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1 I pud ciHcuLATio.s ^ ?Ax I a ^ J| | ^ ^ JL || ^ f A A f A A mnri UTRATWFR I n;,;^ A**.**,* r 1 l^/i I l/tLvt. /A -\*. JM I + 4'v^. A4 kA aa. iiu^wisniiiuc. Si ^?5.150 ll&fl# ^lli^^l ? jr, .. I January l(rl9 %-FJ -1. V/ %T#mI Wis 1 %" If/ VI 1/ . jL!P< J:: M.'' 'P'P 'M "M Ml M- m ->M M . Fair tonight; Sunday cloudy and Vouched for by the A. B. C. P ^rr? probably anow. ' 7* I: r JFcst Pirgimas 'Itet Newspaper J ' 1 , "7 :^3 1 ^ ? - jjf\ _ * ' '- ' - ' "rtM;'i' t .^TABIJSHED 1868. MRMIMSR associated PRES? FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA,. SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8,1919. TODAYS NEWS TO6AV. PRICE THREE CEI^Sj '" " ??????? ? ???- "' ".. . '^bhhBM CIVIC E f iH WILL ADOPT mSii Chamber of Commerce, BusHH 'T:;tnftU Mm aiuL j < Club to Meet. Mill Til SEI .This Gives Opportunity for All Members to Be in Attendance. 11 1 v For the purpose,of procuring acL tion on the proposed amendments to f the city charter a special meeting of the Fairmont Chamber of Comerce was called today by J. M. Jacobs, ^ president of the body, for Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the rooms in the Watson Building. The matter will be thoroughly gone over at that time. A special meeting of the Fairmont Business Men's Association will be 4 held on Monday afternoon at 3:30 9 o'clock at the office of the secretary, f Attorney Trevy Nutter, in the Jacobs BnQding. Action will be taken on the proposed amendments to the city charter. Late this afternoon Attorney Henry S. Lively, president of the Fairmont Rotary Club was inaing arrangements to call a special meeting of the club . lor Monday. Up until 2 o'clock this K< Afternoon it was not decided whether I 'the meeting should be held at noon or > lathe evening. Action will be had on t&e proposed city charter. - - ?* RESED HEBE Theives Made Nice Haul at ? Home of Mr. and Mrs. Bfe;. Ernest McCoy. v: Three robberies occurred yesterday which -causes officials to believe ,ui?u cruns jr. mis lino is on uie in^ crease. 4 number of tramps have k- been reported hnnging about the city though report from the court house * .onrthe matter brings to light that no j freight riders have appeared for hear : r tog since Christmas. | ;;?The Associated Charities state that r&Wftfwnber more than usual have appeared at the office to as for aid and ^ , supposed that these persons have /y~Jwurned about a charitable fund and ?l.want a share in it. JVt' The home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest .^iMcCoy on Locust avenue was enterS? ediby ^thieves Thursday night and a ^'^MBBlderable booty was secured. Mr. sSSfi^bd Mrs. McCoy who had been In j?|peij1ieellng, returned here on the night ig&tqrin and the robbery occurred after SKim The thieves gained entrance, It is; bdlevpd, through a back window in Sfc/tBe parlor which had been left unlocked. Among other things stolen HKjS'weife two dozen old solid silver teafeft.ispions, a quantity of platod ware, ar!?g%ttdes of wearing apparol, such as ISffjita&ts 'and furs and a purse belonging I Mrs. McCoy. The thieves overlookla their search a quantity of solid yer which was in another compartmt of the sideboard. Blood hounds ito put on the trail and taing the Bit wen to a certain dwelling where By stopped. A search of the premis tailed to reveal any of the stolen Constable Michael said this mornt;he was working onthe matter and ihld probably have some interest^.developments to report by night. K soldier, Ed. King, reports over iOOO taken from him, though offlda believe Ed is mistaken. Ed fa he had his roll Just before leva|.<a conplo of Fairmont girls on Henry Qnlggs was held up and rob& of $249 late last night. Justice Kaway was hurried out of bed in the ?dle ot the night to deliver search irrants and work was begun imBdiately toward capturing the lijpiifi&ves. The hold-up took place near [oVWatson at a B. & O. railroad camp, pmye men are said to have done the Bpaiaing up. Constable Michael reHGmSrts he has some Interesting clues as ISSfiffthe thieves but cannot divulge his fttansuntli later. sfagThere are more tha nthe usual fiaaount of loafers and unemployed in the city at the present tlroo, jpdtt* largely to the fact that there is flgm the employment there wes before ^mivfar ended. 11 An Mb,1'' - tODIES RAILROAD ADMN. CLOSES OFFICE IT MAINTAINED HERE U. B. wmiaa|rlts Local RanraaamofivA Hnoc vy?w?n ? V VIVV0 B^Rfto Reeling. MOTHER jl C0MII6 She Will Go t6 PhUippi to Make an Address Tomorrow. \ \ Following an order from the United States Railroad administration, today the Fairmont office of the United States administration was closed in the Professional building. U. B. Williams, the local representative, and R. M. Clark, Mr. Williams' clerk, will leave during the early part of next week for Wheeling, where they will bo located in the B. & O. building. At that point they will handle the Fairmont work in addition to the Wheeling business for the administration. It will require probably Monday and Tuesday for the affairs of the local office to be wound up. Mr. Williams returned from a business trip to Charleston last night and snent the night here, bat left this morning (or Wheeling. He will return to Fairmont on Monday. Mr. Williams, who has been connected with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company for many years, is popular in Fairmont and has a host of friends among the coal trade. He has done very efficient work for the company and has cared for Fairmont's needs insofar as it conld be done in a railroad way. He-was active in-trying to get a better passenger schedule for Fairmont. 8ome 8pot Sales Around. While sales in the region have not been numerous the tendency is to adhere to the former government price according to a number of local operators who spoke as individuals today. Operators' Meeting. Bankers and business men will be invited to the annual meeting oi the Northern West Virginia Coal Operators' Association which will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at The Fairmont. C. W. Galloway, Baltimore, federal manager of the eastern lines of the B. & 0., will speak on sub-1 jects that will be of interest not-only i to coal men, but to all business interests of the Monongahela Valley. Coke Production. With the lull in the coal business the coke production in the region has also fallen off. The usual loading out *??? Oft t/\ QK nova n OJ. IUB IBgJUii lo UUU1 ov iw uw vwtw day, but it has dropped off almost entirely. The coke loaded in tho first five days of this week was 27 loads, not the average dally tonnage. "Motfier" Jones Coming. "Mother" 'Jones is expected in Fairmont late this afternoon. She left Charleston yesterday morning and it is thought she probably spent last 'night at Parkersburg and will come from Clarksburg to Fairmont by trolley. She will speak at a miners', mast meeting at Phillppi on Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock. B. A. Scott, international board member, will accora pany her to Philippi. , On Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock C. F. Keeney, Charleston, president ef District 17, United Mine Workers, will address a meeting at Roaring Creek Junction; Nick Alell, district board member, will accompany Mr. Keeney. Sam Ballantyne, an international board member, and H. E. Peters, who is in charge of tho Fairmont office oi the United Mine Workers, will address a mass meeting of miners at Junior mine, near Belington. At Scott's run, near Morgantown, on Sunday afternoon a mass meeting will be held. The speakers will be John Custalac, district organizer, and W. F. Ray, district board member. In the Field Today. Nick Aiell, district board member, is at P. K. Mines in the Clarksburg section. J. L. Ballard, international organizer, is at Norway mines today. Today's Cars. Tbere are & total of 2,365 cars in the region today. They are classified as follows: Coal, 2,348; coke, 17. The nisumnit nf 7 nV?look this moraine was 1,141. The number ot cars left over from the previous day was 756. , Working Conditions. The total number ot mines Idle today are 181. This is the largest down this week, yesterday being the largest previouBl yat 169. The number of unconsigned cars yesterday was 92, which makes a total ot 657. Six cars of coke were move dand one wagon mine Is chalked up as being active. Yesterday's Loading. A total of 509 cars were loaded yesterday, but <417 were shipped. Eastward thero were 410 coal and 0 coke (Continued on page four.) ! Ad a Day Makes I TO ACT / ROO&EVELT J BE HELD 1 "Expected That First M. E. Church Will Be Crowded. INTERESTiNG_PR06RAM Oration By Rev. Baird Mitchell Who Knew Roosevelt Well. Thousands of patriotic American citizens will assemble all over tbe United Statas tomorrow to pay tribute to the life, character and achieve-ments of Theodore Roosevelt, distinguished American citizen, former president of the United States, statesman, soldier and patriot, whoie deatn occurred on Monday, January 6, at his home at Oyster Bay, and whose life has left a lasting impression on this and other nations. There sen-ices are held in connection with memorial services to be held by congress on the same day and according to proclamations issued setting apart Sunday, February 9, as a time to do honor to this citizen who has passed to the great beyond bat whose memroy will long live after him. Fairmont will do her part in honoring Col. Roosevelt and hundreds of her citizens will turn out tomorrow not only to honor the memory of this great man but to show their love for the country in which the lamented Col. Roosevelt stood such a splendid type of citizenship. The large auditorium of the First Methodist Episcopal church on Fairf raont avenue have been attractively 1 decoraj^.l for the memorial service to * be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday after* ndon. Scores *pt large American flagS have been hung conspiciously thro-' ughout the auditorium which gives it a decidedly military and patriotic a}r. Judging from the interest manifested in the memorial service ever since tlia flrof nnnr.nnrAmAnt mtiPArnlnc If IiIAV til Ull UUtaw w u WW*U VM l> mm was made, the auditorium gallarios and annexes of the church will hardly be large enough to accommodate the large crowd. However this church was chosen on account of It being the largest auditorium in the city and every effort will be made to accommodate those who wish to attend the services. The Ttcv. Charles Balrd Mitchell, ] rector of Christ Episcopal church, will deliver a fitting eulogy on this occasion. Jlev. Mitchell was chosen for this honor on account of a personal acquaintance with Col. Roosevelt during his term as police commissioner of Now York. He will bring a force- . ful message conceiving the life, character and achievements of him In whose memory the service is hold. The program committee has arranged an attractive musical program to supplement the address the main features of which will be selections by the Elks male quartette, the double j quartette from the woman's club and numbers by the large choir led by Prof. James Heaton. The following order of service will be observed tomorrow: Hymn?"Nearer My God to Thee" Choir and Congregation Invocation Rev. C. E. Goodwin "List! The Cherubic Host" .. By Gaul By Woman's Club Double Quartette, assisted by Mrs. T. E. Johnson, soprano, and Dr. Ernest Yost, baritone. "The Nearer, the Sweeter Choir Mr. James HeSton, directing. "Rock of Ages", EHqj Male Quartette Eulogy Rev. Balrd Mitchell iLTimmm Itf/imr Pi htw n 1 ftlJUXU Xlu TV filtu U AT WUUUUVIVU Choir and Congregation (Theodore Roosevelt's favorite hymn) Benediction Rev. C. P. Eddy Miss Amy Rogers Rice at the organ. Miss Laura Briggs at the piano. Moose to Open Their ; Pool Room Tonight For the first timo tonight Fairmont Lodge, 9, Loyal Order of Moose, will begin to use the basement of its home on Jefferson street as a pool room, which is thrown open to the public. There are three tables in the room and E. L. Morris, the steward, will be in charge. Sunday night the members of the Moose band will hold a meeting at the Moose Home commencing at 7 o'clock. ( All of the men are urged to bring their instruments. It is understood that recently six or seven members of the old Fine Grove band have signified their intention of becoming Moose , and joining'the band. The material for the new musical organization Is ' reported to be excellent. i i Charged With Forgery ? Erwin t Hinos, colored, Charged with forging 1 a check, was yesterday held tor the [J grand Jury. fi Business Pay?So Ft ^ ^ ONNEI WMOR1AL M TV FAIRMONT ROOSEVELT! This picture was taken amid .the )f 1903. i. ^ - - ?*? i .. . _L, ^ . Future Holds Much Promise ' in Opinion of Rev. Yoak Revivals on :.\ West'Side End ; Sunday Night \ Pastors of the seven, churches ; { cooperating on the west side of the , river held a meeting at the Y. M.' j C. A. this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock < , and decided that the finalr service' ' c of the revival series woudl be held c in First Methodist" Episcopal i t church on Sunday.evening at 7:30 a o'clock. t This arrangement, however, has v no Doaring on tne decision to be I p arrived at on tho Bast Side of the I f river. ' r 1 "Society stole the heart of the vould-be mother," declared Rev. R. 8 r. Yoak, pasto rof the Methodist Bp- ' scopal church. South, last evening J vhen hereloted the story of a woman 1 'who defeated- the aim of her being" , >y letting society .master her. and. as 8 i result the houehold suffered. This 1 vas one of the high lights dropped in * l most ablo sermon that Rev. Yoak ? ireached in the sedies of revival ser- 1 rices in First Methodist Episcopal 8 ihurch. reat interest is still manifest:d in the revival services and last 1 light the attendance indlctor went * ip to the 1,700 mirk, practically a c mfacity house being represented. . ' It was a great night in the revival f :ampaign and the congregation was .J n good spirits and quite a little h'u- { nor was iulected into it. When "Bish- : >p" Goodwin announced "we are now : eady for the preacher," both Riev. 5 If oak and Rev. Eddy arose and -went o the pulpit. The wise ones, however, { md nothing pulled over on them for : (Continued on page three.) INQUIRES ABOUT EMBARGOED J WASHINGTON. Feb. 8.?Inqulrlee , lave been sent by the State Depart- , neat to Great Britain, Frnce and Italy j egarding the British. Import embargo c he French Cartel system and the I til- t an system of government supervla- c on of purchases. All of which have c m effeet on American Industrials, linrriorit Merchants I WCHAI W,. t % RVICES TO TOMORROW HE CITIZEN | 3SB9SBB5fiSfiS2559Sfi?5B9Efifi!E2H, grandeur of Yoscmlte in the spring f. ; ' . r siEiin iiniLiiuna iiiLii eiiefii Curn Out at Diamond Street Church Last Night fory Large. A long column of ' railroad men ' arched in twos under the tunnel at darkot street last night toward the diamond Street M. E. church to attend; he evangelistic services there.. They' issembled in a body-in the -basement if the church ami some few moments ifterwards came marching upstairs in o the already crowded church where he entire center section was reserved or them. All'ears were turned, their ray and" they made an excellent showng as the tramp, tramp of their feet larried them to.welcdmo seat*. Some if them were mere "hoys,; some, were ilder men and. a number were , older han that. J. P. Shafferman arose and poke in behalf, of the railroad' men md hoped the meeting Would he a ilessing to both visitors and members, ic said the effect of the meetings were elt in the shop and on the/railroad; so f anyone folt discouraged,- just to renember the meetings had been a blessng to many. ' At thiB moment, Director "McKinley irose and started "Blest be the Tie rhat Binds," and the congregation oined hastily in-without.music. A noment later all- railroad men and vomen were asked to,'stand and sing done. The song they sang was a ronderful one. Soon the entire congregation started "Help Somebody To lay," and therd arose to tne root a nelody, with, words which were strong ind impressive. Rev. Lawson preached the sermon ast night, and is . a more than ordilary evangelist. Reading. the. faces me star a vast amount of wonder expressed plainly. Wonder that any inman being was able to maintafi. four ones of voice, two high notes and two ow ones, nev^r varying in fierce, rapd gun shot aim as his voice struck Irst one and then another key-^oud>r and loader and louder. If it had r-en encuner, Rev. Lawson Would not lave Had a dry stitch of clothes on his >ody. He fought hard every moment ie pounded Tils theme home. He hamnered.it down tight He put on the crews* and turned them tighter and ighter. He shouted. He pleaded and aborted and frightened. And many md vaijed were the results. On some aces were smiles of admiration. On then were expressions of bewildernent - Some folks sat stunned while ithers were open-mouthed. Big men ried without embarrassment. Young (Continued: on page five.) lave Learned Thru {TERM Oh, Listenhiere! By ADAM flf LANE. j When a thousand People , \ Congregate In Church In one sectijn Of ftie City, ? And four m fivo Hundred In another Section, And S nailer Yet appreciable Numbers Elsewhere, AlLlrith the Expressed Purpose of inspiring Individuals With new Faith And courage for Right, /of lifting our Population f To a higher Level And making our City A better One, Why are the results oa^gt jan .overwhelming Landslide If a handfun^Peoplb Can take a whole CoUhty . ( '*> By the Throat And so move and Stir The rceidents Therein That they fall into Line With earnest Enthusiasm As has been Demonstrated Time after Time In various campaigns and Drives Why do over a Thousand Workers not get Marvelous Results? Just one Answer: These workers are Not In Earnest. War drive Workers For one solid Month Each Drive Gave up their Business Gave up their Time Gave Money And gave Themselves Utterly. \ The result was Certain. The work on Hand Means more Actually To Fairmont Than any other Thing Could Possibly. If the Hundreds Who attend these Meetings . Were In dead Earnest mere wouion i .tse A dive, gambling joint Nor An Indecent Movie Nor an unclean Influence Lert in Town. Pity something thunderous On the Organ, Professor! r*-* Harry L egg, Former Resident Here, Hies A message received here yesterday announced the sudden death in Norfolk, va., on Thursday of Harry Legg, a former resident of this city, which, according to the message, occurred while attending a banquet at the Fairfax hotel there. Mr. Legg during his residence in this city 3 number of years ago was employed with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and he married Miss Gertrude Moron, a daughter of Mrs. Rose L. Carder, of Newton street, and a sister of Miss Ann Moran, of this city. He is survived by his wifo and two children. The funeral took place this morning at Norfolk. Notice to 5 The West Virginian ] Union delivery of Newsp have been missed by the r< vice will be rendered her The West Virginian. If Virginian at the usual timi and street address and T1 delivered to you by our ow of this kind must be made: THE WEST V I mi m 1 11. . t me general ruDiic is lm Fairmont Pays It to the Memor Theodore In a Service The FirSt M Tomorrow at Wh The Rev. Charle A Personal Friend of th Make the Princii SPECIAL MEMO Will Be ( The West Virginia Y 'W-: ONDAY <SB NEW liS Fl 1 Era Military Chiefs Reported! Friday to Supreme W*rW|| Council. DNIDIIt nHUB-l Exact Division ofthe 'Mgil'jM Chantmen Not YetDe^-lfl ? *IPIM (By Associated Preaa.) - 'rjjjll PARIS, Friday, Feb. 7.?Many lm>; | portant^ matte^ council being added to the flar.il A tendency was evidenced in military quartern to impbs?d&|ffl^H drastic terms on .Germany armistico was extended bnt ridsffirM sion was reached tbday^ilsi^HH measures might be takem^afeSa^^B ing the views of the tatlves the council of the greet (Continued on pac. T1 p lcll Cg C) | | I I ' tO Be Held fit )bserved. &*a?B - rViWMil K^is sfSs^fMJasfi