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The New York herald., 1922-12-02
BOSTON JURY ACQUITS PoNzI.
state Charge OF Larceny and Con.
spfracy Fails.

BosroS. Dec. 1.--Charles Ponzi. for
mer get rich quick fnancier, WAS found
not guilty OF larceny and conspiracy TO
commit larceny by a Jury In the Superior
Court late tonight
Ponzi. at present a Federal prisoner In
the Plymouth Jail. was tried on charges
brought by the State In connection with
the so per cent. !, 20 days" scheme
through which Porzbyained fame.
The New York herald., 1922-12-02
STEAL CHICAGO GRAvESTONES.
Nothing VIII surprise Them Now
Police Say.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW York HEsALn
CHICAGO. Dec. Chicago police are
beginning TO believe nothing Is mpos-
sible In Chicago The Usual calmness
II the Irving Park station was shat
tered to-day when Peacher & Son, gran
tie dealers reported that thieves had
stolen two 800 pound gravestones from
their shop.
Chief Fitzmorrls says this Is the first
robbery OF It's kind In the city.
The New York herald., 1922-12-02
BROWNS CHILD; ENDS LIFE.
Mother Holds Little cIsI Under
Water sn Tub.

LAWRENCE. Mass, Dec. AFTER hold
Ing her eleven year-old daughter under
water in bathtub In her home here
until she was dead. Mrs. Rose Geiser to-
night committed suicide By swallowing
a tumbferful of poison and then turning
on the gas.
The bodies were found by the won-
ans husband, Christian Gefser, a mill
worker, when he returned from h.E
work.
The New York herald., 1922-12-02
WILL TEST rIEnNAN's SANITY.

CHICAGO, Dec. IA test to determine
the sanity of John y. Herman. former
Notre Dame University law Instructor.
was ordered tonight by O. unity Judge
Richeimer on the pctitios of Nrrs
Frances PuiaSlti. sister Of Ars. Tisrnsn.
The New York herald., 1922-12-02
SPEEDING IN DYNAMITE can.

SANTA MONICA. Cal. Dec Ill X.
Powers, excavation contractor OF Los
Angeles had three and n half cases Of
dynamite n his automobile. officers said,
when he was arrested here for speeding
at thirty-seven miles an hour. for having
no tail lights, and because his brakes
were working so poorly he could not stop
his car in less than 900 feet.
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Continued on Page SIX.

RAINIER TRUCKS. Made in New York.
Aves.. L. !. City. Tel Astoria lis8.-Adv.
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other. Assure Support.

Teiegrams and letters we're reccivea
by Senator La Toilette from eight Rep
fsentatives and Representatives elect ex-
pressing wholehearted support OF tha
conference and their intention OF coope-
rating directly in the carrying forward
Of the program agreed upon.
Among these we're Schaefer (Repl
wlsD; Crosser CDem.. o. Thoms
tDem, Okla.l Wefald (Rep.. Mimi.
kvale CRep.. Minn.), and Knight (Rep
Ohio).
Senator La Toilette. who called th
conference. opened the first session wit
a speech IN which he emphasized tht
the meeting was not 10 form TIL
party or take other such action but
take decisive and practical xs;eps
legislation which will bring yiist re
The New York herald., 1922-12-02
Continued on Page Six.

Theatrical and Hotel and Restaurant.
advertising viii be found on Page e.-Adr.
The New York herald., 1922-12-02

Pleasure and lconi'oli. golf ridiug. teunls.
&c. Tie Carolina. Pinehurst. n. C.--.idc.
The New York herald., 1922-12-02

THE BEST IN ITS HISTORY.
The New York Herald, with all that was
best of The Sun intertwined with 1t. and
the whole revitalized, is bigger and better
and sounder newspaper than ever before
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
JUST FACTS

Washington monument at the
federal capital was SO years in
making.
More than $4,000 soldiers Of the
U. S. and confederate armies are
buried in Arlington cemetery.
Stretching the SPINE a short time
daily is the latest recipe for pro-
longed youth.
Farming was tho occupation of
hall the population OF France be.
fore tile war.
Denmark's kings have been nam
ed either Christian or Frederick
for more than 400 years.
Each of Germany's blinded for.
mer soldiers Is provided with n
"caretaker" and a trained dog.
During 1890 there were 1898 ex-
neriments with anesthetics on liv'
ing animals.
Many hospitals, schools and re-
lief organizations OF France arc op.
Grated by women.
Clock is said to have been in
vented BY pacificus, priest Of
Verona In the ninth century.
Grand Rapids. Mich, claims the
distinction OF never having 4 bank
failure.
Since 1907 education among the
women OF India has more than
doubled.
Frenchmen has invented wo.
mems dress fabric from the leaves
of the banana plant.
Some phosphorescent deep sea
fish catch their prey by means OF
the lights from their glowing fins.
Planet Venus moves around the
sun at an average speed OF % miles
second
Russians and Hindoos credit the
turquoise whit being a life preser'
yer.
Koran, or sacred book OF Mo
hammedans, was written by Maho-
met about Clio.
OF the 1857 motor ships in ser.
vice during 1920, only Of flew the
American flag.
Fitty-one million tons OF almost
pure iron have been discovered in
the Lake Athabascar region.
Guard has been invented TO pro-
tect the face and eyes Of men op.
Grating pneumatic chisels.
Swedish spading tractor consul
mes less than q gallon of kerosene
an acre.
Chemists in Paris are MAXIM;
what they claim are real rubies and
saDphires in their own laborator-
les.
british experts estimate the
known available coal fields insure
a supply enough for normal needs
OF the world for 1000 years
Georgetown university, the Oldest
and largest Jesuit college in the
country, was built In 1888.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
CHICAGO IrvEsroCk

CHICAGO. Jan. Cattle re-
ceipts $4,000 beef steers and fat
sh stock strong to 25 cents higher;
yearlings up most; bulk beef
steers SIS q IT'S; bulls strong
10 is cents higher; veal calves
steady to lower; stockers and
feeders steady.
Hogs receipts IS, 200; opened Is
to IS cents higher than Saturdays
average: butchers later only 10 to
Is cents higher; big packers and
several small packers doin&, moth
ing; top $500 for 140 to $50
pound averages; up to $500 for
100 to 40 pound averages: bulk
Of sales $500 a 100; pigs mostly
25 cents higher: bulk desirable
kind $50 q S.25.
Sheep receipts $4,000; gener-
ally steady; fat lambs top early
SLIGO; bulk s11.00 @ 1850;
good to choice handy yearlings
s10,25 q 1890; fat ewo top early
$500; no choice light sales; talk
ing steady on feeder lambs.
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MANY ATTEND
CONTINUED from page ons)

evening at 1880, Wednesday eve
Mining at 1880, and Friday, even
ing ut O'Clock. The young wo-
men will conduct n special pray
er meeting at 1880 Tuesday eve
ming at the home OF Miss Doras
Carr, Edgemont, in connection
with the Missionary circle meet
ing.
Thursday night there will be
special prayer meetings held in
each of tho four districts. The
East Side service will be at the
home of Bruce Morgan, $40 Pitts
burgh avenue. The Main District
service will be held at the home
OF A. P. Jones, 500 Maple avenue.
Locust avenue meeting will be
held at the home Of F. B. Dick
erson, sos Locust avenue. The
Central District meeting will be
held at the home OF Clark W. Kis-
ner, 500 Coleman avenue. These
prayer meetings are being held in
preparation for series OF evan
gelistic meetings, which will be-
gin next Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
Pathological
Questions

i. What are the seven candle.
sticks symboIical OF in the Book OF
Revelations?
2. What is Abraham called in
the Bible?
8. How many sons did Isaac
have and what we're their nameE?
4. Who did God show the
ladder reaching up to heaven7
3. AS described in the Book oi
Revelations, how many beasts
were on the throne in heaven?
s. What was each Of these
beasts like?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions
]. When BALKAN was on m
way to appear before King Balak
an angel Of the LordG held q sword,
and prevented his proceeding.
2. On the road to Moab
Balaam,s ass was given the power
TO speak. "s'
3. Paul fed from Jerusalem
because they disbelieved him as
he's had formerly been a persecu.
tor and was no wa disciple.
4. The heather at Lystra call
ed Barnabas and Paul: Jupiter and
Mercurfus.
s. The heather looked upon
Paul and Barnabas rs gods be.
cause they had, healed a cripple.
s. pelhah bound Samson wits
the seven green withs, brought "a
her by the Phiiistines.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
YeaFs RroduetIon.

In tn most recent issue saward'.
Journal places the soft coal produc
ton Of this country at about 40,
100000 tons. III the way Of re
view II in part states the follow
Ing:
I'm the bituminous coal trade the
year 1918 abounded in sensational
features. Nlueteen.twenty was ever
more notable with regard 10 trade
conditions and. particularly. high
prices. But 1921 showed steady
dizziness throughout in soft coal,
and domestic sizes OF anthracite
were the only strong feature, pre-.
serving their position throughout
the year. After u period OF prosper.
.ity such as the trade had never
seen before, conditions changed SO
completely that the whole year was
far below normal, with 4 steady
record Of declining prices and
slight demand for soft coal except.
In gas here and there some local or
merely trans!tory feature caused .
brief change. Tonnage estimates
do not indicate more than about
410,0cO.0o0 tons as the years out.
put, comparing with 55sO0o,0OO
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gram.

Seen This Morning,

$40 SS0h AASB GhSA uIhbs
The scenes Of the story "Piay.
things Of Destiny" are laid in Can,
ada. and It opens with an lnlsunder
standing between young man and
his wife which causes her to leave
her home. She is overtaken by u
snow storm, and Is given shelter
in the cabin OF a ranger.
The situations that follow arc
such as should be u lesson to any
woman who ia likely to take too
much for granted without waiting
for an explanation, for the story
shows how MI act hastily and
thoughtlessly committed will bring
unhappiness to all concerned.
Number Please" is a good com.
edy Astounding In amusing situa.
tions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
sW0NIAS S CLUB
Gen IS OR SHIP 4.
The Melaon.

AS Seen This Morning.

PERJURY IS well titled aud
strongly enacted by William Fas.
mum supported by a splendid cast.
The story has to do with a man.
Who, through the testimony Of a
false friend is deprived Of all thai
life holds dear.
Upon clrcumstantial evidence hs
IFS convicted for murder and spends
the best years Of his life in prison,
but is at last proven innocent by
the confession Of the real murder
er, who was about to die. He re.
turns to hts home and family to find
and give a great surprise which
brings a rather tragic story to an
unexpected close, however, there Is
a strong lesson to be learned.
Fox News is a part of the pro
gram.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02

tons sasr year. 45S.o00 900 ions IA
1891 ina 5ss,Qoo.ooQ lous in 1913.
tha high wateF marx 10 'hp history
~ We inanstry up 10 date md ~.
blFtntig destined 10 remain me
III q mark t6f soinc time 70 c1ttte. :
Ge6lsnleni Survey.
During the week ending Decem,
Der 24th the weekly psododtsun 81
coal, coke aud ligfite reg 4
Z ,46S.000 net tons.
For the week END ing y eceistsaf
II the FairInont REGION 81 . . pro.
duction Of 3e.1 per cest b q full
time production seSotdine 10 the
6gures OF tks survey. Other 70.
giuns show the following: Pan
Handle, 42.6 per cent; winding
Gulf, S4,6 per cent; New River,
ISL per cent: PocahontaSs 3S,2 per
cent; Tug River, 50 per cent; ,
Kanawhs, 1879 per cents Logan,
S6.2 per cent: oya.Thscker. 84.3
per cent; Cumberland iedmont,
1913 per cent: Somerset 66.5 per
cent; Central Pennsylvania, 37.G
per cent; Westmorelanl, ls.f per
cent; Pittsburgh, 2e.s per cent;
Southern Ohio, 1871 per cent;
Northern and Central Ohio. 3s.6
per cent: Indiana, So per cent,
Illinois, SO per cent; Kansas, Ss.6
per cent; Iowa, $50 per cent; Ala
bama, 59,s per cents Virginia, 42.e
per cent; Colorado, 1855 per cent,
Alabama was first of the soft
coal fields to work the largest per.
icentage with Iowa second and Som.
ierset third.
On menoDaahela
Operations on the MononsahelR
in West Virginia on Saturday
loaded 1906 cars Of coal, which
makes a total Of 9t1 cars for the
week or a loss Of 529 cars compar
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02

14SW9f0 ~ tC9A0EdhS NNAD
1rigenue Is French word
which means a young woman or
girl who is artless, ingenious; or
Innocent, In the theatre, the term
apnlies to one who fills such a
role
Treaty OF Cession Is a
treaty by which territory is trans
ferred from one sovereign to an
other.
The Commonwealth Of Eng
land was the republic established
Sin England after the execution Of
Charles /. In 1919 and continued
s6till 1853, when Cromwell assumed
the protectorote.
Charles Dickens wrote
tPickwick Papers"
5--G arhcis hardy bulb Of the
lilly family composed Of ten or
twelve small ones called GLOVES. "
II has very pungent odor and
q strong taste and is used for
cookery in Europe and the United
States,
Washington. Monroe and
jackson we're the three presidents
who fought In the Revolutionory
War.
Berne is the capital OF
Switzerland.
S-A milllonicracy is govern,
rlent by millionalres.
O. ossining, New York, was
formerly "sing Sing"
ia spinet was a small key
board instrument. in use between
the 18th and 18th centuries. which,
had one string to u note. sounded
by plucking with leather quilts.
New Questions
Who wrote the poem Evan
geline?
what is farina?
S-What Is the status OF Now
South Wales?
4-Why are boomers 50 called?
Slow long is a fortnight?
6-What is an isoscclcs TIL
angle?
For what is tourniquet
s-who is the turnkey Of a
prison?
Il 9-What does the baseball term
"foul strike" mean?
1o-what was the EdIct OF
Nantes?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02

previous week The last Week ~
December 1870 the f6ad loaded
lSe c9fs 81 ccal
December esdlhs
Mines along the I6noneah dfyts,
ion B & o during December load
ed 10. 1856 cars Of coal, which proved
10 be the cellar amplonshtp pro-
duction, having excelled the pre-
lvlous low production month
March, which aggregated 11;447
cars. This was a drop Of 453S cars
off october's tonnage and 1858 cars
short Of November's total
Off the Western Maryland rail-
I way In December there were ISL
cars Of coal loaded May proved to
be the low month on this road at
! 1872 cars. Last months production
showed a drop Of $50 cars off Oc-
tober's loadin gand 121 cars shy Of
Noyember's production.
Screened to Slack.
State Mine Inspector Blenk!n.
sopp, Of Kentucky, estimates the
coal production OF that state in
1921 to be approximately $4,000. 0OG
tons.
At the Pittsburgh station OF the
United States Bureau OF Mines a
series of tests have beer made to
determine the relative fuel value
Of coke as compared with anthra.
cite and bitumlnous coal when used
lin low pressure boilers OF the type
employed for heating large build.
lings.
Extensive developments are now
under way IN Greenbrier county, w.
Va, following the construction OF
q new line into that territory
known as the GreenGrier & Eastern
railroad. This road connects VITA
the sewell Valley Railroad near
Reinelle, and the Sewell Valley
connects with the Chesapeake i
Ohio at Meadow Creek, Il point be.
tween Thurmond and Hinton.
Cooperative Mining.
A.successful example Of coOpcra.
tive coal mining is noted In
I Saward's Journal, the scheme hay.
ing been tried out by Reno Brunei
general superintendent OF the En-.
pire Coal Mines company and the
Granny Branch Coal company and
the partnership appears at least 10
have solved the wage question, In
part Saward's Journal states the
following:
For six months the mines were
Obliged to remain idle because Ka.
nawha county, in which they are
located, Is an organized district and
the union refused to sanction a re.
duction In wages that would enable
the owners to meet non.union com.
petition. To operate on the union
scale and sell the output In the
open market meant a loss Of at least
so cents a ton.
$50 the mines closed down and
the workers and their families were
faced with the prospect OF a hard
winter until Mr.. Brunei hit upon
his cooperative idea. The plan Is
a simple one. 1t provides that the
management shall have a fixed
profit on each ton mined, the bal.
ance of the money received for the
sale Of the coal being divided pro.
portionately and equally between
all the men.
This arrangement appealed to
| the latter, and also met with the
sanction OF the local nnion officials.
1t was put into effect and has been
working satisfactorily to both sides.
The owners are getting some return
on their investment; the employees
are securing steady work and max.
ing enough to live on. Their earn.
ings rise and fall with the price
fluctuations, but there is always
something coming in, which was
more than could be said before the
plan was introduced"
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ICE ON RIVER

cF IL first ti1ae tiis scar sh
sAtonpn heia liver had Z tina
sheet q fee omit near Fslrm6nSs
The ice did not extend entirely
across the stream but in patches
here and there. It was observed
until the sun came out in all Of
It's glory.
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itdto The previous week. ~ Dc
her tho mines iondcd 0.QN cal
Goa isEainst DIGS cars WI No
her and ss557 cars In oclober
Mines on the Mononrahl Ia
way da rennsylvauia on y |lta
loaded iSs cars q coGi oi Bee
for The week drop o. s7
ccni9ared e. tlic previops |rcc
Dee Smher The mines lolAed
cars ot cod Or ss&7 ca or
less than n Novemhe IND
cars lsss sasa y eesoOe
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AS Seen This Morning.


Conflict" might have been we'll
named THE House OF Hate" be.
cause the big theme Of the story Is
hatred and Its results.
1t Is a strange morbid story full
Of mystery and intrigue hut excite.
ment and action play a big part
too.
The girl in the case gives, in the
end, q splendid example OF doing
good for evil and brings influence
to bear upon the lives of the priu.
cipals that changes hatred to good
viii and she wins the love Of a good
man.
a two reel Century comedy
which was really very funny is the
extra feature.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02

Carrier pigeon made the 22s
miles from Washington to New
York where It is believe dIndians
made their homes among the cliffs.
First Christmas pantomime was
produced In oLndon in 1909.
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tconttnued from page onel
loads On the division OF which $40
were coal,
On Saturday seventeen trains
drew 5S2 loads OF freight east OF
Grafton OF which 316 cars were
coal. West off the division there
we're 232 cars Of coal moved.
Saturdays Shipments
One of the heaviest daily ship.
meutB to Curtis Bay for some time
and the only one last week was
100 cars off the Monongah diyis-
ion B. & o. on Saturday. There
were 229 cars of coal loadetd east
and q cars west. Five cars OF coke
were shipped, three east and two
cars west.
Saturdays r. r. Fuel
One hundred cars OF coal were
secured by the railroads off the
Monongah division B. & o. on Sat
urday. The B. & o. secured Al
cars Of coal.
Last Weeks Tonnage
Operations along the Monongah
division B. & o. last week loaded
but 1910 cars OF coal and 10 cars
OF coke. This was the lowest week
OF the year for production. drop.
ping back 5S5 cars, hom the former
low production week-that ending
December 10th which was 1855
cars. The corresponding week Of
December 1920, loaded 4244 cars of
coal and 100 cars Of coke, while the
last week OF December 1919, loaded
1926 cars of coal and 81 cars OF
coke. An average Of 1874 cars a day
were loaded over the five day per-
Iod on the division last week.
Mines along the Western Mary
land last week loaded 176 cars OF
coal or Just nine cars less than the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02
JOY FOR MOURNING
His anger endureth for a mo.
ment: in his favour is life
weeping may endure for a
night, but Joy cometh in the
morning. Psalm sos,
THE WEATHER.

West Virginia
Fair Tuesday
rising tempera-
lures.
Local Readings
Greed E. soIyard
Observer
Temperature at s
a. NJ. today 70.
Yesterdays
weather cloudy;
temperature.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02

New Manascr-Lloyd z. Shaffer,
Mt Pleasant, Pa, has been made
manager Of the Atlantic & Pacific
Tea company store, 103 Fairmort
avenue, succeeding L. N. Runyau,
who has resigned and returned to
Chartered, Pa,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02

To Morsantown-Members Of
Fatrmont Lodge No. Loyal Or.
der Of Moose will meet at their
lodge rooms today and will go in a
body to the Monongahela railway
station where they will take the
train for Morgantown where they
viii visit with the lodge there.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02

The Prospect: You say this car
He only slightly used2
Henry Carr: Practically new,
sir. The mortgage on II isn't a
month old.
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Meeting Tontsht-The Degree Of
Honor WIN meet at their hall in
Adams street this evening. install.
Iaion Of officers will take place,
Rtvesville lodge has been invited
10 attend.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02

Christmas day among Armenfans
is celebrated on Jan. IS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02

!. AZ HospFtaf-Bwt4e Watkins, OF
EEdgemont, and Robert Cochrane, OF
EBe1yiew avenue. the latter a son Of
sP. D. Cochrane, underwent minor
Separations today at Cook hospital.
Pam Frum, child from Morgan,
town. YVES operated on also today
at Cook.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-02

No. 20 ries Of Advertisement. pre-
Pc Ste West Virginia. IN Thomas D.
I, =. cwspa per Special list an yertis u
Counselor, Charleston, W.
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Baby SOMA baby son was born
gesterdzy al Cook hogpfu to Mr..
Iand MIS- o. A. s9forth of this
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MINERS OBSERVE

tcOntinued from PAGE onel
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TODAYlS XVIII
Reg pdg. o. s. Pal. or

Answers 70 yesterdays Iiyy1Z
1ngenue is a French word
which means a young woman or
girl who is artless, ingenious; or
Innocent, In the theatre, the term
applies TO one who fills such a