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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-22
EElERALOFFICERS
..BySY IN DISTRICT
i've Arrests Made Today
for Violations of
Whisky Law

Robert E. Mcdowell, arrested
Ioday by special federal govern,
eent dry agents on a charge of
|iolating the National Prohibition
kct5 was given a preliminary hear
|ng before United States Commits.
|ioner u P. Kirby, this afternoon
nd held for the action OF the May
|edkraI court grand jury at Wheel.
|ng. His bond was placed at $500
tut he was unable to secure
|cndsman and was locked up in
|Iarion County jail.
United States Deputy Marshal
howard Adams brought Martin Ii.
Iinsld. Carl Polinski, Mary Payos.
4 aud Wassell Lukin, all residents
4 Flemington, Taylor County, to
his city this afternoon and ar.
iigned them before United States
Vommissioner ]. P. Kirby at 2
Pclock Friday afternoon. They
we're locked up in the Marion
Founty jail to await the hearing.
The four persons had Just com.
|teted serving sentences in the
|ayiof County Jail at Grafton for
|iolating the state prohibition laws
Ind the federal charge is an out.
growtf OF the same violation.
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Fairmont Builders Ex-
change Turns Down
Suggestion
ACTION is EXPLAINED
Willing Only to Meet I'm
ions Separately in
Dispute

Refusal OF the Fairmont Build
ers' Exchange to confer with the
Building Trades Council and the
city board of directors to bring
about an adjustment of the differ
ences between the contractors and
the union employees was announc-
ed this afternoon by Mayor w. w.
Conway, who said that he had
received letter from the builders
exchange, rejecting, the invitation
of the city directors. The direc-
tors, at a special meeting last Sat
urday morning, decided to invite
representatives Of the two organi.
cations to a conference in the
hope of bringing about a settle
ment OF the wage dispute.
Although declining the invita-
ton OF the City Board OF Direc-
tors, the builders exchange ex-
presses Its willingness to meet
with the unions separately, ex-
planning that the unions "gave no
consideration to a request Of the
exchange for a conference.
The letter from the builders
exchange refusing to consider ar
bitratlon, as made public this af-
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
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CASH RES|GNSAS
y. N. SECRETARY
Resignation Accepted by
Directors With
Regret

Activities Of the Y. NJ. c. A. and
the finances of the local organiza-
tion were received by the board OF
directors Of the Y. NJ. c, a. at a
special business meeting last night.
The resignation of A. ]. Cash as
general secretary was accepted at
the meeting. Out of a total OF
twenty.one directors, there were
seventeen present. Everything
connected with the Y. NC. A., its
building, It's employed force, its
varied activities, its bonded indebt.
edness. its current obligations, and
its budget for the new fiscal year.
were all carefully reviewed with a
view TO the strictest economy in
harmony with the largest eff
cheney.
1t was the unanimous opinion OF
all present that the Y. NJ. c.. A.
was serving Fairmont TO better ad-
vantage today than ever before in
its history. In fact there Is no 9th
er institution in Fairmont in which
go many organizations concentrate
their social and business activities
as in the Y. NJ. c. A. 1t was q
source of profound pleasure TO the
board Of directors to note the In.
creasing effectiveness OF their In.
stitution in serving the community,
It was said today.
Because of the fiscal year being
ended. the audit of the books for
the year was presented, and the
matter Of the type OF campaign for
membership for the year was dis.
cussed. 1t was felt that consider.
able confusion had arisen during
the year because Of the type OF
campaign conducted last year. Last
years campaign was not for mem.
bership, but for Building and I'm
proyements." It was understood,
however, that anyone contributing
to the campaign the equivalent OF
a membership fee would be issued
a membership card for the year
Somehow this understanding was
never carried out and regret was
expressed by the directors last
night because OF this oversight.
Plans were accepted last night
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-22
|! B!IRIiIEFSUSP''ENSION /
OF WORK FEARED
Meeting of Directors of
MonongaheIa Associ-
alton Held

A melting of the board OF direc-
tors of the Monongahela GOAL as
ISOLATION was held at the office Of
the National Fuel Co., Morgan
town, yesterday afternoon. Sec
retary c. D. Junkins and twelve Of
the fifteen directors were present.
Routine matters pertaining TO
the perfecting of the organization
were disposed OF and considerable
time was spent in the exchange Of
views concerning the attitude OF
the miners with regard to the sus-
pension ordered by President John
L. Lewis Of the United Mine Wor-
kers.
The impression prevailed that
the coal miners Of the Morgantown
district will observe this strike
order for a period not exceeding
two weeks, II at al. This assocla-
tion, whose members posted its
adjusted wage scale to become
effective April 1, has declared
against the check-off, thereby fol-
lowing the action taken by opera
tors associations in the principal
coal producing districts Of the
country.
The association received word
from the National Coal Associa-
ton, Washington. D. c., that 1t
would welcome the, Monongahela
Coal association to the member
ship of its body. A resolution was
passed authorizing tbs Mononga-
hela association to become affiliat-
ed with the national soft coal
operators association, Secretary
Junkins being instructed to make
the necessary application.
A committee was appointed to
convene with Assessor e. E.
White with a view to equalizing
the assessment value Of the Diff
ferent seams of coal in Mononga-
hela county. Freight rate matters
also came UP for discussion. G
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KEENEY GOESSLOW
ON STRIKE ORDER
None Expected Until At
ter Cleveland and Balti-
more Meeting, If Then

Effort TO smoke out President
c. Frank Keeney, Charleston, presi-
dent of district II, United Mine
Workers OF America, as to when he
will issue suspension order for
district II, has met with evasive
replies, according to Charleston dis.
patches. One quotation which he
is credited with saying Is that "the
convention hasn't adjourned yet"
AS far as the miners district con.
ventlon at Charleston Is concerned,
the action on tho international poll
icy's committee was adopted today
practically verbatim, as predicted
previously. AS a matter OF fact, the
district convention has no bearing
on the conference to be held at
Baltimore on Saturday between
the operators and miners OF North
ern West Virginia, but the outcome
of the meeting Of the international
policy committee Of the United
Mine Workers at Cleveland on Fri.
day will tell the story. The action
shows that the district is lining un
behind the international organiZa
tion and independent district talk
will now cease.
There is sufficient rubber" in
the policy committees report,
which was adopted at the interns.
tional convention at Indianapolis.
to permit the outlying districts to
work II President Lewis and the
international policy committee de.
eide to let them do 1t. The union
is up against tough sailing In states
and regions that are not organized
100 per cent, so that some conces:
sions must be made or ground will
be lost by the organization in gem
eral.
1t is apparent that President
Keeney is very wisely Withholding
any strike order or statement until
after he either attends or his rep.
attends the information.
al policy committees meeting at
Cleveland and he gets something OF.
ticial from President Lewis and the.
policy committee to announce. This
is the reason why he set the Balti.
more conference Just as soon as
possible after the international
policy committee meeting in Cleve.
land. Reeney realizes that there Isl
considerable non.union sentiment
In Northern West Virginia, but
that there Is a possibility OF saving
the organization In the Fairmont
field II the miners are reasonable
in their demands. Keeney wild
know where he, will stand after the
meeting in Cleveland Friday. HsI
~ Continued on Page Etghtl
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South Sea Dances
Decided Not as Bad
as Plain Shiranaie

NEW YORK, March 22.-
soothed with the judicial yer.
dict that the dance art Of the
South Seas, grass skirts and ali,
can't be worse, II as bad, as our
native shimmie, four falr
dancers answered when they
Shocked" Manhattan police de
tectlves today.
Gllda Gray, Betty Wonders,
Dorothy Conroy and Helena
Kuskl so stirred watching de-
tectives, who visited the uptown
cafe in which they. were en-.
gagged, that they were arrested
as stagers OF an immodest ex.
hibition. Their costumes, De.
tectlve Andrew Mclaughlin told
Magistrate Douras, were mod.
eled after Gunga Din's Justly ia.
nous uniform.
1--WE seen all kinds OF dane
ing, but never anything half SO
bad as that" said the detective.
Then one Of the fair defend
ants donned her dancing garb-
over her street dress-for tho
ediflcation Of the court, where.
upon 1t was decided that Man.
hattan's modesty remained un
scathed.
The court also dismissed the
cafe proprietor who had been
arrested for engaging the
dancers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-22
FINAL SKIRM|SH
0NBONUSPLANS
Measure to Come Up
Tomorrow Morning
in House

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Rc-
publican House leaders prepared
today for the final skIrmlsh in tho
long fight over soldiers bonus leg.
islation. They looked, however, for
only comparatively little opposition
tomorrow when the measure was
to come up in the House under a
suspension of the rules.
Four hours Of debate we're to pre-
cede the final roll call, set for BE-
fore adjournment. Halt of this
time was to be assigned to oppo.
nents for the firing Of the final
shots at the compromise bill. SEN
ate leaders said they did not ex.
pect the decision to change a sin.
gle vote and they predicted that
far more than the necessary two
thirds majority would be obtained
for the bill.
A resolution making tomorrow a
special suspension day in the House
so as to consider the bonus bill un.
der a suspension OF the rules was
approved by the rules committee
with formal record vote. Chair.
man Campbell' said the House.
would; meet at II o'clock, an hour
earlier than usual and that there
would be an hours debate on the
resolution before the bonus bill was
reached. Only a majority vote
would be necessary for the adop-
ton Of the resolution which pro-
vides for four hours debate on the
bill.
Chairman Fordney Of the ways
and means committee will control
two hours OF the time Of the debate
on the bill, and Representative Gar.
ner OF Texas, ranking Democrat on
that committee will control the
other two hours. Representative
Campbell said Representative Ford-
ney would place one hour OF his
time at the disposal Of Representa-.
tive Treadway OF Massachusetts,
who, opposes the bill. Representa-.
tive Garner said he would allot one
hour Of his time to Democratic sup
porters otthe bin
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-22
miners ATTACK
J. CUSHING S CLAIM
Declare Operators Are
Merely Setting up
Smoke Screen"

WASHINGTON, March ga
Bituminous coal operators, who
see danger to themselves from
antitrust law enforcement II they
confer with the miners union ma
tionally to fix wages, was declar-
ed to be setting up simply a
smoke screen" in statement is
sued today by the miners. The
statement referred 10 an address
by George II. Cushing, managing
director OF the American Whole
sale Coal Association, In which
the alleged legal dangers were
discussed.
They know this is a frivolous
excuse, bpt It is the only one they
have;Ieft,t the mine workers state
ment said, charaeterizing Mr..
Gushing as being Sin a large way
representative Of the operators"
"only recently President Hard
ing announced that Attorney Gem
eral Daugherty had given him an
official opinion that the operators
and miners would not violate any
law of the United States by meet
ing in joint conference for the
purpose OF negotiating a new wage
agreement. -" Both President
Harding and Secretary of Labor
Davis have been unsparing in their
denunciation OF the operators for
their assault on business morals
by breaking their valid contract
with the miners"
The statement asserted that the
operators in the central competi-
tive field were absolutely bound
by contract to enter a national
conference which most of than
have refused to enter, and added
that "the plain, bald faced pur-
pose in the heads OF the operators
is the destruction Of the miners
union"
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Stocks of Potatoes in
Is States Estimated

WASHINGTON, March 22-
Stocks of potatoes In the hands of
farmers and local| dealers March
/ in the fifteen leading potato
states are estimated at 80, 0,946,0O0.
bushels by the Department OF Ag-
riculture. OF this quantity,
73,4S6,O00 bushels were held BY
farmers and 17,460,000 bushels
by local dealers. or the holdings
in the hands OF producers
sc, ,935,000 bushels are expected
to move of the farm and 42,556,-
900 to be retained.
In 1921 the group OF states
including Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri
and Kentucky. which normally
consume iu addition to their own
large Production OF potatoes, the
bulk OF the surplus from the nor
thern tier Of commercial states,
grew 35, 1000 bushels less than
in 1920, when 106,739,000 bush
els were produced,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-22
WEST virginia MINERS OPPOSED ITO
SEPARATE AGREEMENT IN DISTRICT
Railroad Men
Join Alliance

ST. LOUIS, March 22,-(By Tho
Associated Press.) - More than
100000 union railroad employees al.
ready have entered the alliance Of
railroad and mine workers accord.
ing to reports today.
The Brotherhood OF Railroad and
Steamship Clerks, freights handlers,
express and station employees, with
a membership of $4,000, and the
United Brotherhood OF Maintenance
of Way and Railroad Shop Labor
ers with membership OF $4,000,
have Joined the alliance, as has the
International Brotherhood OF Black.
smiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers.
The big five brotherhoods are ex.
pected to take action in May 1t. was
said. AT present the alliance Is
merely a moral one, 1t was ex-
planned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-22
DODGE CASE IN
HANDS OF Jury
Wealthy Detroit Man
Awaits Decision
Today

KALAMAZo, Mich. March .
The case OF John Duval Dodge.
young Detroit millionaire, accused
Of driving an automobile while N
toxIcated, went to the Jury today,
The defense rested this forenoon
six minutes after court conyenedl
abandoning It's plan to place
Dodge on the stand in his own be
half.
Final arguments Of copnsel were
brief, the prosecution reviewing
the midnight ride that resulted in
the serious injury ofsone 81 three
girls whom Dodge and d compan
ion, Rex Earl, Of Kalamazoo, i'm
vited to drive with them and as
serting 1t had proved by IFS wit
nesses that Dodge, was Intoxicated
at the time. The iprosecutor also
pointed out that one Of the girls
yesterday. testified that during
the ride Dodge made Improper ad-
yances TO her.
Z Counsel for Dodge ridicuied tn
assertion that he was intoxicated
referring the case as ejust rank
1tiwas admitted Dodge
had been drinking prior 70 the
ride, but testimony showed. coup
sci asserted that he had refused to
drink while in the car podge's
dAxterity in tnrnfrR tha machine
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Scale Committees Report
Adopted Today at
Charleston
.GENSURE harrington
Resolution on Traffic III
"Scabn Coal De.
feated

CHARLESTON. March %. stS.
hour days, five day weeks. no ne
duction in wages and other recon.
mendations Of the international
policy committee were made the OBJ
tectives Of district IA, United Mlno
Workers, when the district conyen
ton today adopted, with only two
or three dissenting votes the repof
of It's scale committee. "A motion
to consider the report BY sections
backed by opponents Of the six hour
day, was withdrawn and the vote
was on the report as a whole.
A resolution offered BY the Car
bondale local, asking railroad broth.
erhoods to stop carrying sscah
coal, was rejected according to rer
ords of the district Officials. an
though newspapermen IN the CON
Yention hall thought II had been
adopted. The resolutions commit
tee, in its report, reeommended re.
lection as interfering with con
tracts between employ yers and en-
PAoSo5l d4IuVuhH e6ApE6hhNuE tfulPtr
thy with the spirit Of tho resclu.
tion. President o. Frank Keene,-
declared that the conventions vote
rejected the resolution and adopted
the committees report to that NJ
feet, although the reporters had I'm
derstood that the affirmative ynte
was for adoption Of the resoriticp,
censure Farrinnten.
A resolution offered by local fs5f.
Mabie, W. Va, deplorings the tactic
and actions taken against Inter
national President John q. Lewis
by Frank Harrington, president q
the Illinois miners, was adopted
1t declared such actions were nm
unionistic and that President Far
rington should be reprimanded for
suggesting to the press and pubic
that separate agreement be nego:
tiated. Action to secure separate
agreements foy any state or distiio
CONTINUED on rage Eightl
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Department Store and Of
fices to Replace Lower
Floors
5 STORE ROOMS ALSO
Lodge Rooms
on Two Upper Floors
Planned

What promises to be one Of the
finest lodge rooms In West Vir-
'ginia will be located In the old
Grand Opera House building at
Jackson and Monroe streets after
extensive remodeling is completed
by Odd Fellows Lodge No. 2, Fair
mont, this summer.
The theater, which at present
occupies the lower two floors on
Monroe street and which has been
used only for two or three ANA
teur performances in the last year
and half, will soon pass into
history, for a department store
and sixteen modern Offices are to
take Its place.
The thlrd and fourth floors of
the building will be given over
entirely to Odd Fellows Lodge No.
2. In the extra, or basement,
story on Jackson street FIVE busi-
ness rooms will be located, II
present plans are carried out.
According to statements today
by members OF the building COM
mittee, which Is composed Of John
F. Phillips. chairman, o. S. Nc
Kinney and ]. A. Hess, the old
Grand Opera House Building Is to
receive a thorough overhaufing
and remodeling from top TO bot
tom.
No estimate of the cost has been
made public but as there will need
to be constructed a floor dividing
the first story from the second, in
addition to the other work, the
cost wtllsprobably run to quite q
large sum. While, it was stated,
negotiations. are under way with
an. occupant for the lower floor
department store, nothing cant De
announced at the present time.
According to plans submitted by
the architect, Mr.. Phillips stated,
the lodge rooms on the third and
fourth floors are to be all that can
be desired in artistry and COM
fort.
On the third floor will be pool
rooms, a reception room, a dining
room, a ladies' room, a kitchen
and several small rooms, all Of
which will be equipped with the
best of furniture and the latest Of
mechanical conveniences. On the
fourth floor will be a lodge meet
Ing room, large enough to care Tor
convention crowds and built with
beauty and utility as its supreme
co-objectlves.
Advertisements asking contrac.
tors for bids were published in
local papers today. The building
committee will receive bids until
10 o'clock noon April IT. Should
a suitable bid be received. work
on remodellng the building will
start at once and should be COM
pleted during the sumnGr.
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RACE
CREATES INTEREST
Out of 1874 Kiwanians, 121
Attend Luncheon
Today

Interest in the race between
the reds and the blues of the
Kiwanis Club is increasing, tudg-
ing by the attendance at the
luncheon today, which was the
best the club has yet had. Out OF
1874, there were 12l present. The
absence Of the secretary on ac-
count OF the extreme illness OF
his wife made 1t impossible to an
nounce the percentages Of the two
teams, however.
DR.. ]. c. Bloomfield gave the
third OF his travel talks, today,
discussing the traits and customs
of the people Of Japan. 1t was the
most interesting talk Of the series.
President L. D. Howard bespoke
for the glassworkers' convention
which meets here In July the full.
est cooperation OF the club In
making the meeting one OF the
best ever held by the national or.
ganization. Miss Boggess was In.
troduced TO the club and made an
appeal In behalf OF the Normal
School Y. W. C. A., which is
presenting the W. v. O. quartet
at the Normal School auditorium
tonight.
The following visitors were in
troduced: Harry Newburger. by
Bert Leopold; A. G. Caldwell Of
Baltimore by Glenn Hamilton;
Milton J. Schlesinger of Wheeling,
by A. P, Jones, Stuart Dettling of
New York, by Arch Sandy.
Miss osgood and Miss Heckert
entertained the club during the,
lunch hour with several piano!
numbers
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CASE
READY FOR JURY
Verdict Likely to Be
Returned Late
Today

The taking OF testimony in the
case Of D. T. Dickerson versus John
Supplita was concluded at 8 o'clock
this Afternoon and after the argu
ments by the attorneys the case
will go to the jury late this after
noon. Dlckerson Is suing Sup-
plita for $500 which he claims II
due and owing to him from rent
and part of the purchase price o.:
q soft drink. store at Baxter.
Dickerson Is represented In the
case by Attorney NJ. W. Ogden
while Attorneys L. C, Musgraye
and c. w. Brannon are'loolIing aft
er the interests Of the defense. The
case was started when court open.
ed at $3.50 this morning and the
plaintiff witnesses were all hearo
before noon. At 1890 the witnesses
for the defense were started and
they were all heard by 8 o'clock.
The trial jury In the case is COM
posed of Nimrod Haught. Harry
McCray, ]. L. Prickett, Al. H. Hun
saker, G. Merle Amos, Samuel
Leeper, w. s. Pitzer, John G. Nc;
Kinney, J.. G. Reese. Clarence Rine.
hart, Hugh Meredith and ]. E. Par
IRISH,
A verdict giving the plaintiff pos.
session of 1856 acres Of land and
assessing his damages at IS was
returned by the trial jury In tha
case OF ]. D. Dalton and Cora Dali
ton versus William E. Smith In cir
cult court late yesterday afternoon.
The case had occupied the atten:
ton Of the court. all day and was
hard fought by the attorneys for
both sides
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CUTS
NAVY TO $4,000
Graduating Glasses at
AnnopaIis Limited
to 200 ~

WASHINGTON, March 22-The
House naval committee agreed to-
day to report a bill fixing the
maximum authorized enlisted
strength Of the navy at $4,000
plus 5000 apprentices, or 10000
less than the number Secretary
Denby declared was needed to
operate the treaty feet.
The bill also provides that not
more than 200 members of each
graduating class at the naval
academy shall be commissioned
this year, in 1923 and 1924. There
are Sal members OF the first class
at the academy to be graduated in
June. :