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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
Father Curran Predicts End
OF Anthracite Coal Strike
Within Twenty-four Hours

ing about the peace overtures. He
said that when the deadlock was
renewed last week he called on
President W. ]. Brennan of Dis
trict No /. They held az conference
here last saturday. After getting
all the facts in the case from the
miners viewpoint, Father Curra1
went to Philadelphia and met John
/. Lewis. When he had gone over
the situation from stem to stern,
he visited S. D. Warmer at his of,
fee. Then there was set in motion
the plan of getting both sides to.
gether. Father Curren returned yes
terday He was at Scranton attend.
ing the funeral of a beloved priest.
He came here last night and early
today he was in communication
with President Lewis.
Friend OF Miners
Father Curran is a years OF age.
He IS a graduate of the breaker
He never worked in the mines but
he has ministered among miners
for generations. The miner has al
ways been dear~to his heart 7-
Much Of what the miner enjoys
today in the way of good working
conditions and pay is due to the
fact that from the days of John
Mitchell, Father Curran has cour-
ageously fought the fight of the an
thracite mine workers and his fam
iiv
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30

France-WilIing to grant
short term moratorium on condi-
ton that Germany pledges the
coal fields in the Ruhr basin
and her forests as security Of
payment.
Eneland--WiIIirg to grant
Germany a long term morator-
iUn, with neutral third party
in control of German finances
to see that there is no extrava-
gance and no attempt to eVade
payments.
BeIgiur1-Willlng to grant a
moratorium for the balance Of
the present year on ondition
that Belqium's priority rights TO
indemnity in 1928 are fully Sc
cured.
Italy-supportins the British
viewpoint.
NJ Dubois, OF France, chairman o
the reparations commission, is urg
ing Belgium To support France an,
to work for a breaking Of the pres
ent deadlock
The French press emphasizes Pre-
mier Poincare's readiness TO take in
action against Germany !
the commission fails to reach a de
cision. This action would take thu
form Of military occupation of thu
Ruhr by French troops,
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
BY G. c. MckOWN
(SneciaI Corresponcient)


Charles Town August 30.-Open-
ing its first substantial evidence the
state yesterday afternoon put on a
succession of witnesses from the
counties in the southern coal field
who identified Allen as having been
seen with the armed forces at Mar.
met, kanawha county, on and about
August "a last, and with having
handled a portion, at least, of the
funds which locals are alleged to
have contributed towards the finan,
cling of the armed march.
j. W. Meadows, of Hernshaw, tes-
tilted to having been at the Marmet
gathering and having heard the
speech oil Mother Jones there. ur-
ging the men to return to their
homes, and the advice of c. Frank
Keeney, president of District No II
United Mine Workers, telling the
men to disregard the advice Of
| Mother Jones and continue their
march, branding the telegram to
which the woman referred as a
fake and calling her also a fake
He recalled also the meeting at
Charleston on August and having
heard Keeney address the miners
there. Answering a question be
said he remembered that at the Mar
met meeting Mother" Jones told
the men that she would personally
assist them in getting justice. even
to the point of carrying it to the
President, and that if they did not
get Justice she would 80 with the
men and whip hell out Of them and
organize" BY them" he understood
her to mean the operators in Logan
and Mingo counties.
II was brought out on cross ex-
animation that Meadows had served
a term in the KanaWha county jail
following conviction for selling in.
toAicating liquor; but subsequently
testified that he had been cleared Of
the charge by the prosecuting at,
torney and had been refunded tho
money which he had paid as fine
Say Allen With Armed Hen
Mrs. Elizabeth Wolf, a resident
now of Charleston but visiting at
Dry-Branch on Campbell-Crcek dur
ing the period Of the disturbance,
testified to knowing Allen and to
having seen him with and among thu
armed men at Dry Branch last Aug
ust, and having heard him and the
men discuss the march and the
trouble generally. She heard them
say they had stood all they were
coino IN stand" and were "qOing
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
Witnesses Put Allen With
Armed Forces And Say He
Handled Money For March

son and sid Slower leave with Lee.
and at one time saw some ammuni-
ton brought to Lees home.
Lee himself was put on the stand
after Mrs. Wolf, primarily to testi-
| fy as to Aliens and others connee-
ton with the expeditions for am
munition and arms He knew Allen
personally and had known him for
the several months during which
Allen had lived at Dry Branch prior
to the march. Allen was president
of the Dry Branch local. he thought,
| from which many armed miners
went to Join the march, whose pur-
pose was to invade Logan and Min
go, kill Don Chain and his deput-
les and release the prisoners IN
Mingo. Allen went with the men to
Marmet, he said, and he understood
Allen had charge of buying food and
supplies for the march. Lee went
to Marnet in connection with the
hauling of supplies and saw Allen
there. He had gone to Charleston
originally for ammunition at Aliens
request. on cross examination be
changed this testimony by saying
Allen did not ask him to go for the
ammunition but had only asked him
to take his car with another miner,
and from there went to Marmet
On August oath he saw Allen
again and went with him to Marmet
Allen going on at Marmet to the
point where the cooking was being
Il Il tnn tri1 al
time, once to get supplies and the
second time to get some nurses
from the head OF the creek.
On the following Sunday he went
with Allen and another friend 10
Jeffrey to Investigate the reports OF
shooting of individuals there by
thugs" Allen did not return with
them to Dry Branch that night but
sent word by them to the other men
at Dry Branch to Join him as soon
as possible at Jeffrey.
Lee said he made trip 10 Ohio
for ammunition at the instance Of
John Shannon and John Flake who
said they had $195 for the supplies.
They eventually had to go to Cat.
lttlSDUIG, nv, lDI lEt am IlWHltlbH,
taking it TO Lens Creek where they
turned it over to a Ford car driver
who was taking 1t through" to the
front lines. He knew OF other am
munition being bought, one lot be.
ing stored in his home upon the oc-
casion Of a search by officers.
The next time he saw Allen was
after federal troops came into the
territory.
Allen Handled Money
Arthur Burns, who lived at Dry
Branch the time that Allen was
there, testified that Allen was finan.
cial secretary Of the mine local
there then, that he saw Allen on
Lens Greek and that he also saw
upon this visit to Lens Greek Il
check for 5000 drawn, it was alleg
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
ROSEMONT PARK
CLOSES OCT. 7

The management of Rosemont
Park, contrary to its usual custom,
will not close that amusement place
early in September this season, but
will have it remain open until after
the Martinsburg Fair, which ends
on October Z.
The park management is arrang-
ing for public basket picnic on La
Dor Day and expects an audience OF
several thousand people. A number
Of attractions that have been at the
Winchester Fair will be on the
grounds for that day. Music will be
furnished both afternoon and night
by the La Scala Novelty Orchestra,
a travelling combination of music
ians.
Tonight at the park Brays Or.
chestra of Cumberland, which made
a decided hit here on the opening
night at the park, is to be the at
traction.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
Must Haze Coal Immediately
To Preuent The Most Severe
Suffering IN That Section
: (By International News serviee.)

(Ey International News Service.)
Washin gton. Aug 30.-A winter
of suffering that, in prospect, can
be compared with the experiences
OF Soviet Russia stares in the
faces of 100000 people in six
northwestern states, as cold wea-
Their approaches Coal bins are emp
ty in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
North and South Dakota and Mon
tana, and supplies so far shipped
are nitifullv inadequate.
This was the declaration today
OF Donald D. Conn, chairman of the
committee representing the COVER
nors of these states who is in
Washington working to get fuel
started for ports on the Great
Lakes in time to be transported by
water to the great docks at the
head of Lake Superior, for distri-
button.
81 cannot put it too strongly"
said Conn today. People in the
northwest will be freezing to death
this winter if coal isn't moved at
once in large quantities.
of disaster is to be avoided he
added, "a million tons Of coal must
be dumped each week at the lake
ports before the close of lake navi'
CATION, about December /. The only
hope of the northwest is for the
Interstate Commerce Commission
to force coal into lake ports re-
gardless of everythisg but railroads
and public utilities
Last year, according to Conn,
11913,714 tons of bituminous coal
and over 100000 tons of anthra-
cite were shipped to lake ports for
distribution in the northwest. To
August Il, of this year, 1,913,954
tons of bituminous and about 10000
tons of anthracite had been shipped
and much Of this coal, Conn de-
clared, has been diverted to uses
that, if not for the rail strike,
would have been met by all rail
coal from Illinois.
"The situation is desperate, 3"
said Conn. There is no reserve
whatever. On August 20, 1921. there
were 100000 tons Of coal in the
docks at Duluth, Mimi, and Super
ior, Wis. Day before yesterday
there were just 177,000 tons,
And remember that winter
comes early in that country. We
have killing frosts September Is.
When [ was in Duluth two weeks
ago, it was so chilly that steam
heat was on in the hotels and rail
road station"
Madison, Wis, Aug. 30.-Governor
John ]. Blain today telegraphed to
President Harding that a tragedy
faces Wisconsin unless the state re
ceives coal Immediately, adding that
the duty and responsibility Of sup
plying coal to the state now rests
upon the President.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
BY GEORGE w. WILLIAMS
|. N. S. Staff Correspondent

Wilkes Barre, Pa, Aug. 30.-The
anthracite strike may come to an
end tonight If not settled by night
fall, the next twenty four hours
will surely bring about peace. Fa-
Their ]. ]. Curran, who acted as an
Intermediary, in the controversy
and who was largely instrumental
in settling the 1902 strike, so de-
clared here today.
Father Curran stated that he had
received confidential message
from John l.. Lewis today and that
this message prompted him to de-
clare the end has been reached in
the hard coal strike.
It is understood, Father Curran
declared that the operators have
abandoned their position on the ar
bitration question and that the only
matter Of difference is whether the
wage contract shall terminate on
the first of next April or be contin-
ued to the first of April 1924
with this slight difference" said
Father Curran, there is good rea-
son for stating that the strike will
be settled within the next twenty
four hours"
PhiIa. Meeting Called
Father Curran stated that his in
formation from Lewis was that the
anthracite district presidents would
be hurriedlv called into a confer
ence at Philadelphia. The anthra-
cite opera tors are not there, but
the main Dody of mine owners will
be summoned at once.
That the venerable clergyman
knows what he is talking about, is
backed UP by the statement of
Thomas Kennedy. President of dis
trict number seven, who declared
from his office in Hazleton this af-
ternoon that he and the rest of the
district presidents had been sum
moned to Philadelphia to confer
with President Lewis tonight.
Arbitration Set Aside
It is admitted by Father Curran
that the telegram he received from
Lewis this morning carried the in
form alton that peace ENJOYS had
brought to the camp Of the mine
workers the news that the opera
tors were willing to brush aside
the matter of arbitration and settle
the long drawn out fight by direct
contact
Side Steps Any Credit
Father Curran was at the Rec
tory OF St. Marys church this city,
today when he gave out the cheer
ing news He modestly refrained
from claiming any credit in bring
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
NORTHWEST FACESSEVERE WINTER
PASSAGE OF BONUS
BILL BY CONGRESS
PROBABLY TO-DAY
BY J. BART CAMPBELL
. N. S. Staff Correspondent

Washington, Aug. 30-As pas.
sage of the bonus bill by Congress
today was considered probable. Re
publican and Democratic Senators
supporting it expressed the belief
that whatever objection President
Harding had to it, had been met by
the adoption of the Simmons amend
ment providing that interest re.
ceiyed on the foreign debt to the
United States be used to compen-
safe eX-service men.
The expectancy that Great Brit.
ain Will pay the first insta!lment of
interest on her debt before the bill
becomes operative January I. 1923,
and the latest declaration of Pre-
mier Lleyd-George that it is Great
Britain's intention to discharge in
full har obligations to this country,
helped to encourage Senatorial ad-
vocates OF the measure in their op.
inion that the amendment would
meet the Presidents approval, and
cause him to sign the bill. NJ
The adoption of the McNary lana
provision, which would permit ex,
service men to acquire farms and
homesteads on reclaimed arid and
swamp areas OF the west and
south would be helpful, its support
ers thought, in avoiding the dan
gers of financial difficulty.
Opponents said they were still
depending on the President to with
hold his approval of the bill, de-
spite the McNary provisions.
Bonus opponents said the real
fight over the bill was not yet end
ed and they did not believe the
President would approve the Sim
mons amendment if only because it
provided that when interest on for
eign debts was insufficient TO meet
the bonus, "the same shall be paid
out Of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated"
This would make the bill ii
rect charge against the treasury,
they contended even if Secretary
MELONS view that foreign inter.
ests should be used TO meet the
governments obligations under the
liberty bond acts, and not be di-
verted to other purposes, did not
prevail.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
By FRANK &. MASON
/. N. S. CORRESPONDENT.

Paris. Aug. 30,-The inter-allied
reparations commissions dehbera.
ton over Germanys request for an
indemnity moratorium reached their
final stage today. a decision is eX-
peoted at once.
The commission met this morning
70 consider Germany's last minute
proposals, telegraphed from Berlin
at midnight to Herr Schroeder, the
German economic expert in Paris.
Before the meeting convened, the
members Of the reparations commits
sion appeared TO be deeply pessimis-
tic over the possibility Of reconciling
the divergent views of the Allied
powers The positions Of the various
countries are as follows:
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
JOHNSON SPEAKS

(By international News Service
San Francisco, Aug. 3o.--The
following exclusive statement
was issued by Senator Hiram W.
johnson early today when the
returns indicated that he had
been again returned to his seat
in the Senate:
I'VE have won a remarkable
victory. There has never been
In any campaign in any state In
the union such lavish expendi-
ture of money and such an or.
gained Afort of great, powerful
ard wealthy interests.
"The long, strong arm of sin
ster influences beyond our bor-
ders reached into the state to
aid similar interests here In en-
comprising my defeat. Nothing
was LETT undone by our oppons
ents.
The people Of this state re-.
aponded most emphatically to In
dependent, progressive RepubIi-
canisn1-to the Americanism we
have been reaching. California
by this victory remains PRE-
gressiVe,"
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
Fighting Hiram, 7riunaphs In
A Hot Fight In Californian
Richardson Makes Good 7ry
BY ELLIS n. MARTIN
NJ. s. staff Correspondent

San Francisco, Aug. SOU. 8.
Senator Hiram Johnson has won
denomination in one of the great
est fights of his political career.
With returns from something
like half of the state in today, he
was leading Charles c. Moore by
about $4,000 and his managers
claimed that as the complete reS
turns came in, this lead would grow
to seventy thousand.
More complete returns would be
necessary to definitely flf the
Johnson majority but 1t will run.
close to 10000. according to esti-
mates of his managers today.
Moore carried southern Calitcrn-
Ia. According to the best available
figures he carried the city and
county Of Los Angeles by at least
5000. However, Johsson was able
to cut down his lead In other
southern cities SO that Moore may
not come north Of Tehachapi with
more than 5000 majority for the
south
Johnson has swept northern Cal
ifornia, carrying San Francisco by
about $4,000; Alameda county by
5000 to 5000; Sacramento by 1000.
Johnson's managers expect him to
roll up majority OF 10000.
The big surprise of the primary
election was the showing Of Friend
W. Richardson, for governor. OPP
posing the present governor, w D.
Stephens, Richardson. at present
state treasurer and state editors
association was running Stephens
close race today. and 1t may re-
quire an official count to determine
the result.
Richardson made surprising
showing in southern California and
it was reported that X. X. r. innu-
ence was thrown against Governor
Stephens who has taken a strong
stand against the invisible en-
pire." materially affecting the race.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
EXPLOSIONS nv
BURNING NINE BLAST HOPES
OF RESCUE FROM ARGONAUY'

$500 foot level of the Kennedy
mine. SO feet below the 1900 foot
level OF the Argonaut mine.
Fire Diminishing
Fire fighting efforts have been
progressing and today there is a
noticeable diminution in the force
of the blaze. directly resultant from
the dynamiting of portions of the
shaft and of the playing Of huge
5000 gallon skipfuls of water on
the fire.
Canaries Being Used
Miners are being sent down the
shaft in crews Of five each carry
ing canaries to aid them in de
tecting the presence Of gas. The
little songsters have been secured
from homes of miners throughout
the district.
The dynamiting crew freely eX-
pressed the opinion that there was
less than no hope for the imprison-
ed men because of their belief that
the deadly fumes Of the released
gases have penetrated to the lower
reaches of the mine.
If alive. the men have now been
sixty hours without food or water.
with nearly all possible sources OF
fresh air surely exhausted.
Relatives Losing Hope
The wives and relatives of the
men are gradually beginning to
lose the blind hope they at first
entertained. The crowd of anxious
watchers around the mouth of the
mine has decreased in size. It is
generally believed by the miners
that it probably will require sever
al weeks to reach the men.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
MR.. LICKLIDER
THROWN WHEN
HORSE SCARES

T p. Licklder, the veteran bust
ness man and operator OF the grain
elevator at the Pnnsylvania yards,
who has barely recovered from one
painful accident, met with with an
other mishap Tuesday afternoon
and agan Is confined to his home on
West King street. Mr. Licklider,
who is a Merchants and Farmers
Bank director, had driven down
town in his stick wagon to attend to
some affairs at the bank, His team
was standing on the opposite side
Of the street and when he left the
bank and climbed into his stick
wagon the horse became frightened
at a large auto truck Of Myers, of
Hagerstown. The animal sWerved.
plunging the wagon into the rear or
Rameeys auto truck, upsetting the
driving vehicle and ran off north
along Queen street Mr.. Licklider
was thrown to the hard surface of
the brick street and suffered some
very painful bruises and lacera-
tons, chiefly an ugly cash in the
arm. The horse was captured be-
fore it had proceeded very far and
medical attention was rendered the
injured man. Some months ago Mr..
Licklider was knocked down by q
large dog and spent several weeks
in bed as a result.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
10y International News Service

(Sy International News SerVice)
Jackson, Cal, Aug. 30.-The sligh
hope entertained yesterday for the
rescue of the forty-fve entombed
miners in the Argonaut mine is
waning today following reports of
additional explosions in the lower
levels of the mine shaft,
A gang of four men brought the
news of the latest explosions from
their positions at the 200 foot
level, where they remained for
more than Ave hours dynamiting
the walls of the shaft in the hope
that in this way they could check
the further progress of the blaze.
as Victims Entombed
A recheck of the probable vic
Tins Of the disaster disclosed today
that fortv-five and not forty-eight
are buried somewhere in the scores
of passages below the burning tim
bers.
One Chance In Million
Although admittedly there is less
than one chance in a million that
the men will ever emerge alive, the
attack on the twenty-one foot wall
separating the Kennedy mine from
the Argonaut, is being continued
with new crews representing the
fittest miners in this section
The men are working in shifts of
four hours-thirty in each crew.
The enormity of their task can be
appreciated by the fact that engi-
neers agree the work they have I'M
dertaken ordinarily should require
two weeks, maybe more. to COM
plete.
The scene of their labor is at the
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
TO WHOM n MAY CONCERN

Because of the many reports cir
culated in Martinsburg and else
where relative to me being mem
her of a party riding in Lincoln
car, which collided with another car
in Martinsnurg Sunday night, and
from which, it il reported, consid-
cradle intoxicating stimulants were
removed, | take this means of en-
tering into denial. | neither own
nor drive a Lincoln car, was not in
one Sunday and have not been to
Martins burg since Saturdays Mar
tinsburg-W aynes bOro baseball game.
]. VINCENT JAMESON, JR.,
President Blue Ridge League
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
APPLES WEIGH
OVER A POUND

Three tremendous and beautiful
ly colored Wolf River apples are on
display at the Merchants and Farm
ers Bank. They came from the old
DR.. S. n. Myers orchard, now owned
by the American Fruit Growers As
sCciation. The apples weigh from
slightly over one pound to one
pound and a half, There are but a
few trees of this fruit in the or
chard. Other trees in the orchard
will yield about 5000 barrels this
wear
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
CeVALERA MANEUVERlNG


DeVALERA MANEUVERlNG
81 International News Service)
Dublin. Aug. 3o.--The military
activity of the irregular rebels
is Increasing. Much sniplng by
women and a number of ambush
attacks carried out by the women
we're reported today to the Free
State war ministry. Another ru-
NOR was current here today that
Eamonn De Valera was trying to
make his way into Dundalk. Ac-
cording to this report, DeValera
may contemplate flight from the
country by way of the port Of
Dundalk.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
INTER- ALLIED CONCESSIONS
IN GERMAN RE- QUEST GIVEN
FINAL CONS LIBERATION TO-DAY

FRANCE WILL WITHDRAW
(5y international News Servlce.)
Paris, Aug. 3o.-The Paris
newspaper L'OeuVre today quot
ed Premier Poincare as saying
that France regrets it will be
necessary for the French to
withdraw frno the inter-AIIied
reparatons commission If
moratorium is granted to Ger
many.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-30
SHIPPING FRUIT.

The Martinsburg Fruit Exchange
is handling more fruit this year
than was the case last season. 81
ready the exchange is sending out
an average of a carload daily.