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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

composed largely of Fairmont
ELIZA S. mccullough, commits
sioner for Northern West Virginia
Coal Operators Association, also
was in Cleveland for the confer
e:sce. but he said he was acting as
an observer and not as a partici-
pant. He said his association had
not asked for extension of the cen
trail field, and did not indicate
what attitude the Fairmont opera
tors would take toward such a
move The Northern West Vir-
gtnia field, he said. included
twelve and half counties, with a
total annual production of 25,-
100000 tons of COAL
PERSONAL Mention.
J.. A. Clark. Jr.. of the Clark
Coal interests is at Mountain
Lake Park, Md, for stay of a
week or more.
Harry B. Clark of the Clark
Coal interests is in Pittsburgh to-
day, where his son, Harry. Jr., it
is expected will have his tonsils
removed today.
Howard w Showalter. presi-
dent of the Diamond Coal Co. is
on a business trip to Pittsburgh.
Robert Talbot OF Robert Tai
bolt & Son. coal operators, has
returned from Somerset. Pa,
where he is building one of the
high type stretches of concrete
road for the state of Pennsylvania
Charles w. Hawker Of the Ed
ward Hines interests is on a bust
ness trip to Wheeling
The friends of John a. Clark
of the Clark Coal interests are
today congrautlating him upon
being grandpa once again. He
nov has six grandchildren. The
grandson was born yesterday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenna Clark being
the recipients of congratulations.
a Telegram from Thomas w.
Annette, president of the Antler
Coal Co., indicates that he is en-
joying much improved health at
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Begin Loading Coal.
The Robinson coal interests
yesterday began to load coal of
the tipple at the Hughes mine,
which was burned last Thursday
as result of a bolt OF lightning:
Three cars of coal were loaded
the tipple was burned. entailing a
loss of $1,000. which, it is un-
! derstood, is amply covered by in
surance. This tipple was built
probably two years. ago and des-
troyed with it were scales. HOSTS,
screens and coal mimi s equip
ment generally.
The company, however. sustains
a temporary loss by restricted pro-
duction due to the Triple being
demolished. as well as the de
trimental effect on the organiza-
ton A speedy recovery, how
ever, is anticipated.
Observers say that the fire was
caused by lightning beyond any
doubt and had no semblance OF
| incendiarism.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
DELEGATES N AIMED
TO ATTEND G. @.
STATE CONVENTION
.tContinued from page on.,.

of thirty-nine names for delegates
to the convention The thirty-nine
were elected by exclamation.
v The delegates are as follows:
Gov. E F.. Morgan, Kemble
White, w U. Wiegel. Rollo j.
Conley, Ward Lanham, William
Heintzelman. Curt Amos, Edwin
Robinson, Joe Diggs, R. A. Pol
lock. Russell Nuzum, H. H. Ian
ham, Carl Frame, L. A. Gather,
Lee n. Satterfield, Rev. J. D.
Brown E. P Tune, "A. Y Thorn
ton, Earl Morgan, e. R. Bell s.
D. Brady, Joe Ollie, Angelo De-
Marco, Clarence Toothmap and O..
F. Tough; MISE. S. Amos, Mrs. E
"A. L. Lehman, Mrs.J oseph Grim
sley, Miss Ruth Merrifield Mrs.
Michael Koran, Mrs. George w.
Kinsey, Mrs. T. M. Peters, Miss
Elizabeth Stone, Mrs. ]. a. Mere
dith. Mrs. Fred Whitman, Mrs. w
S. Mayors. Mrs. j. NJ. Black.
Mrs. Harry NJ. #DeTurk and Miss
Eulah Forney.
sIannington Delegates
Twenty delegates were named
at the. district convention held in
the Central School Building at
MAIL lllS
Chester l.. Prichard was chairman
of the meeting, Spray Sturm was
secretary Tile delegates elected
are Mrs James A. Morgan, Mrs.
Ellen Books, Dr. Phoebe Moore.
Mrs. Emma Spencer. Mrs. Louie,
Metz. Mrs. w. S. Furbee, Mrs. Eva
Michael, George w. Bowers.
Howard D. [Atha. D. w. Christy.
Charles w. Prichard, the Rev
John Beddow. c. B. Turner Spray
Sturn. Net Robinson. w. T. Sturm
Wesley Robinson. James T..
Crisis, Golf Sturm and Chester l..
Prlchard. No alternates were
selected.
Union District
Seventeen delegates were chosen
at the meeting at Central School
Building, Union District. There
we're six women and eleven wom en-.
They are as follows.
Mrs. E. A. Grose. Mrs. A. a.
Ayers, Mrs. E. B. Carskadon, Mrs.
P. b Swearingen, Mrs. =. a..
Berry, Miss Lenora Gaskins, Har-
ry Shaw, Victory Shaw, E. B. Cars
kadon. Aaron Sanders, Philip Van
Glider, w. E. Morgan, j ohm w.
Mason, T. l.. Cordray. H.. r.
Cronin. P. B. Swearingen, Harry
HiXenbaugh.
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
Gomrers Demands Inquiry

wASHINGT DIN, Aug. Sly -.
Gompers, president OF
the American Federation of Labor,
in a statement today, declared that
there should be an inquiry by pub
lie officials mot under the fnflu-
.ence of the railroad authorities,
in every case of a railroad accident.
in view OF what he described as
the Large number OF apparently
authentic statements charging. a
deplorab1e condition Of railroad
eauipm emit
Mr.: Gompers declared reports of
railroad wrecks had been frequent
recently and cited the Missouri Pac-
ific wreck at Sulphur Springs. Mo.
in which thrty-seven persons were
killed. .'If It is true that high
percentage Of locomotives is unfit
for operation he said. may it
not be the case that the Increasing
frequency of railroad wrecks is due
to the use Of such defective locomo-
tives."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
Railroad Heads Summoned

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Telegrams
summoning the heads OF las rail-
roads to New York Friday to frame
the reply Of the railway executives
to President Harding's second plan
for a settlement OF the shop crafts
strike were dispatched today by
Robert S: Binkerd: assistant tot.
Dewitt Cuyler, president Of the as
sociatIon. go II
A sharp division of opinion be
tween eastern and western carrier
chiefs as tothe SUGGESTION OF put
ting the question of seniority for
strikers directly up to the labor
board, appeared in railroad circles
today
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
44.Year-O Ga al. Plays. ~
Holes ofGoh IL Single Day

SPOKANE hundred rtyfour hole OF solf
established on
yesterday Arthur F.
2s2b
ing nearly miles
soma WITHIN to tennis
course breakfast OIL
end OF the thirteenth
al glass oil
moving ranged from As to o. with
against finished
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finished
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
COAL PRODUCTION
HOLDING UP GOOD
in LOCAL REGlO ON
econ.inu-d from bag. ono,

tending the conference OF coal OPP
Nick Aiello, president Of SUI
district 4. district IT, is in. Monon-
gah today :.
Robert Peters, secretary of sub
district 4 district II. is in Char
lesion.
Patrick Buckley, vice president
of sub district 4. district II, is in
charge of the Fairmont office OF
the United Mine Workers OIL
America today.
Daily Statistics
The number of mines at work
today, the empties ordered by
those plants and the daily loading
at the mines on Monday in North
ern West Virginia are as follows:
Roll Mines Today'S Loaded
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
PRESIDENT GIVES
lNTIMATI0N THAT
HOUSE MAY ACT

making the Presidents desires
known to Representative Mondeli-
1t was not stated what legislation
might be required of Congress IN:
rail situation was discussed at
length by the President and ms
advisors this morning. While the
President was in conference with
his cabinet, union leaders were in
conference discussing the new
plan for the strike settlement
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
3.IsRRAINs TESTERS

MISUNDERSTANDING from itself,
and ID ayesth something LETT.
SThinkSyouscan do it? It can be
Write "a 5 ON piece of paper In
such away that when you take
a 5sawaysfrom It you'll have IS for
your answer.
IS Yes.Sthere'ss catch in 1T some.
where Find the catch and solve
:5fies puzzle. The answer will be
printed tomorrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

cut ou. tResp1cture on all -four
aides. Then carefully fold dotted
,Sifuegs e IT'S entire len 9Th. Then
fsd1tteds line e. and go on. Fold each
ssscttons sun derneath accurately.
when eomp1eted turn over and
Eyou11 find Q surprising result. Save
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
TRANSFORMERS DAMAGED

Lightning struck three large
tran sformers Of the West Virginia
Utilities Co. along Scott's Run last
night and the plants of ethe Ran
dali and Sesamine coal companies
were obliged to close down. Power
was also cut off from the houses
Of the Tropf Coal Co. The trans
form ers reduced the voltage from
500 volts to 200 volts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

Transferred - Local
Notwithstanding home last evening
rom Pitfaburgh suffered great dis
as the result of the bad
scond ittonss OF the Mon ongahela Rail
road sats1Iaidsvi1le.T The train which
reachessF.airmont under normal con
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

Fingers 8Anputated--A. D. Zicka,
sfoose sof Shinnstoni was admitted
tosFairmont State Hospital yester.
sday; suffering from INJURIES he re-
sceived while working with machin'
cry for the Constellation Coal Co.
sItswas necessary to amputate three
fingerss Of one of his hands.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

Is Moderator-The Rev E. B:
Tunie, pastor Of Mt Zion Co1ored
Baptist Church, FairWont, left this
morning for Wheeling. where he
will act as moderator Of the assoc
iation sessions of Northern West
Virginia and Eastern Ohio.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
separate Agreements Refused

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-(By
the associated SPress) shop
crafts Of the Southern Railway and
the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, meet
ing with officials of TIL railroads.
today! advised those officers that
they will not make any adjustment
of the strike with the South ern or
the Mobile & Ohio. as the strike
is national and must be settled ma
tionally.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

AT Cook Hospital-Miss Elmira
of 5O2 First stree. had her
y lssremoyed today at Cook Hos
gspita1. Mrs. John Hogan of Grant
Town underwent major operation
Hast might at the hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Here

Chrysanthenlulns Here-Chrys-
an themums In August Is some
thing out Of the ordinary, but big
beautiful NUNS" the product Of
the Weber greenhouse atOakland,
can be seen today at Weber.S
flower store on Main street. Ac-
cording to local florists, the mum
season doesn't begin until the first
of September, and, just why the
season is so far advanced is not
known. .Allarge basketful of big
yellow NUNS grace the window of
Weber's today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

The average life of an autom obile
In the United States is estimated
at five years
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
SrHc xELTHe

w est Virginia
Partly cloudy to-
night and tomor'
row.
Local Weather
Readings
Greed Bolyarti,
observer.
Temperature at
8 a. M. TO-DAY
65; yesterdays
weather. rainy;
t eE11 p + a t ure,
minimum, 81;
q n n .Ja Soil.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

sGI7AUFFEURS LICENSE. OWNER
MAYaF1AyEl SAME BY CALL
ENG WEST VlRGINIAN OF
$FIgE@c GIVING NUMBER OF Ii
sGENSSEsANDEPAYlNG FOR THIS
5141A
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Nfklt
WO US CLUB y 3
:-:CENSOR SHIP

Criticism and so1menk 90 the q.
traet4ons NJ the local theasSrs SoSei
fne n thi. column are tnrnhhed 2!
ire r,ovSa FcensorshipE eonarntttee q tne
Woroan's Cfp1 of Fairmont-AT 1H " ~
virxipiar does not esaune any
sponsibiXty Ior sha sptntcns expresses.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

Returns From New York-Miss
Ruth Hutchinson returned last
night from New York City where
she visited her; sister. Mrs P. A
Mrs. Rieschke will sal
for Europe in the near future.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

Picnic Postponed-The picnic,
stoEhaye been held at Loop Park
stomolr:rrow evening under the au-
sspicesSof the Protected Home
Circle, has been postponedson ac-
the cond itfom of the wea-
sfher. The new date will be an
SnoUnced later.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

licenses Hostile city police
sshaYeF picked up a mum Der of 1922
state licenses which have been
slost. LicenseN Nos. 24029. 48IOS.
::Ss,7yntS and 1881 are now at the
SpoIices station and may be obtained
#by the owners.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

LONDON Aug. She condi-
ton OF viscounts Northcliffe who
has been seriously i'll for several
days, was. unchangedst today, accord;
ingsfosTeports issued by4attendtng
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

Devault Family Reunion-The
annual reunion of the Deyault fam
lily will be held at Clifton Park
near Opekiska Sunday. August 20.
a program consisting of good must
cal numbers and interesting speak
ers will be carried out. During the
afternoon q baseball game will be
staged A basket dinner will sue
.cessfullyS terminate the affair.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08

s Committee to Meet.-For the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the program
sforSt the Marion County Teachers
Institute. which will be held at
the Normal School Building Sep.
sfamberA4-S inclusive, a commit
teeScomposed of A. L. Thomas, j..
l .&Iupp, c.. C. TuStin, w. D..
sMichaels; wa. Hustead, and /.
a. RarnesSwi meet at the lat
ssotfice at2 O'clock tomorrow
AFTERNOON. Every effort is being
made this year to make the insti-
stunte bigger and better than ever.
has been manifest
led thus far on the part OF the
staachefs, and it Is expected that
sthereswi1I be a record attendance
Sofsthes four hundred or more Mar
ion County teachers.
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EA,TEs w ADS.

sSWANTED-A WHEEL CHAIR
FORNADULT.C CALL 1507-R-
5140A
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SAID 10
BE REPRESENTED
AT OHIO FARLEY

Continued from gage one,
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sdftions ats 40 I'D al reach this
city unit Ssever hours later. "a
freight wreck atsAdafdsyille. which
was caused by spread rails, COM
PEELED the conductor to walkzto Nor
gantown. where he secured a. train
which was taken back to Maidsviiis
a distance OF four miles, and the
were transferred around
the wreck, being forced to walk a
distance of about mile In a down
pour of rain and carry their bag
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INDIANA OPERATORS :.
NOT TO ATTEND END

tcontinoed from page one,
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LEWES FOR YEAR
BEING ESTIMATED.

tcon.inued erop p.re en.s
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tcoatinped from pase one,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
Ripping Rhymes
THE COIN FEVER
BY Walt Mason

A noXlous fever's in my veins, and ]
am always taking pains to nail an
other PUNK; at dawn l leave the fra
grant hay and chase the rubIes every
day, until l seek my bunk. l am so
weary that 1 groan, and yet I sigh,
Another bone l must collect this
day" and so 1 go weaving through
the town to find a dime and put it
down where it can't get away. All,
once when shades of evening fell, I'd
read the works of Harold Bell, and
they would comfort me; and Laura
Llbbey's stately tones, and Sappho
Johnson's noble PONIES would fill the
hours with glee. Art stirred me with
a ringing call; my Yard of Roses"
on the wall, l found a thing of charm;
but since this fever grew so strong
the higher things, like art and song,
seem like false alarm. My rows of
books are thick with dust, my lutte and
timbrel red with rust, are hanging
from a nail; old pleasures now are
out of style, and naught on earth
seems worth my while, except the use
full kale. Another kopeck placed in
brine, another piece-of-eight is mine,
another cleaning yenl But all the
friends l used to know abandoned me,
long, long ago: I'm stunned by genial
men I've passed up all the simpler
joys for running down the silver boys,
the dollars of our dads; and when the
day is left behind, the only pleasure
/ can find is counting up the scads.
Dedicated to Andrew S. Brooks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
After Dinner Stories

General Cornelius Vanderbilt at
dinner on his yacht Romola, told a
war story. What was true of the
Civil war will be true of the World
war some day." he began. "In a hotel
smoking room back in the ZOOS a num-
Der of veterans got into dispute over
a certain battle. The veterans-all
men of high rank-argued very tur-
bulently. But a quiet man spoke up
and said: Gentlemen, I happened to
be there at that engagement, and I
think can settle the point at issue
And settle he did. The hotel proprie-
tor, much impressed, said to him when
he got through: My dear sir, what
may have been your rank in the
army" was private, sir, a full
private was the calm reply. A short
time after the full private asked for
his bill, as he was about to depart,
but the proprietor said to him: Not
a penny sir! Not a penny! You owe
me nothing Why, how is that?' the
other demanded in bewilderment. I
couldn't dream of charging you, sir,
said the proprietor warmly. You are
the first private have ever met -
The Argonaut.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
TODAY'S TALK
sv ceoroe Matthew Adams Author "Take
MEANINGS

The meanings always had fascination for
And although easily understood words in all
of stumbling into big strange
the dictionary to get its
in the waters and to ask myself
might and mediate
remained hidden
rivet attention love every
their trunks the bark
life, their roos
meaning. some
Jake There
directions
thousands of while in
they mean? Even geology doesn't
plain.
they mean?
the wind
Something quite different To each of
God Eternity Death-each all, meanings.
the these
restricted the place
of freedom We think act
with
kill of freedom
from Out2of them springs
philosophy Of life itself
called Interpretation Of Literature They
writings those whom love and admire He gives
intimate
the habit interpret the meaning
of everything hear.
understand-or think understandable
sounder judgment in all
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
By FREDERICFl J. HAsKIN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. A
Nearly all of the strikes which have
occurred in recent years have been
for the purpose of obtaining higher
wages or to prevent the reduction of
existing wages. In some strikes only
issues involving hours of labor and
other working conditions have been in
VolVed, but, generally speaking, the
strikes have been wage strikes.
Since prices of commodities started
to go up with the outbreak of the
European war, especially stress has
been laid on the elements of the cost
of living as the principal argument
for wage increases or for retention,
rather than reduction, of established
wage scales.
This has led to special studies of
the problem of the cost of living, and
one fact established is that prices
have not risen so much as the number
OF commodities regarded as necessities
has multiplied. In truth, the prices of
some staples are substantially lower
than they were years ago. Further,
many commodities are within the
range of comparatively low-waged
workers which, because of rarity or
high price, were formerly wholly out
of their reach. The net result of the
study is that the whole question of the
cost of living is relative.
There is scarcely anyone who does
not agree that the people should have
the additional things which they en-
joy under modern conditions, but
there is desire to emphasize that ex-
act comparisons cannot be made and
that to say that the cost of living has
increased is not wholly fair. The
more precise statement is that the
cost of modern living has increased.
The first labor union was organized
in the county of Dorsetshire in Eng
land more than a century ago. It's
founders are known in the lore of or
ganized labor as The Six Men of Dor
set. They were farm laborers and
they struck for higher wages. The
wages which they received consisted
almost wholly of their food and lodg-
ing. A few pence were added in mon
| ey but only enough to buy a little
beer and tobacco. The wage increase
for which they struck was more meat
They were getting meat only on Sun.
days, the remainder of their diet con.
| sisting chiefly of humble porridge and
such vegetarian food. They desired
meat twice or three times a week.
The action of the Six Men of Dorset
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
Money for the Hiatt Prosecution

The intricacies Of the financial deals of Edgar
F. Hiatt which ledsthe state banking department
to close the Dickinson Trust company Temporal
lily a few months ago, and subsequently resulted
in the Indictment of the deposed president of
that institution so involved that consider
able money will have to. be. spent~to prepare, the
case for trial.
The prosecuting attorney has asked Judge
Bond for an appropriation for assistant counsel,
and the court has recommended to the county
commissioners that they appropriate money for
the purpose. The commissioners, it is said, are
reluctant to make an initial appropriation of
81, 800, because they believe that much more
will be required to try the case.
If this is their attitude, they ought to re-
verse themselves on the proposition at once. The
matter of money is a secondary consideration.
The fundamental issue, and one in which the
whole county is interested is this-is Mr.. Hiatt
guilty Of embezzlement?
No matter how much money is required, it
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04

one, A low average cost of running
an automobile is 81 a day. This
means that the American people
spend S10,0OO,000 a day for automo-
bile upkeep, as there are 100000 au-
tomobiles. This amounts to $780,
100000 a year, admittedly a, conserya-
tive figure.
A fair average price for an automo-
bile is $1,000 and an automobile will
last, on an average, five years. Then,
if a $1,000 car lasts five years, it
costs 5000 a year, in addition to the
upkeep. There are 100000 cars in
use. This makes $1,000 100000 year.
Add this to the upkeep cost and you
have a total of $3.50, 100000 a year
automobile cost for the American peo-
pie. This, of course, is not an in
crease in the cost of living, but an ad-
dition to the cost of living.
On the other hand, some of the i'm
portant commodities have decreased
in value. Electric light is a wholly
new and added expense Before its
advent oil lamps were used Kerosene
oil cost % cents a gallon. 1t was not