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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21
IDENTIFIED I:IIF;
BY HEART THROBS

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Harry
Sinclair, arrested last night as a
burglar suspect, has been identi.
tied by his heart throbs.
Thinking the prisoner,s descrip:
ton tailed with that given by Or /.
Henry Moellerof tie mar who last
Sunday night entered his office as
q patient and beat and robbed him,
police sent for Doctor Moeller. AS.
eisted by his son also q physician,
Doctor Moeller examined Sinclair
with stenthescope and declared
the prisoners heart beat was the
same as that Of the man he lex.
amined In his office Sunday.
Sinclair, who said he was an
actor, was identified also by Noel.
ler's two daughters, Anita and
Marie Moelier, as the man they
saw in their fathers office Sun.
day night.
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MORE CHRISTMAS
. DONATIONS MADE
Names Of Persons Receiving
Salvation Army Baskets
Confidential:

The names OF applicants for
Salvation Army Christmas bask-
cts will be kept strictly confiden-
,tial, according to statement
made to-day by Capt. Alfred Carr,
who Is mailing an effort to reach
every poor. and needy fdmily5 In
Marion County Persons solicit
Ing a basket Of good things with
which to cheer Christmas Day
will not only receive dressed
chicken, a half peck OF potatoes,
celery, coffee, bread. sugar, fruits
and icllies, but courtesy and good
wishes will also be bestowed upon
them at the army home on Main
street. The last applicant must
tender his name to the authorities
not later than tomorrow night,
The baskets will be distributed
from 2 until 4 o'clock Saturday
AFTERNOON.
The latest cash contributions
to the army fund were made by
the Ladies' Auxiliary Of the b. 4
o, Veterans Association, which
donated SIS; Miss Kathryn II.
Beltzhoover, So; Burk White, ST;
Rowand-Dickerson Sunday School
Glass So; Helmick Employees AS
ISOLATION. $40; Crazy Quilt Club,
SIS and groceries. Mary Brown
Wilson is president of tho last
named organization and Miss Car.
cline Wilson is secretary.
Other donations were made by
Miss Kate Prices 2:10 English
class Of the Fairmont High
School, which contributed toys
and money. The 1856 English
class OF Miss Price presented the
army with money and gifts for
the children. The literary society
Of the sophomore class of Fair.
mont High School donated toys,
while Miss Hollis S:45 English
class Of the school sent the same
commodity. The Junior and soph-
omore classes, under the direction
of Miss Mary Howard, sent nun.
Der Of toys.
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nine LIVES LOST
WHEN SHIP SINKS
coasting Steamer Cut in Two
by Freighter-.- Swim
Ashore.

ST. NAzAIR, France, Dec. 81.
-(By the Associated Press -
The coasting steamer, yintilis,'
foundered early today with the
loss Of nine men Of the crew after
having been rammed and cut In
two by the Norwegian fre1ghter,
Asturias, off st. Nazair shortly
before midnight. 4
The Vintilis, plying between
Nantes and Belle Isle, had Just
cleared the outer harbor when she
collided with the Norwegian which
was in distress, laundering in the
heavy sea and trying to make St
Nazair in the face OF a terrific gallo.
The captain and chief engineer Of
the French steamer succeeded in
swimming ashore but the entire
crew of nine men, all married and
the fathers Of families, went down
with the craft. X
The severe storm OF tn. elast
three days showed Signs OF abating
this morning.
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.STORES.OPENAT
. NIGHT FORtLATE
X|M'ASSHOPPERS
-----.--.
One Merchant Says Volume
Of Business Greatest
in .. History.
STORES DAMNED.
Tardy Buyers Seem to Enjoy
Grand Rush During
Final Days.

Late Christmas shoppers are jam
ming the local stores IN a mad but
happy scramble for gifts.
+ ~ think this is the best Christ.
mas season the merchants Of Fair.
mont have ever enjoyed, = said a
leading merchant today. ..of
course i am only intimately &C:
quainted with condi tions at our own
place OF business but Think many
OF the other fellows around town
feel the same way about 1t. There
Is a bigger sale In every line than
for several years. and the traction
company Is bringing a greater mum.
her Of out.of.town shoppers 10 the
city than over before In my est.
nation Il Z
/ The stores were open In the eve.
iiing last might for III ia first time
during the Yuiettde sehspn; exciu:
siye Of SATURDAYS, and ali were
filled until closing time which Is %
o,clock! The stores viii fenanih'
open every evening this week to
give the tardy shoppers "a chance
to do what they should have done
weeks ago..
It's great ,lifesif you don't
weaken. There Is an unexplainablet
fascination here about going shop.
ping In the. evenings the week be.
fore Christmas. Everybody does
it. But It might be added that the
situation is not pecultsr to Fair:
mont. It Is the fashion eyerywhere,
and all must bow to fashions de.
mands-that's why girls wear Rus:
sian boots.
This shopping business is sort OF
a community soctal-you meet.
everybody there. <iF i
OF course, It is more tuh for the
women than the men. The women
love to shop, while It Is only a drag
for the men, most of whom are
tired business men.
You could see them most any.
where In FaIrmont last night
friend wife and friend husband
friend wife leading hubby through
the stores the same as'ailittle help!
less child. Witfie made the pur.
chases and hubby played truck
horse or pack mule in q manner
that only experience can teach.
The clerks in the stores took
their yearly medicine with fine pa.
ttence and spirit. They held one
Continued on page eighty
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THREE lUDESS|T
.IN.G||R|CUTlCOU
Wheels Of Justice Speed Up
Considerably Extra
Jurists Help.

The old adsge that the wheels
,of justice move SLOW was knock
ed into "a cooked hat today when
three Judges were presid ling over
various cases in the Marion
County Circuit Court. s..
q Judge w. IS, iefedith, the
presiding Judge 81 the court, b
Ing ineligible TO ST In the case %
Eva Pauline sschmplbangh, exc.
cutrix, and others vs. BENJAMIN
G. Williams, due &c, the fact that
he was a member OF counsel for
one Of the litigants before being
elevated toisthe bench, was pass.
ing on chancerys matters: Attor-
neyl John Henshaw, elected special
judge to sit in the Schmulbach-
Williams case, was presiding over
the deliberations Of the court,
while Judgea1: G. Lazzelle of
Morgantown, Judge Of the Monon-
gahelia County Circuit Court, was
sitting in another case.
The Schmulbach vs. Williams
case was called when court open
ed today. Eva Pauline Schmul-
bach, acting as. executrix OF the
Schmulbach estate, Is the plain
tiff in the action and is suing
benjamin. g. Williams for $4,000.
Mr.. Williams was surety on a
$4,000 note signed by Howard
ogden and his wife.
The following trial jury was
empaneled to hear the evidence Ia
the case: D. Demarco, Alva Koon,
s H. shriver, Jesse L. Floyd, Dent
Hawkins, ]. G. Martin. A. G.
Hawkins, Denzel Efaw, Curtis
West. w. H. Drummer. George
Fleming and Fred NJ. Billingslaa.
Attorney Frank G. Amos Is rep
resenting the plaintiff In the &C.
ton while Attorney Rolo ]. Con-
ley and II. h Rose are rep
resenting Mr.. Williams.
Judge W. s. Meredith entered
orders In two chancery cases dur
ing the day. The cases were heard
in his private office. In the case Of
Oliver e. Morris, committee. etc..
vs. Ice Williams Garrison an order
submitting the case. etc., was
filed.
An absolute divorce was given So
phia Fluharty In her case against
William c. F1uharty. The court
also gave Mrs. Fluharty the GUS
tody OF Clifford Fluharty, her 8
year old son, and the Wight to use
her maiden name, Sophia Neer.
The defendant not being in the
jurisdiction Of the court, the
plaintiff was compelled to pay the
costs Of the hctinn.Nt 49,
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GRANT TOWN MAN JAILED.

Matt Kolar of Grant Town was
sentenced to serve sixty days in
Jail and pay fine Of $500 and costs
by Magistrate ]. L. Blocher last
evening when convicted on a
charge of, having mash and moon.
shine whiskey in his possession.
Sheriff James D. Charlton and
members OF his force ratded the
Kolar home at Grant Town yester.
day afternoon and seized 200 gal.
Ions Of mash and one gallon OF
moonshine. The mash was destroy.
ed after the officers had taken
small amounts for evidence.
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pLEAps cuILry

AKRON, O., Doc. 21.-Daisy
Pitts, /, Cuyahoga Falls school girl,
today plead guilty to manslaughter
in connection with the killing last
August Of Tony Marcella, her sui
tor, at her home.
She was given a suspended sen.
tence to the Ohio Reformatory for
Women at Marysville and will re-
turn to school. :
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GIRLS GET GIFTS
FROM ROTARY CLUB

Presentation of Christmas gifts
to- the girls wha, serve the Rotary
Club luncheon each week was the
feature Of the clubs meeting lat
noon today. in the Y. NJ. G. A,
Building. The presents were Sc.
lected by Miss Nell Dugan, plan
list for the club, and were present:
ed by Harry .tsDeacon") Engle.
The program of the business eth.
fcs committee of the club was com
pleted today with talks by Dan
Maurer, Harry Hartley, Harry En-.
gle and Charlie Robb, the last
named being chairman OF the com.
mittee, S...rs sss
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ZMerch ants. Enjoy Biggest
Yulehde Trade in Years
Convicted Murderer of Honest Z
John Brunch Reiterates Claim
He's Innocent Of Crime Charged

MOUNT HOLLY, NJ j. Dec. 21-Earry c. Mohr convicted of
the first degree the killing OF Honest John T.
nocent. t' l5l
m glad IL any had make sacrifice, am the
my sister has he said II Just innocent
as she is, and ] stil believe have a chance"
Charles NJ Powell the self confessed slayer Of Brunen
pressed his opinion in Jail today that the verdict Just
WRts going to happen to me? don't know. don't feel
easy got rid OF my burden when confessed."
Mrs 6runen at Bedside OF Mother
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 21-Ms Doris Brunen, acquitted of
charge Staying husband Honest John T. Bunen the
circus here today at the bedside Of her year
broken the result the her
daughter Harry Mohr Mrs Bunen her moth
and that Harry Mohr would be with her
murder in first degree consprng kill the show
for fear the news might be fatal
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SUIT DISMISSED

HUNTINGTON. W. Va, Dec. 81
The suit OF F.. c. Taplin, trustee
against the Main Island Creek
Goal Co.. the Dalton and Kelly
Coal Corporation and others was
dismissed in Federal Court here
yesterday afternoon, following j.
compromise out Of court. Il Is
understood the Dalton and Kelly:
Corporation agreed to pay Taplin
as trustee g. 100000. eT.l.
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RUNAWAY iHELD.F0R
A,FURTHER HEARING.

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 81. = Two
young girls OF Huntington, w. Va,
charged with being rinaways,
were held for q further hearing By.
Magistrate Tensard De Wolf N,
Morals Court here today.
The girls, Goldie Tinello; 10 years
old, and Mary Lee, t16 years old.
were arrested while riding In an.
automobile with John Komer Of
Dunkirk, N. Y, and Raymond Eppi.
'himer OF Uniontown, Pa.
The men; charged with being
suspicio GUS persons, were remand.
ed to Jail for further hearing,
According to the girls, they met
the men in Uniontown and came to
Pittsburgh with them,
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GaR|SHORTAGEIN
REHONBjEC.OMES
AgyIE..FORMlNES
Continued Decline In Supply
ofssars Cuts Down Coal
Output Greatly
l,4l6 CARS 'L0ADED
ons 100 Out Of $40 Mines
onSThree Divisions Able
to Work Today.

I. "
Day; after day the coal loading
III Northern West Virginia Is de-
clining due to the car shortage.
which on some divisions had
coached acute proportions. Mines
on Medpesday produced l41G
cars % tjbal. which compared to
1871 cars on Tuesday and 9201
cars on Monday OF this week, and
rs cars on Wednesday Of last
wskk and 1913 cars on Wedneo-
day two weeks ago.
Production on the various di-
Visions yesterday was as follows:
,'B. & g. Monongah. 6S7 cars:
Charleston, IS cars; Connell5-
vile q cars; Cumberland, So
cars; NJ. g r., 6S cars; NJ. q W.
142 cars; Monongahela 274 cars;
NV. M W.B & H. r., SO cars:
b. & w as cars.
Mines on the Monongahela in
Pennsylvania loaded 1876 cars Of
coaI yesterday Plants on the
southsrn end Of the Charleston
Division b. q o., loaded eleven
While production drops were
generaI in Northern West vir-
| ginia the biggest ones were on
Nine Monongah Division, B. & o.,
(which fell back 202 cars compar-
/ "a 10 Tuesday. The NJ. & w. lest
SIS cars compared to Tuesday.
Practically all Of the other divt-
tsiotis lost also, but the tonnage
decreases were not as pronounced.
Only one division showed d
;alp yesterday over To TrGvtcus
~ aud that was the AOnSn-
~ sbela Which jumped elghty-souS
L Nc, hut twill drop again today
Ipecause 81 ;the restricted car cup.
Daily Car Supply
Gaf supply I'M Northern Wet
Virginia. today dropped to rs per
tceut THIS was against % uet
lcent yesterday and ispreck onedS ID
lthe piacement figures al n M,
lou the five divisions.
The Monongah has a 20 per
cent runtof cars against 20 per
cent on Wednesday The Charles
ton Division has dropped to fe
iper eant, and the NJ. & w has
sagedsto rs per cent, while tho
biggest cut Of all is on the Mon
ongahela, where there is but a 6
bet cent run. Only one road today
showed signs OF improvement over
Yesterday and that was the West
ein Maryland. which has a 50 per
icent run on the Wyatt. Bingarioa
4 Helenik Run branch today
Many Mines Idle.
Car shortage is reflected in the
pine fdleness today very greatly
)n the Monongah Division, B. 4
o. there are 1888 mines idle TODAY
Igalnst 100 yesterday. On the Mo.
ongahela twenty Of the thirty.
eyen mines are idle, Along the
Charleston Division, B. & O., there
ire seHenty.elght mines idle.
This means that on these div.
CONTINUED on page eight
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Hudson Maxim, theieelebrated
inventor, Sdislikes perfumes and
when he gives d reception al his,
Home he sends all the invited
guests printed slip requesting
then. them g g refrain from pestamsa.
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LONDON, Dec. 21.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press.l - In connection
with proposals for the solution Of
the German reparations problem,
Reuter- announces this afternoon
that there is good reason to believe
that certain informal suggestions
have been made to France through
Ambassador Jesserand. The nature
81, ithsse Il unknown, but itEls
thought likely they advocate alths
reconvocatfoJf Of the international
bankers committee which met In
Europe last June. y 81 r. n.
n Itsswas1 stated' at7 the foreign OF
fices today that there was no. intor-
nation there as to any formal ex-
change Of notes relating to pro-
posal to have committee OF Amer.
lean business men make a survey
of conditions in Germany to form
the basis OF a new reparations set
Element. The report that such a
step was under way has attributed
wide attention here, in connection
with the various reports Of move
meuts,. contemplated toward Euro.
pean adjustment on which SO far
there has been no official utterance
by way Of confirmation.
With regard to the suggestion
that tile bankers committee might
again be called 10 meet, Reuter-
says that although this body at It's
session in Paris was unable to see
its way to grant loan to Germany,
It is thought conditions now are
modified and II the bankers reas.
semble solution might be found
for the present impasse.
Naturally, Reuter- adds, these ton
tative suggestions have in the first
instance been made to the French
Government and the British attl.
tude regarding them is already wen
known.
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DEFINITE. PLANS NOW
EXPECTED TO ADJUST
GERMAN EPARATION
Proposal for American Body
to Decide Germahy's
Ability Favored.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-(By
the Associated Press) THE move
to extend American aid in adjust,
ing the reparations disagreement
in Europe has reached a stage
where a definite plan of action
may be decided on In the near
future. >.
AS 1t now is under consideration,
the proposal contemplates appoint.
ment OF an American commission
to study economic and industrial
conditions In Germany and to fix
the total OF PREPARATIONS which the
German government may reason.
ably be expected to pay.
Although all discussion Of tho
project has been Of an unofficial
character, 1t Is the understanding
in authoritative circles here that
both Great Britain and Germany
are willing to accept the award o!
such a commission. q
American State Department Of.
ficials will not talk about details
OF the move. While some Officials
at the department today denied
the story entirely others indicated
that the discussions could not prop.
erly be considered to have reached
the stage Of negotiations and
that published reports that Great
Britain had sent a formal note
accepting to commission plan were
in error.
For reasons which officials
would not explain, the converse
tions have been kept in an entire.
" unofficial and informal stage
from their beginning several weeks
ago in an exchange Of views bs-
tween German industrial leaders
and the chambers Of commerce OF
the United States, as representing
American industry.
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THE wEATHER

Mostly cloudy tenlohk and Frldays
warmer tenlsht and ineast
pprtiph Eeiday
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Fun A ciateds Press wire
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
NO MAN CAN LOVE
A HOME HE RENTS
Happiness Lies in a Bit of
Owned Ground and
Roof.

There is no truer saying than that
mo man can love the home he
rents" for the road to happiness
lies in owning a bit Of ground and
a roof Of your own. 1t is an an
cient truism that the strength of a
nation depends upon its homes.
When our forefathers faced the
wilderness and built their homes
in it. when they defended it against
savages and providing animals, when
they found therein the only COM
fort and entertainment the world
had to offer them. home had a
meaning deep and strong.
1t may be that the people Of to-
day who are living on other peo-
pies property or in the apartment
houses or hotels, rose to the call
of their country and fought as val
iantly as men could fight. but the
chances are that the man who
fought for his own roof. the shelter
of his wife and children, fought a
better fight than the man who
homed in property belonging to
someone else.
Washington may well be called a
city OF home-owners. There are
very few communities in the coun-
try that boast a larger percentage
of homecoming citizens and our
building permits each day show
that this proportion is increasing
Still, there is vast room for i'm
provement. Every apartment house,
nat building, private and public no.
tel. is crowded with families who
should be home-owners. who would
be happier, healthier and wealth
Ter IL they owned a home OF their
own.
Washington. with It's miles and
miles of paved streets and boule-
wards. electricity, gas, city water,
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23

solves the question Of ice supply at
all seasons. All of the houses win
be similarly equipped.
Entrance to stairway Is also had
from the kitchen. making II un-
necessary to pass through the living
rooms to reach the upper floor.
One Of the features Of the upper
floor is a commodious bed chamber
16 feet by 1871 feet. This room has
adjoining IL a complete tiled bath
and shower. Four additional bed
chambers. each commodious. light,
with delightful view and con-
veniently arranged bath and large
closet space, complete the second
floor features.
The immense attic is foored and
is readily available for three addi-
tional rooms and bath.
4 concrete cellar extends under
the entire house and has large
built-in garage, hot water heating
plant. instantaneous hot water
heater, laundry, servants, toilet and
other features.
The house is lighted by electric
ity. and in every room there are
numerous wall taps for lamps
and appliances. French windows
throughout the house contribute an
attractive touch. Decoration is in
keeping with the high character Of
the establishment
During the forthcoming week the
sample house will be completely
furnished by the we'll known local
furniture concern OF w. B. Moses
and Sons. 1t is regretted that IL is
Impossible to have the house fur
nished for its initial presentation.
Purchasers will md inspection Of
the furnished house a real pleasure.
Experts of the Moses Company are
now engaged in selecting the furni-
ture. the hsngings and other fur
nishlngs that will make this house
unique among those offered for sale
in Chevy Chase.
The lot on which the house stands
has a frontage of 145 feet on Thir-
ty-ninth street and 10 feet on Joce-
lyn street. The other houses are
located on lots 70 feet or over wide
and more than 200 feet deep.
The architect has been most sue
cessful in his effort to make each
one individual in design, both as to
exterior and interior.
With the large houses ranging In
price according to location and con-
struction. and the bungalows in
close-by location with considerable
range in prices. Allan E. Walker
and Company should interest a very
large number Of buyers in the in
creasingly popular Chevy Chase
territory.
Both operations are on the
heights Of Chevy Chase. one OF the
highest points in the District OF
Columbia.
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and Canada TO send to San Fran
cisco for the exhibit sample pages
OF the real estate sections Of any
regular issue Of the paper Of 1929.
Real estate editors may select any
issue they please except pages OF
special editions, which are not de-
sired. Each newspaper may send
two pages but these pages must be
from the same edition and issue OF
the paper. They must be mounted
nat on cardboard slightly larger
than the pages.
The exhibit will demonstrate 20
realtors and real estate news ed
ltors the methods OF handling real
estate news in various parts Of the
United States and Canada.
A committee of Judges will select
the best exhibit, taking into con-
sideration subject matter, method
OF presentation, accuracy, printing
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Realtors to Hold
Exhibit on Realty
News Gathering

An exhibit of the real estate
pages Of the newspapers Of the
United states and Canada will be
an interesting feature at the con-
vention of the National Associa-
ton of Real Estate Boards, at San
Francisco, May 81 to June 3, ac-
cording to John A. Petty. excu.
tive secretary OF the Washington
Real Estate Board.
Tho publicity department of the
national association has invited all
the daily newspapers of general
circulation Of the United States
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
WILL IMPERSONATE
GEN.LEE IN PAGEANT

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. April
22.-Maj. T. D. Coghill, of Caroline
County, Confederate veteran bear
ing a resemblance to Gen. Robert
Z. Lee in stature and general ap-
pearance. has received the honor Of
a request to represent Gen. Lee in
the historical pageant in Richmond
next month.
Caroline County will be well rep
resented with Miss Catherine Wash
ington. sponsor, and Edgar Rowe
as sponsors knight. II is expected
that Maj. Coghill will ride. his fine
horse in the parade in Richmond.
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Decatur St. West Of 18th,
Sl3,5OO.

Very high-elass tapestry brick house
with rooms, . baths. one with show
er; glass inclosed and heated sleeping
porch. breakfast porch, front and rear
porches. beam ceiling in dining room,
hardwood floors and trim aud every az
purtenance Of the tine modern resi-
dence. Very reasonable terms.
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Insures Perfect Circulation.

The cooling system of q car ".
sometimes cleaned by dissolving one
pound of washing soda in HON
water. and pouring the contents'
into the radiator. The car ts run.
as usual. all day. and then the wash
ing solution drained. The radiator
Is then again hlled with clean
water.