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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-16
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Local Order to Bid for Home
Establishment Near
Fairmont:

The Order Of Knights OF Pythias
Is in the market for. q site for the
location Of aIPythian home ami
chIldren's Institute. AT the last
grand lodge meeting Of the order
a resolution was adopted authoriz.
ing tho purchase Of land for the
purpose.
Just recently communication
has been received by Mountain
City Lodge No, 4S, Knights Of Ply
thias, suggesting that publicity be
given to the purposes OF the orde;
In this respect, so that persons,
firms or individuals having landa
adapted to the purpose might sub
nit propositions. Attorney. Gener'
al England Of Charleston, W. Va
is secretary OF the, special com
mittee appointed for the selection
of'a site.
The other members OF this com
mittee are Harry R. Bell, grand
chancellor Of Wheeling; James Fl
Beans of.Wheeling, e. j. Cheshire
OF Piedmont, G. o. Dunn Of Beck
ley, T. H. Clay Of Huntington and
G.. "A. Schultz Of .Selem. 2
In the communication received
by the local lodge IN invitation
was extended to Fairmont and vic
Unity to submit such propositions
as may be had.
The general specifications desir,
cd by the special committee for
the site are briefly as follows:
(al Not more than 800 acres.
(b) 0ne-halt or more. bottom o.
level land suitable for cultivation.
(c) A desirable site for a Pythian
town, elevated above level land,
containing thirty to fifty acres.
(d) The residue Of the land suit
able for grazing purposes, except
a portion Of wooded land very de
sirable.
(eJ Located on state road.
~ Located In close proximity to
some good town Sor. citys few miles
distant not Objectionable.
lgl GOOD water ana plentttul sup
ply. b n;
Chi Good conditions for santa
ton aud health.
K ~ Soil must be very productive
The local lodges OF the, Pythiar
order will make IN effort to have
the home established in the vicin
ity Of ,Fairmont. It is quite prob
able that local committee will be
appointed to canvass the situation
Any person having lands approx
mating the specifications OF the
special committee should eommun[
cate with George H. Brobst, keeper
Of records and seal, Fairmont, &c
cording to q statement issued to
day. B.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-16
FARMERS SEEK TO
GET LONGER LOANS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Leg-
islatton making it possible for
the farmer to borrow from the
farm loan banks for nine months
period ana Individual sums up to
$4,000 was advocated today in
a legislative policy adopted by
National Council of Farmers Co.
operative Marketing Associations
meeting In convention here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-16
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED

WASHINGTON, DEG. 16.-Karl
G. Pearson, II year old Washing.
ton High School boy, has been
awarded the annual Harvey s.
Firestone University scholarshfS
for the best good roads essay. sub
mitted by high school Z pupils
throughout, the United States and
its territorial possessions, the
Highway Education Board an
nounced today The scholarship is
valued at not less than 900! Ap-
proximateiy 10000 essays we're
submitted. Z i.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-16
TO HOLD SERVICES

i The Royal Neighhors ofsAmerica
will hold a brlef5seryice this even.
ing; at the home OF. Mr.. and Mrs
John Mckinney on Market street
for Miss Beatrice Mckinney, q
member of the organization, whose
death occurred Thursday after.
noon. The service will be held ut
8 o'clock and the funeral viii take
place at $3.50 Sunday afternoon.
from the Palatine Bapt list Church
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-16
ToiSfAKE IpRorrsr

Lausanne, Dec. 1e.@CBy the
Associated Press Ambassador
Richard washburn Child. as
head OF the American delegation
TO the Near East conference, plans
tohmake a protest against the
Turkish proposal to e1pell the
Greek patriarch from Constants
nople at this afternoons meeting
q the sub;eommissio on minoris
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-16
NES.0NlEVERY
DIVISION HIT BY
SHORTAGE TODAY.
1872 Mines on Monongah and
rs on Charleston Divis- /
ion Are Down. |

Every one Of the divisions was
hard hit by acute car shortage to.
day in Northern, West Virginia.
The average car percentage Is 10
per cent. Only one empty was
placed today on the Wyatt.BIng.
anon & Helen's Run branch Of the
Western Maryland. Railway.
Cars on the Monongah Division,
B. G. o. were down to IS per cent
today and the. supply on the Mon.
ongahela was limited also, with
but an IS per cent supply. Along
the Charleston Division B.. & o.
the supply dwindled to 8 per cent.
The Pennsylvania end Of tho Mon
ongahela had but a z per cent run.
One hundred and thirty:two
mines were reported to have been
idle today because OF car shortage
on the Monongah Division. Sew.
enty six operations were down be.
cause Of the same condition along
the Charleston Division today.
The best car supply today was
d4On6 lAe IA q we AWA1bo bA9AO
was a 56 per cent run. Most OF
these cars no doubt are assigned.
Car supply data follows:
Railroads Division Placed Empties
.B. & O. q A. M. Ordered
Monongah $50. ass 1896
Charleston 10 q 10 3si
NJ. CIV. 1856 1856 595
M. r. R. 1876 1856 700
WEB & H. R. / "a &
Total 1924 s3s 4o1T
ts 1928 Cars Loaded.
Operations in Northern West
Virginia on Friday loaded q ,22s
cars sofscoal The productto bhy. ID.
.vlsionsSwas Jas follows: BID o.
!g4oaungahs 37D:. cars i; Charles ton
60 cars; Connellspilie, s. y cars.
Cumberland, 112 cars: NJ: & K,
6S scars; NJ. q. W., lib cars; Mo
y, Continued on page four.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-16
ASSOCIATE I, JUSTICE RESIGNS

i WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Asso-
siate Justice Pitney Of the su-
lprhtns Court today sent his resign
Isstipnsto President Harding to take
ettsst January !,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-16

SNOW OF rain tonight OF Sun.
.das SsRs4ner tonight.
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IAN Assoeiated Pres Wirel
Evening star., 1922-03-06
Old-Time Pot Pie Recipes.

A reader friend has requested me
to publish tho following old-time re-
cripes:
Chicken Pot Pis-Cut one-fourth
pound of salt pork into small pieces
and put It I'm tho bottom of a pot
When melted over hot fire. put into
tho pot thres-pound fowl, which
you have cleaned, singed and disjoint-
cd. Let these pieces Of chicken fry in
the tat until we'll Drowned, then cover
with hot water and let simmer till
tender, adding more water as 1t botls
away. Then season with salt and
pepper to taste. add one.half cup OF
rich cold top-milk which has been
spoons Of -four. and let simmer q
moment more, till thickened slightly,
The next step il to make biscuit
crust for the pie. a. follows: MIX and
sift together I cup bread hour, two
fourth teaspoon salt. Work into this.
with the nngertips, one tablespoon
butter, and wet all with not quite half
q cup Of sweet milk ct should not be
a very wet dough-. Toss lightly on
q Toured board and pat with the
Cut a strip two inches wide and line
the inside Of casserole or baking
dish with this. Now turn the hot
chicken mixture into this and put the
rest Of the dough on top (rolling the
left-overs into q circular piece).
Pinch the edges Of the top crust to-
gether with the dough-strip that IL
lining the. casserole and make in
cisionS In the crust with q knife to
allow for escape Of steam. Place in
hot oven and bake about twenty-five
minutes, or until crust is brown.
Invert on q platter to serve.
veal. Pie.-Buy from, your butcher
two pounds of. veal from the knuckle,
and cut it into small pieces Roll
these pieces In flour and fry till brown
in bacon fat or drippings. Then cover
with either canned clear soup (con-
somme, or with ordinary soup stock,
well seasoned), add one large onion
minced, and let simmer till the meat
pieces are tender. Then add one-half
cup Of canned peas and four table,
spoons Of flour mixed to q paste with
q little cold water. Let boil up q
moment, to- thicken 1t, and turn 1t.
very hot, into a baking dish lined as
described above with biscuit dough.
Or you may simply turn 1t into 2 dish
which has NO biscuit linftg. and have
Evening star., 1922-03-06
tI1IItES1oR!Es t1I
-%rBEDTIfiE
Whitefoot's Unpleasant Sur
prise.

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS. -.
Be careful never to be rude
Enough to thoughtleDsly intrude.
-Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.
If ever anybody in the Great World
felt relief and thankfulness it was
Whitefoot tho Wood Mouse when he
lodged into q hole in q dead tree In
the Green Forest just as Butcher the
shrike all but caught him. For q few
minutes he did nothing but pant. for
he was all out Of breath.
7 was right" he said over and over
to himself. II was right. I was sure
there must be q hole in this tree. 1t
Is one Of the old houses Of Drummer
the Woodpecker. Now I am SAFE"
Presently he peeped out. He want
ed to see II Butcher was watching
outside. He was just in time to see
Butchers gray and black and white
coat disappearing among the trees
Butcher was not foolish enough to
waste time watching for Whitefoot to
come out. Whitefoot sighed happily
For the first time since he had started
on his dreadful journey he felt safe.
Nothing else mattered. He was hun
cry, but he didn't mind that. He was
being safe.
Whitefoot watched until Butcher
was out Of sight Then he turned to
see what that house was like. Right
away he discovered that there was q
soft, warm bed in it. It was made of
leaves, grass, moss and the lining OF
Dark. 1t was a very dne bed, indeed.
Evening star., 1922-03-06

my. my. my. but am lucky"' said
! whitefoot to himself. II wonder who
could have made this hne he'd? I GER
i tainly shah sleep comfortably here;
can fnd food enough near here III
| mako this my home. couldn't ask
chucRling happily. whitefeot be-
gan to pull away tho top Of that bed
so as to get to the middle Of 1t. And
pleasant surprise. It was q most un-
pleasant surprise. There was some
one in that bed! Yes. sir. there was
| some one curled up in little round
ball in the middle of that dne bed. It
was some ono with a coast Of the
it was?It was Timmy the Flying
It seemed to whitefoot as IL his
| heart Topped right over. You see. AT
h-st he didn't recognise Timmy.
Whitefoot himself is SO very timid
to get out Of there as quickly as pos
sible But he had no place to run
to, SO he hesitated. Never in all his
life had Whitefoot had greater dis
appointment. He knew now that this
Timmy the Flying Squirrel didn't
move. He remained curled up in q
soft little ball. He was asleep. Then
whitefoot remembered that Timmy
sleeps during the day and seldom
comes out until tho Black Shadows
Hills at the close Of tho day. White
foot felt easier in his mind then.
Timmy was 30 sound asleep that he
knew nothing Of his visitor. And 10
Whitefoot felt safe In staying long
enough to get rested. Then he would
20 out and hunt for another home.
So down in the middle Of that soft,
warm bed Timmy the Flying Squirrel,
curled up in . little round bah With
his dat tail wrapped around him, slept
peacefully, and ON top Of that soft
and wondered what he should do
next. Not in all the Green Forest
could two moro timid little people be
found than the two in that old homo
Of Drummer tho Woodpecker.
Copyright 1922 By T. ". BurEs0)
Evening star., 1922-03-06
MAKING THE HOME ATTRACTIVE
NJ DOROTHY ETHEL WALSH.
A Modern Interpretation Of the Old
Fashioned Tidy.

Is there any woman who does not
enjoy planning new articles for her
home? No matter what the season,
she 10 never through" There is
the sofa in the living room, which
needs some bright color touches. or
schemes are laid early for q set OF
extra summer curtains. The needle
IL surely an all-year-round article.
I have taken the living room sofa,
which needs an enlivening process
applied to 1t. for the subject Of this
article. The artist has illustrated
my idea. The dark upholstering of
tho sofa pictured was indeed a
somber addition to . room none too
colorful at best. New draperies were
not to be thought Of at this particu-
lar season, and the dark blue rug
had to stay on the floor.
Tho woman Of the house was re-
sourceful, however. and. oh! quite
clever with her needle. A yard and
q quarter Of heavy black net was
her first purchases, her second sew
eral balls Of the brightest yarn pos
sible and the third and last q cross
stitch pattern book.
The result was black net run
ner, on which was embroidered q
flower design of brilliant hues.
Rather O modern interpretation of
the "tidies" Of our grandmothers day,
wasn't II?
Evening star., 1922-03-06
Fruit and Cereal.

Ono Of the teachings of the
modern school is that it is wrong to
take fruit at the same meal with a
cereal. It seems that some experts"
have somewhere discovered q secret
which has evaded the scrutiny Of
bona fide physiologists all these
centurieA namely, that acid and
starch are Incompatible. Nay, acid
and starch will poison you, and a
mere bite Of apple or q few drops
OF vinegar on your beans may send
you hurting to kingdom come, and
you'd better believe 1t.
They base this injunction on a
fallacious theory that the presence
the stomach viii interfere with the
digestion Of the starchy cereal AS
q matter Of fact the digestion of q
cereal in the stomach is not delayed
or fnterfered with by the presence
Of fruit; nor is tho fruit less readily
digested because some cereal has
been eaten. The reader may take it
as working principle that who
ever propagate8 these notions about
dangerous food combinations is far
away and has something up his sleeve
soms kind of fruit, fresh when
aVaI18D16b 0lt06I raw OF COOA6U,
should be the first part Of every
body's breakfast and the chief part
Of some folks breakfast
Whether q cereal should be taken
for breakfast Is entirely matter
Of taste. II one eats toast or bread
or rolls or hot cake of any kind at
breakfast a cereal is Of course,
superduous and perhaps excessive.
How long the cereal should be
cooked ID q question answerable
according to age and physical con-
dition Of tho one who 10 to eat 1t.
For very young children prolonged
cooking is advisable. and for tnvaiids.
az short as may be consistent with
taste, ton minutes to half an hour
for oatmeal, for instance Shorter
cooking leaves more uncovered
starch .(unconverted to glucose or
dextrin. soluble starch, BY heat). and
Evening star., 1922-03-06
"PETER, PETER, PUMPKIN EATER
HAD A WIFE BUT COULDN'T
KEEP HER,

TOHN LINDSAY, big and blonde
and stubborn, stood in the mid
die Of cecily Lelands lofty
ceilinged studio and tried to
shove Philip Sheldon's restraining
hand from his arm. Ned Merrill's
wife at his other side whispered.
Don't bother Merry right now. Mr..
Lindsey-she'll feel differently in a
few minutes. We're all too excited
to know what we're saying or doing"
At the abandoned dinner table Jane
Oliver. who had moved over to the
much guest Of honor,
coughed apologetically.
"You mustn't think, NJ. Herve. that
this sort Of thing always happens at
an American party"
M Herve, his fnscrutable eyes fixed
upon the sobbing little lady, whom
they were all watching, shrugged his
shoulders.
"Ze American wife does not like
An embarrassed silence had fallen
over Cecily's guests the moment after
pretty Leila Graham had moved
toward the tiny hallway to telephone
her apartment. They could hear her soft
voice endeavoring to make her
her desk he could find Richard Slo-
GUMS address. 1t was quite evident
from the determination in her smooth
tones that she meant to obey Merri-
ans wishes and cable Richard at
once.
At the side of the wide room. under
the shadow of the narrow stairway
that led to the balcony on which Ce-
cily's bedroom opened, Merriam Lind
say. little and bronze-haired, clung
to Cecily, almost hysterical from the
conflicting emotions that had swept
since the Japanese boy had an
nounced that he had seen her pic
ture in tiny travelling clock in a
remote village in northern Japan.
Ned Merrill's dreadful words "-apha-
sia-amnesia-'a as the boy attempted
to explain that the man who had the
picture in his possession evidently
had no recollection of his own iden-
tity. had struck terror at her very
soul. But her tears were tears of
anger that her obstinate young hus-
band could be SO wickedly stubborn,
that he could let his jealousy of
Richard Slocum interfere with any
plan that might get help to her
adored father.
The little serving boy who had caused
all the confusion stood trembling in this
kitchen doorway. but his fellow, older
and calmer. was methodically removing
plates from the disarranged table.
You know" Ned Merrill's voice broke
into the awkward pause, these are
rather slender clues to move on. The
boy may be mistaken about the picture,
or some other man than Mrs. Lindsay's s
| father may have it in his possession.
And, while I agree that it is entirely
expedient for Mrs. Graham to cable
| this man Slocum. do think that
Lindsay is quite right-that you ought
to get in touch with the lawyer, or the
detectives, who have already been con-
Quoting the search.
That's what I keep telling you.''
Johns eager voice interrupted as he
moved again toward the sobbing Merry.
Merriam gave a little scream as he
drew nearer.
"Don't touch mel" she cried IT can't
stand 1t. I told you to go away!"
Ned Merrill shook his head.
MY DEAR" he suggested to his wifs,
with significant glance at ceciiy's
get your wraps. think we'd help Miss
Evening star., 1922-03-06
Pink and Other Pastel Shades.
Fashions harbinsers Of spring are
BY ANNE RTTTENHCUsE.

Fashions harbingers Of spring are
wont to be Of most brilliant hue
Nature. you may have observed. has
another method.
Said fashion: I'VE are tired Of
blacks and browns and somber hues
that clung' like q pail a. an aftermath
Of war. Let'B have bright colors and
let's show tho world that we are will
ing to do our bit" So she chose
bright red: Moroccan red; & Chinese IN :. rec. rea;
bright enough. There must bo green,
too, SO q verdant shamrock green was
produced. And there were dandelion
yellows and perew!nkle or flag blue.
So the launching OF possible spring
fashions began in midwinter and from
the southern resorts whore women
have an. pportunity to wear sues
spring raiment in midwinter came the
comment that not for many seasons
had such bright colors been worn.
Bright red and bright green hats
Sr;st were something Ct % 5age There na were
and red evening dresses. even In
northern climates.
Nature goes about it rather differ
emily. First she brings ou the cro-
cuses in tender pinks, pale yellows,
soft violet shades. There are apple
rracery against white. 1t is not until
the sunshine deepens that she brings
out her deep-dyed roses and flaming
tulips. peonies and richly painted iris.
Perhaps there is something very
wise In natures method. 49,
Seemingly this Is 4 method that
most appeals to the woman who
actually wears clothes. At any rate,
after the first blast Of vivid colors in
clothes there has come q swerving
over to the softer tones of early
spring. At Palm Beach there are now
moro Of the pastel shades than Of the
deep reds and greens and blues.
White is more In evidence. Pink has
taken the place Of red. A soft lettuce
or almond green is more to be desired
than the deep green of the flag of
Ireland.
There is still chance for pink and
light rose shades to take prominent
place in spring clothes. There are al
ways women who are never 80 lovely
as In pink or the rose shades They
may adopt vivid eccentric hues for
evening froclks in response to q pass
ing fad, but they come back again
to their first love.
The sketch shows Drecoll frock
Of rose satin with lace dyed In the
same tone. There is a girdle Of pearls
and silver beads.
The Madeleines are among the
French dressmakers who have shown
a continued interest in the rose
shades. Their rouge" shade-pur-
posely made to match the shade of
cosmetic used to deepen the pink Of
the cheeks one Of the details of
Evening star., 1922-03-06
Brides Will Be Brides
By Lucille Van Slyke.

Leland II we took M. Herve and the
others off her hands-we can have our
coffee in our apartment-we're all
rather in the way in here"
But it was Susan Sue, fifty-eight ami
grim, with her huge kitchen apron tied
hrmly around her expansive waist. who
really managed to get some semblance
of order back into the sadly disrupted
party. Wiping her hands vigorously,
she came out from the kitchen, fol-
lowed by the two Japanese boys bear
ing trays with the desserts and coffee.
"Begging your pardons," she an
no9nced grufiiy. "if you'll all sit down
till she's quieter like" she took the
unresisting Merriam from Cecily's arms.
She led her UP the stairs and, after she
had shut the door on the sobbing girl.
she calmly busted herself with hanging
the wraps belonging to the other woman
guests in a neat row along the bal
cony railing. Leila Graham's exquisite
ermine cape she dumped down casually,
James sturdy ulster she arranged with
meticulous care and she flung Mrs.
Leila's luxurious fur. She leaned
across all Of them to whisper:
''Will Prof. Shelton come up a min
ute?"
Shelly leaped up the stairs three AT
a time.
do you. whens thev get theirsrlv..s
talked out bit. get Mr.. Lindsay back
to the house. and stay the night win
him-l'n be sticking around here, bus
I'll try to slip over in the morning in
time to get your breakfasts. Maybe
by then Mrs. Lindsay will feel like
coming-but, whatever you do, don't let
that Leila woman get the two of you
over to her house-the slyboots; I
know her! She's this minute friendly
with Mrs. Lindsey, and the next she'll
be cooling over you two men-if ever
Mr.. Lindsay was to let himself be
dragged there this night, then Mrs.
Lindsay would never go back to
him. She gave the dazed young
bachelor a shove. go on down now;
you're educated, hain't ye? You can
act sensible without knowing every
thing, can't you?"
She shut the door gently and firmly
in his face. But in the brief instant
that she opened it young Shelton
caught a glimpse Of Merriam. a crum-
pied little heap of orchid chiffon and
, bronze curls.
Suddenly he, too. was illosically angry
at John.
(Another episode of this story I'm
tOmorrOw's Starr
Evening star., 1922-03-06
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY ELSIE ROBINSON.

I've learned to laugh at myself. and
it's like coming out on top Of a high
hill and suddenly getting q view
which didn't know existed!
OF course, always said laughed
at myself, and really thought I did.
But it was only q certain kind of
laughter. Frinstanoe, I was willing
to tell a good story on myself. but
I wanted to pick the story. It had to
be something picturesque or deco
rative that did me proud. wouldn't
willingly be presented in an unbe-
coming incident any more than in
an unbecomfng dress.
But every now and then some one
else did tho choosing. Or one Of my
friends would get an epidemic of
frankness and attempt to show me
the folly Of my ways by good-natured
raillery. At those times I would pre-
tend to be frightfully game about 1t
all. Oh. dear, yes! I would separate
my lower jaw from my upper lip, dis
closing all my teeth, filings, crowns
and bridgework, and emit sounds Of
mirth. Something like this
haw. haw. haw.
Note the sparkle and vivacity to that
line Of type7 Well, that was the way
Evening star., 1922-03-06
Prize Cup Custards.

Scald one quart of rich creamy milk.
Beat four egg yolks. add four table,
spoons of sugar and one-half tea
spoon of salt, and beat until thick
like cream. Beat four egg whites
until foamy. but not stiff. mix well
with the yolks and sugar and add the
scalded milk, stand the cups in a
shallow pan, stir the foam down and
fill the cups to overlooking, or nearly
so. Put hot water in the pan and
bake in a hot oven, watching them
carefully so that they will not scorch.
Put buttered paper over il needed.
test with a knife as soon as they
begin to puff up and if the blade
comes out clean, not milky, they are
done.