situation put before Interstate com
merce commission today in general rate hearing going
The committee taking cognizance threatened sOppage
Of production in the union field asked Morrow vice
president of the National Coal association for
ing evidence by operatorfed today estimated that non
union fields output capacity Of 295
900 tons. ,
Consumption of bitumnous coal in the United States at
present 100000 weekly. the report shows with mate
rial decrease in sight after April because Of weather
January with of coal increasing their
supplies.
The only danger to consumers in the strike he said
would be from interruption in railroad traffic would stop
the movement Of coal from non-unlon mines.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-15
YOUNG eIRL pIEs,

Lucille Dobbs, two.month-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jewei
Dobbs, OF Montana, W. Va, died at
the home Of her parents this morn.
ing at o'clock from a complica:
ton of diseases.
The funeral was held from the
residence at 3 o'clock this after
noon, and interment made in the
Montana cemetery by Undertakers
CaTnenter q Ford.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-15
OPPOSES coNFERENCE

WASHINGTON, Fab. 15-prest-
dent Harding, in fetter to Sena-
tor King made public today by the
latter, declared he considered it
inadytsable at this time to call a
national housing conference. The
executives also asserted that he did
not know "of a legislative pallia-
tive" to relieve home shortages
ana added that he very much
doubted "if we ought to try to
create one."
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to an extent of getting a square
deal and having his side OF the
story told to the convention. He
was Of the opinion that he would
be heard because he believes the
miners stand for justice.
Howat claimed that It was
planned to apprehend him on an
other charge that OF a strike
which occurred at the mine of the
Hamilton Coal Company which
operates plants in Crawford couu-
ty, Kansas, but he said he evaded
them by going to Missouri. He
thwarted every plan to keep him
away from the convention, he said.
After the convention, he de-
clares that he will return to
Columbus Jail in Kansas and
serve the remainder Of his SEN
tence.
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.HOWAT PLANS TO
RETURN TO JAIL
Deposed President of Kan.
sas Miners Confident
of Square Deal
BY U. H. DUNLAP
Staff Corrcspoulcnt

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 14.
Alex Howat, deposed president
of the Kansas miners and August
Dorchey, the vice president, arriv-
ed in indianapolis on Monday
night for the convention.
Howat, who is slow speaking
gentleman from the West, told a
representative of The West Virgin
ian that he had faith in the miners
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-15
DANCES eANNEp

WARSAW, Feb. 15.-The "Shim-
my, the scandal" and even the
"fox trot" are anathema To- the
polish government. All American
dances with the exception Of the
one stop were prohibited by. Off.
Cial order az the annual military
ball, held recently,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-15
HOWAT WINS FIRST
SKIRlNISH FOR SEAT
New YorkGets
Heaviest Snow
of the Season

NEW YORK. Feb. l5.-
Greater New York today OK.
perienced its heaviest snowfall
of the winter. Six inches had
fallen after the storm had been
In progress n few hours.
The city marshalled 10000
shoyellers, $50 tractor plows
and 400 trucks to clear the
streets.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-15
.THE MEATHER

Snow this Afternoon and tonlnhts
colder tonight. THURSDAY fstr ard
colder. e.
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The Delta independent., 1922-07-21
PAON1A NEWS
> . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bert N Crawford and Gilbert Blan-
chard made a business trip to Delta
Friday.
Attorney George A. Shipley is
spending the week in Delta attending
the sessions of district court.
j. L. Kemp went down to Delta
Monday to attend the meeting of the
Republican county central committee.
The community in general is pleas
ed with the Redpath- -Horner chautau-
qua program this year and the entire
amount pledged has been met with
some surplus.
The city fathers have been enforc-
ing the ordinance regarding fast
driving in the city limits and five
young fellows were arrested on Mon
day for speeding.
A bunch Of surveyors arrived Sat
urday for the purpose of surveying
the ground to the Porter Coal mine,
distance of about twelve miles and
it looks as if the company may posi-
bly, lay track to that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Bross and Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Johnson returned Sun
day from an overland trip to Denver.
They say they had thoroughly de-
lightful trip. During Mr.. Bross' alb.
sence the Paonia-Delta auto stage
line was operated by Ray Shipley.
A number of petty depredations
have been reported during this chau.
tauqua week such as breaking win,
dow lights, taking keys from cars
and taking various small articles
from cars and homes while the own
ers were attending chautauqua.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-21
Date Won Lost

Played IA games, won s.. lost 6. P.
!C. 571.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-21
FRUITLAND
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Rev. TeSelle filled the pulpit at the
Crawford NJ. Z. church Sunady morn
ing in Rev. Gregg's absence.
Miss Lucy Bradshaw went to Gun
nison the first of the week to attend
the school term of the normal
,rohn Sipma and son Ed spent Mon
day night and Tuesday on Crystal
fishing for the speckled trout.
Kathryn Den Beste is helping Mrs.
Robley Mead cook for the hay men
and Elna Rodstrom is helping Mrs.
Will Roe.
Mr. and Mrs. C. ]. VanOort OF the
lower country spent day recently
visiting old friends and neighbors
here.
Several car loads of Mesa people
attended chautauqua at Hotchkiss
Friday All report the entertain
ment as being fine.
]. L. Childress arrived from Knox
vile, Tennessee, few days ago and
will spend the remainder of the sum-
mer with his brother, d. NJ Childress
and family.
Mrs. Saul Pacheco and some OF the
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell LOT
ton, Helen Styles and Margaret and
Helen George picked cherries at the
Smiley Carter ranch Saturday.
Mrs. Emmett Gould and daughters.
Helen. Edna and Clarabel, came in
from Aspen on Monday and spent a
few days visiting at the home Of A.
B. Critchlow and other relatives.
The Sipma, Weirdia, TeGrotenhuis
and Van DenBerg families attended
services at Crawford Sunday morning
after which they gathered at the Den
Beste home for family reunion.
A lively bunch of young folks faith
cred at Frank Ayers one evening last
week at which time the social depart
ment OF the Epworth League gave a
lawn party. Several hours were
spent playing games followed by re-
freshments consisting Of sandwiches,
pickles, pie and coffee.
Lawrence Atkinson, the nine year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence At
kinson, was shocked by tightening
about six O'Clock Sunday evening
while out playing with his dog. He
suffered intensely all night and 1t was
feared he would not recover but he
is slowly improving now and the fam
lily are quite hopeful.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-21
REDLANDS
. . . . . . . . % 80

Day Dream Talcum powder-its
fine-You get It at Dunbar's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Of Austin were
on the Mesa last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCune. Jr.. attend
ed the chautauqua in Delta Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl, also Mrs. Lillian
Harris OF Montrose visited at the
Luddington home Saturday.
Mrs. oliver made a business trip
to Austin Friday.
Joe Eavenson Of Thistle, Utah is
spending few days with home folks.
John and Harve Martin spent this
week at the lakes.
Glen Lollar spent Sunday in Delta
visiting friends.
A large crowd spent a most enjoy
able evening at dance at Prewftts.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Norton made
business trip to Paonia Tuesday.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-21
PEACH VALLEY
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(Too late for last week.

iIOO late Tor last week. q
w. f. Jacksons were Sunday dinner
guests of Ernest Hedgecock's family
of East Mesa.
N A. McClurg and wife spent the
weekend with Qualls Bruton and fami-
ly at Lazear and picked sweet cherries
Saturday.
The young people of the valley gath
cred at the F. f. Willis home Sunday
evening and played games and had
music and a general good time
Miss Alta Thompson, second daugh-
ter of J. E. Thompson, has been very
sick the past week with appendicitis
but is able to sit up at present.
]. E. Thompson returned from Mesa
Saturday. He reports his sister Mrs.
Frank Beaver resting as well as can
be expected under the circumstances.
J. e. Thompson took his son Jesse
up on Grand Mesa Monday morning.
He will work on roads on the north
side of the mesa. Some OF the young
people accompanied him for the ride.
Those in the crowd were Miss Maymie
Thompson, Thelma Nichols, Herbert
Jackson, Donald McClurg.
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ORCHARD CITY
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Dunbar's drugs are fresh and fine.
The apricot crop is being harvest
ed on this end of the Mesa.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boyd are the
proud parents OF baby girl born at
the Kennicott home Tuesday morn
ing.
The state entomologist was at the
Soldiers Training Camp last Thurs
day evening and gave an interesting
talk.
Captain Dale Hinman left for his
duties at FIT. Monroe Monday. He
| will visit for few days in Denver on
his way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mathews are
here for a couple of months on busi-
ness and pleasure from their home in
California.
Everette White was here from Nor
wood looking after his ranch and
gathering up a load Of fruit to take
back with him.
The Orchard City Woman's Club
met Friday at the home OF Mrs. Geo.
Reshaw with Mrs. Peck and Mrs. Gus
Ensley as assistant hostesses.
l
day from a visit to California and
are now visiting Mrs. Letters sister.
Mrs. Lodbell, at their cow camp on
the Mesa.
Guy Dixon and family, Elmer Jar
Wis and family, Mrs. Powers, the Mis-
ses Eleanor and Gene Reshaw made
up party who spent the day Sun
day at the Lobden cow camp on the
Mesa.
The Community Club held it's reg
ular business meeting Friday evening.
1t was decided to hold an ice cream
social on the school house lawn the
| 2Sth of this month. Everybody is
invited.
Evelyn Harshman met with a SER
ious accident Tuesday. While driving
the team to the sprayer she was
brushed of by the limb of tree and
thrown to the ground, the sprayer
running over her limbs.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-21
Can You Beat ft7

A party composed Of W. D. Hines
and wife, C. e. Smith and wife, Luke
E. Meyer and wife and Aubrey Speer
and wife. planned trip to Smith
Fork leaving early Sunday morning.
Saturday morning about two o'clock
Mr.. Hines, having the fishing trip
firmly impressed on his mind, leaped
from his bed and clad only in his pa.
jamas. rushed wildly to the kitchen.
turned on the gas and in a few min
utes had breakfast ready. Returning
to his bad chamber he frantically be-
seeched his wife to hurry up or the
rest would be leaving them. She
hastened to assure him that he had
got his wires crossed and was about
twenty-four hours ahead of time.
however the party left town on
schedule on Sunday morning and had
a splendid days outing.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-21
Former Teacher Marr,es.

Former Teacher Marr,es.
Announcements have been received
of the marriage in Denver on June 20,
of Miss Vera Gillet, a former music
and art teacher in the Delta schools.
to Joe Jennings Of Grover. Colorado.
They will make their home at that
place where the groom is engaged at
ranching.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-21

/ local and outside use. The last or
der was for about six carloads which
went to Grand Junction to be used in
the construction of the new opera
house.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-21
Had Bio Contract.

The Delta Brick & Tile Company
has been running quite steadily since
the month Of March in filling orders
for its famous pressed brick, both for
The Delta independent., 1922-07-21

When boy begins to think more
of the fashion plate than Of the din
ner plate, it is sign he is falling IN
love.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-21

piano lessons.
The daylight savers should have
thermometers registering 10 degrees
lower, SO they would be cooler.
The Delta independent., 1922-07-21
SCHEDULE OF GAMES
WON AND LOST

The following is the schedule of the
games played, won and lost by the
Delta team during the season:
Toom Date Won Inst DIooo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-15

Jus, as some stories have no real enc
ing. for something Is bound 70 occur al
ter the characters are LEFT 20 themselves
so there Is difficulty IN finding the
start. The winds over the hare nils IN
wyoming and the calls or the coyotes
might have had something to do WIN
this Just as did the dreams OF a girl IN
Chicago. Ar Smith. most likely, doesn
even know II Is a story and Muriel isn't
here to explain.
Muriel always wanted TO be musi-
clan. She dreamed of playing the plano
as we'll as she could imagine one played
and all the while she sold gloves In
department store. When she was mar
ried Tom rented a piano and she took
lessons BY the time little All was
. born she could play Mendelssohn
rSprins Song" In the hating fashion OF
n school girl but in the melody whlch
ran through her mind there were no
standings or defects.
Things went worse in the little homo
on m. South Side. Muriel was sick and
Tom was often out Of work. BY the
time the boy All was IL he had mem
orv Of mother who had died ana a
vague notion his father had Sore TO
'Rraxu He was sent west TO relative
wbo put him TO work on q farm and
later. when no was Of age. shifted for
himself.
In wyoming. All Smith herded sheep
He was s,olid youth OF no education
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A" Schuster

and a disposition admirably suited 70
tho lone task Of the man who watches
tho flock. From tho highlands TO the
ba sin the flocks went Then came tho
shearing and the week or more OF heaNS
meals served by tho farmers wife. oois-
trous sport and companionship. Those
Who noticed the silent lad standing
apart would have found II haro 10 DO,
ueye that the thought OF this festivai
sharing time had been With him throosn
the long days and nights. IT makes
them all queer" they said. Men pity
the sheepherder.
Back In tho hills ALI made his home
In a tiny cabin built In coulee. IneFe
were other cabins like tht, here anu
there. sheltered from tho wind and ne
moved along with tho seasons. changing
his habitation with indifference. He COL
I.c,ed wild flowers and pressed them
In n boow he could not read. gave names
N the birds and often, through sheer
loneliness, cupped his hands to his lips
and yelled that the coyotes might De
stirred 20 answer. He had his dog ana
the sheep.
Fred Grier. with a message from tne
sheep owner, rode the trail up the dry
coulee and into tho hills. He cou!o
rea6 IN the deserted cabins the story or
a,r, occupation and knew he was near
inn tho flock. II was twilight and he
sun sets late In wyoming. When ne saw
the sheep, each With a shadow Tor COM
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T.. u,ntu,ly. but Gosh, I didn't liKe ~.
r ,ninL 7 would have protested NY
Longer ~ hadn't found out pS eAp
o,c. that nv mama Is developing
- .t,cktoitiveness when u comes
Savinr mo DO what she thinks 10 ''e"'
for me. 80.
~ rn,,e she was 30 tender ano
,of, like. she loves mo so, that 'nousn.
M, going to have my way Win n.a
all the rest Of my life. But apparent.
sh. has discovered that while Aii .
w. sns hoy with a will OF my own sne
r.suv ia much bigger and older man
.n-and she knows best "hat Is
od Cor me-. she has decided that an
no. such n big boy yet that sne mas ~
nScv me. So ! obey herl Comical' ism
~ how soon We babies learn.
T rot one ounce OF the milk and Two
ounces OF the water. mixed on inc
e-st dav and mama Is going 10 increase
49, -,IiL ooe-fourth ounce every Gay
wet, get half milk and half water.
L. ,hst way I get used to being i'tle
ave guess! ! don't like this business
~ OIL I shall tell you more about my
formula next We.
There IS another reason nave
,bouaht Of that makes the one ooste
dav GOOD for us nursing babies AFTER
~. ber. A good start Of two or three
months. That IL. II our mamas mao 10
70 on a very long Journey. or II any.
1hinr should happen that they coulo
not nurse us, We would then be aceus-
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I TAKE TO THE BOTTLE.

don't think exactly live to eat
bur certainly look forward 10 my
meal.time. As have told YOU many
times before. have n very special milk
muds for me alone by my hcautNul
Mann herself FOR her own baby boy.
Al she Is very careful TO eat tho
foods that supply all OF the elements
needed for my growth and deVe!opmeh''
naturally I am speeding along at
great rate; and. fortunately the same
foods that are good for me are good Tor
my Mama also.
Sh, watches my weiEht--and she
watches hers too, Our Doctor has en-
pha sized the Importance 81 her not
getting overweight. Many times mamas'
knowing that they have 10 eat I" supply
their babies also, do not watch 'ht'r
own weight and they become very rat
md their health Is liable To suffer. and
then their milk ts not so good. have
told Won this before but I think II IL
worth repeating because II Is so 'mpor-
tant.
NV milk Mama makes !. the most
dalIrious food I have ever tasted IN
all nv life, You will laugh at THIS Tor
Won think have never tasted anything
else, but you arc mistaken, my dear. J
do know what baby calves food tastes
Tx, now, And I don't like It. | don't
like IT little bit.
YES since ! wrote you last big
change has come into my hfe. The other
d,v when my meal-t!me came and | saw
nv Middle coming to get me- | "igglcd
all over with excitement ana happ'"
ness not simply because ] was going
10 be fed am not such a goufmanp