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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21
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Z p. mNews, United States
setni;weekly public health bulletin.
7:30 ps m. X "A Christmas pro.
grim, Including Yuletide stories,
and q specially arranged musical
for the little tots. This program
has been arranged through the
courtesy Of the Rosenbaum Co. Of
Pittsburgh.
SOP. Concert by the pupils
OF Joseph a! Moore, assisted by n.
j. Boxel. violin, and w. bod, saxo.
Program Tomorrow
6:15 p ~. Special dinner con-
cert by KDKA Little Symphony
orchestta, Victor saudek, direc.
tor.
7:15 II: m. News. Tri.weeisiy
letter from Farm and Home 1 Ra.
port ON world trade conditions,
prepaTed by the trade and indus
trial bureau ofthe Pittsburgh
Chamher Of Commerce.
1880 70 $3.50 p. m.-aSanta
Claus wfllibe in his workshop and
VIII have some OF his assistants
there tooato answer telephone
calls from the kiddies
$3.50 p. me- literary Mo.
inentss by Mariory Stewart. with
a program of Christmas stories IN.
cludipg The Gift Of the Magi" by
oiHenry. and .The First Chrint
mas Tree BY Terry Van Dyke.
Weekly talk on etiquette BY
Mrs. Chester L! Story The subies.
this week u 4 Conversation"
. .. m.Concert by Helen
clougiis soprano; Geo. w. Best,
bass: and r r. Baker yiolinfst,
rom the KDKASL Little Symphony
Orchestra.
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XMAS pRoeRAM eLANNEpI

Hollles Vail will direct the Christ
mas program to be given by the
Pharoah's Run School and tie
church members tomorrow even.
ing at 7:s01o'cloclk. The program
will consist OF a song 1.-The choir
Ellis Star Y, prayer; duet .spng
of the Christmas Bells,r an acros.
tic Interpretation Of Merry Chris
mas; song by quartet; ,hg by
choir; 1.-THE Christmas Cupboard
by eleven children; duet, .Song Of
Ioy''; song by school; song 81
quartet; recitation by Corn Rid
"The BRIDES Message,tsN trt6..
"Luther's Cradle Hymn, recltas
ton by George Tenant Santa
and the Mouse: pantomine,
Silent Night; 1.-THE Christmas
STAR a pantomine; play. Christ
mas Eve Curiosity; song &by
quartet; play, Pooling Santal
song by choir; deliyerance OF
presents by Santa Claus: closing
address. Miss Sylvia Straight viii
serve as pianiEt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21

month. Sick benefits are So q week
Tor twenty-si1 weeks, and death
\ benefit ranging with the size OF the
Organization, i death assessment
of so cents q member being made
More than 400 have signed up IN
the new organiazti oh now; and Il IS
thought that by early next month
there may be between 500 and 600,
members. 4 <
Butcher sLesds-Two hundred
and sixty.etght dollars and seven
cents worths % Tuberculosis Chris
tmag seals were cold By the school
children Of the city last week, 40.
cording to an announcement made
today by Mrs. Bert s; leopold,
chairman OF the seal sale IN the
schools. OF this amount $40 was
sold In the Butcher School. s53.1;
In the Fleming, $50 So In the
White, $31. 80 in the Miller, $27,3s
in st. Peters Parochial School,
~. IS in the Fairmont High
School, SIS. IS In the Dunbar (cot
ored) and SIS In the Barns School.
Winter soiastlee Here-Today
and tomorrow are the shortest
days In the year. OF course, you
couldn't convice a small child who
awaits visit from Santa Claus
M Juch is the case. There are
Just as many hours In the regula.
ton day OF twenty four hours but
the daylight and dark periods are
SO divided that night holds the
biggest edge It gets on daylight
during the year. From now on the
daylight periods will grow longer
until ON March 81, the days and
nights will be equal and on June 81
daylight will have its biggest edgsI
on night.
Constable Qualities e. w.
Athey OF Grant Town has qualified
to serve as constable In Paw
District. Athey was appointed By
the County Court to serve out the
unexpired term Of Constable w.
H. Skinner, who was killed while
attempting to make an arrest sew.
eral weeks ago. His bond was
placed at $500:
+ Club Elects ottieers-Group No
8 Of the Billy Sunday Business
Mems Club held a business session
at the Young Mems Christian AS,
sociation Building llast night. San.
ford Paul was elected traffic man.
ager and e. G. Musgrove was
elected secretary. 1t was also de-
cided to hold a business meeting.
OF the club at a o'clock on the sec
ond Monday Of each month.
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chiearIei Grain.

{ CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Wheat turn.
ed downward in price today dur.
ing the early dealings after a, little
show OF strength atlthe start. Con.
tinuatton sof yesterdays selling on
the part Of holders acted as the
principal bearish influence. Initial
upturns were ascribed to firmness
Of Liverpool quotations, despite
setbacks In price to 3:Sc advance,
with May $1,24t1.8,to $1.24 IA and
July $1.13 rs to Sill, was follow.
ed, by slight gains, and then by. d
setback all around to below yester.
days finish. y.
Liberal receipts Of corn here
tended to pull down prices OF corn
and oats, After opening 10 10
$50 higher; May 72 10 TO 73 IS,
the corn market underwent q mn.
terial sag.
Oats started IA on to a alike I'D.
vance, May rs rs to &c, and later
showed loss for all deliveries.
Provisions lacked support,
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WV. q no pIAY NAVY.

ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 21-The
Naval Academy viii meet the.
West, Virginia University baseball
team here on May S. ceordingi to
.thes. schedule announced today.
Washington and Lee wi>l be met
here May g.. a
The NAVY, la cross team will.
meet the University Of Maryland
team here May IA. N
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21
HOLD EXECUTIVE sEssIoN.I

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-Deter:
mined to obtain confirmation be:
fore the Christmas recess OF the
OF Pierce Butler, ST
Paul attorney, to be an associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court, Re.
publican leaders moved an execu-.
tive session Of the Senate today.
within two hours after that body.
u
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liberty Bonds

NEW YORK, Dec. 21-Liberty
bonds at p. M: 8 LES 100. 60s
second As. 9s.06; first 4 1-4's
,eS. 90; second 4 las 9S.24: third
4 las 1884; fourth 4 1.As
1854; Victory 4 S-4's uncalled,
'100.36.
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y PITTseURGH, Dec. d. -H6Es
receipts, $500 lower: hetvies,
{. 556S so; heavy workers., light
workers. and pigs s. GOO 10.
Sheep and lambs, receipts, 300:
steady, sheep $50. Lambs 1875.
Calves. receipts 100; steady, ton
IL 90, tst
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21
A Mercy CHRISTMAS

A l1APPY NEW YEAR
Take all the letters In the Christ.
mas greeting shown above, and re.
cast them to form a new sentence
which tells the thought Of the mes.
sage. w
6 d o q Q h b / m m
n q p PR 4 II SIS tSw wy
The aboyeSs1 letters make up the
greeting. n
Yesterday q answer: 1.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21

Special Term saturday.-Judge
b N. showalter OF the Marion
County Criminal Court announced
tnday that q special session Of the
court viii be held Saturday. Rou.
tiite matters VIII be taken up at
ne special session Saturday. Tile
session VIII last only one day as
the regular session will convene
early IN January.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21

In England, more than s2ss,ooo
women have received pensions from
the British government because OF
husbands killed In the World Wal.
Seventy.four thousand have renlat.
ried. 5l3e
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sions there are hut 100 mines out
of $40 at work today. There are
elghty.six working on the Monon-
gah Division, seventeen on the Mo.
nongahela and six on the Charles.
ton Division.
Divisional Placements
Car supply data on the various
divisions today follow:
B. CO.
Railroads Cars on Placed Empties
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wAITER wAlpLEY' ARREsrEp

WAETEHl WAIpLEY ARREST,Ep,
While county officers were max.
Ing a raid at Grant Town yester.
day afternoon they arrested Walter
tWMdley on a charge OF being IN:
toxicated. He was brought to this
city and locked In the county 5Sil,
EWaidieys will be given a trial before
Magistrate n. r, 1fusgrove ina day
or,twe. I.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21

No Clinic g Owing to the
ciiristmas holidays the tubercu-
lcsis clinic which Is held in the
If;titmont State Hospital every
Saturday morning, by the Public
Health Nursing Service OF the 10.
cal chapter OF the American Red
Cross viii be discontinued this
week
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21

Show Film Tonieht.-christy
Mathewson In "Matty Comes
Back viii be shown at 6 and s
o'clock tonight in the jackson
Theater In Riyesville, and at least
Is per cent of the admission fee
VIII be given to the tuberculosis
penny Christmas seal sale. Talks
in che interest OF the sale will be
made by the Rev. G.. F. Thomas,
pastor DC the Methodist Episcopal
Church Of Riyesyille, and P. M.
RIDER principal of the Dakota
Mines School.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21

With the Miners.
Up untilR2 o'clock this after
noon no news OF the result OF the
recent miners election was re-
ceived at the local office Of the
United Mine Workers OF America.
Frank McCleary, district board
member, is busy in the Office to-
day.
James McCleary, district or
ganizer, conferred with e. S..
Mccullough, labor commissioner
Of the Northern West Virginia
Goal Operators Association, to-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21

West Virginia
w a r m er and
cloudy tonight and
Friday.
creed solyard, oh
Temperature at
9 q, m. today, 21l
Weather. yester.
day, clear; TEN.
perature, maxi.
mum 45; mini.
mum; IS; precipi.
tation, none. =
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21

directors MISCELLANEOUS Of the
board Of directors OF the SNIononga-
hela Employees Beneficial Associa.
ton, an organizati onI OF o local trac.
don company, held "a NEE sting yes.
lorday at which time the final de.
laiIs for putting into eject the pro:
gram Of the new associa alton on Jan.
nary ! were worked out: Any en-.
lnvc OF The. parent company IS eligt.
llo 10 memborahtp, With dues 81 2
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21

AZ Cook Hospital. -, Walter
Feather OF Reeves avenue'under.
went anajor operation today at
Cook Hospital Percy. Yost Of
Fairsfew underwent a mastoid
operation, as did also Pauline
Cunningham Of Cochran street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-21

AT state Hospltai-yince Mate.
sowlch Or Gypsy lisa patient at
Fairmont State Hospital. Nick
DENIM Of Shinnstoni is In the hos
pltai with q fractured leg, and
Christmas WateIo Of Riyesville Is
a patient at the hospital suffering
from INJURIES sustained In the
mine at Riyegyille. n, 2
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IChlcano Pfoduol

CHICAGO! Dec, ai.-siittes low.
As. eEseRasg aELsaa 81. gt..naasdsI
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CAR SHORTAGE IN
REGION BECOMES
ACUTE FOR MINES

loontinas.l from PIC onel.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-31
"Just Tony"

"Just Tony" which IS from the
story. "Alcatraz." the widely read
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-31

vel the pinta. behind. The Santa
Maria ran aground off Cape Haitian
on Christmas Eve, and was lost. The
weather being fortunately calm. she
was uuloaded. with the help of
friendly natives. even the masts being
unstepped and carried ashore.
Columbus was monk. and ex-
tremely devout. A hobby of his was
the project ever in the minds of
pious Christians in those days, to re-
cover possession Of Jerusalem and the
Holy Sepulcher for the Church. King
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella prom
1sed him that, if he could get enough
wealth for the purpose from across
the seas. they would organize and set
on foot an expedition to take away
Palestine from the wicked Saraceus,
whom today we call the Turks.
Thus it viii be seen that the enter
prise fin which Columbus engaged
was not so much geographical as
speculative Isabella is said to have
pawned her jewels to get the requi-
site money for the gamble. And re-
Gently an ingenious antiquarian has
fgured out the cost of the first voy-
age at $3.50. OF this sum $500 was
the salary of Columbus; the two cap
.tains in command Of the caravels
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foundland; and, continuing on. he
came to a land OF gentle hills and
forests" which. judging from the
preserved) was probably the New
England shore somewhere between
Boston Harbor and Nara gansett Bay
There he and his companions found
a delightful summer climate, with
plenty of fish and wild fruits; even
wild grapes, quantities OF them, on
which account Lief named the coun-
try Vineiand. They built huts and
stayed through the winter
In the following spring they re-
turned to Greenland, to find old Eric
the Red dead. Lief took his place as
owner of the patriarchal estate and
master Of its people But his younger
brother Thorwald bought his ship,
and. with thirty men, sailed for Vine
land. There they spent two winters
occupying the huts which Lief has
built. Thorwald was killed by natives
whom he had cruelty abused.
There was still another brother,
Thorstein. who later voyaged to Vine
land with twenty five companions and
his young wife Gudrida. a beautiful
blonde. This time the luck was bad,
and the ship was driven upon desc
late shore far up Baffin's Bay. There
the little company was obliged to
spend the winter, and underwent
much suffering, a contagious disease
wiping out Thorstein and most of his
comrades. The survivors managed to
get back to Greenland, among them
being Gudrida.
Thus the fair Gudrida was left a
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widow. But not for long. rich
young Viking chieftain from Norway
arrived in Greenland and asked her
brother-in-l Lief for her hand in
marriage; and so these two were wed
Not long afterward the young chief
tain, whose name was Thorfinn. sailed
for Vineland with his wife and five
other young women, together with
about ] 50 men. in several of the huge
open boats which were the typical
Viking ships of that period. They es-
tablished a colony in Rhode Island.
Morse Colonies In America
In subsequent years several Morse
colonies were planted in Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island, and it is be-
lieved that explorations were extended
as far south as Virginia But tho
little settlements were abandoned be-
fore very long. A few memorials OF
them remain even to the present
day-most notably a round stone
tower at Newport, erected upon seven
columns which have foundations of
spherical wrought stones. What the
tower was meant for nobody knows;
but as curiosity of antiquity it is
most interesting.
It is alleged that when the Indians
first saw Columbus they said, 1--WE
are discovered at 1ast." AS matter
Of fact, America was undoubtedly dis
covered several thousand years before
Lief Ericsson landed. The continent
owed its original discovery not to Eu-
ropeans but to Asiatics.
1t is believed that the remote an
caSforS ~ orr r77odern Indians ~ ~, a
from Asia by way OF the Aleutian
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Nina and Pinta received $3.50 each
and the wages OF the sailors amount
ed to 1925 apiece.
Columbus. from the time OF his first
arrival in America, was looking for
gold all the time. Frequent notes in
his diary show that he was. a we
would say today. out for the stuff =
It was needed. and in quantity to
justify the speculation in which he
was engaged. Many of the tribal
chiefs wore golden ornaments. and
the natives were commonly willing to
exchange sold for glass beads and
other articles of trifing value Co
lumbus. although so pious. had the
ruthlessn ess of the Spaniard. and let
tiers he wrote to King Ferdinand were
full of suggestions as to how the
could be enslaved and exploited on a
wholesale scale.
Lief Ericsson's Expedition
We now know that America had
been discovered nearly five centuries
before Columbus made his first voy-
age The Norsemen. most intrepid of
navigators, found the New World, and
even planted small colonies in New
England
There was at that period a Viking
Chieftain Of note called Eric the Red.
because he had a red beard lie
dwelt in southern Greenland His cid
est son, Lief. voyaging to the south
west in the spring of 1901, reached
Labrador where he landed and ex-
plored the coast. Thence, he sailed
southwark to Fiat and woode
land" which was presumably New
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Islands. which form a chain that ex-
tends almost all the way across from
eastern Siberia to the Alaskan PENN
sula.
Migration Route From Asia.
Land travel under primitive condi-
tions is difficult and arduous. Water
travel is comparatively easy. The
migrants who came from Asia to
America Journeyed in boats. The
warm current of the Pacific. which
flows northward along the coast OF
Asia and tempers the climate OF
southern Alaska and the northwest
coast Of America, agreeably modified
the severity OF the boreal ATTITUDES
through which they passed. One MAJ
thus easily imagine a stream of boats
flowing century after century along
that route to people the New World.
Some Of the racial types OF eastern
Asia today strongly resemble our In
dams. There are physical similarities
which suggest blood relationship. At
the time when Columbus landed. the
Indians had every form of boat
known to Asia except the outrigger
canoe. Boats in which the modern
Malays paddle about are exactly like
those of the Haidas OF British Column
bia. Polynesian wood-carvings, Jap
anese art works. and totem devices OF
our northwest coast bear striking re-
semblances. Ancient armor of the
Japanese IS the same in design as
that of the northwest coast Indians.
II it be asked who really did dis
cover America, the answer must be
that nobody knows. Nobody can say
when 1t was first discovered. The
whole question is wrapped in mystery
and constitutes a problem that will
never be satisfactorily solved
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Columbus Gets the Credit, But There Are Other
Claimants : Suspicion That Vespucci Was
aFakir- Lief Ericsson Was Far Ahead
of Both and Even He Found Plenty
of People On This Continent

monty OF an incredible sort Fiction
was swallowed with such avidity that
it was a temptation to clnbroider the
truth. or even 10 make up yarns out
OF whole cloth
In Nespucci's book the modern stu
dent finds internal evidence strongly
suggestive of the idea that he never
saw America-that. in a word. the
entire story Of his visits 10 the new
continent and travels therein il pure
invention, based upon the discovery
Of Columbus If that be really a fact.
the giving of his name to the New
World has a decided flavor OF the
humorous.
on the other hand. Vespucci GER
tainly did declare America to be an
entirely new and previously undiscov-
cred continent. whereas Columbus III
to the time OF his death believed that
the land he had found on the other
side of the Atlantic Ocean was part
OF India. 1t may be remembered that
when he reached Cuba he sent an
expedition inland to make treaty
with the Great Khan of Tartary. He
called the natives Indians.
The great river in the ocean which
we call the Gulf Stream passes
through the Florida Straits and
thence northward along our Atlantic
coast. thus in a sense giving a start
to a current which sweeps all around
the North Atlantic Ocean and south
ward along the shores OF Europe.
This current drifted Columbus far to
the south on his first voyage to
America. so that, starting from Palos.
August 3, 1892, he first saw land in
October. in the latitude Of the Ba-
hamas In fact, his first landing was
made upon a small island Of that
group. which he called san Salvador.
but. which is known today as Wat
ling's Island
Columbus a Gold Hunter
Thence he reached Cuba. whence
he soon departed for Haiti with his
flagship the Santa Maria and the
caravel Nina. leaving the other cara
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w Al
EAM Columbus got most of the
Wv glory; but during his lifetime
II did him little good, and he was
even thrown into prison on false
charges connected with his maritime
enterprises. Amerigo Nespucci. whose
name was bestowed upon the New
World by more or less irresponsible
geographers. is now suspected to
have been a humbug Lief Ericsson.
the Norseman. was centuries ahead of
both OF them.
The case of Amerigo Nespucci IS
rather peculiar. He was Florentine
navigator, and is alleged to have
reached the east coast of South
America in 1499-eight years after
Columbus discovery. In fact. &C
the new continent on four different
occasions.
vespucci was unquesfionably
first-class liar. But he knew the
value of publicity. He published two
books. giving an account of his dis
coveries, entitled -Four Voyages" and
THE New World" and he made no
mention whatever Of Columbus.
The stories he tells in these books
(Which are still extant) would have
done credit to Munchausen. Accord
ing to his account. South America
was inhabited by cannibals who sub
sisted wholly upon human flesh One
man he met had eaten 800 of his fell
low beings. In one town he saw
sailed human flesh hung in shops. for
sale. A journey that he made through
the strange land occupied sixty-four
days. during which he. saw not the
sun by day nor the stars at night.
The natives commonly lived to be $50
years old.
Did Vespucci Ever Sec America?
There is a great deal more of this
sort OF stuff. Few people did much
travelling in those days. and tales
brought back by voyagers were COM
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-31
Bebe Daniels The Purple Highway Just Tony
brance' Harry 7. Morey Bow Wow"

10 EBE DANIELS was born in Dali
ia las, Texas, nineteen years ago.
De- MI1er mother is Spanish and her
~ Iather Scotch. Miss Daniels was
only four years of age when she be-
gan her stage career; later she APP
peared in child roles with a Belasco
stock company. and was starred in
The Prince Chap" Miss Daniels
screen career began at the age Of
eight, although she gave up this work
for awhile. She eventually returned.
Cecil 3. DeA1ille saw her in comedy
roles and Immediately selected her
for leading parts in his special pro-
auctions. She made a hit and has
been a top-liner ever since. She viii
next be seen in Pink Gods"
1.-THE Purple Highway"
April Blair (Madge Kennedy Is
a little slavey in a home for artistic
failures. Here she meets two men
who have a strong influence in her
life-Edgar Craig, played by Monte
Blue. and Joe Renard. played by
Pedro de Cordoba. Through Aprils
inspiration they all three leave the
home and start out to earn their way
to fortune and a career. April be-
comes a great stage star through the
efforts OF the men who have written
play, Craig the lines and Renard
the music. and then it is that her
head is turned and for awhile she Is
taken up with the attentions of young
Dudley, a millionaire. played by Vim
cent Coleman. At the top of the lad
der things go wrong for April. but in
the offing is the man whom she truly
loves and q dramatic denouement
comes to a head "The Purple High
way" was developed from the stage
success Dear Me-
'Just Tony"
"Just Tony" which IS from the
story. "Alcatraz." the widely read