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MOVING PICTURE EUNNIES. 1 Chinese, styusn, dooi, type. THK Wriwv wmq'ul> I "West Virginia? " .. ^ Thuntl re<l show^ ers and cooler^jOCH' ^"catlier minimum. 62; precipitation, none! At Fairmont Hospital?William halfpenny of Beverly was admit;edr to Fairmont Hospital for treatnent today, a_s was also Bert Dye ot | SfSrvall street. Five girls from the j ndustrial school at Salem were adhltted to the hospital and will lave their tonsils removed. v (Born?A son was born to d Mrs. Wazul I^avolink ot Town this morning at Cook >ok Hospital?Doulse Foster if of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. had her.tonsils removed toCook Hospital, as did also Irginia Huffman of Jeffersoi, Frank Prichard of Ridgeme is a medical patient a't pital, as is also Tony Sper'Of Kingwood. Mrs. Mike of Monongah will undergo ration today. iter Visiting Here? The obert., J. Topping, pastor ot BSbyterlan Church at Jaralley; W. Va., is spending his n during this month with ents on Potomas avenue thhlarksburg?C.-UsKeed-ot.Mc eet, accompanied by-Cbesd -and. family-of Hiirgwood, motoi'ed to ClarrkBhnrg'yesC. L. Reed returned home AiVNED HEAT 17SE1>. to canned heat, mixed with lis the latest intoxicating ;e now being used in this tticers suspected that some verage had been discovered "the large' number ~ of i who have been arrested rver the week-end several were arrested with can-J ;[ ; The* recipe is simple. | (GRAM PUNNED. Ileal and literary enter"wlll -be given, at the it.' E. Church on Clevejue on tomorrow evening o'clock. A splendid proI been arranged, and tlic is been invited. At the n 'of the program, rets will be served by tlioi iid Society. ;\ I |?HE Bl? t oat Che picture on all. four i. Then carefully fold dotteo 1 Its entire length. Then id line 2, and so on. Fold eacb on underneath accurately, a completed turn orer and) 1; dud a surprising result. Save plcturas. &DIO PROGRAM 11 Program Tonight p. m.?Weeltjy survey ot Bess.. conditions, National Inrial Conference Board. Tricly letter from "Farm and ie." From Pittsburgh Post p. -m.?-Organ recital front tinghouse station KDKA. p. m.?Concert by the Avalou ?-M. A. Kinder, first tenor; ?;Buchanan, second tenor; E. Whitehead, baritone; E. S. ."basso; R. T. McGowan. acinnlst; Clyde B. Cope, husinnanager. |jg j; Iips?## xuuiui-x u?> 6 p. m.-?The Josopta Home Co. eekly, fashion lettcv. From Ittsburgh, Post Studio. .'7 p. m.?United States Public ftalth Service semi-weekly oadcast. From Pittsburgh Post 8 p. m. Musical program by rs, Alice Burgess Seining. conalto; George D. Thompson, kritone; Miss Josephine I-IcCue Lrp; Pearl Crawford , Van Orsde, accompanist; Earl Mitchell companist. ENIGMA There Is a quotation containing letters. Indicating the letters their numerical position in the [(Station, new words have been rniedwdth them. For instance: An American imoriat?13. 2?Nye. The I" will be the thirteenth letter fithe' quotation, the "y" the fifth e '.'.e" the second. Can you unravel the mystery of e hidden quotation? Here are e key words: An American humorist?13, 5,: A name used for Japan?3, 7.j Soap and" water?S. 12, 14, 20.! A preposition?11, 15. All -parts together?6, 21, 16, A personal pronoun?19. Answer to Hast One: Honesty the'best policy. Key Words: READINGS FEATURE QUOTA CLUB LUNCH Tlx feature of the Quota Clun luncheon'today at.the-" Ffirmont Hotel was the readings of Miss Caroline Sumpter, one of the City's talented readers, who was the honor gt'.est at the luncheon. Miss Sumpter read a sketch from Alice Gersternberg's "Fourteen" and responded to an encore by reciting a numorous fiueicn enuueu an's Flat." Other guests at the luncheon today were Miss M'Liiss Dunn or Pittsburgh, who is the guest of Miss Pauline Arkwright, Mis3 Frances Umburn and Miss Grace Chapman. An Interesting talk concerning the recent visit of local club women to Camp Jackson in Harrison County was given by Miss Ethel Davis, and upon recommendation of Miss Mary Devol a committee of three was appointed to pass resolution asking the County CouTt to take steps to at once erect a building on the county lot at Jackson's Mill. The committee named is composed the Misses Geraldine Fanus. Ethel Wavis and Karherine Barry. The program was in charge of Miss Grace Cabun and neit week will be in charge of Miss Juanlts Blackburn. ~ wheeUng kjwanis PLANS BIG MEETING The* Dickensian phrase "'such larks." is perhaps the beat one to describe the state convention o? Kiwanis clubs to be held August 22 and 23 at Wheeling. *'We are preparing to show our visitors the time of their lives," reads a letter fom F. D. Walter, chairman of the entertainment committee. The letter, addressed to Kiwanians all over the state, continues: "If you are so fortunate as to have a wife, bring her along, for our wives are seeing to it that your wives have as much fun as you do." Tuesday, August 22. is registration day. and the first convention session will be held at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at Court Theater. In .the evening "Stunt Night" will be held at.the theater, -when each club in the state will put on a "stunt." Tuesday noon the visiting Kl-wanians will be entertained at a Kiwanis luncheon at the Elks' Club. While this is going op, the women's committee wilt-Jake its visitors for an auto ride, visiting interesting points and winding up at the Wheeling Country Club for luncheon. This will be followed by other entertainment features during the afternoon. While the Wednesday morning session of the convention Is under way, the women will be taken for a "shopping tour," In the afternoon an "old-fashioned jamboree and barbecue. Kiwanis style" will be held at Wheeling: There will be a program of athletic events for men and women, boys and girls: a baseball game, quoits, swimming and other features. Prizes will be awarded in tbe various contests. At 5 o'clock the "big eats, free-for-all competition" #-will be staged. The ilistrict governor of the Kiwanis clubs will speak at 0 o'clock closing tile convention program. Indications are that a iarga pai U.? Ul 1' AUlUUiJL uitu ciuu rr w men will make the trip. Special railroad fare rates are being offered and every inducement is bing made to attract the Kiwanians to Wheeling. SOVIET EMISSARY RUNOUT OF STATE DENVER, Colo.. Aug:. 7.?William Z. Foster, whom, according to Adjutant General P. J. Hamrock, of the Colorado Rangers, took an active part in steel strikes In 1919. was run out of Colorado^yesterday at General Hamrock's order. Floater, General Hamrock declared, is the alleged president of a "soviet' Russia society." General Hamrock said he had been informed that a secret meeting of those interested in the society was to have ben held? here last night. He declared that "Foster is one of the mo3t dangerous men in the country/' and that he" had been ordered to move on becaus "it is undesirable." COLORED MAN BEING HELD ON NUMEROUS CHARGES Henry Curry, colored, is in the county jail on a number of very sftrioiis chanres. and lust which charge the county authorities will press against him is uncertain at this time. Ho was turned over to the county officers this morning after he had been arrested by. city police on a charge of being intoxicated . It is said that Curry had been, keeping company with a colored girl by th name of Lena Jackson. Recently the girl turned Curry down and it is said that Curry entered the Jackson home in Cleveland avenue a few nights ago, and finding his former sweetheart choked thejjirl until she was in a very serious condition. Whether the county officers will charge *Curry with breaking into ^nnco rn / afrvinc D nlfit.nl- Or for attacking the girl with attempt to kill is still undecided. In th=t meantime. Curry is held ht the county jail, | REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following real estate transfers have been recorded at the office of County Clerk L.ee X. Satterfleld: George l.lndsey and wife to Carmella ' Derlggi. a parcel ol land in the Lev-llle Addition o( Fairmont. Consideration $5. etc. G." C. Powell and wife to Rosa Hawkins, a parcel of land in the Industrial Terrace addition to the city of Fairmont. Consideration S320. Woodlawh Cemetery Co.. tc Martha F. Strother. a parcel ol land in the above mentioned cemetery. Consideration 525. 'IesSNP MISSOURI WRECK prrcimincDu/AV ULiounuLn mil Thirty-Seven Known to Have Been Killed in Collision Saturday. SULPHUR SPHINGS. Mo., Aug. 7.?Eye witnesses were summoned toduy before a corcjner's jury at De Soto. Mo., to recount details of the rear-end collision. of two Missouri Pacific trains here Saturday when thirty-seven are' known to have been killed and 13S injured. Just south of the scene of the dis aster there is a curve in the road, and this cut off the view of the local train standing at water tank from the engineer of the limited. Missouri/Pacific officials, however, emphasized that the block signals were operating in perfect order and Engineer Glenn of the fast train should have slowed his train down to such a speed that he could have come to a halt almost instantly. Vivid Picture : Survivors drew a vivid picture of j the accident. A hiast from the ' approach from around the curve j and this caused a few who had alighted from the local to look back nervously. ? Rushing around the curve came the fast train. There were shouts, then the roar of the crash, cries of women and moans of men. The rear coach was hurled down the embankment. The next two cars, standing on the trestle across, Glaize Creek and on the embankment were "crushed and splintered. The fourth tumbled down the Incline north of the creek. The roof of one of the demolished cars fell, spanning the creek, and afforded a bridge for the rescuers. Where the daj^ coaches of the local had stood, across the trestle, now stood the steel cars of the flyJ er. The locomotive had plowed Its way through more than half the j length of the halted train and come : to rest across the trestle, steel gir| ders bent around its forward ehd I and splinters of what had once j been a car compressed into a space about ten feet before it against a f coach which seemingly was unlni jured. i Coroner Elders promised a | thorough investigation of the dlsi aster, the worst train wreck in ! the history of this part of ihe I country. ; While Matt Glenn, dead en: gineer of the fast train which : plowed through four coaches of the local train near the station, j was blamed for the accident, acj cording to John Cannon, assistant ! general manager of the road, re! latives of injured all joined in I asking for an investigation of Ihe I wreck. V j Officials of the road declared the block signals were found to be in order after the crash occurred. and all asserted that En | gineer Glenn did not heed thfe warning signal. ' All day yesterday rescuers removed bits of wreckage in their search. A ghostly silence liung over the scene and was broken only by the muffled grind of the wrecking crew's cranes. Tales of many miraculous es. capes were repeated, mingled with stories of pathos and horror. Stories of young girls offering their assistance in caring for the injured and dead were numerous. Some were seen hurrying from one victim to another, bandaging their injuries. washing their wounds and giving wliai assistance they could. Many in St. Louis Morgue St. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 7.?Ajw palling horrors of the Sulphur Springs, Mo., train wreck were brought to the homes of the St. Louis relatives of victims when two trains bearing scores of dr* 1 and injured arrived here from t.V* scene "of the disaster. For hours before .the, arrival cT the dSalu trains crowds surged through the station seeking word that might allay their fears. Crowds gathered at the city morgue, where twenty six bodies were taken after their arrival on the relief trains. which x also brought manv initired who were rushes to hospitals. COUNCIL STUDIES MARKET STREET PAVING QUESTION {Continued frae once one) side-walk at the top or the will, so that the residents or the five houses might have a way of ingress and egress. Face Similar Question "We are simply racing another question such as was faced when the houses were built originally,' declared the mayor. "The man who built them in the first placr made the mistake of not looking forward to the iuti/re. He saw that Market street was an undeveloped place and took it for grant ed that it would never be developed. "There ws plenty of room to set the houses farther back." continued the mayor. /'However, the houses were set out near the street line. It is Indeed unfortunate that this condition should > exist. As the property-owner made the mistake, however, th" city cannot be held liable. "We are now called upon to say whether we will make- the same mistake the original property owner made the mistake, however, owner made. We must not allow ourselves to malfe such a mistake. | We are not bullying for today ' alone; we are building for the i . was en* \IRMONT, MONDAY E - / . - " - _ . thusiastically supported by- JDirec-1 tor ot Streets W. E." Arnett. . . "We must not jgrab at the easiest solution to thfs problem," said j Air. Arnett. "We must plan this, street so that it will serve in thv future when Fairmont has grown! larger and when traffic over Afar-j ket street becomes heavier. II wc< ^do not. the time will come when "we will be called a bunch of knownothings for having allowed such! a condition to come about." I No Decision Made Xo final decision was made. Mo- | -tions both to allow Mr. Funt to j -- - -..-i- nH I Oil net ms wan on uie vmu ^ ~ to build it on the property-line were made. The first was withdrawn and action on the second was deferred until investigation has been made. Director Arnette and City Engineer Shrewsberry B. .Miller were appointed as a committee to confer with Mr. Funt. to view the grounds and to work out a solution for submission to the board at its next regular session. It was the general attitude of the board that the wall would have to built on the property and that Mr. ifunk must pay ] the entire cost. This point alone Is holding up the paving of Market street. All | property-owners on the street, with the exception of Mr. Funt. have j signed petitions asking that the paving be done. When the Funt matter is satisfactorily adjusted, the paving of this important thorJ oughfare may begin at once. Ed Wolfe appeared for another property-owner on the street, a Mr. LaPeer, who claims to "Have been damaged bythe Monongahela Pow- j er & Railway Co., which is alleged to have removed a retaining wall j from before his property. This, Mr. Wolf declares, occurred while Mr. j 'JLaPeer was in service during the World War. and was not aware of the happening. Director Arnett staled that negotiations are now under way to have the traction company replace the wall, which was removed in order to- expedite con struction worJ% it was Drougnt out. j ant East Park Paved East Park avenue citizens appear i ed with regards to the paving of | | their street from -the first, to the ' j second intersection of Morgantown avenue. The representatives stated that a meeting had been held last week in the Chamber of Commerce office and that it was decided to petition to city to pave East Park avenue. Petitions containing the signatures of about two-thirds of the property owners on the street were I presented. It was stated tliat the j other one-third of the signatures would be obtained .the only diffi- | culty having been that the repre- j sentatives had not yet bad sufficient time to obtain all the signatures. A party of the property in question is owned by the Baltimore j t>- T)n;iwAn?4 H woo oiutoH onH I OC. uuiw JlOIIIUau, lb ?ri?o obCbb^u, u?u I the representative property-owners declared that that corporation was willing to "go along in the improve reents." The city's share <:of the cost of paving East Park-avenue. about eight blocks, thiity-four feet- wide on a five-incii concrete base, was variously estinmiea front $10,000 to $17,5C0, the higher figure being judged more nearly correct. Caused Much Discussion Considerable uvtcutr-ton v.-?? evoked hy the propose.', the director. assuring the i.Tperty-owrers >bat East Park jtctiie should be paved and remindinc them that there was a general protest against any increase in taxation. The large amount necessary would have i"to be provided by levy, it was declared. "If we make this law .we'll have to decide It at oncV said Director of "Water J. Clyde Morris "as the levies are to be Ia':;l tomorrow afternoon. "How about paving Final Park avenue as far as Alta Vista street?" inquired Mayor Conaway. "Then the rest of it could be taken care of next year." There were a general protest against such procastination, the property-owners being the parties to make the protest. The city officials promised to give the matter their earnest consideration and make every allowance possible for the East Park, avenue paving. The East Park avenue men were reminded that several persons living on Morgantown avenue had promised financial aid, should there be a movement made to pave East Park avenue. They were recommended to make an Investigation of these promises and obtain any t}elp possible, y The East Park avenue representatives left the directors' room, apparently satisfien with the situation. A petition was received from Grafton road citizens, asking for old brick to be used in paving their street. Brick from Morgantown avenue could be used, it was stated. There is about 1,000 feet of the Grafton road strip, all lying within union uistnci. liie uuwtors expressed themselves as favoring this paving proposition and agreed to make an allotment of brick during the week, if possible. Other Petitions Presented Hamilton street citizens asked ! for 1.200 feet of paving eighteen feet wide on a seven-Inch concrete base. The cost would be about $4.000 to the property-owners and ' about $3,500 to the city, it was stated. City Attorney Albert J. Kern was instructed to prepare an ordinance, calling for the paving of | this street. A petition fro mthe Owens Bottle Co.. asking permission lo relay its . private water lines running on ; Morgantown and Wabash avenues . to its factory, was approved. This Is a continuation of the firm's for; mer franchise, with a few minor . alterations, resulting from changed . conditions. The lines will be laid . before the paving on Morgantown . avenue is begun. [ .Petitions were received asking for the paving of Maple avenue ; I between Nerval and Baltimore streets and Haymond stret. be tween Market street and Morgans town avenue. Both petitions were referred to City Engineer Mille-* . who will check up the property owners" signatures and make an . estimate of the cost In each case. Milan Carminio. contractor for a : wall in front of high schr-ol properties. Fairmont Independent Dis-Jtrict. appeared before the board [ana was granted permission to tia->' [water from a tap of the city water ' lines. . - ' : City- Engineer Miller called at: tention to the fact that it was the ! nurnosu nf the hoard of education | to construct this wail In the I i "broken Ashler" style, which I would cost S10 a perch instead of i j fT.50 a perch, which is the cost of | an ordinary wall. The city clerk was instructed to inform Harry Shaw, president of the independent district board of education that the city directors j consider- the "Broken Ashler" sty le t too expensive and that the city will pay only $7.50 a perch for its portion of the wall. Should the bc^-d of education still desire inu broken Ashler style, it was inferred, it would have to pay the difference of S2.50 a perch. Attention was called to the fact that the 1921 delinquent tax list has not yet-been received from the state department. This list sbouru he on band for reference when levies are laid, it was declared. Xo ' action was taken. The Mountain City Drug Co.. was granted permission to erect an electric sign at 236 Adams street. The sign will he nine feW above the stret and 3 feet from the alley line, the petition stated. Proper bond was furnished by the drug company. Building Permits Issued The following building permits were issued by the board at this morning's meeting: W. S. Linn, wegt side of Cleveland avenue extension, eighth Ward one and one half story residence. thirty two by thirty six feet: contractor, Stephen Van Oilder: $0,500. J. E. Layman, by \V. C. Layman. agent; east side of Pennsylvania av/nue, on alley in rear of No. 1320, Third Ward; one story, [lumber, coal house; eleven by twelve feet: contractor C. G. Ballenger; $150. I Allison S. Fleming, west s?^ of I I Fairmont avenue. between First [and Second streets. Fifth Ward; three story, stucco and brick, auto |sales building (including tearing down old M. E. South Church on location of proposed building); lUo.OOO.Cora .T. Ralphsnyder, east side of Spring street, between Cedar | and Spring streets. Fourth Ward; J I one and one half story, concrete | i block garage, eleven by twemy { jfeet in size; $125. FINAL MEETING OF STUDENT BODY HELD I i Several Fairmoiiters Will At-1 tend State Meeting August 22 to 23. The last student body meeting and student chapel program oC the Fairmont Normal summer sclio >'. was held this morning at 9:15. The program vrjs opervt with the singing of the hymn. "Holy, Holy, Holy," led bv Miss Charlotte Towson. Miss Edith Hess read the scripture lesson for the jnorning. The first number on the program consisted of a reading by .Miss L. i Hemilrick. A song and joke stunt, cleverly i presented by Byron Miller, proved ! to be'the feature of the entertain-! ment. The third number consist-J ed of a mixed quartet composed of] Aldeme Miller, Helen Shuttles-i worth, MaryG-askill and Marguer-' ite Barnes. Vocal and ukelele] selections with Miss Charlotte Towson and Byron Miller as en-' tertalners, proved very interest ing. A business meeting followed I the program ,in which plans for the student body picnic to be held Thursday were discussed. The picnic had been planned for last Thursday but was postponed on acocunt of bad weather. Prof. Francis Shrevo and the student body president Walter. Cox, were appointed by President Rosier to take charge of the last chapel program and graduation exercises next Friday. About sixty students will receive diplomas at this time. The program will bp given in th^> oh 1.1 nVlnrk Fridav. auuilui IUIUJ Ut ?? . CENTRAL FIELDS REPRESENTED BY ONLY MINORITY (Continued from pan* oxm) tend for the purpose o? reaching wage agremnts. Formal decision to delay any action on the Part of 1116 conference now here was scheduled to lie taken this afternoon at the first Joint conference of the miners and operators. Meanwhile the conference was expected to mark time un til Wednesday, but the operators here had agreed to the proposal made by union officials to ask other operators to join the conference. While only a minority of the operators in the Central Competitive Field had arrived,-both they and the union officials seemed confident that practically all the Illinois and Indiana operators would agree to participate in the conference by Wednesday. A big majority of the Ohio operators were here as were some representing Western Pennsylvania. These four states comprl:? the Central Competitive Field. i Ac operators and union leaders agreed in advance of the first Joint meeting to adjourn until Wednesday with the expectation that .Illinois and Indiar-. operatorc would be in attendance at tht time. / ? Secretary Davis Intai-etted . WASHINGTON. Aug: 7.?iBv A. P.)?Secretary of Labor Davis expressed the opinion today that much good would come oui of the conference beginning today in! Cleveland between a. number of bituminous coal operators and representatives of the miners' union Representatives of the Labor Department titere nnderatocrt to have been directed to he pieserc and' to communicate developments to Secretary .Davis. - . A DISORDERS MARK OPENING OF SIXTH WEEK OF STRIKE; ?- Ji Interest in Peace Movements! Centers on Parleys in Washington TodayCHICAGO. III., Atig- 7.?Lead- 1 ing figures in the railway shop- { mens strike were away from Chi- j cagro today, and this center seem- : d to be in the doldrums, while the next peace move was being for- * mulated. j B. IVL Jewell, head of the rail- r way department of the American [ Federation of Labor, with other i strike leaders, was in Washington. J expecting to resume discussions j with President Harding. Scattered incidents of disorder t marked the early part of the sixth week of the shopmen's strike. A ! passenger-train on the Western of j Alabama en route from Atlanta to i Montgomery v.'as fired on by al- J ieged strike sympathizers, accord- j ing to reports from Montgomery, j No one was injured. W. S. McLana. car foreman in j the Illinois Central shops at Birm" j ingham^ Ala.. was kidnaped by ) armed men, and taken 'to a woods ! t- horflv hpatftn. Eight men. said to be striking j Burlington shop workers, and the I wives of two of them were arrest- j ed by federal officers on charges ! of violating injunctions prohibit- | ing interference with men at work in the railroad shops at Havelock. i Neb. Specific charges including ' painting houses yellow, intimidat- | ing company guards, as^sjnbling in i crowds, threatening workers and | causing disorders. State authorities in Tennessee ; were investigating a fire of slP- i posed incendiary origin which do- ! stroved the freight station of the ; Louisville & Nashville Railroad i and twenty cars in Knoxville | va-ds. The loss was estimated at j $500,000. Striking shop men assisted In clearing the tracks following the j Missouri Pacific wreck at Sulphur j Springs, Mo., wheer many persons I were killed ' and injured. The j strikers, however, ritfused to pick j up wrecked cars. Chicago units of the Illinoius j National Guard, on strike duty in the Chicago & Alton shops at Bloomington. 111., will be relieved soon by other troops no wat Camp Grant according to an announcement by Adjutant General Black. Guard and Striker Killed JOLIET, 111., Aug. 7.?Trouble which broke out In the railroad yards of ths Jollet & Eastern | yards resulted in the killing ot a j guard and un unknown striker. I.o- ; eal authorities are planning to call : for state troops. " 1 A mob of several hundred gathered at the railroad yards this morning. Trouble is believed to have started over the shooting of a striker last Saturday. The sheriff's office at 9 o'clock called for- state troops, after deciding that local officers could not j handle the situation. Grable Leaves for Capitol CHICAGO, 111., August. .?E. F. Grable. head of the maintenance of way men. departed at noon today for Washington to attend a~conferencc of leaders of union men not on strike, called for the purpose of discussing the general situation of the shop crafts strike and petitioning President Harding for an audience. The meeting of union chiefs will probably be held tomorrow, according to Mr. Grable. when an effort will be made to secure a conference with President Harding. Union chiefs wish to protest to President Harding against the conditions of locomotives and equipment which they believe to be uijsafe and dangerous. Alleged assaults upon union men not on strike by armed guards at * - - - ^ 1 T- ~ .Aln.A^ rauroaa snops aiso wm u?= agauicia to the president. President Grable said. Other grievances lie said, "are the railroads' demands upon men not on strike to perform strikers' duties and the general and highly dangerous condition ! of all equipment. These subjects will flrst be discussed in the conference of union leaders and then taken up with President Harding." \ HARDiMG,,: SUBMITS NEW PROPOSAL TO END RAIL STRIKE (Continued from pokc one) know what will be the attitude of, the labor unions, he said. Settlement through the Railroad Labor Board is the\_only practically course of the government to seek, and the President considers the suggestions Just made a representing the judgment. of one who has been standing In between the parties to the controversy. The President, it was stated, trusts that the new proposal will draw' the support of opinion and will bringabout a speedy ending of the strike now in its sixth week. 'WASHINGTON, Aug- 7.?President Harding today called upon the striking railroad shopmen to return to work, requested the railroads to j assign them to work and asked; both the workmen and carriers to 1 submit the disputed question 01 seniority to the Railroad Llbor Board. The President sent telegrams to B. M. Jewell, head of the railroad shopmen, and T. DeWitt Cuyler, chairman of the Association of Railroad Executives, outlining the plan which.he hoped would restttt in 'speedy termination of the strike. Mr. Harding, in his"; messages;' aslted that both parties to the dis-j pate agree to comply -with the decl-| slon rendered on seniority by the. Railroad Labor Board. > i Keen Interest Shown. X-EW YORK. Aug. 7.?Railroad ] executives today evinced keen in-; terest in dispatches outlining President Harding's latest pro- j posal for settlement of the nation- i wide rail strike-, "hut asserted no ] communication had been receiv-j ed frorm the White House up to 2:30 p. m. At the same time announcement was made that Chairman I-oree^of the operators had called a meeting for 4 p. m. to discuss the situation. The announcement did not mention today's conference in Washington, but it was general believed that consideration would be given the administrations plan.- T. DewltL Cuyler, | head of the executives, to whom the President's message was ad- i dressed, was not in his office. It j was reported that he had gone ; to Bar Harbor. Maine. Conferences Resumed WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.?Conferences between President Harding j and leaders of the striking rail- i way shop employes, designed to[ bring an end to the strike, were re-i sumed today at the White House.! B. M. Jewell, general leader of j the strikers, accompanied by J. P. ] Noonan, bead of the electrical! workers' union, and William H. j Johnston, president of the machin-; ists, arrived at the White House | shortly before noon and were im-: mediately ushered into the Presi-I dent's office. President Harding will announce 1 some time loday a new plan which ! he hopes will iead up ton termina-! tion of the railroad strike, it was! announced at noon by William H. Johnston, head of the machinistsunion. after the conference witn the President. guardsmen" ~now READY TO TRAIN AT BARRACKVILLE (Continued from page one) ler is in charge of Company A. 104th Military Police Company of Parsons. Tile other companies and tb? commanding officers in camp are Company A of Beckley. Capt. Arthur B. Jenkins; Company B. St. Albans, Capt. F. \V. Turner; Company C, Charleston. Capt. Kincaid; Company D, Charleston,! Capt. Sam Palmer. Captain Myers, Captain Whitner, Sargeant Cunningham and a corporal are the instructors sent to the camp by General Rend of Columbia Barracks. The men are all regular army officers and have ha" considerable experience in training ! camp work. Captain Whitner is from Morgnntown. being connected with the cadet corps at the State University there. The program for the day's work has not been completed yet but reveille was sounded at 6 o'clock this morning. The band played a concert while the members of the mess tents were preparing breakfast. Taps will be sounded each night at 10 o'clock. The program for the day will be arranged by Colonel Davis and the Instructors and will be carried out each day beginning tomorrow. A-guard -line has been thrown around the camp, and all persons approaching tt^ camp are challenged by the pickets . Visitors Are Welcome Visitors are welcome at all times, according to Captain Riley, camp adjutant, but the best time to go to camp is between 4 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon. Between those hours the spectacular part of the day's work will he done. This includes guard mount, parade and -' retreat. The camp presents a pretty picture upon approaching It from the city. "It comes into view as a car ; tops the hill just beyond the city limits. The best approach to the camp in an automobile is to drive through Barrackville to the brick church on the right hand side of the road. On the lot adjoining the church is a driveway which leads Awn to the camp. One hundred tents are used to house the soldiers and officers. The tents are designed, to accommodat a squad of men.'but at the present time only four men are nrruDing some of the tents._ The | capacity ol each tent is eight men. Many Overseas Men . Many of the men in camp are former overseas men. One of the officers estimated today that at leabt 60 per c<BH of the personnel of the camp were overseas men. This holds good among the officers as every one of them was in the service overseas during the late war. In the machine gun company serving as privates are men who held high commissions durin? , war. One officer pointed out a man who served as a major in France and three others who served as captains who are now serving as privates in that one company. Company 104. Military Police of Parsons, was the first to arrive, and they were in camp early last evening. The special train bringing the men from the southern end of the state did not arrive until 9:30 last night. The boya did quick ? ?.#*/?? avaiilnav V TV uc \vurtv4 UUtvcvei , ttLbci 6VIIIUB ... , all were ready to retire at 1:30 o'clock this morning. Building Dressing Rooms At Blue Ridge Theater A force of workmen are busy building an addition on the rear end of the Blue Ridge Theater building in Main street. The new addition will be used as dressing rooms for the vaudeville players to appear at the theater when it reopens early in September. The building is tile on a concrete base. William Carduff of Clarksburg who : has been with the Robertson Grand Theater there fonsome time, is ex- ' pected to arrive here in two weeks I to make plans for the opening of the "Blue Ridge. He will he in charge of tlie local playhouse, according to the present plan. GIANTS' GAME POSTPONED NEW YORK. Aug. 7.?(National) ?Cincinnati-New York, postponed, rain. , - f- , "V' - # | ' ' ? WOMAN'S CLUB < :-: CENSORSHIP J CHtlobw mod comment m the atSn trKtiona at the local the*tern ippear. n ins In this column aro fUrniihnl by the noTfa ceniorthb eottmittw of the I Wonaa'i Club of Fairmont. The W?? Virsinka dot* not ??iun>? any re- I ponsibiiMy lor the opinions uprated. I ?The Editor. I I The Princos. |J ^ noviitch Eorris May tn the starring role appearing at Ihe Princess today, is veil titled, and it fumishf^ light, amusing entertainment' ft) which there )s a pretty romance. Miss May is portrayed as lite niece of two of the principal characters, who are planning tir marry her to an elderly pian o: wealth, who ihev -hope will sari them trom financial emiarrass ment. Franehon decides she will han one more childish lark befori meeting her future husband, ant while out for a walk she tlnd: real romance, but this is Just t.h< beginning of a series of situations some others complicated. "Robinson Crusoe" complet the program. The Nelson The scenes of the featured at traction at the Nelson today ar laid in the year 1521. during f( reign of Henry VIII. and the bacl ground for the story is very beat liful, and from an historical stan point is of great educational vaJu and thousands of persons are in traduced in the film. There are many dramatic m( cients throughout the story an the leading characters, while no as familiar to the theatre sojg. pUUUC as Illftuy UlUcio, s splendid ability. The theme of the story deal with the life of Henry and h Immediate family ,and brings 01 the weaknesses of the king, whi history relates, was one of tl most unworthy ruler who over ss upon the throne of England. It is a picture that would fhtg est anyone, who .enjoy films of a historical nature. The Hall Room Eoys in a cod edy is the added feature. The Dixie c A society drama that frontal point of setting, lighting efteejti and acting has much to commenu it, is "The Invisible Fear." showing at the Disle today but. this story is rather morbid and', de' pressing. Anita Stewart as Sylvia JLan'g don, appears in the leading role' s the supposed murderer of a suite whom she has repulsed, an? finally struck with a heavy caniHi stick in self defense. . Lp^sr ? marries the man of her choice am is constantly haunted by -the fea tnax me crime win oe- aiscovere It is not a film that present.'fl anything in. particular to!? thin? about. ' COAL OUTPUT IN 1 REGION SUFFERS J SLUMP SATURDAY fContltiud from :*? ?i?) ,. . ninety-four loads on Saturday, sfclt 110 cars ordered today, and th placements tho same. The plac< ments on the M- & AV. were forty two, while twenty-five mines ar down and eighty-five car6 were lei over from Saturday. Otf tho Peni sylvania Division of the same roa< there 'were 164 loads on Saturda with. 183.placements today. Eight two mines are down. On the Charleston Division of th Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on Sat urday the railroad fuel totaled se\( enteen. with lhe Baltimore % Ohi< getting eight. The total coal loac Ing was 100. Cars ordered today t< taled 125 with placements th same. Twenty-four mines are down Daily Statistics Th _ minoo tnrl a tf an/9 Am pties ordered together wltti * Safl urday's loading follow: Active Empties Saturdays? Railroad Mines Ordered Loading! Monongah 48 160 90 Charleston 59 125 100 ./ Connellsville 4 25 2SSM Cumberland St 110 S7 ah? M. & K. 30 110 71 ] M. & W.? 15 43 26 . S M. R. R. 12 110 94 . W. Md. B. X. & W. 2 . 5 6 B. & H. R. 7 0 11 208 588 4S7 M Increase Shown /f?" There was an increase at' tola nBge in the Northern West Virginia fields last week over the week before of 28,750 tons, according to the figures given out today. . A tabulation follows: , v : . Division Last Week Prev Wit. Monongah 27.350 -24,300 Charleston ........ 2*9,100 "20.800 Connellsville 3,150 2,850 Cumberland ... .-51,300 -3J2,000 N. & W 8.150; ,s;i5G .M. R. R.- 27.65029.900 B. X. & W. :.".l.OoO 600 B. & H. R . 2,400 i 2,800 - : I Totals .... 150.15<Ki?2^4OG ISO Houses, Planned ifl I One hundred fifty houses are -t'c be erected by the Consolidation Coal Co. at Coalwood. H. F. Griffin, architect for the company, left Saturday for Coalwood to superintend the work. He was accompanied by Mrs. GrLffin. The time of his stay there has been announced as indefinite^- i YOUNG SON OF CLARENCE^ BURTO'FT DIES AT HOW* Clyde Kellar Burtoft. 6-year-old eon of Mr. and ""Mrs. Clarence E. Burtoft, died last night at 12:30 o'clock: at the "home of his parents at 706 Walnut avenue .aftei week's illness with, diptheria. He Is survived by his parents, a sfe ter Mary, 13 years old, :an'J[| brother William. 11 years The child died on the birthday I aniversary of his brother. 1 The body * was prepared-foy burial by Musgrave-&. Son. The| funeral, which will be Dri jH?M will he held ftnm.tWd-^i:l(Uni*e >S