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New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
UNION LEADER LOSES
Former Grand President of Main tenance of Way Laborers Must Re- turn $177,OOO. to Brotherhood.

Detroit, Nov. 10.-Allen F.. Barker of Detroit, former grand president of the International Brotherhood of Maitenance of Way Employees and Railway Shop laborers, today was or dered in a decision given by Circuit Judge Henry A. Mendel to return to the brotherhood $177,000 and to give an accounting for s4o,oo0 more he said he expended in organization work for the brotherhood.
 Suit for return of the entire amount has been brought against Barker by officials of the brotherhood, the or ganization charging he had convert ed the union's funds to his own use.
 The court in his decision said testi- mony showed the sums had not been expended in organization work.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
SPECIAL CARS FOR
 HIGH SCHOOL GAME
Trolleys Will Leave Central Park Tomorrow at 12:45 and 1905 for
 Trinity Field.

So large will be the delegations of students of the New Britain High school who will attend the Hartford New Britain football game at Trinity Field, Hartford, tomorrow afternoon. that several special cars have been chartered to transport them. Cars for the game will leave the New Brit ain center at 12:45 o'clock and at 1905 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
cHILDERs CAPTURED

Belfast, Nov 10.--(By Associated Press LA Wicklow message today says Erskine Childers, one of Ramon De valera's leading lieutenants, and another prominent republican, were captured there early today. It is re- ported Mir De Valera also was in the house where the captures were ef- fected but evaded arrest.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
CHILD MOVIE STAR ILL

Los Angeles, Nov. 1o-Peggy Mont gomery, three year old motion pie ture actress, known as Baby Peggy is i'll with pneumonia at her parents residence in Owensmouth, near here, it was announced today.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
Beveridge Loses Indiana
 By Total of 35.599 Votes

Indianapolis Nov. 10. = Complete unofficial figures on U. S. senator, tabulated by the Associated Press to- day, showed that Samuel M. Ralston, democrat, defeated former Senator Albert J. Beveridge, republican by 35,59s votes in the election held Tues day. The figures are: Ralston 558,499; Beveridge 522,900; William Henry, socialist, 11,413.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
CLEAR cuLEBRA CIT.

Panama, Nov. 10.--The recent slide of earth northwest of Culebra affect ed only ten thousand cubic yards of dirt This will be cleared away to- day. Traffic through the canal has not been affected, says an official bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
TIRE COMPANY CLOSED
Suit For S4.000 Brought Against West
 Main Street Firm

The Hewitt Rubber company of New York. through Lawyer William J. Mulligan, of Hartford, has brought suit against the s. and K. Tire and vulcanizing company of 1oo-1o2 West Main street.
 Deputy Sheriff M. D. Stockwell served the write and closed the place today. The writ is returnable in the superior court on the first Tuesday of December.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
Special Notice

Public whist given by the Daugh- ters of Veterans Saturday evening, November 11th at G. A. R. hall, Sov- ereign building, at 8 o'clock, Good prizes.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
FALLS THIRTY FEET

Mortimer l.. Rhodes Meets With Ac.
 cident At Icehouse.
 Mortimer l.. Rhodes suffered pain- full injuries about the body and was badly shaken up, when he sustained a 3o-foot fall at the icehouse near White Oak this afternoon. He was taken to his home in Berlin in the police ambulance.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10

You want what you want when you want it. That's why Herald want ads. are being used every day with such great success for the ad- vertiser.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
Special Notice

Business & Professional Women's club dance, Grotto hall, this evening. Admission 75c. Public invited.- advt.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
DETROIT FOOTBALL FATALITY

Detroit, Nov. 10.-The first fatality of the year here from injuries re- ceived in football game were re- ported today. Arthur Holsbeke, in- jured in an industrial league game Sunday, died last night.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
RESERVES sTILLMAN DECISION

RESERVES SIIDINfAN OECISION ! Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Nov. 10.--Su- lpreme Court Justice Joseph Mors-
 chauser, reserved decision today on a
 motion made by Outerbridge Horsey,
 counsel for James A. Stillman to va
 cate the judgment in the Stillman lease.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10

FRANKLIN SQUARE FILLING STATION Opposite the Elihu Burritt Monument. Socony gasoline. Convenient stopping place, on the main road. and courteous quick service are some If the reas,ns why you should make this YOUR i'll rS station. Edw. Russell In charge.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Burial Lots, Monuments NRMIsTIcH DAY = Menumenta, reuneni orances and cemetery services shouli h' trranged for now. All grades of nNrbis and granite. John F, Meehan Nom r4ent Works, Clark et., Cor. Union.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
AUTOMOTIVE
Auto and Truck Agencies

BUICK MOTOR CARS-"Bettes cars srs .,s, ing built and Buick Is bnil ling :teIa, '' New Britain Buick Co.,. 21e Arch strA !. Telephone 2670. E
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10

FEDERAL truck for sale One Lippard stewart truck-1h ton--both Continental motors-in good condition. Also special
 cab body for use on either truck. Apply J. M Delaney & Co.,, Inc, Meriden Conn.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10

NEW Shoe Repairing shop, S. Kachadoor- ian. II Lafayette St., next to Chinese laundry. Use good leather, low price. All work guaranteed. Free shine with every pair of shoes repaired.
 MANUFACTURERs!-B bl y,ur T ocaie. sample boards and cabinet work and b.svO it done right. High grade furniture .s- paired, also. c. fl. Day. c,itlet iasxsr l63 Arch St.. rear. Phone 2s;a. PAY AS YOU GET PAID and be well dressed. Boston Clothing Store. New, Britains Family Clothier." 63 Church.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10

CADILLAC. JEwETT PAIGE CAR, -- Lash Motor Co.,, "A Reputabis Conserl' v West Main. Cor. Lincoln 8.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
-. Autos and Trucks For Sale

COUPE, Al condition. speedometer. mo- tormetor. shock absorbers Atwater sys- tenn, gas light and many other aocessor- ies, S350. Elmer Auto Co., 22 Main St
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10

COLUMBIA AND DORT MOTOR ClR-. Commerce and Ruggles truck R. c. Nas dolph. l27 Cherry Et. Phone i05l-L
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-14
HOMELESS NEGROES
BEING SHELTERED

NORFOLK. va. April 14.-Fif.
teen hundred negroes, rendereu
homeless by the conflagratIon
which swept through Berkeley, a
Norfolk suburb last night, were
being sheltered today by private
and governmental relief agencies.
After supperIess and shleepless
night, dawn found hundreds of the
refugees wandering wearily over
the blackened, devastated fire
area, extending for three quarters
OF mile through the heart of the
negro section, and containing the
ruins OF 800 homes.
City officials estimated the total
property loss at $150,0O0. A cook
tent was erected today at Berkeley
and small tents were brought from
the navy yard on the st. Helena
reservation to give men OF the
negro colony shelter. Women and
children were taken care Of at the
homes OF negroes in Berkeley and
Norfolk.
The origin OF the fire still re-
mained undetermined today. but
police officials are inclined to the
belief that a lighted match or Gig
arctic, thrown into trash at dis.
mantled lumber plant by some boys
who were playing baseball IN an
adjacent lot, may have been re-
sponsible. The blaze started at the
plant and spread rapidly.
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STENOGRAPHER ACTS
SCOUT FOR BANDITS

NEW YORK, April IA story
of a gang OF safe-blowers, working
with the aid Of a girl stenographer
used as a scout, today was obtained
by detectives investigating last
nights raid on the Royal Insurance
Co. Building at 81 William street,
In which nearly $4,000 worth Of
cash and securities were taken
from a number OF offices.
The police claimed to have oh.
tanned the story from George
Breckenridge, a watchman. who
was found bound and gagged. AC
cording to detectives, Breckenridge
confessed being a party to the rob.
berries although he protested net
to know the names OF any Of the
robbers. He was taken to police
headquarters for further question
ing but up to noon had not been
arrested.
The police asserted that Breck!
enridge unfolded a plot for system.
attic robbing Of large office build.
ings in which the girl, a sweetheart
of one Of the band, played an im-
portant role. The girl would OBJ.
tain employment In one Of the of
flee buildings, make a sketch OF the
building and learn the method Of
handling the money. Then sht
would turn her information over to
her bandit lover and resign, accord.
ing to the police sharing in the
loot when the gang did the job.
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NON-UN|ONF|ELDS
REAP|NG HARVEST
Total Of 1898 Carloads Load.
ed in Southern West Vir-
ginia Thursday

Figures received from Southern
West Virginia today by George s.
Bracket. Fairmont secretary Of
the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators Association, shows that
coal production is largely on the
increase in those fields. Some Of
the nonunion fields are putting
out exceptional heavy tonnages ),
On Thursday 4,903 cars were pro.
duced.
Thursdays production was as
follows: New River, 24S cars, an.
nroxlmately the, same tonnage as
Wednesday; Logan 1,10s cars:
Big Sandy, 224 cars, Pocahontas,
1872 cars; Kanawha, SO cars a
gain Of 10 cars over Thursday;
Sandy Valley and Elk Horn 13l
cars; Long Fork, S5 cars; Tug
River, %S2 cars: Cllnch Valley las
cars; Kenoya.Thacker, 451 cars;
The Winding Gulf and williamson
fields were reported to have pro.
duced about a normal tonnage on
Thursday.
The average tonnage in West
Virginia under normal times has
been approximately $500 cars, ac.
cording to Mr.. Brackett.
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oFFIcEERlgs'ELLEcTED E 1 TODAY;
BYhWH0LESALEt GRO 0CERS

PARkERsBURG, April 14.-w.
g. McConaughey Of this city was
elected president Of the West Wiz,
ginia Wholesale Grocers "Associa.
tion for the twentieth consecutive
year at the closing meeting OF the
three day convention Of that or
ganlzation held In this city this
morning. John B. Stevenson Of
Huntington was elected treasurer,
and the following directors were
named:
W. G. Conaughey. Parkersburg;
d. B. Hagen, Huntington. ]. W.
Wagner. Wheeling; F. g. Gaylord,
Clarksburg. Robert Morris, Clarks-
burg, A. N. Rangely, Princeton,
and W. A. Beavers. Grafton.
The convention next year will be
held in Parkersburg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-14
TRAINING CLASS
STARTS SUNDAY
Expected to Accomplish Big
Work Along Sunday
School Lines

"A strong faculty has been secured
for the training school for Sunday
school workers, which begins at 3
o'clock Sunday at the M. E. Church,
South, Fairmont avenue and Sec.
ond. street. M. W. Brabham OF
Nashville, Tenn, who Is superln.
tendent OF administrative depart.
ment of Sunday schools OF the NJ.
p. Church, South, will teach the
course entitled Organization and
Administration. Of the Sunday
School,, ~ 7IIs
Mr.. sBrabham is recognlzei as
qne Of the, lead ding Sunday school
men Qt North America. lie served
at the head of the Sunday school
slysntk IN North Carolina for several
years and then filled a similar DO.
sition for some time in Virginia
He has been connected with the
General Sunday School Board,
Nashville, Tenn, for the past three
years.
Miss Lncy Foreman Is superin.
tendent Of the young peoples de-
partment Of the NJ. E. Church,
South, coming in touch with the
workers In the young peoples divi.
sion OF more than seventeen thou.
sand Sunday schools of this denora.
ination. She has been identified
with the. Sunday school work in
Nashville for ten years, She will
teach the course, Young Peoples
Organization"
The Rev. A. J., Walton is direc.
tor Of religious education OF the n.
nous Johnson Memorial Church,
Huntington, W. Va. He has hao
experience in normal work and Y.
M G. A. work, besides years Of ex.
perience in religious education as
pastor and teacher. His course
will be THE Principles Of Religious
Teaching"
Miss Anna Woody OF Roanoke,
Va, is elementary superintendent
Of" the Baltimore conference ami
has had extensive experience in
both normal and Sunday school
work in the South. Her course will
be Primary Organization"
The following committees have
worked In conjunction with the ex-
ecutiye committee Publicity, Mrs.
R. A. Watts, chairman; enrolment,
II. T. Jones, chairman; arrange:
ments, ]. D. Wilson, chairman; n.
nance, S. E. James, chairman.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-14
A SQUARE DEAF

CLEARFlELD, Pa. April IL
Striking miners employed by II.
P. Swope are to pay only one half
the usual rent for company houses
during the strike, and are to have
for gardening, free OF charge such
land as Mr., swope has To offer!
We will not try to do anything
for the present, explained Mr..
swope In a notice posted al tiie
mines. and added, in the mean
time you as well as the companies
] represent will have to draw ON
our savings to live until wort ~
resumed.
However. I appreciate that
you. In the referendum vote re-
Gently taken voted against STRIFE.
proving that the great mat6fity
appreciates the good treatment !
have always tried to accord you.
and while I cannot ford the pres
ent strike, the interests i repre-
sent can help yop.n
Distribution Of the land, Mr..
swope added, would Do as fairly
as possible.
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Appeals His Own Case Under
Criminal Anarchy Statute

q NEW, YORK, April .14-Accom.
panied by!a prison guard, Isaac p.
Ferguson, a former Chicago law.
yer. now serving from five to ten
years in Sing Sing for violating.
the criminal anarchy law, appear.
ed today In the. chambers of Jus
tice Cardoza Of the Court Of Ap-
peals' to personally argue motion
for certificate of reasonable
doHbtSin connection with his con-
viction.
Ferguson and Charles E. Ruth
enherg, who Joins In the plea,
were convicted by the appellate
division Of the Supreme Court IN,
1920 for their alleged interest In
the circulation Of a radical paper
that published the left wing So
cialist manifesto.
Y Tie appeal OF Ferguson and
Ruthenberg was the first test Of
the criminal anarchy statute since
1t was enacted twenty years, ago.
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PLEASANT valley !
.COMPANYSETTLES
. TNO.CASESTOD
- IHssesHs
Sensation Sprung In Court
When Announcement Is
Made Of SettIemet

A sensation was sprung In Cir
cult Court this afternoon when at
the beginning Of the case OF Alice
Moran vs.. the Pleasant Valley
Homes Co., a corporation, and the
Fred T. Ley Co., which was sched-
uled to occupy the time and atten-
tion Of the court for this afternoon
and all day tomorrow, a member
of counsel for defense arose as
Clerk Lawrence a. Gather started
to swear in the fury and announc.
ed that tho case had been settled.
Attorney Harry Shaw, who was
looking after the interests Of the
plaintiff in the case, instructed the
court to swear the Jury and let It
ran!er its verdict In favor OF the
plaintiff. Alice Moran, and assess
her damages at $500. This was
quickly carried out. and the jury
was discharged.
The next case on the docket, tina.
OF Jesse R. Pitcher and Lula
Pitcher VS.. the Pleasant Valley
Homes Co.. and the Fred T. Ley
Co., was called and Attorney Harry
Shaw o fcounsel for the defense
asked the court to grant him a
few minutes as he thought that he
would be able to reach a com.
promise in that case also. Attor-
ney Shaw and Osman E. Swartz,
attorney for the defense, left the
court room. In five minutes they
returned and announced that a
verdict had been agreed upon. !.
Twelve Jurors were called to the
box and asked to render the YER
dict agreed upon by the attorneys
in the case. The evrdict was m
favor OF the plaintiff, Jesse R. and
Lulu Pitcher, and assessed their
damages at $3.50. Prior to the in.
itlal announcement OF counsel for
the defense this afternoon, the two
cases which were settled In less
than twenty minutes had been ex-
pectcd to be two OF the hardest
Continued on Page Eight
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seventy SMALL
.NINES WORKING.
INREG|ON TODAY
Gain Of -Four Shown Over
Thursday in Northern
West Virginia
TONNAGE / OFF 5 CARS.
-Four Less Mines Active in
Brownsville District This
}, Morning
OFF 5 CARS

Seventy small mines are at work
today in Northern West Virginia.
This Is four more than on Thurs
day On the Monongah Division,
81 q o., there are fourteen mines
htwork, or three more than yes
terday. Along the Charleston
Division, B. G. O., today, twenty
fopr mines are at work, which is
He same number as yesterday.
lone mine Is working on the Mon
tonSahela Railway, and four mines
continue to work on the Connells-
vile Division, B. & o. No change
Is apparent on the Cumberland
Division, B. & o.. where thirteen
4 mines continue active daily. Today
Ahere are thirteen mines at work
ON the M. & X. Railway, which Is
two more than the previous day.
One mine continues to work on
the gelington & Weaver branch OF
the Western Maryland Railway.
Production Eases
PRODUCTION in Northern West
Virginia on Thursday aggregated
124 cars, or five cars less than on
"Wednesday. Twenty-three cars of
eeoal were loaded on the Charles
son Division, B. & o., a loss OF
nine cars, while on the Monongah
Division, B. & o., one less car of
coalSswas loaded compared to the
previous day. Tho tonnage load
ed the Monongahela Railway
at i've cars yesterday was cut in
halfScompared to che previous day.
Tonnage on the Connellsville Di-
vision, 3. 6 O., yesterday was nine
cars, a gain Of two cars. A slight
increase was noted on the Cum
berland Division, B. 6 O., which,
With q total Of twenty-one cars
showed an increase OF four cars.
Another increase Of tonnage
|, was obseryed on the NJ & X. yes
terdaY whore twenty-eight cars Of
coal were loaded, gain OF flve
cars over the previous day. No
coal was loaded on the NJ. & W.
CONTINUED on Page Eight
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NAMED TO
SUCCEED W|LES
New Member Of Public Ser
vice Commission Ap-
pointed Today

CHARLESTON, April 14.-Resig.
nation Of G. r. C. .Wiles as a mem.
ber and chairman OF the Public
Service Commission, to be effet.
tive May !, and appointment Of
James J. Divine OF Welch as his
successor were announced by Gov
ernor Morgan today.
The resignation Of Commissioner
Wiles had been rumored as immI.
nent for some time, II having been
generally understood that he was
anxious TO return to the practice Of
law. the reason assigned in his res.
ignation.
The retiring commissioner was
appointed by Governor Cornwell in.
1917. He was born at Rugby. Va,
1877, and when he was 9 years old
the family moved TO Logan County,
West Virginia. Mr.. Wiles Is a
graduate Of West Virginia Univer.
sity, where he acquired both his
academic and legal education.
After graduating from the col.
lege of law In 1900. he was admit
ted to the bar in Williamson and
practiced there until, his appoint.
ment as commissioner. He repre-
sented Mlngo County in the Legis-
lature In 1903 and was Democratic
candidate for Congress in 1906.
Mr.. Divine, a native Of Illlnois,
came to West Virginia in 1903, aft
er spending eight years in the Uni
iversity OF Michigan. He is a MEM
Der Of the law firm OF GreeYer, Gil.
slespie and Divine OF Welch, and
the only political office be. has ever
held Is his present one in the WEIGH
city council, ,s,s.-.,.,.,;.. :.
The appolrtee Is a Republican
while the retiring commissioner Is
a Democrat. One Republican and
one Democrat make up the rest o.
the commission.
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REDUCTION
. CLAIMED. UNSAFE
Deputy Chief Of Staff De-
cIares $50, 1000 Minimum
Limit for Defense

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
regular army cannot accomplish
the task set for It by law with a
personnel Of less than 10000,
Major General G. ]. Harbord,
deputy chief of statf declared to-
day before the Senate appropria-
tion committee in connection with
its consideration of the pending
army appropriation bill. To at
tempt TO cary out the work laid
down for the War Department
with less than 10000 men, he
said, would mean that something
must give way"
"There is minimum limit be-
low which you cannot go with
safety" General Harbord told the
committee. 1.-THE air service can.
not be efficient below 5000 men;
the cavalry and field artillery can
mot. safely be diminished. II
10000 or more men cannot be
had, then in my judgment, Con-
.gress. should frankly state a differ
ent mission for US and not mislead
the country on our national de-
.fepse,"
Comparison with the pre-war
army authorized, in 1916 would be
misleading, the deputy chief of
stair asserted, since the army then
numbered sIxty-tive regiments OF
Infantry against thirty-eight at
present; twenty-five Cavalry regi-
ments against fourteen and twen-
.ty:one regiments Of field artillery
against eighteen. not to mention
numerous new units which
have since been added. all of
which have tended to reduce the
strength Of the lighting ele-
ments." s
!, believe the aIS ropriation as
passed by the House Of Represen-
ltatives Is dangerously small and
imperils the national defense, =
General Harbord continued, par
ticularly. striking at the National
Guard, the organized reserves, the
officers reserve training camp and
the civilian military training
camps and SO reduce the regular
establishment that the purpose Of
the act Of June 4.S1s20, (national
defense act. amendedl cannot be
Carried out"
General Harbord outlined the
functions of the War Department
as,laid down under that law. The
hrst and primary duty, he said /;
was to train and develop the
national guard"
'.Thisswe consider our principle
mission, !, he explained, there are
now employed In the work, 965
etacets and ], 500 soldiers.
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ALLIES DIVIDED
OVER|NDEMN|7.Y
! FROM RUSSIANS
Efforts to Straighten Out Eu.
ropes Financial Tan.
gle Continue

GENOA, April 14-tBy The AS.
sociated Press.) DIvergencies Of
opinion over Russia are reported
to have developed at the, meeting
this morning of the economic con.
ference's "blg four" for discussion
Of the Russian problem. The par.
ticipants were Prime Minister Lloyd
George, of Great Britain, Vice Pre-
mter Barthou Of France. Foreign
Minister schanzer of Italy, and For
eign Minister Jaspar of Belgium.
The Italian delegation afterward
confirmed the report that the docu.
dent drawn up by the Allied ex-
perts in London dealing with the
question OF Russia, which has been
the center OF so much discussion,
had not been indorsed by the vayi-
Gus allied government. The Ital.
ian expert, indeed, had disapproyef
OF those clauses of the report, which
II put into effect would humiliate
Russia, It was declared. Lloyd
George, It was asserted, after tho
morning session. had favored the
Russian proposal to grant Russia
indemnity for damages she had
sustained as the result OF military
operations against the soviet re.
gime.
Experts at Work
Europe's financial tangle was
brought to the front for consider
alton at today's sessions OF the
Genoa conference, further discus
sion Of Russian affairs having
been postponed until tomorrow.
Sir Basil Blackett, controller Of
finance OF the British Treasury,
called his special consultation
committee Of financial experts to-
gether, hoping to evolve the basis
for a preliminary report to tho
financial committee Of the confer
ence tomorrow. This special COM
mittee, comprises representatives
of virtually every European coun-
try except Russia and its members
are reputed to be the leading I'm
anclal experts of the continent.
They are expected to devise &prac-
,ticahle plans for Strengthening out
Europe's econ omic, mach bInery, :,
Thanks Archbishop n 4;
DR., Wirths the German cham
cellor, today visited signor signori
Archbishop Of Genoa, to express
appreciation Of and gratitude for
the interest displayed by Pope
Plus In the work Of the confer
ence. ~