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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-04
KIMCAID

A daughter was born TO Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Ben Williams Thursday. Mrs.
Williams was formerly Miss Ruta
shroyer.
Hays Morris was a business Wis.
itor in Fairmont one day last
week.
Mrs. Lee Ann Reeves is the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. James
Farrell Of Fairchance.
Mrs. Jennie Jacobs, Fannie Nor.
rts and Herman Norris visited at
the home Of John Phillips Thurs
day.
The protracted meetings being
hold in the new local church at
present are marked by the large
number Of people in attendance.
Virgil Robes is the guest OF his
parents, Mfr. and Mrs. Nelsoa
Robes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atha yangilder
and daughters, Ina and Edith, Wis.
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Ephriam Carlow
Thursday.
Ben Williams and John Phillips
were business visitors in Morgan
town >one day recently.
The Clinton District Institute
will be held at Pleasant Valley
December Q.
Esrom Sprout was the guest Of
his parents at Lumberport over
the weekend.
John Gemas attended the foot.
ball game at Morgantown Thurs,
day, between the teams OF the
West Virginia University and the
Washington and jefferson College.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-04
WILL SERVE vENlsIoN

One of the three deer which W.
G. Kelly Of the Kelly Music Co.,
killed while on HIS recent hunting
trip in Canada viii be served at
the meeting Of the Rotary Club to.
morrow evening at tho Y, NJ. q. A.,
The meeting, which viii be ladies'
night, was scheduled for Tuesday
instead Of Thursday, owing to the
intention Of a number Of Rotarians
to,be out Of the city on the regu-
lar meeting day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-04
Boiled Pudding



OF Columbia University
Il puddins q to be cooked IN
. ctoth, have tie Cloth soaked
thoroughly IN hot water. wiring
dry, ana cooled psedge clotn
with 1our that pudding shall
not stick TO It
The water In the pot must De
boiling when the pudding Is put
tn, and continue boiling the 'en
tire time, otherwise the water
would soak into the cloth, or
the steam condense into water.
and make the pudding heavy,
AS the water bolls away, al-
ways -replenlsh with boiling
water.
Never add cold water to kes
tie, as that will make the pud.
ding heavy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-04
INFANT SON a luI,LE

The body of John. 9 months old
son Of John Horznox, whose death
occurred Saturday at Baxter, was
held yesterday and burial was
made by r. L. Cunningham.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-04

Martha Denham OF Lumberport.
ana Mr. Martin had been . resi-
dent OF the Blngtmcn region.
Another son. Bruce Martin. ~
tides N New York
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31
rHE sENATEs DIFr1oULrY.

Even though there has been a waste of much time in the senate in the dis position of business, 1t Is because 1t con tinues and there is the inclination to in crease the delay and obstruction that there has been 8 demand for the estab- lishment of g cloture rule.
 It is a move which Is not popular in the senate. There Is supposed to be a reasonable attitude taken regarding the matters before it and disposition to refrain from the putting of politics be- fore business. Such doesn't always prove to be the case.
 It is not to be expected that there would be a pushing through of all leg islation without due consideration or de- bate. It Is only haIf-baked legislation that is encouraged by such a general practice, but while there may be harm in the failure to accord proper attention to legislative matters there is likewise quite as much that can be done by the refusal to permit a proper advance oi measures and thus stall action on ap- propriation and other important bills. That is what was responsible for the effort to obtain a cloture rule. It hasn't as yet succeeded but conditions may gel So that the senate will be forced to tic up the Instructors instead of permitting them to tie up the senate. Every time such situation arises 1t impresses ont with the need of some permanent rule that will deal with It.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31
RED TAIL LIGHTS.

When the suggestion was made that yellow lights should be substituted for rcd as a designation of danger 1t didn't get much approval. and there seems to be no probability that there will be any early substitution, or at least not until t can be shown that 1t would be much more effective and get more respect. Un- der present conditions 1t seems fair to assume that 1t would not
 The effort in behalf of the change has been sponsored by those who are en- seavoring to get greater safety in the highway. That in itself is a most laud- lble effort but when 1t is claimed that It ls impossible to distinguish a tail light Dn an automobile from a red light that sas been placed in the highway to de- lote an obstruction or danger without Eurtailing speed 1t is a claim that can hardly get very serious consideration. Certainly 1t doesn't warrant upsetting a well established system for such a pur- pose.
 After giving consideration to the matter the experts called before the American engineering standards com nittes were unfavorable. It is recog- nized that red as danger sign is wall established. To attempt to make the tail lights of autos yellow instead of red would result in no end of confusion. Il Is hardly advisable to undertake to des. lgnate the kind of dangers by the colors ,f lights. When red stands for danee, IS it has for many years 1t is but prop sr that 1t should be respected and that lhere should be the necessary curtafl. ment of speed to determine whether \ ls hole in the road. road roller ol Inc rear of an automobile that should b. welded. Headlights even under present restrictions are not such that 1t is i'm possible to show a considerable distanc. lhead what is being encountered. Thert ls as good reason for respecting dangel 5f one kind as another Red is the ligh that has indicated 1t and there will b, lar less confusion in the future if 1t f. ldhered to.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31

CT because of his deliberate violation of baseball rules established concerning mmbers of the world championship team.
 It may be as was stated by President Johnson of the league, thot the crowd expects much of such a baseball hero us Ruth has become because of his batting ability, but that certainly doesn't jus tify him in expecting that the umpire is going to make exceptions in his case and call him safe on second when he was out. and 1t doesn't justify him n grabbing a handful of dirt and throw ing 1t at the umpire because he was unable to stretch one-base hit Into a two-bagger. President Johnson seems to have been none too severe when he re- ferred to the act as the tossing" of the dirt and emphasized the fact that 1t only hit the umpire's clothes and not his face His intentions were good and 1t Is likely that it fell short only for the reason that the some of his drives do not go over the fence.
 That affair was bad enough but when he jumped into the grandstand because some fan had given him call for his gross display of bad judgment the limit was reached, and when as the league president declares, Ruth plainly did not possess the mental strength and sta bility to brave the sudden reversal Q. public alteration" 1t Is possible that h' will be brought to his senses by the ac 1 tion taken against him.
 It Is further evidence to the effec 1 that high salaried baseball players haven't yet got full control of the na tional game. though they can do mucl 1 to hurt it.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31
ADDED POWER FOR MAYOR.

The mayor is the head of a city gov ernment. When a mayor is elected 1t is expected that he will assume the rspon- ssbility that 20 with that office and di- rect the affairs of the municipality. He is chosen by the people to administer tllat ofics and the success of his admin istration depends upon his guidance and leadership under established laws
 Under the proposed city charter his responsibilities are increased He, as well as the city clerk. city treasurer, city collector. sheriffs and water com missfoners will be elected as at present while each district will elect It's repre- sentativs in the board of aldermen. Now hs virtually names the heads of the de- partments, subject of course to confirm alton. but under the new charter he will appoint the controller and the corpora ton counsel. although he will name citi- Eens holding no other office for members of the various department committees made up of members of both parties and they In turn will appoint the depart ment heads. This means the bringinf Into the guidance of municipal affair." representative citizens, especially quail
 
 and to which they will give their entire public efforts.
 The authority thus placed upon tn, mayor is increased but no more than il ought to be in view of the office and the responsibilities that should go witt t. Certainly if he Is going to direct : successful administration, and that ii what a mayor is elected for, he should have this added authority. It is tn, opinion of those who have held the oficl Of mayor. elected at different times b. both parties, that any man worthy o the ofice would make the best possibl use of his authority and that he shoult have 1t to accomplish real public ser vice as the representative of the people
 We have travelled along under tn hit or miss methods of administerin city affairs long enough. Perhaps ever, dificulty may not be properly solved bu the way opened for a better city gov ernment Is so much better by the pro posed city charter that 1t cannot Imagined that the people of Norwbcl will fall to make the most of the, chanc to get something vastly better. clearl more efficient and far and away nor economical.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31
oastal region with its nitrate beds

coastal region with it's nitrate beds. From Peru the victorious country took its southernmost province, Tarapaca, also rich in nitrates. Next to Tarapaca on the north lay the Peruvian province of Tacna with the port of Africa This re- zion Chile took for ten year period after which there was to be plebiscite to determine to which country-Peru or Chile-the area should afterward belong The details of the holding of this pleb- 1 iscite were not clearly set out, and the two countries have never been able to agree as to the procedure.
 "In the meantime, Bolivia, which had lost her road to the sea continued ! to harbor the feeling that she had been misused and that some sort of corridor should be provided for her. For years Bolivia only accepted a truce with Chile, unwilling to agree to the total loss of her sea provinces. At one time Chile
 agreed to sell the landlocked country a | port and roadway through the former I Peruvian province of Tarapaca, but Pe- { run strenuously objected and the deal | fell through Later Bolivia accepted a
 money indemnity.
 l "The treaty provision calling for a plebiscite for Tacna also provides that the country losing the land shall receive
 five million dollars from the winner. One
 solution of the matter which has been
 suggested by Bolivia is that she in dire need of an outlet to a port be cede6 the disputed region, and that she pay five million dollars to each of the other two countries"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31

Shortly after Allan PinkeT@on founded the detective agency which was destined to be feared by 50 many criminals. number of banks and financial institu- tions throughout the country were made the victims of particularly clever gang of crooks headed by Walter Eastman Sheridan, the man whom Pinkerton in his memoirs declares was the clevereet criminal he ever tracked
 The operations of the Sheridan organ ization were marked by a simplicity which was almost startling. Their favor tte trick was to plant one of their mem bers in a line leading to the window of the receiving teller of prominent bank shortly before the closing hour. The man
 so planted would take up a position be- hind someone who held In his hands 8 i large roll of bills, and would await until the depoistor had almost reached the win dow. Then he wouls tap him on the | shoulder, call his attem Sa to 8 bill which he had dropped on the floor" and l the man would naturally stoop to pick it up, in nine cases out of ten placing his money on the telleT's Shelf as he bent over. The criminal would then snatch I the money and make off.
 | While the hauls secured in this man l ner were, of course, of varying sizes. Sheridan and his men picked up $75.ooo | as the result of less than i've minutes | work at Baltimore bank.
 l After several other coups of similar nature, Sheridan tried the same game al the First National bank of Springfield H., but was arrested. He promptly | skipped his bail. however, and the nexi that Pinkerton heard of him was wher he assisted at the robbery of a Cleveland
 bank which netted the gang some 10000
 This was followed by raid upon tn, Mechanics bank of Scranton, Pa, wher,
 Sheridan and one of his men got ava! l with $50, ,000 worth of negotiable bonds i His next exploft-one which took nor than four months os careful planning
 was the footing of the Falls City Tobacct
 bank in Louisville, Ky, when upwards O $500, 900 was secured.
 As result of these operations. to
 gether with the shrewd manner in whicl
 he had invested his money, Sheridan wa
 worth fully $250,0oo.
 Feeling certain that his past exploit
 had left no clue to his connection wit the robberies. and having obtained his ac quittal of the only charge on which h had been arrested, Sheridan joined in
 series of the most gigantic frauds eve
 known in America-tle issuance c bonds purporting to, be worth more tha l S5, 100000. These forgeries were so clev 3 erly executed as to deceive even the ot l hcers of the companies involved, and tn
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31
arIIL ARoYE srANpARp.

When the recent reduction in railroad freight rates was ordered for the nrst of July 1t was declared that 1t would mean something like a half billion do;- lar reduction in the revenue of the rall- roads. Some and perhaps 8 large part of 1t may be made up by the increase in business that is expected to follow the reduction. That is of course problemat- ical though the improvement in indus trial conditions and the continued bet torment are being strongly relied upon The railroads have indicated that they will endeavor to make the best of the situation and hope for the good results that are anticipated.
 By the decision of the railway labol board in cutting the wages of certain rail employees, some benefit will accru, to the roads from the $48.o0O,oo0 whici 1t is estimated will be topped of there by from the railroad wage payments That is of course but about one-tentl of what the revenue cut amounts to, bu ! 1t will help in that effort to keep reve nue and expenditures somewhere nea together.
 This reduction is made in keepini COoA which was the basis for the demand for increased wages when granted. B, the boards report 1t Is shown that liv ing costs increased 17.2 between 191 and 1921, the hourly rate of pay for tn classes of employees affected will be 69. per cent. above 1917, and the purchas ing power of the new wages 44.5 abov the purchase power of the wages i 1917.
 It is likewise significant that tn board points out that the new wage will be higher than those obtained b others in similar employment in othe industries. They, however, hold ths they are entitled to this better wage, comparison with labor in other indus tries, because of the hazard and the It quirements, but 1t seems apparent ths
 they have been given the benefit of cor
 sideration of the wage standard prevs
 lent for labor of like quality elsewher
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31
IN THE DAYS NEWS
rAcNA-ARIcA.

Just what is the ''Tacna and Africa Controversy" which Is holding the ccn- ter of the diplomatic stage in Wash ington while special envoys from Chlls and Peru try to solve 1t? The Nation al Geographic Society, from its head quarters there, answers this question in the following bulletin:
 "The Tacna and Africa question per haps best be understood" says ths bulle- tin. If It is taken as a rough American equivalent of Alsace- Lorraine, I.alia IT, redenta. and the Danzig corridor, all jumbled together. On the surface. the Tacna-Arnica matter may appear to be merely a question of whether plebis- cite shall be held and how. but there Is a great deal more behind 1t. As a mat ter of fact it Is intimately concerned
 with questions that involve Bolivia as well as Peru and Chile, though the first
 named country has no claim to tine Tac- na-Arica area itself and Is not represent
 ed at the Washington meeting. Wars
 treaties that are none too clear, indem- mites, filibusterinS expeditions, valuable mineral deposits. strong military posi-
 tionsr national sensibilities and politics
 these are some of the many cross-cur- rents that affect both the two-sided and co-cAOS0 dnkSSSlS Oh SAS b''PotOih.
 Phases of the question can bs traced
 back to the days when Peru and Bolivia
 were connected under the vice royalty of Peru. but it became fun fl.fiedged prob lem during the last Quarts: of the past century. Then Chile stopped mcra than 500 miles short of its present northern
 boundary, Peru extended some 300 miles
 farther south, and Bolivia-now the land locked Switzerland of South America
 had a eoastliAe of nearly 200 miles. This 5oo-nfle strip is largely region of l desert plateaus and rocSy mountains
 and e$ years ago it was considered very worthless Chile had not even adequate iy explored her northern frontier prov inces, and Bolivia and Peru were far from being intimately acquainted with their territories Then came the discov- cry of rich nitrate deposits in the Bollv' l ian coastal region. There was 6 rush of miners and prospectors from various countries, among them many Ch:ieans When friction arose between the Rnliv- Ian government and Chilean mining company over the payment of taxes, | Chile sent soldiers and later declarcc l war against Bolivia. Peru was drawr | in as the ally of Bolivia, and from thil | three war the Tacna-Arnics l question was born. "Chile was completely victorious, ana I lie pu~ak MRx tcCk tha erttrs Rnltxisz
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31
Today's Anniversaries

1736-Governor James Bowdoin of Massachusetts attempted to start movement to revise the Articles of Confederation. 1877-Senator Sumner of Massachusetts assailed President Grant in bit ter speech.
 1sss-More than 2.o0o lives lost in the Johnstown flood, resulting from the breaking of the Conemaugh reservoir.
 13s2-The price of corn on the Chicago board of trade dropped from $1.o0 a bushel to 4s cents. 1SS3-The remains of Jefferson Davis, brought from New Orleans, in- tered in Hollywood cemetery at Richmond.
 1s1e-British and German fleets. of Jutland. engaged in the greatest naval battle of modern times. 1s17-Every male citizen of draft age was prohibited from leaving the United StateA 1s1S-In the federal court at Kansas City, Mrs, Rose Pastor Stokes was sentenced to 10 years In prison for violation of the espionage act.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31
THE MASTER CRIMINAL
A True petecllve sl0ry-copyrlghtsd.

discovery of the swindle ruined scores of Wall street brokers and private investors
 On the eve of the day on which the buble burst, Sheridan quietly cashed all his assets, closed his Ofice at No, so Broadway. and sailed for Belgium, which at that time provided safe refuge from extraditJon. Had he remained there, he would have died free man But he could not resist che lure of gambling with the law, and he slipped back nto America under the name of William A Stewart, establishing himself in business in Den yer, and finally opening bank of his own in Rosita, Colo.
 Even up to this time Pinkertcn had no idea that the master criminal had re- turned to the states Pinkerton, however. chanced to have business which carried him Into the mining districts of Colorado and it was on the streets of Denver that he came face to face with the man whom he was certain was Sheridan.
 Investigation developed the fact that ], Stewart" had been leading an apparent i iy upright and honest life, and beyond l his arrival in Denver shortly after Sheri- 1 dan had left Brussels there was nothing 1 to connect him with the bank robber and l bond forger.
 l circumstances would be extremely difh- cult Pinkertnn determined to resort to a
 ruse which would serve double purpose that of proving whether Stewart and | Sheridan were one and the same man, ! and at the same time duplicating him. if 1 guilty. in the planning of a new crime Accordingly, Pinkerton sent two of his best men to Colorado with instructions to
 make the acquairtance of the bank pres ident at RoSita- and finally to lay before
 him the details of a huge swindle which they were supposed to be planning If Stewart Is really honest" argued
 the detective, The will mol listen to such proposal. But if he is the man I thinl he is. he will not be able to resist thu bait. and will come to New York to par 1 tictpate in the fraud
 The plan worked out precisely as Pin
 kerton had figured. Stewart Rt only
 agreed to handle some of the re difn
 cult details of the proposed bond forginl
 but suggested Improvements identica
 with those which had previously provec successful. He baked on coming east
 but his associates" finally persuaded hin
 to do so, with the result that he was ar rested the moment he stepped ofH tn, ferry at New York
 l. In spite of the fact that the grand fur returned no less than eighty-two indict l ments against him, Sheridan escape. with f1ve-year sentence in Sing Sing but he died before the expiration of hi } term.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31

of the stairs when Tommy, looking into the darkness and feeling little nervous turned around and said:
 Ma, Is 1t polite for gentleman to go before a lady when they have to walk in single fleT'
 ''No. my son. replied the mother. The lady should always take the lead"
 T thought so," said Tommy. delight edly. "Go ahead. Susie."
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

An ounce of pluck is worth a ton of luck. This is the favorite maxim of Lord Pirrie, the richest man in Ire- land, who celebrates his seventy-ffth
 birthday today. Beginning life as shipyard apprentice, he now controls
 10000 men and is regarded as the lead ing shipbuilder in the world He was born in Quebec. the son of Irish emil grants. His father died when the future shipping magnate was an infant and the mother returned with the boy to her old home, In Ireland At the age of IS the lad entered the ennloy of the great
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31
RUrHs PuNIsHnrENr

There isn't likely to bo very much Tympathy wasted upon the former cap lain of the New York Americans be sause of the short suspension, his re. noval from the captAincy and the nns imposed by the president of the league
 k comes too close to his return to tn, Rme after having been under Q jona nsDeEsinn hy the bassban commissions
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31

Belfast shipbuilding firm of Harland and Wolff. and when only seven-and-twenty was made a partner. In due course he became chief owner of the firm. as we'll as director in great steamship lines railways, banks, and other big enter prises. Lord Pirrie has served as lord mayor of Belfast and has had many oth- CT honors bestowed upon him.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31

The idea of admitting to the coun- try. regardless of tha three per cent restrtctive law. immigrants who are qualified to and will engage in farming seems to be aimed at back to the farm movement.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31

Some idea of the conditions in Russia and the confidence that can be placed in the soviet government is gained from the fat that regardless of tAe new treaty Germans are saing warneS against investing in Rzssta.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31

The more the proposed charter Is studied and discussed the greater is the realization that 1t is just what the city needs.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31

Former President Wilson has endorsed Pon of North Carolina for congress. That is of course another excuse for making Senator Reed tear his hair and wonder that he isn't so fortunate.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-31

Turks are said to be coming here to deny the atrocities attributed to them Unless the reports of the slaughter are terribly exaggerated they have some task ahead of them.