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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
DEMANDGROVVING
FORGLOS| ! |!
BORT Models Proving Popular
..'sig Percentage Now
~ Closed Cars.

Wien thelinclosed automobile
first made rs appearance on the
market " was available ely 70,
those Whole purses were deep and.
rat.
Today 22 per cent Of all auto.
mobiles bniit are closed cars. And
the percentage Is growing rapidly.
When a good thing q thing Of
comfort and delight, appears the
whole American people wants 1t.
And wanting 1t they set about TO
get Ii.
1T was this spirit Of There's
nothing TOO good for an Ameri=
eau that led the bort Motor Car
Co, q year ago To start producing
on It's Yale models Enclosed cars
at little more than open car cost
said A, d. Hunsaker OF the bort
Motor Sales, local bort dlsribu-
tor, while discussing the rising
percentage Of closed car sales.
"There Is nothing particularly
unusual about the success OF these
Yale models he continued,
"Anefisans all want enclosed
cars The bort merely builds mod
els that combine closed car COM
lori with moderate price, so that
folks who cannot afford higher
priced closed cars may still buy
eotines and ssedanB
Aud people have bought thenl.
Twenty per cent OF bort produce
ton during the 1922 season was
on Yale models. The closed car
production percentage of the
whole industry scarcely exceeded
this. Counting production Of bort
Harvard models the bort company
during the season OF 1922 sold 30
per cent 81 closed cars and this
Is expected to.reach 40 per cent in
1928.
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aad John named It Helen Haymonl

and John named IT Helen Raymond
Wolfe.
Susan Annette Raymond and her
mother, Mrs. T. W. Annette. left
last Sunday for New York City.
and Susan said before they lett
that they would he gone for several
weeks.
Irene Barnes, who is ]. Waite.
Barnes daughter, and who used to
live here, and Kathleen Ferguson
of Huntington, spent Thanksgiving
with Kenneth and Margaret 10
their home in Cleveland avenue,
They returned home Sunday. Irene
and her mother and father are ily.
ing IN Charleston now, and Mr..
Barnes Is a member Of the State
Board Of Control.
Myrtle Powell spent Thankssiv.
ing in Baltimore with Carol AMI
came home Monday morning. Carol
will come in about two weeks To-
the Christmas holidays.
Florence Hutchinson entertained
at dinner in the Country Club las!
Saturday evening for Harold
Hutchinson and his wife and for
Helen and John, Stoetaer. The
guests included the members Of
Helen's and Johns wedding party,
and a few very intimate friends.
The dinner, consisting of fou.
courses, was served in the private
dining room, and all the guest;
were seated at a large round table,
In the center OF which was a small
Christmas tree, beautifully deco.
rated with ttnsel and bright colored
balls. At the base OF the tree San,
to Claus had left present for each
guest, wrapped in white tissue pa
per and tied with red baby ribbon,
the ribbon extending to the places
Of the guests. The presents for
the girls were tiny silver bid vases,
and for the men he left colored
cigarette holders, purple, red, blue
and, oil colors.
After dinner bridge was played
In the tiving room, there being
three tables, and the prize, which
was a book, was won by Margaret
(Harold's wife,.
Harold and Margaret left We'd.
nesday for Montgomery, where they
will'live. However. they will come
back for the Christmas holidays,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson are plan.
ming to have a family reunion at
"sonnencroft". their, home, during
the holidays.
Caroline Peddicord entertaine1
the Tuesday Bridge Club this week
In her home in Benoni avenue and
there were five tables. The
Wednesday club only had four Ia
bles this week, and Mildred Gas,
kill entertained 1t at luncheon in
the Country Club. Helen Aaron Of
Altoona, Pa, who Is visiting Mona
Simon in her home in Maple ave
nue., was there.
The bridge tournaments are bo
Ing held each Monday night in thu
Country Club and everyone is en-
5oying them greatly: There were
i've tables last week. and while
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09

that is not as many as Usual 1t was
Just pouring down rain that eve.
Mary Hurst went to Washing.
ton Thursday, where she was met
by Margaret Johnson, the attrac.
tive girl, who visited her two weeks
ago. and they went on to New York
where they will visit some girls
with whom they went at vassar.
They will be there ten days and
before coming home will gorto Vas:
sar for the 1922 class reunion,
which will be hald next Friday and
Saturday. l think told you that
Mary Is working at The West Viz.
ginian, did / NOT?
Mrs. G. H. jenkins and Harold,
and Frank Jamison. who spent
Thanksgiving in Washington with
Doris and Maxine, who are attend.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
AINIERICANIGARS
POPyL.A|R.ABR0AD
Orders Expected for Between
300 and 400 Oakland Cars
Every Month Now.

r. i
Within a few months the Oak
land Motor Car Co. viii be ship.
ping between 800 and 4lo cars per
month, to foreign countries, &C:
cording to P. F. Cooper. manage;
OF the Australasia and Africa divts.
ions ofsthe General Motors Export
Co., who was recent visitor al
the Oakland factories at Pontiac,
Mich. Before assuming his present
position some time ago Str. Cooper
spent one and one.half years In
New Zealand and q Considerable
time in Australia,
Mr.. Cooper states that 80 per
cent OF the cars in his territory
are American made. He explains
that only. the American:made cars
are rugged and powerful enough to
stand the GAIT " the poor roads
encountered in much Of the sparse.
ly settled section OF Australia,
New Zealand and South Africa,
The European cars are sat rugged
enough, do not have sufficient
horse >power and do not sell as low
las the American cars. despite tia
import tariffs In effect, he states.
The reason for the low horse.
power Of many European cars &C.
cording to Mr.. Cooper, is the fact
that a tax on horsepower prohib.
It's, to aScertain extent, the manu-.
facture OF higher horsepower cars.
and this condition Is fgsther agra.
voted by the high costofgasolincs
But Europeans are willing TO pay
the higher horsepower tax and
cost Of gasoline on American cars
because Of the lower cost of pur.
chase Of American cars.
The export OF General Motors
cars hos increased slightly sore
than so per cent In the last three
months, states Mr.. Cooper.
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wiEE SIGHTED FOR COOK,

MUSHROOM, Mich, Dec. s.
Mrs. Eugene iMeurer, wife Of a
Mtskegon paper manufacturer, re.
ceived but S10, 00s more IN the prop.
city settlement made recently than
did Miss Margaret Washerman,
The manufacturers cook, 1t became
known to-day. The. wife received
$4,000 and the cook $4,000 ''for
faithful service" Mr.. Meurer has
ktated repeatedly that due to a
chronic stomach ailment with which
he snfers, Il was essential that his
food be prepared by Miss Washer.
man.
: Mrs, Medrer, who recently re.
turned to this country from Ger.
many. has announced she would 20
back TO Germany in the near fu.
ture.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
NEGRO IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION MEETS

Many delegates from nearby com.
munitles attended the Universal
Negro Improvement Association OF
Northern West Virginia divisions,
which was held at the coiored G.
NJ. e. Church here. Among the
delegates were hose from Wheel
ing, Clarksburg; Pennington, No
uongah and a number Of other
towns.
The meeting was opened at 10
o'clock in the morning and was well
attended. Devotional exercises
were conducted by the, chaplain,
u. G. Dixon Of Enterprise. Presl
dent L. R. Jordan OF C)arksburg
officiated at the meeting, which
proved to be especially interesting
to all who attended.
During the morning session the
enrolment OF delegates and untir.
ished business was, taken up, anil
at noon refreshments were served
BY the Black C:ess' nurses OF Fair
mont divisions. \
N AT Q O'CLOCK the evening session
began. Prof. L. R, Jordan deliver.
ed an address and there was a short
talk by the high commissioner, ia
cob Slappy Of Monongah. There
were thirteen local divisions repre-.
scented In this association and elev-
en- were absent. the association be.
Ing made up OF twenty.four local
divisions.
There was no night session as the
programs were not prepared In
time. However, the next couven.
ton will be held at Wheeling,
where It is expected all divisions
will be represented, on January s.
1923.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
DOUG FAIRBANKslLosE
PLEA TO STOP FILMS

q
NEW YORK, Dec. g.-The plea
of Douglas Fairbanks to restrain
Hyman Yyanik and others from 70.
vamping films in which Fairbanks
appeared several years ago wero
denied by Supreme Court Justice
Wagner yesterday. The court held
that Fairbanks was but an employee
OF the company that made the films
and that the producers had a right
to make changes in commodity
they had hired him to help to pro.
'duce. The decision may affect old
films Of a number OF other motion
picture actors and actresses, VIM
have become stars since the older
pictures were made.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
LAB n BOARD TO MAKE
NoEMoRE WAGE CUTS

T. = D.. .
CHICAGO, Dec. 9-The docket
.of the United States Railroad La
sbor Board today bore no record. OF
pending wage disputes between
railroads and employees through a
.declsionf yesterday cutting large
rom II 90 te S 9IdT on Sr west.
.ern roads. having disposed Of the
Small case.
n railroad circles the boards
decision. with an appended reso.
luton. was taken as Indication
that no more wage reductions
would be made by that body until
there Is o marked change In pre-
sent economic conditions.
The decision OF yesterday be-
comes effective January /, 1923.
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INpIoTEDl1 m POISON PLOT

PHILADELPHIA; Dec. sLMts
Elizabeth Beard Of Reading. IN
SO years old, mother Of seven
children charged with mailing 4
box Of poisoned candy to Mra,
Annie Q. Chamurs, 4 nelghbor.:
was indicted today on four count
returned BY the { federal graiitI
jury. The indictments charged
using the mails 70 send poison
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
MAR oEMETERY PLANNED.

+: PARIS: Dec. s.-tBy the AS.
Isolated Press. ~ Twenty-thou-
sand Frenchl soldiers who died in
Germany as prisoners OF war are
to he buried IN q cemetery at
cartebonrg, near the frontier, ac-
cordiug TO an arrangement con-
GUIDED by the minister Of war
with the municipality. sarre.
oourg requested the honor Of pro-
sfding 4 last resting place ..for
those unhappy heroes whose
Lives were sacrificed in capticity."
The cemeteryNwill be laid out
next spring
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Helen's mother.In.law, Rae and
Margaret Hutchinson aud Mildred,
Robinson came in for tea, which
was served about S O'Clock. There
were chicken, and mushroom pat.
ties. lettuce sandwiches, delicious
nut bread, raspberry ice and COT
iee..
Helen was given beautiful etched
glass nut dishes. and think Mary
Beale won the prize for high score.
but couldn't see what It was as
we were in different rooms.
Ethel looked pretty in an orchid
colored crepe, de chine afternoon
gown, which was beaded in blue
and yellow beads, and she wore
black lace stockings and black sat.
in slippers.
Grace wore a HANDSOME black
satin gown, with black stockings
and slippers, and she had her ha!f
parted in the middle, which was
very becoming. I think I never
saw her wear it that way befors.
Helen looked fashionable in a
French gown Of gold and rose metui
cloth. The waist was fashioned
tight and the skirt very full, ana
around the bottom OF II was a wide
band Of blue fox fur. The fur was
also around the bottom Of !, the
sleeves. Her hat was or black vel.
vet and lace, and she wore black
stockings and black satin. slippers,
Completing the costume was pair
OF onxy and pearl ear rings, re-.
cent gift from John.
Ruth Heintzelman kept Chilly"
Ethel's Oldest son who is about .
years old. and she, played out.of.
doors with him all afternoon, but
toward the end OF the party he in.
sisted upon coming in and seeing
"the ladies'" and he was Just pre-.
cious.
Margaret Brooks, who spent tho
weekend with Frances Helmick,
was an out-of.town guest.
Meta Galliher, who was down In
Griffin, S. c., where she was a
bridesmaid in a school friends
wedding, came home Wednesday.
and the advertisements in The
West Yirginian are better again.
Meta Visited in Washington and
Alexandria, Va, before she came
home, and I guess she was gons
about a month altogether.
80.
Mrs. Fay Hartley, who is For.
rest and Joe and Kearsley's moth.
er, had a dinner party. last Sunday
might in her home in Fairmont ave.
nue. for the people who spent last
summer at Marion, Mass: The Ia.
BILE was decorated with all kinds
of Thanksgiving novelties and e
looked very pretty, for you know
Mrs. Hartley Is quite artistic, Mary
and Joe Greer and their mother
and father and their grandfather
Mr.. u N. Hartley, Harry ana Ne:i
Hartley Mrs. DeBolt and George
Gladys Lively and Jane M6ntrem.
cry and Louise Nichols were there.
h 3
Have you heard that Gensyieysl
Raymond Wolfe has danffiter9
Il was borg it Cook HospItal1
SSyedne sday Hing and Gen
ID e. E. " r. p =
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Ma, He pracktised in Crowbait
Court. sed Ma.
Ha Ha, sed Pa, that Is rich.
Crowbait Court, YOU meen probate
Court, SEQ IA. Ha, Ha.
Then Ma got SO mad she went
out OF the room but after she went
out Pa felt kind Of cheep.
speeking of Turner'S at Law.
bobbie, sed Pa, shuddent be
SURPRISED IL yure deer mother
mas gone to consult one about
parting from the party Of the
second part. wich Is me, sed Pa.
doant .know what to be wen
1 grow up. 6umtimes I think I
will be a Li-bay-run, 90 / can
have lots Of books to. reed, 4
sumtimes I think will be a
pitcher In the Big Leeg, q sum.
times I think I will own A hand
80 can have all the Doe I want
to spend. I mite be hevvy.
waite champeen, also too, II I git
heavy 'enuff. but I doant know
Jest now what I shud be, but I
doant think will be a Turney
at Law. they have too many
family rows to straten up a too
many other fites to straten up.
q II 10 hard to be all the time
strate-ning up things q keap
strate yurself.
guess will be a Big LEG
pitcher a hold the other teen 20
Meesly Hits.
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BOBBIE AND HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk.

r WAS reeding in the paper
about a Turney at Law witch
u charged ten thousand dollers
for Fee & I asked Pa what was
Fee.
Well, Bobbie, sed Pa, a Fee is
the naim of the hunk of Doe, sed
Pa, witch the party Of the first
part, witch is the Cly-ent. gives to
the party of the Second part,
witch is the Turney at Law, sed
Pa.
Is ten thousand dollers a whop.
per of Fee? / sed.
Not IL the Turney can git It,
Bobbie. sed Pa. That witch we
can git away with in this life.
Bobbie, sed Pa, newer gifts us
into vary deep water, sed Pa. Few
peepul git ten thousand dollers In
one chunk. Bobbie, sed Pa except
vary rich men & bank.robbers, sed
Pa, but now & then we find a crate
sturgeon or a CRATE lawyer witch
can soke the party, of the First
part for ten thousand or such a
matter, sed Pa.
/ believe wen I grow up will
be a Turney at Law, I sed.
Think twice, Bobbie, ere yet II
is too late beyond Recall. sed
ia.
IL Bobbie wants to be a lawyer,
why shud he not be a Lawyer,
sed Ma. My deer grandfather was
lawyer 4 a vary good one, sed
Ma He left vast S.Ttate, sed
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By Ann Isle.

|" . hear Max Hoadley spoken
OF as a big. laundering boy
Il struck me as the height of
absurdity. But Miss Mays face
was SO serious and purposeful
that / couldn't permit myself a
smile.
Have you interviewed him so
early in the morning." asked.
Yes, Mrs. Harrison. Please
don't think I'd take advantage OF
all your kindness and presume to
come so late II I'd been engaged
with anything but our own busi-
ness. You see, last night 1 ex-
planned our plans to the boys
Miss May smiled happily as
she spoke of Ralph Lacy and
Wayne Parkinson, who had adopt
ed her as an aunt and who had
given her a sort Of radiant. won
dering youth just by making her
feel that she belonged"
If those two fine men didn't
appeal strongly to me by force OF
their individual sweetness ana
charm and character, they would
still make a good impression be-
cause of their feeling for each
other. But added to the loyalty
which causes each to boost the
others stock" so enthusiastically
there Is the chivalry they are
showing to a lonely old woman
who Is having not her second put
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probably her first blooming
through them. No one could look
on without being impressed.
you mean that you explained
your plans for having Mr.. Par
kinson buy out the millinery bust
ness Mr.. Hoadley is SO anxious
to dispose Off" I asked.
81 did, my dear. told them
all about Max Hoadley's wanting
to be free to devote himself to
the importing business which his
nephew is finding 1t so hard to
manage"
81 suppose you were very care
ful not to let Park realize that
you were missionarying him, as
well as your acknowledged pro-
teEe, Mac Hoadley?" / laughed,
finding some outlet for my emo
tions in the little chuckle in
which Miss May. could be counted
on to join.
"Oh, that would have spoiled
everything" she replied shrewd.
~. eff Park dreamed how sor-
ry 1 am for him, with nothing to
do and days hanging 30 heavily on
his hands. he'd just be miserable
for making me worry. Nu see.
understand very well that those
two remarkable boys are intent
on bringing. sunshine into my lie
not worry. So of course, the
way TO work It with Park is
TO let him feel that he's doing a
friend OF mine a favor, not that
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Jack Quicksilver. the big homing
pigeon, thrust his head through the
bars and took the golden grains
which Jean offered him. His beak
scarcely touched her white palm as
he picked the corn from IL gently,
like the gentleman he was. jacks
home was now roomy aviary
under the western colonnade of
Knayth, which he shared with a
few small Barbary doves, that
stood in the background and re-
garded him with awe.
Chapter 80.
The Stronger Hand.
You are a splendid fellow" said
Joan. land 1 think you are well
aware of 1t. You remind me very
much of-somebody else that 1
know. No, there's no more corn,
dear. If l had 1t would give 1t
to you"
The pigeon, having satisfied him.
self that there was no more maizc
to be had, crooned his thanks very
prett!ly and flew up to his perch.
taking no more notice of Joan.
The beams of the sinking sun
glided the iris beauties of his neck;
he, sat and preened his feathers
with a dandified air.
Jack Quicksilver did not trouble
himself to answer. Joan laughed,
and wandered back to the house.
In the hall she met the tall foot
man, Goodenough. looking ex.
tremely grave and distinguished
in his green livery.
Are you sorry to be back at
Knayth, Goodenough?" said Joan
smiling, you would have pre-
ferred London"
mo, my lady," answered Good.
enough quietly, 1T would fer sooner
be at knayth. IL I may say 80,
than at any other house In Eng.
Il.
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RHYMING OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis-

man nature sins, according to our
story. but when a fellows method
wins, say, does she get the glory?
Old Adam first gave this excuse,
which has not yet been bested,
and since the day he found its use,
tits hourly tried and tested. Old
Human Nature FORCES checks and
loves to watch the ticker, 1t makes
a host of human wrecks who dote
ON bootleg liquor. And when h
chappie's virtues wane while vice
takes giant stature, his friends
say: Bills in jail again, ali.
wicked human nature.' For folks
who love to dance and yet neglect
to pay the pier. this alibis the one
best bet, that nature Is a viper.
They ought to pass a stringent
law. some crafty legislature, to
make men cease to lay each flaw
upon poor human nature.
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BY John Goodman.
DAN laughed softly.

Wit is never Lady Dun
y luce's doing--it is yours"
said Philip, you are the queen OF
hostesses. l cannot be proud
enough of you"
IF you are pleased, dear, it
u enough" Joan said with a
sudden tightening of her hands as
she clung, to him and looked into
his face
You love me Philip? she muir.
mered. II know It, but Oh, il
is sweet to hear you say IT, Apart
from all this-all these things
that l care nothing for--you love
me now, and to eternity"
II love you better than the
world and all it holds" he said,
and kissed her passionately, "can
you doubt 1t, Joan? Do you
think that if you were in rags,
q beggar.maid by the roadside, I
should love you in the less?
For i could not love you more"
He felt that she was trembling
lightly. ,r
What is it, darling? Is any
thing troubling you?"
oh, strange fancies that come
to me at times" she said, lit Is
some perverseness in my brain,
] suppose. A sense of contraries.
As though in the midst of it all
voice said to me-'Make the
most of your little spell of happi.
ness. Joan, for ii will end. Your
house is built upon sand, even
your claim to wealth is based
upon a lie
There was such conviction in
her tone that Philip was startled.
WHY, what can you mean,
dear est?" he said quickly. you
have rot heard anything? Has
anybody spoken to you about it?"
Joan glanced at him oddly.
For the note of alarm in his
voice was too plain.
NO" she said, but what Is
your opinion. Philip-you who
know so much more than l.
Could such a thing happen?"
For q moment he did not an
swer. From the first the case
had been romantic, so full II
mystery still unsolved, that he
felt anything might come OF 1t.
Then he laughed, and drew her
to him again.
fut SuCu tHOuBnl Out VI youf
head once and for ALL" he said.
your right is as fixed as the
STARS; proved, sealed and warrant
ca by the highest tribunal In the
land. There, dear little Joan.
Are you satisfied
The shadow on Joans face deep
ened. She freed herself gently
and looked with wistful eyes ut
She light that streamed from the
distant ballroom, where came
the throb Of violins and the
rhythm of dancers feet. 4,
Sometimes" said Joan softly,
81 feel In my heart that all this
sppndoJr will vanish, as II did
IN The old nursery tale, Philip,
That the gilded coach will change
back into a pumpkin--the coach
horses into mice. And shall
be Cinderella sitting among me
ashes--the ashes of a fire nat
have burned out"
Jack" said Lady Tallbois, you
are growing sleek and lazy, like
me. All th.s luxury isn't good for
you Never mind. deaf, take all
you can get" .te
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A World Famous Story of the ALL Con.
quering Power of Love Over the
Heart of the Willful and Beau.
tiful Sister of the Auto
cratic King Henry VIII.

She, by the way, was as blue ana
sad-faced as Mary was joyous. /
asked her IL the princess and
Brandon had met. and she sadly
said: II do not know. We went
down to London yesterday. and as
we returned stopped at Bridewell
House, where we found the
king and Wolsey. The princess
. left the room, saying she would
return in a few minutes, and
then wolsey went out, leaving me
alone with the king.
Mary did not return for half
an hour, and she may have seen
Master Brandon during that time.
l do not understand how the
meeting could have occurred, but
that il the only time she has
been away from me-" Here Jane
deliberately put her head on my
shoulder and began to weep pite-
ously.
What is the trouble?" I asked
She shook her head: Il can
not, dare not tell you"
"Oh! but you must, you must"
and / insisted SO emphatically
that she at length said:
THE king"
THE king! God in heaven,
Jane. tell me quickly" I had
noticed Henry of late casting
glances at my beautiful little
Jane, and had seen him try to
kiss her a few days before. as ]
have told you. This annoyed me
very much, but I thought little
of 1t. as 1t was his habit to ogle
every pretty face.
When urged, Jane said between
her sobe: He tried to kiss me
and to-mistreat me when Wolsey
left the room at Bridewell House.
1 may have been used to detain
him. while Mary met Master
Brandon. but if SO. apn sure she
knew nothing of it,
And what did you dor"
CTo Be Continued Monday