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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-07
ANNIVERSARY OF CHOPIN
CLUB OBSERVED MONDAY

The third anniversary of ths
Chopin Club, a musical organiza,
ton composed Of twelve local girls,
was celebrated last evening at the
home of Miss Mary Frances Rihel.
datfer when the members met for
the torty-third time since the In
itial affair. A short program was
given during the evening and an
election Of officers was held. Re
freshments of ice cream, cakes
punch and nuts were served the
guests.
The members elected to serve
the order until the second Monday
In November OF 1929 include:
Aileen Ahern, president; Kathleen
McCray, yice.presldent; Virginia
shurtleff, secretary; Margaret Mar
shall, treasurer. A plano solo en-
titled "The Heather Dance" played
by Miss Evelyn Riggs, composed
one feature Of the evenings pro
gram. Miss Virginia TedricB
played the selection, Dainty Step,
by Henry A. Lamb. Miss Dorothy
Bracket was scheduled for a rs
port on the life Of the composer,
Frederick q, Williams.
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CHARLES sWEARINGEN
DIES IN PARKERsRURo

Charles swearingen, prominent
citizen Of Parkersburg, died at his
home in that city last Tuesday, &C
cording TO a message received here
by his cousin, Mrs. George Rich
ardson. Mr.. swearingen was for.
mer resident Of this city but had
been a resident of Parkersburg for
number Of years and was among
the most influential citizens of the
city.
He is survived by a number of
children, among whom are Dean
Swearingen Of Charleston, who is
we'll known here and Miss Mildred
Swearingen, who Is superintendent
Of the Industrial School at Salem,
Miss swearingen has frequently
visited Mrs. Richardson here. Mr.,
Swearingen's wife was daughter
OF the late Andrew Fleming, who
resided at Johntown.
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M0N0NGAH DIVISION
SETS NEW RECORD

One of the heaviest coal loading:
of the year. in Northern West VII;
ginia was recorded again yesterday
as a result of tine ideal car supply
The plants in Northern West Viz
ginia on Monday loaded 1861 cars
or 12S,35O tons Of coal.
With one exception this was the
heaviest daily coal loading 10
Northern West Virginia. that hay
Ing been on Monday, October, 30
when 2,6S3 cars of coal were load
ed.
However, the production Of Goa
on the Monongah Division yester
day was the peak of daily loading'
OF 1922 with 1,404 cars of cdal load
ed. This is getting close to thI
daily record loading, which was es
tablished on December IA, 1920
when the mines on the MonongaI
Division produced 1906 cars Vi
coal. Yesterday was probably one
of the busiest days for coal loading
on the division that there has beer
stor a long time. The. adequate ca
supply. was responsible for the
l'sp1eh1 ID : showing iThe, +mineEi
worked, too. because only 100 car.
were left over out OF ], 1854 coal carr
placed. The railroaders. worked
some, and It proved to DO a greaI
day Of cooperation for the Fair
mont coal field. The B. & o. made
q fine showing in every respect
yesterday.
Daily production off the variou:
divisions yesterday was as follows:
B. & o. : Monongah, 1904 cars
Charleston, 142N cars; Councils
Vile, 65 cars; Cumberland, 90 cars;
NJ. 6 K, 81 cars; M. & W., 24C
cars; Monongahela, S66 cars; w
NJ. : Wyatt.Bingamon & Helen
Run, 80 cars; Belington & Wea
yer, 113 cars,
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l3MORE BODIES
ARE Recovered
Total Dead Reaches Sixty.
Three With Other Bodies
Not Yet Found.

sPANGLER, Pa, Nov. 10y
the Associated Press)-Thirteen
additional bodies were taken from
the mine OF the Kelley Coal Co.,
here, bringing the total dead re.
covered 10 sixty.three. All are in
the temporary morRuo. Thirteen
more bodies were in the mine,
rescuers said, and thirty.two in.
iured were In the miners hospital.
An explosion yesterday entombed
the men.
Mine rescue experts said they
had explored al but two Of the
headings and did not expect to
find any more bodies.
Coroner schwab of Johnstown,
shortly after noon, began arrange
ments for holding the inquest.
Volunteers have been obtained
to dig the graves Of the victims,
most of whom will be buried in
two Catholic cemeteries here. A
carload or collins arrived in
Spanglers this morning.
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CHARLTON WILL BE
BURIED THURSDAY

The funeral of william B. Char.
tom, son OF Sheriff ]. D. Charlton,
who met a tragic death Sunday eve
ming in an automobile accident, Will
take place at 1880 Thursday
ktrom the residence Of HIS parents
on Main street. Following the SER
vice. the body will be taken at
O'Clock to Warrington, where ser.
vices will be held at the Methodist
Episcopal Church at 2. o'clock,
Burial will be made in the family
burial plot in the Warrington Gem.
etery by Eli Musgrave and Son.
The body was removed from the
Musgraye undertaking establish.
ment yesterday and taken TO his
residence on Main street. Hun.
dreds OF friends, relatives and as.
sociates OF the young man have
called at the residence, and scores
Aot floral pieces have been sent 10
his home. schoolmates OF the
young man in the high school will
attend the services Thursday In a
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HEAVY VOTE REPORTED in ALL STATE ELECTIONS TODAl
United Allied Expected Force Turks Withdraw Demand
TuoLeasedNires
Tonight to Furnish
( Neus of Election

Two leased telegraph wires
Of the Associated Press, run.
ming into The West VirgInian
office will bring news Of the
national, state and county cleo
ton today, and these will be
flashed on q screen opposite The
West Virginia Building in
Adams street.
One OF the wires will carry
the returns OF the state, and II
will open at 5 o'clock; the 9th.
er will bring the reports Of tina
election In other states, It will
open at 6 o'clock. Both of the
wires win remain open until
3 o'clock tomorrowmorning.
Returns from the fifty voting
precincts in the county will be
gathered by representatives OF
The West Virginlan Just as soon
as the polls close and they will
be compiled and tabulated
quickly and Will be available by
10 O'clock tonight.
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L0WPRODUGTION
EXPECTED TODAY
in COAL FIELDS
election Day viii Probably
Be Responsible for
Poor Showing.
FEW CARS AVAILABLE
Record Output Produced Yes
teFday by Mines in Fair
mont Coal Region.
Few CARS AVAILABLE

III Goal cars are not as plentiful IL
Northern West Virginia today as
esterday. There is barely q good
run on any road an the region. WITH
election day at hand today and NJ
doubt some interruption as a re
suit OF 1t, the production will prob,
ably be light with a poor car sup
ely taken into consideration.
Mines along the Monongah Divi
sion, B. & o., today have a 36 pc.
cent run Of cars. The mines order
ed 2.173 cars, Of which 400 were o,
dered for railroad fuel and 1873 70.
eommercial loading. There are TO-
tytone coke cars and eighty.five
aethlehem Steel Corporation cars
on the division today. There are l.,
005 cars on the division, Of which
1853 coal cars and II coke cars were
placed at 2 O'Clock this morning.
Operations along the Mononga,
helaa Railway today have 81 per
cent run Of empties. There were
$40 cars ordered. but only III
placed at z o'clock this morning
Alo1g the Morgantown & Wheelinv
Railway today, there were $50 cur !
placed although 413 were ordered
which means that mines along thi
road have but So per cent run Of
coal cars. e.
on the Western Maryland
Railway today the mines dong
the Wyatt Bingamon branch haFe
90 per cent run Of cars Tiisrc
We fifty-six placed there this
mUinlng.
l}Mihes ontt the Charleston DiSis-
Zion, b Il .,today have but an
us per cont run OF cars There
are sixty emptfes there, although
266 were ordered.
Granted a Charter.
Recently In Charleston the fol-
lowing charter was granted:
b n. & P. Coal Co., Fairmont;
!, $4,000; James A. Berns, George
Pilmer; Fayette City, Pa; John
y, Richmond, Watson, W. Va;
Frank Bettegar, LaBelle, W. Va;
3. g. Frame, Falrmont, w. Va.
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DEMOCRATS TRY
TO. GET BALLOTS
Persons Other Than Those
Designated Attempt to
Obtain Supplies.

Facing another defeat by the yot.
ers Of the county at today's election
the Democrats of the county yes.
terday resorted to some of the tao
tics Of recent years which has
made the party Infamous in tbs
county Overriding. the order of
THE board ot ballot cotnnisslo toner's
ahdathe elect 61l avs IL the state
the Democrats attempted to get pos.
session Of a number Of the ballot
boxes and election supplies pro
pared for the election today.
The Democrats were partially
successful due 10 the fact that dur.
ing the absence OF Circuit Clerk L,
A. Gather from his office they were
able to obtain ballots from the as.
sistants In his office who are wom-
en-. After getting the ballots they
appeared in the office Of County
Clerk Lee N. Satterfield and de-
manded the ballot boxes and other
supplies.
After consulting the list certified
to him by the ballot commissioners
as persons to deliver the supplies
to and finding that the, names Of
the persons calling were not the
right persons, Clerk Satterfield re-
fused to give the supplies to. he
persons as they were not entitled
to receive the supplies. The distl.
button Of the supplies was delayed
some, but all were out in time for
the election.
In some instances the person
! designated by the ballot commits
sion failed to call for the boxes,
and Chairman L. A. Gather had o
special messenger to deliver tn,
supplies to the designated voting
places.
In Section 81 Of the State Elec.
ton Law, It is set forth that the
board Of ballot commissioners shalt
designate In writing one Of the COM
missioners Of election to get the
election supplies. to take them tc
the place Of holding the election
and to return them to the office OF
the county clerk after the election.
The members of the ballot com
mission, acting under the authority
given them by Section 81. certified
to County Clerk Lee N. Satterfield
and Circuit Clerk L A. Gather a
list Of election officials to receive
the election. supplies.
Apparently the men named by
the commission to receive the sup.
plies did not please the Democrats
so they took It upon themselves to
designate other persons to receive
the supplies. BY calling at the OF
flee Of Clerk Gather when he was
out the persons designated by the
Democratic executive committee
were able to get the ballots from
the women assistants, and there
the trouble started.
The. penalty for a violation Of this
section OF the election law Is very
severe. In Section 80 OF the law
the penalty is'set forth as follows:
"Any person taking any such bal
lots from the place they are legally
kept shall be guilty Of a felony and
upon conviction, thereof shall bs
confined in the penitentiary for not
less than one nor more than five
years"
Clerk Lee n. sattertield was
complying with the law when ha
hesitated In giving the ballot boxes
to the persona who had been able
to secure the ballots In the absencs
OF the clerk os the Circuit Court,
] whn had stepped out Of his office
for q short time.
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BIG percentage
OF VOTEGAST IN
NEWYORKEARIY
Both Heavy and Light Voting
Reported INVEST Wiz
GINA Today.
REPORTS CONFLICT
oubernatorial contestsln New
York and Pennsylvania
Hold Interest.
REPORTS CONFLICT

NEW YORK, Nov. The
spirited campaign Waged BY
Governor Miller and former
Governor Smith for the executive
chair at Albany and. between sena.
tor Calder and Health Commits
sioner Copeland for a place IN the
Upper House at Washington bore
fruit throughout the state today
in heavy early ball6ting.
Good election weather was gem
orally reported.
Reports from upstate up to 10
o'clock were that over 20 per cent
OF the registered vote had been
cast in the municipalities With
rural sections following closely.
InsNew York City the vote got
an even earlier start particularly
in the Bronx, where fully 25 per
cent Of the vote was reported 70
have been polled In the drst three
hours.
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FLAT REFUSAL OF
TURKISHDEMANDS
MAY AVERT CRISIS
TrObule Between Kemalists
and Allies May Be Settled
at Meeting Today.
REJECTION POSITIVE
Allied Fleet in constanti-
nople Being Reinforced
by Dreadnaught.
REJECTION POSITIVE

ccNsTAETINoPLE, Nov. IL
There is reason to believe that the
Kemalists Will climb down OF their
high horses. The Allies now have
taken a strong united attitude to
warfd the demands Of the Angora
government that the Allied troops
evacuate Constantinople and that
only one warship at q time. ente7
Turkish ports apd then only VITA
the consent Of Angora authorities.
The demands OF the Kemalists,
which the Allied commissioners
have refused to grant, and the neS
crisis which has arisen from this
situation were the subject Of a con.
ference yesterday between the Al
lied generals and Rafet -Pasha, the
new civil governor Of Constantine.
pie.
The tone Of this meeting was
sharp and positive, in strong con.
trast to the previous meetings which
were characterized by friendly and
mutual consideration.
The Allied generals informed
Rafet Pasha in clear terms that
they intend to retain military ah.
thority in Constantlnople until It Ia
decided to formally turn the area
over to the Turks. Rafet then said
he was anxious to agree with the
Allies and work in unison with
them but that he could not accept
outside control in any form. He
added that he would have to. refet
TO- the Angora government for flt I.
Their instructions and would again
consult wiz the lilied fepFssenta
tives today.
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Women's Vote Laros

BOSTON. Nov. 7.An unusu-
ally heavy. vote was predicted in
this city today as voters, despite
a steady drizzle, went TO the polls
IN large numbers Police estimates
based on city wide reports said
that the women's vote appeared to
be the largest on record and that
approximately one third OF the
registered voters had cast their
ballots at 8 O'clock
The contest between Senator
Lodge. Republican, and william
A. Castor, Democrat, for the SEN
ate, and that between Governor
Charming Il Coz. Republican and
John E. fitzgerald. DemocrPt, for
governor. were the features.
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MOVEMENT
TO.LAKES BEGINS
Commercial Shipments Must
Go in That Direction
Now-.-0ther News.


Indications are that the lake
coal movement out of the Fair
mont region will be on the In
crease during the remaining
weeks that the lakes are open. II
was reported yesterday afternoon
that an Interstate Commerce
Commission order was received
restricting commercial coal ship
ments to the lakes until further
notice. The B. & o., It is report
ed, will furnish a IS per cent free
car supply to coal operators on
the Monongah Division who ship
lakewaEdi Cars for railroad fuel
are the only ones assigned at the
present tint. 30 ~
ST In Brokerage Business.
Walter F. Foster, formerly con.
.nected with the Brady-Warner
Coal Corporation and Rich Greek
Coal Co., has opened up a coal
brokerage business in this city, his
offices being located on the fourth
floor OF the Professional Building.
To the Lakes.
on the Monongah Division yes
terday the lake coal shipments to-
tailed 435 cars, which was one Of
the heaviest daily shipments OF the
year. The coal shipments OF tina
MoTgantown & Wheeling Railway
yesterday aggregated forty-aye
Daily Coke Loading
Fifty cars of coke were loaded
of the Monongah Division yester-
day. OF that there were twenty
FIVE cars Of coke loaded east and
twenty-one west.
Six CARS OF coke were loaded
east off the Charleston Division
yesterday. Coke shipments on
them. & K. yesterday totaled six
teen cars, all OF which went east.
Personal Mention
Harry B. Clark of the Clark G,
and G. Co., returned from trip to
baltimore Sunday.
w. E. Watson. general manager
OF the Fairmont and Cleveland
Coal Co., returned Sunday from a
business trip to Pittsburgh.
Eastern Loading
Eastern coal loading Off the
Monongah Division yesterday az
grcgated ss1 cars, while the ives,
tern coal loading was 513 cars,
Thirty.nine cars Of coal were
shipped to Curtis Bay yesterday
off the Monongah Division.
Eastern coal loading off the
various divisions were as follows:
B. and -Connellsville, 81 cars;
Cumberland, 70 cars; NJ. and K,
81 cars; M. & K, 81 cars;'M. & w,
SO; W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS &
Helen's Run, 90 cars; BelIngton &
Weaver, 90 cars.
One car OF coal was loaded by a
wagon mine off the N. and K,
yesterday.
Railroad Fuel
Railroad fuel loading off the
Monongah Division yesterday az
gregated 4s6 cars. OF that 147 cars
were taken by the B. and o.,
while foreign roads scored 31s
cars.
Three cars Of foreign railroad
fuel were loaded of the Connells-
Vile Division, ten foreign and one
local off the Cumberland Division,
i62 foreign railroad fuel off the
Morgantown & Wheeling and TWEEN
u cars Of Western Maryland fuel
off the Belington and Weaver,
IS Per Cent Commercial.
Last week on the Monongah d.
vision, B. G o.. there was 5.712
cars, or, 2s5, 500 tons Of coal loaded.
which was 1915 cars more thar
the previous week. With railroads
securing 2.210 cars and privately
owned car loading at 3e7 cars last
week, the commercial loading on
the division was 3,1s5 cars, or 1856
$50 tons, which meantlthat approx.
mately IS per cent Of the coal loau.
ing last week on the Monongah Dil
Continued on page feur.)
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opponents olose Erlsnda

JACKSON, Tenn, Nov. 4.
The campaign foi cossr0s in the
Eighth Tennessee Disfrsct, where
the Republican incumhsrt Lon A
Scott, Is opposed by Cap. Gordon
Browning, Democrat, has attract.
ed much interest Is the two can
didates have been close frisnds
since boyhood and although in
their point debates each has crit
cised the other, friendship has re-
manned gunbroken.
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'PLOT TO OBSTRUCT JUSTICE WILL
Be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Lights Cigarette
WithSIOBMand
Lands in CityJail

CHICAGO, Nov. Jack
Sorrenti, 81, was held by the
police today in connection with
the investigation OF twenty or
more fires believed to have
been started during the last
month by a pyromaniac. One
man was burned to death and
several persons were injured
and overcome by smoke. Sor-
remit was arrested when he
was observed trying to light a
cigarette with a $40 bill. II
like to see things burn" he
said.
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To Elect ceverra.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. with
fair weather generally predicted
for the state Pennsylvania voters
today were ready to select a gov
ernor, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., two
United States senators, secrer..-s
Of internal affairs and Judge of the
superior court. In addition they had
before them selection OF half of
the delegation to the State Senate
and entire House Of Representa-
tiyes and congressman IN all dis
tricts.
Chief interest was In the guber.
material race.
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This shows that early this aft
ernoon about 'one-third of the re-
gtstered voters had exercised the
right of franchise.
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Repbbiitans AGING

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Me-. 7. =
With the weather cool throughout
the state. indications tcaay point-
ed to an mutually heavy vote In
Tennessee With the result n a
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PARKERsBURG, w. va, NOV.
Considerable interest Is being
evinced here In the general cleo.
ton, and party leaders believe
that the vote will be much heavier
than was expected,
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SENATOR REED FACES TEST

ST. LOUIS, Nov. j7-Missouti
voters will decide today whether
they want James "A. Reed to serve
his third consecutive term In the
United States Senate or, whether
they want Reginald Shaw to sue
coed him. v
Political observers predicted a
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May peeIare MartIaI LaM.

PARIS, Nov. THE Allied high
commission at Constantinople have
asked their governments for au.
thorization to take all necessary
measures to maintain order in Coz.
stantinople, It was announced hers
this afternoon. Commissioners, It
was stated, will declare martial law
II necessary.
I, The French dreadnaught Jean
Bart will leave Toulon today to join
the Allied fleet at Constantinople.
Z, British Forces Retiring.
CoNSTANTIN0PLE, Nov. o.
(By the Associated Press)!-Ac-
Continued on page fourl
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lay at the white House.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-presi.
dent Harding expects to issue a
call Thursday or Friday for a spe-
cial session OF Congress converting
November 20, It was announced to
day at hte White House.
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Weather alobmv

BALTIMORE, NoY 7.-Gloomy
weather greeted voters here to-
day. It was showing In Baltimors
and vicinity.
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THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Wednesday;
not much change IN tsmpsrsturs'
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Fun A oeiated Press Wire
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FOUR
Lady Astor Loved
By The Voters

Plymouth, Eng.,-Lady Astor, NJ. P.
continues TO be the ranking local won
der of the world to her fellow citizens
of Plymouth.
During the bitter campaign just
ended, which returned the former Nr-
ginia beauty to her seat in the House
of Commons, Plymouth could be relied
upon to turn out in full force to see
her pass along the street in her car,
When she spoke, the woman who
broke the barriers for her sex into the
staid home of the mother Of Parlia-
ments, was as much looked at as list
ened 10.
LADY Astor" it may be in the Blue
Book Of England, but to Plymouth,
friends and foe alike, it's PLAIN
Nancy"
Her millions, popularity reckOred at
around twenty-five, add glamour to
her. But in spite OF the possession Of
them, she is a true politician and can
call thousands of her constituents by
name. They like it, these seabred
Plymouth people, to have their richest
fellow townsmen on an intimate and
friendly footing with them.
Throughout polling day in Plymouth
crowds lined the streets, obstructing
traffic, refusing TO mcive, insisting
that they be allowed to watch the COM
ing and going Of their world famous
candidate. Plymouth was warm under
the collar, regarding the chances of
labor. represented by large and beili-
coSe minority, and Lady Aston, nom
nally a conservative, but running more
on her record as an individual lnten-
sely interested in social reform and
betterment of conditions than under
the strict yoke of q party label
Polling booths here reminded one
of the same places in the United
States when the liquor question was
being threshed out on the local option
plan. Plain and determined women
were there in great numbers. They
were working for Lady Astor.
"Now, your in again, Lady Aston
what about prohibition? VIII you put
it over this ti;ce?"
"It's not prohibition" she hOtly de-
clared, "but the increasing activity In
all the churches. the growing need for
efficiency and economy felt BY the
commercial and Industrial community,
the women's vcto-au point t. a licen-
sing legislation Of drastic character
in the near future"
And on that pc.1t she is supremacy
positive. 1t is not prohibition she is
working for, though she may see u
glimmerinc of il in the far future, but
in the reform &C the present system
of pubs and their control by the brew
cries she IS confident.
To the cries Os down with the
alien" and similar anti-AmcricaH
phrases coined during her campaign,
Lady Astor paid 20 attention.