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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
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Miss Helen Hess was a business
visitor in Fairmont yesterday:
a. X. gMolf has been in Wheeling
on business part Of this week.
Raymond Gallagher was visiting
friends in Fairmont yesterday.
7 Miss Helen Hammel, was shop.
ping In Fairmont yesterday.
Mr.. and NI?s. H.. a. Sybert and
daughter Helen were shopping in
Fairmont Wednesday. ~
"AIaiIey%s wendell, who Is en-
ployel In Wheeling. spent the
Christmas holidays with friends in
this CITY,.
Miss Ruth Bossernlan cot Fair.
mont spent last evening with
friends here,
Miss Lille Stone .of Howard
street has been called to Morgan.
town on a professional case:
Garth"McClintock Of Shinnston is
visiting friends and relatives In
Warrington this week. >
Ken Phillips and Marshall Mat.
.thews were visiting friends In Fair
mont Wednesday evening.
Dale Huey was In Fairmont on
business yesterday.
Mrs. W. NJ. Michaels was shop.
ping In Fairmopt yesterday.
L. H. Hess has returned from "a
business trip to Wheeling.
Vernon staggets was a business
visitor IN Warrington yesterday
E. c. Martin Is In Pittsburgh on
business this week. IS
Mary GaskilL George ,GaskiIl,
Miss Olive Diinham and Howard
Spedden OF Fatrmont motored 10
Warrington Wednesday evening.
Raymond Culbertson was bust.
ness visitor in Falrmont yesterday.
John Brock has accepted a DO.
sition as inspector for the Staggers
Auto Safety Chain Co.
Miss Marion Jones has returned
to her home here after having spent
two months at the home OF her
brother Stacey Jones lin Critics. Ia.
gan County.
Harry Davis OF Charleston, WHO
is In school at Morgantown and
who spent the early part OF hts
Christmas vacation at the home OF
Harvey and Clark Furbee IN Cen!
ter, street left yesterday feS Fair.
mont where he viii visit Harrison
Conway of that city.
Robert Flrbee and John McCretS
were visiting friends In Fairmont
Wednesday, VI
Richard Welsh was "a business
visitor in Fairmont yesterday. h
George Hart Is a. business viz.
itor in Washington, Pa, this
week. .yt'
Franklin Gallagher will leave tn:
day for Charleston, after having
spent the Christmas holidays at
his home in this city. = -. /. /.
Thomas Leonard. and w. N.
Way will leave this evening for
Petersburg where they will at
tend an annual directors, meeting
OF the Eureka Pipe Line Co. at ths
company's main office In that city,
Miss Anna McGarvey, q teacher
In the Akron, Ohio, schools, spent
Christmas at the home Of her sis.
ter, Mrs. Frank Hawkins, In Dan.
GER taYenue. pA ~
Mark GtlIon OF Downs was a
business visitor In Warrington
yesterday. q; -.
Victor Dawson OF Piedmont, w.
Va, Is the guest OF his sister, Mrs.
q. F. Harry IN Beatty avenue. =
DR.. NJ. 3. Hamilton Is confin:
ed to his home In Main street by
illness, - - 6.
Miss Faye Meade Is a business
visitor in Pittsburgh this week.
Miss Alkaline johnson, who Is
teaching IN Ohio this year, Is the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Clancy,
In Buffalo street.
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
cHARLEsToNsTo Be WEST
vlRGlNIa's LARGEST CITY

Charleston will be eleven miles
long and VIII be the largest city
In West Virginia within the next
few months II the plans Of the
Charleston Real Estate Board, las
outlined In the Charleston Gazette,
materialize. tits planned, to ac-
complish this feat by the extern
sion Of the city limits so as "a.
take In all the adjoining territory
that is already considered a part
of the city. :. q. :. h. Z. 8 Z :.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

Herbert Bedd6v, teacher Of
chemistry In Victory High School,
.Clhrksbpfg, Is spending the Christ
mas holidays at his home I'M larks.
burg street. 4
Earl Hneye will leave Monday. for
Chicago where he will take q course
IN electrical work. I,
y. ". Etaw, chief OF police. 10
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

LOGAN, ", Va, Dec. 2p!-Ffre
|erc last night totally destroyed
he office and warehouse Of the
high Grade oil and Gas Company,
|1nslng . loss 81 5000, covered
~ insurance.
Tor 3housnnd gallons d, gaao.
loo. 600 gaiiohD Of KEROSENE and
90 Reilon1 q iubricating cils
lea uudoe-t ling sicapsa'
8 nahlea. l-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
REFoRMI. LEApER ELEcTEn

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2e.-Dr
Robert Watson sot New York has
been elected acting superintend-
ent of the International Reform
Bureau. Wilbur y. Crafts. the Of
gantzadon's superintendent, died
here Wednesday. Mr.. watson was
named to serve three months.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
.AoJupaEpl MENrALLY siolIs.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y. Dec. o.
A. Stanley Copeland, chief of the
SOY Christians, an order he
founded several weeks ago at the
services Of which he promised an
abundance Of wine 10 those who.
would accept his beliefs, has been,
paroled IN care OF his father the
Rev DR.. BENJAMIN Copeland OF
Buffalo. Copeland was adjudged
mentally sick by Judge Gillette
IN county court after, he had been
hailed on q show cause order re-
lating to his mental condition.
Copeland was arrested recently
after the analysis OF "a bottle OF
beer seized at one % his N ceilings
allowed an alcoholic content far
In excess OF that allowed BY law.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
LARGE RAILROADS
Of middle WEST
TOIGONSODDAIE:..
.Unlficatlon Of Van SWerlngen.
Interests Planned With i
Federal Approval.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 2s.-CBy the
associated Press Only the ap.l
Fproyals OF the interstate Commerce
Commission and stockholdsr Of
the New York, Chicago q, st. Louis,
the Toledo 4 & Western the Lake
Erie q Western, the Fl: Wayne,
Cincinnati q louisville and the
Chicago and the State Line Is inec:
essary today, for. the consolidation
Of these railroads into one OF the
largest rail systems east OF the
Mississippi River.
Unification OF the railroads, all
OF which are operated and controll:
ed by the OF. and N. ]. Van
Sweringen interests of this city,
was agreed upon by directors OF the
five companies here yesterday.
Application TO the Interstate
Comerce Commission for authority
to amAlgamate will be made imme.
diately, II was said. a meeting OF
stoc kholders toiyote on the propo.
sition have been called for early In
March. 80
After consolidation the system
will be- known as the New York,
Chicago & St. Louis Nickel Plate)
Railroad. It will have a total mile.
age OF 1,G95 and an authorized cap.
italization Of s1O5,50o,o00, which
equals the present Authorized capI.
tai stock of the five constituent
companies. >
y Theiterritory served by the roads
extends from Baltimore TO Clsye.
land and touches st. Louis, Chi.
cago, indianapolis, Minneapolis, Fl.
WAYNE, Ind, Sandueky and Toledo,
and has connections to Detroit,
Z The combined assets Of the five
constituent companies as OF Sep.
TENDER 30 last ,totaled s20s, 22s, 900.
After the consolidation, the surplus
!if he constituent companies viii
Ssali $S7, ass. 936, 1t was said.
The Van Sweringen interests are
now engaged in securing land for
the erection OF a, 10000, 900 termi.
nal railroad andtractIon station on
Public Square. whichiis in. the heart
OF the downtown district. With Its
completion, 1t Is understood, they
will electrify the Nickel Plate line
in Cleveland and establish extern:
sive commuter seEyice.
& q .
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

preciate real happiness until. they
had seen the falsity, tlnsel and
sham of the Great White Way, In
comparison with the sincerity and
real frlendlipes Of the smaller
towns. ~ A. u
Broadway Rose, = appearing at
The Princess today is Il trite ex-
mple. of this very thing, and
Rose, as played by Mae Murray,
realized the truth OF 1t after she
had experienced both the simple
life OF the homelike town, with
true friends and pure love, and
the gay city life OF a Broadway
dancer, where she learned les
sons that were dearly bought, Ne
While Miss Murray dances her
way through most of her pictures,
she at least tries to show. that the
life Of a dancer, is not such that
makes for real happiness, and
that love and home are the dear
est things in the world after all.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
0 INlriATE CLASS

q OF twenty. I've candidates
iitiated In the local lodge
yen Of the World this eve
Initiation taking place in
p rooms In the AmerI.
ng az 1880. Brig, Gen.
e1ss Of omahR, Neb., win
b the work a banquet
Wed AZ . q, clock, to, which
q friends Of the members
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

co.snfined to,his home IN East Main
street by a severe attack Of infiu-
enza. fsSs'i rs
!, Miss Myrtle Magee left yester.
day for Clarksburg where sne VIII
visit friends for q few days. III
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
The Virginia

The screen version Of ''alin1ier
appearing at the Virginia today,
and for the last times tomorrow Is
a strange mixture Of tragedy and
comedy. andt 1t Is the sort ola
story that brings out the best of
tho ability of director Marshall
Geilan, and there are those who
think It could not lave been made
the success It Is by any one else.
It tells Of a girl by the name.
OF MinnieAas played very eftes-
lively by Leatrice Joy who is so
homely and unbecomingly attire,l,
that she is kept in the backs ground
and forced to do distasteful
meinial tasks, butfbS and by Is
brought out Of obscurIty; and to
the utter surprise OF those who
had ignored her, the ugly dliekl-
ing becomes a beautiful swan
fairy-tale style4and everything
ends happily for Minnie,
1t is a very human story that
should have q general appeal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

We were talking yesterday to
q young man who had come
straight from Broad way TO Fair.
mont, and he said that folk IN q
small town Ike ours did not aps
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
noon, beginning a. 4 O'Clock. Good
things to eat al Of them baked

Auxiliary E htertaIns 4
Members Of the Woman's Anxi.
liary Of the American legion zen.
tert4ined the members OF Charles
MILAN Post No. 401at d pleasant
supper in the club dining room
last night Due to the bad weather
the attendance was rather small,
but the event was a most enjoy.
able one Notwithstanding. Cards
and music we're the chief divers
ions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
Pithy Par graphs
From Ma,l,li,lgto

Railroad Fuel Shows Increase
says a headline, but .5iE
It.torgot 10 say whether II was
In price or quantity. <
The quality doesn't matter 50
much: ~
I Since shaffer Sof the Fairmont
Mining Machinery Co. Is "just
itching for q. game with serie-
body here. s, 4
why mot put them alumni chaps
against this quintet Of cagy Gag,
RED" would sure jerk 'en in.
to order \. (. /, J.
Motors Hit oat:Raisers; says
another headline.
Farmers bumped again, eh'
One nice thing about being a
farmer, one can sit by the fire in
the winter and raise enough crops
on fifteen acres to feed everyone
in Marion county-and enjoy do
ing IL.
A rood New Year resoIntion for
a deaf and dumb man, Is tot"talk
less and do more. u.
IL the city administration
doesn't quit playing the eld.tims
shell game with night policemen.
we're gonna declare all bets off.
The way It Is now. even our
best friend might jbe the policeman
tonight. It's getting US tleryous.
that is. 1919
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
Farmerg bumped again, 81?

A good New Year resolution for
a deaf and dumb man, Is tol"talk
less and do more. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

IL the city administration
doesn't quit playing the eld.tims
shell game with night policemen.
we're gonna declare all bets off.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

The way 1t Is now. even our
best friend might be the policeman
tonight. It's getting US heryous.
that ls.. ...sss
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

Motors HIT oat;Raisers; says
another headline.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29
7 business Meetlna

Officers OF the Park Westmin-
ster Guild OF the! Presbyterian
church held a business meeting in
the home OF Mrs. E. W. Vance last
evening, and plans were discussed
for the coming wear
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-29

Why mot put them alumni chaps
against this quintet q esgy Gag
New Britain herald., 1922-06-28
AUTOMOBILE TO RACE TRAIN
Kansan to Compete in 500 Mile
 Sprint for $1,OOO Bet

Colorado Springs, Col, June 2s.- Charles w. Bogart of Garden City, Kan, boasted he could drive his seven passenger touring car over the Santa Fe road from Garden City to Litleton, Col ahead of the Santa Fe Flyer. Residents of Pawnee and Barto counties in Kansas, who are interested in a rival road have challenge Bo gart's boast and a wager of $1,000 a side is up. The race will be July 8.
 Bogart vii be given fiften min- utes' start. The car is not to be strip ped for the race. Permission to exceed speed limits is being arranged. The grade is a gradual descent to the Arkansas River. At Pueblo two en- zines draw the train up the Fountain River to the Great Divide, seventy five miles, when the grade again de- scends to the Platte. From Pueblo to Great Divide summit the ascent is nearly a mile. The distance from Garden City to Littleton Is 500 miles.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-28
SLAYS FELLOW PATIENT
Insane Man in Asylum Kills Another Report Held Up for Full Day By Authorities

Trenton N. J., June 2S.-A murder at the New Jersey hospital for the Insane here Monday, did not become known to the public until yesterday afternoon. In fact, Com missioner Burdette C. Lewis of the State Department of Institutions and Agencies, did not know of the tragedy until informed by a newspaper man.
 William Sheridan, 65 years old, of Middlesex county, patient at the asylum 40 years was the victim. Jo- seph Clee of this city. 25 years old. an inmate since 1919, was the slayer. The murder occurred in a room occupied by Sheridan, Clee and six other pa tients Clee awoke early in the morn ing and pulled five-foot window sill from it's fastenings With this he struck Sheridan on the head, causing hemorrhage of the brain. None of the others in the ward was awak ened, and Clee waited quietly until an attendant discovered the crime. He then admitted his guilt, saying Sher- idan had persecuted him for years.
 The Mercer county prosecutor, county physician and coroner were notified and an autopsy was held, but no report of the affair was given out until yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-28
LIVES WITH NECK CRUSHED
Philadelphia Girl Paralyzed From Ac- cident But Talks With Nurses and Takes Food.

Hammonton, N. J., June 2s.-Miss Mary Gettman of 73o North Eighth street, Philadelphia. dived from a springboard yesterday afternoon at Clementon Lake, in Clementon Park. 15 miles from here, and suffered a crushed fracture of the spinal column just below the attachment of the cord to the brain.
 Miss Gettman was conscious when she was taken from the water, and is still conscious in the Woman.s Homeopathic hospital in Philadelphia, in spite of her broken neck. She is able to talk to the nurses and with the doctors, although her body has become partially paralyzed. Her phy- sician, Dr. Phillips, said that she was still able to take food late last night and that he had every hope that she would recover. although her condition is serious.
 Physicians at the hospital said that the reason Miss Gettman is still alive Is that the fracture of the spinal col unnn was not a clean one but was what the surgeons call crushed frac- ture. In other words, the vertebra was crushed into small pieces, with no clean breaks. When she dived her head struck sandy bottom instead of rocks. Had the latter been there she would have been killed. Miss Gett- man is Is years old
New Britain herald., 1922-06-28
FIREFLIES FLAG TRAIN
 WITH CRIMSON DUST
Night Watchman on Erie Railroad, Near WoOdsidc, x. d., Tells Weird Tale of Stopping Fast Freight

New York, June as,-George Cali brith. night watchman for the Erie railroad station at Woodside, N, J., confirmed an unusual tale told by a fellow employe, Waiter w. Walsh. Inquiry among neighbors of the two uen failed to reveal any one who would besmirch their regulations for Eeracity' Here is the story;
 As fast freight blew its wbiste tor Woodside Sunday night Galibrith observed red light swinging across the track short distance up the road, Acting quickly, he Tagged the train and ran forward to learn the meaning of the danger signal. He 'ound-
 swarm of hrenies circled in front of the siding platform on q paint fac tory. Instead Of their usual phos- phorescent glow, the insects gave forth a red light, Nearby Galibrith found quantity of vermillion paint powder that had been unloaded that day at the warehouse. Several fire dies were still scrambling around the red dust.
 Ten minutes late. the fast freight scattered the fred" gathering as it swung up the road.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-28
FORMER DIRECTOR
 SUES GEO. LIE WITT
William C. Mason Seeks To Recover $3,0O0 Said To Have Been Lost
 Through Breach of Contract

George Levitt, former owner Of the Lyceum theatei' in this city, is the defendant in suit heard yesterday by Judge Kellogg in the superior court at Hartford. in which William C. Mason, formerly directing manag- CT of the Lyceum Players, seeks to recover approximately s3,o00, claim ing that he lost that amount through the failure of Levitt to keep con- tract with him.
 Mason was engaged as managing director of the stock company at the Lyceum theater which opened on La bor Day in 1919 and was scheduled to remain until June :, 1920 The company. however, disbanded on January 10, 1920, following fairly good season. Massons contract vas to run until June and he was to re- eeive s150 a week salary, it is claim ed.
 Because the season ended on Janu ary 10, 1920, Mason is suing to re- cover what he claims he lost through the failure of the contract Levitt, however. claims that the stock com pany was closed with the sanction of Mason and that as Mason was en- gagged to manage the company, his contract became void with the dis banding of the players.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-28
TO FIGHT HEARST BOOM
New York Publisher Meets Opposition Among Upstate Democrats in GubernatoriaI Ambitions,

Syracuse, N, T., June os.-Lrp- state democrats will meet at the Ononda ga hotel on Saturday, July z, to lav their plans to combat the Hearst boom.
 Letters were sent out yesterday to all chairmen of upstate county com init ees and members of the state committee calling them to the session. The letters arc signed by Controller Neal Brewster of this city Former Lieut.. Gov. Harry c. Walker of Bing- hamton, Charles E. Fireman of Itha- ca and Charles F. Norris of Carthage,
 Recent efforts Of William J. Con- nors, Hearst manager. to perfect or ganization among democrats upstate and his claims that he found con- siderable Hearst sentiment are be- lieved to be responsible for the call- ing Of meeting.
 Party organization upstate is not as compact as in the greater cities" the letter points out, and it is hard ly possible that we shall have an other opportunity to sound upstate sentiment before the state conven- tion."
 If there is any sentiment up-state for Hearst the upstate democratic leaders want to know about it. They expect big delegation of both men and women from all upstate coun- ties. They will endeavor to lay out program to prevent a fight in the convention.
 The call indicates that upstate leaders finally have come to regard Hearst's political ambitions as some thing to combat The meeting here is likely to voice demand for the renomination of former Governor Smith. If that is done it is believed here he will consent.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-28
CONN. TOURNEY BEGINS
Fair Weather Grccts Those Taking Part in Contests at Eastern Point Course Today.

Eastern Point, June 2s.-When the first players in the Connecticut cham pionship golf tournament went to the first tee on the Shennecossett golf club course this morning the clouds were breaking and the course was well sprinkled with players The gallery was surprisingly large ana among it were Governor Lake and his son, who were scheduled to drive off in the early afternoon.
 Reports to the club house at mid forenoon were that entrants were driving off according to schedule and apparently there had been no failures to appear,
 The first couple to tee off were w. H. Monaghan and T, w. Walsh of Waterbury at 1850 a. m. and couples got away at five minute intervals. The last couple, if the schedule is full filled, would be Dr. Cooksey and R. S Penn, of New Haven.
 Early showing would indicate that this championship event brought out more state golfers than any of the previous ones. Every club in Con- necticut was represented and some of the big courses had from half dozen to 20 representatives.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-28
PAJEWSKI-1ADZENSKl
Local Man Takes Bridgeport Girl As Bridc-10O Friends Attend Reccp- tiOn Following Ceremony.

Miss Susan Benedicta Tadzenski, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Tad zensli of 659 Arctic street, Bridgeport and Peter Joseph Pajewski of this city. son of Mir. and Mrs Karl Pa iewsk of 4l Eagle street, Naugatuck were married at St. Michaels church, Bridgeport, at o'clock yesterday morning.
 The couple was attended by Miss l'lossie Liesewicz as maid of honor; Miss Helen Wypy and Miss Genevieve Riewski as bridesmaids; Misses Ruh Sok kolowski and Helen Pocoski as flower girls, and John Pajewski as best man.
 After the ceremony. the couple en- tertained about 100 friends at a we'd ding breakfast and reception. They will spend a honeymoon at Detroit, in Canada and Buffalo, and upon their return will live at 49 Roberts street.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-28
RAILROAD COLLECTIONS
New Haven Gets More For Rental
 Than Pennsylvania.

New York, June 2S--The New York Central collects S5 cents a year for every commuter that the New York, New Haven and Hartford brings into Grand Central terminal, while the Pennsylvania railroad gets but six cents per commuter from the Long Island, the state transit commission was told today at a hearing of an ap- pication of the Pennsylvania for per mission to increase it's rental by s6o,- GOO year.
 This condition prevails despite the fact that the Long Island collects a higher fare from it's commuters, E.. D. Hutchison, a supervising transit inspector, testified. The rental in- crease sought would boost the Long Islands cost per passenger for ter minal facilities only a quarter of a cent. The present rental is about S240,o0O a year.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-28
City Items

Fred schmitt, of Cottage place. has placed his application for the posi- ton Of supervisor of swimming at the North End park Mir. Schmitt is a well known athlete and swimmer
 The park commission has assigned the same location at Walnut Hill park Tor this summers chautauaua as was used last year, Chairman Harry c. Jackson, Of the grounds committee, is receiving figures and making ar- engagements for hauling and lighting.
 The Daily Vacation Bible school will open next week at the Methodist church,
 Walter Camp Health Records. c. l., Pierce & Co.-adyt.
 The first meeting for July of the Clan Douglas, No. 1s0 will be held Tuesday evening, July 4th, in the O. U. A. M. hall, Main street. Meeting will be called at 7:3O instead of the usual time Of o'clock.
 The junior orchestra of the New Haven Institute of Music, New Brit ain branch, will hold their outing at Lake Compounce Tuesday, July 1lth They have given two concerts this season.