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The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15
SWAMP.ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as medicine tor
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder. :,
DR.. Kilmers Swamp-Root stands the
HIGHEST for the reason that it has proven
to be Just the remedy needed in thousands
upon Thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be-
cause it's mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most cases. 1t is gentle,
healing vegetable compound. o,
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes. medi-
UNI and large. -.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this Observation-Disclosures.
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15
Not Just What He Meant.

A quotation often causes a speaker
to stumble. An orator was once refer
ring to his wife, who happened to be
in the chair.
y II took her for better or worse" he
said. "She might have been better,
she could not have been worse" or
course, he meant to put it the other
way, but could not understand the roar
of laughter until the lady in the chair
said. II forgive him this time"
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15
Color vs. Contents.

A little girl of perhaps nine years
was sent to a branch library to get
book for her mother. Approaching
the librarians desk, she said::
my mother wants a book"
did she say what kind she want
ed?" asked the librarian, hoping to get
something to guide her in her choice.
"After a 1-oment's puzzled consider
alton, came the rejoinder:
"Sure, she said to get a red or a
green one"
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15
Fast Color.

Joseph Hug, the novelist, said at a
luncheon in Philadelphia:
I'D like to 90 to Havana again this
winter. There's very good bathing
there, all the year round.
II met the other day a young man
who had just got back from Havana
"'Did you sport with. the breakersF
I said to him. =.
81 should think so,' said he. "A
couple of beautiful Spanish dancing
girls from Malaga. They broke me in
about three days."
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15
LADIES Can Wear SHOES

One size smaller and walk in comfort by
using ALIENS FOOT=EASE, the antisep-
tic powder for the feet. Shaken into tho
shoes and sprinkled in the foot-bath, Allen.
Foot=Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy: gives instant relief to ccorns, bunions
and cailouses, prevents Blisters, Callous and
Sore Spots-Advertisemen
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15
That Being the Case

That Being the Case
Private Rookie arrived in the bar-
racks just in time to prevent his budcy
from committing suicide with his rife.
'Holy smoke, old man." he ejacu-
lated, snatching away the weapon.
"You don't want to do that. What's
the matter?"
Life won't be worth living now"
replied his buddy despairingly. II just
sold my dog to the major"
"Shucks, old scout! You can always
buy new dog,
"That amt it. You see, just after I
sold it, I found out the blamed thing
belonged to the colonel"
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15

A sincere man may step down on the
wrong side of the fence, but he can
not straddle it.
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15
Good Chow.

"What's & chow dog, Bil"
Eyer got me-a hot dog, s'pose."-
Boston Transcript.
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15
Accommodating.

Accommodating.
"Could you give poor idler bite2"
asked the dirty tramp.
Il don't bite myself" ANSWERED. the
old lady Of the house, "but I'll call the
dog."-Pearson's Weekly.
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15
Ereshen a Heavy Skin

With the antiseptic, fascinating Cuti-
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented, economical face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume.
Renders other perfumes superfuous.
One of the Cuticura Toilet Trio (Soap,
Ointment, Talcum) Advertisement
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15

We know best what is best for US to
do, but the trouble is to persuade our
selves to do it.
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15

If the doctor laughs at your pain.
YOU can almost smile yourself.
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15

Don't think that the girl who counts
on her fingers overlooks an engage
ment ring. =.
The Tomahawk., 1922-06-15
Exclaimed at Last.

' Explained at Last.
Teacher-"Why did Joshua COM
mand the sur to stand still?" Tommy
II guess it didn't agree with his
watch" -. y: -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
ASK GERMANY TO FORBID
PRE-LENT CARN|VALs
Complainants Asscr, There Is
Too Much Frivolily for
Nations Good.
TBy Associated press.1

BERLIN, Jan. THE German gov
"rnm"nt has been asked to forbid tho
annual pre-Lent carnivals which for
four days are held in virtually every
south German and Rhineland city.
Complaint Is made that the carni-
val season Is too frivolous and i'm
poverishes the population. which cam
not refrain from participating"
During these carnivais the whole
population OF country and city ma.
radc the streets. dance. throw con
fetti. blow whistles and feast. IL is
necessary to purchase tickets for the
restaurants In advance. and all stores
are closed for the four days.
1T is impossible to keen aloot
from the mcrriment OF these carni
vals." said resident of Cologne
whore the merriest OF the merry car
nivals once was held The people
dress up Enthusiastically and celebrate
with utter disregard for strangers.
gloomy countenance il the cue for
bombardment of confetti. OF rib
boncd paper. until it's owner laughs
ana joins the frolickcrs."
The complainants declare this IL
no time for frivoiity in Germany
and that ii would waste money which
vii! be sorely needed
a number OF municipalities forbade
the carnivala on their own accounts
last year, but preparations for score.
OF celebrations this year prompted
tho appeal direct TO the central gov
ernmcEt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
GRADE CROSSINGS To BE
ELIMINATED ON HIGHWAYS
Federal Aid Road System
Will Avoid All Danger
GUS Points.
RAILn DADS FAvon MOVE
VIII Conhtruct. Wherever Possible, In
Future Either BrldRex or Under
paascs Whereby Roadway aud RaiI-
way IRtersect.

WASHINGTON. d. C.. Jan. THE
grade crossing must go and they will
be eliminated wherever possible on
the roads Of the Federal Aid High
way System, which will tie built as
result of the passage Of the Fed
erai highway act. When the roads
which form the primary or interstate
system are constructed, no rrade
crossing will be allowed to remain
that II Is ut all practicable To avoid
Every effort will bic made 10 make Tho
roads Of the secondary system equally
safe but In this case il is recognized
mat elimination may not he prac-
ticabic In all cases at this time.
IN making this announcement the
bureau OF public roads, United states
Department OF Agriculture. under
whose supervision the fund IL allotted
and construction is undertaken. IN
putting into effect Il policy which II
has long advocated in principle. and
whose adoption il has urged with in
creasinS effectiveness upon Stute
highway officials for GONE time past.
Tho policy Is meeting with hearty
o-opefation on tho part of the states.
and the American Association of
state Highway OFFICIALS by resolution
has pledged It's best efforts to CO.
operate 10 eliminate grade crossings
on new construction.
Railroads Favor Move.
In addition. the policy nnds favor
among the railroads. some Of tho
leading carriers already having lent
cheerful aid in avoiding the construc-
ton Of more grade crossings.
Instead OF grade crossings there
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
WOMEN OF FAR EAST
ANXIOUS FOR EDUCATION
Crowd New Schools in Their
Desire to Better
Condition.
COME IN EAGER GnoUp
Seven Recently FcstnbiIshed Colleges
In Chfnn. Japan and Indin Are
0uickiy Filled to Capacity ny Am
bilious Girls.
tBy Associated Press.l

CHICAGO, Jan. IA desire for
woman's higher education is sweep-
Ing over tho Orient; the girls of In.
Ola. China and Japan are asking for
better preparation for life, accord
ing To Mrs. Murray Frame, OF Yench-
Ing College. Peking. who has just
completed II tour OF the United
states In the interest Of better edu-
cation for woman in the Orient.
Within the last few years. seven
colleges for women have made their
beginning In the Far East, according
To Mrs. Frame. Five OF them arc
arts colleges. and two medical, she
states.
They are located az follows: Two
In India. at Lucknow. in the North.
and At Madras In the south: two in
China, ono I'm the Northern capital,
Picking. the other In the old south
ern capital. Marking: one In Tokyo.
the capital OF Japan. The two mcdi-
cal schools are In Vellore, India. and
Picking, China.
Last winter. when North China
war In the stranglc-hold of that ter
rible famine" Mrs. Frame states,
students of Yenching Peking) Col
leRc, gave Macterlinck's The Blue
bird in Chinese. through which they
raised $1,000 for the sufferers Then
small group were excused temper
ariIy from college and went out into
the nearest famine region To inves-
tigatc. They found such numbers Of
poor little girls. either deserted TO
die. or about To be sold by their des-
peratc parents into a-Iife of shame.
that they begged the use OF two
BUDDHIST temples 10 serve az ha-
ven. There they cured for over 200
famine victims through the long
winter months, other girls In tho col
icSc securing money and clothing, and
coming In relays for two weeks at a
time TO help in the work. Among
other ways Of raising money. the EirIs
gave Merchant OF Venice In Chi
ncse.
Girls Come I'm Eager Groups.
Are the girls ready for these op-
portunitics? Every year they como
IN eager groups, many 81 them Now
eral days journey. to enter this land
of their dreams. But every year must
be turned sadly away for lack Of
room. year ago. lis applicants
came for admission TO the Medical Col
lcSc at Nellore. Only twenty eight
coultA be received. One hundred and
hfty wouid-be medical workers for
the suffering womanhood OF India
were turnd away for lack OF ROOM
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
WIS OF INTEREST TO AUTO DEALERS AND BUYERS

General Percin was military gov
erhor or the fortress OF Lille just
after the outbreak of the war. lie
evacuated the fortress on orders re-
ceivcd from the government when
the Germans approached the frontier
ana was. for n long time. supposed
cy fhe general public to, have evac-
uated the place OF his own volition.
lively controversy between his
friends and adversarics has been go
ing on ever since as to whether he
was badly treated by the general
stan iiS has severely criticized the
conduct OF the war In the field by
the French staff.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE
| SHOW OPENS IN GOTHAM
Ten New Makes Of Cars on
Exhibition in Grand
Central Palace.
SALES PROSPECTS ARE bright
improvements In 1922 Models de-
signed to increase the Comfort OF
the Passenger. Build Close to the
ROad.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE National
Automobile Show which opened at
the Grand Central Palace here this
| afternoon presented the greatest va
riety or American machines ever
shown including the new makes.
Tho manufacturers representatives
In New York are calmly sanguinc
OF n steady revival of trade. The
time when automobile statesmen were
merely order takers and when pur-
ohascrs were asked to take their turn
on manufacturers waiting lists.
passed more than n year ago. At
last years show all manufacturers
were frankly hustiing for business.
In the 1922 exhibition the automo-
! bio men expect considerable re-
placement trede-that is the purchase
OF now cars by owners who in 1921
decided for various reasons To make
tho old one do" for another yenr.
Reports of the Christmas sales SUP
port the expectation that many vet
aran passenger machines which have
bocn I'm service for two years Will
now bo placed in the used" market
and succeeded by new models
The new American machines to he
seen ut tho Grand Central show and
Platter in Chicago are the Ambassador.
Bournonrilic. Durant. Earl. Good
speed. Iiandley KniEk-, Kelsey.
Leach Bfitweli. Rickenhackcr and
Wills saint Claire. Two new foreign
makes viii be the Itaiin and tn.
Ynuxhall.
One or the mos. interesting fea-
lures of tho exhibit to the purchaser.
especially the one who has bought
continuously for a number OF years
In the comparison OF thIR scaKon's
prices with thosc OF q year ago and
TWO years ago, respectively. Almost
every typo OF machine on exhibition
is now selling for considerably less
Than tho wartime uricc. tho rcduc-
tions In some cnEcs amountin. to
hundreds OF dollars.
The magnitude OF tho Industry is
again brought TO mind by the manu-
facturers in their citation Of gov-
ernment trade ngurcs showing tba,
IN the fiscal year ending last June
10. tho automotivc and accessory
trades paid the government sll5.5ig.-
ouo IN sales taxes cmtwyp
900 IN sales taxes. This Indicates n
total trade OF &2.ito.l25.oCO Pas
SenEer cars paid the largest share
or the sales taxes. {st.3ss.O00. And
me payments indicated that the
trade wan we'll distributed over IN.
country.
mo improvements In the 1872,
noheis were designed FIRST with "A
view To increasing the comfor, M
me passenger. Thus enclosed models
VIII predominant. Manufucturcr.
also nave attempted To. arrange the
uesi ms so AS 10 give more leg room.
rulings are neatcr than ever befor.
anu windows are larger. AS to dur
apiii'y. the manufacturers have 4, :
creased the strength o! their produc,
ny building closer TO the road" hny.
hS seen II demonstrated that n low.
nUnE machine suffers less from vi.
longer. w
hanscs also have been made I'm
several of the motors To permi, c,.ior
access IN obscure parts
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08

privilege on the ground that monk.
never paid. On being refused be-
cause. so they were told. there was
no room for them. the monks tore
down the fencing and turned out the
audience.
The police were summoned and
temporary quiet was restored, but the
dissatisfied monks AMI their sympa-
thizers rapidly increased to n crowd
or 5000. The arrival of forty Gurk-
mas TO keep order was the signal for
fresh outbreak. and for three hour,
there were continuous free fights on
The slopes Of the pagoda. Eventual
Is the rioters were dispersed after
one Burman had been killed and
eleven injured. Two of the Gurkhas
were also Injured
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
$4,000 FRENCH KILLED
. BY THEIR OWN ARTILLERY
200 Battles Are Described in
Book Entitled Gen
eral Percin."
[By Associated Press. /

PARIS. Jan. General Percin, In
book describing more than 200
battles in France and Belgium during
the late war. concludes from data
collected by him that $4,000 French
soldiers were killed by their own mr.
tillery through defective liaison.
The losses, he says. were higher
by SO per cent In the French army
than In the German army. The losses
of the French infantry, he fnds. were
comparatively four times greater
than the losses of the artillery. He
i'xes the French losses from tho
anemy's fire at 100000 killed and
wounded.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08

VIII De constructed, wherever nossi-
bic. in tho future either a bridyo ~
an underpass where roadway and
railway intersect. Important roads.
"hicn now cross and rccross railroad
lines at grades hereafter will he Ia.
Gated entirely on one side of the
railroad. even though to do so NAV
increase the cost of construction.
Sta'es officials. realizing the need OF
eliminating grade crossings. have
stated their desire to cooperate with
the department in carrying ont this
plan.
i" Bear 0ne-IInIf CHARGES.
Where crossings are unavoidable.
or where local interests Justify con,
struction Of highways to cross raih
ROAD lines. the road viii be so located
as TO pass over the track or under
IL. In most instances of this sort
inc railroads bear onc-half of III.
coHt OF building the bridge or under
pass.
The prime object OF the DEPART
'"'H' p"i'"E to eliminate grade
crossings on Fedcral-aid roads liz the
suHihG OF human lives. This policy
prohhply Will involve increased cS
pcnse OF construction in tho casc ~
some roads, but il is believed tbi,
is justified by the saving of Iifa
During the three years ending with
1870. according to the best records
ava inbie To the department. 3.s3s
ives were lost at grade crossings in
the United states. and 1864 persons
were injured
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
Use High-Power Motors
for Pulling Big Trains
(By A.sociateo press.1

PARIS, Jan. 7.-Experiments
with internal combustion motors
as traction power for branch
railroad lines In France have been
30 successful that they are to be
continued on larger scale.
Ordinary automobile motors Of
forty TO sixty horse power hauled
rural trains at an average speed
or sixteen miles an hour. With
higher power motors better adapt
ed to traction by rail II is thought
suficient speed for all needs OF
local and branch lines will be ar
fected.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
German Lnhor poorcs, pnrd.

BIRMINGHAM. Eng. Jan. An
ounce OF gold purchases l1.a2 hours
OF labor in the United States: SOILS
hours In Britain: $3.50 hours In ia
pan: 1881 hours in France, and
2oi.b6 hours In Germany. said C. ].
Harmon. member OF Parliament for
the Moselcy Division OF Birmingham
quoting statistics in the course OF an
address TO the members of the M
tionai Union OF Manufacturers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
seize ncegar worth $4,000.

MADRID. Jan. 7.-Eliseo Pic Ro.
driguez, when he was rounded up IN a
police raid on the begging pests of
Madrid the other day. proved him to
be n capitalist with $4,000 to his
name In provincial bank. while he
also possesses farm with thirty
cows. This fortune is the result of
many years OF mcndicancy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
ADMIT 200 MONKS TO
PERFORMANCE FREE
$50 others Tear Down Fencing
Around Thcatcr When re-
fused .AtinIittnucc

RANGOON. Jan. Tin the course
of BUDDHIST festival on the slopes
OF the Shwe-Dagon Pagoda. 200
monks were admitted 10 n theatrical!
performance free of charge. where
upon another $50 demanded the same
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-03

For United States Senator

following Republican Democratic rot
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-03
JUNK|NS DENIES
MEETING REPORT
HMonongaheIa Association Not
Invited to Attend Big
zss cleveland Session s

c. d. Junkins, secretary of the
Monongahela Coal Association.
with headquarters at Mo-ganto'w'n,
today denied published reports to
the effect that the association would
be represented at the proposed
four-state conference called by John
L. Lewis for Cleveland next Mon
day.
Mr.. Junkins said: 'tThe associa-
ton is representative of the great
majority of coal tonnage produced
in the West Virginia-Monongah
district. No invitation had been
extended to the officers of the as
sociation to attend the meeting,
he added
This statement was authorized at
the offices of Northern West Vir-
ginia Coal Operators Association
this afternoon.
Not to Participate
George S. Bracket, secretary of
the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators Association, again today
emphatically denied that the as
sociationS would be represented at
the Cleveland conference next
Monday called by John L. Lewis of
the United Mine Workers of
America ''If any Northern West,
Virginia coal companies are going
to enter the conference" he said
"they are individual concerns and
the action is not being taken
through this association.
A. Lisle White, president of the
Northern West Virginia Coal Oper-
ators Association, who resides IN
! Clarksburg. was here today with
Secretary Brackett.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-03
FIGHTING CASES
FEATURE court
Tom Deyeny Enters Plea of
Guilty Through Attor-
ney and Is Fined.

Today was Celebrity Day in
police court. Attorney Brooks Dew
eny appeared before Mayor VIII
liam w. Conaway at 9 o'clock this
morning in behalf. .of Thomas, Dew
eny, his father. and entered a plea
of ..Guilty'' on a charge of assault
and battery on Benjamin Williams,
Mr.. Williams did not appear
though it was minated that ne
had been summoned.
John Coffey, corner OF jackson
and Madison streets, called up the
mayor this. morning and said he
guessed he would forfeit the S25
he had up for his isgappearanceL on
a disorderly conduct charge The
s25 was promptly declared forfeit
ed. The story In Mr. Coffey's
case was related to the mayor by
Patrolman J. d. Porter as follows
1T was about $3.50 in the morn
ing following Election Day.
heard souhds of piano playing.
There were lights in John Coffey''
house from which the sounds
seemed to come. The noise was
loud and I was afraid it would dis
sturb other persons in the vicinity
..I called up Night CHIEF Luke
Shroyer. and Patrol Tom Jones
and we went up to the COREY
,house$where the piano was play
inES The fellows there-there were
eiShtsor nine Of f5them-said they
wouldn't let us come in without
:. warran After some argument
CONTINUED on Page sFour1
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-03
EXAMINER. .LAUDS
FA|RMONT BANKS
.Martinsburg Man Makes Prin-
cipaIs Ad dress at Meeting
of eRo fariafis I Uday

James D. Hecker. passenger
agent for the Baltimore & Ohio. who
was a Rotarian during his former
Sresid ence in Fairmont and who re-
signed when he went south to live,
was recently reelected to member
ship in, the local club and attended
today's, meeting at the Y. NJ. G. A..
Mr.. Hecker was warmly welcomed
by the club.
Rotarian D. r. Wood of the Mar
tinsburg club was visitor and en-
tertained the organization with
brief talk about in ncidents and OBJ
servations resulting from his voca-
tion as d government bank exam
iner His paperswas headed Except
ions From the Standpoint of a
Banker" and was highly commend
able to Fairmont bankers. The .'ex-
ceptions" applied to banks and
bank employees Mr.. Wood had met
in other points Of his territory.
The sense of Mr.. Woods remarks
was that the affability, courtesy,
conversatism and thoroughness of
the business methods of Fairmont
bakers bespeak the stability and
safety Of their Institutions. He
stated that Fairmonters can feel
we'll assured that the city's banks
are safe places in which to deposit
their funds.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-03
HOLLAND WILL BE 83
YEARS YOUNG SUNDAY

John A. Holland of Uffington,
who will celebrate his eighty-third
birthday Sunday, was visitor in
the city yesterday.
Recommended on'things In gen
eral and said that in his opinion
Fairmont was looking up. That
was only the opinion of a young
fellow, though, he added, SAYING
that some of the old men might
Holland will be at home SUNDAY
afternoon and has asked a number
of Fairmonters to go.
Z Among those who will accept
the invitation are DR.. Charles Hol-
land of Locust avenue, Porter
Holland of Walnut avenue, Mrs.
C. e. Harden and John Holland Of
East Side, and T. a. Barnes, coun-
ty superintendent OF schools.