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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-03
ALIENS TO BE
TREATED better
New Policy for Ellis Is
land Has Been Adopted
Says Report

Il AM4lAlf NAt|NI N"".|
NEW YORK, IAN 3. - Aliens
seeking admission to the Unlted
States. viii IN fufure enjoy I'M
proved conditions 1t Ellis Island.
Recommendatio maze by the adl
visory committe e appointed reeenl'
~ by w. ". fIuShand. commission
er general q instnig grafton, hayl
been adopted and WIN he put int
effect Immediately
Welfare work win be carried cui
by government and private agenl
cies: women ana children VIII he
given improved sdiarters. and INN
grants will 6eggiSeh larger iacili
ties for communicating with friends
and relatives ia ttiis country. Sci
vices will be held each sunday by
Catholic, Protestant and jewish
clergynen. and Il NECESSARY oihc
groups may have imiiar adx6n
itages, Persons desbarrod from a.
country will have then cases AZ,
planned to thnitl mud 10 intcrestc
friends, Aliens wiIisnnt IN lisHre
be Detained III che Eilis lsiSud
barges but In conIinpdious qaarter-
in the main building there.
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WEST CASE COMES
UP BEFORE COURT
Widow of Johnathan West
Makes Claim Against
Estate Administrator

Tho suit OF Mrs. Bertha West.
widow of the late Johnathan j.
West, against Henry G West, i'd
ministrator of her dead husband,
for $1,000 which she alleges is due
her as a part payment OF a pre-
nupital contract made between
herself and Mr.. West prior to
their marriage, is being heard in
the Circuit court today.
The story told by Mrs. Vests
attorney is the oft repeated story
OF the rich old man marrying the
poor country girl. after all OF his
own kin had left him and then
after his death the other relatives
refusing to pay the youthful widow
what was coming to her.
Mrs. West was wise enough 10
try and prevent this as she had a
written agreement with Mr.. West
before their marriage that he was
TO pay her $500 when they were
married and his estate was to pay
her $1,000 atteS his death. The
first part of the contract was full.
filled by Mr.. West two weeks at
ter they were married when he
brought his young wife to the
county court house and in the
presence Of witnesses paid her the
$500. For a short time all went
we'll with the pretty youthful wife
and tho aged husband, but the
greon eyed monster soon came
sneaking In and from that time on
trouble followed until it culminat.
cd in a divorce case, with the
wealthy old man divorcing his
young wife. Later upon the death
OF her former husband Mrs. West
presented her contract and de-
manded her money, 1t was not
paid and the suit today is brought
by her in an effort to collect the
money.
The defense in the case claims
that during the lifetime OF Mr..
West that while they were having
trouble in court that Mrs. West
cancelled the contract in regard
to the payment to he made to her
after her former husbands death.
The jury hearing the testimony
In the case is composed of 1. H.
Arnett, John Hughes, Robert J.
Floyd. j A. Swiger. A. c. Kel.
ley, Marvin Morris, Frank Thomas.
Charles II. Ridgeway, C. A. Sat.
terfiold w. l.. Hardesty, George
Rudy and John I, Talklngotn.
The attorneys in tho case are
". n. Nicely and NJ. W. Ogden
for tho plaintiff and Harry Shaw,
for the defense.
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FLOOD WARNING.

RHoENIX, Ariz.. Jan. 3.-All res
idents Of the northwestern portion
spt Phoenix were notified by tbs
sherfl's office and police depart.
nient early today to leave their
homes because Of danger from flood
waters from Cave creek.
The flood waters broke through
tlIa Arizona and Grand Canals, two
large arteries Of the Salt River Val.
ieE Irrigation district. north Of
Phoenix. last night and were ex-
,sated to reach Phoenix early this
morning Officials declared that
The crest OF the flood had not yet
een reached. Reports 10 the igri.
gation district headquarters indicat-
et that the flood was spreading out
more than usual thus slowing its
5fpgtess toward the city.
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eleventh. IO.GEI
VETERAI'N|'S ! ! ! ] ].
Presented o. j. Fleming
After Elf ty-two Years
il 1. o. o. F.

AT re regular meeting of Fair
mont lodge No. 2, l. o. o. F.
last night Oliver Jackson Fleming
vas presented with a veterans
level, M emblem given only to
members who have been % years
m the order Mr.. Fleming has
been d member Of this organiza-
ton tor 50 years. having Joined the
% Marion lodge No. II l. o. O..
r. September IL, 1869. A curious
pnase o. this presentation ls the
lact that Mr. Fleming is the
eleventh man to receive the veter.
ans Jewel In the state, be began
his work In Odd Fellowship with
oIsdge No. II and was initiated on
the eleventh day Of the month.
The number OF the jewel, which is
inscribed upon the diverse side is
me presentation speech was
made By Past Grand Master
George a Vincent who made
feeling address in which no touch
ca npon the untirtng efforts and
continuing interest of Mr. AFleming
10 hewelfaFe Of his r6Gge and
dwelt Iron the sterling worth Of
ti1iss their oldest member. as a
man Following the presentation
sreech Mr.. Fleming thanked the
lodge IN a tervent manner,
O. addition to the ceremony Of
pfee alton, officers for the en-
ming term were installed by the
installation corps, composed Of
Grand Master Thos. H. Neal, OF
cameron; Grand Warden A. W.
Martin ,pt Lumberport; Past
Grand Masters, George Fullerton
u Morgantown, George A. Vincent
and o. s. Mckinney and Past
Grand Davis Glasscock L. G. Fltz.
hugh Is district deputy grand mas.
THE officers Installed were:
q ~ Maddox, past grand; W.
Y Miehaels; noble grand; W. e.
Tttpnett vice grand; j. Leech,
rcording secretary; j. o. W,
Hall, financial secreaaIS. j. a.
Hess treasurer; .. @. Glasscock,
trustee: ". q. Glasscock, right
supporter to the noble grand: Ell
paugherty, left supporter to the
noble grand; Hugh Hamilton. right
eaprorter to the vice gsand; w.
"a Lowery, left supporter 70 the
ice grand; willis a. Wilson, R.
s 81 Harvey satterfleld, l.. s.
s @. Davis, warden; b. G.
Morrow, outer guard; W. j. B.
shriyer, inner guard; H. B. Skid
more, conductor; Joseph Wright,
chaplain.
on eia night OF January %, a
3Fmher Of local Odd Fellows will
spstos F,armignton to attend the
INSTALLATION OF the Pennington
lodge and the Rebekahs. a
sfiiekenS supper will be served In
eonnsction with the Pennington
event.
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WOULD BUY LINE,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
road applied to the Interstate Com
MERGE commission for permission 70
purchase and operate In connection
with its own system. the So mile
line of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Carey railroad. The railroad plans
TO acquire from the st, Louis Union
Trust company $1,000,000 par value
in stock and $5,700,000 par value 10
first mortgage bonds. the entire Sc
curlties issue OF the Carey and re-
turn to the trust company $4,000, 600
OF the bonds after guaranteeing
thor payment, interest and princt.
pal.
The Carey Is a coal carrier oper.
ated as belt line around Chicago.
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MANN CT on NEWS

Ier q visit with his parents In Clarks
burg street.
R. II. Moore was . business yisi
tor at Fairmont yesterday.
Miss Brooksie Robinson returned
to Beechwood College, Philadelphia
last evening, after a visit with heI
parents in Homewood addition,
Mrs. Lloyd 2. Moore has returned
from brief visit in Fairmont,
The Misses Bessie and Berry
Mockler have returned from visit
with relatives at Fairview.
Attorney and Mrs. L. s. Schwenck
have returned from a ten days Wis
It with relatives at Rutfsdale. Pa
ATiie G.. Knisely was home from
IFairrnont for week end visit with
his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Burnett, Of
Underwood, were guests OF the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. r
Clutter, OF Monroe street, for the
week end.
Charles F. W. Kunst has returned
from a New Years visit with rela
tives at Grafton.
staley Mcclellan spent the week
end with friends at Burton.
Robert Furbee and Franklin Nil
Ian have returned from few days
visit with friends at Grafton.
Charles, NJ. Fry, OF Cameron, was
the guest Of friends here on Satur
iday.
from a visit with his grandparents
at Fairmont.
G. Howard Long left last evening
for business visit in Columbus
Ohio.
Miss Hazel Reed, Forrest H
Floyd, and Leland A. Rymer spent
New Years with DR.. and Mrs. H. E
Moore Books, at Glover Gap.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dode Ammons, oil
Fairmont, have returned home aft
er visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
w. Afford.
Mrs. Ethel Gof. OF Morgantown
has spent several days with he'
mother, Mrs. Emma Spencer, nea,
here.
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MANY FOLLOWERS

BUDAPEST Jan. s.-Actiyity
among Tie Royslist supporters OF
formef Emperor Charles is report.
"a to be Increasing and 20 mem
befs az the chamber Of deputies
sre said 70 have followed Count
4iuluis Andfassys In his Opposition
10 Premier Count Bethlen. The
party has been arranged and are
demandins TINT only d native Hun
garlan king % be elected 70 the
throne. !, M :.
Prince sixtus OF Bourbon Dc
Parma, brother OF former Empress
zita NJ reported to be in Rome,
With other andeay6rilg TO ar:
range icr e3harle and Zita to leave
Madeira md HettIe 81 Italy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-03
POINTERS ON
SAFETY LAMPS
Bureau of Mines Gives
Cares in Assem-
blage

The United States Bureau Of
Mines gives the following lmpor-
tant pointers in bulletin regard
ing tae sssemblage of safely
lamps.
when the lamp is assembled
! there should be no openings be-
tween the outside and the interior
of the lamp except those in the
gauze or other notwithstanding de-
vice.
There should be an expansion
ring or equivalent device used
with the glass chimney go that
the chimney when heated can ex-
pand without breaking any part of
the lamp.
In the selection of a safety lamp
the lamp foreman should carefully
examine each of the disassembled
parts Of the lamp to ascertain de-
fects or improper clothing.
Any safety lamp Is presumed to
be in safe condition only when
all its parts are properly assembl-
ed in the manner prescribed by the
manufacturer Of safety lamps,
upon request furnish illustrations
of their lamps showing each part
and the completely assembled
lamp,
Some Of the errors common In
assembling lamps are:
Leaving out one or both gas
Sets. or using broken gaskets.
Placing gaskets in underfed
lamps so as to exclude the air
from below.
Leaving out one of tho gauzes
In double-gauze lamps.
Placing on top OF the glass an
expansion ring designed TO be
placed under the glass.
Placing the expansion ring up
side down, thus destroying its
usefulness.
Failing to screw the bowl suffi-
GENTLY to make a tight 1T between
the glass globe and the EaslIets.
Leaving out the igniting device
without plugging tho stem hole.
Leaving OF tae Dedication rings
that prevent air from blowing
directly into the lamp.
Leaving on the shield or bon
net when tho lamp is to be used
in a strong current Of air.
Placing a defective gauze In u
lamp.
In addition to the foregoing
recommendations, the cases re-
Gently investigated in the anthra-
cite field seem to make necessary
tho warning never to use damaged
narts. sueI as gauze rings that are
out OF round or damared in any
way, or oil vessels which have
been so damaged that the gauze
rings cannot be properly assem-
bled.
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Mayor 0les Is
Down to Work

YOUNGSTOWN. Jan. s-Mayor
oles came 10 his desk today WITH
his new administration machinery
well under way as the result OF q
busy days work yesterday, while
the rest Of the city was observing
a holiday, City hall hummcd with
conferences and addresses to police
details.
TIE mayors secretary. whose
name 0les said yesterday he had
forgotten turned out to be Louis
E. Geuss an attorney WHO was
electad to council on an Indepeu-
dent tickot by one vote. 0les also
said no had forgotten whom he
had named as secretary to the
service director, but said he would
"find out when the man shows up
for work today"
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Baptist Revival ResIns,

W. Hr RAPktAhs 4ENGNlNalA9 6Hl0bV
"A series OF eyangelistic services
began at the First Baptiet church
on New Years evening. The meet
!ngs will be held nightly in charge
Of Rev. G. 2. Neighbour, an evan.
gelist OF note, who Is being assist.
ed by G, E. Jones, singer and from.
bone player. Warrington public is
urged to attend bringing a friend
along.
Pottery Opens.
The Bowers Pottery, which had
been closed for a few days holiday
vacation. has reopened with the
usual number ofworkmen who have
been employd at the plant Of late.
Kendall-Wrlaht Wedding.
at the home OF the bride near
Brink. the marriage OF Miss Eliza.
beth Kendall to Walter Wright was
solemnized on Saturday evening,
Rev. H. s. Chapman OF the Logans,
port NJ. E. circuit officiating. The
couple are popular young people,
and are spending a few days with
the groom's father at White Oak.
They will soon take up their resi-.
dence at Curtisville.
Mrs. Snyder Very III.
Mrs. Frank Snyder is seriously
Ill at her homo on Warrior fork Of
Buffalo, near here.
Business Change.
Amato Prudente, until recently
proprietor Of the Wooden Mills Tail.
oring company, has purchased the
fruit stand Of John Rouspouler in
Market street, and with a new
stock will continue the business
at the present location.
Continues III.
e. G. Martin, local merchant, who
has been very i'll at his home in
High street, still continue quite i'll,
Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W. Stevens
and child. of Fairmont. spent yes.
terday with relatives in Manning.
ton.
Dale Turner will return tomorrow
to Gtlmer county. where he has
been employed in the oil fields, aft.
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GHIGAGOHBANB
CRISIS AVEI.R|iIT.IIE:D
Merger Of Banks Takes
Care Of Serious Finan-
cial Situation

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.@The Continen.
tai and Commercial National bank
and the Continental and CONNER
cial Trust and Savings bank today
formed the second largest banking
institution in the United States and
the largest west Of New York
through absorption Of the Fort
Dearborn National bank and It's Of.
filiated institutions, the Fort Dear.
born Trust and Savings bank, that
action averting what was described
as the most serious difficulty which
had threatened Chicago's financial
district in 16 years.
The merger was announced late
last night after an all-day session
Of the Chicago clearing house asso
citation and leading financiers, tho
Continental and Commercial insti.
tutions agreeing to assume liabiIi.
ties Of S6O,ooO,0o0.
The absorption placed combined
deposits Of the four banking instl.
tutions at moro than $4Oo, 600, 900,
and total resources at figure great
er than s525,000,000.
Difficulties of the Fort Dearborn
properties were attributed to over.
extension OF credits. lowing to the
over-extended condition OF Edward
Ttlden & Company (chief stock.
holders Of the Fort Dearborn or.
ganizations) and some recently
made loans and investments which
proved to be bad and entailed heavy
losses. It was found on examina.
tton OF the two Fort Dearborn banks
by the Chicago Clearing House ex.
aminers that the capital OF both
banks had been impaired" said a
statement by James B, Forgan.
chairman OF the, Chicago Clearing
House commission.
The Clearing House banks guar.
anteed the Continental and Com.
merctal against possible losses 10
the extent Of s2.500,00O and the
Fort Dearborn Stockholders made
a further guarantee OF $500. 900.
In addition there Is a CAPITAL. sur.
plus and undivided profit Of an.
rroximately ss,000.000. The Cont.
mental also pays approximately ST..
100000 for the good will Of the two
absorbed institutions.
The merger Is as of the close Of
business of December 81. Tho
work Of moving the Fort Dearborn
banks to the Continental was start.
led late last night, crews OF clerks
and employees and fleets of trucks
and taxicabs working In brightly
lighted streets under heavy police
guard.
The Clearing House commission
investigated the Drovers National
hank and the Drovers Trust ami
Savings bank, in which Edward
Tilden and company is interested
and announced that those banks
we're solvent.
All the directors OF the institu.
tons representing the Tilden inter.
ests resigned, and their places were
taken By Henry N. Dawes, ]. P, Ole.
son. Alexander Robertson, G, F
Swift. Jr, and Henry veeder,
A special committee was apnoint.
ed to take care OF the Englewood
ton. '''s"
In Lasalle street Saturday tho
Dearborn National stock was amt.
ed at $3.50 a share with none offer.
ed and the state banks stock n,
$1S5 a share.
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IDIGKRRS0N PLANl
DAMAGED BIZ FIRE
President Of Company EST.
mates the Loss at 1000;
Plant Running Today

Fire OF unknown origin dis.
covered at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing In the boiler room Of the Dick
erson Lumber Company, at Fourth
strdst and Virginia avenue, by the
night watchman of the plant
caused damages estimated at
$1,000 to the plant and probably
damaged the boiler to q consider
able extent,
The Waterman at the plant In
making his rounds discovered the
blaze in the boiler room at $3.50
O'Clock and sent in the alarm the
Central department answered the
alarm and after a sti1 fight lasting
an hour had the flames eNtinguish-
ed. Tho roof OF the building and
the windows and other combus-
table parts were burned away and
the pipe fittings on the boiler was
considerably damaged and 1t will
not be known for several days the
full extent OF the damage to the
boiler. A force OF men were busy
today clearing away, the debris and
digging tho boiler out from under
the debris that had fallen on 1t anil
It will be several days before the
plant will be ready to operate.
Tho boiler damaged by flrc was
used to heat the, plant and will
not cause any delay in any Of the
other departments OF the plant, as
the work is going forward today as
usual.
The prompt response and effI-
cient work done by the f1remen
prevented the fire from spreading
to tho main shops OF the company
where valuable machinery and n
large quantity Of lumber was stor.
ed, thereby preventing a costly flro
for the company.
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FINE CLUB BURNS
Epy AssoeLated press1

L 1 . Vi 1. il ( ,
NEW YORK, Jan 3.-Tne
westchester Country CLUB, To-.
Gated on Pelham bay was burn
cd to the ground yesterday BY
3 firs Of accidental origin. The
loss was estimated at S250, 900.
Society men and women hur.
riedly left the ball room, form-
ed a bucket brigade and work.
sd for nearly an hour! In a tenn
perature Of 10 above zero in an
Intellectual attempt to save the
structure. Women guests man.
aged TO save tapestries, paint
ings and furniture value d at
thousands of dollars.
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HOLD CONFERENCE.

BAGUIo, P. l., Jan. 3.-Goyernor
General Wood conferred yesterday
with tho Igottote presidents OF
councils and the leading men Of the
sub-province OF Benguet. Tho
presidents told him that what they
most desired is an American govern.
ment instead Of a PHILIPPINE, for the
province Of Benguet.
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BRACKET GIVES

'constnued from page one,
delphia.
j. E. Gaskill, Southern Coal
Corporation, was in Pittsburgh
Yesterday but will return home
today.
Walter D. harrington, assist
ant engineer OF tests, leaves to-
night for New York city to, as
sumo his new duties in the office
OF the general sales force.
Charles F. Ice, general man
ager OF the Penn Realty G. Coal
Co., returned this morning to
Queen Shoals, Kanawha county,
after spending the holidays In
Fairmont.
No Coal Movement
Only five trains were moved
east of Grafton on the B. & o.
railroad yesterday in which there
were 1913 loads. No coal was
moved. West off the Monongah
division, there were 1917 loads Of
freight moved yesterday. At
midnight there were 7S4 cars OF
freight on the division bound for
the east Of which 579 cars were
coal.
Daily n. W. Va. Tonnage
Although Monday New Years
Day. Is union holiday the mines
in Northern West Virginia tourn-
ed out 1850 tons of coal yester-
day. The tonnage was produced
as follows: Monongah division,
b. & o., 80 cars, Charleston divl-
sion, b. & o., 16 cars. Cunber-
land division, B. & o., 6 cars,
Morgantown 6 Kingwood, z cars.
No coal was loaded on the Mon
ongahela. Connellsville division,
b. & o., Morgantown & Wheel
ing, Belington 4 Northern and the
Wyatt-Helen branch Of tho
Western Maryland.
Operations on tho Mononga-
hela In Pennsylvania on Monday
loaded AZ cars,
Curtis Bay Eases.
Curtis Bay shipments last week
OF the Monongah division, B. & o.
totaled 100 cars or 143 cars short
OF the previous week. The sea.
board shipments were confined to
one days consignment-Saturday
The shipments from other piers
was conspicuous by its absence.
During the first two weeks of Dc.
cember 81 cars OF coal were ship.
ped to Arlington Pier.
R. r. Fuel Lessons.
Railroad fuel shipments of the
Monongah division, b. 6 o., last
week totnled SGS carloads or 151
cars short of the previous week. or
that total 43S cars OF coal went to
the B. & 0. railroad individually.
Weekly Movement.
Largely due to the holidays the
coal loading was restricted and OF
course this would also be apparent
In the freight movement. Last
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PRonucTIoN orr

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-Mine
and smelter output Of lead in the
United States In 1891 declined
about 20 percent and the produc-
ton Of zinc fell off almost sixty
percent. 1t was estimated today BY
the Geological Survey on the
basis Of. reports from producers
and others. fta
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CELEBRATE MASS.

NEW YORK, Jan. .. = Requiem
mass was celebrated at st. Mich
olas (Russian) Cathedral today for
Baron Rosen. former Russian am
bassador at Washington, who died
in this city on Saturday.
After the ceremonies, the re
mains we're taken to Fresh Pond,
Long Island, where they were ere,
mated.
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EXECUTE cArNAmAN

BE1hEFoNTE. Pa, Jan. a.
Chung Tao. Of Heading, the first
Chinaman to be electrocuted in
Pennsylvania, was put to death at
the Rock View penitentiary at 7:17
a. M today. Eight minutes later
be was pronounced dead. @
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DARING HloLnUp.

Los ANGELES sIan. risec
bandits, armed with sswed OFF slot
guns, held up thtea collectors d.
a drug company inSits store on thc
busiest street 81 TIE down towu
quarter today and escaped inear
automobile with d sun esi mated d.
the concern at about 10000