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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
II B. & 0. MEN
ON SICK EIS.sF
Notes Of. Interest on
the Rail in Fair
mont

Eleven B. & o. employees were
reported on the sick list today.
A. d. Pringlo, Brownsville Pa,
trainmaster, and w. P. Cunning
ham, Brownsville, Pa, super.nten-
dent of motive power, Mononga-
hcla railway, are in Fairmont this
afternoon.
William T. Hoffmeyer. a fur
loughed freight DEPARTMENT man,
Monongahcla railway. Morgan
town, has accepted a position as
chief ticket clerk at the Mononga-
hela passenger station at Fairmont
to assist Harry; Henry, the newly
appointed tlcke agent.
NJ. j. Clifford Brownsville, Pa,
assistant trlinmaster Mononga-
hela railway, was';n Fairmont yes
terday.
The b. & o. has advertised for
a conductor and two brakemen for
the pool turn, which will leave
Benwood and work out Of that
point to Cllrksburg, ,Fairmont and
Parkorsburg, the latter place when
no Parkersburg crew is available.
This Is working the second turn
out OF Benwood. The turn is be
ing advertised for ten days prior
to March .. 5a.
w. D. Nixon. freight agent, Mon
ongahela railway, at Fairmont, is
in Pittsburgh today on business.
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BUSINESS men
VOTE FOR BONUS
Date Set for Hearing on
Freight Rate Inquiry
in Charleston

" & y ID Il
Approximately 100 members, or
one-sixth OF the total membership
Of the Fairmont Chamber9o OF Com.
merce; returned their ballots on
the United States Chamber of
Commerce referendum on the bonus
bill TO headquarters in time to be
forwarded to the United States
Chamber OF Commerce. OF these
votes. approximately rs favored
the bill and the others voted
against II.
In regard to case No. 1907 before
the Public Service commission.
dealing with the ecreasonableness of
freight rates now in effect in West
Virginia, Secretary T. D. Connell
OF the local commerce body, today
received the following letter from
R. B. Bernhelm. secretary OF the
public service commission:
N'The general freight rate investi.
cation initiated by this commits
sion has been set for hearing at tho
offices Of the commission in the
City VI CudI IGoluH at ~ u GIOCh On
March Z. Representatives OF the
shippers will be expected to bL
present at this time for the pur.
pose of protecting their interests
and introducing such testimony as
they may deem proper in support
Of complaints and protests as TO
the unreasonable Of present rates.
ut has not been possible TO ar.
range tentative program for the
hearing. but II conditions justify
the commission will. after confer
ence with all parties Interested, ar
range a program for further hear.
ings.
The shippers OF this city have
been invited 10 attend a meeting
at the commerce body rooms at
1880 tomorrow evening when there
will be a discussion OF the forego-
ing case. 1t is likely that a local
delegation will attend the hearing
In Charleston next month.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
Noted Men to Debate. on
st, Lawrence Project

WASHINGTON, Feb. pa
number Of prominent men will ad-
dress the 18th convention OF the
National Rivers and Harbors cpu-
gress, which begins here March /,
with the first days session ex-
pected to be occupied chiefly with
the debate on the proposal for a
st. Lawrence river ship channel, It
was announced today. Governor
Allen of Kansas and Harry H..
Herrick of Chicago, former presi-
dent of the Mississippi Valley, As
sociation, It has been arranged, will
divide the power allotted for the
affirmative argument In the debate
and Governor Miller Of New York
will have similar period for pres
enation for the negative .conten.
tons, An affirmative speaker then
may take Is minutes for reply and
Governor Miller will have SIX 5 to
eight minutes for his rejeinder. :
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
BUILDING TRADE
HEREDEADLOCKED
M e m bers of Builders
Exchange Meet
Tomorrow

Members of the Fairmont Build
ers' exchange will meet in spec
ial session at the rooms OF the
chamber Of commerce on Friday
evening at z o'clock. At that time
several addresses will be delivered
and the whole building situation
locally will be carefully anayzed.
The general building situation,
which the contractors call strike
and the men call lockout, has not
changed materially In the past few
days. The plasters have agreed to
accept a cut to 81 an hour, but the
bricltlayers, who have been asked
to cut to 81 an hour, appear to have
put 81. 25 an hour as their limit.
Only two sets OF craftsmen have
an agreement with their employers
It Is claimed. One is the painters
and the other is the electricians.
The painters are under an agree
ment which runs from April 1,
1921 TO April 1, 1922, in which the
rate of pay is set at 81 an hour.
The electricians secured 81, which
apparently does not expire until
August l, next.
The plumbers have not acquiesc.
ed to Cut. They claim that
notice had to be served 80 days in
advance Of April l 1921. The
builders say that a notice was
sent to the secretary Of the local
but that the local did not meet be-
fore the 80 days expired. On that
basis they claim the same wage
scale
In the meantime, there is plenty
Of building that would start Il there
could be. some satisfactory read
justment, which would give work to
the unemployed The work on the
NJ. E. South church and on sew
eral other contracts is going on
as usual presumably on the old
scale, but there are several other
building projects being erected on
the new rate. The situation Is at a
deadlock stage with advantage ap.
parently sharing to no one.
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Railroad Labor Board Cuts
Pay of Firenen and Oilers,
Eliminating Ouertime Pay
Workers Not to Receive
Extra Pay Until After
Tenth Hour
tBy Associated pressl

CHICAGO. Feb. 22-Another
pay slash, this time hitting 1000
railroad fremen and oilers, waI
made by the United States railroad
labor board today when it announ-
ced rules, effective March ! elm
mating extra pay until after the
tenth hour and setting up "split
trick" of eight hours within a
spread of IL without any oveume
pay.
Following several other deci-
slons virtually restoring the ten
hour day for railroad workers, the
board today authorized the roads S
TO pay only pro rata wages after
the regular eight hours, which the
board retained in principle as con-
stituting a days work. Time and
one half will be paid after 10 hours
In the case of the split trick,
straight time will be paid for the
first 10 hours work. whether in
cluded In the 12 hour spread or
not, and time and one half will be
given thereafter.
Formerly the tiremen and oilers,
all Of whom work around railroad
shops, were paid time. and one half
after eight hours.
Sundays and holidays will be
paid for at tho pro rata rate, a
minimum Of three hours pay beng
made for tHn hp,,rs' f,tyarly ~. Loo
Monthly rated employees wages arc
to be adjusted TO eliminate the old
time and one half provisions.
Rules regarding discipline, grie-
vances, discrimination against
company men and similar matters
were remanded to the employees
and the roads for further negotia.
tion. The new rules supplant the
national agreement made during
federal control, which has been In
effect since January 16, 1920.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
Will Attend Conferencs
Only If Four States
Are Present
TN GENTRAE EIELl
Association Controls Is
Mines Employing
$4,000 Men

CLEVELAND. o., Feb 2s
Thirty.five members of the pitte
burgh Vein Operators association.
comprising a part of the central.
competitive coal district, in session
hero today adopted a resolution
that the coal situation has not
changed since January when
they first refused TO meet repre-.
sentatives OF the miners and de.
clined to meet with John L. Lewis.
president OF the United Nine
Workers OF America on March 9 10
arrange for negotiations on the
present wage controversy.
The resolution states, however
that, II President Lewis is able 10
arrange a meeting at which the op
orators Of Ohio, Indiana Illinois
and part Of Pennsylvania, the -four
states in the central competitive
district, will all be represented,
the Pittsburgh Vein Operators Us.
sociation will send their represent.
atives to such a conferences
The association members control
rs mines and employ about 1 1, ,6o0
miners in Harrison, Jefferson and
Belmont counties, Ohio.
Michael Gallagher OF Cleveland.
president OF the association, wired
the action Of the operators 70 Pres
ident Lewis.
Operators of the Ohio soft coal
field have already announced that
thy will not attend the proposed
conference in Cleveland and the
Indiana operators have expressed
themselves as willing to attend
the meeting but they insist the DC.
mands OF the miners cannot %
taken seriously.a.e.-..;.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
GRAFTON AND
. WASH-IRV IN
FIRST Round.
Promises Best Game of
Opening Day of
Series
DRAWING HELD TODAY
Fairmont, Fai1view and
East Side Have
Easy Games

When the official timers pistol
cracks at l o'clock tomorrow after
noon as signal for the start OIL
the third annual Mononganela val,
ley high school basketball tourna,
ment, staged at the Normal school
gymnasium under the auspices Of
that institution, Bridgeport high
school aud Morgantown high school
Will grapple In the initial game OF
the big series.
This was decided at the drawing
held this afternoon in Mayor W. ",
Conaway's office in the city build,
ing, Mayor Conway, Captain
George NJ. Alexander, ]. o. Watson
and w. D. Yost serving on the
drawing committee. A number OF
coaches in the valley were presem
for tho event.
Key lists with the number Of
each team entered were furnished
the committee. Twenty-six poker
chips numbered from to 26 inclu.
stve were placed In hat and drawn
out and paired as drawn, the teams
entered and bearing corresponding
numbers being paired in the first
round.
What looms up as the best game
OF the first round is the one between
Grafton and Washington Irving.
Fairmont drew West Monongah;
East Side drew Kingwood; Man.
nington drew Belington and Fair.
view drew Pennington.
The complete drawing follows:
Bridgeport vs.. Morgantown.
West Milford vs. Victory.
Fairmonttys. West Monongah.
Lost Creek VS.. Buckhaunop.
Washington Irving VS.. Grafton.
Weston VS.. Riyesyille.
Tunnetton vs. Lumberport.
Elkins VS.. Salem.
East Side vs.. Kingwood.
shinnston VS.. Jane Lew.
Blacksville VS.. Newburg.
Belington VS.. Warrington.
Fairview VS.. Pennington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
Aged Fairview Woman
to Be Buried, Friday

Mrs. Sarah H. Moore. 81 years
old, died yesterday afternoon at
the home OF her daughter, Mrs. ].
n. Haught, of Fairview. Mrs,
Moore had been III only about two
weeks. She was widow OF the
late Daniel Moore and is survived
by one son, Abraham Moore, and
three daughters, Mrs. James
Haught, Mrs. ]. N. Haught ana Mrs,
Matilda HilbeTy. Funeral services
will be held Friday about noon at
the church at Daybrook. Burial
will be made by Undertaken R. c.
Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
Wave Expected to
Reach Here Late Today

!. 4sH1NGToN, Feb. 23-The
M and cold wave, which have
,tii. the northwest ice and snow
bound, Will reach the Great Lakes
SeFion, the Ohio Valley, Tennessee
ind the east Gulf States tonight or
|sarly tomorrow and will over.
pread the Atlantic coastal region
|9y tomorrow night, according TO
Ehe forecast issued by the weather
bureau
THE western storm had its cen.
ier early today over tho upper lake
fegion and with lis progress tend.
Ing east-northeastward cold wave
Earnings were issued for lower
Michigan, the Ohio Valley, Ten
|tessee and the east gulf states.
Senerally, the bureaus forecast In.
Heated, the disturbance will be
proceeded as in the northwest by
|Sind. snow or rain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
Another Stock Company
Forced Into Bankruptcy

NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-suspen.
sion of S. S. Ruskay and com.
pany was announced from the ros,
trum OF the consolidated exchange
today. The firm has various out.
of-town connections.
An involuntary bankruptcy pro.
ceeding by the firm later was filed
in federal court. Liabilities were
listed at $2,50O,0O0 and assets
at $1J50p. 900. The house has
office In Cleveland, Pittsburgh, st
Louis, Chicago, Boston, Philadel.
phta and elsewhere,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
ROMA INQUIRY
NOT COMPLETE
Funeral Services for 81
Killed to Be Held
Tomorrow

(. NORFOLK, Feb. 2S.-Members
of the army investigating board
continued today their efforts to de.
termlne II possible the definite and
primary cause for the disaster
which overlook the giant army dir
ig!ble Roma over the army base
here Tuesday, in which "a of her
passengers and crew met death
and the worlds largest semi rigid
aircraft was demolished.
That the fatal crash to earth OF
the great airship followed a break
down OF the controls regulating the
altitude OF the craft appeared to-
day 10 have been definitely estab.
lished in the testimony thus far
given. Belief that this was the
general cause Of the disaster was
expressed by Major General Pat
rick, head OF the army air service,
in statement issued on the basis
OF the initial testimony, and there
had been no further official word
today on the result OF the investi-
cation thus far. The inquiry Is pro-
ceeding behind closed doors and no
details were known OF the testi.
mony given by the survivors. as
well as eye witnesses of the disas-
ter. experts and Others.
OF the eight Injured in the acct
dent, all were said to be making
good progress toward recovery to-.
day with the exception of Charles
Devorack, superintendent of con-
struction at McGook Field, Dayton.
Ohio. who was still, reported to be
in critical condition at the pub
lie health hospital, The condition
Of five OF the injured had permit
ted them to be removed by the
hospital authorities to Langley
Field hospital. Relatives and
friends continued to arrive today
to make arrangements to have tho
bodies Of their dead removed to
their homes for burial. Arrange.
ments probably would be Completed
today to hold funeral services to-
morrow for all Of the 81 dead at
the undertaking Establishment in
Newport News to which they
have been brought. Officials OF
that city, Norfolk and Hampton
Roads and the several American
Legion posts have arranged to pay
tribute to the dead at the services
and during the quarter hour at
noon there will be a complete fsus.
pension Of all business on the yir-
glnia peninsula.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
C0AL LOADING
SHOWING SIGNS
E0FEAS|NIGSOME
Nom Union Fields of Con-
nensyille Hit Hard
Last Year
'88! 50! CARS YESTERDAY
Mining School Has Atten-
dance Stimulation
Drive On

Although It appeared as II the
coal loading was sprucing up some
inring the early part Of the week
evidently 1t Is again sliding back
wards. On Wednesday the mines
pt ] prthern West Virginia loaded
$50 cars of coal. Today the mines
Ipts the Fatrmont region proper or
Ydered $50 emptses or just Is more
than those requested by the opera
Attons in the region on Wednesday.
The coal loading off the various
idiyisnns yesterday In Northern
West Virginia was as follows: B.
S o. Monongah, 356 cars: Char
Iiestons 81 cars; Connallsville, rs
Icars; Cumberland, 40 carsp Wes-
tern Observation-Disclosures and
Weaver, 45 cars; Wyatt-Helen's 8
Run, SO cars; Monongahela, 214
care tMorgantown and Kingwood,
a9 cars; Morgantown and Wheel.
Iing. 100 cars.
There has been a gradual de-
crease In the unconsigned loads on
the Monongah division, B. & o.,
during the past few weeks. Today
there were $50 unconsigned loads,
|of which 113 were distressed coal
loads and 81 coke.
Non-Union Hit Too
A dispatch from Connellsyille,
Pa, today states that "the full
extent Of he industrial depression
in the Connellsville district ap-
lpeared today with the publication
CONTINUED on Page Four
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FINED FOR FISHING.

George Lepinsko. arrested this
morning by Constable c. c. Wheel.
er on a warrant sworn out by A. F.
Bennett, deputy state game protec.
tor, before Magistrate M. r. Mus
grove, charging him with, violating
the state fish and game law by
fishing today in the Tygarts Valley
river above the city was fined $50
and costs this afternoon by Magis.
trate Musgrdve. Lepiuski paid the
fine and costs and was released.
The state law prohibits foreigners
from hunting or fishing in the state.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
Sheep Growers Meet
in Wheeling Tomorrow

WHEELING. Feb. 2S-Aiexander
Walker, president of the National
Sheep and Wool bureau of New
York, is among the rs speakers
scheduled for the Tri-State Sheep
and Wool Growers association,
which begins two day convention
here tomorrow. L. B. Palmer OF
Pataskala, Ohio, president of the
organization. arrived here today
and declared indications point to
the attedance being the largest In
the history, of the city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
Kiwanis Blues Extend
Lead in Attendance Race

Blue Kiwanians made ladies'
night, opportunity night, and
shortened the distance between
themselves and free banquet by
about five points. Twice in sue
cesston the reds have allowed
their team members to relax and
take the short end Of a percent
age count. AS the result stands
today, the blues have 1873 percent
while the trailers have only 66.1.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
CHARGE. DISMISSED.

A warrant charging Jack Bosick
Of Dakota with having moonshine
whiskey in his possession was dis.
by Magistrate NJ. r.. Mus.
grove this afternoon at the instance
Of John W. Mason, assistant pros
ecuting attorney, who deemed that
the evidence secured by the county
officers was not sufficient to justi-
fy holding Bosck for trial.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
Thirty Summoned in
Knickerbocker Inquiry

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-More
han thirty witnesses had been
Eummoned to appear before the
rand Jury today when It began the
Ssaring OF evidence in the case OF
,4ne men held by the coroner's
Jury In connection with the Knick-
|srbocker theatre disaster here on
lhe night Of January 80, IN which
S persons lost their lives when
|he roof Of the structure caved in
In the audience. District Attorney
Peyton Gordon said 1t probably
would take a week to conclude the
Fesentation of evidence.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
Gets Electric
Lamp torPnze
ButBurns Gas

NEW YORK, Feb. 9S. WI.
liam Ritola, Fnnish.American
distance runner. who won the
Brooklyn to Seagate is miles
run from a field OF IS runueTs,
today found himself in the posi-.
ton Of a baldheaded man who
received a pair OF hair brushes
for Christmas.
After finishing his long grinf
through Brooklyn's bouleyards.
Willie was given the first prize,
a handsome electric lamp with
an all.bronz six foot pedestal
weighing IS pounds. Before
shouldering the lamp and start
ing for his cottage in Jamaica.
L. l., however, he mentioned the
fact that he lighted his home
with gas.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
Woman Appointed City
Clerk at Parkersburg

PARKERsBURG. Feb. 2S.-The
first woman to hold a municipal OF.
flee In Parkersburg was appointed
by the city council this morning
when Miss Myrtle L. Hoffman was
appointed city clerk. She was an.
pointed following the acceptance OF
her predecessors resignation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
Dilhoefer, Cardinals
Pitcher, Dies Sud denly

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 2S.-wdiliam
Pickles" Dilhoefer, 2s years old.
catcher with the st. Louis M
tionals died at a hoshpital today
from typhoid fever.
DIlhoefer's home was I'M Gleye
land. He was taken sick Jahuary
49,. shortly after his return from
Mobile, wheer he was married
Januarey IA to Miss Massie Slocam
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
ARREsrEp EoR 1ARsEAra.l

Tobe Dunlap, colored, was sarrass
ed by Chief Of Police L. D! Snyder
and Officer Daugherty at hfs homo
in Pennsylvania avenue this morn
ing on charge Of threatening To-
do great bodily harm TO his alleged
wife. Chief Snider turned Dunlap
over to Frank R. Amos, prosecnt
ing attorney, who had a peace war.
rant sworn out for him before Mag
istrate N. R. Musgrove ana ne was
lodged in Jail pending triad.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
NOTED MRITER DIES

BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 2s.-
Mrs. Nellie B. Eyster, 92, pioneer
California resident and writer of
many short stories and children's
books, Is dead at the home OF her
daughter here. Mrs. Eyster was
president emeritus OF the League
of American Pen Women and hon
orary president Of the Pacific
Coast Women's Press association.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
RoY SCOUTS 10 MET.

Troop No. 8 OF the local BOY
Scouts will meet at $3.50 o'clock
this evening at the First Presby.
terian church. The FafInintgpn
troop will meet at the Farmington
high school. and the Mannington
troop at the First Presbyterian
church In Mannington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
TWO TRIPLETs KILLEp

NEW KENsINGTON, Pa, Feb.
2S-Frederick Hunsucker, one Of
three children born 81 years ago,
today received word from San
Francisco that his two brothers
had been killed In an automobile
accident. There were thirteen
children In the family, the father
OF which went down with the
Steamship Titantic in the North
Atlandc. - *
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BURIED in cLARKsBljRs.

The five-month.old child Of M.
and Mrs. Frank Campo OF Ida NAY.
died Wednesday morning about 6
O'Clock Of pneumonia. Burial was
made In Clarksburg this morning
by Undertakers Carpenter and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-23
THE OPTLzNLSTS. CLUB

An optimist overlooks the shortcomings Of his
feowmen and sees their good qualities The pessiist
looks over his feowmen and sees their shortcomings
One gets the fun of smiling at lot Of pleasant sights
The other is too busy handing out gloom to keep the
cobwebs off his shelves
If you happen TO be storekeeper answer these
quotations for your own satisfaction: Do you smile
during business hours? Do your employees sniieg
Does your store smile? In short, is therelan atmo-
sphere OF cheerfulness about the place that makes
people like to drop in frequently whether to- buy or
simply to see what's new.
You can't drive or drag the average person into
some stores because of the gloomy Impressions they
and their proprietors and clerks unconscousl create
And when folk don't come in, somebody else is get
ting their trade, EVER THINK OF THAT?s
If you feel that your store is not attracting as
many visitors as possible brighten it up with smiles.
Gosh it doesn't take any more effort to look FOR
WARD toward good things than backward at Che
rough places you've passed.
Thr Hra Hrgn1arl
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Ram ana calder tonlahts Friday
falr and spueh colder except psoh
ably snow N the mountains; eeta
wave.