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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-16
PRINCE LEAVES FOR HOME.

PRINCE LEAVES FOR HOME.
MANILA, May 15.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press. )-The Prince of
Wales departed homeward today
aboard the cruiser Renown after
three-day visit in the Philip
pines. He still is wearing a
bandage over his right eye, black
ened Saturday by the impact of a
polo bali.
The Renown sailed this evening
for London via British North
Borneo-Penang, Colombo and the
Suez Canal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-16
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BEGIN HERE TODAY


Is forget the bitter troubles Of
her Domestic life,
shUCINDASDRUCE accepts the in
vitation to visit the New York
studio Of the famous movie
queen,
sALsfAsDALEY. The visit is sug-
gested Thy
%HARRYLoNTAINE, who hopes to
1854 ssss re7ivaShfs fortune by forming a
motfonTpicture company in Cali
s fornfa On the trip to the stu
dos In Ninth Avenue, Lucinda
muses. over the break with her
BELIAMY. wealth. youth, and
beauty had failed to bring hap
piness to their Fifth Avenue
shome after five years of mar
rfed life. Bellamy's heavy
drinking and promiscuous fir
tattons had destroyed her early
love for him. And now,
aDAUBENEY, her old
sweetheart, had returned to New
Y orke
AT the studio, arrangements
sswere made for. the members OF the
party to pose before the camera.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-16

Eoys' and girls sandals for
school or play wear-cool,
comfortable and serviceable.
All solid leather. heavy stitch
ed sole. Sizes to 2. 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-16
BOOZE RUNNER cAPTuREp:

BOOZE RU NNER CNPI URED.
NEW YORK. May 16.-The pro-
hibition navy brought prize into
New York harbor today. It was a
sloop of 125 tons displacement.
loaded, it was declared with 1000
cases of whiskey. The prize was
captured by the cutter Hahn off the
New Jersey coast. Six members OF
the crew were arrested.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-16

EVERY BIT OF DIZZINESS
disappears with a Golden Clint
Shampoo.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-16

into dressing-gown before go
ing to the telephone. call Dauben-
ey and make an engagement for
the evening.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Cotton Mill Trade
In New England
Continues Slump
Industry Is in the Most
Depressed State Since
the Partial Recovery i'm
the First Half of 1921
Special Dispatch 60 The r,4baa.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April s.
With curtailment in tho New Bedford
and Fall River cotton mills estimated
to have reached a point where produc-
tion is from 50 to 40 per cent of
normal, the cotton manufacturing in
dustry is in the most depressed state
1t has been in since the partial recov-
cry. from the depression Of the Arst
half Of 1921.
The situation /. not entirely devoid
OF "panicky" feeling. Unquestionably.
tho strikes that affect such a consid
ersble portion Of tho Now England in
dustry and the agitation and countless
rumors that haye csntered around the
wage issue everywhere have been dis
turbing influences. With only minor
exceptions tho attempts at wage cuts
have produced nothing but a deadlock.
Whether tho strikes and the withhold
ing from the market in the hope Of
getting lower prices by \ wage cut
have been tho demora lizing factors
Leading to curtailment here, tho fact
that 1t exists has distinctly unsettlinr
tendencies.
What the cotton industry appears to
need most Of all now is some reasurinr
note that will produce confidence. That
tho conditions justify activity both mill
mon and labor spokesmen agree. To
be sure, tho manufacturers make the
future fulhllment Of those conditions
hinge upon = wage reduction, which, in
the face Of tho operatives' hostility has
not as stated. so far produced stabil-
1zlnE influences. For ono thinr, the
cotton industry has Jagged behind other
industries IN recent Incorporation,
tnoush' as rule, it is among tho frst
to recover: More than this, however, is
the fact that cloth stocks are seriously
depleted. This condition is> particu.
larly true Of the fine goods.
Stocks on the retailers shelves arc
scant, though at the same time the con-
sumner must enter tho market some
time to meet delayed needs. The
Wholesale stocks are also low. as
wholesalers have for an extended
period refused to carry any Of the bur
don to keep production up. Tho mills
have shown some inclination to carry
some stocks, but tho volume is ac-
the cotton industry did not expand
during the war to any great extent.
Competition nthe South, to be sure.
initiates against any program lookinr
toward recovery. But the recent trend
in the South has shown the mills have
been forced to take an accounting of
where their course was leading. This
has been the lesson pointed to in tho
New England district since the South
ern mills have started to curtail.
The yarn market at present fur
nishes another illustration Of this kind.
Through its practice Of not placing
any check on the yarn output, the
South established surplusss known to
be top heavy. Even the general price
levels do not return q fair profit, But
there are wide variations below these
levels, and it 10 this distressed yarn
tbat now threatens to produce the mar
ket selling values.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

woman III business.
Nevertheless, it is true. For when
woman enters business life in
earnest, she must cease to think of
herself as a woman, and during
business hours become only a mer
chant. A merchant is simply pur
veyor. The intelligent foresight and
industry with which such role can
be successfully assumed lies with the
individual. Granting that the highest
order of business ethics is practised,
practically, successfully. and in &C
cordance with the broad intelligence
which governs the commercial law,
wherein then can any liberal minded
man or woman make any Sex or class
distinction? 1t must be distinctly
understood that the advanced woman
can and should retain her true wom-
anliness, nor need she lose any of
those qualities which have ALWAYS
made her an uplifting infiucnce-in
short, her real self.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Graded and Pooled

The compress also forwards 70 Il,
association q sample Of every bale &
cotton it receives from associs,ioe
members. The bales, Of course, AZ.
properly tagged. The cotton clas.sr;
or the association - the best in ths
state-from the samples received, g-sd.
and class all the samples. As il /.
graded and classed the cotton is then
pooled according to grade and staple n
even running lots
The Oklahoma association last yea
had probably fifty different pools Of
even running lots of cotton. and es.f
of the fifty had different value. The
average farmer has no idea Of the III.
tie differences in cotton which vary liz
values. He is at the mercy Of ths
street buyer, who makes his living
mainly by buying under proper grade
cotton IS usually sold on basis mid.
ding" If the cotton offered BY the
producer graded middling, the street
buyer offered and the farmer took the
prevailing quotations If the cotton
graded strict middling or good mid
ding. both Of which are at premium,
the street buyer as a rule paid just Tho
mlddling price. But Il the staple was
OF color or in any way under normal
deduction was always made
But under the cooperative plan tb'
farmer gets paid for exactly the sor
Of cotton he raises. II one bale
better than the others, ne gets
premium for that one bale.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

from a buyers to a seIlar,, os
The disastrous years =. aafss'
when cotton fell to lowe. " ls24l
IN 1915. brought horn. Ia yr. Price ta
impotence TO make satisfsSo,sefs IN.
under then extant conditian. l'
wecyiL steadily eating its @ ne
ward, added TO their eonr;sy msy Ea
unless some better mode a. aon ,. Z
could be found they had S.sis Sasfss'
their fields lie fallow. De9er l
While cotton was at rock s
rus growers in Californi.. i.'''on, q
their cooperative exchange taroa;
ing and receiving good nrIes, ssrs f q
fruit. Florida citrus men 80. lpf a'
and organized. They mad. 'oos Z
eYcn as remarkable as that - wee =
fornia. The peach growers =, o. "a
followed and made good pross, Ts'fi Trs'fi
ton farmers began to wonds. | ne
such plan was not feasible D.. ~
were told: "Yo1r crop /. .o. .ut u
cooperation can only be suc.. Wv iaF'
small, easily controlled s .- v
Ihcy were not Satisfied u;,. p.sou' .s
sWer. Ahe
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Sell Little bv Little

The associations sell their cotton
little by little, through the entire year
and hope 10 stop the break in the
market, which usually comes at the
opening OF the picking season by heav!
dumping of cotton by producers. The
Oklahoma association kept its aver
age price last year considerably above
market by this method Of selling
certain amount each month. They
figure their members netted Sl,ooo,0W
more than what they would have re-
ceived under former methods.
When the cotton selling season y
over the books are gone over and
final checks mailed to members fo'
the balance due them. The complaint
over failure to realize the full amount
until the close of the selling season
has been far less than was expected B!
the association promoters. The farmers
when the matter is explained to them
take it with good grace and enjoy the
added profits of the system.
This last season was the first 0!
the Oklahoma association. II was
launched April l, 1921, and before
January /. 1922. had handled cottoa
worth approximately s10.0oo,o0o. IN
nine months it perfected an organzs.
tion which dealt with more than S4ooe
individuals. sold $4,000 bales Of cotter.
and all this without dollar Of cspftsl
of its owni
The cooperative association in Texas
was similarly successful. A far larger
proportion of this years cotton is
pledged comparatively in both states
while in Georgia 100000 bales were
pledged in the campaign for organiia'
ing the Georgia association, cam
paign which ended about the middle
of March.
Last year cooperative cotton mar
keting was an experiment confined z
small territory This year it will D
spread over the whole South. TN
year will be the test. And the ensir
section is watching with hope for
successful outcome.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
4 entattre Organization

rom Caii'ornla CANA Aaron s.,.
attorney OF the citrus vrows,,
explained minutely the sncrs,. :. II
ard Inspired the cotton m.n :. s'
South 70 undertake .er,atir. y q
ization- Oklahoma and Texax ,.sI u.ss
hrst states to try it. The 49,.
watched the outcome there with ~,
attention. Oklahoma was, 40 ~ ,s. .es
a laboratory for testing til. MIA, ~ Z,
In very unfavorable wear Il ~,.a.'
well in that state. The result. - ~. ,,
such IS 20 encourage the dishsa,,...
men Of Georgia. In the Las. MON.
operative associations have -.
formed in that state. Alabsm,
south Carolina TIE crop rated !,
ian VIII be to 4 considerable er.
pledged in advance to co-opera.ys
soclations, rather than to fsctor, =.
brokers. the South Is taxing y, !.
experiment with renewed hone
In Oklahoma the association -,
worked out the financing probIsn !,
well as that Of marketing. Tn. r,a3,,
ooerandi Is something iik. this,
An association member take, b;.
@oiA AioHi ths gin 10 the railroad Al;
ton, if there is no compress handY \
makes no difference If ne has one Az,
hundred bales; the process il ths SAN.
Inc cotton Is consigned to tire nss,.
compress. The farmer takes n. gr
OF ladlng TO his bank and the bank n
vances him $50 on every bale he h,
shlpped. The bill OF lading amply f.,
tines the banker against loss.
When the cotton reaches ths ,,-
press receipts are forwarded to /.
Oklahoma Cotton Growers Associates
IN Oklahoma City. These receipts ri
nypothecated with the War Finar.
Corporation or one Of the larger ca
ban IS for credits which protect n.
drafts Of country banks for tho ors.
, ? SSl a Lsls
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Need Competition

Some lines Of business need the add
ed incentive of competition For in
stance, if the trade is millinery. cos
tunes. general department. store or
any of those kinds of merchandise, it
is better to be where the crowds 90
to shop. If it is grocery, delicatessen
or even small, local store of the first
kind mentioned, it is not wise to 90
where there are too many established
firms. The demand is for Just so
much, and oversupply lessons chances
Of success. A great deal is dependent
also upon whether tho space required
is to show merchandise or for manu-
featuring purposes, but In every case
1T Is more practical to have a very
small establishment with allurng mer-
chandise in the right neighborhood
than large space for the same rental
in the wrong location. The woman en-
terlng business should know what
sum she can afford, but in every
case it is wise not to be over
burdened with too heavy expendi-
lures. A public, stenogrspher should
go where the demand for her par
ticular work would be more likely to
be required, but not where there is too
keen competition. Regarding the more
learned professions, of medicine, law
or art, or whatever it may be, COM
mon sense must be the guide, but
still the same rule can be applied with
variations.
Another weakness to avoid when
starting is giving vent to extravagant
taste in fixtures, whether in show
room, office, studio or factory, and to
hiring high priced employees with the
idea Of attracting trade. To be sure
the public is more easily persuaded to
buy if merchandise is shown in at
tractive surroundings, but gradually
expenses may be enlarged in CON
formity with the growth of business.
AS an illustration, take natures ex-
ample. The plant must take root, grow
naturally, but be carefully tended, be-
fore it can bloom. The watchfu gar
dener or husbandman knows the care
and requisite time (Which may appear
unproftable) before the plant brings
forth either flower or fruit. The repe-
tition Of this care is required before
he can raise second crop.
In plain words, ! mean between-sea-
sons expenses, or dull times from any
unexpected cause, which in so MANY
cases eat up the profits of rush times.
by the very overhead expenses emu
merated.
An adage, so often quoted among
business men: "There is honor among
thieves but not among women" must
be lived down. but how? BY practicinp
the most rigid economy, and buying
very carefully, by self-sacrifice in per-
sonal as we'll as business expenditure,
for the sake of promnt pavment
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Part I-Fiy,unci1,Q

Financing business is one of the
most important items, if not the most
important, and is the greatest factor
in building the foundation of sue
ccssful business, but it is also the
weakness most evident in the
average woman's venture In this field,
particularly In the case of the woman
who wishes to succeed by her own
efforts alone
have often wondered why this
should be the case, and the only con-
clusion | can reach is that she is daz-
zled by her importance, or rather what
she thinks is her Importance in a newly
acquired business role. Many manly
men put their pay envelopes into their
wives or mothers hands because in
their inmost hearts they know who is
the better manager and the more
economical saver and expendcr of their
mutual money. The copartnership of
the man earning and the woman saw
ing has built many fortunes.
Yes, | will admit there are many
women who are poor managers and
very extravagant. The same can be
said of al frail humankind, and this
selfsame weakness is the cause to
which most failures are attributable.
The failure to realize how quickly cap
ita| can dissolve before profits are
made leads to indulgence and into
many Of the pitfalls Of overbuying
attractive wares submitted by persua-
slve statesmen. Even before this ave
nue. is opened the woman in business
is apt to expend too much Of her in
vestment in overhead expenses.
In the first place, the business wom-
an must not assume too heavy bur
den of rent. In this regard it is es-
sentlal to be In the right eighborhood
for special calling, whether whole
sale or retail There is, however, no
established rule.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
French Coal Production

Provisional figures give the produc-
ton Of the French coal mines for the
year 1921 as 28,240,s87 metric tons.
Tho consumption at the mines was
over 100000 tons, 96l,000 tons were
tons were delivered to briquet presses.
The production Of Ignite was 735,ooo
tons
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Silk Mills Sued

NEWARK, N. j.. April S.-A suit Tor
s2,2o0,00o was filed to-day in ths Fed
eral court here against the Brighton
Mills, Of Passaic. manufacturers OF
silk, for alleged breach of contract. bs
two Boston firms. The plaintiff com,
panies are Harding, Telton & Co. and
the Nyanza Mills. They alleged thai
the Passaic firm failed to carry out .
contract for the purchase from the
Boston firms of 100000 pounds Of tiFe
warm
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Sells Costly Goods

Public demand is for lower prices,
yet the public is not doing its shopping
IN manner that will secure the best
tor ITS money, in the opinion Of many
merchants. Some Of them admit that
they gauged wrong on the trend of
popular favor The chief executive OF
one department store said that, much
20 MS surprise. the demand for medium
priced merchandise has not held up,
Il thought" he said, that economic
conditions portended demand for
good medium priced merchandise this
spring. ] felt that our customers, or
most of them, at least. would want
clothing, shoes and similar goods Of
the type that represents the best value
for the money, not highly styled, but
mace of good materials. In looking
over our sales records | find that on:
best moving merchandise has been the
extreme in style and frequently thc OK
tremc IN high prices High priced
hosiery. jewelry, toilet goods, expen-
slve millinery and gowns. all have sold
better in this store than the medium
priced goods. | can't explain it, but
it is a fact"
In another store that caters to Gus
toners Of lower financial status
than the store Just mentioned, the
cheapest merchandise has been in
greatest favor. Its bargain basement
department. has been the busiest sec
tion Of the entire store. Special sales
executive Of the store. have drawn
those customers who have little money
to spend and who buy only what they
actually need.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Goods the Thing

The surroundings may or may not en-
hanca certain wares. but In everv case
it is the merchandise, or product of
special calling. which makes the
strongest appeal to the person utiliz-
ing these wares or talents. The bust
ness built upon the reputation earned
by excellence Of the finished product
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Strange Complexes Being
i Exhibited by Consumers
Retailers s.Determine e" Demand. Onlv To
Have Shoppers Stampede in the
Opposite Direction

ME- ultimate whose purchasing activities
date prosperity of lines of industry depends presents
tremendous complex to-day e she credited
with fully so of the
isn't
he
likely to find his stampdcd
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Small Stores Closing

dress manufacturer here said last
week that the number of accounts
among New York stores on his books
has decreased 90 per cent in the last
year, due to the going out Of business
of many Of the smaller retail stores.
His total volume of business, however,
has shown no decrease, because he is
selling larger amounts to the bigger
stores.
With trade gravitating to the larger
stores. however, it is not all easy sail
ing for the big departmental establish
ments. Consumers are showing some
queer tendencies. They seem to know
what they want and what price they de-
sire to pay. They cannot be drawn into
buying merely by the bait of low
prices. Most Of the department stores
report that staple merchandise is NOV
ing slowly. Business in cotton, silk
and woolen goods by the yard. with the
exception Of those goods that have a
style value at present, have been slow
movers, although some remarkably low
prices have been named on them. Also
il is difficult to dispose Of heavy stocks
Of merchandise that has lost its style
value, no matter how low price is put
upon it.
Style has become much more impoY-
tant and more goods have jumped into
the style class. The old standard blue
serge suit that could ne counted upon
to swell the spring business In mems
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Cooperative Marketing
Taking Hold in the Sou,,
Was Experiment Last Year, but II,
Will See Syste IN Applied to =
Cotton Over Wide Area
Special Financial Coyrsspond.ne.

NHATIANOOGA, April 6.The most significant tbt
nom1c status of the South to-day rise Of co The
ing, not alone for the minor as crua f mf
peaches but for King Cotton himself Cooperative m
associations are being successfully begun Mississnn o
Iexas The Southern cotton planter endeavorin "n
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

clothing is almost dead letter now.
clothing retailers assert. Although the
merchants know, and the majority Of
customers as we'll, that the popular
tweeds, homespuns and other woolens
that go into the sports clothes that
lead demand at present will not give
satisfactory wear, such clothing enjoys
good demand to the detriment of bet
ter wearing staple goods.
Instead of buying a new cutaway or
smart spring suit for Easter" said n
clothing merchant. "the majority Of
men. old and young alike. appear to be
rushing into sports clothes this year.
Evidently the Easter parades will be
held on the automobile highways and
the golf courses"
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Should Be Neat

Nor need the business woman over
dress to be attractive. A display Of
jewelry never influences a responsible
buyer or practical credit man. On
the other hand she should not be
dowdy or careless. Real business eth
les is to be neat and methodical in
everything. To be sure. different bust
nesses require different costuming. II
woman is manufacturer, or Keeps
a fashionable retail shop, she cannot
use the same rule, except 30 far as
being moderate and neat In everything
Is concerned. 1t may be thought that
all this has nothing to do with financ-
ing, but 1t is ono Of the component
parts which makes the perfect whole.
1t appeals to the credit man more
than is realized. have often heard
credit men say: II would rather riye
greater leeway to nm earnest woman
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

Main Principles of Success
No Different From Those
for a Man, Declares Re-
tired Business Woman
Should Start Modestly
Flashy Dressing and Sex
Appeal Has No Part in
Commercial Stability
By Selma V. Seckcndorf
Introductory

Noes it shock you when / say
there is no such thing as a
woman in business?
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

In se'Ies Of sis articles beginning
to-day, Miss Seokemdorf, a retired bust
ness 1conIdn. tornulates the principEes
tchich brought her success IN the ,narts
Of trade. As senior member Of Seeken-
dorf Sistsrs, makers Of hot frames, she
Wos 1ceN kmo,Dm nationally tm the mil
hnery trade. Tho tpritsr entered busi-
ness, untroined ond unprepared She
attained results through tho familiar
method Of t1id, and error. The second
article ,uin appear next Sunday, and
,rlN deal ,pith human problems IN 41aal,l-
tacturing. especially ,oith suggestions as
to hoto to deal with ono's employees
Subsequent discussions .Uhiek trsot sales
problems, ddrsrtisinG questions, the es-
tensiom Of credit, accounting Issues, and
general reactions. Tho story of q ,pom-
ans oauentuyes tn trade makes hu-
~ram document, replete with suggestions
for 1contam 'loW battling to mako both
ends n,eet.-FinancidL Editor.)