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New-York tribune., 1922-09-22
W Wool Stockings
for Children

100 patterns, brought from
over the water. Largest
selection. Most reasonably
priced.
Prices begin at S1.5O
pair for sizes 6 to s and
Sl.75 for sizes 81a to 1919,
ribbed all wool heathers,
lovats, dark grays, light
grays and brown, with
fancy striped turnover
tops. And go to 1926 pair
tor gray and lovat mixtures
with turnover tops, in sizes
z to 9l2. Seven grades and
prices in between.
Ihree~quarter stockings. 81
and $3.50 pair-black at the
latter price.
FOOTLESS stockings, me
dlnm weight, fancy tops, $1.75
pair.
Diamond tops on the stock
ings at Sc pair.
EXTRA : SPECIAL a5o
Pairs imported all wool stock
Ilnss, sizes 7h to 10, heathers,
iovaf mixtures, gray with fancy
turnover tops, at the lowest
price we have ever sold this
good grade for.
95c
street Floor. Old Building
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Hlghest, rs degrees (at $40 p m) -;
lowest 6a degrees tat a. M: average.
% degrees average same date last year
b5 degrees; average same date for thirty
three years. Go degrees.
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w Women's Goats,
$95.5O
two distinctive models

@WO 0koGxASANVG aN00Cs&
FUR-C -COLLARE D.
slender and straight-the
new silhouette, with a spe-
cially good collar of fine
skunk.
CAPE-PANELED the
soft, wrap-around silhou-
cite with two cape-like
panels, each finished with
heavy silk tassels and a big
crush collar, stitched to
match the cuffs.
. II
Soft pile fabrics, of course,
in brown, navy blue, black and
a lovely gray.
Second floor, Old Building.
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Shawl Collars
of Fur

on Neao Topcoats
for Miss IL to go
Choice of price. fur and fab
ric in well-tailored topcoats of
stunning coatings and mixtures
lovely soft materials, most
of them imported.
AT $40.5O 'ilss
Plaid back coatings with
cross-fox collars.
At $3.50 ''"s
Check back coatings, these
are very new and much in de-
mand, with yaccocn collars.
AT $60.5O
Invisible plaids and mixtures
with raccoon collars in silk
lined coats.
Tans, browns, grays and
blues, which blend so smartly
with the delightful shadings in
raccoon and cross-fox.
Second floor, Old Building.
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Local Official Rccord.-The foilowinc
official record shows temperatures during
the last twenty-four hours in comparison
with the CorresponA ing date OF laat veor.
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Oriental Rugs
Small sizes
Smaller prices
$3.50

for $3.50 Anatolian
mats, average size 2.10x1.8
feet.
$25
for S35..s Beloochistan
rugs. Rich. Silky. Aver
age size 4.7x2.8 feet.
$3.50
for $3.50 I.elihan rugs.
Average size 4x2.8 IT.
SIS to SOS
for 500 to SIPS Doxafs
Small designs. Average
size 6.6X4.10 feet.
SIPS to SITS
for $175 to $3.50 Ker-
"A naanshas
Soft pastel shades. Aver
: age size 6.6x4.6 feet.
Third Gallery. Nsw Building
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Local Forecast.-CIoudy to-day: to-mor.
row fair moderate temperatl tlres strong
northwest winds. with gales of coast
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Weather Report

Eastern Standard Time
sun rises. 5:42 am. sun sets. 6.65 p.n,
Moon rises, go q m Moon sets 80 pm
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Humidity
WIZ 1'Vss'4 tIIES
a. m. 1000 p m. aooe p. n, a.

a M. So p M. 55 p NJ. e2
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me next story: Respect for Prick.
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street Floor. Old Building
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| New Autumn Clothes for Everybod|
Two Pairs of Charles II
Embroidered Curtains

Nothing finer than these
two pairs of curtairs with
valances has come Au
Quatrieme in the recent
shipments from England.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-22
a Panoply of Images

Over a heavy white twill
ground, which has turned to
a deep cream with age, are
embroidered in woods -
crewels, as they were called
the favorite images of the
Stuarts, producing an effect
of great beauty.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-08
WORK5TO
BECONSOL|DAT.ED
State Conference Opens
in Parkersburg This
Morning

PARKERsBURG, March sI-The
future coordination Of the work OF
social agencies having state pro-
grams was the keynote of the
opening addresses at the annual
conference OF social work, which
convened this morning in Trinity
halls in this city, DR.. A. N. Slay-
ton OF Charleston presiding. Dele
gates and officers representing
social and welfare agencies in all
sections Of the state are in at
tendance and a general plan for
the combined effort of the various
organizations is expected to be
worked out before the close Of the
conference tomorrow { lTenjhg.r "A
plea for community responsibility
dtretognition of social conditions
was made by President AZ. N.
tSlayten in his address which open
ed the sessions. Y,
tFupon a conception OF the job
depends the work to- be done said
General Secretary Parker Of gthe
National Conference of Social
Work OF Cincinnati in his address.
He told the assembly to perfect
such an organization that can best
carry out the purposes s6f the so.
cialf and welfare agencies Of, the
state and made a number Of val
Continued on rage Eodr)
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OND.|SSUE BY
CITYAPPROVED
Kiwanians Unanimous in
Decision on Filtra-
ton Plant

Fairmont's proposed n S150,0o0
bond issue for a filtration plant was
unanimously approved by the mem.
bers, Of the Kiwauts club at their
MONDAY luncheon today, following
a talk by. ]. Clyde Morris, city
water commissioner, At the close
OF Nc. Morris talk. II. c. Lough
moved that the club. stand back OF
the city water department in its
proposal to float the bond issue,
and after the motion had been sec.
onded, a rising vote showed the
members Of the organization unani.
mousIy in favor Of supporting the
plans for a filtration plant.
Mr.. Morris. who has studied the
subject intensiyely for several
months past said that as nearly as
could be estimated, four million gal.
Ions of waste and refuse of the dan
ger kind Is dumped into the Ty.
.garts Valley river from which this
entire city draws its water supply,
and that this does not include the
large amount OF acid that Is con.
stantly being poured into the river
from the various mining operations.
The waste referred to comes from
every city and hamlet along ithe
river from lFairmont to Buckhan.
non, and when one stops 10 cousid
er the health ststistscs of tiiIs city
in Wow ot ITS tihheal nv water sup:
'ply; they are Scsedingly good and
are made possible only BY the ex8
IRENE care N making daily chet1i.
cal examinations Of the water and
in the continued use Of chlorine. IN
the past year, the city water has
been unsafe for use for a total
period OF 35 days and has been SO
advertised whenever typhoid bac-
teria were presenr.
81 The growing use OF, water in the
city and the extension, Of the lines
have made 1t practically impossible
to keep the water pure at all times,
since the daily water consumption
in this city now amounts to more
than three million gallons daily.
The chlorine, too, Mr.. Morris add
ed, does not eliminate. the acid
which Is constantly corroding the
entire water system OF the city, and
making the maintenance bill ex.
tremely burdensome, as well as pill.
ing heavy plumbing bills upon the
users Of water inlthe city. For
reasons, he urged the city to take
Continued on page four.
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Reduction Calls for Res
toration of 1917
Wage Scale
.!gZ!NO!S lNEN meet
Harrington Defies Levi;
Conferring With
Operators

KANSAS CITY MO- March s,
wage reductions will 81
presented to miners OF siS stafel
as an ultimatum by The Southwest
ern Interstate Coal Operators So
soclation when present wass
agreements between the opcfatort
and union miners expire April \, d
became known here today.
The announcement comes q
hours before a conference to b,
held tomorrow between represcnta.
ives OF the operators and q way.
scale committee from the mineri
Of union district IL
The reduction, which calls fol
restoration OF the 1917 minolt
schedule, will not be presented al
Thursdays meeting, 4 was said.
The new scale proposed BY the op.
orators calls for adaily wage Of
fer OF 1913. Present union wager
are 1881 a day.
Abolition Of the chsck.off sy.,
tenn, 1t Is reported IS also parl
of the plans Of the operators.
II was also stated that IN an.
nouncement from the operatort
cutting the price OF coal from s
to 81. so ton will Immediately
follow the adoption Of The props
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HARDING PREDICTS
PROSPERITY lI! AGAIN
Foresees Normally Bal.
ance Of Consumer
and Producer

WASHINGTON March S-pc-
claration that s.we are making
splendid progress toward dissipa-
ton Of our Agricultural difacul-
ties" Is made by President Hard
ing ina letter to Eugene v. Afcror
Jr., managing director of the war
finance corporation, made public
today at the White House.
The president, ia his letter
which was in reply to one from
Director Meyer detailing tho work
of the war finance corporation,
said Cheering evidence had been
presented to show that ''wc arc
moving fast towards establishing
that necessary balance between
the selling price of the producer
and the costs o q the consumer.
thing we allrecognize the presi.
dent added, that when prosperity
has been restored tte country
will have progressed far on the
way to general resumption ol
prosperous ACTIVITY
Approval was given by Mr..
Harding, through the letter to
plan that Mr.. Meyer make 4 trir
n Continued on page fourj
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Fairyiew Revival Still
Attracting Big Crowds

FlA1RvIEW, March s.-Rev. R.
L. Maness preached from the sub.
iect; "The Closed Door" at the un.
ion revival services; here last
night. His sermon was very much
Of heart to heart talk to his aud
fence. .. S
Despite the bad weather, a large
crowd was present early in the
evening, and the song service was
very interesting. The special num-
ber for the evening was rendered
by the adult choir, The junior
choir Of 75 girls and boys will sing
at the services tonight. These
young folks are receiving special
attention from Fred B. Cannon,
the song leader, and, as he said a
few days ago, the youngsters are
showing the older folks how to
sing.
Two or three delegates are, ex-
pected TO attend the service to-
night, and each evening this week.
Ballah Chapel and possibly Mon
ongha and other delegations not an.
nouneed will probably be present
tonight,
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.NEGROIGAPTiU.RiIED
HERE !. ESCAPES {
Picks Lock on Cell Door
Wanted on Assault
Charge

.Doc" M M6nroe s. lPayton. a
negro wanted at fart ttnsburs for
an alIe eged crimtuai Rillt ppnI
an ~ 117yeatiold Id viii te girl Ifily 4
last year, who asas ARE dsted by
local fficeTs about SIX NJ eeks ago:
isi at large again. Chief OF Police
L. D. snider today received a
telegram from Sheriff William
Dean Of Berkeley county, telling
of his escape from Jail and asking
the local officers to be on the
lookout for him.
Payton' effected. his escape from
the county Jail at Martinsburg
early today by picking the lock
on his cell door, according to the
message received by Chief Snider
today. William Brannon, another
prisoner in jail for larceny; also
made his escape with Payton.s
Sheriff ]. D.. Charlton was noti.
fled Of ,Payton &. escape early to-
day when Sheriff Dean called him
on tho long distance phone and re-
quested him to get in touch 1fi.h
the owners OF the bloodhounds In
this city and have them sent to
Martinsburg on the first train,
The dogs owned by ex-sheriff
Glover and used extensively in this
section Of the state for trailing
prisoners were secured and they
were taken to Martinsburg on the
first available train. The dogs
will not reach their destination un-
til 8 o'clock tonight, and 1t is doubt.
full II they will be able to do any
good unless the Berkeley county
officers find a fresh trail OF the
two prisoners.
Sheriff Dean, while here when
Payton was being sought in this
city, told local officers that Pay
ton was the most vicious prison
er he had ever had to handle. The
Continued on page four.
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Captain Booth School to
Get First Glass Rating

Captain Booth school in Grant
District will soon be classed among
the first class standard schools Of
the. state. County Superintendent
LA. Barnes visited and scored the
Captain Booth school yesterday at-
ternoon and said today that the
school Is one OF the most complete
in the cunty in every respect.
Miss Evelyn Thomas, county Red
Cross nurse. and Miss.Eva Blair,
county home demons strationS agent
will visit the Captain Booth school
on March IL. ;At this time ali of
the pupils OF the school will be
given a physical examination ana
will. be weighed and measured. :
Miss Thomas will examine the
eyes, .ears, nose, throat, and lungs
OF all the pupils OF the SCHOOL. Dur.
ing the afternoon OF that day, che
babies OF the neighborhood willlbe
examined by Miss Thomas.
The days program will. be COM.
pleted by a big chicken dinner and
community meeting In the even
ing. An elaborate program Is be-
ing planned. for the y1ening. :
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Roads Compete
For Trade East

. a
Today the Mononeahcla railway
began 70 compete With tho Balll-
more and Ohio failroad lor eaIt-
ern passenger business. 10th
railroads now have the SAME rate
to Philadelphia at s14,I3 and 10
New York, s17;9es although thn
mileage Is cunside derabiy further on
the Monongahela and penns,l.
yania via Pittsb1rEh.
y! N. Scott. Wheeling. general
superintendent of tlie West Nir-
ginia dlstrics, Baltimore aud ul.su
railroad, went IRON Wheeling 10
Grafton ON train 5e TODAY.
Baltimore and Ohio train 4,
was an hour late IN arriving here
this morning. The Plttshureh
train this afternoon was also ru.,.
ming late.
This e pay day with the cm-
iployes Of the MononeaheIa raii-
way.
Bs n Holyedstott, Grafton, sup.
erintend dent of the Monongah dlsi-
sion Il. q o., wa in the icty to-
day
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GIVESRy.EING.ON
F|E|.ID!EIR'AEPENS|ON ]!
Eight Thousand, Employees
Not Entitled to
Benefits

+ = =
WASHINGTON, March sap.
proximately 5000 government EN-.
plcyes holding their positions by
presidential order are held to be
no entitled to the benefits Of; the
retirement art In an opinion ren-
dered by Attorney General Daugh-
gherty and transmitted TO the in.
terror department which admins
'ters the act.
Secretary Fall, In announcing
the. opinion today, said that out Of
5000 employees who have been re.
tired under tn act, {, 400 had ben
rceiying compensation illegally.
and that upon receipt of the at
torrey generals ruling an order
was issued that no more certifi
Gates for payment be issued.
The attorney generals opinion.
held that only those In the gov.
ernment service hold ling their post
tions as the result of competitive
examinations were entitled TO the
benefits: q,
! As consequence Of the ruling,
Secretary Fall said he had tprepar.
ed a3bill which has ben submitted
to the proper committees or COM
.gress for their consideration IN,
case IL is congress- desire 10 oper.
ate within the benefit Of the act.
the $4,000 employees and protect in
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Car Purchased Many
Years Ago Still
Has Punch
.NEEEY BlUGHI ID.
~. 10
Climb d Trees an d.
Jumped Walls on
First Day

"Chug, chug, chug,achug, chug.'
Old time automobile enthusiastic
standing In front OF the Standard
Garage building, where the seconl
annual Fairmont automobile show
is being held, were surprised to
hear, shortly after 1 O'Clock this
afternoon, the familiar song OF the
early models In gasoline buggies.
And sure enough, around the cor.
ner came q Maxwell car OF the vim
tage OF 1907, driven by T. L. Cor.
dray, president OF the Fairmont
Automobile association.
1t did seem cruel for a big fellow
like Cordray TO pick on the poor
little red Maxwell as one listened
to 1t pant and snort under the heavy
burden.
The car Mr.. cordray drove today
could be .towed away in the hoon
of one of the zig modern touring
cars Of the same make. o
Mr.. Cordray explained that this
relic Of the dark ages in automoi
bledom had been purchased is
years ago by Major n. M. Neely,
then Captain Neely, and was ono
of the first machines in Fairmont,
1t was shipped in by steamboat,
and having had quiteia long rest on
the trip to Fairmont, It was rather
frisky when unpacked. It is relat,
ed that It gave Major Neely some
race up and down Locust avenue
the first day he tried the machine
out, jumping, a few fences ana
stone walls and climbing tree or
two despitesthe commands Of "halt'
and whoa from It's owner.
Since that day the car has had
several owners and was purchased
about al year ago hy Atr. Gordray
az I'll 4 iF5al Garage DTS for
( III Bas sait tbs attefhoon that
Major II eely, the first owner Of the
mac chine, and Mr.. Cordray, likely
the final owner, plan to make d trip
about the city some day this week
in the machine. For this special
OCCASION Mr. Cordray was getting
the old boat tuned up this after.
noon. Despite its age, the old styla
Maxwell sets a right good pace.
Large crowds attended both the
afternoon and evening sessions OF
tho show yesterday, the opening
day, and there were many in at.
tendance at 2 o'clock this after.
noon. Starting today the Davies,
Hartner orchestra and Liberty Re-
yue company, both of Pittsburgh,
Continued on page four.
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THREE TAKEN IN
DOPE RAID.FINE
Two Turned Over to Fed
eral Officers for
Prosecution #

. .
Grace Brock, James Brock and
Raqlah Mitchell, an coloEed swsre
convicted Ia pnlioe court today on
q charge OF offering IN d house &C:
lctiIt a bys the Bro q K woman lits 9k.
den avenue William Mack! also
colored, who was arrested at the
same time, entered a plea OF not
guilty and a he made semblance OF
defense, Mayor W. w. Conaway
withheld Judgment in his case un-
til he could make further investi.
CATION. :
The quartet was arrested by Off.
GERS Digman and Eakles at 2 o'clock
this morning when they raided the
house,upon complaint OF neighbors.
When the officers entered the
house the two men were seated at
a table, upon which was some mon
ey and two decks Of cards, while
the two women we're in bed.
A careful search Of the house by
the officers resulted in the find
ing Of so capsules OF dope, a re.
yolver, several empty whiskey bot.
ties and several decks Of cards.
Tho. persons were brought to the
city building and locked up in the
city jail.
Charged with gambling and loiter.
ing in tho house, the four. were
placed on trial today. James Brock
entered a plea OF guilty to the
lettering charge but denied tho
gambling charge. The others all
entered pleas Of not guilty and the
trial proceeded. The lettering
charge was sustained against three
of the prisoners. Mack claimed
that his child had been i'll during
the. night and that he went to the
Brock home to get some soda to
relieve Its suffering and was in the
house when the, Officers arrived.
Fines OF $40 and costs were i'm
posed upon the other three. James
Brock paid his own tine and that
Of the Mitchell girl, but refused to
pay the fine Of Grace Brock, who
claimed him for her brother, but
which relationship he denied.
At the conclusion OF the trial,
Mayor Conaway, ordered Chief Sni:
der. TO turn the Brooks over to fed.
eral officers for prosecution under
the narcotic law, for having the
dopei in their possession.
Joseph Cain. charged. with being
intoxicated on Water street entered
a plea OF guilty to the charge and
Continued on Page Four) n
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HEAVIEST DAILY.
'CQAL LOADING.ON.
BGD THIS YEAR.
Seven Hundred and Fifty
Carloads Produced
on Tuesday
Etil ~
g0AE 10 GgRI!S BAY.
lt4ls Empties Are Order
ed by the Mines
Today

More coal was loaded off the
Mcnongah division, Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, on Tuesday at $50
carloads, than any day OF the pres
ent year: In fact, only three times
"a 1893 has the daily production
Son tbs division touched the 700
car mark. The first time was Feb
ruary "a, when 7Ss cars were load.
cd; March 6, when ZOO cars were
loaded and yesterday with $50, the
king-pin daily loading of the pres
ent year. In fact yesterday proved
20 be the heaviest daily loading
since October 2S, when 762 cars
Of coal were loaded.
Coal loading Of mines in North
ern West Virginia on Tuesday az
sregated 1547 carloads. This fig
ure does not include the loading
off the Connellsyille division, B.
4 9.
Production by divisions on Tues.
s,5rn 5.,.' Vi " ~
nohf'sI; ~. y. eSV SaFs' Snarieston, W
esss ~ sngefiang, ,n1g', 90 cars West
~ slanu' 1elnsGon anu Mea-
ysn' ~ y cars Myatt-aeiens run,
pV esrsi M9honsaheia @ an9
slpEEa1soWn ana 2W9eeHng, 100
ss s,sss, aa9rsaneown ana hnsWood'
- ssitlss il's
Personal Mention
Y CLARK Doppie, general man
assE, Jameson coal ana COKE
COMPANY, went 70 Greens9urg last
eye2ins * q {.
tsH Annette Antlert Coal cons
nanyf iett tqrs 9 business TIP To-
fittsnprsl last eyening 9.
George s: Braekett secretary Of
the' Sorthern Y est Virginia Coal
liOperatofs tom Is expected
to retttrn from Charleston today.
East Of Grafton.
Coal movement on the B. q o.
to the east through the Grafton
gateway on Tuesday aggregated
bt4 carloads. There were twenty
Two trains 70 the east carrying
!. 40 loads of freight. To the west
OF the AGonongah division 2s7 car.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-08
SHOOTS RIGHT ijI UPHELD. 4

WASHINGTON, Mar s.-The
right OF Senator Smoot OF Utah
and Representatives. Barton, repub:
leans, to sit on the allied debt re.
commission while retain
ing their seats in congress was up!
held by Attorney General Daugh-
.erty in an opinion prepared for Mr..
Harding and transferred by him to
the senate.
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TO VISIT AMERICA

LONDON, March S!-Eady As
tor, says the Pail Mall Gazette to-.
day, will 80! to the United States
in April. She plans to attend
the Pan.American conferences Of
women; to be held In Baltimore,
and the conye lion OF the Nation,
al League OF Women Voters in
connection with which the Pam
American conference isito he held.
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Booze Pleads
Gully a,ndGets
Jail. Sentence

Edward Boole.J coiored. en-.
tered a plea Of guilty to having
whiskey inSh possession when
brought before Magistrate M. r.
Musgroye for trial today. Booze
was sentenced to serve so DAYS
inSthes county jail and pay a fine
Of 500 and costs. County off.
Gers arrested BooEe-at the North
Fairmont station several weeks
ago. When searched at the
county jail, five pints OF red
whiskey were found in a whis.
key belt worn around the waist
under his clothing.
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sNIpER

BELFAST, March S.-Another
fatal shooting occurred this morn
ing in the continuation OF disord.
ers which have been In progress
for several days and which result
ed IN -four deaths yesterday, A
sniper on Antrim street shot and
moftally injured one man, vii.
liam Johnston, and slightly
wounded another. - So S
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Discuss Wage scale


ST. LOUIS, March s-Frauu
Harrington, president of the Iili
nois state miners union aud thd
members OF tie executive board
and members ofithe State organizh.
don met here today 10 discuss
new wHss scale jsith operators n
defiance Of orders iHSuod by lohii
~ heHiss fnternationni President
n the union The national cAccn'
tive called on Farrington and other
Illinois miner Officials to cooper
ate with the international in bring.
ing about a Joint conference within
the central Competitive district
comprising Illinois, Indiana. Ohio
Continued on Page Four)