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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
NO CESSATION IN
IRISH OUTBREAKS
Ulsterites and Sim Fein.
ers in Fight-Few
Casualties

BELFAST, March 24.-(By The
Associated Press.)-A six hour
running fight took place between
Ulster constables and Sim FeinE
ers in the vicinity Of Carrickmoore,
County Tyrone yesterday3 This
lighting started when fifty of Che
police in two motor lorries, were
ambushed outside the town. FliA
ambushing party was concealed
behind bank on the roadside and
opened fire at distance OF / 900
yards. The police Immediately
jumped out OF their cars AID en-.
gagged the attacking band which
retreated across the hill. The
pursuit continued for several hours
with frequent exchange OF shots.
At least five Sim Feiners are be-
lieyed 10 have been hit. Bullets
pierced the capes or several OF
the specials, but none OF them
were wounded.
A quantity Of equipment dropped
by the attacking party was ctT,tur-
ed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
INJURED
IN RUN ON BANK
False Rumors Results in
Trouble for Chi
cago Concern

CHICAGO, March PA special
detail OF twenty-five police, armed
with rifles, was called upon today
to control thousands OF persons
who besleged the Northwestern
Trust & Savings Bank to with.
draw their deposits following a
false rumor that the condition OF
the institution was not stable.
Several women were crushed and
trampled in the scramble to enter
the bank. Their injuries and the
fear Of hundreds Of other deposit.
ors were the outgrowth Of false
rumors concerning the banks fin.
ancial strength. Bank officials
were paying out money as fast as
the depositors could be served and
other banks were said to be ready
to supply all the cash needed.
John f. smlls Il s head sot the
bank, announced an offer of are.
ward of $1,000 for information or
identity OF the person responsible
for the false rumor.
Federal reserve banks OF the
city sent S2.000,0O0 in an armored
car TO the besieged bank.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
CONTEST OPENS
THIS AT FTERNOON
Fairmont, East Side, Wes-
ton and Morgantown
Entered

A district contest for the third
annual West Virginia High School
Literary Contest. which will be
held under the auspices OF the
West Virginia University at s
O'Clock Saturday, April is, in the
university, is being held in the Fair.
mont State Normal school this aft
ernoon.
The contest Is limited to four
events these being debate, essay.
select oration and extemporaneous
speaking. The question selected
for this years debate Is: RE
solved, That the Principles OF the
Open Shop Should Be Maintained
In American Industries" Specific
topics for the extemporaneors
speeches viii be formed from the
general topic, Immigration" The
subject for the essay will be taken
from the general group: History
Prior to 1870 of Your. County, Com,
and State, Institutions, In.
dustries, Customs and Laws" The
select Grafton contest consists of
the delivery from memory OF some
selection OF oratorical literature.
The list Of students entered this
afternoon follows:
Fairmont High School: Grafton,
Junior Mason: extemporantous
speaking. Pearl Smith: debate,
Carter Jones: essay, Norma Heck.
er: coach, Miss Amy Riggle.
East Side High School: Grafton
Mildred Shuttleworth; debate,
George BARRIERS; coaches, G. Fl.
Colebank and Miss Margaret Nc.
Connell.
Weston High School: Grafton,
Robert Bland; debate. Ralph Cut.
lip; essay, Colston Tratwell.
MorEantown High School: Ora.
t!on, Stephen Krickovic; extern.
norancous speaking, Harold Har.
kins: debate, Marion Gross; essay,
Dale McElroy; coach, Miss Sylvia
Soupart.
The judges arc Or. ]. y. Deahl
of the State University. Miss Ethel
Ice Of the Normal School, Miss
Catherine Howard OF Fairview
High School.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
SENATE Will PASS FOUR-POWER TREATY TODAY
Monongalia Mines
to Close Saturday

MORGANTOWN, March "a
"A majority OF the coal oper-
Rtors in ALonongalia County
expect to shut their mines down
after Saturdays pay day, a
survey OF the situation here
today showed. The scott's Run
district has set new production
figures for the first four weeks
Of March and tomorrow's pay
roll will total more than $780,
900.
Operators say that virtually
Ill their orders have been filled.
officers Of the MononsalIa
Goal Association estimated
the maximum number OF men
employed in the county during
March at $500. They said
that some OF the mines had
already started closing down.
Fifteen hundred workers on
Scott's Run, the most active
field in the county, will be
thrown out Of work by the
shutdown, although there are
perhaps an equal number OF
other miners in the field who
have been without employment
tor several months. Approx
mately thirty mines are expect
ed to be affected by the shut
down.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
Body of Only One of
Four Victims Recovered

BURLINGTON, Kans., March q
-Four persons were killed and
property damage estimated at $780,
900 was done at Burlington last
night by a cloud burst which flood
ed Rock Creek and sent 1t swooF.-
ing down upon the city without
warning. The dead are Mr.. and
Mrs. T. S. MCGEE. Mrs. Henry
RamsdelI, and Miss Oletha Failing.
Only the body OF Miss Failing had
been recovered today. Nine per-
sons reported missing last night
were found today to be unharmed
Although several towns near
here reported heavy rains, none is
believed TO have suffered much
damage. Burlington is the seat OF
Coffey County with population OF
about 5000,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
Elks of State Condemn
Talks of Labor Leaders

CHARLESTON, March 24.-ot-
ficials of the West Virginia Elks'
Association indorsed resolutions
passed by the Charleston lodge
which condemned as "lIcentious.
crime breeding and disloyal" the
utterances OF two speakers OF la.
Dor meetings here Wednesday. The
speakers were Charles j. Nassau
Of Montgomery, who as repres-
entative OF the Brotherhood Ipt
Locomotive Engineers addressed
the district convention OF the
United Mine Workers, and Frank
w. Snyder, editor of labor paper
who spoke at mass meeting Of
local union sympathizers that
night.
The resolution follows:
I'VE condemn In the strongest
tones, the licentious, crime. breed
ing and disloyal utterances Of
Frank w. Snyder and Chares J..
Nassau, delivered In the court
house OF Kanawha County, West
Virginia. March %, 1922, assailIng
the integrity Of the state Of West
Virginia and her duly. constituted
officers, and impugning the mo-
tives and character Of the Chris
tian people of the community and
Of the Rev. William A. Sunday in
the present campaign for righte-
Gus living In this city, county and
state"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
Fined S25 for Cutting
Wife With Butcher Knife

MANNINGToN. March ON
complaint made by his wife. Nan.
mic, LennIe Harvey Of Downs was
arrested late last night by Police
men Lemaster Masters and Cum
ningham on a charge OF assault.
Mrs. Harvey claimed that Lennle
beat and injured her. In the trial
this morning, 1t was brought out
that Harvey had cut his wife across
the fingers with a butcher knife.
Justice ]. NJ. Barrack set Har'
vey's fine at $25 and costs, but OF.
fered to lower the fine $40 II Har-
yey would swear to stop drinking
for a year. The prisoner agreed
TO do this. provided his wife would
pay his fine, but Mrs. Harvey re-
fused. His fine had not been paid
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
Harding and Cabinet
Urged to Act in Strike

WASHINGTON, March "a
President Harding and his cabinet
were urged in a telegram present
ed in the White House today by
Representative Upshaw, Democrat.
Georgia, to take action to compel
mine operators to meet the miners
in a wage conference before the
present contract expires on March
81, or in event OF refusal Of the
operators to do SO for the govern
ment to take over the mines and
operate them until the operators
agree to such a conference.
The telegram was from E. l..
Quinn OF the Atlanta, Ca, fedora
ton OF trades, and Mr.. Upshaw re-
quested that the matter be
brought before the cabinet at its
meeting today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
Dry Cops Nab Women
in Morgantown Raid

MoRGANToWN, March "a
Two Russian women, one Of them
the mother OF three children, were
in jail here today following a raid
on their homes within the limits OF
Morgantown. Two stills, twenty.
five gallons Of beer and a quantity
OF moonshine also were found in
the homes. The three children are
temporarily in the city jail with
their mother. The woman are be-
ing held on felony warrants charg
ing them with having stills in
their possession while a search is
being made for the men Of the
families. The women were arrest
ed on Mrs. John Doe warrants.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
First Shortage of
Cars Since 1920
Hits B.&O. Today

Car shortage for the first
time since November, 1920, wat
keenly felt in the Fairmont re-
flon today. Mines along the
Monongah division, B. & o.. to
day ordered s92 empties, while
there were but 675 cars on the
division, a shortage OF 217. OF
tho total, 527 coal cars were
placed at Z o'clock this morning,
but the remaining ones were no
doubt placed later In the day.
Some months ago there was a
shortage on the Monongahela
Railway, but II was not as pro
nounced nor did 1t last more
than a day or two.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
House Sold Where
ASsaSsi,1s Planned
Death of Lincoln

WASHINGTON, March GA
forlorn looking, dark gray old
house was placed on the auction
block here yesterday but the
auctioneer thought It was worth
more than the bidders did. It
was the home OF Mrs. Mary Sur
ratt who was executed as one OF
the Lincoln conspirators and It
was in the little front parlor OF
the once pretentious residence
that the conspirators met and
planned the death OF the mar
tyred President. The house
standing then in the center OF
the residential section was used
as a boarding house by Mrs. Sur.
ratt for many years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
Youth Kills Himself
After Being Punished

JACKSON, Ca, March "a
leaving a note declaring the had
been punished by his school
teacher and did not yish to submit
to further chastiseinent. Arthur
Wall, Is. committed suicide yes
terday afternoon by firing a bull.
let through his heart. When he
failed TO return from school n
search was made and the body was
found in field near the house.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
Urges Baptist Youths
to Make Love in Church

SPOKANE, Wash, March "a.
Young people should be encourag.
ed to make love in church. DR..
Owen c. Brown of Los Angeles,
editor OF the adult publications 81
the Baptist Church, declared in an
address at a Baptist Church con-
ference here last night.
ALLOW your Baptist young peo-
pie union meetings to be courting
bees" he told the assembled pas.
tors.
DR.. Brown said that courtlng
should be encouraged at tho
church functions to help young
people TO make matches among
in the midst OF good
christian influences.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
PLANT WILL CLOSE.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, March "a.
The blast furnace Of the A. NJ.
Byers Co., at Girard, will be blown
out. next week, and the entire plant
there probably will close soon. 1t
was announced today at the office
OF the company, which makes bar
iron at Girard and wrought iron
pipe at a Pittsburgh plant. Tho
company's stock OF raw materials
is exhausted, the announcement
said, and prices OF materials and
freight rates are too high TO justify
replenishing. the stock In the pres,
ent unsatisfactory condition Of the
market.
The firm has great piles of fin.
ished products in Its yard.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
RIVALRy RuNs RIoT,

Rivalry Is running riot in the
Triangle Basketball League, With
the Diamond NJ. e. and the Fist
Baptist quiuts running neck and
neck for first place. In the last
game, the 'Baptists trimmed the
Methodtsts and. jumped into the
lead, but adherentB Of the NJ p.
suuad figure this situation due fol
a reversal at the next meeting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
$4,000 New Workers
Sue Their Landlords

NEW YORK, March 24.-More
than $4,000 New Workers had
trouble with their landlords last
year and started legal actions OF
various kinds. This was disclosed
today in u report made public by
the board Of justices OF the muni-
clpal court.
Out of tiS 361,345 rent cases
actually brGght to the attention
OF tho courts, 1t7,sS9 trials were
held.
The volume of actiohs showed
an increase OF forty seven per cent
over 1920.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
U. S. Not to Withdraw
Its Troops on July

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Pro.
visions Of the army appropriation
bill which would ihaye required
the withdrawal Of certin regular
army troops from China, Hawaii
Panama Canal Zone and Germany
by July /, were eliminated from
the measure today by the House,
a motion to strike out the sections
by Representative Rogers, Repub-
lican, Massachusetts,, being adopted
by a viva voce vote.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
Former Emperor Karl,
ExiIed, Ill of Fever

LONDON. March 24.-(By The
Associated Press.)-Former EN-.
peror Charles OF Austria.Hungary,
exiled on the island Of MADEIRA,
is Ill with fever, says a Central
News dispatch from Funchal today.
His temperature Is given as 1o4,
and consultation OF physicians
has been called.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
TO PROVE ALnBI

: NEW YORK, March 24-open-
ing Of the defense Of Tex Rickard,
charged with criminally assault.
Ing 15-year-old Sarah Schoenfeld,
counsel for the sport promoter to.
day told the jury that a perfect
altbi would be proved for Noyhm-
Der 12r1s21, the date Of the alleg-
ed Lotfenss.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
Iperators VIII Insist Up
on Miners Terms Be
ing Reas,- ..5le
b FUEL is HEAVY
K. Brown Will Visit
Mining School To-
night

what will be worked out in the
litimore conference tomorrow be-
een the scale committee of the
srthern West Virginia Coal oper.
lors Association and the officials
district II of the United Minis
orlers Of America is a matter Of
Iniecture. on the eve OF the con-
hence, there is considerable op.
Enism on some feasible plan being
lopted that will eliminate a stop.
ge Of work In this field.
/ Il Is certain that the miners will
Ye 10 submit to a reduction in
lsgess according to the operators.
bis IS necessary for the operators
Northern West Virginia Assocla.
Pn who otherwise will either be
iced to adopt an open shop plan
gSstop doing business, 1t Is
aimed. The miners in the Frick
NJ ii Pennsylvania are working
the present time at a reduction
is per cent less than the miners
unipnized Northern West Vir.
mia At present there Is a rush
IA pal; and while a large volume
M out ,ot the region TO, the
y, ! Much Is IS per cent, II II
geiy due to existing contracts OF
70 tonnage secured, 1t Is said.
Conditions slow down again, as
were several months ago. this
sion will swing back to IS to
per cent production basis. Then.
q an accumulation OF contracts
siifewd operators at that time
bafhered the storm, which It
ght be more difficult TO obtain
HE immediate future.
10 the west the Fairmont field
ham.strunE also, 1t Is claimed.
e choice block of business in
y YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, section,
ere more coal Is consumed in
steel business and by other
ils to the square mile than any
her place on earth. is gohbled up
the Western Pennsylvania fields
1ich have a differential OF 2!
lhts on Fairmont. To points be.
IND that in western Ohio and ad-
Enfng states, the Logan. Eastern
nfticlcy and Williamson coal has
acsically stolen all Of this bust.
IS trom the Fairmont field. which
Of considerable magnitude
ian this field was non.union and
tofe the fuel administration be
b the zonlng stunt.
Lsll % the fields have the same
sigtt rate as Fairmont, but this
tnng rates in all of these non
i5h Ields IS IS per cent less thar
present wage scale in this re
|bn. The present difference is so
eat that unless 1t can be adjust.
nothing can be worked out.
|iHhile probably the open shop
siment predominates among the
rators Of Northern West Vir-
ia, itis believed that the unio:
secure another agreement here.
depends upon this phase Of the
stion as to how successful Sat.
iay's conference will he in Bal.
lore Operators believe u reduc.
u Of 90st0 40 per cent shcald be
ntud If the operators and min
agree on terms at the BaltI.
ore convention. It Is believed that
e newly reduced rate VIII be ef
cttye Immediately, or April /, as
Ilerators do not favor the retro
Itiye plan referred to In gossip.
Eon the other hand the miners
iciaIs may delay action in this
lrion until after the central com.
siitfYe field signs ups. This, how
Yer. might prove detrimental to
Y miners OF Northern West Vir.
ain as o. section, although 1t may
Cgontinued on Page Four)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
POSTMASTER RESIGNS.

2 PARkERSBURG, March a.
The resignation OF Walter 2, Stout
us postmaster at Parkersburg was
announced here today. Mr.. Stouts
resignation becomes effective
March 81. He was appointed un.
der the second Wilson administra.
,tion and has served for more than
four years. His success has not
beenG announced.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
Two Rebel Leaders in
Chihuahua Surrender
lBy the AssocIated Pressl

MEXICO CITY, March "a
Manuel Gutierrez, a rebel leader
who has been operating for some
time in the state Of Chihuahua,
surrendered Internationally TO
the federal commander at Casas
Grandes yesterday. Francisco
Mariana, another rebel In that
region, has also yielded. A court
martial at CasaB Grandes sem
fenced to death seven uGacers and
men implicated in a recent plot to
start "a revolution at villa Des
PatoG y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
TO BE BURIED SUNDAY

The fdneral Of George cIaborn.
colored, whose death occurred at
Cook hospital on Thursday, will
be held Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the Coiored. Baptist
Church on Cleveland avenue and
burial will be made by Undertaken
Q. NJ. Williamson Of the Denham
company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather With showers
SATURDAY and probably ii north
portion tonight; lyarmee 70.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24

SON AssOeiated Pres wire
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-29
~ va va "a SO
THE STEEL JUNGLE

Due to infinite naggin, the steel
Industry has abolished the seven-day
week. 1t does take some people a
long time to develop into a civilized
condition. 1t won't do to speak too
soon though, for fourteen per cent
of the steel workers are still slaves
to the 12-hour day. Civilization has
not yet been reached.
The secretary of the steel corpora
ton claims that a determined effort
is being made to eliminate the twelve
hour day entirely and that Judge Gary
is the leader of this movement.
We've heard that before. How long
does it take to eliminate it when there
have been millions of men looking for
work?
Perhaps some more infinite nagging
will help the judge to speed up.
incidentally a member of congress
Wood, of Indiana-with steel
plant in his district-concurs in a
frank admission of the steel corpora
tion that it is corporation with a
soul. What a supernatural psychic
that congressman must be-to be able
to see a soul in corporation that
hands twelve-hour day to fourteen
per cent of its employees
Is he sure it wasn't an evil spirit
that he saw
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-29
WOBBLY APOLOGIES

Stock dividend disbursements for
1922 are expected to total 81 ,500,000,-
900, of which total the Standard oil
and affiliated companies have issued
about $750,0O0,000.
The wide publicity given this un-
usual financial development and the
fact that its purpose is to enable men
of wealth to evade their income taxes
is resulting in serious effort on the
part of financial journals to excuse
this distribution of corporation sur
pluses. On the whole their apology is
wobbly. 1t is like the effect of per-
son telling a white lie, but in this case
the effort is little belated
Whatever may be said in extenu-
alton, it is quite apparent that con-
gress is likely to take steps in the
future against such procedure, even
though it may become case of lock
ing the stable after the horse is
stolen.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-29

ing packages, which ties the package
and cuts the string, while another
weighs it for parcel post shipment
and places the proper postage on it.
The mechanical age should be an
era of widespread blessings for the
human race, the enormous labor saved
should have provided leisure for ALL
Instead, it has spawned brood of
vulgar millionaires, intensified the la
Dor of millions, produced Imperialism,
with it's hideous wars and transform
ed plenty in to curse. When the ma
chine is mastered by society, instead
of being an instrument for human ex-
ploitation its potential blessings will
then be available for all. This will
not be possible except through the
realization of an industrial democ-
racy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-29

WAGES AND LIVING COSTS

According to figures made public
by the National Industrial Conference
Board, the cost of living rose one per
cent throughout the country during
the month of October
On the whole, the cost of living to-
day is ST. per cent higher than it
was in July, 1914. In other words,
a dollar that was worth 100 cents
in July, 1914, is worth only So cents
today, as far as its purchasing power
is concerned. That is hardly getting
"back to normalcy" The cost of
housing is still II per cent above the
1914 figure, while the coal prices are
81 per cent above normal.
These statistics give rise to the
question: How many industries are
paying labor wages 81, II, or 81 per
cent above the 1914 level? When the
cost of living began to rear, wages
trailed behind and it was only when
prices were nearing their peak that
wages were increased, only to be the
first to be reduced when the donward
trend began. Labor was thus made
the goat at both ends.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-29
"KELLER'S UNTENA
POSITION"

The administration newspapers
were quick to condemn Congressman
Oscar E. Keller, of Minnesota, for
rebuking the judiciary committee of
the house of representatives the
committee of which Congressman
Volstead is chairman, when it became
apparent that "whitewash" was
framed for Attorney General Daugh-
erty in the impeachment of that Off
cial made by Mr. Keller.
The Duluth Herald holds Mr.. Kel-
ler's position to be untenable and de-
clares when "the investigation had
fairly started" Mr.. Keller threw up
his case, challenged the integrity of
the court, and refused to have any
thing more to do with it."
'Now the committee has summoned
him to appear and tell, under oath,
what he knows about Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty; and he is refusing
and defying the committee" COM
plains the Herald
1t then participates in the white
wash" for Mr. Daugherty by scoring
Mr.. Keller with this bit of admoni-
ton:
"If that sort of thing can be toll
Grated, any irresponsible member of
congress can make any kind of
charges against any government of
fetal, from the president down, and
when he has impugned the character
and motives of that official, he can
refuse to help in finding and report
ing the facts. The injustice of this