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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-02

Over at the Phoenix club where the spacious psrlors and beautiful re ception halls lend themselves to all sorts of wonderful entertainments the most elaborate preparations are being made for the Minstrel and Musical Revue of 1s22,' which will take place next Wednesday evening under the auspices of the Council of Jewish Women, at this popular club.
 Music and song and jokes and quips will make the walls of the Phoenix club ring with merriment on this occasion when the best talent that Birmingham affords, will have been corralled for the Revue.
 Few clubs in the south have T more representative membership than the Phoenix club. being the rendcz- vous for the most fashionable enter-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-02
rxTERMINNTEs WEEDS

If recently developed farm ma chine. described and Illustrated in the Popular Mechanics Magazine, fulfilis expectations, large part of the loss to farmers from weeds and Insect pests can be eliminated. The processes used are not new, in themselves, but their practical combination has been described as one of the most import ant developments In the history Of agriculture. The entire mechanism Is operated by a small gasoline en- zine, mounted on the frame
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-02

Alabama Federation of Music clubs. in annual convention there.
 Mrs. Gussen will leave with Mad anne Dux for Anniston tomorrow, where she will be the sccompanist
 for the famous opera star at her Icnncerf.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
Pioneer Resident
Of County Buried:

" Mrs. Elizabeth Swisher, aged 90
years, s months and "a days, died
at o'clock Sunday morning at the
home of. Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Haw.
kins in Winfield district.
Mrs. swisher was one Of the
pioneer residents Of Marion county
and a most beloved woman in the
community. She had lived with her
daughter, Mrs, James E. Morgan, in
Fairmont, until the latter's death,
when she went to the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hawkins.
A daughter OF the late Jacob and
Barsheba Farrell Swisher, OF thig
county, Mrs. Swisher Is survived
by one brother, B. F. Swisher. Of
Winfield district; two sisters, Mrs.
Harriet Swisher, of Winfield dis.
trict, and Mrs. Sarah C. Watson, OF
Martins Ferry, Ohio. Six grand.
children are living, Charles and
Frank Armbruster, OF Wheeling:
Eugene Armbruster, Of Raleigh, N.
c.; Mrs. Thomas Howard, Of
Cleveland, Ohio; M. Earle Morgan
and Mrs. Gail Fishback, both of
this city.
The funeral was held from the
residence this afternoon, at /
o'clock and interment was made in
the Mount Zion cemetery by Car.
penter and Ford, local undertake
ers. Rev. j. ]. Harris conducted
the services.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
WEST V|RGIN|AN
STORY WENT BIG
Reeds Article on King
Solomon. .Pleases Logan
Fields

Prof A. C. .Calien, Morrantown
head Of the department OF mining
engineering, West Virginia Uni.
yersity, returned on Sunday from
q trip to Southern West Virginia.
Prof. Callen says Joe Reeds inter.
probation Of King Solomon being
the original satety.first shark. az
published by The West virginian.
went across big't in the Logan
and other fields in Southern West
Virginia.
Last Thursday night Prof. callen
addressed the third annual BANQUET
OF the mining institute connected
with the Lundale Coal company at
Logan. He says that miners appear
to be in demand In some parts OF
Southern West Virginia, one oper.
ator in the Logan field wanting
fifty miners. y ,ti
On Saturday Mr.. Callen had a
conference with R. NJ. LambIe,
chief Of the department Of mines
at Huntington, when they went
over the extension work and short
course work OF the university. It
was found that OF the men that
passed the examination, s5.3 per
cent Of those who took the short
course rgot certificates; while only
s. per cent Of the men who took
no. course got them. h {
The second semester Of the min.
ing school at w " IT. will hepfn
on, Thursday, but registration will
be held on Tuesday and Mednes:
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
.SAFETVNEETING
}. AT MIDDLETON
WIN BE Held There This
Eyening-Reed
Speaker

A safety meeting under the aus.
!pices oe the safety department OF
lthe Consolidation Coal company
viii be held at 2 o'clock tonight at
middleton. The film "The Story
lof Sulphur, md 'Safe and Danger
practices in. B!tuminous, Coal
Mines will be shown, a portable
motion picture machine secured
from the Fairmont Y. NJ. C. A.
Ito be used for that purpose.
lJoseph W. Reed, director OF safety
work consolidation Coal Company,
|wilI speaks
In lin6 with safety, c. H. Tarle.
Hon. manager OF the West Virginia
Consolidation Coal com.
|pany held a meeting OF the oper.
lhting force at his offices IN the
Watson building on Saturday at.
|te kaocns While the. Consol. has al.
IN used the utmost care In test.
ing out mine air in its gaseous
m'nes. doing so daily, MIR. Tarle.
ton again urged the utmost care
because of the danger OF mine ex.
plosions at this season Of the year.
The recent explosion at Gates, Pa.
Iand hi Alabama were mentioned
Incidentally to show that the ut.
most care should be used at all
times spperintendents and others
were present
&
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
To Attend Big
Road Gathering

c. d. Conway; Amos Stanley and
G, p. Mcmillan. county commits.
sioners, and + ]. Wiltong. county
engineer, will go TO Charleston
wednesday to attend a meeting
called for Thursday and Friday by
@. P. Fortney, chairman OF the
state road commission. at which
road work tosbe done Ia the stale
during the coming summer viii be
discussed.
Representatives from all the
counties are expected to DO present
and the members of the state com.
mission want the various county
governing bodies 20 cooperate with
the commission III building roads
this summer II Is the intention or
the commission, according 10 lot.
ter sent out by Mr. Fortney asking
the county Officials 70 build county
roads in connection with the high.
ways being built BY tho state so
that entire sections viii be lifted
out of the mud at the Same time.
As one OF the min roads to .be
Sonstrncted by the state this year
runs through this city the local
men ate vitaIly Interested In The
meeting and VIII take IN active
part IN the DISCUSSIONS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
INCOMING SCALE
POSTED At Mines
[INMON0NGARELA.
New Association Opens
Office at Morgan
town II
BI-54PER Gent SLASH.
sskls From / to Is Per.
cent Below Garfield
Scale

i When the wage reduction Of the
|Afonongahela Coal association goes
into etrsct on April / IT will carry
deductions Sith it that range from
ai 10 81 per sent. less than the
present scale with<he United Mine
Workers OF America SD from to
'tiftfan per cent. less thaS the Gar
FIELD scale.
4 Today members Of the Monohga.
bella Coal association posted notices
at the mines setting forth the pro-
posed reductions. Temporary OF.
,iices were opened by the associa.
zion in the Farmers & Merchants
IBap building in Morgantown to.
DAY. 10 ~
The association has issued the
following Statement:
THE Monongahela Coal associa,
kion, which includes the producing
companies operating approximate.
ly sixty.fiye bituminous coal mines
IN the Morgantown district OF West
Virginia, has adopted a new wage
|seale, to become effective upon the
|tnrmiuatioii az the existing scale.
N arriving az this scale, the
pnerators have ehsd due regard for
|iil pertinent e6ndjttb tbns; ;tands believe
IthAt Il Is emtnently fair and IN &C
: dance with Tho condit itfors I Sas
kltey exist az the present time
Nitrhn eon1 I'm Gee Sd q I'M aTtfasa
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
Thirteen Hit Trail
At Barrackville

In his sermon yesterday after.
noon jat the Bethesda Baptist
church, Rev. II, B. Lawler made
one OF the strongest appeals to
men ever given at Barackville. The
subject was .Twendeth Century
Knighthcod,n and the sermon was
delivered In regular Billy Sunday
style Thirteen, conversions re.
warded the efforts of Rev. Law.
Ter and his assistants. y
Fifteen members Of the Billy Sun,
day club were present as singers
and personal workers and lent
their aid in the meeting. Fred b,
Cannon conducted a stirring song
service and also sang two solos
When the Gates of Heaven
Swing Outward Never. !. and Have
You Forgotten God2n q. Stewart
Gown played the piano and aided
materially In the musical program.
Several members of the Billy Sun,
day club offered prayer
This was the second time Rev.
Lawler delivered his sermon to
men only and he received such
hearty appro robat son from the audi
enee that It was suggested 4 speci
fal collection be taken for the pas.
tor Z Yearly sg5 was given as q
Ittee will oferinHs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
NEED CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Lutheran Clergyman
Claims Christian Stand
ard Too Low

TF
Only Christian men and women
should teach our children in the
public schools, declared Rev. Roy
]. Meyer, pastor OF Grace Lutheran
church, in a sermon at Sunday
mornings service. When appli-
cants present themselves, unfortu-
nately no question like Are You
a Chrtstlan?" is asked, but only
the cold formal acceptance Of u
normal or college diploma is an
essential qualification, he asserted.
Teachers Of our public schools,
are. you safe today? / do not be-
lieYe that the school board today
ever asks the question-Are you a
Christian man or woman, when an
application is made to teach. Such
a question should be, asked. Instead
of only presenting college ceyti-
fcate, the board Of education
should say-If you are a Christian
man or woman you can teach, and
IL you arc not you cannot teach
our boys and girls who are now
growing TO manhood and woman
hood" Rev. Meyer declared. 4
Representing Jesus Christ as the
great photographer l,hs cited three
tSpes OF men IN his text from
f.lke;6s G-A2y ,ilSTEfe ference to tiiei
tsmote and the beam In your bro
,ther's eye, snappl1G those WHO
have two good eyes, those who
have at least one Impaired eye and
those who are blind in both eyes."
In the FIRST picture we are to
have two good Eyes so thatswe can
see the Fathers great mercy, the
great Joy Of being Of a forgiviuE
spirit and the 3reat harvest OF Civ
ing,
After speaking from these three
thoughts, the question was asked:
who is on this first picture:
Are the people who very seldom
think of the mercy OF God tho
Father? Not one Of them. Are
those who do not have the forglv-
ing spirit on the picture? Not one
Of them. Is the church council on
It? Let US see. NO. not one OF
them. Is tho pastor OF this church
on the first picture? No. God has
taken a picture this morning and
not one Of us are on 1t. Why?
Because none OF us think enough
about the great mercy OF Cod.
None OF US are fcrgiving as we
ought to be. None Of US are fully
carrying out the command OF, gIv-
ing.
"God is going to take the second
picture now. He doesn't want any
Continued on Page Four
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
TRIAL
OPENED TODAY
Charged With Embezzling
s26,25O From Car
bonic Co.

Charged with embezzling $685.
$50 from the Federal Carbonic
company p. A. Bailey, former
president OF the company was
placed on tr;al in criminal court
today! The amount involved is the
largest OF. any. case of the present
term aud the case is attracting un.
usual interest. The recent session
OF the. grand jury, returned 12
counts against Bailey.
| the indictments the state
charges that the defendant while
acting us president of the said
company used $26,250 OF the com
pany's money for his own interest.
Attorney ] j. P. o'Brien OF
Wheeling and Walter R. Haggerty
OF this city for the defense in their
opening remarks stated that thcv
would proYe that all Of the money
mentioned in the indictments had
been Hsed for and upon the prop.
erty Of the company by the de.
fendant. Franh R. Amos, prosecut-
ing attorney and John W. Mason.
assistant prosecuting attorney are
prosecuting the case.
The trial jury chose to hear the
evidence and return verdict in.
the case is composed OF B. F.
Hite, James E. E.sher. j. Lee
James, William. Phillips, e. r..
Ashley, ]. S. Anlrom, Bert Var
ner, Mac Crane, D. M. Harmon,
9. w. yandergritt. L. o. Beali,
w, s. Parrish and WI. Ri Martin.
According to attorneys and court
Officials the case will occupy -the
time and attention ofrthe court for
at least three days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
FAoE anspEsIEANoR CHARGE

Charged by cher husband with
living unlawfully with another
man as man and wife, Mrs. Jennie
Held, formerly OF Cleveland, and
w. Shaffer' were arrested by coun-
" officers Sunday on a misdea-
meanor warrant. The couple gave
bond for their appearance for a
trial or hearing later In the week
and were released from custody. +
!. The husband alleges that he fol-
lowed his wife to this city and that
she was living with Shaffet, upon
this charge he obtained, Warrant
before Magistrate n. r. Musgroyei
and county officers went out and
,exeente HE papet. ~ s,s,s.. ls,i 3;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
.GlNERNORISUED
FOR R@SElUCT|ON.
Mississippi Executive E
Claims Suit Only i
Blackmail

LBy Assoelated Prea,l

JACKSON, Miss, Fab. 6.-gA
100000 damage suit, charging
Governor Russell with seducipg
Miss Francis G. Btrkhead. a for
mer employe Of his office, was
filed against the chief executive
Of Mississippi today. in the United
States district court.
The plaintiff, now a resident Of
New Orleans, in her bill Of par
ticulars' filed by Attorney Foster
Of yickshurg, Mississippi, declared
that her reputation, character and
health were, ruined as aSresult of
Governor Russell's alleged mis-
conduct. The bill is divided into
two counts, each asking arS5O,O0O
award from the court. -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
.PONTIFFNANEl
BY CARDINALS
THIS MORNING
--=--=T
Formal Ceremonies Take
Place Soon After
Election
.D0NS PAPAL GARB
Bestows First Public Ben
ediction on Awaiting
Throng
fRv tha Assnclatnll .prn.s.

tBy the Associated Pressl
ROME, Feb, Cardinal
Achille Ratti, Archhishop ot Milan
was proclaimed elected Pope In
succession to the late Benedict XIV
this morning.
He has taken the name OF Plus
xI.
The thousands waiting in front
of ST. Peters for the wsp Of
smoke which would tetllof tile eter-
tion OF a new pope or the failure of
the sacred college TO reach deci-
sion gave a mighty shout ~ l1.33
O'Clock when a thin wisp OF smoke
came from the chimney leading
from the sistine chapel II was
then known that the Catholic
church had once morea duly eiec-
ted Pontiff.
AS soon as the twosthirds vote
for Cardinal Ratti had been rati-
fed, Cardinal Vanhutelli. as dean
Of the sacred college, arose and
presented TO the throne Of the
chosen, accompanied on either sida
by Cardinals Logie and Resliti.
respectively deans of the cardinal
ipriests and the cafdipyi deacon.
He xas s aslfed IN IN 5v Cardinal
yannutelli !; IA aeordance with Gus
tom IL he accepted The election 10
be supreme ponttff and the new
pope answered.:
"slnce 1t Is the will Of God
must accept" ss
Dean sVanutellil asked the new
incumbent what name lie chose 10
take during his pontlticate and
upon his reply, aPiue XII Mon
signor Sincere, yeriaed hi election
to the papal chair.
!, Tho new Pope was then escorted
to the ante-room. within the Sistinc
chapel, where he dIscarded Ills
cardinals robes, assisted by the
conclayists, and then gestmcnls.
which had been held In readiness
since the opening otsthe conclaye.
were placed upon him. These
included the white cassock. white
sash, white stockings, red slippers.
red and gold mozzetts, and
finally the y.stole of red, worked
with gold.
The Pontift fully vested ia the
papal garb. and accompanied by his
cardinals. thereupon returned to
the throne he had occupied In the
sIstine chapel.
There the cardinals; according to
their rank. and headed 81 vannu-
telli made their first act of adora
ton to His Holiness, kissing iirst
his feet then hts hands. after
which the Pope received them In
embrace and bestowed upon them
his first apostolic henediction.
"The fishe-mants sing was
placed on8his finger and he left
the chapel, the whole smhlj
vending Its way through the saia
Ducale and the sails Regia. along
the llggias to the snla clemntina.
th Pope's official residence. An
along the way he received the hom-
age Of the attaches who served the
conelaye.
Meanwhile the dean Of the Car
dinal deaconss Biseih followed by
several cardinals, repaired to the
Central Balcony Of st Peters.
from which the elections OF scores
Continued on page four
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
OB.TAININGDATA
ON FILTRATION
Question of Pure Water
For City Again
Considered

Announcement was made this
morning at the regular weekly
meeting of the city board that Mr..
Meclintic, member Of the firm Of
Fuller and Mcclintlc, engineers,
New York City, would. be. here
within the next few, days to CON
fer with the city officials in respect
to the local filtration situation.
The question of supplying pure
water to Fairmont has long been
a vexing one and at this time the
city directors are getting much
data on filtration plants in yari-
Gus cities, SO that when the time
comes for action in the way Of a
bond issue there will be a COM
plete survey available. :. tSss :;
Fred Fleming appeared before
the city board today for permis-
sion to open up Coleman avenue
between Sixth and Seventh streets
and also a section of Mt Vernon
avenue dedicatIng the same to
the city. The matter was taken
under adyisement.
Frank stingo appeared, repre-
senting citizens Of, the Hampton
road section, seeking general i'm
!protementslto this street. The
Il =.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
Jealousy Theory Leads
Police e to New
Clues
ENGAGED TO STAR.
Life Of Murdered Film
Director Being Check
ed Over
fRy the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.)
(. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6.-Jeal-
ousy, police and private detectives
reported, has directed search for
a prominent young New York man,
formerly engaged to one of the
beautiful stars Of fildom In connec.
tion with the shooting last We'd
nesday night OF William Desmond
Taylor.
Efforts Of the police department
and the sheriffs office u solve the
motion picture puzzle Of the slay-
ing Of William Desmond Taylor,
director brought the office early To-
day to a quiet talk to the begin
ning-a re.checking Of the dead
mans life-in a hope OF finding a bet
ter clue.
Early hours today found deputy
sheriffs, detectives and officials Of
the motion picture company by
which Taylor. was employed. gath.
cred in the dead directors apart.
ment, again sorting over his let.
tiers and documents, seeking for an
elusive something, overlooked be.
fore, that might set them Straight
upon thetrail Of his slayer. s5
THIS comparative set back lfol.
loved 9 day ana might of unusual
;art4yits IN search ts6f d "a ifft6n n !
the enlgnms 3, Si q
Last night The word went forth
that 9 unnamed motion picture
actor had been taken to the county
jail for questioning as a suspect
and that his connection with the
case was considered SO important
that he had been hustled from the
motion picture '"lot" where he was
at work with such speed that he
Continued on page tour)
.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
CLAIMS AEALIH WREckEp

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6.-Goy.
ernor Russell OF Mississippi, over
the long distance phone; told an"
Associated Press correspond ent
here today that the damage suit
filed ,agaihst hun charging him
with seduction, & was the most
damnable ..FblacEmail conspiracy
ever attempted IN Sthe history, Of
Mississippi politics =, Further COM
ment was refused by the governor.
Details Of the damage sp,t are
contained ina special dispatch re-
ceiYed by the New Orleans Item
today from IT'S staff correspondent
tat the iMIssisslppt capitol.
Count number one, Of the bill as
filed by MISS Bifkheadts attorney.
Is based upon seduction only. AZ
ter briefly fArrating how she
came under the pred dominant In
luence', Of The defendant alta time
when he was a candidate for gov.
ernor and how she was persuade
to yield to h,s3 VIII, y the bill
adds.
THAT as d result Of TIE said
sednctioh. Plaintiffs reputation
Iand character was ruined to her
Continued on pagr foall r
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-06
Treaties Signed by Ali
Delegates This
Morning Asa
SACRIFICES PRAISED.
President Also Lauds I'm
firing Efforts of
Americans
tBy Associated pr.,.,

- lby Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-The
final session Of the arms conference
was called to order just after ten
O'Clock this morning to near q
farewell address by President Hur-
ding and for the signing Of the
remaining treaties.
Tho final session brought out
the largest crowd OF the confer
enco. Scores sat IN the aisles and
stood aroupI the walls. Mrs. Har.
ding, Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs. Gillette
and other wives Of officials had
seats In the boxes.
AS the prominent delegates ny
rived the spectators applauded.
Arthur ], Balfour, head OF the
British delegation got particular
attention.
Many of the delegates were busy
signing autograph albums, the
session was called TO order with a
prayer by the Rev. William S.
Abernathy, pastor Of Calvary Bap-
tist church which President Har-
ding attends.
Amid \ applause Secretary
Hughes announced that the Shan
;tang trealy between chins and
IAN 'eetis med SaSJSrtaS.,
. The heaties WI tioN he sign.
edg atnodneed Secretary Hughes
and the American delegation filed
around to the foot Of the big green
topped table OF secretary generals
desk inside the enclosure and be-
gan signing. Secretary Hughes
completed his signature at 1912
O'Clock.
The signing was in this order:
Unitel States. Belgium, Great
Britain, France, Italy. Japan, The
Netherlands, China and Portugal.
President Harding then entered
the hallya minute later. Audience
and delegates rose and applauded
for half minute, while the Presl-
dent bowed his appreciation. The,
President began reading his adTS
dress, He said in part:
me. chairman and members Of
the conference. Nearly three
months ago It was my privilege to
utter tob you sincerest words OF
welcome to the capitol Of our re-
public, to suggest the spirit in
which you were invited, and to in
innate the atmosphere in which
you were asked to confer. In a
general way perhaps. Iventured to
express a hope for the things to-
wards which our aspirations led
us. s@
To-day 1t is my greater prlvi-
lege, and even greater pleasure, to
come to make acknowled cement.
1t is one OF the supreme compen-
sations of life to contemplate a.
worth while accomplishment.
"You have men and conferred
on questions OF great important
concern, and problems which have
been menacing the peacefulnt) s,
on burdens threatening a common
peril. In the revealing light Of
the public opinion OF the world.
without surrender of sovereignty,
without impaired nationality or
affronted national pride, a solution
has been found In unanimity, and
Continued on page four)