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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-10
Tail to the Kite

IIIi 10 IIlt mic
In landing the plane had become en-
tangled in some of the many signal
corps wires on the ground. No one
had discovered this. however. until the
sne-ny had passed and the Frenchman
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-10

1t was from these dugouts that we
secured much of the material and
equipment for our own homes"
Tables, chairs, mirrora, stoves etc..
which the Germans had taken from
French homes in the early days of the
war. eventually went to equip AmerI-
can quarters, and it is to be hoped
that the original French owners were
able to reclaim much of this material
when they went back this spring to
e.establish their homes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

While 1t is possible that Secretary of Com
merce Redfeld may not be willing to subscribe
to the he who laughs last" idea, he Is prob
ably willing to admit that the second chuckle
is more mirthful than the first. And we'll he
may. Despite the early widespread opposl-
ton to his program for increasing the purchas-
ing power Of the dollar by diminishing the
number in circulation, the plan recently dis
cussed in these columns is meeting with less
antagonistic reception. The American Iron
and Steel Institute. representing the principal
steel production OF the country decided to
play" with Mr.. Redfeld's newly created In
dustrial Board. The attitude publicly mani
tested by Judge Gary and his associates to-
wards the Redheld proposals Will undoubtedly
give the government strong leverage in
working to bring other basic industries into
the price reduction fold. This view of course,
presupposes that the outcome Of the nesotia-
tons between the steel interests and the new
board will be a reduction in prices.
In the light Of the turn thus taken to this
suggested tonic for sick business. 1t would
seem that the coal industry should examine
It's own house with unusual care. AS has been
explained before, coal was not on the original
list of basic industries that were to be invited
into Mr.. Redfeld's price-hxing parlor, but
there is no reason to believe that, II the Indus
trial Board has clear sailing In its dealings
with other industries, coal will be exempted
from further governmental tinkering On the
contrary, there is every reason TO belieVe that
fuel will be asked, with something Of the COM
pelling force implied in a royal Invitation"
to meet Mr.. Peek, the chairman Of the new
board No other major enterprise is going to
calmly fall in line with the new program with
out endeavoring to trim its costs to keep pace
with its new prices, and coal bills will be no
more sacred in the buyers eyes than any other
cost-making factor.
No small share Of the initial difficulties that
beset the coal men at the beginning Of federal
regulation under the Lever law was attribu-
table to the ignorance and the procrastination
OF the fuel industry itself. 1t refused to read
the signs of the times; too many producers did
not know what it was costing them to produce
ton OF coal and too often those that did have
this knowledge permitted themselves to be
guided by the prices made by their ignorant
competitors. In short. the coal industry was
as unprepared for federal regulation as the
country was for war. The question is: will 1t
be equally unprepared to grapple with the
Redfeld program when 1t Is put up to it? The
belief still fingers that the plan is a pusillan-
irnous way of meeting the situation, but the
plan exists and nothing suggests its imme-
date abandonment. Will the coal industry
meet these proposals with high regard for the
public rights and its own necessities, or will it
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

Twentynine years have passed since them but the doc
tors are still in the dark. What is this strange process
called sleep2 Why must spend third Of only too
short life in bed dead to the world motionless ucon-
scious? Sleep continues as battling mystery in the
days when Eve was created in the sleep of man.
You, reader few hours from now will slip into bed
and mentally vanish from this world What happens
then? Does your soul live in another world at night3
The Conat school of doctors believe that sleep the result
of relaxing of the muscles, the relaxing being necessary
to nd the system of posons that have accumulated during
wide-awake hours Caperedes theory that sleep IS
Natures protection to prevent killing ourselves by ex-
hauston Dr.. Bons Sdis decided that mOnotony is the
cause of seep-hat we sumber when there are no lon
ger Interests stimulating sensations to keep us awake II
we believe Sidis, we sleep because are bored.
Eight hours is the average sleep required though there
are unusual cases such William Depue, who wakened
January s. 1885, in Bushk, Pa, after sleeping steadily
for seven years Depue insisted that he slept only one
night, that jokers had shifted calendars on him.
! Edison says we sleep too much. He gets along with
four hours sumber nightly. So did Napoleon, Frederick
the Great, Mrabeau and John Hunter the English sur
geon. Edson theory that we approaching the tune
when the human being will require practically no sleep
An oyster, one Of the lowest foms of life, lacks the
power of movement sleeps always, child sleeps most
Of the time slept like babe" As it natures, the need
of sleep grows less Old folks need fewer hours of sleep
and are easily awakened by slight sounds.
This tendency of the maturing of the individual true
of the maturing of civilized races The citydweller Of
today requires much less sleep than his prehistoric ances
torsor even the lower forms Of present human life, such
as the dog-eatng lgorotes.
AS man develops further will sleep become less and
less necessary Though it wastes third Of your time,
would you do away with the bliss of warm blankets and
absolute forgetfulness if you could2
Iambchus that great philosopher wrote that the night
time of the body is the daytime of the soul-a beautiful
theory that hamonzes with the idea Of the eventual sleep
that knows no waking.
We are closest to the Creator when asleep-apar from
evil Under its spell the worst criminal is innocent
babe Sleep may be the real life and our waking
period but dream or nightmare. The werdet mystery
of life it consumes onehird Of our valuable earthly time
and eventually clutches us in the Last Sleep the great ad
venture in which all are drafted on an equal footing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

In the determination that Germany is not to be per-
mtted to have any military airplanes drigbles the
Peace commissioners put another shacke on German
mitarsm. Inasmuch as the Germans are to be per-
med to use aircraft for commercial purposes there will
be plenty Of men capable managing the various types
of flying machines but there will be great fleet Of
machines in existence ready to pounce upon France and
England in the event of war and that fact is going
to act as powerful deterrant to hostlies. 1t was
they though the Central powers had the jump
on rest OF the world that they started the war They
wont make the same mistake again if they have only
few thousand land troops and no navy or air service
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH IA, 1919.
THE AMERICANS GREED.

believe IN the United States Of America as govern
snt 81 de people, by The people. for the people, vhOsc
Just foDes are derived from the consent of the governed;
democracy IN republic, sovereign Nation Of many
s'gsGr Slaies; perfect Union one and n'segaIie'
e and humanity for phich american patrols sacrificed
theH Ines and fortunes. therefore believe il my duty
. MP country 10 love il; 10 support lis COnsftufon to
obey is laDs; 10 respect lis flag; and 10 defend dsasl
az enemies
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14
Oh, Listen Here!
nv AhAM IANE

Sometimes l am Strong
For votes for Women
And other Times
When 1 think About
Women Voting
want to curl Up
And die before 1t Happens
Frinstance-
You know that Bank
Where Dick Hall
Works carefully Every
Day?
Well, yesterday I Saw
A crowd of Newsies
Stop there on the Street
To hold a kid Confab
For a Minute,
About some Matter
OF Moment.
The high Pitch
OF paper Peddling
Had been successfully Scaled
And a breathing Spell
Was evidently to Be
Considered.
Shrill Argument
Was lifting Skyward
When the Tragedy
Happened.
Along came a Woman
With a sweet Smile,
And she steDned Right
Up behind an Unsuspecting
Kid
Before he knew She
Was About,
And, right There
Before the Bunch
She took off his Cap
And put it on Straight
And she retied His
Tie,
And she said Things
Reproachfully
About his Shoes!
And he, had To
Stand for 1t
For she was his Mother.
saw the Gang
Fade Away
With wicked Grins
And I knew, and the Kid
Knew,
He would never Live
1t down, and He
Stood There
Scarlet and Squirming.
Now, 1 ask You,
Man to man, isn't an Action
Like that Enough
To make you Join
Col. Conaway's Squad?
can sort OF
Figure out the White House
Pickets
And I know there are Not
Enough Of Them
To Count,
But who can Tell
How many OF this Sort
May be hiding Out
On Ne?
Hey, Professor, p. Ee the COion
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14
RUFF STUFF

Tho Union League club has quoted
Gown.
Folks ont that way no longer look as
Il they had lost great deal Of sleep.
But the same old gang is still on
TIE iob, and there Is no telling when
pstihties viii break out again,
old Wox Pop thinks the next mayor
tdsht 10 have couple Of plain clothes
alieemen
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

To find out where the gambling
rooms are located
shucks, why 50 to all that trouble
to find out such thing?
Why not just ask Fred Hair? He
knows where they are.
Some of them are so bold when
things are lovely that they do about
everythir 3 to pull in the suckers OK.
cept run an ad in the papers.
As for the street wsIkers-Well,
Nols Mckinney knows dsrned sight
more about that right now than any
man COP ever will,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

The absurd no beer no work movement which was
started some time ago in New York at the insgaton
of the liquor interests got decided back at the Ohio
Miners convention in session at Bellaire yesterday.
The convention went on record as being opposed to
national prohibition but the miners sensible to
believe that they can accomplish anything by striking
in such cause
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

because they ven regarded Is dan.
gerouS.
Those guys probably feel that the
second report that the war had ended
was as much Of hoax as the fiSt one.
Well. Woodrow is again in gay
Paree.
And the grave diplomatiStS will
again proceed TO loop the loops,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

Several cases of a new disease, which re-
Gently appeared in Mantua Immediately after
the subsistence of the influenza epidemic, have
occurred in the comtat of Pressburg, Persons
suffering from this complaint fall into death
like trance, lasting about four days, out Of
which the patient wakes in a state Of intense
exhaustion. Recovery is very slow, but, so
far, no fatal case has been reported"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14
'16N1. Is5!zl5 s55E'

John P. Duvall, county lieutenant Of
Harrison county, wrote to Governor
Henry Lee, of Virginia, in 1871: II
could wish to have about twenty of the
men to be raised for the defense Of
Harrison county, stationed on the
Ohio, ten at Meals station, the little
Kanawha, and ten at or near the mouth
of the Muskingum, Also wish you
would appoint Colonel Benjamin Viii
son to muster the men for the coun
ties Of Harrison and Randolph"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

Jacob BIocher, the income tax man
who was at the Grafton postotfice this
week aiding citizens in making out
their reports, commented upon the
evident prosperity of Grafton today
as compared to a few years ago as
shown by these reports and ~ - fact
that Taylor county people 7 been
most liberal in making con Libutions
TO war work activities, charitable aud
religious organizations. He said:
Many men we're such good citi-
zens and are so loyal that they
would not ask for exemption for
their gifts to war charities and re.
ligious organizations"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

1t won't no, vox Pop. old dear, that
kind of an alibi.
1t wasn't because 1t could not get
the information that the present sd.
ministration is shameful failure.
Literary Teller like you. vo1 Pop,
old top, ought to recall that quip about
none. so blind as those who will not
see.
That's the city hall bunch to a T,
And it goes for moro things than the
police business, too.
Seven Teuts were taken to Fort
oElethorpe from New York yesterday
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

The resemblance OF the case Of Russia to the recent
situation with regard to Mexico stronger every
day. Some of the Americans and British who out
the country say that anything like Intervention by
the Allies would make the matter worse and others
of the opinion that unless there is Allied military inter
ference Russia will be menace to the peace of the
world for the next fifty years. 1t is indeed difficult
situation to cope with. but if history teaches anything
at all 1t teaches that outside interference in the internal
affairs of nation retard rather than hasten the res
toraon of sanity and order About the only practical
step the Peace commission take is to to that
Germany in position to exploit the Russian people
secure grip upon them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

There probably never was tune when the coal trade
journals lacked VISION but most Of them lacked the courage
to tell their readers the bitter things that they should have
been told To certain extent therefore they must share
the responsibility for the mpreparednes. The foregoing is
certainly not open to that criticism Moreover every word
Of it including the prediction that the coal industry is to
be drawn into the scope of the Red6sd problem proba
bly, is true, and the wise coal operator will m his sails
accordingly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

Because 1t contains tax provision Delegate Morris
Of Harrison county was permitted to introduce dog
law yesterday. That is nonsense, and if the bill gets
out of committee some ought be required to pay
the printing charges.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14
SLEEP.

HE strange sleeping sickness which doctors report as
an afer.efeet Of flu, is than sleep itself,
that greatest mystery Of life.
On March ", 1890, the London Daily Chronicle
printed the following dispatch from Vienna:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

To Attend panee-The Misses Flor.
ence Hutchinson and Frances Hay.
mond went to Morgantown this after
noon to attend the Pan Hellenic dance
tonight at the W. V. U.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14
What People Say
and Some Side Remarks

Rev. L. E. oldaker, pastor Of the
NJ. P. church referred to the scHiptural
Injunction about laboring six days a
week and resting on the seventh. He
observed:
ut is just as important to work
the six days as It is 10 rest on the
seventh"
Those who know Rev. oldGkeT's
habits say that he Z not a man to
talk one wav and act another ard that
he not only observes the seventh day
Of the week Ieligiously but works the
other six days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14
THE NEW PREPAREDNESS.

4 OPERATORS are not the only people in the coal
industry who have learned lot of things IN the past
wo years they did not know before Coal trade jour
nass have also acquired the habit of thinking along new
Ines and some Of them have had the courage and the
brains to cut through to the logical conclusions. A case
point furnished by the following from this weeks issue
The Coal Trade Journal:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-14

baek.ShuRle into an agreement to reduce
prices even though It knows that such action
would work injustice to itself?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-07

Cooperation seems 10 be the favor
- expression or the lips OF every
body these days
A man will go out in the middle or
de street and shout Let us CO.
ep4ra;e.~ and then go home and tell
his wife he knows where there is
some sugar she can get in five pound
packages. and To send all the serv-
ants cut TO get package apiece.
Another man will argue with NON
believer In cooperation. and then
charge his customers Eve cents for ONE
t1ttie rrseasay doughnut-
The landlord viii urge co~opera-
0on upon the people, especially hts
knnxn1s and Their threaten to sell the
house. unless the poor tenant comes
across with more rent
A big husky darkey will hold his
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-07
COOPERATION

seat In crowded car. and let an ole
white woman hang by the strap. and
then he will so out and deplore the
Jim Crow law.
Cooperation is mighty fine thing
bat what Is The use in a man shout
ing 1t In the face OF the world, II he
goes home himself and picks out the
coolest spot to read his paper and
let's his wife stick in a hot kitchen
making preserves for next winter?
some people think cooperation is a
division of the spells, but in these
days the spoils all go one way-at
least they go two ways. to the rich
man and 10 the poor man. and the
fellow in the middle. like you and me,
have to bear all the burdens.
Ies there be more cooperation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-07
Where L. the wind When 1t Is Not
RloySfnR9

Where Is the Wind When 1t Is No,
Blowing?
The answer In, of course, that there
isn't any wind then. To understand
this perfectly we must study a little
and hnd out what wind liz. In plain
ords it Is nothing more than moving
air.
If you make a hole in the bottom OF
pail of water, the water will run
out slowly. If you knock the whole
bottom out of the pail filled with
water, the water will rush out before
You know it
That IL about what happens to
make the wind The air is constantly
fun of air currents like the currents
you can see in d river. Down the
middle of the river You may notice
a softly Rowing current going straight.
Along the shores there will be little
SIDE currents going in all directions,
and you may find some little whirl-
pools. That is exactly what we should
see in the air If we could see air cur
rents.
Where Does the Wind Begin?
The movement of these currents OF
ali leaves many pockets of space
where there is nj, air and when one of
these Is uncovered the air rushes in
and creates a wind in doing So These
air currents are continually pressing
against each other to get some place
else. They change their direction
according TO the pressure that is be-
irE applied to them. Sometimes the
pressure will be very light in one
part of the air. many miles away per-
raps and then tn. air tn another part.
which is under great pressure, will
rush with great force into the part
where the pressure is light and thus
form big wind. When the pres
sure stops the wind stops.
We have probably felt the wind
which comes out of the valve of the
automobile tire when the cap is taken
OFT to pump mp the tire II IN n real
wind that comes out. The reason is
that the air in the tube OF the tire r.
under great pressure and when the
| opportunity rs given to get where the
pressure Ia light II etarts for that
p'ace with rush and comes out OF
the valve a real wind
The next question will be why Dc
IL Yawn"%
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-07

Smiles are like the measles Catch
ing. And they are easy to catch. A
child with stone bruise on his foot
Will smile II you pass 1t To him. A
mendicant on the street will feel bet
ter II yon give him a smfle, and a man
behind prison bars will see some hone
after all If he is handed smile.
Some people smile to show the,,.
pretty teeth. but in this little decep-
ton. they help spread the sunshine
that makes life the great thing 1t was
designed for.
If you have the toothache and can't
smile. just chuckle. 1t has the same
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-07
SMILE

1 What is the Use OF always looking
y the sky to find the cloud. and al
3Mys grabbing at every little searny
n0te TO lay the base for germs OF
Inpepsia?
1Ghere are bright spots in everything
found, and these spots are not hard
And. Get up In the morning with
smile, and carry tina, smile all
ecugh the day. Take it into the
"a, the Office and into the street.
HlEe. n you find all the seats in the
o1t car taken. and smile when you
n1 go have host your small change
aFgh hole In the pocket
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-07

forwarded to the Legislature:
The Senate Of the General Assembly
speaks:
Backward. turn backward, O Time on
thy way,
Make of us Burgesses. Just for today
For the Alabama Ants, whose
motto's Here we Rest
Are calling us madly to heed thir
wild behest,
That we forego Virginia's ancient her
itage Of freedom,
And cast aside our power to lead, and
follow them and heed'em.
In memory of those Burgesses. who
in the days Of yore.
Laid the cornerstone OF Justice on
fair Virginias shore.
We plead with you, Oh Ants OF Ala
bama State.
Whe, again you call upon us, will you
please call upto date"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-07
MEDICAL COLLEGE DoRMIToRY

representatives OF the college APP
peared before the finance committee
and stated their case. They had spent
considerable gum In making i'm
provements to the building. which all
recognize as being logical site for
their purposes and asked that the city
withdraw any contemplated action.
DR.. Ennion G. Williams. represent
ting the college committee. stated very
frankly that the object in establishing
central dormitory WAS to keep the
students together as a body, for In
that depended much of the success
Of the efforts of the men In charge.
For years the students had been scat
tered about the city. out of touch with
each other and with the institution.
except in class houra This tended
largely to demoralize the Discipline Of
| the institution. and II materially in
tarfsred with the physical. moral and
| mental growth of the studenta
IT the city needs a building" said
DIR. Williams, there are several in
the neighborhood suitable for their
needR"
But there is not another building
In the city as suitable for the college
AS the one IN question. and we trust
the city will Aot make us move or
and the further prosperity of the col
lege, for ouch development and pros
perity is not alone for the college. but
for the city itself"
DR.. Williams Is right
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-07

effect Don't go around with tears in
your eyes telling your friends what
an awful pain you are suffering.
Laugh II of.
temper; no one else wants 1t, and II
you cannot help In the struggle to
shed sunbeams along the thorny path
of life. learn how to be hermit. and
then be good one.
But don't grin or gtggle.
Just smile
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-07
Watch virginian
For Good Bargaiu
The Bcst SHOPS A1lvsss /
In I'm Colnn1yaA 80
- - 10 n Is. aaasakxa
Kidd ponies Charge.

While trying to dispose OF $4.7ee
Marmon automobile for $1,000, Lan
Kidd was arrested yesterday by Dc.
tective Sergeants Atkinson and Thur
man. The car ie said to have been
stolen from Francisco Bertello. -
Now York City, and Kidd claims ~
have purchased It from a man In Bal.
timorc He produced bill Of exi4
supporting his contention. The polfoe
say that the numbers on the engiro
have been altered and that the cor
was running under Ford licefaA.
Kidd was bailed for appearance b.
fore Justice Crurch1eld Monday. s,