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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-21
BRANDS CHARGES
OF LODGE FALSE
Secretary Hughes Issues
Letter Denying
Agreement

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Sec.
retary Hughes today sent letter
to Senator Lodge, Republican Sen,
ate leader, denying charges made
yesterday in the Senate that a ''se'
cret understanding" was entered
into by the United States and Grea,
Britain during the arms conference
as to future action in the Pacific.
Presentation Of the letter led To
another effort by the opponents Of
the four.power pact to send 1t back
TO the committee. This brought on
warm debate.
The secretary's letter, character
izing suggestions OF such an agree.
ment as absolutely false" was laid
before the Senate by Senator
Lodge. who at the same time put
into the records a telegram from
Paul D. Cravath. the New York at
torney, denying the accuracy of q
statement on the same subject at
tributed to him by Senator Borah
Republican, Idaho.
Reiterattng a denial made In a
former communication that any
secret agreement existed with
other powers in connection with
the arms conference, Mr.. Hughes
wrote in today's letter that he
hoped to see no further asper.
sions upon the yeracity and honor
of the American delegates.
Mr.. Cravath's telegram declared
that the words attributed to him
In the statement read by Senator
3orah, in the Senate yesterday
were either inaceurately quoted or
did not correctly convey his mean
Ing. referring TO a passage in
which Mr.. Borah quoted him as
saying he had been told OF the
Continued en- Page Four)
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GUSHING GASSAILS
NINER.|S'.PO.lL|CIES 5
Declares Operator Has to
Turn About. and
Fight Now

WASHINGTON, March 21.-coal
operators who face the prospect Of
a strike Of their employees April /,
but who still, refuse to enter ma.
ttonal conference with the coal
miners union, are not controlled
by mere madness, but a determine.
tion TO cure a deep. seated disor-
der" George H. Gushing, managing
director S OF the American Whole
sale Association, declared today In
an address before the Washington
City Club.
Federal court indictments which
have charged operators of union
miners with conspiring with the
miners union In fendeavors to fix
coal prices and damage non.union
coal miners were held by Mr.. Cush.
ing as largely responsible for the
lnwilllngness Of the coal operators
to confer. Mr. Gushing declared
that wages must come down IN the
mines, adding as an Illustration
the amazingsf fact. that unGer pres.
ent scales q practical miner can
earn fully $4,000 a year, though the
miners know that they dare not
earn all the scale allows.
They know sthatsiif the public
should realize how much a practl.
cal miner mas, earn Mr.. Gushing
said the. people would refuse 10
pay the price for. coal with such a
wage scale fixed They know,
therefore that quickly their rate
would be cut. Laborsis not strik.
ing against the coal operators, the
railroad managers or:the manufac-
turer; It Is striking against the pub
lie, 10, does know that 1t Is com.
PEELED to pay a. kpricet for coal against
which It rebels, The coal opera.
tor stands at a poIntiwhere he must
see the cause on one side and the
effect on the other. He has to turn
about and fight. He has decided to
strike at the real, cause and he is
going into this ,wag ge battle to clean
the mines Of the shlrkers and the
payroll paddersi
Mr., Cushing asked his audience
10. let 1t be q fair fight to finish,
and TO refrain from .'prodding the
Coy ernment until It steps I'M
+ r. " Hs ! y r v
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PR|SONERD|DNOT
!. GETH|S'D0G TAG
Only Two Persons Face
Mayor in Police Court
Today

Mike Madded and "Jiggs" Eel.
lars, charged with being drunk,
we're the only prisoners 70 face
lgayer w c6naRay at te5as'a
Session 6fs spoitcsF court. 4 eilsrs
entered a plea of guilty and drsF
a fine Of IS and costs. Madden
denied the charge but was CON
victed just the same. He also drew
a fine of IS and costs. In default
of paying the fines, both men
were sentenced to work five days
on the city streets.
Peculiar circumstances surround
the arrest OF both men. Madden
wandered into the police station
seeking shelter for the night but
instead OF being given "a dog tag
the customary Identification mark
for sleepers, he was registered up
as drunk. This morning Madden
ffisked his clothes for his fdenti.
fication tag and when he failed to
find it he was peeved. He wanted
to be released with the other
sleepers and was indignant when
told that he was under arrest.
When faced by the arresting off,
Ger in police court, however, he
wilted and admitted that he had
taken a drink or two,
cellars was arrested at the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad passenger
station by Chief L. D. Snidcr who
was called there by officials Of
Continued on rage FOUR
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AT :
.SUGARGROVEHELD
State, County and District
Officials Speak at
School

The first community celebration
of the Standardization OF a one.
room school in West Virginia was
held today at the Sugar Grove
School in Paw Paw District, about
a mile from Fairview. The school
was scored sometime ago for
points. and today the scoring was
accepted, 1t was the fourth school
in the state to be standardized.
Melville Stewart, state assistant
superintendent of rural schools,
was the state representative at
the celebration today.
It was planned to present the
school with a door-plate and off.
clal certificate, but owing to tho
fact that there is a strike where
the .door.plates are being made, Il
was impossible to Lsve them ready
for presentation today. Among the
speakers on the program today
were l. A. Barnes, county super
intendent OF schools, G. G. Tnstin,
superintendent Of schools, q Paw
Paw District. W. e. Michaeis,
superintendent Of Lincoln District,
A. L. Thomas, superintendent in
Warrington District, G. F. Prick
EFT, superintendent in the Fair
mont Magisterial District, and Mr.
Stewart.
Two Eersons representing the
Sugar Grove community mhde
short talks, the speakers being
Edward Fox and D.. w. Ammons .
A chicken dinner was served fol,
loving the addresses.
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Attacks Six-Hour Day as
Being Dangerous" at
This Time
HITS fist ON TABLE
Says Public Will Not
Stand for Contemplat-
ed Action

CHARLESTON, March 2l.-Poli-
cies that will affect the mining in
dustry over a great part OF the
states coal fields for the next two
years were to be formulated under
vote of union delegates at the BIZ
ennial convention OF district II,
United Mine Workers Of America,
which opened here today. Conven-
ing in the Kanawha County court
house at 10 O'Clock in the morning,
the delegates from locals through
out the district heard opening ad-
dresses by President c. Frank Keen
ey and others and then launched
into organization Of the convention
for business. The district includes
twelve counties and part OF anoth-
er in the northern part OF tho state
and all the unionized territory In
the southern part, and thus covers
the principal part OF the coal pro-
ducing area. Under the charter OF
the district, locals are entitled to
send one delegate for each fifty
members. There are 5ps locals In
tlte strict but Es.esi dent
and ,othef On esafs ~ ere sdnSbie 10
determine the number Of properly
tuccredited delegates until the cre-
dentials committee report was re.
ceiyed.
Most important OF the problems
to come before the miners weIa
the wage scale and policies Of the
international board which were
incorporated in a report on policy
by the executive board OF the dis
trtct. These included the pr6yi.
sIons for week OF five days and
ia working day of six hours, as
adopted by the international con-
vention. President Keeney had al.
SO announced his intention OF rec
ommending that the usual invita-.
tlon be sent to the operatys for
conferences on the wage scale.
The morning session was occu-
pied with addresses by representa-
tives Of the international organi-
AaLaou WIN dppedlS " sklCh ny tue
union in the coming suspension
OF work as the outstanding fea-
ture. David Fowler, international
financial agent conducting the
strike In Mingo County, and c. H.
Bately, OF Missouri, an interna-
tional organizer, we're the speak
crs.
West Virginia is ono OF the
hardest states to organize, said
one. official, adding that he hoped
in time to see all men under the
union banner.
Mr.. Fowler referred to the men
who have been on strike for two
years in Mingo County, adding
I'VE are not going TO give up there
until we win."
Mr.. Bately devoted the principal
part of his address to an appeal
to the men to carry out the "sus-
pension OF work properly and
CONTINUED on page four,
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STRIKE ORDER ISSUED TODAY
SnowbaHs Fauorte
Flowers of Spring

This is the first day OF
Spring; the yernal equinox TO
cay 1t technically.
OF course, you knew It was
Spring Just as soon as you
stuck your head out from under
the covers this morning.
Did you ever read a diction-
ary definition and then make
the definitic- s~SS the facts.
Vernal-of or pertaining to
Spring; appearing in the
Spring az yernal bloom.
"And purple all the ground
with vernal flowers1-Milton.
No doubt you noticed the
vernal flowers the vernal cquin.
oxial morning.
The SNOWFALL has been or Is
about to be adopted as Fair
mont's favorite spring flower.
1t is said that the equinox is
usually accompanied by a storm.
The only other thing about
equinox worth while is the fact
that at this period, the days
and night are OF equal length.
This theory is generally accept
ed as an axiom; but OF course
IL you do not take any thing
for granted, you can measure
the days and nights and fight
It out for yourself.
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YUQy.IIN|TO ! | L.ANDS
IN COUNTY JAIL
County Officers M a k e
Three Successful
Raids

Frank Yuquinto talked himself
into the county jail this morning
on a charge OF violating the state
prohibition laws Sheriff. j. D.
Charlton, and a number Of his de-
puties conducted raid at Binga-
mon yesterday afternoon and
among other houses visited was
Yuduinto's. "A barrel OF corn
meal mash was found in his home
and destroyed by tho officers. In
searching for moonshlne whisky,
the officers found, a .3S caifbro
special Colt revolver loaded with
steel jacketed bullets. The gun
was new, and the officers took It
along with them. '.A'
This morning Yuquinto stopped
Deputy Sheriff Perry Burton
while on his way to the court
house and asked him about his
gun. Deputy Burton asked him to
accompany him to the sherifEs Of
flee where they would SEQ about
the gun. When Yuqulnto arriy-
ed at the office, a warrant charg-
ing him with violating the dry
law vas served upon him and he
was locked up in jail. Yuqutnto
was not at home yesterday when
the officers made their search. =
In another house searched al
Bingamon, a still was found in
operation, the silver drops OF
mountain dew falling from tile
point Of the coil into a pan on the
floor. In addition to the still, two
barrels of corn meal mash were
found in the house. The man OF
the house was not at home and
the woman was not In. condition
to be, arrested and locked up N
the jail. The still was taken and
i the mash destroyed, and a close
watch viii be kept for the owner
Of the outfit:
A,third raid was made at sBing5
anon, and while the officers did
not get any mash or moonshtne
they discovered a five gallon stilI
and all the necessary parts TO
make moonshine. This otl.fIt was
found at the home OF ]. II. Carter
a negro transfer man vol. 6Iowll
ntthis city. 6artersmantainedihis
innocence until the officers un-
earhed the still and then legsnb. /.
mitted toIarrest.
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Orders
EVADED.BYMINERS
Louisville Residents Trans
fer Titles Of Mine
Property

Ejectment orders OF Morgan.
town magistrate directing deputy
sherlffs to oust miners from
houses at Louisville belonging to
the non union Fairnont BowsyiIle
Coal Co., have been Returned hy
the officers with written endorse.
ments, Of which the following Is an
example:
u executed tho within writ in
my bailwick by I removing the
within named defendant Mike
Calabis and upon ineestieatsou
found no personal property excep,
that belonging to Raloff CaIabis
The president Of the company
reported TO Magistrate Isl. a. Pos.
ten at Morgantown today that
every ejectment order had been
eyaded by the occupants OF the
houses by a transfer OF the titie Of
the property to some other mem
Der Of the family. he is seeking
some effective means Of obtaining
the; houses; which he says are
needed for men now working m
the company mines
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BELFAST, March 21-James
Magee, shot by gunmen last night
died today Military forces sent
to the scene met a fusillade OF re-
volver shots under cover of which
the assassins escaped.
AS the day advanced the Car
ters strike became complete. City
traffic resembled that OF a Sunday
only tram cars and bread vans
being operated.
Raiders last night surrounded
Glenglean Lodge, near Trllllck,
County Tyrone, close to the Free
State border but John hllingham,
the owner, opened fire and drove
them off.
Encounterlng Samuel Lacid, a
worker on this Allingham farm,
who also was an Ulster "B" spe-
cial constable, they shot and killed
him.
Firing was renewed this morn
ing from the Free State side Of
the frontier. between Aughaoloy
and Caledon.
Houses have burned in the vi
cinlty Of omagh andFat Dromore.
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Meetlna called.

DUBLIN, March 21.-(By The
Associated Press.)-A special
meeting Of the Dali Eireann cab.
met has been called for tonight to
consider tho situation in Belfast
and along the Ulster.Free State
border. Messages from the north
ern frontier indicate that both
sides are perfecting war arrange
ments.
Two more bridges have been
blown up near strabane, County
Tyrone, and telephone poles cut
down and thrown across the road.
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Special Meeting of Dali
Eireann Cabinet
Called
SHIPPING CONTINUES
Machine Guns in Action
Situation More
Tense

LONDON, March 21.-(By The
Associated Press 1.-The dangers Of
the situation in Ireland are brought
forth by the morning papers, sew.
eral OF which take the view that
little more will be needed to start
actual civil war. sniping between
the entrenched forces; on either
side OF the Ulster. border has been
going on for several days and yes
terday machine guns were reported
to have been brought into action.
Meanwhile disturbances continue
throughout the six county areas OF
Ulster.
Moderate opinion in the south
fayors Joint action by the northern
and southern governments to re-
lleve the tension on the border, ac.
cordins to the Times Dublin CORE
spohdent.
Reports OF murders, incendias0m
and other outrages Id the northern
districts, where the tension between
the Protestants and Catholics is
most severe, take much space IN
the !:
SltAst 9fife tt'epuTtsd t,night
bthat ted: sh and telephone wires
in County Tyrone and In parts Of
Counties Armagh and Londonderr.,
had been cut and Belfast was un.
able to Communicate with those
districts, In consequence OF the
continued lawlessness in Belfast It.
self, the car men Of the city an.
nounced over night their deter.
mination TO cease work today on
the ground that they were insuffi-
ciently protected from the gum
men,
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DODGE ON rRIAL AGAIN.

KALAMAZOO. March 21.-Jobn
Duval Dodge, youthful millionaire
who yesterday completed a five
day prison sentence in Detroit for
automobile speeding, went on trial
before a jury in municipal court on
a charge OF driving an automobile
while intoxicated.
The charge grew out Of a mid
night automobile,ride here recently
that eliminated when Emmallne
Kwakernaak,- one OF three girls
Dodge and a companion had lnvit
ed for a ride, jumped from the ma
chine and was badly injured.
Deputy Sheriff Preston, the first
witness, testified Dodge was under
the Influence of liquor when arrest
ed
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COAL LOADING
Will Be HEAVY
M.REG|ONTODAY
Total of 1907 Empties Or
dered on the Three
Railroads
SOME 1922 RECORDS
sdonongah Division, B. &
O Mines Loaded 773
Cars Monday

withithe approach OF April / and
general coal strike inevitable, tho
eoal being loaded in Northern West
Virginia appears to be on the In
rrease daily.
Today the mines along the three
railreads ordered 1907 empties,
(which Is forty.three more than
Nlonday's big order. The big III
erease Is on the Monongahela Rail-
Nay today, where the various plants
|ordeged So empties more than on
Monday. This in part was due to
he increase OF empties ordered on
Itte NJ & W., which at 234 today
lowed an increase OF IS over Mon
M The Western Maryland or.
red 147 emptles today, which Is
m more. than. on. Monday. Plants
along the Monongah division, B. &
los requested 919 empties, or 81
ess than the order they placed yes
erday.
Again on the Charleston division,
" & o., the mines ordered IS emp
4 ~ (which was tho same as Yester-
iaH Empty orders on the Mopon-
'iele Railway IN Pennsylvania.
Bliowed D decrease today, with 32I
pgdered against $40 yesterday.
! Naturally with the increases in
aipty orders, there are more mines
~ work, On the three railroads to-
Hay there are 1O6 operations at
lyorlS ut would appear that the
argef plants are working steadler
1f atsleast the daily production Ia
arsr normal than previously. To,
taY activities show that four NOR :
hines have men In the pits today
fhan yesterday. Seventy.nine Of
he mines at work are on the No.
nohgah division, B. & o. or Just two
es than on Monday. The Monon.
sahela today shows the hest work
ing conditions for long time, with
2e plants busy out Of a possible 81
lThis Is the greatest number OF oper.
stions at work on this road for a
fong time. Conditions also are
ipore rosy on the Western Mary
and where five mines, the largest
bnes. are at work. The idleness is
fess there today than It has beer
ur come time also.
Twenty.six. mines today are work.
Ing along the Charleston division,
ls; & o. which is Just one less thai
yesterday. With only thIrty.tour
plants at work on the Monuongahela
galway in Pennsylvania, there are
fitN less, mines working today than
pm Monday.
Personal Mention.
Howard W. Showalter, Diamond
Coal Coz went to Pittsburgh yes
erday afternoon.
Samuel NJ. Eccles, engineer, Jam
son a. q G. Co., returned from
irensbufg, Pa, last evening.
Harry 3, Clark. Clark interests,
lgho had been In New York City
sst week, has returned to Fair
1922 Loading Record.
ExclusiYel of the mines along the
N. & X Railway the plants of
Northern West Virginia on Mon.
bay loaded 14ss cars OF coal. More
!lan half OF this total was loaded
3n the Monongah division. B. & O.,
where f73 cars were produced yes
erdayl This proved to be the
heaviest daily production on the
lilyision in 1922 and in fact the
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SEEK MASKED MEN.

NASHNILLB, Ark, March 21.-
Police today were searching for
mRslted men who late yesterday
shot and killed Walter Gibbs; Is
years old rs he attempted to pro
tect Joel Harris. ahout so, who
was taken outside oe the town
and Whipped severely after the
killing Of Gibbk
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STRIKE EXTENDED

PAWTuCKET, r, II, March 21
Extension OF the textile strikei
in New England to Lawrence
Mass, was announced today BY
the United Textile workers joi
America.
After Learning Of red auctions In
wages In Lawrence cotton mills,
the textile leader said he had ir-
'strueted an organizer to proc< I'd
there at once to declare q strike
and to form . strike organization,
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BANKER ARREsTED Il n

: MIAMI, Fla, March 21-C. NJ,
Clayton, vice president OF the
Miami National Bank, was ar.
rested today on "a warrant charg,
ing violation OF the federal prohi-
.bltion laws.
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Formal Order Issued at
indianapolis
Office
SHORTAGE NgT EEAREl
Indiana Operators Also
Determined tolStep
Check-Off

INDIANAPOLIS, March st.--
A formal call for 4 stake 81
both anthracite and httlIufnous
coal miners on April t.Was sent
out today from the headauar
ters Of the United Mine Work.
ers Of America.
Copies of the call were
placed in the mails for deli-
very TO officials Of an sof the
unions 5000 locals orghnika-
tions scattered throughout
the country. The text OF tho
call was not made public here
in the absence OF all officials
Of The union.
NEW YORK, March ii rihs
order for a suspension Of work in
the anthracite and bitdmibous coal
mines throughout the country af
fecting about 10000 mfaer. siiI
be, issued late this afternoon, ia
eording 10 PhI1lIp, aiprra interna
ttonal vice pre- oi mo Uliitad
Mine Workers Of America aIr.
Murray declined to diseuss ans
details Of the order before that
time.
Its issuance comedies with the
first meeting of the sub sconmis
tee OF anthracite miners and
operators to draw up a new waes
contract for the one expiflns
March 81. In their demands sers-
ed on the operators about 4 week
ago, the miners. in addition 70 de-
manding a 20 per cent increase H.
wages, declared that q suspension
Of work would follow the failure oi
the subcommittee to- come 10 aii
agreement before April II i
generally conceded that no new
agreement was reached before tiial
date.
The operators in their reply d
the miners demands declared thn
Continued on Page Fonr
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ASKS APPROPRIATION

WASHINGTON, March 21-
President Harding asked Congress
today for an appropriation Of
100000 for the care, custody and
operation of the naval petroleum
reserves in California, Wyoming
and Oklahoma, fgssl
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ThirteenCoal
Strikes Since
10Th Century

Number OF coal miners strik-
ing at various times In former
years and days Of work lost by
average strikers are as follows,
according to the governments
geological survey:
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'RIcKARp Jury sEuecTEn

RICHARD JURY SELECTED.
. NEW YORK, March 2t.-Witn
eight jurors tentatively accepted.
the task Of examining taiismen
was continued today in the case Of
Tex Rickard, sport promoter.
charged with criminally assaultine
15-year-old Sarah schoenfeld Sc
lection Of q Jury was completed
before noon.
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NEW CLUE FOUND.

RIVERSIDE, N! j., March 21.-
A photograph of a woman seated
In a row boat with the scrawled
direction Of "Cherclez La Femme
(find the woman) is the latest clue
in the killing Of John T. Brunen,
circus owner, slain in his home
ten days ago.
The photograph and a letter
written by a man in New York
were received today by Prosecutor
]. H. Kelsey OF Burlington County,
Find the woman" the writer
of the letter directed, ''and you
will find the murderer"
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REED ANNOUNCES cANplpAc

ST. LOUIS, March 21.-United
States Senator James "A. Reed to.
day announced he would seek re-
election on the lpemoeratie. tiekst.
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THE WEATHER

snow tonight aradusllY risinn tenn
peFature Wednesday probably
tair, not much change II sem.
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Fun Associated Press wire
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