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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
Mrs. Artha Morgan and Mich
aeI Powell Approve Pro-
posed District Issues
ASK WOMEN TO VOTE
Offer Convincing Arguments in
Support of Their unquaI-
flied Statements

Unqualified approval is given
the proposed Good Roads Bond Is
sue in Winfield and Union districts
by Mrs. Artha Morgan Grose and
by Michael Powell, in letters re-
ceived from them today by the
editor Of The West Virginian.
Both Mrs. Grose and Mr.. Powell
urge that all voters cast their bal
lots tomorrow in favor Of the
cause Of Gosd Roads.
Mrs. Crosses letter is addressed
ITO My Voting Sisters. and she
makes a splendid appeal to them
to mot fail to do your duty to
your home and country" She
says, in part:
ITO my mind, there are few
questions which concerns the
housewife more than good roads
and good streets. They have their
relationship to the home, the
church and the school. They affect
the cost Of living and are vital to
the social life OF the community.
Discusses Drudgery
zone Of the great troubles OF
country life has always been ths
housewives life OF drudgery. She
has had few conveEiences and dur
Ing the winter months, her life has
been one of imprisonment. Is 1t
sany RpndeE, her boys and girls,
seek employment IN the city as
soon as they are old enough?
tCountrY women enjoy comlI1H
into our city to attend our ellur-
lches and picture shows, and we
city women are not only interested
in getting good roads for the coun-
try women but we are looking
forward to pleasant outings our
selves.
"True, good roads will cost us
little more, but not the IS cents
per 500 that a few persons (pro-
gressive men?) have stated. under
letters circulated under the sigma
ture OF Committee Are we, sis
ters. going to fall to. an appeal
made by these reactionaries who
are ashamed to sign their owi
names?
THE main issue is: Good roads
or mud roads. Letus think before
we vote!"
Mr.. Powell's letter is addressed
to all voters. Space does not per-
NIT the publication of 1t in its
entirety, but some of the effective
extracts follow:
Mr.. HowelI's Letter.
THE object OF the Good Roads
Movement Is two-fold: First, nee.
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LOCAL NURSES ATTEND
MEETING IN CLARKSBURG

Miss Evelyn Thomas. Red Cross
public health nurse. and Miss Mar
ion Howell, school nurse, are in
Clarksburg where they are attend
Ing round table meeting of the
public health nurses Of northern
and central West Virginia. The
meeting Is held in the community
rest room in Second street. To-
morrow and Wednesday the nur-
ses will hold joint sessions with
county and municipal health off,
GERS Of the state, who will be in
session In the Waldo Hotel.
Among prominent speakers on
the program are Mrs. Jean r. Dill
Ion Of Charleston, director Of child
welfare and public health nursing
in West Virginia: George c. Row
ell of Charleston, former secretary
OF the West Virginia Tuberculosis
association, and Miss Janet N.
Geister Of New York, a representa-
tive Of the national public health
council.
In connection with the meeting
OF the nurses and health officers, a
motion picture on hygienic work,
entitled IAN Equal Chance" Is
being shown in the Opera House
today and tomorrow. and will be
shown in the Robinson Grand on
Wednesday.
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STARTS
ON NSECONDWEEK
Situation in Brownsville Reg
ion Unchanged Over the
Weekend

Starting on the second week Of
the general coal strike, there have
been few developments in the past
torty'eight hours. Reports indicate
that there are probably as mani
mines at work today In Northern
West Virginia as on Saturday, the
aggregate approximately sixty.
Reports from the coke belt, espe.
cially in the Brownsville, Pa, sec.
tion, show few new developments.
This morning It was reported that
there were yet eight mines work.
Ing on the Monongahela Railway in
Pennsylvania, which is the same
condition as existed on Saturday.
It Is reported, however, that some
OF the mines perhaps did not have
quite as full quota as they had
at the beginning OF last week. This
morning these same mines ordered
% cars while on Saturday they or.
dered 70, which indicates that few
eE men are either at work or bust.
ness conditions are very poor. The
former conjecture Is probably the
truth about the matter.
With what force the tonnage "a
paralyzed in the Brownsville, Pa.
section can be grasped best by fig
ures of the week Just prior to the
strike, which may have been a lit.
tie more suspicious than earlier In
the year due to the impending
strike In the unionized fields. on
the average, there were 35 mines
at work out Of los, but today only
eight Of the thirty.five are at work.
During the same week, which end.
ed April. there were 2,077 cars Of
coal loaded, which was lower than
some previous weeks, an average
OF 3t6 cars day. Last week there
were $40 cars OF coal loaded or a
daily average OF los cars, agains;
S46 cars, the daily average OF the
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BRooMFIELD SPEAKS AT
MEETING OF QUOTA CLUB

/ DR.. J. c.. Bloomfield, pastor OF
the NJ. P. Temple, talked inter.
estingly today concerning the Jap
anese people and their country at
the weekly luncheon of the Quota
Club held at the Fairmont at
twelve o'clock. DR.. Rrooni-
field told OF the habits and Gus.
toms Of the Japanese, OF their
country, OF the climatic conditions,
as well as the political aspect, and
told many interesting things con-
corning the Japanese as agriculture
lists. :
Mrs. Kathleen Courtney pres,.
dent, presided at the meeting and
told the, girls that free entertain
ment would be provided for the
Visiting girls 10 the annual inter.
national convention to be held In
Pittsburgh during the month of
May. Delegates will be quartered
at the William Penn, but visitors
will be entertained in the home Of
club memberms Of Pittsburgh.
The talk TO have been given BY
Miss Mary DeVol, chairman OF the
Quota Book Club. was postponed
until another meeting, d
Twenty girls were present Sfns
Gliding Mrs. Harry Snyder ofi
Meyersdale, Pa the guest ot Miss
Ma NnntEntnary,
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Dentists WILL
enjoy BANQUET
THIS EVENING
Big Feed at Fairmont Hotel
For Convention Fold at
$50 Tonight
salty STEERS 'EM.
Df. satterfieId Keeps Things
Going All the Time for
Visitors
sally STEERS 'EM.

About the busiest man In Fair
mont today is DR.. H. S. Satterfleid.
chairman Of the committee on ar
rangements for the sixteenth an
nual convention of the West vir-
glnia State Denta. Society. Little
Hersch" was sure stepping on the
gas this morning and racing
around the same as he did on the
base. paths for the Doctors ball
team last summer. He is CARRYING
the burden Of keeping the dentists
moving from one thing to another
50 they won't have chance 10
start an impromptu clinic and eX-
tract each others teeth. Under
the direction Of DR.. satterfeld
everything is going along accord.
ing TO Hoyle.
After a few lectures this after
noon. the dentists will repair 10
the Fairmont Hotel where at 6:$0
they will be "repasted" with a
very celubrlous banquet. Flet-
cheriztng is made easy with the
dentists because their molars and
cusptds are in first class shape.
The post-prandial orations are ex-
pected to prove how many OF
banqueters have cut their wisdom
teeth. ~ ..;..s.,,,...,.
Following ,ttia 6anatiat there
viii be smother lecture, which win
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OFFICERS PAY FAREWELL
TRIBUTE TO LIEUT.. BECK

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April
10.-The body of Lieutenant Col
onel Paul Ward Beck, who was
slain here on the morning OF April
4 by Jean P. Day, wealthy oil
man and lawyer, was en- route to-
day to Washington for internment
in Arlington National Cemetery.
Mrs. Rachael Beck, wife OF the
officers brother, his son, Lieut..
Paul Beck, Jr., and Lieut.. John
Beck, nephew, left on the same
train with the body.
An impressive demonstration
by officers OF Post Field, Okla,
flying station, where Beck was
commanding officer for more than
a year, marked their farewell trib-
ute to a comrade and one OF the
army's first fliers.
Showers OF blood red roses were
dropped on the train from air.
planes circling overhead.
Day was exonerated Saturday by.
a coroner's jury,twhich found that
he was justified IN Staying the Of.
ttcer. when, according to his testi-
mony, he found Beck In an attempt
to assault Mrs. Day. The jury re-
commended that no charges be
filed.
There is nothing to justify the
spending OF money in prosecuting
Day unless further evidence Is
brought to light" the county at
tornAy was quoted as sayinE.
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Former Opponent of Union
District Bond Issue viii
Support Roads TOMORROW

On the eve OF the Union Dis
trlct bond issue election, Phil
Harr, whb has been one Of the
strongest opponents OF the good
roads movement on the East Side,
today announced his intention to
support the bond issue at the cleo
tion tomorrow. giving his reasons
for his action at the eleventh hour
in a statement to The West Vir-
ginian. 'Coincident with Mr..
Harris statement, scores OF Let
ters TO the Editor" were received
by The West virgInian from per-
sons In Union District In all walks
of life. Although It was impos-
sible to publish all Of the letters
received in The West Virginian
today, a number Of them appear
on the editorial page, and the
others will be printed tomorrow,
the day Of the election.
ut Is not often that a work
ingman is interested In how elec-
tions CO." says Mr.. Harr in his
statement. II was opposed to the
good roads proposition from the
start. My home is some distance
from the improved road, and I
could not see how It would bene-
fit me. / don't have an auto
mobile and never expect to own
one," Mr.. Harr continues.
II have been thinking about
selling my property and buying a
farm. The thought came to me
that I would want to buy my farm
where they had good roads, then
why should vote against good
roads at home. l have come to
the conclusion that the man who
buys my property will want a
good street as near to 1t as pos
sible. and that a man who is out
to buy property wants to locate
where people are making improve
ments.
"The fellow who opposes pub.
lie improvements very seldom
adds any wealth to the commun-
ity. / think now is the time for
Union District to build roads. We
have a lot of fellows who arr. out
OF work. The big cpflsstFt az on
and may continue for some time.
1t is the laborlng mans duty to
vote for good roads and help the.
other fetlowEwftfis a jobslI don't
think \ man ought to. yotessout
work now. + am going to do all
! can for good roads," Mr.. Harr
concludes. !
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N. M.E.CHURCHNEN
LAUNCH.DR|VEON
. FILLING STATION
Appear Before City Directors
Protesting 'Drive-ln' on
Fairmont Avenue

Urgent protest against the eree-
tion of a ftlling-station opposite
the First Methodist Episcopal
Church. Fourth street and Fair
mont avenue, was filed with the
city directors this morning by two
committees comprising members
of the Church and property own
ers living nearby.
I'VE understand that the fran.
chise for the building Of the filling
station has already been granted,
and we are not asking the city to
revoke its action" declared j. NJ.
Jacobs, speaking for the two COM
mittees. "But We do want the d.
rectors to know that We very urs-
emily protest against this building
and we would like to have our
protest. entered formally on this
minutes OF this meeting"
Gives Reason for Protest
eyes. a building permit was
granted to DR.. G. n. Neill OF the
Dixie Co., last week." admitted
Mayor W. W. Conaway. "on Just
what grounds do you object to the
building of this filling station?"
They're going TO put It up Just
across the street from the church" /"
assert 4tEsS Jacobs. "Wske
'chIrch hgInembers and property own.
ers-think that the stopping and
starting Of cars will cause too.
much noise during church setSices.
THE filling station Is going to
beatast about on a levelSwith the,
church windows. The smell Of gas.
oline will come In through the,
windows and we believe II will be
very annoying.
I'VE expect regulations to be Is.
sued by insurance companies which
would prevent the church from get
ting insurance. ] was reading in
the papers the other day where a.
church burned down when st.
caught on fire following the ex-
ploslon OF a gasoline tank in front
OF a filling station. The insurance
company refused to pay the tnsur-
ance and suit is now going on.
/ understand that the companies
are refusing insurance to buildings
located near such filling stations. Z"
"How far has the work on the
station gone" inquired the mayor.
"They haven't started yet," re.
turned Mr. Jacobs. "The grounu
isn't even broken.
Cites Contract caluse
at was my understanding.
stated Director W. E. Arnett,
''that there was a clause in DR..
Nelll's contract. that prohibited
him from doing anything that
would be an annoyance to the
church.
"Dr. Neill made that statement
when he appeared before us last
week." said Director ]. Clyde Mos
rls. "He assured us that his COM
pany would SEQ that there was no
annoyance to the church in any
way whatever. He said that the
building would be fire proof, also. /"
AT this iuncture, another MEM
ber Of the protesting committee
men was recognized by the mayor.
"There are 500 or 500 who come
in every Sunday morning to Sun.
day school and church services"
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Union Officials
Claim Farmers
Support Strike

United Mine Workers OF Am.
erica say that scores OF farm.
srs who attended their general
mass meetings on Saturday and
Sunday are proving to be sup.
porters Of the miners in the
present strike.
AT cassville on Sunday. 700
people heard addresses by Nick
Aiello, president OF sub district
4. and Patrick Buckley. vice
president OF sub district 4.
on Saturday afternoon Pat.
rick Buckley, and w. L, Wads.
worth, a miner. addressed 500.
people, which included union
and former non.union miners
and farmers.
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-Four Plants Of II. G. Fflok Go.
Among Those Affected
by Walkoat
UNION .EXTENDSlW0RK
First Court Actions Growing
Out Of Strike Started
Today

PITTSBURGH, April 10 ~ Az.
proximately 1000 miners employed
In ten.non.union mines Of tie Fay
cite County coke region todn ~
Joined the ranks Of the strikers; re-
sulting in complete shut down AZ
the plants, four Of which are con
trolled by the H. O. FrieE Co. stib
sid ary OF the United States Steel
Corporation. Four other plant
were operating withyreduced forces
while at Leisenring No. I, one q
the biggest mines Of the region
larger force Of miners reported fof
work than on the last three any
Of last week.
Mines closed down today were
the Grassland, York Run Dearsh
and Phillips, all Frlck plants. and
Mead dowbrook, Little Bfowntield,
Oliver Nos i (, 3, and 3, and tSeislef
owned by independents. Mines re-
ported operating with reduced
forces were the Lehigh, Brownfield,
oltphant and Youngstown, owned
W tAG HAAShf GptuHntlyss lE3llMu nun
dred men went out at these works
In the Klond Ike district. wiiere tte
union made its first tnroads IA the
great coke region. two mines.
Mathefs md qfhcibla were report.
ed 70 Sbe tile only plsnts operating.
court action growing ont or the
strike WasF ente ered TO-DAY a Union.
TORN hi. Il ffiitet d
Nine workers oomnitt tteenan wto
charged four deputies Harry
Smith, Louie Calak, Arthur Well
and J. g. Webster, with assault aud
battery. stayna alleged that The
deputies who were arrested called
him from his home and attacked
him, before they arrested him on
charge Of carrying concealed weap-
ona. The deputies were held for a
hearing before a Justice Of the
peace. ,
Two non.union. mines OF the I'M.
ted States Steel corporation ~
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Drawn
FOR M.AY[ER|N. |
Grand Jurors Meet May 8 and
Petit Jurors Are Called
For. May IS

The following Isl list Of persona
drawn by the jury commits saioners
OF the Criminal Court Of Marion
County to serve as grand Jurors AZ
the May term of Criminal Couft.
commencing on May 8 i:
q. L. Fortney, John B! Hamilton.
Lawrence Conway, and N. j.
Straight, all OF Fairmont District:
Marshall Hawkins gof Winfield BIZ
trict; J.. B. Hall and George ".
Hull of Grant District: Ulysses
Nanzatt, Homer v. Campbell and
Lewis ClelIand, all of Huntington
District; George W. shoemake,
and Il. "A. johnson Of Union Di7.
trlct; Harry 8: Thorn and Charles
McElroy5 Of Paw Paw District, and
Willie Martin and q. w. Atha OF
Lincoln District.
The following IS a list of persons
drawn by the tiury cominis 5 ION erE
OF the Criminal Court OF Marion
County 10 serve IS pettt Jurors NJ
the May. term ot court Tliese jurors
are not 10 apnear until May IL.
however.
sFairmont ptstFio4
Bernard Martin. 10. II Dancer
Carl 3, Beltz, q. ;Ffank II Kuhn. p
", Carter, Harry FTanIs. IIl char
man. 7. B. Hartley. water Git
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
GENOAECONONIC
PARlLEY OPENED
Premier Facta Elected Presl.
dent Of Conference at
First Session

GENOA. April 1O.-(By the Az.
soclated Press.l-Nations of fou
continents today began efforts 10
restore to the world normal con-
oitions. All plans had been com.
pleted for this great economic con-
gress. which was generally regard
ed by competent judges as the
most importantly and significant
assembly since the Versailles
peace conference.
The conference was formally
opened by the Italian premier az
3 p. m.
Premier Facta was elected presi.
dent Of the conference and signor
Schanzer, vice president. The
premier delivered the inaugural
speech. He was followed by Prime
Minister Lloyd George Of Great
Britain. Louis Barhou, French min
lister OF justice, aud Chancellor
Wirth OF Germany, and Forelgn
Minister Chitcherin OF Russia.
Each speaker was to employ, his
own language, but with a tranala-
tion by official interpreters into.
English and French to follow
Announced representatives Of
other countries, notably Japan
were expected 70 present the views
of their governments.
The premier was applauded when
he rose TO deliver the speech OF
welcome. He expressed the hope
that the work Of the conference
would be successful and would
lend itself TO the etterment pfsall
the nations OF the earth He then
read the welcoming message from
King Victor Emmanuel. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
BARNES-H0LT CASE Z.
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Administrator Sues for Money
Which He Says is Due
Estate

The case of G. w. Barnes, admin.
tstrator, vs.. John F. Holt and 9th.
ers is occupying the time and atten.
ton Of Judge W. s. Meredith and a
Circuit Court trial Jury today. The
plaintiff In the case is sung for
money alleged by him to be due
the estate which he represents
from the defendants in the action
The amount involved Is about s3,-
900. "
The case was called when court
opened at $3.50 O'Clock this morn.
Ing, and the following trial Jury was
imnaneled to hear the evidence Ii.
the case: Howard Fortney, ]. c.
Reese, ]. L. Prickett, W. S, Pitzer.
G. D. West, c. Windsor, F. A.
Gould, Clarence Rineheart, Noah
Efaw, Carl D. Yost, John E. CAN'T.
and Allison Merrifield.
The plaintiff in the action Is be
ing represented by Attorneys Rose
and Barnes while the defendants
are represented by Guy Prichard
and Ward Lanham. p
At 2 O'Clock. Judge Meredith was
asked to entertain a motion to
throw the case out Of court. The
jurors were removed from the court
room while the attorneys argued
the motion. Judge Meredith ruled
that two certificates OF deposits
could not be placed in evidence BY
the plaintitf, but other than tina.
the court would say not.
The jurors were returned to the
court room and the case contin.
ued. 1t was thought that the case
would reach the jury late this after
noon. n
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Charleston Division Leads in
Aon.unlon Production
In Region
NO COAL DE M and.
sstIey and Me- cleary Return
to United Mine
Workers

4 last week the mines OF Northern
West Virginia loaded 651 cars, or
32 $50 tons OF coal. This is prob.
ably an 5 TO S10sper cent production,
which waslprod oduced despite the ef-
forts 81 the union to sew up produc-
tipn tight In two vast majority Of
cases operators say they have no
desire to start the mines at this
time because there is no business In
sight Immediately. If some bust.
ness has developed in other fields.
as reported, 1t has not yet been
teit IN the Fairmont field, whers
there is plenty Of unconsignet
loads vet on track.
Production for last week was as
fcitows Bic O.-Monongah, 121
&Fs; Charleston Division, 220
cars: Connellsv.ile, as cars: Cum.
beriand 1926 cars; Western Mary
land Eseltngton e Weaver, 16 cars:
Watt Helen's Run, O.; NJ! & W. o;
Monongahela, 10 cars; NJ. & H.,
10S cars. ]
!, Asthe foregoing figures indicate,
the Charleston Division appears t.
have perated on the non.union ba-
rs more successfully than any OF
the others, Then comes the Cum.
hefiand Division, and third, the NJ.
& H. where considerable coal has
heen mined since the strike broke.
Daily slftnnisNta!
Shipnlepts ct che Monongah pi.
YisLon: q q o.sion Saturday con.
listed % IS cars 10 the east and II
cars ID tlieywest. sFourte teen cars 81
eoke were load eas and eight
on the Charleston Division, B. &
o.. on Saturday, there were 23 cars
OF coal 8loaded east
Daily r. r. Fuel.
Railroad fuel shipments of the
Monongah Division, B. & O., con!
sisted Of two cars, both of which
the 3. 30 secured.
Oh tie Charleston Division, B. &
y on Saturday there were SIX cars
q railroad fuel loaded, Of which
the E: & q! secured the entire con.
signmetit
Personal Mention.
Samuel d. Brady, president OF
the Brady Coal Corporation, Is on
basiness trip TO Washington,
|. ~ c.
Harry B. Clark Of the Clark coal
f1tetestsy returned to Fairmont on
Saturday from a business trip to
New York City.
! pFloyds ]. Patton Of the Patton
Coal 90. Is in Pittsburgh today on
bnslness.
0ntted Mine Workers.
Mex Anello, president Of sub
districti4, district a., Is addressing
gal meeting at Ida May this
~ dnoon.
ames Mcc cieery, district organi.
returned on Sunday from a two
sseks trip to Henrietta. Oklahoma
where his mother Is II. She has
imprpyed recently.
Charles "a. Bailey, international
organizer Is home from weeks
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Daniel Willard. president Of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, who
will be here tomorrow to SPEAK at
the luncheon at the Eatrmont
Hotel to be given by the Fairmont
Chamber Of Commerce as part Of
the program Of entertainment for
the Monongahela Valley associa.
tion, which Miiis IA don Siie
will arrive o1; 4 specis | train 1T
about 1915 tomorrow morning;
according 20 information coming
otltp attuu fda5S y l.jSassii
While nothing definite has been
gtyen outsas to the personnel of
the Willard party, It Is thought
that a number OF prominent Off
cials Of the Baltimore & Ohio Will
be on the special train. 1t is very
likely that Iohn!J. Cornwell, who
Is also TO be a guest OF the Cham
Der Of Commerce tomorrow, will
arrive on the presidents special.
The Program
The exact program of entertain
ment for the guests tomorrow has
not been completed and Is depen-
dent somewhat on the amount Of
time President Willard and his
party remain in the city.
The business session OF the Mon
ongahela Valley Association ia
booked for 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. 1t was first planned to
bring Mr.. Willard and his party
direct from train to Chamber Of
Commerce rooms to speak to asso-
citation meeting, this being on the
presumption that the head Of the
Baltimore 6 Ohio would arrive on
Train No. 8 at 9:40 o'clock tomor-
row morning. Since the switch in
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