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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-03
Big STRIKE CQNPLETELY TIES UP
PRODUCTION IN. NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA COAL DISTRICT Today
United Mine Workers Of America Claim Anna Miners oln
Union Forces Bracket Before CongresslonaILahu
7Committeein Washington

Fairmont region today entered its second day thebis
luminous coal strike with every union mine fiat and
the entire region in the grasp OF the United
OF America who apparently have made good their claim that
there would be a 100 per cent tie-up. sSsss
From what could be learned little effort was made by
the vast majority of operators to open their mines
Of coal in the east the lack Of demand wea
ward reopening mnes which they calculate in most In
stances would prove unprofitable.
Not only have all of the union mines held intact but
number of nounon operations have had difficulty
sumo operations after the holiday on Saturday While
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ORDERLY AT
NINE NEAR CLARKSBURG

CLARKSBURG, April S.-Union
coal miners congregated in the
road at the Washington Irving
Coal Co. mine east OF the city,
which supplies fuel for the plant
Of the Weirton Steel Co. for the
Of picketing It today
Sheriff Young and deputies went
to the scene but the picketing was
being carried out In an orderly
manner. The mine and the steel
plant are non-union.
At a conference here last night
c. F. Keeney, Of Charleston,
president OF District No 4 OF the
United Mine Workers OF America,
gave permission for operation Of
the Clayton Young Coal CO mine
near the plant OF the Pittsburgh
Plate Glass Co, subject TO ap-
.proyal OF the district executlys
board This mine supplies fuaIs
for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass co.
plant, employ oying union men The
mine Is also a union opera ton,
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Strike GAINING HEADNAY. IN A[[|
PARTS OF COUNTRY TO-DAY DESPIIE|
EFFORISNAlE EB'Y|C0AL OPERATORS
President Lewis esttfss Before House abor Committee on
Causes Of stFlke:::Anthracite Miners to Resume
Negotiations With Operators
lBy Associated Press,l

Suspension Of the union coa mines of the cour
try virtually complete today according to reports from
Union sources and claims made that the miners cause
had been strengethened in some non-union dis
tricts 'l'-'ti us
President Lewis miners told the house labor
ttee that Of work depended entirely on onerat
whose refusal confer he said provoked the
SION
Miners claimed teup the New River West Virginia,
Slon- union territory.
Scranton anthracite district reported suspension 100
per cent, effective with 20 900 idle.
Non-union Panhandle district Of West Virginia was idle
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Two Members Of Firm
Of BurgIars Arrested

NEW YORK, April s.-charging
that they conducted operations
from an office rented in Twenty.
third street building. police yes.
terday arrested two members Of .
firm OF burglars. nipping in the
bud their plans for the Spring
,trade.n
The pair, according to the police.
were found going through office
buildings In the neighborhood OF
their office, tabdlating data as to
the aceessibility Of safes and strong
boxes, as well as noting r6utside''
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-03
.NILKINSPECT|ON
BETTERS SUPPLY
Health Officers Report Shows
Only Five Dairymen Are
vioIatOrs

Fairrnont,s clean milk ordinance
has been eYcentionally snseessfuI
during ia fIrst thraa months or
oneration and has greatly improy.
cd the comrnunitv,s9 miIt snnnIv.
accord,ng ~ fieI;rss s,,hm,tte5 ~
ths noard ~ DiTectors This morn. n
ING by the city heath officer rs.
h a JsmIson
onIS five ds,rvmer ~ tbs
e,shtv.ai,ht .nnniyinsS Fsirmnnt +
aa,sore .S ts Sr.,rs 4sSy Msrss solS tyTs Nil,
1yhich I,S showsd 2 more tItsn fhA 9io .
m @ sa,. onbIc' ~ catt;nsets;. MI, n ,a,iotgad ~
yS SS tpsI n,,S, S1s,s ssa,Sanas NSna ~ tttJ
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.at.ta, s,SS,s sar,i
e many 9sstsi slaS SSe ge T,saS T,S Ssus ~
netef ~ i; SgSyyy ,1,s ss.Smeu ,os =.
ia -. t;sss 80 sagss s5,.
s, aoIe 70 9lsGSsst l.Gs az NJ sS asSsn.aea 30
- ,..r. ~, sv ths conSs
.sia ana iyoeS .hs s,,tnra ~ 't ~ y ~
ton IN tne IutuEe' ~ .,.....,
Lesls mace oi IN nitn ~ =. s1nsS N M
aaiIles snoweus iess sLaT n. tg,Ssy ~,
oaeterla per 8. G.. MliSn SInali,,. III: Ssa., ssas
son says, ~ an saaS.sanSs aissn .a.Sa eSoI ~
record. otner uslrLes sasssa. sstsu 40 ~. ~,
lows: I%enty.seYen aatIles, .,,,s.,, iess ~ :
tnan 1e'Vvo peF .; - ~ nm .nts ~. !. -one !:
oairles, less than oy,Vuo ey ,6o ~ mn n ~. -.
nine diaries, more tnaa AvS,VUV .Ssv ope pet
g: c. i've aalftes' tAoie sHsA ESS'
VVe per E. C. ,t. .L,.
According 70 VI. Ssmison, sS.a. I'M, IN
is q marked improvsment p.sn .Ss Sset oiSas SSu, :
ditions exlstlns DeLote ,te Ine esa.s Sseaa
milk ordnance went ln'o enes'
January l OF thls yesE. y,, ,....,
while 1t Is praetleally lmposs.' :
BILE Tor every one OF ~ me usirles , - y
keep within the 2V3,VgV-mark ,s.sI,y eYery
day" SAID Or. Jamls9n, coaui5lons
are improving raplaIH anu w W
hope soon TO nave vlolatlons ol .e w
ordinance occur only on very rare y
occasions II tney must occur az
all. ..,.,, .,,o,-.
Our method Of inspection allows M
OF no preparing torf tne lnbpeetoI,
as the dairymen are not informed
Of the date OF our visits. Thefe'
fore, they must keep up 70 tne
standard all the time. we EmaSe
from one to three visits monthly
to each dairy, testing samples 9:
the. milk being sold. and tnnst tur
nish the public full protecuoE
against all impurities.
Tests showed q fair amount q
butter fat, above the ordinance e's
requirement in all cases.
The health report also submitted
figures for the month OF March
and for the past three months
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Ellington Field sAirpIanes
Crash; Both Pilots Killed.

HOUSTON Tex, April 8. Two
airplanes from Ellington Field
crashed near South Houston this
morning md cana down IN flames
Both pilots were killed. Maior
John Simon Of Charleston S. G.,
was burned 70 death, and Lieut. g..
ct Sacramento, Calf.
died q few minutes alter the acct.
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Dixie GAS PLANT
TO.GOST $4,000
Granted Building Permits by
Directors; Ready for
Business May I

Building permits were granted
to G. II. Neil, president Of the
Dixie Co., q dlairnont corporation,
at the city electors meeting thig
morning, for the construction of a
plant, storage building and tanks.
whose total Fost for erection OF
and equipagd will be more than
SIS, 200. Ths plant is being con-
structed on Speedway street, near
the Owens BIttltng Works.
The Dixie Co. will conduct a
business for the compoundfng OF
motor oils and the manufacture O.
lubricating oils. selling at whole:
sale only. Tue concern plans to
have its two speclRl products, Hi
Power gasolins and Dlxico oils, on.
the market bI May i. Both names
are registered edsmarks sst.-S
The firm will attempt to com
pound and manufacture It's pros
ducts SO as to give the, best values
possible under the particular cir
matte conditions existing in this
state.
Smith is Plant Manager
Walter Smith, who is to ba
plant manager for the Dixie Co.,
arrived in Faitmont Saturday ar
ternoon from Warren, Pa. His
brother, GS G. Smith. who Is vice.
president OF thu concern, came 10
this city from Warren about two
months ago. !. D. Alexander, a
local man, is becretary-treasurer
Of the firm.
Building permits granted this
morning by tie city directors
covered only $4,000 of the build
ing work, or only the amount
necessary to erect the storage
building and three 1o,00o-galloG
gasoline tanks. In addition to
this there will be three 5O0-Sal-
Ion tanks and two 200-barrel o.;
tanks installed. All buildings anu
tanks will be firsproof.
A 350-foot spur to the Hickman
Run branch OF the B. G. o. rail-
road will be laid, connecting tic
plant and tanks, Pumps will be
used in the loading and unloading
Of oil and gas. The installation o:
machinery and other equipment
will bring the total cost 10 more
than $4,000, according 10 the
president, Nelll.
THE plant buildings will be o.
fabricated steel, furnished by tTie
Blaw-Knox Co., OF PittsSursT..''
stated Mr.. Neill this morning.
while the tanks will be OF the
asbestos insulated type. We
should have our product On the
market within a month as we have
been at work on the plant con-
struction for two months. Our
Office will also be located at the
plant.
Zone feature of the plant win
be completely equipped chemlca.
labratory, wherein the lubrrcatinE
problems OF any individual or CON
cern may be worked out to the
highest point OF economy and
efficiency. Far plant manaser,
Mr.. Smith, Is an experienced man,
having been connected with the
Conawango Refining Co. at War
rem, Pa"
Permits Total s82, 800
All hOiJdfuV parp1ik1 {sannS 4kf.
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CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY

WASdINGTo oN, April 3 Renja-
min and Leon Rosenbaitm, wool
OF Louisville and Percy
Matthews. former auditor OF the
department Of audits, were charged
with conspiracy to defrahd the gov.
ernment In an indietmen returned
by the grand jury here today. 1t
was alleged that Roseubaims failed
to make returns 10 the govern.
rnent as tofwool sold outside Of gov:
drnment supervision during the
period this comniod ditys was under;
control OF the War Industries Bin
rear and that Matthews failed 10
raport the discrepancy,
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cIaIm 4.ooo Join strlk.

BELLA1RE, o., April s.-ouiet
prevailed today in this district
where more than 10 900 union
Continued on rage Eight
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Permits TOTAL sa2 ann

All building permits issued this
morning by the directors, inIcud-
ing those for $4,000 to the Dixie
Co., totalled $4,000. Other per-
mits approved were as follows:
Mountain State OIL Gas Service
Co., by Ernest Niece =, Fairmont
Continued on rase Eight)
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MORE MEN JOIN
STRIKE INNEW
RIVER DISTRICT
Seven Locals Organized
Among Miners in Winding
Gulf Field
UNION MAKES INRoAD
Operators Deny Claims Made
by Union Officials on
Organizations

BECKLEY, W. Va, April 3.-Vir.
tually complete tie-up OF the New
River fields and partial closing in
the Winding Gulf field were claimed
by John Sprouse, president OF dis.
trict No. 90, United Mine Workers
OF America, today. Seven locals
were organized among the workers
in the Winding Gulf field, always
non.union territory heretofore, Mr.
Sprouse said.
About 500 or 800 men became
members OF locals at Sullivan, Penn.
berton, Big Stick, Stokesbury, AZ.
finity, Baleywood and Hot Coal, as
a result of meeting at Sophia yes.
terday, he declared, and added that
the mines at these places would be
closed down today by the strike OF
these men. George Wolfe, secre.
tary OF the Winding Gulf Operators
Association, said that no organiza-
tion was effected by the meeting
at Sophia.
Mr.. Sprouse said today that no
attempt was made to organize. the
meeting being a preliminary one to
the plans by which organizers are
hoping to bring the whole field into
the strike during the present week.
In the New River field, formerly
unionized territory, but more re.
Gently operating under an old scale
without union sanction, Mr.. Sprouse
said the men had returned to the
union and practically every mine
east Of Gauley River on the Ches.
apeake G Ohio Railroad and mines
on Loop Creek. Laurel Creek and
elsewhere In the field would be
rInseb tndav ha said
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Fall Assoeiated Press Mire
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
lFEDERALR RESERVE
BANKS UNCHANGED
DURING PAST WEEK
Ratio Drop 2 Per Cent;
Treasury Expenditures
Shrink in July.

Changes in the condition Of the
twelve Federal Reserve banks dur
ing the past week were small and
of little significance other than
showing that the services of the re-
serve system have not as yet been
invoked to any noticeable degree in
promoting the revival of business
Resources of the commercial
banks have so far proved adequate
for this purpose. Total bill hold
ings increased by s2,100.0 900 as a re-
suit of gains in bills secured by
government obligations and in bills
bought in the open market. Bills
Fediscounted for member banks.
however. were less by $1,000. 900.
Total earning assets were un-
changed for the week. but there
was a decline of s4.900,O00 in Fed
eraI Reserve note circulation and a
decrease of s5.2OO.O00 in gold re-
serves and of $4,30O.0O0 in total
cash reserve As a result of these
slight changes the reserve ratio
dropped from so4 to 500 per cent
during the period.
Treasury Expenditures.
Total expenditures of the United
States chargeable against ordinary
receipts during the month of July.
1922. amounted to S225.497.721. the
Treasury Department announced
yesterday, showing a substantial
reduction from the s3S2.217.2ls nee
essary to run the government dur
ing the corresponding month OF
last year.
Intx
was retired to the extent of $34.-
60O.246.
Franklin Bank Renovated.
The Franklin National Bank has
been thoroughly overhauled and re-
. decorated, the entire exterior re-
newed with new colors, while
huge clock and electric moving
signs are being installed and will
soon be in place, which will lend
the appearance of one of the most
Imposing structures in the vicinity.
John b. Cochran. president of the
institution. has just returned from
a two weeks visit spent at Bar
Harbor and in New York City.
Protecting the Morris Plan.
Judge W. L. Estes. of the United
states DlSITlct court TOT l1c EsdSl-
ern District of Texas. has issued a
sweeping injunction restraining the
Community Finance Company Of
that State from using in any way
the terms Morris Plan. Morris Bank
or Morris Plan of Industrial Bank
ing. OF similar words or phrases
indicating that it is organizing an
Industrial bank on the Morris Plan.
So many attempts have been made.
il Is said. by unauthorized indi-
viduals. firms and corporations to
meet the demand for Morris Plan
service in other than the 100 Amer
lean cities in which 1t is already in
operation that the Industrial FL
nance Corporation. proprietor of
khis pioneer plan of industrial
ankinC, has at last been compelled
o take action to protect itself and
khe borrowing and investing public
from misleading infringements OF
its rights.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

N1w YORK. Aug. is.-Mess.
,96.50s275o.
-Middleweight. spot. $3.50
all.4O.
Sug g,r-CentrifuEal. ss test, s5sS.
grsnulsted. static.
Coffee-Rio. No. :. on spot. ssa
10: No. S'ntos, lIs.al44.
Tai i.ow-Speclal. sLasAc; city.
SAC.
Hay-N". 1. sl.5Sal.eo: No. 8.
sl.Soal. 3S: clover. S5casl5s.
Dressed Poultry Turkeys. aSa
5sc: chickens. s5a4Oc; fowls. I7asNc:
ducks. sc.
Live Poultry Geese i3sl5c.
ducks. 22a21c. fowls. 25a2sc: tur-
Neys. 2o~S5r. rnosters. lec; chick
ems hroilers. sos34c.
Eggs-Re- irts. 1881: nearav
white. fancy. SIC: nearby mixed.
~cv. e'a4nc: fresh firsts. eiaS2c:
Tactic Coast. first ~ extra. 2es4sc
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Fn|IR RALLY
AIDS COTTON LEVEL

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-There was
a very strong and active market in
cotton contracts at the opening. 1t
continued throughout the greater
part of the forenoon with further
sharp rise in prices from the effects
OF further general buying. due to
the much stronger and higher Liv-
erpooI markets for spots and flu
lures than had been expected and
absence of any rain in Texas or
Oklahoma overnight and the official
forecasts of the weather bureau
holding out little hope for any in
those States for tonight or tomor-
row.
The initial advance at the open-
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
STANDARD Oils
AGAIN FEATURE
List Advances on Curb on
Rumors of Capitaliza-
tion Changes.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1S.-Staudard
|Oil stocks continue to hold the
most prominent position on the New
|York Curb Exchange today as they
| have done ever since the statement
was made that read iustment of cap
|ralization of Standard Oil OF New
York is close at hand The stoCa
Of that company ranged today from
l450 to 457. showing a gain of nearly
SO points since the beginning Of
1.-THE week. but reacted after noon.
moon. other Standard oil issues
were hid for in aggressive manner
? nd reports were current Of fur
kler changes in capitalization and
I6f stock dividends being close at
hand New Eu=iand Fuel continued
its upward movement. Those con-
= rned in the trading look for i'm
k1rtant DEVELOPMENTS, and reports
We're current that negotiations are
pending fer the sale Of control Of
the company for European intSr-
ests. 1t was stated that IL these ne
sgotiations are carried through that
New England Fuel may become the
|nucleus for an important oil holding
company. Carib trading was steady.
Industri2ls were generally quiet
{snd without srecial feature. r. II.
rlacy preferred reacted from 107 to
o6i4 and the common stock sold at
.bs to 50. Motor stocks were Cener-
|Plly firm, Stutz advancing to 23-.
Rnd Continental Motors selling at
Il and ~ Goodyear preferred
SNas traded IN At 50. Gimbel Broth
ers common sold at 443S Hudson
end Manhattan was again active,
banging from I2i. to Il. Imperial
Tobacco WIS steady. Thcra was /,
noI v.l"o1~ % 'u~iorez ~ r,ius~-
cocks Str n=th I'm GDidfrld be
relopmr1t was haSsF a., teiecrams
tom the mana meat Cf the com
p7ny that ore in the main vein as
bays as high as 500 a ton. st. Louis
eidSp:r was strong feature,
"a lNiIrS 4 fnrfhe- nl,..r..-
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

ing from last nights prices ranged
from 20 to 80 points. with October
and December selling at $2223.
January $22.04 and March $22.05.
Considerable profit-taking ensued
after these prices were established.
This movement continued through
the noon hour following the pub
lication of the closing Liverpool
cables and the Weather Bureaus
official forecast for continued fair
weather tonight and tomorrow for
all of the western half Of the belt.
In the early afternoon the market
broke from the further influence of
profittaking, with a good deal Of it
this time coming from New Orleans.
There seemed to be no other reason
for II except that after the bulge
of the forenoon the demand had
tapered off and left a somewhat
weak and technical speculative
market position. BY 2 o'clock the
market had got acbk to yesterdays
closing prices. after which there
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

iiarH.-seu - Warrington Loa, and
Trust Cs.)
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

was rally of 25 points on the de-
tailed Texas State weather bureaus
report showing there had been no
rains In that State the past "a hours
up to 10 O'Clock this morning, ex-
cept 4 of an inch at Brownsville,
with eleven stations out of forty
TOUR reporting maximum tempera-
lures yesterday of over 100 degrees
Worlds spinners, takings of
American cotton for this week are
estimated at about 100000 bales.
against 10000 last week and $780,
900 for this week last year.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

Total sales s3s 00o against yesterday
417s 500 ago.
date, against 100 year ago and
l4ahG.4Oc two
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

3 Vac c cvt 5i.s. A ea'. -.
s. "a: elem Tlss. 1865. ioas 1851,
- "a - g..
War Sugar Ref Is. los .
j. Mestiny Eiec Is. 1854. Ins iasS
9 W Spencer Steel q aa'. .
Wilson CO list ss Iooss IooIs 1901,
g WIS "A & Go c.vt 81 - 9sis as,
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
FINAN cIAL.
GENERAL MARKET
ADVANCECHECEED,
BUT IS NOT HALTED
Rail Tendency Upward,
With Weakness in
Many Industrials.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE aA
vance in the course Of stock prices
was checked today. but it was not
halted In the railroad group the
general tendency was still Upward
but fluctuations were . matter Of
points. Among the industriais
weakness was quite clearly sppar-
ent in . few issues. but this was
balanced by the outstandina
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

was checked today. but it was not
halted In the railroad Eroup the
general tendency was still upward
but fluctuations were . matter Of
points. Among the industrfais
weakness was quite clearly sppar-
ent in . few issues. but this was
balanced by the outstandinG
strength OF others. The majority
of industrials followed the exam
pie OF the rails. nuctustins frse-
tionslly below yesterday's closing
quotation. Neither the address Of
the President TO Congress nor the
continued Conferences between the
railroad executives and the brother
hood chiefs excited any overwhelm-
Ing interest among followers Of the
stock market This part OF the a.
nancisl committee has made up its
collective mind that the rail strike
must be settled and will be settled
because the necessity for uninter-
rupted transportation facilities 10 90
Imperative, and having come %
this conclusion, IL occupied with
distant and uncertain events.
Advance Cevers Marrow Last.
The stock market again gave evi-
dence OF fundamental strength dur
ing the early hours Of trading to-
day. although the advances were
not so widely distributed through
the list as was the case yesterday
and the day before. with the ex-
ception Of q fractional advance In
New York Central. which put the
stock into new high ground for the
year. the rails were noticeabIy dull
er and nuctuated within a fraction
Of the previous days close In the
Industrial list the feature was, of
course, the advance of United States
Steel common to a new high for tho
year. while Steel common doe. not
move the whole market as "a ono.
did. the psychological effect of a
sharp movement In that issue is
still considerable, and the vigorous
buying OF the stocks this morning
neartened the bulls in no small de-
gree. So did the making of new
high averages yesterday IN both
rails and industrials, especially as
IL followed the previous new htghs
In both classes made the day be-
fore.
IndsstrfsIs.
The most significant advances
during this mornings trading we're
in the better grade industrial
stocks. those which paw dividends
and are regarded as having some
element Of Investment value. Tht
strength in both Standard OIL Of
New Jersey and Standard of cali
fornis this morning. however. was
more properly considered in the
/ light Of the movement Of the do
mestic oil stocks. most Of which
were strong. On the other hand.
the shares OF the Mexican com
panies were unsteady. with special
weakness in the Mexican Seabos ri
issues Announcement was made
this morning that the TImken Roll
er Bearing Company has read lusted
its capitalization. which has hith-
erto been owned almost exclusively
by the Timken family. and that
block Of their holdings will shortI~
he offered around $50 q share By a
banking group headed by Horn
blower and Weeks
There were some small stirrineS
OF activity in the copper issues this
morning. and fractionally higher
prices were the rule In this groor.
with the advance in Anaconda
amounting to q full point. and
getting up a point and a half.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
COMPLETE N. Y. BOND SALES
CIV. = Hss nss nds. nsnssrs n T. Stock E.sAaas.,

. OF straded
with
the close Of the Total sales today
s0i26oo0 S27o9oo
/ to