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Characterizing the doctrine of he
reditary transmission of mental dis
eases as very unstable from a scien-
tific standpoint, DR.. Cotton says:
"The doctrine of heredity as applied
to the field of mental disorders has
been detrimental and destructive.
Not only have the individuals directly
concerned suffered great hardships,
but others as well. For example,
children having a parent mentally
affected have hesitated to marry be-
cause of possible faint and in adj
dition have been terrified at the pros
pect of some day developing the same
condition. Furthermore, it has eX-
erted a pernicious influence on both
the study and treatment of mental
disorders. For if we believe firmly
in those doctrines of heredity and the
inherited constitution which means
in a broader ems that in certain
cases mental disease is inevitable, and
that nothing can be done to prevent
or cure it, then evidently it would be
futile to try to arrest the disease or
search for methods of relief except
along eugenic lines. 1t cannot be de-
MED that such has been the attitude
of psyehiatrists in general, and When
everything is blamed on heredity this
fatalism assumes the role of a cloak
to hide our ignorance and stille inltla-
alive in the investigation of c%ausation
looking to prevention and relief. For
tunately, we are in a position to day
to show that the doctrine Of heredity
as applied to mental disorders is not
in harmony with modern biological
knowledge and is, therefore, obsoles-
cent"
DIR. Cotton emphasizes the state
ment that nothing can be done for
chronic patients. Elimination for in
lection, to be effective in arresting
mental systems, he says, must begin
early. "The reason for this is that
the brain tissue has probably become
permanently affected as a result Of
the long-standing toXemia, as no re-
pair is possible wen with the elimina-
ton of the original infection"
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Rockefeller And The Schools

In twenty years John d. Rockefeller
has given S126, 788,094 to teachers and
schools, through his educational board.
Charity, as viewed by the worlds
richest man, is best handled by at
lacking poverty at its source-ignor-
ance and disease.
Kill these two monsters and poverty
automatically will vanish. Such is
the interesting philosophy of John D.
If you had his money, could you
snend it in a wiser way? If so, how?
Rockefeller, if he lived 300 years,
would go a step further and recognize
war as one of the leading use oil
disease and ignorance.
Rockefeller will pass into history
as one of the worlds leading cham
pions of liberal education.
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shad and Wild Flowers

The shad season is on. Down
| Charleston way it begins in mid
January. By mid-February it has
reached Norfolk. About the first of
March shad are in the Delaware
River. A few weeks later they APP
pear in the Hudson, and, when the
New England apple orchards are IN
bloom, the season in Massachusetts
and Maine is in full swing. Shad are
the first harbingers of spring, just as
the trailing arbutus is the first floral
signal that spring is really here.
But what with oil pollution of our
coast and river waters and the rav-
ages of arbutus hunters, the promise
this year for the finest of our early
season fish and for the most beauti-
full and fragrant of early season
wild flowers is a gloomy one. The
Delaware shad fishermen are uttering
dark forebodings and angry protest.
Near Chester, Pennsylvania, a few
days ago a tanker spread a thousand
barrels of oil over the waters from
leaky pipes. With this as a text the
shad fishermen on the Delaware are
emphasizing their complaints about
square miles of oil being spread on
the waters by oil burning steamers.
Already fish in great numbers have
been killed by it. Unless something
is done to abate the nuisance before
the shad begin to spawn it is feared
the catch this spring will be under
the poor record of last year, when
only 10000 fish were caught. In spite
of all the talk and all the protests
and all the discussions in Congress
the fishermen report that pollution by
oil is constantly growing worse.
As to the trailing arbutus the beau
tiful Epigaa repens, upon earth
creeping" flower which aforetime was
abundant in the country not remote
from New York by mid-April, it is
on the high road to extinction. 1t
should be in bloom this year by
Easter, for Easter is late-April
10 but the supply promises to be
limited as never before.
For this the automobile is parti-
ally to blame. 1t carries great
numbers of trailing arbutus seekers
to remote abodes of the dainty little
flower rarely penetrated until motor
cars opened up the trails. Only with
great care the arbutus blossom may
be plucked without injuring its peculi-
arly sensitive vine. The motor car
arbutus ravagers rarely exercise any
care. They rip up the plant root and
branch. A few more seasons of such
destruction as those of the past four
or five years and within 100 miles of
New York the trailing arbutus will
be only a beautiful memory.
Not as important is this disappear
ance of a sweet blossom as the ruin
of our nearby fisheries and bathing
beaches by oil pollution, but regret
table none the less. Ultimately the
long and flexible arm of legal regula-
ton will reach the oil pollution dis
tributors. But for the trailing ar
butus there seems to be protection
only in the slender reed of appeal to
the despoilers and their own sweet
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES York Herald.
NIL . .---sITz l. l. ILL
The Penn's Grove record., 1922-02-24

A bill passed the House of Assem-
blv last Monday night by a vote of
40 to II prohibiting fraternitIes ana
societies in public schools. The for
nation of social clans in high schools
has become a nuisance, detrimental to
the progress of education. So many
think too much of beauX and parties
their studies are neglected. Parents
should prohibit parties except on
Friday and Saturday nights. Other
nights are needed for study, if the
pupils want to learn enough to be
graduated c~reditably from any high
school.
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The Democrats of Pennsylvania,
who are followers of Woodrow Viii
son, have taken the name of New
Freedom Party. They are planning
for the nomination of William II.
Berrv to be the Democratic candidate
for Governor. 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Berry was elected State
Treasurer several years ago, and by,
his exposures, some who participated
i'm the graft during the building OF
the magnificent capitol at Harrisburg,
were sent to prison.
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The question whether the World
War soldiers should be paid a bonus
or not by the United States Govern
ment is now a troublesome issue be
fore Congress. President Harding
wabbles as usual. He favors the bonus
but is opposed to additional taxes
with which to pay it. He advises a
tax on sales of merchandise.
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS MONEY


Numismasts have been gladdenec
by the news that a single gold franc
has been struck as the monetary unit
which is the basis of all financial
transactions of the League of Nations.
It is a piece of gold about one-third
the inscription on n side, IS. des N.
(Societe des Nations), 1926" and on
the other az franc or" In American
currency it is equal to O.1925 dollar;
Apart from there being n gold
frame, the remarkable thing about it
is the shape, which is o~ctagonal, and
maybe it will act as a protest against
the continued use of round coins,
which does not enable one, say, to tell
the difference by feeling between a
six-pence and a half-sovereign.-
Christian Science Monitor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1922-02-24

I love everything that's old-old
friends, old times, old manners, old
books, old wine.-Goldsmith.
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CLAIMS Freight
Rates TOO HIGH
Senator Capper Declares Rail.
roads Burning Out Agri-
cultural Industry.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 21.-Amer-
lean rail rates must come down at
least to pre.war levels or the agri-
cultural industry will be burned out
In the next few months, Senator
Capper, Republican, Kansas, head
Of the Senate farm bloc, declared
today In speech in the Senate.
He called upon railroads to make
a voluntary reduction in rates ano
said that In the event that no cut
was Forthcoming the Interstate
Commerce Commission should re-
wise the rates.
The Kansas senator said the
farmers were in the last economic
ditch and said they must have re.
lief now from "the double cross.
ing Of freight rates TO which they
have been subjected-treight rates
are higher than war time rates.
Because of 1.-THE! excessive freight
charges" the Senator asserted "the
great, farm crops of&this year were
proving liability rather than an
asset"
Mr.. Capper concluded that the
rail lines would earn approximate
" 100000 on their properties this
year. This revenue, a net 5 per
cent, he said, was being drawn ode.
spite strikes settled and unsettled"
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.RO|.ITARIANS enjoy
yAR|ETYPROGRAM
Head CT United Workmen One
Of Speakers at MONDAY
Luncheon Today.

A delightful varied meeting was
enjoyed by Rotarians at the Y. NJ.
C. A. this noon when the weekly
event embraced several features Of
entertainment as we'll as the usual
club business. Mack's Orchestra
rendered music during the course
Of the luncheon, following which 1t
was announced that the same local
organization would play Friday
night at the festivities at the Fair
mont Country Club which are to be
conducted for Rotarians by their
wives. Mack" and his boys were
in happy mood this noon and
played their several instruments In
a poppy manner.
Rotarian William n. Narvis OF
Cuscatine, Ia, who is supreme mas.
ter workman Of the A. o. u. W.,
officiating at the grand lodge SEES.
sions now being held in the city,
was a visitor and told Of his expert.
.ence as a Rotarian. He cited the
fact that although his home club
has only fifty odd members yet they
are always concerned in rendering
unobtrusive service In the commu.
nifty in line with the practice OF the
Fairmont Rotary Club and many
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new TARIFF BILL
SIGNEDiTODAYBY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
New Rates Win Become Effec.
tive at Midnight Success
Of Bill Predicted.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Presi.
dent Harding today signed the tar.
III bill Of 1922, making the new
rates effective at midnight tonight.
The bill was signed shortly after
II o'clock in the Presidents office
In the presence Of Chairman Nc.
Cumber Of the Senate finance com.
mittee, Chairman Fordney of the
House ways and means committee,
a number of House members and
others.
Remarking that the measure had
been long in the making" PresI:
dent Harding, after he had affixed
his signature with a pen presented
to him by Mr.. Fordney, who said
he intended to keep 1t as a souvenir,
said that wf we succeed, hope we
will succeed in making effective the
elastic provisions Of this bill that
will prove the greatest contribution
toward progress in tariff making
in a century"
One OF those who witnessed the
signing was Harry Parker, negro
messenger for the House ways and
means committee for the past thir
ty.three years. Parker was intro.
duced to the President with the
remark from Chairman Fordney
that he had witnessed the signing
Of the Dingley. Payne.Aldrich and
Underwood tariff bills.
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JUDGE SHOWALTER
TO CALL DOCKET

Judge E. NJ. showalter an.
.nounced today that he would call
the Criminal Court docket when
court opened tomorrow morning
and after that would hear any
pleas or motions that any one had
TO offer. After the docket Is call
ed cases will be set down for
trial. The petit Jury will start
hearing cases Monday, and indi-
cations are that the September
term will be a short one.
The grand jury, which has been
in session since Tuesday morn
ing. was expected to finish its
work by noon today and make its
final report Of indictments found.
Delays on the part OF witnesses
and the drawing out Of number
Of cases investigated by the jury
made It possible to finish the
work by noon and It may not be
able to conclude the work by
evening. t.
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WILL HOLD ROAD
MEETING TONIGHT

Representatives from Clarksburg
Shinnston, Morgantown and Fair.
mont will meet ut o'clock this
evening at the Chamber OF Com.
merce rooms In the Bethlehem
Building to discuss the problem OF
the completion of the road between
here and Morgantown on this side
OF the river before winter sets in.
The board OF directors Of the
Chamber OF Commerce held a meet
ing yesterday, at which time It
was decided to have the confer.
ence tonight. 1t is hoped to have
w. S. Downs, district engineer for
the State Road Commission, at the
meeting this evening, and also a
representative from the firm OF
Sisler and Morris, contractors for
this road work. 1t is said that Nor.
gantown will send a large delega.
ton to the meeting tonight.
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].GORDON.SINYTH
KILLED m NINE
At JENNNSBN
General Manager Of EIkhurl
Division Of ConsoIlda
ton Meets Death
LOCAL MAN
Fall of Slate Fatal to Rtomln.
emit Coal Man Wit,
Local Concern.

Capt. John. Gordon smyths
about As years old, general man
ager OF the Elkhorn division or
the Consolidation Coal Co.. with
headquarters at jenkins, ~.
was killed today by q fall goffsIAte
in a mine Of the BuekiieId Coal
Co., about ~ miles north OF Jens.
ktns, according to Q message re-
ceived at the local offices Of the
company this afternoon. Details
Of the accident were not ayatlahtel
at 3 o'clock owing to inability to
establish satisfactory telephone
connections with the place whore
he met his death;
Captain Smyth was vel known
here and the news Of his sudden
death was a great shock especial
ly in the Watson Building. local
headquarters Of the Eonsolida-
ton Company, where many had
known him for years
Captain Smyth came with the
Fairmont Coal Co. May Ill 1901,
as mining engineer and worked
under r. ]. Jones, chief engineer,
in that capacity for about two
years. Shortly after heSwas made
assistant chief engineer and then
chief engineer OF 4he West Viz
glnia division. From here hegwent
to Maryland about 1909 when the
Consolidation Coal Co. and the
Fairmont Coal Co. became aftiliat-
ed.
After remaining in Maryland
about a year Mr.. smyth returned
to Falrmont and was chief en-
gineer in the West Virginia diyis
sion until 1908. when he was
transferred to Kentucky 10 super
wise the development Of the new
mines at Van Lear, Ky, a few
years later he was transferred TO
Jenkins, KY, where very extensiye
smineSsweFes being opened.
In 1913 Mr.. Smyth was trans.
ferred back to Fairmont and pro
NOTED to the posit ton Of chief engi.
neer OF all divisions, which position
he held until 1918 when he went
into the army. He was made cap
tain and had charge OF building ex.
tensive ammunition plants and 9th.
er projects OF the government In
California, At the close Of the
war Mr.. Smyth returned 20 Fair.
mont and was transferred 10 Jen.
kins, KY, as general manager. in
charge of the company's interests
at that point, where he had been
ever since.
He was married about fIfteer
years ago TO Miss Fanny Ben
Huntington, daughter Of the lals
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Dunnington.
pioneer residents Of this city.
Mrs. Smyth visited here last
week. and left on Tuesday m
company with her sister, Mrs. +.
E. Nichols for JENKINS Ky.
where the latter was toSspend the
winter. 1t is not known &c Mrs.
smyth and Mrs.. Nichols had
reached Jenkins before the acct.
dent.
Both Captain smyth.s parents
are dead. He Is survived by his
widow, a brother Harold. and
two married sisters who live n
Pennsylvania.
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CLERK GATHER A
GOOD COLLECTOR

L. A. Gather, circuit clerk, an.
nounced this afternoon that accord
ing to a notice he had received
from the state auditors office that
$4,2ss in fines collected through
his office had been turned into the
state during the fiscal year which
closed June 80 last. This. Is the
largest amount that has ever been
turned in from this county in fines
in the history Of the county.
The fines collected during the
year by Clerk Gather were fines
imposed by Judge B, NJ. showalter
upon persons who were tried and
convicted in the Marion County
Criminal Court In addition to the
$3.50 In fines collected, thousands
Of dollars in fines were uncollect.
ed and many OF them will never be
collected. -',Ss- - i,ss-ilfl,
According to the records ayaila.
Bile at the office this amount Is
eight to ten times as large as.
amounts reported in previous
years, . AFss -, v
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BIG. GAIN .SH0WN.IN
EXTENSION CLASSES

Sixteen men: Joined the mining
extension school class at Carolina
last evening. This was three more
than Joined the class on the first
night last year. Ali OF the men
were from Carolina, and ida May
had no representative. Ten Of
last years class was back In their
places. III
The tshinnston class will be or.
galized tonight, A large, gain Is
expected In this class also. 4
Friday night the class will be
organized I'M Fairmont and the
indications are that there will be
a big enrolment at the EaIrmont
High School annex, where the
class will, meet at 1880 O'Clock.
Several of the larger coal COM
panies have tencouraged their men
to- Join the classes. 80
Sixty i've men are enrolted this
far ID the /, Glare, Clarks burg
and Carolina elias Sci, aga Inst
forty one the first might of last
year. This is n ssin of twenty
four msu. :
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PLANTSOFFORD
MOTORCO.. VILE
REOPEN MONDAY
100000 Workers Affected by
Order to Return to Fac.
tories Tomorrow.

DETROIT, Sept. 21.-The
plants Of the Ford Motor Co. in
the Detroit district, closed last
Saturday because OF the coal stu.
alton, thereby throwing 100000
Ford workers out Of work In DIFF
ferent parts OF the country, will
reopen tomorrow morning, 1t was
officially announced today.
Orders for the re.openlhg Of the
plants were telegraphed here by
Edsel B. Ford, president OF the
motor company. who is in Cincin-
natl. Mr.. Ford said cancellation
of the interstate commerce COM
mission order made 1t possible
again 10 obtain coal,
The telegram read as follows:
"Cancelatlon Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission service
order No. 90 has alade It possible
again to secure coal.
Involvement Of coal to Detroit
has started and we feel justified
in starting the plants tomorrow,
Friday morning.
post notices calling the men
back to work and notify the news
papers.
Executives Of the company said
operations would be resumed at
Highland Park, River Rouge AMI
Dearborn, where the three larg'
plants ofythe concern are located,
5af infdntghts fsaEI1hiS plahEt
throughout the country that wers
shut down will also resume q
quickly as their men can be re-
called.
1t is planned to put production
Immediately on the basis 1t was at
the time Of closing.
Refused Special Assignments.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Il. = Rep
resentatives Of the Ford Motor Car
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CONTRACT LET ON
new P. 0. BOXES
BurchinaI Will Put in More
Than 400 Lock Boxes
at Postoffice.

Within a short time there will
be 4O2 new lock boxes and eigh.
teen drawers at the Fairmont
postoftice, according to- Announce
John s.. Scott AThe contract for
the new boxes. which, have; been
needed for a long time. was let a
few days ago to$John Burchinal.
local contractor, Mr.. Burchinal is
awaiting for the material for the
work now. Once he gets the ma
terial and has II assembled, t.
will only take about day to in >
stall the boxes. 1t is said.
F6r,months and months the sup.
ply OF lock boxes at the local post.
office has been far below the de-
mand for them, and Postmaster
Scott, after putt!ng the matter
before higher officials, finally got
the order for the new equipment.
West Virginia again headed all
the states in the Fifth Federal
Reserve district in the sales OF.
treasury certificates during the
month of August. The total sales
IN West Virginia amounted to-
$165, 225. First class offices in the
state sold $107,275; second class
Offices $1S,725; third class Off!
ces $3S. 400 and fourth class Of.
flces $S25.
Fairmont stood third In sales
in first class offices with $14,275.
Charleston was first with S34, ATS;
Huntington was second with $27 !.
925 and Bluefield fourth with So
975.
The United States Treasury De-
partment announces that after
September 80, the 81 certificates
will not be on sale and the pur.
chase price Of certificates OF other
denominations will be advanced.
The $25 certificates will 60 to
$20.50 from $40; the 500 from
$50 to, ss2. and the $1,000 from
$500 to $500. Purchases at the
old price can be made until the
close of business on September
81.
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WINTER WORBlAI
Y is OUTLINED.
Membership Drive Next Month
Physical Training Class
Schedule Given.

Plans for the gymnasium GLASSES
and the boys work OF they. NJ. e.
A. and for a membership drive for
that organization were made last
night at a meeting Of these com.
mittees held IN the Y. M. q A.
Building.
The committee meetings vert
preceded by q dinner IN the din
ing room OF the building and dur
ing 1t R. D. Wollmuth, physical
director, and s. L. Johnson, boys
work secretary, outlined programs
for the winter work In their de-
partments.
The membership campaign viii
be held October II, IS and 10.
The gymnasium, swimming pool
and locker rooms Of the building
are being throughlyS renovated and
both the boys and mems physical
training classes will start Mon
day.
The following athletic schedule
covers a range OF activities and
Is suitable for men and boys Of
all stations Of life. There ~
class suited to eyeryone's needs
and the time Is In most cases con
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CONDENSATION
(. PROVES''POPULA.R||
State Enterprise at Hunting
ton Contains Many Inter
esting Displays.

The state coal exposition at
Huntington is attracting quite a
little attention. There Is booth
furnished by the federal and
state mining department at tho
exposition. Pieces Of coal from
the various seams Of West Vir-
ginia are on display. The various
types OF rescue apparatus and
other equipments used by the de-
partments Of mines are also ex-
hibited.
e r. NJ. Lambie; Charleston, chief
Of the State Department Of Mines.
is expected to be at the exposition
today. -
Mining Institute.
The annual meeting of the West
Virginia Mining Institute will be
held in Huntington during the
early part Of December.
Hl Daily Shipments.
on the Monongah Division B.
& o. yesterday there were 3S2
cars OF coal loaded east and so
cars west with the Charleston Di-
vision B. & o. loading five lone
cars to the east. Coke loading
on the Monpngah Division yester-
day totaled twenty-three cars, of
which seventeen went east and six
cars west. Six cars Of coal were
loaded by wagon coal mines on
the :Monnogah Division yesterday.
ae Daily Railroad Fuel
One hundred and sixty one cars
OF railroad fuel were loaded off
the Monongah Division yesterday.
The B. & o. panhandled 131 cars
out OF the total. Foreign. road
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Turkish ENJOY Reported to Haze
Ordered Attack on Greece After
British Laughed at His Threats

PARIS, Sept 2lA Feth Boy. Kemals envoy to western
european governments is the signal the at
tack upon Greece according to semto Information received
pose peace. ~ ~
He was referred to the chief the bureau
fairs The British foreign Office is described by Kast envoy
having laughed when unless peace could be
ranged quickly the Kemass the Greeks out Of Asia
Minor. 49, - y ~
diplomat then rose. and told the British off,
cIals soberly: 80
II laughed Turkey has lost two million Of
her people by and there many orphans Justify the
laughing at the idea Of another war ! feel very sad
Feth Bey then his message to Mustapha Renal
Phasha saying that nothing the British govern
men toward that the no longer
he had exhausted every effort