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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-28
NEW FIRE ENGINE
ISRECOMMENDED
BY K|WAN|S CLUB
Department Scored in Letter
to Local Club From
A. B. Knight

After a lengthy report from the
chairman of the committee of pub
lie affairs, Clay D. Amos, and after
considerable discussion. the kiwan-
is Club today passed a resolution
asking the city to buy at least one
triple pump engine and recommend
ing the purchase of another. The
purchase of an aerial truck was al
SO urged. The chairman reported
that the fire department had no
adequate means of fighting fire
that was more than two stories
high and that there were no means
of carrying on rescue work in case
persons in upper stories were cut
off from escape.
The matter of sufficiently large
mains, it was reported, had been
taken up by the city board of af-
fairs, and they are planning to take
care of his part of the matter at an
early date.
The various suggestions IS to i'm
provements that might be added
led A. P. Jones to say that since
the fire station was little more
than a garage and repair shop for
private cars, there was little room
for additional equipment. The ap-
use IudI SIeSLSN iAAo AChlaA ih9
was significant as to what most
of the members thought of the con-
ditions there.
Clyde Morris said that members
of the board had given out prom
ises to the effect that the tax levy
in the city would not be raised, and
asked for an expression from the
club as to whether they would rec
ommend an increase in the levy to
take care of the purchase of the ad-
ditional equipment. The club unan-
imously voted in favor of fire pro-
tecticn if it cost additional taxes.
The fire department should not
be criticised as whole, however,
o. S. Mckinney declared, pointing
out that Fireman Doolittle has de-
served praise on various occasions.
knight Presents Letter.
At a meeting some time ago A.
B. Knight of the knight Machine
shop was given permission to
present to the club his idea of the
efficiency of the city fire depart
ment This permission he acted
upon at today's meeting by plac-
ing at the plate of each member
of the club, letter. signed by Mr..
Knight himself, setting out before
the members OF the club his views
about what he termed "inefficency
and general boneheadedness.
In his letter Mr.. knight re-
viewed the story of the fire on the
morning of May 10 when the old
Knight machine shop was COM
pletely destroyed. He told of the
burning of the Layman Garage,
next door to the machine shops,
and declared that the fire depart
ment was on the job before the
machine shop caught on fire.
In his letter, Mr.. knight said:
The firemen were there before
my shop was on fire and they
wasted water from the only hose
in use on the ruins of Layman's
CONTINUED on rage FourJ
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ONE MAN KILLED
IN WRECK TODAY
Occupants of Coach Which
Leaves Track Are Strik-
ing Miners.

ELKINS, June 2S.-One man
wa skilled. six others badly hurt,
and many more or less seriously
injured when a Western Maryland
Railroad coach left the track near
LIMERICK this afternoon. Oc-
cupants of the coach were 10o
striking miners and sympathiZers
and deputy sheriffs on their way
to Parsons. Then men were ar
rested at Thomas, W. Va. while
trying to induce working miners to
strike The injured were brought
to Elkins Intense excitement pre-
walls when reports were circulated
that large numbers of the prison
ers had been killed.
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COMP PROM|SE ON
RIGHT OF WAYS
REACHED TODAY
Only Two Other Right-of Way
Disputes Remain to
Be Settled.

A compromise has been reached
in the case of the West Virginia
6 Maryland Power Co. against
Charlotte E. Dawson and David
Dawson, j. n. Prickett, the Con
solidation Coal Co., a corporation;
the United States Mortgage &
Trust Co., corporation, trustee,
and the Guaranty Trust Co., a
corporation. trustee. The amount
of the compromise was not given
out
The petition of the power com
pany was for a risht-of-way for
an electrical transmission line
over property owned by the defen-
dant in Winfield District. The
compromise of this case now leave
but two other right-of-way cases,
against the Prickett and Hawkins
estate. respectively, to be settled.
Evidence in these cases is now
being taken.
A numoer OF other orders were
entered in Circuit Court this
morning by Judge w. S. Meredith,
Among them were the following:
In the case of Ethel Y. Causey
against Henry D. Causey, further
hearing in the case was postponed
until July 5.
In the case of the Farmers
Bank of Shinnston against the
Acme Land Co., corporation. a.
G. Martin, r. T. Cunningham, C.
E. Smith and G. NJ. Alexander, an
order was entered for judgment
for the sum of S5O7.22 with in
terest from June Z. 1922.
In the case of the Farmers
Bank of Shinnston against the
Acme Land Co., a corporation, A.
c. Martin, r. T. Cunningham, c.
E. Smith and G. NJ. Alexander, an
order for judgment to the amount
of S2.53462 was entered.
In the case of Nina j. Mundell
against Melvin Bunner ct al, an
order was entered directing the
defendant to file exhibits with its
answer and directing the taking
of testimony
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lO5 MINERS JAILED
FOR DEMONSTRATION

ELKINS, w. va. June 2S.-
One hundred and five striking
miners and their sympathizers
were arrested at Thomas, w. Va,
when they tried to prevent work
ing miners from entering the pits.
Sheriff J. B. Close and ten depu-
ties made the arrests and took the
prisoners on special train to
Parsons, W. Va, where they will
be given a hearing later.
Many of the prisoners were in
jured a short time after the spe-
cial left Thomas when a rear
coach of the train jumped the
track at Limrock on water grade.
Practically all the prisoners were
in the coach which turned over.
Doctors and nurses were hurried
to the scene from Elkins. Parson
and other points. Officials of the
Western Maryland Railroad de-
MED a report that the coach had
gone over a $50 foot embankm ent.
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FUEL ECONOMIST NAMED
FOR MONONGAH DIVISION

A S. Eeadley has been appoint
ed instructor of fuel economy and
has been assigned to the Monongah
Division. B. & o.
Two Fairmonters went to Mag
ara Falls on the excursion yester-
day.
The B. & o. will run an excurs-
ion to Atlantic CITY on Thursday.
Judging from the inquiries num-
ber will go on the trip. The spe-
cial tickets will be honored on all
trains, and he round trip fare for
sixteen days will be $3.50.
J. McClung, Grafton. assistant
superintendent, Monongah Division
B & O., returned today from a
business trip to Baltimore.
j. M. Scott, Wheeling, general
superintendent of the West Vir-
ginia District. 3. & O.. was in Graf
ton today. He had been in Baiti-
more.
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Three States in Move.

GREEN BAY, Wis, June 2S.-
Green Bay coal operators received
confidential kilograms this morning
from Cleveland coal operators an
nouncing they have asked for a
conference between President Hard
ing and John L. Lewis, president
of the United Mine Workers OF
America, meeting with their com
mittee and expressing confidence
that the pending coal strike can be
settled if such a meeting is arrang-
ed. The operators reported to be a
party of this plan are said to rep
resent a production of 10000 900
tons of coal in Ohio, West Virginia
and Pennsylvania and are acting
in conjun ction. The Green Bay
Association of Commerce will wire
President Harding and Lewis. urg-
ing such a conference be arranged.
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"THANKS, CAPTAIN"

A lemon weighing two and one
half pounds was what Capt. Alfred
Carr of the Salvation Army hand
ed The West Virginian force at
two and one-half minutes before
press-time this afternoon. Cap
tain Carr is just back from a two
weeks trip to Seibring in Central
Florida where he saw many le-
mons like the one he brought
home with him. He says it's a
Ponderosa and good to make pies
with. From the looks of the
thing, it's big enough to make
about two and one-ha1f dozen
pies. Thanks, Captain!" chant
ed The West Virginian-ettes in
chorus.
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world, for that matter. He had
charge of many of the govern
ment's pre-war and wartime acti-
vities against plotters in this
country in the interests Of the
Central Powers.
In 1918 he resigned to enter
the service of American oil inter
ests. 1t was while on their bust
ness that he was kidnapped, the
Mexico City advices say. near
Cuernavaca, Mexico. The kid
napers are understood to demand
$4,000 ransom for him.
Mexican government officials be-
lieve that the kidnapping of A. Bruce
Bielaski in the state of Morelos and
the capture of forty other Ameri'
cans near Tampico within a few
hours of each other are isolated
cases of banditry which will be ade-
quately attended to by the federal
troops now in pursuit.
Secretary of War Serrano has
not been officially advised of the
seizure Of the Cortest Oil Co. prop
erty near Tampico and the deten-
tion of forty employees but news
paper reports caused him to direct
General Sanchez. federal command
er in that zone, to start a campaign
against the rebels in the entire re-
gion.
General Gorozave, commanding
the Tampico rebels, was reported
killed several weeks ago, but ac-
cording to the war office he has
suddenly appeared and his activities
against the oil company's Aguada
camp are incident to his program
of ,outlawry He is said to have
nearly 900 armed men under his
command
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TO CONDEMN LAND

CHARLESTON, June 2S.-Pre-
paration for the condemnation pro-
ceedings for land in the new CAPT
tol site was occupying the atten-
tion of the attorney generals Of
flee today. Attorney General Eng
land said that only seven of the
properties included in the site had
been conveyed voluntarily, and
that proceedings would be inststut-
ed in Circuit Court for possession
of the other lots whose owners
have not been able to agree with
the Capitol Commission on a price.
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PARLEY WILL BE
HELD SATURDAY
IN WASHINGTON
Operators of West Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Ohio
Act Together.
L EVILS AT CAPITAL
Steps to Get Wage Negotia-
tions to Foot to Be TAX
Ell a Conference.

WASHINGTON, June 2s.-Presi-
mon to Washington Saturday a
group of representative coal oper-
ators from all parts of the United
States to discuss with representa-
tives of the miners union the pos
sibility of a conference on the wage
scale of the bituminous coal min
ers. The arrangements were COM
pleted after conferences at the
White House today in which Secre-
taries Davis and Hoover partici-
pated, while John l.. Lewis, presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers,
who saw the President Monday. re-
NAMED in the capitol for the pur-
pose of considering the matter
The coming conference. which it
is undersood will assemble at 10
o'clock will discuss solely what
step may be taken|to get the wage
negotiations on foot.
No official of authoritative in
dication, however. was given that
the meeting President Harding is
expected to call would find either
party to the controversy yielding
its stand as to the type OF confer
ence. The meeting Saturday will
be entirely informal and devot-
ed to discussing what sort of a
basis might be adopted to bring
the union officials and the en-
ployers representatives into a
joint negotiation empowered to
fix a definite wage agreement, the
agreement to be either single
national contract or various
number of separate district con-
tracts.
President Lewis. who waited at
the Department of Labor while
Secretary Davis, in conference
with the President arranged the
final details of the Saturday meet
ing said that the union would re-
spond to the Presidents request for
a meeting. Mr.. Lewis said that
twenty four presidents of the
miners union districts, himself,
Phillips Murray as vice president
and William Green as secretary
treasurer. would attend the Satur-
day conference, which it is under
stood will be held at the White
House
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Fiction Banned in
University Library

MORGANTowN, June Is
Subscriptions to the West Vir-
ginia University library of mag
azines classed by the State
Board of Control as purely fic-
ton" have been ordered discon-
tinued, it was learned here to-
day. The list of maga zines or
dered discontinued includes one
monthly periodical which the
University has been receiving
since it was founded and which
IS said to have given original
publication to more real litera-
ture than any other publication
in America. The boards order
vas said to have been predicat-
ed upon a necessity for economy
and the belief that University
students get enough fiction
anyway"
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INSURGENTS BESIECED IN DUBLIN STR0NCH
Calls Conference Coal Operators Miners Union Officials
County Prisoners Volunteer to
Repair SzUit71,71i11g Pool at Camp

half prisoners n
the Salvation
Frank mos last of
ne
children
of of men n
he'll in wi
he members of
Prosecuting Attorney being
Ii nancial side declare dMr Amos
the considerable
money much
We in them
n
carpn a in
beginning
t.
children. Several
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UTELLUMS
BY j. a. L.

We like to hear the
TRAAfPOFFEET
A marching up and down
OURSTREET
We care not if they
MARCHAN1ILE
If every marcher wears
SNIILE,
We like to hear the tramp
OF FEET
A stepping off to music
SWEET
With flags and bunting all
INSTYLE.
But-marchers here-must wear
ASaIILE!
Many a fine procession
GAY.
Has formed. and marched. and
GONEAWAY-
And all along the swinging
ROUTE,
Came swift applause and
CHEERINESHOU
Oh, say, we want no
MARCHERSHERE
The people can't turn out
TOCHEER.
March away, and march
MILE
If every marcher wears
SMILE!
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ON NJ. & X.
new OUTPUT
,RECORD TUESDAY
Cain in Non Union Production
Also Made on Monongah
.A Division Yesterday.
FEVER MINES WORK
]. Telephone Communication Cut
offSsVith Weston, Requir-
ing Estimates.

Telephone communication with
sston was cut off today, and it
MI impossible to obtain the pro-
siction figures or the number of
tive mines at work on the
Thaileston Division, B. & %.
sfhichSsis one of the leading di-
3tyisions for non-union coal pro-
Iation of today's totals for North
Tern West Virginia was impos-
kxsfb1e.
# Based on the same production
figures as the mines on the
charleston Division, B. & o., re-
ported on Monday, which would
>.bes aconservative, a there would be
{s439 cars of coal loaded Tuesday,
six carloads over Monday, but
'}seyen& shy of Tuesday Of last week
fin Northern West Virginia.
The real big gain in non-union
lsproduction yesterday was made
#;on 8the Monongah Division, B. &
90. which jumped up fourteen
cars over Monday. Coal loading
Aonthe Morgantown and King
Mood ss7aRailWay reached the
Sl3eak of the daily loading
1fpn TUESDAY when 11O cars of coal
szWere loaded. The previous daily
{SSeak was established last Thurs
}tday and Friday when los cars
We're loaded on each day. The
was noticed on the Monongahela
Railway, which dropped fourteen
cars, compared to Mondays load
ing: Other conditions remained
almost the same, switch of
car or two being noted here and
sEthere.z The Connellsville Division
gained two cars. The Cumberland
Divislon lost four cars, the Nor
@gantown & Wheeling lost two
cars: The Morgantown & King
wood gained eight cars, while the
Belington, Weaver & Northern,
Western Maryland, gained one car.
Production Gains.
AS a whole, if the estimates of
3 the Charleston Division. B. & o
hold true, there was a gain of six
scars yesterday.
Production on the various divi-
ssions on Tuesday were as follows:
sB. o. - Monongah, So cars;
Charleston, S5 cars (estimate);
Connellsville, % cars; Cumbe--
Sland, t74 cars; Monongahela, Al
cars Morgantown & Kingwood,
NO cars; Morgantown & Wheel
", s1S cars: Western Maryland
Ellington, Weaver & Northern, 5
Little Change.
S1sday there are approximately
4ants active or three less than
ssrday in Northern West Vir-
IN. This total is based on forty
mines at work on the Charles
soivision, B. & o, as was the
sTuesday. If this total holds
it would be two more mines
Ssng today than Wednesday of
heck.
es at work on the various di-
fS today were as follows: b
Monongah, 81: Charleston Is
tate): Connellsville. 8; Cum
"a, 80; Western Maryland
8 ton, Weaver & Northern, /;
szS 2ntinued on Page Fouro
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ADJOURNMENT UPSET

WASHINGTON, June IS
House plans for adjournment Sat
urday were upset in the Senate
today when attempts of Senator
Curtis, Kansas, Republican lead
er, to put through the Senate a
resolution giving Senate consent
to the adjournment was blocked
pending conversation between
leaders of the two houses. The
resolution was introduced at the
request of House leaders and pro-
vided for adjournment on August
s.
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SHIP REPORTED BURNING.

LOS ANGELES, June 2S.-A
ship is burning off Ventura, Cal,
according to radio message for
help picked up this morning at
the submarine base at Los Ange-
les harbor.
The submarine base later re-
ceived a message from the steam
er Humboldt stating she was in
the vicinity and was cruising back
and forth in heavy fog trying
to locate the burning vessel.
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RoBBED or Ss5. .ooo.

ST. LOUIS, June 2S.-Morris
Shinderman, Chicago diamond
rboker, today reported to the
police that he had been robbed of
S65:oo0 In diamonds and jewelry
while en- route to Mexico, Mo-,
from st. Louis yesterday.
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B|ELASk|
RELEASED TODAY
KIDNAPPING of American BeIiev-
ed Isolated Case of
Banditry.

MEXICO CITY. June 2S-(By
The Associated Press "A. Bruce
Bielaski, kidnapped Sunday, was
released this morning.
Until late in 1918 Bielaski was
chief of the United States Justice
Departments bureau of inyestiGa
ton. His work made him one of
the best known secret service
directors in the country-in the
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o,connor Well Fortified.

=
Eager preparations were made
by O'Connor's forces to strengthen
their defense in anticipation OF AN
attack which their leader boasted
that he desired and did not fear
He has held the building since the
middle of April and has turned 1T
! into fortress. The garrison is be-
1ieved to be we'll equipped with
rifles and ammunition while ma
chine guns are posted on the roof
The number OF the defenders is 3un-,
known. 1t is believed they are well
provisioned against a siege.
The determination OF the 5proyi-;
sional government to recapture the
Four Courts is ascribed entirelystoi
the insurgents act in seiZing Lieu
tenant General O'Connoll, assistant;
chief of the regular forces.
Orange Hall Also Attacked.
About two hundred men wereTen-i
gagged on the government side and
the rattle of rifle fire was punctuatsj
ed by the explosions of bombs and
the occasional booming of twelve
FOUNDER artillery. Orange Hail.
taken over by the insurgents asa
refuge for Belfast Catholics, WAS
also attacked. Newspapermenw were
not allowed to approach the scenes
of operations, the surrounding
streets being cordoned with troops
Consequently authentic detai1sswere
difficult to obtain. A message
sent to the garrison in the -Four
Courts at $3.50 o'clock, demanding
the surrender of the building within
an hour. So far as can be learned
no reply was returned &.
Shortly after 4 O'clock an aTmpT.s
ed car passed up the Quay In front
of the building and Is declared by
the Free Staters to have been fred
upon by the garrison. Immed dfateIy
an eighteen pounder. mounted on
the car, sent shell crashing
against the masonry OF the Four
Courts. There was a nerce reply
with rifle fire from within the
building.
Almost tmm ediately acontinuous
exchange of fire between the two
forces was in progress The nuns
Der OF casualties on either side
was not known definitely, but four
teen had been reported up to mid
forenoon. Three irregu1ars were
carried out of the Four Courts
building by the rear entrance. They
were believed to be- badly injured,
and it was rumored that three 9TH.
ers of the irregulars had been
wounded.
Ultimatums DIsregarded.
The first casualty reported wa
among the provisional government
troops. Private Long was wound.
ed while on duty In Chancery street.
the official forces using the two
(Continued on Pa aFa$ $E0iIsl
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WOUNDED MEN REMOVED.

HERRIN, juno 2S.-Three of the
twelve wounded men in last Thurs
days mine battle were taken from
the hospital early today by a state
investigator and put on a train for
Springfield. while there were no
apparent. signs Of demonstrations.
several policemen accompanied the
party<to the train. Seven Of the re-
naming nine wounded here are still
in critical condition.
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TROUBLE IN PRESTON.

It was reported here today that
two wagon mines in the Scott's
Hill section, Preston County, had
been dynamited last night Com
munication with Newburg by
telephone failed to reveal any de-
tails. 1t was said there that an
attempt had been made to dam
age the mines, according to cur
rent rumor, but there were no de-
finite facts available.
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PROPOSES FederaI control

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-A re-
solution authorizing directing the
President to take over and operate
coal mines for one year or longer
was introduced today by Represn-
tative Burke. Republican. Pennsyl-
vania. long identified with organ
lied labor.
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CASE GOES TO Jury

The case of the West Virginia
& Maryland Power Co. against the
Prickett heirs went to the jury this
afternoon at 2:20 p. m. At 8
o'clock the jury had not reached a
decision.
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ATTACK RAGING
SINCE DAWN ON
TRAPPED ARMY.
sN 1.
O'Connor's Troops Well Forti-i
fled in Building Known as
Four Courts.
r EW CASUAL TIES.
Stronghold Surrounded by
Regular Forces Demand 4.
ing Surrender.

DUBLIN, June 2s.-(By The AS
sociated Press.)-A fierce battle
has been raging since dawn between
the regular Irish Republican army
troops and the irregulars, under
Rory O'Connor for the possession,
of the Four Courts, recently seized
by the latter. 1t is believed the
casualties will be large. Armored.
cars, trench mortars and machine
guns are being used.
From the early hours, there had;
been considerable activity by the.
regular troops in all parts OF the
city, people both afoot and In ve-s
hicles being held UP and searched
for arms.
Eighty civilians were observed
outside the Four Courts digging UP
the road. guarded by an armoreds
car. 81
Five hundred regular troops with
armored cars and military ambu-5
lance5 passed through West More
land street to Sackville street. one
party going. into Henry street and
another into Abbey street, from
both of which were the5rear Of 1.-the
Four Courts can be approached:s
Shortly after 4 o'clock there was
a heavy outburSt or firlnSs 1nEetnes
neighborhood of the -Four Courts
followed by loud explosion and
a number Of rifle shots in quick
succession. and it was evident that
O'Cornor's stronghold was being
attacked.
At $50 o'clock the battle was
still continuing. The copper dome
on the Four Courts had been blown
in, ambuIances were rushing about
in all directions and the scene was
one OF indescribable confusion.S The
garrisons of the Four Courts and
the Fowler Memorial were replying
vigorously to the attackers fire and
refusing all demands to surrender.
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UItinatums DIsreIoarjed. :.

OItIr1dtufnSs SsDISreqarded.
The first casualty reported wa
among the provisional government
troops. Private Long was wound
ed while on duty In Chancery street.
the official forces using the two
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