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The Appeal., 1922-01-07
CONQUER YANGTszE RAPIDS
HydrosIide to BE Used to Effect Navl.
cation Beyond Gorges in Chi
nese Stream.

Shanghai-By means of the hydro
slide, which the British used success
fully in Mesopotamia during the war.
another effort, and one wholly novel
to China, Is to be made to conquer
the rapids Of the Yangtsze gorges.
At places there the current attains
velocity of more than thirty miles
an hour. 1.>-.
The ordinary head Of navigation for
steamers on the Yangtsze is at Ichang,
thousand miles from the. coast, but
Szechuen, China's most populous prov
ince, and one Of its richest, lies near
ly four hundred miles further up the
river, beyond the wild bandit-ridden
country Of the gorges.
The use Of the hydroslides on the
upper Yangtsze is the enterprise Of q
French company with headquarters in
Shanghai. A number Of these craft
were sent up the Yangtsze from
Shanghai in December for trial runs.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
26,869 ALIENS IN SHANGHAI
Entire Population Estimated at More
Than 1000, ,ooo-No Census Of
-*~- City Taken.

shanghai.-A qutnquennial census
taken in October in the French con-
'cession and the International SETTLE
ment gives Shanghai a foreign popu-
lation Of 26,869, according to official
returns.
A census of the entire city, native
and foreign, has never been taken, but
careful estimates place the population
at more than 100000.
The, International settlement has g.
foreign population Of 23,307 and the
French concession 9,582. In the two
concessions the Japanese lead in point
Of numbers with 1O,521-: British are
second with 6,3s5, Americans third,
2,813, and Russians fourth, 1882.
There are s46 Frenchmen in the two
districts. - - '--":
The international settlement has 35
known different nationalities, with 18
Of underlined nationality. The Ger
man population, which in 1915 totaled
1,155, has dwindled to 29O.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
OWN GAS KILLS HIM.
Chemist Commits Suicide Under
Dramatic Circumstances.
Pays All Debts and From REMAINING
Stock Of Chemicals Mixes Com.
pound to Generate Gas.

London.-Composing his own lethal
gas, Constantine De Mereschevsky, a
chemist and botanist Of International
repute, former professor in the Uni
versity of Petrograd, committed sui
eide in a Geneva hotel under dramatic
circumstances. .-.s,. \. i.
Mereschevsky escaped from Russia
with small fortune, which was ex-
hausted after two years. residence in
Geneva, where he continued his re-
search work and wrote a number Of
scientific books. When his funds we're
gone he was too proud to appeal for
help, though in view Of his high stand
ing he could have obtained a hand
some subsidy to pursue his studies
from scientific associations in Amer
lea, France and England had he
stopped to solicit aid.
He preferred to die. He scrupulous-
~ paid all his debts and then from his
remaining stock Of chemicals mixed q
special composition which he poured
into receptacle, to which he attached
tube.
At the other end Of the tube was a
mask which he placed over his face,
and then binding himself to the bed
released the gas which was given off
from the composition. He died from
asphyxiation. Firemen had to wear
smoke helmets to remove the body
from the room.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
M'LUK0FF GIVES UP LIBRARY
Former U. Of c. Professor Presents
= His Russian Collection to Stan.
ford University.

Stanford University, Cal.-Prof.
Paul Milukoff, Russian secretary Of
foreign affairs after the revolution Of
1917, and formerly a professor at the
University Of Chicago, has presented
to Stanford university his private IL
brary on Russian history, said to be
one of the most complete collections
in existence, it was announced.
The bulk Of the library was collect
ed while the donor was professor Of
Russian history at the University of
Moscow. It had been in storage for
six years In Helsingfors, Finland,
whence it was shipped December to
this country.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
NAVY NOT QUITE SOBER YET.
Of Men Despite Prohibition,
Says Official.

Observation-Disclosures contin-
ued to be the principal cause for trial
Of enlisted men of the navy for deser-
tion or oyerstaying leave during the
last fiscal year, according to the an
nual report Of Rear Admiral George
r. CLARK, Judge advocate general. to
Secretary Daniels.
0f.:1.725 such Gases dnrins the year
pleas. df d!u4kenness vsere entered in
824 cases.
The excuse, "having good time,"
was given in 362 cases. Homesickness
caused 80 sailors to take ".French'
leave. and in eight cases the plea was
entered that the work on board ship
was too hard.
More than 41.OO0 cases were tried
by court-martiaI during the year.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
CHER0KEES FORGET OLD ROW
Indian Nation Reunited After SpIit
Over Slavery at Time Of
Civil War.

Talequah, Okla.-Tribal differences
dating back to the Civil war, when the
powerful Cherokee Indian nation broke
into factions over the question of slav-
cry, were wiped out here when several
hundred delegates met and unani-
mously elected Levi Gritts of Musko-
gee, q full-blood, as principal chief.
Levi Cookson, mixed blood, living
near Gore, Okla, was chosen assistant
chief. -
For the. first time in the history of
the nation white men, members
through intermarriage, sat at the coun-
ell and voted. Many Of them were un-
able to speak Cherokee and the pro.
ceedings frequently were halted while
translattons were made.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
STOP WORK AS CAT IS BURIED
Animal Had Been at Station Ten
Years and Was on Payroll
Eight Years. ~

Amarillo, Tex.-All activities in the
Fort Worth & Denver City railway Of
fees and shops here stopped for three
minutes while the funeral services
were held for the Office cat. She has
been in the railways passenger sta
tion here for ten years and has been
on the payrolls Of the railroad for
eight years.
Before the war the official rat
catcher Of Denver used to receive
her monthly pay check Of $1.50 regu-
larly. After the war the salary Of
Puss was boosted to $3.50. The pay
was, for feed. ;.
At the hour of the funeral every
wheel in the shops stopped for three
minutes. The office force gathered
about the grave in the station yard
while the burial service was read. A
marble slab will mark the grave.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
FARM LABoRERs IN A PLOT
schen,ino for Great Strike as Spanisl,
Crops Are Ready for the
Harvest.

Madrid.--Discovery Of widespread
plot among the Andalusian farm la.
borers to call strike as soon as
crops are ready for harvest Is re-
ported.
Agitation has been simmering among
farm laborers for a year. Last SUM
mer employers were forced to pay as
high as IS day. Retribution came
when winter set in, the farmers say
Ing:
'sYou exploited us IN the summer;
now we dismiss you.
In most instances the men had spent
their money. Thousands emigrated to
North or South America.
Meantime, owners Of farms have
been forming cooperative societies for
the purchase Of machinery to make
up for the loss Of laborers, Of which
there still Is scarcity.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
elNTERNAL ORGANS MISPLACED
Hospital Patient in Vermont Has
Heart, Liver and Stomach on
% Wrong Side. '.-

= Rutland, Vt-William Bowen Of
,OWest Charleston, VT, twenty-six, a
a patient at the Vermont sanitarium
in Pittsford, is curiosity to the med
: ical world.
All his internal organs are on the
wrong side. He has tuberculosis, but
this has nothing to do with the mis-
placed organs.
The transposition was discovered
when an x-ray picture was taken by
DIR. Clarence T. Ball here to determine
the condition Of the lungs. It had been
known that Bowen's heart was not in
the customary place, but the x-ray
" showed the stomach on the opposite
side, the liver on the left instead Of
the right and the vermiform appendix
snathe left. -'-
Bowen Is expected to recover from
tuberculosis.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS MINI. SATURDAY JANUARY
U. S. TRADE INCREASE
Report Shows Record Breaking
+ Foreign Business in 1920.
Exports to the Leading Allies in the
War Fell Off Sharply, Says
Commerce Department.

washington, D. C.-Increased trade
with Germany, South America, the ORR
,ent, West Indies and North America
accounted in large measure for the
record breaking foreign business OF
the United States in 1920. ~
A compilation Of American exports
and imports last year by countries, is
sued by the department of commerce.
shows that exports to Great Britain,
France and Italy fell off sharply. Those
countries, however, increased their
shipments to the United States as did
practically all the other important ma
tons.
American trade with the four prin-
cipal South American countries-Bra-
I'll, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay
totaled approximately $1,O44,OOQOOO,
as compared with $917, 100000 in 1919
American exports to these countries
Increased more than $1OO,OOO,OOO dur
ing 1920, totaling $457 600, 900, whereas
imports from these countries increased
only about $25,00O,OOO, the total being
$5S7,O00,0O0.
Trade with Germany during the year
nearly Quadrupled, aggregating $780,
100000, but fell far short of that be-
fore the war. Exports to Germany
reached $311 100000, against 9,Ooo,-
OOO the year before, and imports from
that country totaled $92,OOO,OOO, as
compared with $1O,OO0O 600 the year be-
fore.
American trade with Cuba alone in
1920 exceeded $1,2OOOOO,OOO, increas-
ing nearly $50O,OOO,OOO when compared
with 1919. Exports Of $515, ,OOO, 900 to
the island republic showed an increase
OF $247,OOO,OOO, while imports Of $751;
100000 from the republic presented an
Increase Of $3O3, 100000.
Spain was the only principal Euro
pean country which increased it's pur-
chases Of goods in the American mar
ket.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
SNEEZE, STUDENTS GET GATE
Offenders in Boston School Sent Di.
rect to Physicians for Examina-
tion and Treatment.

notwithstanding In a classroom at
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology
draws the gate for the offender.
Orders from DR.. George w. Morse,
head Of Techs new medical depart
ment, instructed members of the fac
ulty to send sneezers and coughers di.
rectly to the school clinic where they
can be taken care of.
The epidemic of infectious colds, tho
order says, has brought the doctors to
this drastic step. Not only those who
give audible evidence Of the possession
OF cold through cough or a sneeze,
but even those who, perhaps through
an over-red nose, apparently are in the
grip Of the thing are to be sent to Doc
tor Morse. T.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
SPEED CRAZE HITS INDIA
Three Carloads Of Motorcycles Arrive
at Jeilaiabad for Dispatch
Service. -

Bombay.-Life in Afghanistan is
speeding up, writes a frontier CORE
spendent Of the Times Of India.
Three carloads Of motorcycles have
recently arrived at Jellalabad for
Prince Kasir Jan, the director Of COM
munications, who intends to organize
q dispatch rider service throughout the
country.
Orders have been issued by the
Amir's government for contracts to-
construct macadamized roads: through
the country to the capital, and for the
importation Of. automobile. teffclea
Firms are alsd :insited I'd. .estahlish.
woolen mills :ahd sugar 'refneries at
Kabul, the capital.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
WOMEN TALLER AND HEAVIER
Increase in. Stature and Weight AZ.
tributed TO Outdoor Life by
Athletic Director.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are growing
taller and heavier, according to DR.. r.
TAFT Mckenzie. director Of physical
education at the University Of Penn
sylvania.
Statistics Of women's colleges COW
oring q period Of 60 years show the
average college girl Of today is an
inch taller than the college girl Of
1860. he said. These statistics also
prove the modern girl Is six or seven
pounds heavier. s
Doctor Mckenzie attributed this In
crease in stature and weight to the in-
creased interest II sports and outdooe
life. &, J, 1f.oe
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
DRIVE ON SPARROWS
100000 Of the Pests Are Killed
: in Utah.
Statewide Campaign Results In Saw
ing Of More Than 100000 for
the Farmers.

Washfngton.-Seven hundred thou
sand English sparroWs, each eating six
quarts of wheat year, would mean
feed bill Of more than $131 600. There
fore the killing Of 70O, 700 English spar
rows means that amount of money
saved for the farmers concerned. And
nearly 100000 sparosas were killed in
statewide campaign in which 783
Utah farmers Joined forces to get rid
of the pests during the winter months.
County agents helped in the cam
paign, which used 5,243 pounds of poi
soned bait. In most cases the bait
was made of wheat, poisoned with
strychnine in accordance with recipe
sent out by the biological survey Of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. It was put up. in one-quarter-
pound paper bags in the county
agents office. Full instructions were
printed on the bags fGr the use of the
poison. Each co-operator receiving the
bait agreed to report on the results.
Usually the sparrows were enticed for
a few days by putting g3unpoisoned bait
in places not frequented by other birds
and also inaccessible to the poultry of
the farm. Then a few grains Of poi-
soned wheat were put out each day.
The dead sparrows were gathered up,
counted, and either burned or buried
every few days to prevent the sparrow
population from becoming suspicious.
The number of sparrows counted by
each farmer was reported to the COM
mitteemen or the county agent at the
end Of the season.
As many as 24O dead sparrows were
gathered up as the result of a single
package of poisoned wheat. It is be-
lieved that where care was used in
placing the poisoned bait an average
Of q sparrows were killed with each
one-Quarter-pound package. In each
Of several counties $4,000 to 100000
sparrows were destroyed.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
Anchors Of Craft
Sunk in 1862 Found

New York.-There are other
things in the sea more interest
ing than fish to veterans In the
perilous north Atlantic trade
piled by smacks exclusively in
the past and now more success
fully by steam trawlers. Capt.
Tom Miller Of the trawler Petrol
brought in from Georges bank
two rusty anchors. relics that
recalled = to shellbacks Of his
crew the mighty December gale
Of 1862, in which 10 smacks
were lost and 100 fishermen per.
ished. >...
The anchors were fished up
on the southeastern edge Of the
shoal, where the larger part Of
the wrecks were in the great
blow. The veterans say the an
ch0rs bore the handiwork of .
Gloucester ship blacksmiths Of
the period just before the Civil
war.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07

There are many families Mr.. Klein
mentioned in the $4O,00O,O00 class,
and this includes Mrs. William Leeds,
now Princess Christopher Of Greece,
and Alexander Smith Cochrane, until
recently Americas richest bachelor
and now the husband Of Nine. Gamma
Walska, opera singer.
Mr.. Kein's list, which is several
pages long, does not 60 below the $10,-
OO0, 600 class.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
TO SAVE FISH
ALONG COAST
Pollution of Water and CATCHING
in Nets Is Cause of Serious
Condition.
new JERSEY STARTS MOVE
Experienced Fishermen Say That Sup
ply Of Migratory Fish Has Been =.
Seriously DepIeted-other Sea-
board States Are Sufferers,

Newark, N. IA movement has
been started in New Jersey to save
from determination the migratory fish
which spawn in one place and move
along the Atlantic coast with the
changing of the seasOns-such as
mackerel, menhaden, herring and nu-
merous other varieties peculiar to GER
tain localities on this coast. Expert
enced fishermen declare that the sup
ply Of these migratory fish has been
seriously depleted by the pollution of
the areas in which they spawn and by
the reckless manner in which they
have been caught in nets.
The method proposed by the New
Jersey Fish and Game Conservation
league to prevent from determination
Is to induce the United States govern
ment to take control Of and regulate
the catching Of these fish and stop pol
luton Of the spawning areas. It is
contended that only in this way can
the increasing cost of fish food to the
consumer be checked or reduced.
Four Fundamental Points.
The four fundamental points in the
New Jersey leagues proposal for ma
tional legislation are:
Protect spawning areas agalnst pol
luton.
Prevent fishing in spawning areas.
Regulate the size Of the meshes of
nets SO the immature fish cannot be
caught.
Protect the natural food supply of
eatable fishes.
The fourth point has to do with one
OF the most perplexing phases Of the
salt water problem-the matter of the
menhaden industry. The menhaden,
otherwise known as mossbunker, which
once swarmed along the coast in meal
culable numbers, attracting hordes Of
edible fishes that preyed on them, have
been slaughtered right and left to pro-
duce oil and fertilizer. In the view of
experts their end is not far off, and
with their passing Will disappear from
Atlantic coastal waters many of such
edible species as now remain.
Fisheries Board Breaks Down.
Efforts to cope with the problem
through state regulation here have
failed utterly. the last straw being the
complete breakdown Of the state board
Of fisheries, which had been created
by legislative enactment with q view to
increasing the supply Of food fishes and
reducing the cost to the consumers.
The five members of the board resigned
in body in. July, 1919, and there have
been no reappointments.
Investigation by a committee Of vet
eran coast men disclosed an equally
deplorable condition, it is said, in 9TH
er seabOard states. It was learned, also,
that fisheries officials of Connecticut
and Maryland agreed with those of
New Jersey that federal law was the
only remedy.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
BIG WEALTH in
HANDS OF FEW
Fifty Families in United States
Control More Than $780,.
100000 Each.
ROCKEFELLER AT HEAD OF LIST
Oil Kings Estate ls Now Estimated
at Between Three and Five Bill
Iion-veritable Dynasty in Every
Important Industry.

New York.-Fifty families in the
United States control over $1OO,OO0,O 900
each, 100 families control over $780,
100000 each, and 500 families control
over $1O,00O,OO0 each. IT,.
John D. Rockefeller's estate is now
up to $3OOO,OOO,OOO. ...... ..........
Five billion dollars of wealth in the
United States has been handed down
to heirs, many Of whom were inc0m-
petents, in the last fifteen years.
Two hundred persons in the United
States control $15,000,000,OO0; in
France the same amount is controlled
by 480 times that number Of people,
or $4,000.
Dynasties to Fore.
1ndustrially the United States is be.
coming dynastic-there is veritable
dynasty in each important industrial
structure, some Of which are:
Sixty per cent of the tobacco trust
wealth is in the hands of ten families.
Twelve families, with the Rockefel-
ler family away in the lead, control
so per cent Of the oil industry.
The railroads of the country are
controlled by 1.3 per cent Of the stock
One and 6se-tenths per cent of the
stockholders in the steel trust possess
81 per cent Of the stock.
Two families control 81 per cent Of
the stock in the harvester interests.
These startling figures on the con-
centration Of wealth in the United
States were obtained from Henry 81.
Klein, deputy commissioner Of &C.
counts Of New York city and deep
student Of economic affairs. He has
spent ten years collecting concrete
facts on the pyramiding Of American
wealth. "
Mr.. Klein's attention was called to
the recent statement Of George p.
Hampton, managing director Of the
Farmers National council, that SO in
dividuals own 2 per cent of the en-
tire American wealth. He estimated
this 2 per cent at about $4,837 ,OOO,-
600. Mr.. Hampton gave no names,
but the following list Of individuals
and estates and their vast holdings,
checked up to arecent date, was CIV
en- by Mr.. Klein: >-...a
CT i,,1i 1i1,iI, OLE
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
French Baby Has Heart
in Pouch Outside Body

Paris.-Paris medical authori-
ties were called to Scissors to
examine an infant born to q
working family with heart and
intestines contained, in a pouch
on the outside Of the child's
body. The case was said to be
the first Of its kind on record.
There is every indication that
the child will live. as all the or
gans are functioning perfectly
despite their displacement.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
Toy Train Was for Himself.

--.--- ~ TdIH-. WAS TOT t1Jn1Se1J.
Louisville, Kyle was a middle
aged man and had just bought a $35
electric train.
And shall send it for the little boy,
or will you take it with your" the
clerk inquired.
Little boy!" the man exclaimed.
That train is for myself. When was
q boy I missed the good things OF
Christmas time, and now that am
able to afford the things missed In
my childhood I'm going to have them.
I'm going to have a lot Of fun with
this toy and then there. will be the
#neighbors' children to help enjoy IT,
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
Called Fire Department to
Quench Flames Inside Him

%
Seeing a man rush up to a
fire alarm box and turn In an
alarm, Patrolman Winner Of
the New York city police de-
partment, inquired where the
fire was. Inside me- gasped
Joseph Marone Of Wooster, O.
81 drank booze and want the
firemen to run a hose down my
throat and extinguish the
flames."
The patrolman told the fire.
men where the fire was, but
took Marone to the police sta
ton.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
Gas Well Rests on sundays.

Sharon, PA religious" gas we'll
which dccs not produce on Sunday
is owned by the Champion Oil and
Gas company Of McKeesport.
The well produced gas every day
during July, except on the four Sum
days, according to report made by
Sigmund Josephthal, secretary-treas-
urer Of this company. addressing q
meeting Of stockholders here. 400
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
Belgium Retaining lie Soil.

Washington.-Belgium is making
good progress rebuilding farms and
rehabilitating agricultural production.
Reports from the American consul
at Brussels show that at the end OF
the first nine months Of 1920 more.
than 61.775 acres ont Of about 148260.
acres Of war-swept soil had been put
Into condition FOR cultivation.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
Living With Bullet II Heart

Omaha. Neb.James Freeman Of
this city has a bullet In his heart and
is still alive. He told the police he
was shot By his wife. from whom he
had been separated, when he returne1l.
home after he IS said to have thr
sened her. She met him at the door 70
fred pointbiank. He walked TO Ile
police station. nearly q
away. where mesiical 4ls I'D q |
s'1s 81
The Appeal., 1922-01-07
Seeks to Calm Married Life.

Seattle, Wash Justice Of the Peace
Q. G. Dalton announced his purpose
to establish court of domestic rela-
lions for adjustment Of family trou-
bles under the Washington .lazy hus-
band" act and cases Of desertion and
nonsupport.
t viii be the first domestic relations
court In Washington.
The Appeal., 1922-01-07

Mennonites 20 Settle In Mississippi.
Winnfpeg-An agreement has been
concluded between representatives Of
an American land syndicate and d. ~.
Klaussen, representing Mennonites 81
Manitoba, Canada, whereby they VII
purchase 125OOO acres Il 1lapie1i
for colonization, ne af1 As ~ 8
The Appeal., 1922-01-07

q 8 1876
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-04

Visitors at the Automobile Show are espe.
cially invited to come into this Store at will
There are so many attractive new things to
see.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-04

location. hit ueal the street en-
tislee one now finds the hlbas6
ma 81 i nidefg afflietts While cp.
pnsike soill y latge tase, electric
ttghtedy is styrt1 entifnly 10 kl.e
grouping o. Just 1 few q tiie
sinartest articles. This Sature -
especially pleasing. and the change
also enables better showing Of the
skirt stock which formerly was IN
the front OF the store but IS aoW
displayed Inv another section.
From end to end, osgood's mer.
chandiSe groupings are vested with
touches Of novelty and newness
that the Spring and Summer sea-
sons will mark with the finger
print Of authenticity. So many
brilliant coiorS are noticeable. Red
is wildly evident; green s. bright
as to seem almost dazzling Is a
new color shown in the sports coat
section; and Princess Mary Blue IL
newcomer that enlivens many a
hat and frocE and wrap for Spring
and Summer wear. Indeed, Us.
goods is well prepared to serve
Spring shopper. =,