ionism In Connellsville
Coke District.
By C, C. LYON.
?Th? (let that Bill Collins, assist
"it mine foreman of a Frlck mine
Maaonlown, Pa., In Fayette
?onty, wai born in a cellar daring
J treat strike In these non-union
/fields twenty-eight years ago
le of the most Important rea
son* why thousands of non-union
^ibal and coke worker* In tie coke
over the Mason-Diion line
-.now quit work and are Joining
.iatlon-wlde strike.
5 further reason Is that Bill's
'her, Pat, was present In the
ir'when Bill was born. Pat, up
"ihe strike waa called, April 1.
w I stint foreman at Leckrone
le," another Frlck property,
f.ilils heretofore Impregnable
inghold of non-union coal and
ecCoperators becomes organized
(his strike, the Frlck Interests.
Bch ; control the district, can
a Ik up their defeat largely to Bill
fl.Tat Collins.
JSS!' i??t Starts Campaign.
ytt wai Pat who struck the first
i"W for union If m. The non-union
?i at Leckrone mine had listened
i different company bosses exhort
Sem'"to beware of "union organl
ifta and agitators" when Assistant
foreman Pat took tho floor,
^affdjdn't make the speech that
(?.expected, of a Frlck official.
a--''?--'-1' -- " ' I said
lis
av IIIUUU uno opoucil lli A
5wfl5of Prick workmen.
"Twenty-eight years ago. my
Jbr? worked In tho non-union
nei?in this field. We lived in a
'fajWuiy, house' Just as most of
iCtdo.today. -
"TO^vJoitfed that big strike. He
jripre.' He had tho nerve to tell
^fellow.'miners that they too
nla ^strike.
"ne, night hired deputies
jp?d down on our house, smash
I up the furniture and then threw
|pUti(m the highway. They drove
IW.expected of a Frlck official.
|gror>twenty-eight years." ho saM
gjnte -men, "I've waited for this
:hance to make this speecrt to a
r-py , and he fjed for ills life.
fe?7J?here we wer&, mother and her
even kids, the oldest only 12. and
ie youngest not yet old enoueh
no home, out In the open.
To.yhide from tho deputies,
^her; Jed her seven kids into a
jj^dfrty cellar of another miner's
Bill Born In Cellar. i
The next morning there were]
fitof u* kids instead of seven, f
*>^a? horn during the night,
teelght monthB wo struggled
[starved, while the deputies
ided dad. They wouldn't let him
.. j back to us.
finally he came back.* ragger.
barefooted and broken in
5th;
llf BIll and I have heard mother
T[$ad tell us once about how the>
treated in the strike of *91
s've heard It a hundred times.
''Mother is dead now. How could
^jiieito her memory If I didn't
p^inen that your best inter
ijindw^tay in joining with the
?awnjjon union coal miners in
ike? I not only want you
frike, but TU strike with you!
e),on,-boys, let's all quit!"
w?va cheering crowd of non
rtners that Assistant Fore*
>atv.? Collins led out of the
fctaron* mine that day. And
gre still out.
jfie-iiext day Assistant Foreman
IgOolllna told the same story to
at'Pootdalo mine and they
^^iOlced out
gneymen at Leckrone. In organic
$iti\xin[on, elected Pat president
"Jhe news that Pat and Bill Col
j^Frick "bosses" had led their
jn>oiv strike spread like wlldfirt
oughout the Connellsville dls
?t.
-rt'': Address Meetings.
Jnited Mine Worker organizers
^Quick to see tho value of these
)^m'en to the union cause,
lie result was a series of mass
Stfhgfc throughout the district
_?Pat and Bill always present aa
acipal speakers. At one meetlnq
Masontown the crowd they ad
**od was estimated at 10.000.
Je,-strike is spreading fast
.jghout the district." says Ipter
IgnaC Organiser William Feenev.
(r^chances for capturing the
llatrict for unionism nre
Iter'? than over before in the
of the industry in thesr
.normal' times the Frlck com
^employs 19,000 of the 35.000
ers.and coke workers In the
^or Connellsville district.
will never operate with
?labor," said one high Frlck
Si."conservatively 'estimated
^?toout- 13.000 non-union men
tat work In the district,
iflmil Alessio Nabbed
For, Liquor Law Violation
m:'
lorannl Aleaslo of near Monon
?waa. arrested last night by
ty officers on the charge of
?g>moonshino in his posaca
"'JThbugh officers bad heard
"i'Of a large still which was
"d to have been running
S, no such machine could
Sfrered.
Llesslo attempted to inter
ior of her husband when
'started to sclie a jar of
Jne. Sheriff J. D. Charl
Scjiffod.the woman, only to
(kod by a dog owned by the
Pi'The, affair was finally
'however, and Alessio
to .thb county Jail, where
3KD FURNACE. ,
.BURG. April 28?The 1
n'.-Steel Co., hu blown J
"4 furnace at its Steelton
'or months only one||
lOorfT MtoiTAT
ALL AS LONG AS
AS ^ StlCK ABOOKO
49 GRADUATES IN
GRANT DISTRICT
Eighth Grade Diplomas to Be
Presented at Exercises
This Evening.
MONONGAH. April 28.?Gra
dilation exercises for forty-nlno
students of the eighth grade of
Grnnt District will he hold here
this evening. The students in
clude a number from Hutchinson,
Watson, Kingmont, Shinnston,
Everson and Fairmont, besides
those from Monongah. The prin
cipal address will ho made by
Prof. J. Francis Shreeve of the
educational department of Fair
mont State Normal School. I. A.
Barnes, county superintendent of
schools, will also speak.
The program will be as follows:
Song. "West Virginia," by the
class: scripture und invocation by
the Rev. A. A. Dye: song, "Will o'
the Wisp," by the class: recita
tion, "The Boys," by William
Morris: recitation, "L'Envoi," by
Louise Keller; address to gvn
dutes by Prof. J. Francis Shreeve;
song. "Joy Time of the Year," by
class; presentation of class for
diplomas by Willa VanGilder; re
sponse by Superintendent I. A.
Barnes; presentation of diplomas
by Clyde Leonard; class song by
class benediction by tho Rev.
Ralph McCoy; poem, "It Can Be
Done," by Verne Levy Miller.
I The graduates are as follows:
! Denzil Burton. Monongah; Fred
I Bice, Monongah; Chester Brooks,
Hutchinson; Veto Boholli, Wat
son; Leo Callabrase, Monongah;
Edltli Clelland, Kingmont; Ruth
Chaney, Watson; Sylvia Catrll,
Shinnston; Samuel Fuccy, Mon
ongah; Forrest Fancher, Watson;
Gypsy L. CI rove, Watson; Maude
Fanchcr, Watson; Bethel Mc.Gin
nis, Watson; Verna Griffith,
Hutchinson; Bertha fHeskilt,
Hutchinson; Ida Hunyou, Hutch
inson; Kathalcen E. HufT, Wat
son; Emma Huey, Everson; Mar
garet Janea, "Monongah; William
F. Kisner, Watson; Louise Kel
ler, Fairmont; Wilma Kuhn,
Watson; Joseph Laurie, Everson;
Fred Lanhatn, Wataon; Dominic
Lucenti, Watson; Verne Miller,
Monongah; Margaret Morrison,
Monongah: William Morris, Mon
ongah; Effle Mayle, Monongah;
Doris Manley, Watson; Mildred |
Martin, Everson; Eva Milton,;
Everson; Gertrude Ncwbrough.j
Watson; Russell Olivato, Watson; j
Opal Powell, Monongah; Florence;
Robey, Hutchinson; John 0.
Squires. Hutchinson; Anna Scu
dieri, Monongah; Auna Slamclk,
Everson: Mablo Tonkery, Mon
ongah; William Tobory, Watson;
Kathryn Toll, EversonfTl Mamie
(Vincent, Watson; Lillian Wilt,
Watson; Alice Wearer, Monon
gah; Greta Wiseman, Shinnston:
Catherine Wetzel, Monongah, and
Samuel Callabrase, Monongah.
Go on Hike.
Members of the Willing Workers'
Class of tho M. P. Sunday School
who were taken out on a hike yes
terday to the Captain Booth School
house by their teacher. Mrs. Dave
Smith, were well pleased with their
trip. The wild flowers, and othe\;
pretty scenes along tho way made
the walk especially interesting.
Edna Lipscomb. Margaret Smith,
Georgia Fleming, Sarah Smith.
Frankie Lee, Genevieve Lee, Cath
erine, Kathleen and Mildred Nick
son, Augusta Schnuck. Marvir
Smith. George Gallouns, and Mrs.
Dave Smith, composed the crowd.
Mislon Circle Meets.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Baptist Mission Circle was held
at the Baptist Church here yester
day afternoon. Division No. 1 wad
in charge .of tho program, which
was rendered in a very pleasing
manner. After the. business ees
sion, light refreshments were
served in the church dining room.
Division No. 2 will entertain tho
circle at the next meeting, which
will be held In May.
Personals.
Richard Fletchef of Fairmont
WM fcaot yesterday _visitinga.
his mother, Mrs. Rose Fletcher,
who has been ill for some time,
but at present is much improved.
Mrs. Minnie Hurley and daugh-;
ter. Mrs. Goldie Vanhorten of Fair i
mont.fi were here this week visi?.!
ins with the former's sister, Mrs.
Charles Shaver
Mrs. Lovio Shaver was visitins
with her sister, Mrs. Joe Hayes of
Mill Fall, yesterday.
Mrs. H. M. Meredith will repre
sent the Baptist Mission Circle here
at the tri-aasociation of Baptist
Church, which will be held in Graf
ton next Wednesday.
MORGANTOWN MINES
PLANNING TO START
MORGANTOWN. W. Vg.. April
28?Steps for the resumption of
coal raining In the MononEalla
fields have been taken by several 1
coal companies in the distric*
The Rosedale Coal Co., with
two mines in this region. on* la;
West Virginia and the other arrow*
the line in Pennsylvania, has se
cured judgment against twenty
two miners to gain possession of
the company houses at Rosedale.
Monongalia County, and according:
to officials plans ar? afoot for
early resumption of operations.
At the Har-Mar Coal Co. plant
electric wiring has been strung
' over the tipple* and grounds to
?keep the plant well lighted at all
I times in case of emergency, it was
stated.
Preparations have been made
also at a number of mines in the
Scott's Run district and In tb**
southern fields of the county to
resume operations at an early
date, officials said.
LIFE-SAVING UNITS TO BE
FORMED BY BOY SCOUTS
?
CHARLESTON. W. Va.. April
28.?Plans to have Boy Scouts
form life-saving units to prevent
loss of life in water throughout
the state, are being considered,
announcement has been made.
A corpsf has been formed at
Morgantowh already which will
be equipped with modern life-sav
ing devices, including belts and:
marine telescopes.
The scouts have been drilled i
thoroughly in the fundamentals
of life-saving, including the latest
and most effective methods of re
suscitation, breaking of strangle
holds, etc. The Schaeffer method
of artificial respiration will be the
I one used principally although
| all membors of tho corps will bo
! instructed in the use of the pul
j motor.
1 .Arrangements have been made
ito keep a regular patrol on tho!
Monongahela river this summer, j
I. Formation of the Morgantownl
corps followed tho drowning re-'
contly of a West Virginia Univer
sity student.
WHIPPED BY women i
INDEPENDENCE, Kan., April
28?Benson F. Prior wis taken
out on a country roftd at wight and
whipped by two honion who. ac
cused him of slandering them in
pool hall remarks, the police said
toflay.
Evening Train on Monon
gahela From Pittsburgh to
Arrive Earlier.
On Sunday morning at 5:01 &.!
m. a new schedule will go into ef
fect on the Monongahela Railway.j
A new schedule also is effective on
the B. & 0. at midnight Saturday,
night. This is one of the first oc
casions that both roads changed
schedules on tho same day.
Owing to the daylight saving
[plan P. & L. E. train, which ar
rived here from Pittsburgh at 9:45
p. m. will thereafter arrive at
8:45 p. ra. This train will leave
Pittsburgh at 4:30 p. m. instead
of 5:30 p. m. None of the pass-'
cngers trains which the Monong*
hela Railway is seeking to remove
will be taken off on Sunday, but
will be retained until the Public
Service Commission of West Vir
ginia passes on the matter.
One ne wtrain will be placed ou
the Pennsylvania road between
Pittsburgh and Brownsville, Pa.,
i leaving Pittsburgh about noon ana
arriving at Brownsville at 2:44 p.!
m. in time to connect with M. R.
R. train 34, which leaves Browna*;
ville at 2:50 p. m. No. 34 arrives!
here at 5:45 p. m. This new
Pennsy train is being put on toj
compete with P. & h. E. train 56 j
which arrives at Brownsville from
Pittsburgh at 2:40 p. m.
Funeral of Mrs. Kennedy
Held Here This Morning
The funeral of Miss Mary Agnr?
Kennedy, whoso death occurred on
Wodensday morning at tho home of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Michael Ker
nedy"in Locust avenue extension,
took place this morning at 9 o'clock
from St. Peter's Catholic Church.
The serv'ees were conducted by
tho Uov. P. H. Ollsenan and were
largely attended by relatives and
friends. Burial was made in Holv
Cross Cemetery by Carpenter &
Ford.
WIRE SERVICE CUT OFK
LAUREL POINT, W. Va? Wire
communication In this section was
hampered considerably for several
days recently following a high
wind storm. A high power electric
wire fell over telephone wires
leading to the Laurel Hill cii
ehange, and for some time It was
impossible to utilize the system,
due to tho high electric voltage
? caused by tho ground. Practically
all the coal mines in the southern
section of the county, operating
through the exchange hern, wore
cut off from communication with
the outside until repairs were
made.
First separate school for colored
children was established In Massa
chusetts in 1798.
Goodbye Boils!
S. S.'&WMRSd'You of Boa^PioflM,
Blackheads and Skin Eruption*.
A boll ta a volcano,--your blood'la
eo chuck full of poisons that these
"boll" out Into a boll. They'll keep
"boiling up" until you destroy them
completely by the uae of 8. a. &, one
of the most powerful blood -cleansers
known to adence. 8.8.8. has stood
the teat of time. The power of Its
Ingredient* la acknowledged by auth
orities. Its medicinal ingredients are
. fuaranteed to be purely vegetable
kltlRht off, It clears the skin of plm
\ holla, blotches, blackheads, acne,
ema, rash and other akin eruptions.
J doea it thoroughly. It drives out
_ the blood impurltiea which causa
rheumatism, makes the blood rich sad
pure builds up lost flesh. It helps to
Am -rot! to m,. m?k* i> Mma i>n manufacture new blood cells,?-(hafe
.T?. rZ one of iU secrets. 8. 8. 8. la sold at
Oritlae? S.S.8. I* *t the rr?*Usl all drug storea, In two alxea. The laf*
Try tt? iwUhUUii awe eeononaloal
Duke of York Not Only Great
Athlete But Industrial
Leader
i
t ftjy'LTON BRONNER
London, Aorii *?#? m
highness, Prince Aj'bert nit TOri
;?r SSJ M
fcrloua* '' lnteresli' multl
!? Shown No Favor.
to tho^chool^u'Osbornp11! h" went
"o many other British hi ??' d0
tend ,o become naval off?0 In"
Two yearn >?(?. u .""'cers.
Royal Na?al Co'Fer e\ tenter.ed tho
The beat proof that the ??rm0Uth
not greased for him l? thS ?WCre
omctany announced thaX"C.'
|kB.s7S?V?
te:a????S?r
ssa: iKssSrefs
I and that was thofL.Jn watc?j
then Prince Aihj,jjmpae the)
Of the Place V?get Station " m?"
waysPoa?Pe,h P,!?'?sr?Pher? were aTj
Fought nt Jutland
gpSld
ipSSs
:p'cnL^i?eanreE,Th,0ra";
; tle'of'jntland *"' at the ?
(?^"comNeM'ms^I^ftaln'rnV
lavUtC'H "l?? ,n,ere9MI?
'a'r fore.'???^rfUp?n 3?lned tho!
I lit ... a 8 catiet. wore the khakll
lllpS'il
?j CMiiItrt rHjkJVrSk byJ hi*'
ISipteAvsHl
lit iS"
?. 5,ne 8hot. a motorist a kpon
fisherman and goes in for crick!!
f PJT'St'&nZlZrlSSl 2
^,tlflhoew?hjr,rt^cbevnd ,,kc9 to!
He is a good dancer and is a fm
:tte w"*!!' ? hiE '?ouse Pari
, i? v ho know hlm nay he
the ?ce Is Ki,S.d TheT^ aAowi
tlonaftet. *??^ we""''e^ converea-l
Intererted In Labor
Pr"USo?Wa,el,Vh,l?^,,erIthC
iKes" tta Duke oTYoThS
?"?? In his suHsa'nd^ft'oni
0?"cMt8?nd SlrCM W"h h'8 ChCCk
His Public appearances have
been more frequent In the past two
>ears as his brother has been
away from England so ragcli. This
ikf , ?r0UR out the serious aldo of
110 13 raucl* lnte"
1v ," K>r ??Uers' 's rrequent
Uhlr io h'1 Wl,h lhe we" X"""'"
S , 'e,lders Is president of
obtnit J .? We,,are Society. The
J orsanlzatlon Is to
bring about closer understandings
between employers and employes.
It Is said that tbc Duke of York
soclely^ miascd a raee""S of the
One of his great stunts l? l0 set
nformatlon at first hand. His nu
warninlr ,W'" drl? Up without
t0 ?. Brcat engineering
P "'-,,Ho ,wl'l s'"l> out, introduo,
J'?'1*"' Ms aide to the man
F 1 ask to through a
5'?"'; wi" 'ben go through om
department after another, asking
questions of the workmen and get?
ting more "dope" than If he read
many volumes. 9
League of Women Voters
Entertained in Washington
n;B'V/r!M0RE' APr" 2S.?This U
da.yTof tlm convention
of the National League of Women
Voters which will,wind .;p itsa"
nual session tomorrow aftor a week
replete with discussions oMtTso
clal and legislative activities. The
delegates will visit their senators
and representatives in Congress
i'hon d at '""cheon by more
than a score of Washington hos
tosses and many of them will be
\fru?Mi Woofi row Wilson and
S',. V at tho fo?er presi
dent s home. Tho delegates will
return to Baltimore for the closing
meeting tomorrow forenoon and re
turn to Washington for a reception
noon Wl"te H?""? ln ^0 ?fto??.;
We'll Fix It Right
There's hardly a day but what one of our ap
preciative customer-friends remark that my
baptismal name should have been "Fix-it"
and my middle name "Right"?"PIXITV
RIGHT-NESTOR" instead of Lee R. Nestor.
ANYWAY?
We surely do take plenty of
time to repair a watch or ]
clock because we know full '- '
well that you had complete
confidence in our ability to
"FIX-IT-RIGHT," when you
brought it to us, and If good
honest workmanship and
moderate prices will hold
your- patronage ? you'll
"stick with Nestor."
A large majority of people
bring their Grandfather.
Cuckoo, Alarm, Hall and
other style clocks and *?all
the family watches to us to
"FIX RIGHT."
Odd Fellows Initiate Class at
Session.Held Here Last
Evening.
In celebration of the one Hund
red Third anniversary of the
founding of the Odd Fgllows order.
In this country a dl?trict couv??n-l
tion of the order vu here
yesterday under the auspices of th
local chapter.
A splendid program fcaturej th
afternoon and evening sosslons.l
helA in tho Masonic Temple, whlla
over 500 Odd Fellows from th i
counties of Marion. Taylor and
Monongalia attended the banquet
held In Odd Fellows Hall. Monroe
and Main streets .at 5:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The ban?met]
was served by the women of tluj|
local chapter o fthe Rebeknbs
Prominent .grand lodge officers at
tended the\ sessions. '
In the aftemOon. starting at 2:S
o'clock the grand lodgo degree wal
conferred upon fifty two candidate |
who had eone through tho chairs
in various subordinate lodges In
the district.
Night Session
Last night tho degree team from
the lodge at Morgantown. with Sun
Binninx as captain, gave the first
rank work to a class of twenty Uo
candidates. Tho work was impress
ively put on and was witnessed by
over 700 members of the ordtr i'i
the fifth district.
Those taking the first degree
last night were:
R. T. C. Linn. J. G. Proudfoot
Clark Henderson. Walter Huey,1
Cecil He&fe. L. G. Hayhurst, R.
M. Parrish. Julius E. Lowevy. E.
L. Riley. Walter Lough. C. U.
Paxton. Clyde Lake. E. H. Pretly
man. H.- J. McGee. C W. Men
ney. J. R. Trlckett. Claude Wli
lard. J. D. Phillips, A. II. Bhncvj
C. H. Blackshere. D. M. Ilisest
and P. C LoudenslaRer.
Following the Initiation, address t
es were made by a number of
active members of the order In the
state. Among those calltd upon for
state. Among thoso called upon for!
Thomas H. Neal, Cameron
grand master: A. J. Wilkinson
Huntington, grand secretary; Rev
John Beddow. Mannington; past
j grand master, R. A. -West, a mem
i- ?
ome hoard, ai__ __
. tain ot tho MornhtL,
team. . H
Grand Lodge Degree
Visitors to the convention ssM
that It was one ot tho best district
meetings In several years. "i'%
Those who took tho grand lodge' ,
degree were:
A. L. Thomas. J. W. Phillips, $
George W. Hnghes. H. C. Anderfl
son. W. R. Phillips of loilRn No, *
54: Charles Edwards, J. m]
Sh river, H. G. Booth, of Iodise No. j
422; J. C. Barrackman, Earl T. I
Strothsnlder, C. T. Chalfant. G. '
H. Howard, of lodge No. SS; Hyre 1
Stalnaker, Curt E. Amtw. William
H. Prlckett. Dean S. Holton, Lloyd
S. Dunham, John R. Nutter. John
H! Ross, Orvlllc B. Maddnx. Oliver
V; Williams, Fred B. Cannon ot
Fairmont lodge No. 2: W. I,. Fair
ifield. R. A. Lone, Oscar f. Hall,
George W. Merrlott. of Mononga
lia lodge No. 10: M. I.. Stewart,
J. 0. Snoderly, C. R. Talklngton.
Nelson J. Davis, of Electric lodgei)
No. fi". W. W. lambert, M. IT.
Whooler, Ray B. Hawkins ot lodgn
No. SS; John S. Wyer. Sanforri
Parker, of lodge No. 110; Richard
Duncan of lodgo No. 31; A. I.'.
Mason, S. J. Sturm, J. D. Victor
i W. C. M. Mlnnear .of lodge. No.
179; William Overfleld. M. Hi
J.awpon. 11. 11. I,nke. C. K. Rood,;.?
I' f lodge No. 337: J. M.Woekly, of j
lodge No. 235: h; J. Barnes, ot
lodge No. 430: Harry L. Keener
J. S. Freeman, B. F. Cooglo of
lodgo No. 42.1: H. H. Parrack of
lodga No. 353; Irvln Schlottor, ot
ledge No. 537.
SKULL FRACTURED WHILE
PLAYING WITH.CHILDREN)
J. J. Coughlin was called 1*3
Clarksburg yesterday pn aceom.il u
of an aeeldont which occurred^
there in which his niece Bessto; "
Coughlin. S-years-old, sustained a
fractured skull and other Injurieii, *
Tho child is a daughter of Mrs
Mary B. Coughlin of Jackson Btreet.. >
The child was playing with oth?r.^
childron in the Etreet when she waa-^j
struck in the side of the hoad by a>?
brick which was thrown by?a boy. ij
She was taken to St. Mary's Ho?i $
pital and operated upon. The oper it
ation was a success, nnd the child
is doing nicely today with good ^
prospects of recovery. Mr. Cough
tin's sister, Mrs. Mary Pike of j
Clarksburg, who had been vlsitinp L
here for several days, accompanied jj
him to Clarksburg.
Budapest. Hungary, includes tho ;
historic town of Ofen, onco a Ro
man colony.
Formerly Sold for $1.50 to $5.00
323-325 MAIN STREET
Do You Belong?
WHAT!
Won't you be one of the first to head the list 1
to make old Marion County a motorist para
dise?
Come on and let's bust up the reckless driving
and when you go out for a drive you won't
have to pull your car out of the road to let
some maniac tear by and make cold chills
come over you.
We have stood for this long enough so let's go ?,
and put this club over and show some of our
sister towns we are not asleep. Join the club.
Boost for it and let's do this in the Good Old
Fairmont Way.
Now on
Display
Wo have just re
ceived a shipment
of Imported Jap
? anese Sewing
Baskets. Beauti
ful, is not the
them. In fact we cannot describe them
proper adjective to use in describing
in a way to make ypu realize just how
pretty they are. Call at our Main Street
store and see them, then you'll know.