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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-27
PLANS NSCOMPLETE
FOR STRIKE HERE.
Mines Working at Capac-
ity asDay of Shutdown
Approaches

Operators and miners in the
Fairmont region are now getting
set for a general suspension OF
work in the local coal fields. The
miners have declared there will be
a suspension Of work here unless
the central competitive field signs
UP an agreement, which Is highly
improbable before April 1, especial
ily on the basis the miners insist
upon having 1t drawn. :
locally mining operations are on
In earnest today and coal opera
tors apparently are loading all the
coal they can on the cars before
the suspension. Miners on the 9th.
er hand, are working hard on re.
naming days before the strike
starts.
Some hope Of averting a strike
has been pinned to the fact that
President Keney has not yet issued
a strike call. AS a matter of fact,
this means nothing at all, because
the strike call comes directly from
indianapolis and has already been
Issued. 1t is not necessary nor Gus
tomary for a district president to
issue a strike c4ll although often
times they, do and repeat In sub
.stsncet what the intefnhti tioual strike
csll has been. Every local union
k part of the International organi-
aktion, as the district organization
itself. and deals direct with the in.
ternational organization In matters
OF this kind.
It would seem that there are but
three ways that the strike could
be averted: Government interfer.
,ence, which Is not likely as long
assthe public Is not in need OF coal
and at present there are more than
sixty million tons ofscoa1 above the
ground. Secondly, the prospects
OF the district bolting from the in.
ternational organization, which Is
exploded by the fact that the inter
national organization controls the
purse strings OF the organization,
and lastly, s1id more probable, is
the fact that the international pol
Icy committee may shift its plans
as intimated in an address by John
Moore at the Baltimore conference
on Saturday.
There is a sentiment prevailing
that this region like the others will
stop work April /, but after stall.
ing around for ten days or two
weeks, President Lewis and the in
ternational policy committee may
grasp the opportunity OF the scope
of the literally phrased policy com.
mlttee's report and put the men
back in the pits II they deem It
necessary to save the organization
here. That non.union sentiment Is
CONTINUED on Page Elght)
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OPERATORS SHERE
TO CLOSE MINES.
NEXT SATURDAY.
Producers Urged Not to
Place Guards at
Operations
SEEK QUIET STRIKE
Do Not Want Miners to
Think Operators Are
Hostile

Because Of the failure of nego-
tlations Of the scale committees OF
the West Virginia coal operators
and district No. IL United Nine
Workers of America, looking to a
new wage agreement, the opera.
tors have decided to close down
all OF the $50 mines in their asso-
citation for the duration of the gen.
eral Miners strike set for April
This action was decided upon at
q special meeting Of the board Of
directors 1.-THE association in Bal
tmore yesterday.
A. Lisle White, president of the
association, urged the operators
not to place armed guards at the
mines in order to avoid giving the
miners any reason to think the
operators are hostile,
"If the strike is inevitable,' said
Mr.. White, '1et US do our utmost
to make it a quiet, peacable one.
We have no quarrel with district
IL nor they with us. This strike Is
forced upon US by the internatIon-
alspolicy Of the United Mine Work.
ers Of America.
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Name 20 More Jurors
in Circuit Court Today

Judge W. s. Meredith Of the
Marion County Circuit Court today
advised the jury commissioners to
select an additional list Of 20 per.
sons to act as trial jurors at the
present term of circuit court. The
commissioners selected the names
OF the following residents of the
county, Clerk L. A. Gather issued
summons for them, and Deputy
Sheritts are serving the papers this
afternoon: Allison SMerrifield.
Harold Fortney, William Matthews,
Gotf sturm, FLA. Haddox, Charles
Gallery, j. D. Portor. Hood Clay
ton, C.;D. West, Dan snyd der; J.. u.
SwishetS 8, ~. Cdnning ghkni, Ellis
Duncan, "a! ": Demmie, z. LIZ wit.
liams, Gilbert Nuzum, H. w. Stone!
king, John Holt and Waldron Leon
ard.
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Daylight Saving May
Affect B. & o. Railroad

Announcement was made in Bal
timore on Saturday by w. B. Gallo,
way, passenger traffic manager, B
a o. that the B. & o: Railroad
would put into effect a new schet
ule on April 80, when changes viii
be made In the east in reference Is
daylight savings.
Mr.. Galloway was not certain, but
was under the impression that sew.
eral trains may be affected that
run into Falrmont. The Pittsburgh
trains probably would be those 70
!belchanged.
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Search Abandoned for
Victims Of Flying Boat

MIAMI, Fla, March 27.-Air-
plane search for the bodies Of
Mr. and Mrs. August Butte and
Mrs. Lawrence and her husband
of Kansas City and MRS. j. s.
Dickson Of Memphis, lost when
the flying boat Miss Miami was
wrecked at sea last Wednesday,
has been discontinued, but the
sub-chaser Service went out to-
dayTin the hope that some trace OF
the victims Of the tragedy might
,besfound.
4 The sole survivor. Robert
Moore. Is in a hospital slowly re-
GOVERNS from hit erience ces.
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'D0A| LOADING
7 RIISH.ON HERE
BEFOREAPR|L1 |.
Total Sc 1857 Empties Or.
dered-Heaviest for
Long Time
&0AL JAM IN EAST.
Accommodations Are Great
Storing in Cars
Here

Probably the heaviest daily or.
der for empties on the three rail-
roads since the general suspension
OF work at the mines bobbed up was
observed today when 1857 empties
lwere ordered. The biggest order
iAmptIes for a long time was not.
ed on the Monongah division, B. &
10, where the mines requested l..
lga0. OF the Monongahela Railway
Fla West Virginia today there were
$50 etnpties ordered, which is rath.
er heavy although almost In line
with the order for some weeks.
0perations on the NJ. & w. secureo
l197 enlpties today, of which s5 are
for railroad fuel loading and lie
commercial cars.
Ninety-five empties were ordered
|by the mines along the Charleston
division B! 6 o.. while 367 were
ordered on the Monongahela Rail.
way In pennsylvania.
Thousands Of cars OF coal are
switched in on sidetracks at various
terminal points along the B, & O..
lbetweep Fairmont and Baltimore.
Hundreds Of cars Of coal are
strung along the sidings at the Bal.
tsore and Washington terminals,
ashington Junction, Brunswick,
srtinsburg, Green Spring, Cum
|berEand Keyser and other points.
II is contended that factories in the
FEAST have sufficient coal to run any
lwhere from ninety days to four
'tuonths Strike or no strike. there
'ill be decided lull in the coal
ness after April 1, because OF
a. iarge aecumulatiohs {@.
quite q little Of the coal stored
in THE cars is. said to be B. go,
railroad flel. ptherl element. that
shas been fespons bile for d le stsadS
blow Of coai to the Sesst is tie ftact
1at operAtors nd brokers are mo
buht taking O ohance on shipping
their own Consignment in the
1t with the hppe OF the market
lsing, but the government an
Spunc ed that no increase In prices
odld he tolerated, threatening
osee,ttio to ylolators, so such In.
vfduals are apt to get stung. 1t
believed that the coal operators
|fsre me filling the cars and letting
them remain unconsigned on the
Daily Shipments. )
Eighteen cSfs OF coal were loaded
No Curtis Bay of the Monongah
ldiyision 3. Il O, on Saturday. No
lshipments went TO Arlington pier.
|To the east, there were $40 cars
|oi coal loaded, while to the wes'
There were 9S cars of coal loaded
oufteen cars Of coke we're loaded
Saturday.
| Mining Conditions.
with 117 mines at work on the
Ithree railroads, the working condi.
ltIons are better today. than they
lhave been for a long time, perhaps
o the LAPSE of year or more. AS
resuit ofs the heavy empty order
lpdqg, the production should be
} or the mines at work the large
increase IS on the Monongah divi.
(Gbntinued on Page Eight
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WIN Meet Farrinutoh.

CHICAGO, March 27,-Heads Of
the Illinois coal operators associa-
tions will accept the s1Egestion Of
Frank Harrington, president OF The
Illinois miners, for a conference
next Wednesday In Chicago, H. G.
Adams, president of the Central
Illinois Coal Operators Assocla.
Stlpn, arnounce cet today
What negotiations Mr. Earring
ton may stig gest; IA Wow OF the
'country wide cpai strike called FOR
April Me Adams said. he could
mot predict.
I'VE VIII meet him and see what
he has TO say" Mr.. Adams said.
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Still Another Record
Set'by German Marks

NEW YORK, March 81. x Ger.
man exchange broke all previous
low records here today, marks fall
ing to 30 1.S cents per one hundred.
The previous minimum quotation
for this remittance was 20 1.2
cents; per one hundred, made last
week.
Aside from liquidation from Ber:
lin, Hamburg and other German
centers, including Amsterdam also
made heavy offerings. Selling. OF
marks today was again largely for
foreign account,
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poLL 8 OPEN At SUNRISE.

Polls will open at sunrise, 5.51 a.
M, and close at sunset, 6 30 p. m.s
tomorrow In the filtration plant
bond issue election. Voting places
are given on page 10 OF this tissue
|of The West yirgihian.
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THE WEATHER

Unsettled, prehRhiy rain tohiqhi
and IaesdaS ee6ter Tuesday
sss lu west esFslsn ssnishs
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SEVENTEEN JOIN
Church At Big
REVIVAL sunday
Evangelist Uses Poison to
Show How Sin Works on
The Body; Song Services
Were Impressive.

The address Of o f. Hamilton. evan.
gelist. who is conducting 10, Christian
church revival. was given Sunday morn.
Ing on the subject. The Influence of
Evil"
In illustrating this subject solution
OF bichloride of mercury was used show.
ing the effect OF this deadly chemical
upon the human stomach. The minis.
Ter told how the poison worked and
that once dose was taken into the
stomach the person taking 1t would die
within seven days unless an antidote
81 given within two hours after the poi
nm was taken. Thus" he said, "Sln
enters into the soul and Its poison works
works with deadly relentlessnAss unless
the love Of Jesus Christ be allowed to
come In to cleanse and purify" Here
b. adding another chemical the speaker
showed how the antidotes can save the
human stomach from the workings Of
the chemical.
The evening sermon was taken from
John II, and the subject was The I'm
ity Of the Church Of Christ
Throughout his discourse the evan.
gelst pleaded earnestly for the even
tual unity Of all Christian sects into
one great, effective body. He showed
how easily the best efforts OF those
working for Christ go astray because of
divergent plans. He advocated the old
time religion. the old.time way OF read
Ing the bible and said that he did
not want 20 be compelled TO read a key
to the bible before reading the bible It.
self
Seventeen PRISONS came forward TO
unite with The church either by letter
9 confession.
t the morning service Hettie Belle
fman rendered the 23 Psalm in such
ntiful manner as touched the hearts
he great audience to perfect attune
her wonderful subject Mrs. Billie
.cr and Chester Harris gave beau.
Il duette at the outdoor evening
D. citing.
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Race NarrOWS for
Presidents Cup
in Golf Tourney

The first weeks play for the cham.
pionship OF the Dornick Hills Club end
ing July as follows
+. d. Maxwell. up; Joe Cooke, 2 up
and to go; Robert Bats, up and l
to go; viii d. Evans. by default; C..
S. Pyle. up and to go; Ray Tyer,
6 up and to go: Joe Echols, 2 up and
to co. John Carlock. 8 up and TO
go.
The second weeks play ended July
10th and resulted as follows: =. ID.
Maxwell, l up; c. y. Pyle, l up: Joe
Echols, 4 up and to 60
The semi final will be played be-
fore June 18th, the line up being p.
ID. Maxwell VS.. w. d. Evans, and
c. s. Pyle VS.. Joe Echols.
During the Independence Day contest
the club professional. NJ. H. Veale. in
the afternoon shot a forty and thirty
three. giving him 73 for the eighteen
holes. His best round was as follows:
3-4-4-4-4-S-4-3-433 for the 1900 yard
course, the par being 4-4-4.5.4-4-b-4-4-
81 strokes. giving him four brides IN
the round.
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Remnants including voiles, ra-
tine, organdie, silk and WOOL
Ell. special at HALF PRICE
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RADIO CONCERT AT CLUB
HOUSE. JAMBOREE TONIGHT

DR.. Walter Hardy is today running a
this afternoon and tonight will give d
special radio concert at the Jamboree
The full concert given by Oklahoma City
and Dallas broadcasting stations will
u received
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Bathing Suits Re-
duced .One.third

Bathing suits at this price
are below their actual cost.
Both mems and boys ia
cluded.
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Fiber SIX sweaters in tuxedo
styles. Jockey red, white. tan
and orchid, honey dew and
Jade green. Regular $3.50
value at-------- -.-~-------
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now. You may use this letter to help
ether girls, as the letters in your book
helped me. - ROSE WAIDNER, 30l8
Roseland Place, Baltimore, Md.
That is the thought so often expressed
in letters recommending Lydia E. Pink
h. ms Vegetable Compound. These wo-
nknow what they have suffered, they
:, ,crioe their symptoms and state how
taey were finally made well. Just plain
statements, but they want other women
~ be helped.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
'und is medicine made from medi-
NAL roots and herbs, and without drugs,
, relieve the sickness women so often
We, which is indicated by backache,
=. ak feelings, nervousness, and no am
ion to get anything done or to go
where. 1t has helped many women.
y not try it?
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An boys suits included In
this reduction. An oppor-
tunity to set the boys
school suits
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and general W ea X
ness. l could not sleep
comfortably at night
for pains in my back.
! found your book at
home one day and
after reading it be-
gan at once to take
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We ge t table Com
pound. | have had
very good dresults and
some of my girl
friends are taking IL
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1215c 1892 Bleached luck Towels.
good weight; o.
Clearance Price, each--- w
25c 1896 heavy Turkish Towels
closely woven with 8 blue TO-
striped borders, Clearance LOU
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Queen Elizabeth OF England used to
wear q wrist watch.
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oNTHS OF
SUFFERING
..ow q Baltimore Girl Recov.
cred Her Health

Baltimore, Maryland. = For several
months suffered with severe backache
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666 quickly relieves Colds,
Constipation, Biliousness and
Headaches. A Fine Tonic.
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hi practice TO have the y9ar,ted ar
stieie when If Ii antsd ~ HIS GUS
toners, ana vino believes in pleas
ing them All att al ines. lis sue
cess is founded upon his serFiceSto1
alt patrons viii oh is maintained
Throughout the store organization
at "a high standard of efficiencys
He is college graduate, is pos
sessed of an attractive personality
is Iikeable and extremely popular.
Mr.. Courtney has been manager of
the store since 1917. and has been
uniformly successful He is a mem
Der Of the Chamb of Commerce,
the b M. A. the Kiwanis Club and
the E1ks.
The millinery department Is in
charge Of Mrs. T. M. Courtney, one
81. the most artistic and highly
skilled Of designers of stylish hat
creations.
Mrs. S. Courtney, who takes
an active part In the conduct OF
the store, is one of the most cap,
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C()UR| HAS,
COMP | ! I J |. STOCK 0
Moments Establishment Here.
Well Equipped and
Modern.

Stylish women who fully realize
the value Of pleasing personal ap-
pearance at all times are fortunate
in having IN Fairmont an estab=
1ishment SO well equipped and SO
completely stocked as to be able
to fill their most exacting REQUIRE
ments.
This establishment is Courtneys'
where at all times the better grades
of merchandise designed and man
ufactured to delight the ladies are
to be found And the prices-they
are reasonable. The service of the
goods dealt in, and of the attend Z
ants and salespeople in the store.
is Of the highest type. All employees
are courteous, efficient and always
may occur to the shopper whether
she be 'just looking" or buying.
Most OF those who look and who
ask do buy, for the great values
that are presented on the counters
and in the display cases are row
citation in bargains. SWomen's wear
ing apparel of all descriptions, in
Guiding millinery, hosiery, lingerie,
si1ken things In which the ladies'
take keen delight, and those little
articles that adorn them and add
to their charm. are In profuslon IN
this store.
There is nothing that women
can desire for any occasion, re-
gardless Of what it may be. that
cannot be produced in this SPLEEN
,didly complete establishment.
The business, for many years
was run under the name of Jol-
life, and was taken over by the
Courtneys in 1907. A handsome
building adapted specially to the
type OF business to which it is de-
voted is the home of this store. A
floor space of 800 square feet is
used and an average OF IS people
are Employed. The show windows
and cases are attractively dressed
by skilled hands and all fixtures
throughout the store are of the,
highest type.
T. NJ. Courtney Is an efficient
young bushes man who makes it
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obtain Better Rates

The Fafrmont Chamber of
Commerce was the prime mover in
organizing the Monongahela Val
ley Association, an organization
whose object is to develop the
valley ipdustrially. For eighteen
months the Fairmont Chamber OF
Commerce and the traffic commit
tee have been working on freight
rate survey in an effort to have
this territory put on an equitable
basis with other competing terri.
tory. After several propositions
and counter propositions, the Mon
ongahela Valley Association has.
accepted the Baltimore & Ohio
proposition, which places this ter
ritory in the Central Freight Asso-
citation territory and practically
eliminates our Pittsburgh arbitrar-
les. This item alone is worthy of
the support of all the business
men of the city and the entire sur
rounding territory. 1t means that
from now on our rates will be
established on an equitable basis,
and a saving to our manufactur-
ers and miners also our mer-
chants.
Tie Chamber of Commerce,
through it's committees, aided the
Clean UP Squad and the Red
Cross in getting record of dis
abled soldiers also those whose
compensation needed adjustment.
Through the efforts of this or
ganization the American Flint
Glass Workers convention was
given to this city in July OF this
year. These delegates will be with
us for four weeks.
The Chamber of Commerce was
instrumental in calling a meet
ing to consider the property valu-
alton for taxation purposes in
1922 Approximately 400 citizens
attended the meeting, at which the
following resolution was passed I'M
animously. THAT the tax leyying
bodies Of the County be instructed
to fix Ievies so that the amount of
taxes to be paid would not exceed
the amount for the year 1921,
plus the average increase in yalu-
alton for the past five years, which
amounts to S per cent over 1921.
This resolution was placed in the
hands of all tax levying bodies.
A general meeting of represen-
tative men in various towns IN
Marion County was called by the
Chamber of Commerce and was
attended by approximately 200
citizens. It's purpose was to have
a better understanding of the
plans and Intentions of the State
Road Commission and to work in
harmony for the entire county.
On three different occasions the
Chamber of Commerce has sent
Representatives to Charleston to
appear before the State Road Com
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ElAglIlA|Il!B'
Io0Ill! \ 4 R } /
AGGIIl|lH|!! NR R: |. ].
oflneII andss vatson Head Big
Commercial institution
Of Fairmont.
E S MANY
Brett First Leader Of
Organic alton Formed
in 1914.
4 E S MANY

The Fafrmont Chamber OF Com
fnerces Is not one Of the old institu-
& lions Of the city; in tact, it is one
ofsthe comparatively young organ
ssfzaffons During its short career,
II however, 1t has accomplished
much or the good Of the com
! laIlni ty
The Chamb Der of Commerce was
sSncorpo on May 4, 1911. The
sncorporators were J. M. Hartley,
ed .8Ro binson, a. 3. Scott, II. W.
.sshowalterS and E. c. Jones' The
s3irstspreside nt9of the organization
4 MAS T.S Brett ana c. W. Evans
was the6f first secretary.
Evans held the position of
secretarygfrom the time Of organl-
cation un til 1919 when A. L. Leh-
lfan.s was named president and
Sscretary. Mr. Lehman took up
fle work in September of that
year. He died suddenly in the
4 spoirf1 81 OF the following year. In
1920 george Watson was
aamed president and T. D. Con-
hell, secretary Of the organization,
and they=ha;ye been in the execu-
tive ositions since that time.
ssSs2s he HIST electlOn OIL directors
Resulted as follows:
Elected for one year.. NJ.
Bro@nf1e1d, H. B. Clark, M. A.
8FIetche HERR NJ. Hfte e. G Jones,
Martin, Walton Miller, w.
III SpeddenS George T. Watson. '
Elected for two years-Ge george
Amos, q VI Walter, Barnes, r. T.
Fred Helmick, g. E.
HUTCHINSON III. w. Mcdonald. Fl.
1 an. Showalter, c. G. Shaver j. O.
Watson .8e
Elected for three years-An-
4laonyS }Bowen II. l. Brett, s. S.
5G,ochrane u. NJ. Hartley, A. l..
aehman C. E. Miller, Sam r.
Nuznm, Harry F. Smith.
N The sfollowing men have been
presid ents# of the organization: T.
Ts8Brett in 1911 and 1912; r. T.
cunningham in 1913 and 1914; II
& II osssin II 915 and 1916; j. NJ.
I acobs In 4 1917; ard 1918; A. L..
E4ehmanS1919 George T. Watson,
sstarting 20.
While the Chamber of Com
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nserce en- oysd uuite a measure of
success III the early Years OF It's
existence ft never broadened OUT
on as large q scale as "a urfrg the
u last Two years. Durfng the last
year especially has the organiza-
ton been quite active In promot-
ing made success full campaigns for
the betterment Of the people Of
Fairmont- m III; n
Following Is a brief survey of
the work that has been accomp-
ushed and the activities. engaged
In by the ChambersofC Commerce in
the last fifteen months, as given
by It. D. Cornell. secretary: