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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-04-27
Proved In A
Thousand Ways

You remember how endurance was
proved. Nothing to equal Hudson Super
Six records of performance had ever been
known. Most of those stand today as
achievements that no other car has been
able to match.
But one thing those feats did, you per-
haps do not know They showed ways
for development of subsequent models
that find their expression in the new Car
soon to be offered
Evening journal., 1919-11-28

and dodge back quickly to avoid a
black eye.
ITO pick up pin is lucky" That's
why there are so many unlucky people.
There were more ''lucky pennies"
In fathers pocket before they began
charging six cents for Ice cream cones.
Ra-ent you noticed how difficult Il
is % persuade your doctor that a horse
chestnut will cure rheumatism.
ITO find nine peas IN a pod is a fore
runner Of luck" But when you find
more than one oyster in stew YOU
knoW the chef is a philanlhropic crea-
ture who cares nothing for the boss
profits.
"A girl standing under a piece Of
mistletoe may be kissed by any man
who finds her ther' But haven't you
noticed how they are NOT standing
there II the right fellow isn't near?
Grandfather used TO garner q lot Of
run out OF reading That old Sign Of
the mythical law firm: II. Ketchum q
u. Skinnem'
New York police want James Baker
and a dozen families want homes.
Baker, apartment house ianitor, IS az
legged TO have rented the nats in the
building already occupied, and coli
lected $1,000.
New York Police Captain. Sergeant
and fireman IN hospital John Feely
and son-in-law In Jail. They resented
interference in a perfectly private
tight.
German opera IS so far "ln Dutch"
a receiver has been appointed for the
German opera Company, in New York
The mystery Of the disappearing /
shirt buttons was solved by Cleveland |
police. In a gambling raid on a Chin |
sse laundry they found buttons were
used for chips.
Hugh, I'm not blood-thlrsty," mused
Frank Chance, Of Los Angeles, as he !
opened this letter: I'm engaged in
irving an ambulance and morgue
Evening journal., 1919-11-28
SOCt1 U
No]:f If i;

III The Fiji Islander believes thunder is
II sort OF Gods anger. and falls on his
sace in prayer, doing his next praying
n,..a.'yhen 81. It thunders again.
~
a "There are few persons" observes
\ Astra clelo, mo matter how rational
'aind level-hesded, who are not given TO
aeuperstitition in some FORM"
y" s woodrow Wilson, you know. thinks
& 3 IS lucky.
a The folks OF old-time Salem thought
t was lucky for the rest Of them 10
:. 1ang The witches.
rs The custom Of sprinkling rice on
''aewlyveds has bumped up against the
.aigher cost Of rice, and this. possibly,
may have more to do with race suicide
.than we suspected.
a But among the Slavs-r can OF beer Is
poured over the horse belonging 10 the
, ,bridegroom.
y The wearing OF orange blossoms at
= wedding insures good luck-for the
florist. at least.
The sign all book agents. insurance
agents believe in: sign on the dotted
iiner
The sign everybody has much fai.h
To walk under a ladder when II IS
leaning against a wall Is sign OF bad |
iuck. But to be on q ladder with a
pretty girl is a good sign We'll say
u is
IL Is considered unlucky 10 accept a
knife from friend-cutting friend
snip you know. Usually. though, 10 is
unlucky for the friend, for It is easy
70 forget to return the knife one bor-
rows.
To spill salt at a table Is considered
unlucky, but Wen say It's a deal un-
iuckier to spill high-prlced, hard-to-get
Sugar
To say Good Luck" on arising In the
morning. viii insure success all dav
out most OF us say, Darn that alarm
clockr'
II you meet a person wearing new
.Ioules. pinch him for good luck
Evening journal., 1919-11-28

wagon. Any business you can throw
my way Will be appreciated"
"Their love making Is wrecking my
nerves" complained Mrs. Therlsa IIo-
gan, Of san Francisco, asking an in
junction TO restrain two pigeons Of
A. 5. Chill from cooling Love? Why
they're father and son." said Chill
III you must kiss. warns the health
officials Of Des Moines, a., kiss the
same girl
Tut rutl You get It wrong. They
don't mean that all young men should
Evening journal., 1919-11-28

kiss the same girl. Nothing like that
a. ALL
The idea is that every young man
should con1ne his kissing to some par
ticular girl.
"And be sure she's a Goddess girl,
the warnng continues.
Which, Interpreted, means a girl who
hasn't a cold
Albert Johnson, Of New York, gentle
man Of color, was arrested for "ob-
structing traffic. IL stopped his coal
chariot In a busy street TO pick up
Fo' bits In crap game. Fine 81.
Evening journal., 1919-11-28

New York police want James Baker
and a dozen families want homes.
Baker, apartment house janitor, IS al
legged TO have rented the fats in the
building already occupied, and coli
lected 5000
Evening journal., 1919-11-28

"A girl standing under a piece Of
mistleioe may be kissed by any man
who finds her ther." But haven't you
noticed how they are NOT standing
there II the right fellow isn't near?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
CRY PLAMNZNc.

IS apparent from casual reading of the reports
they submitted at yesterdays meeting that the Rotary
club was most fortunate in the representatives sent to the
national City Planning Conference recently held at Mag
ara Falls Mesrs Wilson and Burchnal not only absorb
ed the spirit Of the whole city planning movement but they
We're able to apply most convncngy TO the local ss-
hon
As Prof Wilson put it yesterday in his remarks before
the club. city planning Fairmont more ancpaory
than correctional That is to say the big problem not so
much 10 remedy past mistakes is to make provision
that future growbe conducted upon the proper lines In
less all signs wrong this city upon the threshold of
substantial growth and much money will be saved to
the municipality and the individual citizens if this growth
is along lines established by city plan which has been
laid down by experts.
Fairnont already has had the benefit of wonderful
industrial survey and the members of the Rotary club were
recently told something of the splendid results of this
scientific coordination in the address Major Boyle made at
club luncheon. The first purpose of city planning COM
mission should be to bring the growth of Fairmcn along all
other lines abreast of that forward movement To do this
there will not be the slightest necessity for increasing the
expenditures of either the municipality or the citizens The
big deals to have plan which will insure that whatever
money spent put into development that will be pema-
nent and in accordance with the best municipal practices
he next most important element in the present move
mentis speed The we have plan the more money
we will by preventing expenditures for projects that
some time will have to be abandoned or done over in
better way.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27

carrying Harrison brooms. The street cars leaving the CITY
contained Them m large numbers One,car. gong out on
the Fairiew line during the morning. showed Harrison
man whose attention attracted by the large number
Of brcoms walked he car as il stood
in front Of the Watson hotel to verify his first impression
Nothing but bold and intelligent advertising nsthe news
papers could have producedhs effect And if it can be
done with brooms be done with any kind of lesit
mate merchandise Another Main street merchant has dis
covered this IN quite another but none the less convincing
way. During the earypart of this month his sales ran
ahead Of June of last result of increased ayer-
ising Then he cutdownhevolme of his publicity and
sales doppedbackto aboutthe same level ashose Of las,
year. That merchant hedetecte the trend of
his business Immediately again increased the,space he was
using, and already he has noticed annerease IN his bust
ness.
The requisteto successful retailing is to have some.
thing 10 sell dheiseccnd to tell the people about IN
compelling way. Given these tvoshings and almost any
establshment1can be madesuccessful. -.
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BOLD ElYlcHsscHoor.PLAM. !.

SUPERINTENDENT WILSON'S applications, of
the city planning idea to the school problems of Fair
mont and the surrounding region deserves to- and probably
will challenge the attention of the solid citizens of the
entire district affected his newspapers belief that the
schools of the entire city Of Fairmonttshould be brought
under single control has been stated so often that it ought
to be familiar to every reader of the paper Professor
Wilson however. goes further and recommends that
for high school purposes at least all the school districts
within radius of FIVE miles shouldscooperate IN the SUD-
port of very high class institution His opportunities
for studying West Virginia school problems IN large way
and his admitted standing an authority on educational
matters of all kinds will give great deal of weight to the
plan he advances This plan. by the way, was set forth
at length the report of his address to the Rotary
club yesterday which printed IN last evenings issue Of
The West Vrgnian.
1t is probable that some legislation would be needed to
carry out consolidation of schools on such wide scale
as he suggests. and if that the case it is not too soon to
begin to consider the matter in its details so that public
opinion may be educated in favor of before the next
session of the states law making body From an educa-
donal view point there does not seem to be flaw IN the
Wilson argument There many excellent high schools
In Fairmont and the nearby towns, but none of them
and no exception is made of the Fairmon independent
district high school in this statement is doing all that should
be done for the youth of the region We are particularly
backward in the matter of vocational education Never
heess each district probably doing all that can do and
is maintaining schools of higher grade than most districts
of equal population and taxable wealth throughout the
state.
But if the school problem Of the entire region is attacked
as unit and upon the lines that the school problems
of large cities are, will be possible to raise the standard
In every way without increasing the cost to the taxpayers
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
All Haas en- Deck!

All HAAS en- Deck!
The L!ary Ct I'm Amazing Adventure.
BY PIT +. l. L.YLY KELL.
June 81, 30O0-But for the adventur-
BUSINESS of $3.50 we might both have
been dead Of hunger this morning. Yes
terday our supply OF life sustaining
tablets was found, through some re-
markable quality OF the air of Saturn,
to have evaporated. $3.50 Immediately
set of, Drawing the unknown dangers
that surround US, and came back later
with large. basket of edible things
which he had removed from the rear
of one Of the curious residences seen
in the distance. The food of Saturn
possessed one amazing quality, or
should call it virtue. Everything
possesses the power of speech. A kind
of biscuit as started to bite into it,
chatted gaily with me and told me
with what delight would find my
self possessed after he was devoured.
i had just eaten with great relish a
kind of small fruit when another of
the same variety hoped out of the
basket and plead with me to eat him
too, as the one which had just gone
down was his brother and it was their
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progress. The task was hopeless from
the outset, not because of the martial
might OF opposing nations. but be-
cause OF the might OF an intellectual
and moral evolution that had been
going on for nearly twenty centuries.
There are laws OF the moral universe
which can no more be changed by
human will than can the law OF the
tides or the revolution OF the planets.
AS easily could the Hohenzollerns
have changed men back into apes as
they could have reincarnated the
world of the Caesars and the Pilates.
Arrogant and cynical German Kultur
dashed itself upon the Rock OF Ages
and the Golden Rule, and today It
stands convicted criminal at Yer
sailles, saved from utter destruction
only by the law OF mercy whicL II
sought to Danish from International
dealings. The lesson is one which
other nations will forget at their
peril.
The League Of Nations, the founda-
ton on which the peace treaty is built,
is recognition and an Endorsement of
this lesson. Its principal claim to ac-
ceptance, the strengta OF its appeal to
the masses of men, is really bound up
in the realization OF the fundamental
moralities 1t involves. It is an attempt
to substitute right for might, princi-
pie for power, good will for hate, fair
ness to others for the dictates OF self
ish advantage. It represents an eff
fort to give international sanction to
the very simple rule which Plate and
the Romans and their German imi-
tators regarded with contempt. Those
who call II visionary idealism forget
that its principle is far older than any
of the governments OF today, that IT.
has been working in and transforming
the world for ages, and that but for
1t and the high hope, faith and cour-
age which 1t kindled the German, like
the Roman legions, would have swept
irresistibly to their goal.
The signing OF the peace treaty al
Versailles, however, will not surely
bring US peace. The peace treaty IS
also to be signed in washington. VIII
the Senate refuse to sign II or so weak
en- 1t as to destroy its power for saliva.
ton? Will any Of its members try to
reproduce the scene before PLATE?
VIII the high priests and the lawyers
and the judicial casuists in the Sem
ate continue TO clamor for the destruc-
ton OF this new covenant of peace?
Will they forget, like the HohenzoI-
lerns, that the old order Is past, and
that 1t is dangerous to challenge the
aspirations and the convictions Of
men?
We shall see. Woe be unto them
and unto the world If, like PLATE, they
refuse to give Judgment for right and
mercy and unselfishness. Woe to
them, as to the Hohenzollefns. II they
attempt to stand IN the way OF the
great principles Of social and intcrna-
tional good will.
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Paraphrasing famous remark. it
was magnificent but it was darned
costly.
Mother fire at the justly celebrated
aeM,s
Il this thing keeps up It may be nee
essary 10 establish. q fire station on
The opposite corner.
But then some day the pesly thing
may get enough Of q start to get away
with this burn stuff.
'There's many an uneasy guy in
Pittsburgh these days waiting fortthe
chance to make grand rush home"
extract from news story.
80
Lots Of guys up here who would.not
care durn when. they got home II
they were in Pittsburgh and owned a
large supply Of wet goods.
There's Just as much headache in 1t
In Pittsburgh as in Marion county.
The band campaign is to be coatin.
ued for another week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27

1t does often happen that sides to law suit
are delighted with court ruling their case but that
is precisely what both the drys and vets claim to be
over the modification of the INDUCTION issued by New
York state Federal which restrained the
officers from prosecuting brewers for producing and
selling the two and threequarter per cent beer The
Injunction as it now stands permits the United States
Attorney for the district to he secs at and
the lawyers this will bring the question of whether
this beer is intoxicating squarey before the courts
How the action will eliminate no one can tell but in
the meantime it is safe to predict the manufacture and
sale of beer will in states which are not dry by
the action of state prohibition laws
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
RUFF STUFF

II there issan enterprising, airpiane
salesman in our midst he might do a
Little business by calling upon the
folks who have to use upper Fourth
street to- sci. tozands from town.
Rains Of the pastrweek have entire
" washed the street away.
Bun says he has been trying for
nine years 70 get the city to do some
biting for thissstreet.
And. Ana now the pesly thing has just
". Wonder how much new street.wtil
IN me mean time who is going to
prganise q relief party to rescue the
View avenue folks?
-
The Teuts wtll have to pay for that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27

If Frederick William Hohenzolern lodged back into
Germany with the idea of starting movement aim
ed at restoration of monarchy certainly hit upon
very inopportune time Only fragmentary advices are
coming out of Germany, but there is every indication
that the communists and radicals all kinds are OPP
portunsts Of more hair trigger type than the
crown prince and already have the stage
sort of demonstration against the government as
the treaty signed The royalists will either have
to join the in the fight put this down
the reds. and in either they will be fighting
against their own interest.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
4 TILE OF BRooMs AND A BUSINESS
MORAL

HE most convincing demonstration that advertising
paysi that creates business where there was no
business before given this city was the record made
by the Harrison store broom sale yesterday.
The Harrison broom sale opened at 9 o'clock and at
precisely l55, FIVE minutes less than FIVE hours later the
entire supply Of one solid car load of brOoms was disposed
Of That is brooms than have been sold in all the
Fannont stores IN weeks.
To be sure these brooms went at price that made them
wonderful bargains but the cnchng fact is that the demand
for them came from all over hecounty Between nine and
Twelve o'clock MAN street seemed to be filed with people
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Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
VERSAILLES AND WASHINGTON

From the Baltimore Sun.
To the great scenes Of history will
be added this week the greatest and
most widely significant international
picture that the world has ever gazed
on. The gathering at Versailles al
which the peace treaty is to be signed
appeals to the Imagination OF the or.
binary man quite as much as to that
of the poet or the artist. In time II
will be the theme of majestic inspira-
ton on canvas and in verse. Its won
derful import will tax the genius and
the intellect of the artist and the his
torian alike.
Since Christ stood before PLATE
there has been no such suggestive as.
sembly, none fraught with such mean
ing to mankind. In the one, supreme
innocence and holiness was before the
bar of evil power for sentence; in the
other, one Of the greatest national
criminals of the ages will accept tho
terms OF punishment melted out to it.
Germany tried to cruelty Christ afresh,
to destroy the gospel of peace and
good will for which He died. Il
failed because no nation could be per-
mitted such crime against Heaven
and mankind again, because there
could be no second. Calvary OF ambi-
ton and hate, because no race of men
could be allowed to undo His work
and put the world backward 1000
years.
The difference between the world OF
today and the ancient world is not so
much difference in outward civiliza-
ton as in the dominating inward spir-
1t. What Germany attempted to do,
was to reverse our civilization. to re.
establish the ideals and practices Of
the Roman Empire, to put the Caesars
once more on their imperial thrones,
to place the Pilates in their judgment
seats again. The Prussian dream was
an inspiration of hell; its organized
scheme was, in effect, scheme of ma
tional blasphemy; 1t came to disaster
because 1t fought against the Most
High.
The weakness OF Prussiahism was
its moral weakness; its fatal mistake
was in supposing that this war was
entirely an affair between men. Ac-
tually the German plan Of conquest
was a revolt against the higher laws Of
justice and kindness which were
written in redeeming blood under Pi.
late, and which have consciously or
unconsciously been slowly accepted
as the code of later civilization and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27

Flyers On The LIneI
The Romance of Rosy, or The Hair
dressers Heaven.
Being the scenerio OF a movie of the
wild life OF Main street, wherein the
daring hero, Taxicab Tom, ventures tc
buy broom and gets swept into the
sticky sea of Love.
Scene-Main street-Harrison's cor.
ner. 1000 :, -i5zsy!i ~
The corner Is packed with a dense
crowd of struggling humanity and In.
humanity. Rosy, frail and fair as a
flower, Is wedged in between woman
from Rivesville and a farmer from
Mans Run. The farmers wh;sicrs
are tickling her nose and she is sneez-
ing violently.
ACT ONE.
Action-Taxicab Tom strolls non.
chalantly across from the Watson no.
tel corner smoking a Piedmont with
an air Weryimpure air). He spies the
crowd. All! muh muther told me to
buy her some brooms-gee what a
mob-registers determination to buy
broom-joins crowd about door.
ACT TWO.
Actlon-Close up of TaXicab Tom
wrestling through mob comes upon
Rosy = registers admiration Rosy
registers admiration and clinging vine
stuh-Good Lord, kid, amt this crowd
gettin' TIL best o. yuh?-Rosy sneezes-
What the-Say, femme get you outa
this marmalade you're kechin' cold
Oh no kind sir l am trying to koch
a broom-Thas funny, I'm after a
broom mesself-registers birth of in
spiration-say, you get outa this and
go over there an git in my car an
wait fer me-I'll get your broom and
bring 1t to yuh-Rosy nearly swoons
with joy-registers that Taxi Tom is
her hero.
ACT THREE.
Taxi Tom approaches taxi with two
orooms-Rosy glows-Kid here's tn
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TRIDAY EVENING. JUNE %. 1s1e.
THE HlNERTCAY,S CREED.

believe IN de United STATES of america as govern.
ent Of The people BY The people, for The people phose
iu popers derived from the consent of The governed;
democracy IN republic. c sovereign Nation of many
sovereign States; perfect Union. and nsepgdSle.
established upon those principles of freedom equality, jus
Their ies and fortunes. therefore believe it is my duty
10 my country 10 love il: 10 support its Constitutions to
obey is dps; 10 rcpect lis flag; and 10 defend it against
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27

According to cable to the New York Times the con-
yicton is growing in commercial mining circles in
England that Parliament will reject all programs for
the naturalization of the mining industry For while
the trend of opinion all the other way and the turn
in the situation may indicate that the advocates of
IRENE in Great Britain are losing their hold
on popular opinion. If England rejects naturalization
of the mines, budding projects along the same line in
this country will die an early death
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-27
TRUTHS AND
TRAVESTIES
BY tn Bard.
By tn Bard.

,Tenshunl
Imagine that yourself and Alexander
Hamilton were sitting on one OF the
big lounges in the lobby of The Fair
mont. The cigars were going good
and finally you screwed up courage
enough to ask old Alex his secret O.
success. Wouldn't you pay pretty
close attention to his answer? Lister
real hard then for here is what he sait
on the subject:
Men give me credit for some
genius. All the genius have lies
in this. When I have a subject in
hand ] study II profoundly. Day
and night It is before me. ex-
plore It in all its bearings. Ny
mind becomes peryaded with It.
Then the effort which ! have made
Is what people are pleased to call
the fruit OF genius. ut is the fruit
Of labor and thought"
Parade RestI
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brooms-say you're some queen
wanna take a ride-oh no kind sir, l
am only poor hairdresser. God must
help the workin' goil-Thass all right
I'm a good scout. Come on-Rosy
registers the dawn of love-All right.
ACT FOUR.
Subtitle-THREE WEEKS LATER.
Close up of Town Talk Column of
West Virginian:
Marriage Licenses = Rosy Rosen.
stein, aged 20, and Tom Timkin, aged
IL, both OF Water street.
6cn-Sc.!