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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-16


PARIS. Tuesday ApFit Soe|.
ted Press) The Council OF -Four today
discussed the question relative To-
schleswig- -Hclstein Heligoland and he
Adriatic. &.
While the council was In session lle
forcing minister's met and consideft6
claims which have been mad & ~
many to holding an island in ffa A !. T.
arctic ocean. The foreign nihistfts
also took UP the draft Of articles fot
the peace treaty providing Tor te flc.
ongition by Germany Of the Britt ii po-
siton in Egypt and the passine over 81
the Sultan's right under the fSuez "a
nal convention, the acceptance ~ Ger
many of allied tried court deci isions
and likewise an article dealing Vita
the future status OF Morocca.
President Wilson finished ire lIay
by a series Of calls at the American
headquarters visiting General Bliss
Col. E. M. House and others dlscds sIns
with them phases OF the situation Il.
which they are particularly interes| led (
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-16

A Belgian woman 8s years old, tbs
Widow Tack, has been decorated With
the Leopold Order by King Albert for
her courage in remaining throughout
the war In her home near the firing
line and caring for and heartening the
soldiers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-16
Time Spent Upon theLeague Of Nations
Plan Has Hastend Instead Of Retar.
ded Peace and Will Preserve It
NO CONFLICT WITH The UNITED STATES
Bolsheyiki Still Strong in Russia But Their system
Collapsng Under the Pressure of Economic Forces
Notable Speech Made to Commons.

the Russian government, the Prefaifi
said: we have no approaches 6f All
sort or kind. None have been ptt d Z.
fore the conference"
Mr.. Lloyd George said that Il "a s
his earnest conviction that. miIitSrt iii
tervention in Russia wonId be ri <
greatest act Of stupidity, The rreinl4 +
said reliable Information showed tiIat 4
while the Bolsheviki force was 1
strong bolshavism itssIk VA
gradually waning breaking down 5
fore the relentless force Of econpnIio
facts.
Questions have cropped mp at 4
peace conference which imperiled 81 ih
peace OF Europe but the PfsHilfS 81
lieved the conference had snTmonntsi Il
those difficulties. s. q 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-16
THE WEATHER.

Rain and colder tonight: wedne,.
day generally fair.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-16

Mrs. Edwin Duffy and sister. Miss
Mary Ellen Henry, spent yesterday
afternoon with friends in Clarksburg.
Mrs. Duffy's little daughter. Virginia,
is out after weeks illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
The Secret Place

Wordsworth once, is too with us"
 have felt lately with the appalling need of silence The of course, fashions it's fractions, would the The world ought much with ought heavily that should tear from order to know and help The old haunts sought trouble that he lost connection He left back We leave order
 The children power the high hills and the wide plains they cities day mold and make usese children simplicity of silence They with chests and frugal habits their stride with because they looked enough and have deep enough think So through all the the leaders of of wilderness places forth mountain and midnight vg From leaning their sounds found God and their have learnt a of divine authority
 Oh the world with fritter about talk, laugh attend committee meetings letters, lot of machinery shake active and ta Our footballs awaken echoes mighty deep smell Paradise terrible thunders unueabe Life has lost its and its God has mechanician, institution and plan what of what they need They asking them things when they pleading for life We hrengs and good shep herds We do lead the still the still Oh that all of minisermight the wells the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
PEACE

HIVE years the day after the assassination at Sarajevo gave German marists pretext for starting the great history the memorable struggle brought to of Mirrors at Versailles Technically the treaty must be rat fled by the of the various nations concerned and treaties with Austria and Bulgaria still be completed but a ntents and purposs the last chapter has been written
 The magic that lies in the word peace thrills the world with hope for order of things which shall endure and per peuae the blessings by bloody sacrifices many battle
 field the pouring of amounting billions of dollars.
 Skepcsm there be- and doubt here and there American people will take President Wilson's eloquent appeal issued yesterday to heart and they will believe with the rule of justice will prevail such cruel domination Germany tried to impose the world will be impossible by the united strength of nations banded together protect the weak against the strong preservation liberty in every land and all people who worthy
 Arecapulaon the factors which the decisive victory over Germany unnecessary enough know that autocracy IS dead righteous fought gal ant armies the field and by millions home As never be- fore naons rather than armies pted against one other and inspires renewed faith human race that those ideals which have formed the the best in life have triumphed.
 America entered the with conscience and clean hands, Now that tedious deliberations preliminary to have ended in the acceptance of hard just terms by many 1t good to know that are still clean that our motives have been and our prncpe nave been embodied far humany possible in the
 treaty ot peace and the of the league nations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

evening. My little boy and his chum selected bathing suits and all manner of things at one of the stores, and when they offered to pay there was no charge because they wore press badges.
 * * *
 In Covington county most of the farm lands are what are known as cut-over lands. The timber has been cut and sawed, the stumps pulled and crops planted It is amazing what fine crops this land produces. l have never seen better crops of corn, cotton and peanuts And in no section of the state can one find more or better cattle nor a greater number of hogs. Every farm and every farmer loo prosperous.
 * * *
 But, if you are going from BirminS- ham to visit this section, don't go in an automobile. Get one down there and motor about In all the civilized WOIlQ lHSic IS liO W ol SS AcNo sA~tf that from Birmingham to Montgomery. The Jefferson county part for some Is miles is good. The other 90 miles is more or less of the corduroy tyLe. Every 10 feet has three bumps and every third bump is record-breaker. There will be no motoring down 70 the legislative session if one has re- spect for his car or himself.
 The county commissioners of the iE- tervening counties should be ashamed of themselves. They have spen. money to build roads and nothing to maintain them. As consequence, they are a mass of holes and ruts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

levy of three mills for school purposes and many school districts have voted |an additional three-mill tax.
 The commission recommends a five mill rate for the county and an addi- tional five-mill rate for school dis tricts. The present law, authorizing three-mill levies has resulted in vast good, and it is believed that an amend ment in favor of five-mill levies for
 county and for district would carry by a strong majority.
 The people are manifesting deal of enthusiasm in the school question.
 They recognize it as vital issue and
 are ready to vote for an amendment
 such as the commission proposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

German officer in the occupied area who wants to have his bank account reduced can speedily accomplish his ob- ject by refusing to salute an American officer
 It is reported f shai a isrro X ouant,tv o+ Kentucky whiskey will be disposed of abroad. This may or may not come un- der the head of Tips for Tourists"
 * * *
 An English knight was thrown out of New York hotel for making noisy re- marks about the Irish republic. Three Hibernian porters hastened his exit.
 * !. *
 The original Bryan man" is dead Tn California. It would take grave at least quarter of mile wide to hold all the original Bryan men," New Workers are storing whiskey in safety deposit vaults. Some of the larger banking institutions may become known as wet centers" k k + Not being able to take part in the pro- ceedings at Versailles, we are waiting for the dependable movies to show us what was done. * < *
 us a strenuous life. President Wilson will no sooner arrive in American than he'll have to roll up his sleeves again. |. * j. Lenlne. Trotzly and Bella Kun were not among those present. in the Hall ot Mirrors
 * * * req ana coffee dealers are doing their best to cheer up nation facing droutn + * <
 Frederick William is still at home to visiting newspaper men in Holland af * *
 Twas bitter dose. but Germania swallowed it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
Progress of the
 Memorial Campaign

0H HE drive for the Alabama memo N rial fund started off well, and with intensive work within the next few days total of something like a million dollars should be in sight.
 It was first proposed to raise only a half million dollars, but to erect building in every way credi- table to the state and worthy of the soldiers to be honored will require more.
 The edifice alone should be of such proportions and artistic design as to cost five hundred thousand dollars and the interior decorations and fur nis hings will cost several hundred thousand dollars.
 Let everybody make contribution, no matter how small, and the sum needed will be in hand.
 * I. #
 My heart bleeds," said Dr. Mueller. departing for Versailles. He probably meant it. There isn't much of a politi- cal future in Germany for any Teuton whose name is affixed to the peace treaty
 * < < The first victory meual to be struck off will be awarded to President Wilson. This will enable the President not to feel embarrassed in the presence of dec orated doughboys. k * < That official of the British intelligence office who gave out the report that the former crown prince had fled from Hol- land, has doubtless been on the carpe; ever since.
 # * < Experts talk as if they can extract alcohol from nearly everything exGep' old shoes and rubber boots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
< * < Wilson Will Have the People With Him

ID REPUBLICAN, leaders, in their UN eagerness to defeat the demo- crats in 1920, have resorted to low order of politics. But their efforts to discredit President Wilson and his great work at the peace conference will avail nothing.
 The people are with the President and few addresses from him on his return home will set the country aflame with patriotism, just as when he made a short speaking tour on the eve of our entrance into the world war. There was divided opinion, even among good democrats, as to the method of raising great expedition ary force for overseas. Many were opposed to conscription, but President Wilson discussed preparedness with such compelling logic and American fervor that he soon had the loyal sup port of all classes, regardless of party. Never was such patrioticrsolid- arity known in this or any other na- ton before.
 The Presidents personality is mag netic and his power of expression is singularly effective. It is safe to as- sume that his first speech after land ing will convince every minded American that the formulation of the league of nations was long step in the progress of minimizing the possi- bility of war between countries.
 MT. Wilson is politician in the higher sense, but his strongest quail ties are his profound feeling for hu- manity and his lofty ideals. The peo- pie know they can trust him.
 After he is heard in explanation of his course abroad and in an appeal for the league of nations the small bore congressman will look cheap indeed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
TWENTY YEARS AGO IN THE AGE-HERALD Eveptc recOrdAd Iuna % 1899
Events recorded June 29, 1899.

A dispatch from Blossburg states that blacks have occurred there and 1t is believed the trouble is now definitely over between white miners and ne- groes.
 General Otis will have an army of 10000 in the Philippines when the rainy season ends. The war department de- cides to begin recruiting a counteer
 force of 35.00O men al once, under the
 act of March 2.
 The democratic state convention of
 Kentucky adjourned last night at ventions in the states history ended in
 a love feast with the democratic nom inee, William Goebel, dominating the situation.
 Frank Cook will be hanged tomor- row in the Jefferson county jail for the | murder of John Blackburn, conductor on the Southern railroad. The crimc
 was committed early in the spring of 1898.
 E.. T.. Broadway, chief deputy clerk of the United States court under Capt.
 N. w. Trimble died yesterday after | noon at his residence after short ill., | ness. MT. Broadway was born on the
 island of St. Helena in ls49 and for Il
 number of years served as clerk in
 the government building at Jamestown.
 the capital
 The feature of'the second days ses- sion of the Alabama Educational asso- i ciation yesterday was an address by John w. Abercrombie, state superin- tendent of education.
 I A notable event in Birmingham so- ciety was the wedding of Miss Sallie | Winston and MT. William Mitchell Mar I tin. at the Southside Baptist church yesterday morning. The ceremony was performed by pr. A. C. Davidsin. pas- tor of the church.
 | High officials of the Louisville and Nashville and Southern railroads in
 Birmingham yesterday and last night elected officers for the Birmingham southern railroad bought jointly by the Louisville and Nashville and the South ern. Jones c. Moore of Blocton was elected president; Addison c. Smith of Birmingham. vice president. Milton Fl.
 Smith, w. W. Finley and J. M. Talk ner were elected directors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT A MOTOR TRIP
 TO ANDALUSIA AND ABOUT ALABAMA ROADS
"HE annual meeting of the Alabama
 Press association at Andalusia was well worth attending.

."HE annual meeting of the Alabama
 Press association at Andalusia was
 we'll worth attending.
 The delegates were, men of ability and learning. I might add that the talks were better than one hears at the annual meetings of the American Newspaper Publishers association. It takes talent paper. Its editor must be of ability to make his newspaper profitable. or to keep it going.
 In the larger fields so many ignorant men of money own newspapers and em. ploy talent to edit them. When these owners try to talk In public to other newspaper men they exhibit their ignor- ance. Their principle themes are kicks and how much they have to pay reporters and printers. Many of them don't seem to realize that they are buying brains. The Alabama newspaper man must have both brains and application. He must furnish the service himself. There were 60 at Andalusia, and each of the 60 had the good goods under his skin
 < * <
 For hospitality the Andalusia people can give others in the world cards and spades. If any newspaper man there spent a penny he did it surreptitiously Neither the hotels nor the stores would take your money. Everything in every store in town was free to the visitors. It was the same in Florala, where the delegates went for a banquet on Friday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
Educational Commissions s
 Constructive Report

THE educational commission, with
 0 Sydney J. Bowie as chairman, has made it's report to the governor, and it is at once informing and con- structive. The object of the commis- sion was to make survey of public school conditions in Alabama and make recommendations for better ment.
 The report starts out with words of sincere appreciation of the aid rem dered the commission by federal ex- perts in survey work, detailed by the United States commissioner of educa- tion. After a clear statement of the school situation and the needs of the state, our Alabama commission comes out emphatically in favor of a con stitutional amendment authorizing the people to increase the tax rate for school purposes.
 "When the state has done all it can under existing limitations" submits the commission, "the people them selves should have another charter of liberty granted to them, and by con stitutional amendment, should be per mitted in their discretion to say how much more they are willing to pay.'
 Nearly every county has voted g
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

Montgomery county. however, has magnificent roads. For 30 miles south of Montgomery toward Luverne oIe can safely travel at a so-mile pace But in Crenshaw county one must bump along. In Covington county the towns have signs reading speed limit F miles" The best known American car cant make it over most of their roads. However. with the exception of Jefferson and Montgomery counties. covington has the best roads, between Birmingham and the Florida line.
 * * *
 But don't attempt to motor in Aia1I bama, south of Birmingham. Good roads were graded and made. but they have disappeared, and the Automobile Red Book is deceiving the motoring public when it pictures highways through Alabama. The alleged state' highway is a deception and a fraud. Officials who so designate it should be candidates for the state insane asylum.
 But the boys and Frank Willis Bar nett and the writer had a good time, if we did desert Smith, our chauffeur, at Montgomery and return by train, leaving him to the tender mercies of the highway men who are responsible for the roads between Jefferson and Montgomery counties.
 If Montgomery distributed bottled goods free there would be no danger of a motorist bringing a single un- broken bottle into Birmn gham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
NERDS GREAT MISTAKE.

NEftO D GREAI MlSIAhE Old Nero made great mistake,
 The record so proclaims;
 He prayed his fiddle one warm night,
 When Rome waswrapped in flames. His big mistake is plain to see;
 AS history does disclose; You see, ne played his fiddle when
 He should have played the hose Ed Oliver, in the Yonkers Statesman. Old Nero was a vicious sort,
 There's no denying that; The wise historians report
 Him vicious as bat Yet harsh indictment of his name
 One canont but rebuke; He might have earned a grosser fame
 If he had played the uke. W. Kee Maxwell, in the Akron Evenins
 Times
 Old Nero's deeds are one big blot
 That shows through all the years; Yet Nero, we aver, was not
 All bone between the ears. Think Low we'd call him harsher names
 And history would groau, If, with his old home town in flames, He'd played the saxophone, Judd Lewis, in the Houston Post. Old Nero was shameless scamp, Historians relate; With the flowing bowl and the wicked vamp' He wrecked the ship of state. And while he made some bad mistakes, Apparent at glance. He never .'jazzed" for Roman rakes To do the 'shimmy' dance. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

T was passing butcher shop the other
 printed card in the window bearing
 the information Lam Chops, S5cts a
 Pound Today
 On good information I can state that the historical propriety man, whoever he may be, says that the "b" in dumE and lamb is "original;" but the 'b" in numb and thumb was inserted I give this version for the reason I wish to state that the English language is especially rich in 'onomatopoetic' words.
 Now, do not get alarmed at the use o1 the big word used above. for it is not to advertise new breakfast food, neither is it the name of disease that is con- tagious, nor can I claim for it that il is a cure-all patent medicine, or ever hope for 1t to get by without saying il refers to the initiative in speech. A man who has a keen sense of distinc- ton says as words were many of then born of the perception of initiative an alogies, so many of them have been re- tained or altered by the same instinct Let's see if I can't make this a bit clear CT. Bug is very good logic from ths standpoint of the "reformers," but very
 poor poetry compared with buzz, which
 represents the sound of the thing sig nified, i. G., the bee.
 Now I get back to my liam chops which I saw on the bargain counter fol ore day only. Now I am perfectly willing to admit that butcher in pursuing his
 trade has right to kill sheep, but enter my protest against his cutting out a ..b" in the word lamb which is asso- ciated with so many tender memories. had rather pay 40 cents straight and save the 'b'' than to save 5 cents and lose it.
 Now just consider for moment how vapid and unpoetic it would be to try anf work up any sympathy for Mary's little l lamb if the "simplified spoilers are not sheared of their power to alter and cliT good oid-fashioned words which evoke tender associations without let or hin drance. I am very much wrought up ovel l the matter of dropping the ID" iron lamb.
 l I am sure that my friend John Henley 1 would rise in wrath if the 'reformers
 were to lay their hands on the sacref
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Rude Interruption

T was impressed with Commissioner Burrus' article in your columns of the 27th, wherein he commented on the dangers attending the driving of an auto with a young lady on the front seat, both oblivious of the dangers to the public, so absorbed were they in conversat tion," said W. B. Leedy. "As general proposition Commissioner Bur rus is correct. But l am indebted to Judge John B. Knox of Anniston for the following story: Contra, dashing young society man, had just purchased new car and his lady friends, though knowing his eccentricity, two of them did accept his invitation for drive and were not surprised when he stated that they must occupy the rear seats and not to address a word to him while driving. Off they started for long country drive, the young chauffeur in- creasing his speed alarmingly paying no heed to the gullies and rough con dition of the road. Finally one of the ladies apologetlcally said, MT. Jones. dislike very much to violate your re- Harriet is not now with us.' Stopping his car and looking back lie saw Miss Harriet about 1000 yards in the rear prone upon the side of the road in the the jolting car"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

1 text of his favorite author, the Bard or Avon, William Shakespeare, and giv- forth to the world a new edition of Shakespeare. revised and edited by a
 board composed of "smplfied spoilers. l can see him rushing to get out an injunc- tion against such sacrilege | Now, am I the friend of children to sit I quietly and permit the rash innovators 1 iE the great packing industry just because they have so much power to raise and lower the price of meat. to put on a {, bargain day in which lamb" may be | changed into Ham," to show that there is one day in the week in which we may
 eat mutton cheaply?
 1 A thousand times no, take up my brief | for the rights of the little ones who from
 time immemorial have been fed up good and strong, on the broth of poesy by i hearing the immortal poem about Mary
 who had a pet which followed her tc
 school one day, Which was against the
 rule. and how it nearly convulsed them,
 the teacher put it out
 |
 ! Now, I know that in this climate we southeiners are very careless in the way we clip letters off of certain words and
 how our northern friends laugh at us | for the ommission. A good Boston friend
 of mine never tires of telling me the old joke about Yankee sentry's asking a l friendly Johnny Reb, who was in hearing I distance, as to the time of the day, to
 have it waited back to him, Its fo min
 utes to fo''
 But it is very much more permissible
 to give up a consonant when it is dis solved in the musical vowels of oui
 souehern speech than it is to see them
 elided in print to stare piteously ou' at us from the cold and heartless pages with no softening effects whatsoever. as
 is the case when the "reformers'' have
 their way.
 To better illustrate my point, Ibeg you
 to remember your own childhood, and
 how when the time came for you to make
 your first public how, you twisted and
 se.uirmed as you said:
 l Mary had little lam, | It's fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went | That lam was sure to go.' | Now that is just how you said it. but somehow it fell upon ears accustomed