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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-27
NO MORE CURB
GAS STATIONS
TO Be ERECTED
Five Such Places Licensed
Board Issues 81 Per-
mits in All.

That no more permits to erect
curb fil1ing-stations in the city VII
be allowed was the decision of ths
Fairrnont Board of Affairs when II
! met as a license board at 10 O'Clock
! this morning in the City Hall.
! For the present, curb fi,iing-sta.
tions already erected will be al
lowed to continue in business, the
officials decided, and approved five
application to conduct such filing
stations during the year 1929.
Fifty-seven licenses. twenty-nine
for / estaurants, one for a cafeteria,
fourteen for pool and billiard halls.
six for hotels, five for curb deliv-
cry of gasoline and two for taxi
stands, were approved for issuance
July 1. The board will meet again
at 10 o'clock Friday morning to con-
slider additional applications.
Arouses Much Comment.
The matter of curb delivery of
gasoline aroused more comment,
perhaps, than any other subject
discussed during the morning. The
question has come before the boari
on more than one occasion, previ-
ously, but as yet had not been defi-
nitely decided.
Director Of Streets w. f. @Arnett
seemed to strike the keynote of
the boards opinion when he said:
"At first 1 was of the opinion
that we should do away with curb
filling-stations entirely. / have
given the matter much considera-
tion since: then, however, and lit.
now appears to me that such y O.
move on our part would be the
same thing as giving the drive-in;
filling-stations a monopoly on the
sale of gasoline.
We: all realize that the curb sta.
tions are undesirable, especially In
Continued on Page Eight)
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FURTHER TROUBLE
AT HERR||N FEARED
Body Of State Troops Believ-
ed Necessary to Dispel
Any New Danger.

HERRIN, June 27.-Removal 10
safety from bloody Williams
County and the southern coal
fields of non-union men now in the
hospital is one OF the problems
coming in the wake Of last Thurs
days mine massacreS. Twelve
wounded survivors of the forty
seven guards and the workers who
were sent on the death march out
of the Lester strip mine still are
in danger. according to informa-
ito nreaching state and federal in
vestigators.
Lying on their hospital cots.
their wounds swathed in bandages,
some of the wounded say they
sense danger and express fear of
further violence If they leave the
hospital unprotected
Herrin's law respecting citizenrs
believes body of state troops
would solve the problem and dis
pel any further danger to the i'm
(Continued on Page Eight
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WILBURN' TRIAL
DELAYED Today 4 D "
Defense Attorneys Fail to Get
to Charles Town at 0pel1-
ing of Court.

CHARLES TOWN, June So
Trial Of j ohm Wilburn on q charge
of murder was delay here today
because of inability of defense at
orneys to reach Charles Town IN
time, and court was adjourneda until
"a O'Clock this afternoon. Whsn
court opened at locksfor@ IN IS
beginning of the trial, ] I'M 81 Adason,s
the local man at the defense8co
sci table, read "a stelegram1s sadY1siinz
that two Of his colleagues; Harold
w. Houston and t. townsend,
had been delayed sbecauaethe train
on which they were coming from
Charleston, the state capital was
late. The telegram, om$Manassasss
Va, said they would be unable to-
reach here until 8: 80, and Judgas
Woods then took the recess until
o'clock.
Trial of Wilburn will he thsssecS
ond murde er case to- be heard OF thas
numerous charges growing out Of
the armer march OF miners IN the
Southern West Virginia coal fieldss
late last summer. He is miner
J. E. wilburn, who was found gull
ty of murder In the second degreg
by a Jury which returned its Yers
dict Friday night. The son like hia
preacher father Is accused of muir
der OF Deputy Sheriff John q. Gore
Of Logan County on Blair Mountain
early on the morning or August s e
John Wilburn is accused OF having
been a member Ola Spartyso sarMsd
men led by his father. which canls
upon Gore and two Logan County
miners George Munsey and John
iCahago, who had been speciali ~
deputized as were8 several hundred
residents OF that county wthen the
miners march was halted Jus
within its borders.
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announcements
STRIKE SITUATION
FORECASTED Soon
s
Harding Opposed to Forcing Il
Either Side Into Conces-
sions by Publicity.
PERSUASION PLANNED \. u ID
More Fcinted' Intervention
Planned If Negotiations
Prove Failure.
PERSUASION PLANNED.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-1ndi1..
cations were given at the YV hits;
House today that the government
would soon be able to make an
announcement in the COAL strike
situation and that the step coni1s
templated was move to #br1n tn5
leaders .of the union miners nd
operators stogethsr.
for a discussion of wage differences
President Harding was8f said Ito
feel that the difficult and IL
cate" negotiations between IND 1Ei-t
duals end the governmentaaneces
sary to bring about the meeting de-s
sired would not be aided Eby%publltcs
discussion Operators WHO'D M nave y.3
objected to meeting the m1nersss11n N ~
national or semi-national83asSa geS
conferences and mi ne5s s.uClIl.s.lI MOI
spokesmeu who have been refusing:
to meet operators inSs districtacons
ferences cannot be in duced to-
yield their objections II they are
publicly forced 5int Econces stons nS
the. opinion Of the President II
was said In. the White HOUSE ii IS; tsf7s
$cussionS8 that If the I government
did find it possible to call as on
ference, representa- tiyesSo gov
ernment wou1 d attend
Operator ia ed NJ some sszsi itSSs
stances with cons spirac cy indicf-
lments5 und er the An rust 1Es.ias E.aws
because of ia king part n ationaf.
wage fixing meetings vi 2 otssb bss
asked to; attend any confereces NJ
less the administration sharesssr1esES 81
sponsib1lity with them by part1cIz-l
pating in the joint meeting itsWas l; Il
added. ls3
Further, the admintstrat ton its
was said, does not yet conteMza
plate any interventio except by
Persuasion and councilati lfs
however. voluntary action Oft the ne
kind sought in the industry doesl
not result and public safetys.i5S
threatened, the government
make its interventio on ore
pointed y A question as to.
whether public safety I'M the view
of the administration did require
some settlement of the coal Isstriksj
was left unanswered. Any pro- pEso73
clamation in advance" of the goyy1-
ernment's purpose and detailedH
CONTINUED onSPage Eight
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.ENGLA AND WARNS
IRISH BODY TO
RESTORE ORDER.
British Government Threat
ems to Act Unless Dis
orders Cease.

LONDON, June 27.-The Eve
ming News today says the British
government sent warning last
Saturday to the Irish provisional
government, declaring that If the
latter government authority to
restore order were not exercised,
the British government would have
to take action
The British communication, ac-
cording to the newspaper, request
ed the provisional government TO
act promptly and vigorously to
break up the organization tor in
timidation and murder which is
designed to wreck the treaty and is
directed, in the opinion of his
majesty's government from the
four courts in Dublin The warn
ing continued:
''If the provisional government,
now that the elections show they
possess the support of the major
ity in the south, do not exercise
their authority to restore order, the
imperial government will be obliged
to take action
E The News says the warning does
not be described as an ultimatum.
1t also offered certain advice to the
provisional government.
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America First Day Will
Be Observed in Churches
All Over Marion County
Chairmen in Seven Districts
Arrange. Special Pro-
grams for Sunday.

Churches throughout Marion
County will hold special services
Sunday in observance o fAmerica
First Day.
: Committee chairmen have. been
appointed in the seven uaglster-
iial districts of the; county and are
arranging special services to be
held in the churches of Stheir:9ter-
,rttory siss {.5 5fss ], 81: .5,s3 Y
w j wiegel, Marion County
chairman has named the follow
ing men to aid him in the varlo
districts: Fairmont, o. G. VIII
son Of this city; Lincoln. J How
ard Coleman of Farmin gton; $ =.
Hobson. Pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of Monongan; !;
Union. I. A. Barnes of Benton
Ferry; Winfield. James D. Bow
man of Hoult; Paw Paw, G.. c..
Tustin OF Fairview and Manning
ton. State Senator George ".
Bowers c. Warrington.
Program Suggested
Following the proclamation OF
Governor Ephraim F. Morgan,
calling upon all loyal citizens of
est Virginia to observe America
First Day, Sunday, July 2, the
American Constitution Association,
cooperating with the West Vlr-
ginia Sunday School Association,
issued the following suggested pro-
gram which will be carried out in
the Sunday schools Of the county:
Opening song, America.
Invocation, pastor.
Remarks by the superintendent
of the Sunday School.
Reading of messages from Gov
ernor Morgan; j. D. Steele, presi
dent of the West Virginia Sunday
Continued on Page Eight)
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COAL OUTPUT IN
DISTRICT SHOWS
DECLINE MONDAY
/ PToducton Yesterday Twenty
Cars Below Average of
Last Week.
sl;7O MINES WORKING
Miners Union Conducting In
yestigation of Shoot
ing fsTwo Men.

Coal loading at 433 cars yester-
IN day insNorthern West Virginia was
81 eleven cars stronger than Monday
fSlastweek- but proved to be the
aa1oWest daily loading for almost a
,AWeek with two exceptions. The ex-
options were Monday of last week
Saturday, when there is usual
Esan ease up.
Last week in Northern West Vtr-
|pEfnfGs5th ere was an average OF 452
Bears of coal loaded daily. Mondays s
loading was just twenty cars short
OF this.
Reports indicate that tonnage is
s&on the increase at several plants
SSghi CHI Injunction hover over, but
apparently the production at these
gplantsSwhi1e showing signs Of gam
Ing. issnot reached the point where
8sits reflects greatly in the tonnage.
8Scmea of these plants are reported
sto have as many as forty union
4 3,men$ t#work and producing three
% 2carsEof coal with the prospects of
burning out four or five cars today.
$Production on the various divi-
ions ns@yesterday$ was as follows:
ionpngah,7 1$cars Char
Weston 81 cars; Connellsville, .21
hears; Cunt berland, rs cars West
,ern nMaryland d-tBelin Weaver
Northrn, 2 2 cars,-M Morgantown &
feeling, 20 cars: Monongahela,
rs cars Nc organtown & Kingwood,
302sEcars. Z
/ Monday's loading was twenty
Afour3cars stronger than Saturday s
Gains made yesterday
ssDver Saturday were as follows
b. g. -Charlston, 5 cars; Cum
9<,eS Low -
Be1ington,4 Weaver & Northern, l
bscar; Morgantown & Wheeling. 1
#car: I'M Monongahela, IA cars; Morgan
zstowr & Kingwood, Z cars. Losses
were sustained by Monongah Di-
vision, & o., which dropped 4
cars and .EConnelIsville Division, B.
o., which fell off cars.
20 Mines Working
Fewer mines are working today
stha many time in five days. accord
ingstoSrailroad reports. Today there
areS170 mines at work or two less
ssStha M Mondayz and three less than
Saturday. There are seven mines
more at work today than last Tues
day, however.
The chief loss today appears to
1 be onsthe esMonongahela which drop
sped back three compared to Mon
day, and the Morgantown & King
wood (which has one less at work
ktoday$ than Monday.sTh Charleston
Dipisfon, BB. o., today has one
mine Satswork than yesterday.
he areEno changes in the other
ions
at work on the various
81 4, s today are as follows: B..
IN onongah, 35: Charleston,
ellsvi1le, 8; Cumberland,
ii tin 9ed on Page Eighty
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MINER KILLED AND
NEPHEW WOUNDED
Six Men Fired Upon From Am
bush WhiIeson Way to.
Strip Mine. .s4

z@ ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio. June
27-John /. Majors, of Hendricks
burg was killed and his nephew
was wounded when they were
fired upon from a woods along
the road early this morning as
they were going to work, at the
strip mine of the Catherine Coal
Co. at Uniontown. The shooting
occurred near Lafferty. Belmont
County. The automobile in which
they were riding with four other
miners was .ridd1ed by bullets.
Sheriff Richard Lynch of Bel
mont County and number of
deputies have begun an tnvesti-
cation, but no arrests have yet
been made. There have been many
demonstrations by union miners
in this section since the strike be-
gan, but this is the first serious
outbreak.
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BARNES OUT FOR
REELECTION AS
CO. SCHOOL HEAD | !
Will Have No Opposition at
Primary=--M Michaels Out
for Demmies.
ey. THE wATcHMAN.

County Superintendent Of Schools
l. a. Barnes, better knoH.n to many
as "Uncle Isaac" today announced
that he was a candidate for re-elec-
ton and that he had filed his GER
tificate as candidate for the Re-
publican nomination at the primary
on Augusts1.
..Ail the politics have is a
square deal for everybody, regard
less OF religion, nationality or
Color said . the Reverend Mr.
Barnes in speaking of his announce
ment. 1t is presumed that the can.
didate simply takes this means or
declaring that he is Republican.
I. A. Barnes is one of the most
active young men in the county,
and the manner in which he has
handled the county superintend-
ency since he took up the work
about two years ago has been a
revelation to his friends. possibly
evea to himself. 1 have never had
the temerity to ask his exact age,
but one would guess by the speed
with which he. hits upsAdams street
that he was just2out Of college with
a brand new diploma and ready to
conquer the world.
Those who are in a position to
know. say t5.the candidate has
been one of the most successful
and most consistently on the job
AT the time he became superin-
tendent OF schools! he was presi.
dent OF the board of education OF
Union District. He has been a
member of the board of examiners
in Marion County a number OF times
and has officiated in the same ca
pacity in Roane County at differ.
ent times He has had actual ex-
perience in the school room, hav-
ing taught for about fourteen
terms HeS has been principal OF
both the kingmont and Millersville
schools.
Mr.. Barnes has also been an or
dained minister: for more than for
ty years.
He attended the Fairmont Nor.
NAL, Western Maryland College,
West Virginia University, and the
Kansas City University. From the
last institution he, holds degrees
of bachelor Of philosophy and doc
tor OF divinity.
There is no other. candidate IN
the field at the present time for
Republican nomination which is
sought by the Reverend Mr.
Barnes, and it is unlikely that HI
will have opposition IN the pri-
mary. .4Es M Ell
His Opponents 1I'7gEs'
Justw will be his opponent on
the Democratic ticket in the gem
era1 election in NovemberSis un-
certain as there is one man and
one woman seeking the Democra-
tic nomination atiathe primary.
The latest candidate for the.
Democratic nomination is w. E.
Michaels, who filled the position Of
county superin tendent when
Homer c.. Toothman was called tt
the colors during the, World War.
Mr.. Michaels is "a graduate of the
Fairmont State Normal School and
has had sixteen years experience
as a practical educator He served:
one years as head of the schools in
Paw Paw District, and during the;
school year Just closed he was
isuperfntendent of Lincoln District
Continued on4Page Eight)
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BY j. A. L.

The lure Of gold is
STOUTANDSTRONG
The call of wealth is
LOUDANDLONG
And any man is filled
WITHGLEE
To watch one dollar grow
TOTHREE
And yet here is a curious
THING
When fortune gratis gift
DOESFLING
Right spang into humans
LAP
He goes up like thunder
CLAP.
We'd think that joy would
PETRIFY
Most any up and stirring
GUY
Who'd wake. up from the
SLUN1BROUSNIGHT
And find, oh. glad and
LUCKYWIGHT
That by some magic
Some fairy seized his
PROPERTY
And made the humble house
ANDLOT
He figured at a fifty
SPOT
Soar up in value twice
ORN1ORE
Compared to what it was
BEFORE.
We'd think that man would
DANCEANDSING
And be as glad as
ANYTHING!
And that is where we'er
STEERINGSTRONG
For channels most distinctly
WRONG.
Alas, so curious is
MAN
No fellow mortal ever
CAN
Fortell his actions nor
HISGAIT
Nor figure on his mental
STATE.
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FORTY employees
HE|LD.FORR RRANSOM
Rebel General Threatens to
Destroy Property Unless
Payment Is Made.

WASHINGTON, Juno 81.
Forty American employees of the
Cortese Oil Co., near Tampico and
Nestructible property valued at a
quarter of a million dollars are
being held by rebel band for a
ransom of $4,000 isSpaid, ac-
cording to message received to-
day from the American consul at
Tampico to the State Department.
The dispatch was dated yesterday
and said that the rebel general,
Gorozabe,' had seized the COM
pany's property and was holding it
with 24o well armed men. Prompt
instructions were sent by the
State Department to the EN- mbassy
in Mexico City and to the consul
at Tampico to urge the Mexican
authorities to take immediate ac-
ton for the protection of Ameri-
can lives and property. The mes
sage said also that there were no
Mexican federal troops in the
vicinity.
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ACTION POSTPONED

WASHINGTON, June 27.--The
House postoffice committee voted
today to postpone consideration Of,
the Kelly Bill for reduction of the,
second class postal rates until the
December session. -. ,.-.,-
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Resignation Demanded
MRS. LoNGwoRTH DIES

CINCINNATI. June 27.-Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, "a years old, I,
mother of Congressman Longworth
and Countess de Chamberon of
Paris, died here today; after an i'll
ness OF several weeks, due to an
attack OF pneumonia.
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WORKING Miner Attacked.

BROWNSVILLE Pa, June 81
Joseph Mich, a working miner. is in
hospital here today suffering
from injuries received at the hands
of a crowd of men here last night.
Mich, it is said, was arguing about
the strike when the men attacked
him. The State Police rescued
Mich and dispersed the crowd.
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SEARCH FOR GERMAN
ASSASSINS STILL ON

BERLIN, June 27-tny the AS
sociated Press)-Four department.
al chiefs and two hundred inspec-
tcrs are devoting their energies to
following clues to the Whereabouts
Of the assassins OF Foreign Minis
ter Rahtenau, while flying squads
are securing the whole country.
The government has requested
the authorities at Helsingfors, Fin
land, to detain three men who sail
ed on the steamship Rugen at
Stettin repres enting themselves as
English soldiers. This was an ave
nue. to escape open to the assassins 8
one theory being that they reach
ed Staaken, near Spandau. west of
Berlin, half hour after the muir
der and there found an airplaue
which took them to the Baltic
port.
Resignation Demanded
The government of Saxony has
called on the imperial governme ent
for the resignation of Doctor Cess
Ter as minister of defense, accord
ing to a Dresden dispatch to the
BerIiner Tageblatt, quoting social
ist newspapers in Saxony. Gres-
Ter has charge OF defense troops,
members of which recently parti-
cipated in monarchist demonstra-
tions.
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No Information.

PHILADELPHIA, June 81. Of
ficers Of the Cortez Oil Co, here
today said they had no informa-
ton regarding the holding of some
of it's employees and property for
ransom in Mexico other than that
contained in the dispatches to the
State teDepartment. No Information
was to be had as to what steps have
been taken for the release of the
men and property.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-24
HUE A POWER IN GERMANY
Leader Of Coal Miners Man of IN
dauntsd Courage

Leader Of Coal Miners Man Of Un.
dauntsd Courage
Otto Hue, whose death occurred re-
Gently at Essen, Germany, was the
recognized leader OF the coal miners
and iron workers trade unions, whose
membership in Germany runs into
millions.
Lean and active, with his dropping
red mustache and his SLOUGH hat he
looked more like Sunday school In.
spectog than the leader OF a great
party He was a Social Democrat
ic member of the ReIchstag. the Prus-
sian Diet and the Economic Parla.
ment
lie represented labor on the Ger
man delegation to the SPA conference,
and It was mainly through his instru.
mentality that the stipulated coal de-
liyeries 10 the Entente were upheld.
He showed his breadth Of mind on
this occasion by taking his stand side
by SIDE with SHINES, the great coal
magnate. 20 whom he was on almost
every other point mortaHy opposed
but as he himself said-fr and water
were for once working toward the
same end.
Hue always remained the man Of
the people He preferred to speak
low German, thus endesring himself
to the mining population Once after
addressing a miners meeting. he sat
down on the platform. took four
pound country loaf and an enormous
mlner's knife out OF his pocket and
calmly munchcd slice after slice TO
the huge delight OF the spectators
lie is one Of us, they said
Hue was man OF undannted cour.
age In 1920, during the Red distur-
Dances in the Ruhr district, a price
was put on his head, for Re was a
noted anti B0lshevist, and he was viz
nally compelled to leave Essen. He
was gone for just six hours, after
which he returned. showed himself
on the streets. and finally went to the
very headquarters OF the Reds and
expressed himself fully concerning
their activities lie remained in rs
sen and kept the German government
informed OF the Red movements. even
when he was Obliged TO lncriminate
his personal friends.
The weight which Hue carried in
labor councils insured his selection as
member OF the German delegation
to the Genoa conference, but he re-
NAMED behind. stricken with innam'
nation Of the lungs, which took a
fatal course.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-24
NATIONS YEARNING
FOR PURER POLITICS
Applied Christianity Would Solve
Civic and Industrial Problems,
Saws Pastor

says Pastor
Des Moines, Ia, May 22.-Solution
of civic, Industrial and international
problems through applied Christianity
would seem to be the paramount task
of the Church. Rev j Ross Steven
son told the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States of America here today in pre-.
senting the report of the special com
mittee on church cooperation and
union To promote such solution
q universal conference Of the Church
Of Christ on Life and Work has been
proposed he said, and will probab-
ly be held IN 1926 Plans for it are
making satisfactory progress.
A committee has been formed in
three sections, representing many
Christian cornmun.ons in continental
Europe, in the British Empire and in
the United States of America Mr.
Stevenson continued
"The purpose Is to concentrate the
thought of Chstendom on the mind
Of Christ as revealed in the Gospels
towards those great social questions
industrial and international, which
are so acutely urgent In every coun
try The nations are yearning for
purer politics. Industrial unrest Is
producing chaos and confusion The
basic motives of citizenship need
strong reinforcement In information
al affairs men are seeking anxiously
for permanent peace and deeper fell
lowsiiip. We believe that the mes
sage and teachings Of Jesus Christ
afford the only solution To get our
selves to discover His will and under
the guidance of His Spirit to find wise
ways OF applying his teaching. would
seem to be the paramount task OF the
church"
Mr. Stevenson also reported that a
committee is planning definitely for
world conference on faith and order
which is expected to b. held in 1925
probably at Washington.