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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20

We now view languages as part or
preparation for foreign commerce. Inc
pendulum has swung 50 far IN TINS d.
rcction that in some parts the import
Ancc OF foreign languages in preparation
for foreign trade has been exaggerated.
uuc enthusiasts recently suggested That
il is n proper function for the federal
government Ia get nut foreign language
text books in all the commercial IAN
gua.es and to provide language instruc-
lion wherever Suitabl" instructors arc
not available.
The British government has explored
the whole question more widely than
any other government. and the report
which has been issued by the committee
appointed BY the primo minister TO In
Quire into tho position OF modern Ian
guages in the educational system or
Great Britain is full Of suggestive in
formation which can help US to see the
different aspects of the problem in the
proper light.
The British committee visited all the
universities Of England and Scotland.
took testimony from 1876 persons hold
ing high places in the commercial hnan-
cial and industrial community. eS well
as officials. educators and officers IN
the learned societies. and sent question:
aires TO about 1000 commercial organic
! ations and important commercial con-
Germs.
In it's report tho committee says Inc
exideucr seemed conclusive las Ia tho
need of foreign languages in business.
especially under the new conditions
! which soon may be expected to prevail.
1t further calls attention to the fact
that keen emulation will be encountered:
| lost ground must be recovered; new
openings must b. found in countries
countries whore they felt Secur" they
shall find their footing prccarious.
80 large is the part Of our INDUSTRIAL
! product marketed abroad" continues the
spokesman Of the committee. so great
| Is our capital invested in foreign coun-
tries. so universal was our carrying
trade, so extensive arc our nnanclal
| transactions and influence and the power
| Of our trade. that any impeachment 10
our SUCCESS will react not only on thosc
firms directly interested in foreign mar
licts. but also on the prosperity or the
whole country. In great part OF our
| foreign trade a knowledge OF languages.
| a knowledge Of foreign countries and or
foreign pcoples. will BE- directly and
! nbundantly rcmuncrativc. 1t is not
enough to provide more and better in
! struction; the instruction available must
| be better known and more highly
valued
! In England. as in America. systematic
! and extensive foreign language work in
| the schools is of very recent growth.
| covering not more than thirty years. Re
| fore that there had for centuries been
q certain vogue for French and italian
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20

in fashionable literary and art soclctlc''
The past thirty years, however nay
witnessed 4 growing appreciation Oh th'
practical importance OF language SluuS'
But the experience of commercial nrr'S
too often has been that employees taken
from the schools do not possess the IAN
guage training which they feel may
properly be expected of tho schnols
knowing" a foreign language may rS-
fer to a speaking knowledge, or reading
knowledge. or writing knowledge inc
writing knowledge does carry with IT.
the conviction of reading KNOWLEDGE
and the chance Of some speaking kho"l-
edge.
. reading knowledge Of foreign ian
Guagc however. does not imply any
writing knowledge or any spcHihH6
knowledge. and Il speaking knowledge
does not give any assurnnr" OF eitner
reading or writing knowledge. In most
schools. including tho universities III
England as in the United States. appar'
emily stress has been laid in the past on
the reading knowledge.
Language courses arc very often
merely courses in the literature OF Tor
eign country. and tn" language Is stud
led simply rs Il tool TO unlock IN" door
to ferisn literature.
Tho bureau nf foreign and domestic
commerce continually is employing
clerks. translators. research assistants
and special Investigators either TOT Tor
eign service or for service in the. / mica
states. on assignments that require
knowledge Of al least one foreign Ian
guage.
1t has boon tho experience Of TIN hu-
reau that rs rule even the stud"ntS
who have specialized in the languages In
; he schools and universities have little
moro than reading knowledge. Ihry
generally know next 10 nothing OF inc
spoken language. and are not equipped
To write idiomatic letters IN foreign
languages.
or course it ia not Ia bc expected that
! government Office or business mousse
! should look to the students in the schools
for Il specialized technical vocabulary. II
Is sufficient if the language trained stu
dent has II good general knowledge OK
| the Language and can usc the specialize
I'd. technical vocabulary after having an
opportunity to acquire Il in tho business.
! The language once firmly fixed in the
mind the technical vocabulary ana
praseology of any business can easily be
| acquired; but. excepting the universally
current forms and phrases. tho terms ~
a trade can bc satisfact oriiy learned only
when tho nature and purposes of the
speciel business arc fully understood.
In order that We may take full anFan-
| taec Of foreign trade opportunities. our
schools and colleges might we'll extend
their foreign language study facilities.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20
NAY PRINT THE TEXT

PARIS. Saturday. May 17-tFrcnch
Wireless Scrvicc)--The German news
papers are beginning TO publish extracts
of the peace treaty text. The allied and
associated governments consider that II
the Germans publish the text there is no
need to abide by the official summary
and will communicate TO their ncwspa-
DerS the exact text.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20

at all il will only be In order TO cor
rect some mistake which the Allies have
not intended TO commit. Tho peace
terms are severe. but they could not be
made less severe and do justice TO the
world or even make the world safe from
further German attack.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20

A general strike Of the employees If
the Sucz Canal has occurred. We be-
lievc that it was Kipling who said that
the East is tho Enst and the West is
tn" West. and nc'cr the two shall meet.
or words to that effect. The East seems
To be getting there.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20
(Copyright, 1879

and Eating House An hour had elapsed
since Cubeh had given his order. AT
last the waiter appeared with the Fur
RED chicken and rice.
Sorry. sir he whinnicd air1ly, but
a parade was passing by the windows
and how do hate to miss parade sir.
Very natural. very natural. muir.
INJURED Cubeb Limp. and ate his cold
chicken and left sixty cents on the table
tFrotected by Gorge Matthew Adams.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20

For some reason or other Woodrow
Wilson has not favored tho world dur
ing The past 10 days with definite IN
Structions as To how it is to conduct
itself in the future. We trust that
Woody is not firing of the job.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20
WHY WORRY.

Unsuccessful Authorization my death
this world will realize what l have done.
Sympathetic rr!cnd-Wcll don't worry
about it old chap. You'll be out OF
harms way thcn-Thc ByStander.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20

Otto that appeals to me with particular
force Is that his record in the next two
years will be so different from the Big
Hsc," who have been controlled by the
Bigger One" wha has IN the past two
years becn the biggest boss known in
West Virginia politics-dictating TO and
naming the holders Of all the important
city offlccs-one Of the Hon. George
Laughlin's jobs will be gone after May
81. 1919.
Yours respectfully.
One who has been in a position TO know
Captain Otto's record. public and pri-i
vate, for the past IS years.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20

New. Zealand has gone wet. Why. oh
why is New Zealand so far from Br'oge
poru
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20

without the daily revolution east Of the
Rhine
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20

For any kind Of cement or concrete
work, call P. J. Gilligan, "a Fourteenth
St., Bell 2447-R .my-7-lnIo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-20

Life is beginning to be little stale
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-05
Another View
of the Matter

Lee Snead, who proves 10 be the
man who quite severely beat up Felix
Dixon at Mitchell, this county, a
short time ago, favored The Times Of
flee with call yesterday and narrat-
ed to us the "other side" of that lit.
tie fracas. Mr.. Snead has the appear
ance of being an intelligens, indus
trious, truthful citizen, who immedi-
ately impressed us with confidence that
he was telling the exact truth. He
lives in Leadwood and stopped in Flat
River while en- route here for the pur-
pose of paying his fine for assault
with intent to kill"
Mr.. Snead informed us that the
trouble arose over Dixon having abus-
ed and made fun of his (Sncad's)
old father; that Dixon's advertising a
Union meeting had nothing at all to
do with it. Snead says he Is real
workingman, is strong for unionism,
and that he is always willing and
ready to work to that end, when sucn
an organization is being looked after
by those who really have a feeling Df
appreciation for the miners and their
troubles, and who do not belong to
the "never-works."
He further stated that he had no
assistance in the beating he gave
Dixon--that he needed none; also that
he used no rock, club or anything but
his two fists. Both Of these, however,
he used to good advantage. Accord
ing to him two blows really ended the
fight. He landed a strong right swing
on Dixon's jaw, and Dixon hit the
ground, where he appeared to be con-
tent to remain. But Snead was so an
CRY that he struck blow or two after
Dixon was down. Dixon had called
| him a liar, which brought forth the
sleep producer.
While Dixon is perhaps 10 pounds
heavier than is Snead, the latter
laughed at the idea Of having any as
sistance in the melee. A single blow
appeared to knock all the ambition"
out of Dixon. Mr.. Snead further stat
ed that he was not "gun man" or
"strikc- breaker; that he has lived
in his present home for many years,
and that he has no fear of the closest
possible scrutiny of his record where
he is well known. The Times admires
his course in coming to this office to
ask for a correction of an erroneous
statement, which this paper is abund-
antly pleased to make. When we are
in error it is always because we
publish the news as it is given u.s.,
and the pleasure of the management is
second to none in correcting an erro-
neous statement.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-05
Our Public Scho0lS--The
Boys and Girls Opportunity

stantial castle is erected from the
ground up through persevering
thought and labor. Boys may not
lounge around street corners in worse
than idle gossip and badinage, nor
girls idly parade the streets to attract
attention and perhaps sinister re
marks, and then hope to stand well in
their classes in school; and besides,
such waste of time and opportunity
form habits of chronic listlessness that
shuns work and usefulness even when
opportunity presents itself. There is
a parents responsibility here that
should be prayerfully considered.
But, in this generation of forward
movement, what vast field of oppor-
tunities is opened up for our boys and
girls who see or may be taught to
see its vision of possibilities. This
vision beckons you in the business
world, manufacturing, mechanics, en-
gineering, science, chemistry, letters,
professions, art, all of which as ney-
er before present possibilities Of prac-
tcal utility and liberal remuneration
for those who devote their earnest at
tention to them; and in all of them
you will find the men and women of
education, centered thought and pur-
pose, we'll schooled and disciplined
minds, who are foremost. "All COM
mon good has common price; exceed
ing good, exceeding"
Not only are these attractive pos
sibilities inviting you, but that most
ancient and honorable of all callings
Agriculture, is through our popula,
educational system being lifted out OF
the long-worn ruts of crudity, away
from the idea that farming is only
drudgery, hard work and poor re,
turns. The educated farmer is the
best farmer and the most successful
and may surround himself with all
the refinements, comforts and ad-
vantages of life. A knowledge Of the
soil, the elements that make for the
highest production, the adaptability OF
the different soils to certain plants and
cereals, their upkeep and improve
ment, how to obtain the best results
all these are being taught in the ag-
rcultural departments of our popu.
lar educational system by practical
men of science, and progressive, in.
tcllectual farming is rapidly supplant.
ing the old slow-going methods n1
taking things as they come" This
too, is supplemented by improved la.
bor-saving machinery that makes larg,
err, more productive and more remun.
crative crops, while good roads and
time and distance-saving automobiles
chase away the isolation and loneli.
ness of the farm life by bringing town
and neighbor nearer. The future
farmer of America will be the most
independent, ideal and cnvied p,oduc.
er of the world-the premier of all
other producers. Boys, the farm life
grows more attractive every day.
Oh, the opportunities! Boys, girls
will you make, are you making use Of
them? ~
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-05
Original Decision
Will Have to Stand

A large delegation of both women
and men, coming from many different
parts of the county, appeared before
the County Court Wednesday after-
noon, bearing a petition signed by
about one thousand citizens, asking
that the office of Home Demonstra-
ton Agent for st. Francois county be
not dispensed with, but that it lie con-
tinued now that its affairs are in con-
dition to bring forth far greater
percentage of good results than it has
been able to do during the first year
of it's working.
1t was plainly evidenced that Miss
Pet Tucker, who is SO capably filing
that office, has been giving the high
est possible degree of satisfaction to
all with whom she has been thrown in
an official capacity, and the great
gathering that presented itself before
the County Court was a splendid tes-
timonial as to her worth in The advan-
cement of efficiency and economics in
her field.
J. H. Malugen, of Bonne Terre, was
selected to head the delegation and he
made a talk along the lines IF the im-
portGnce to the pepole of the county
Of home demonstrations such as Miss
Tucker has been giving during the
past year. He also presented Il lie vo-
luminous petition asking that the
Court amend it's former decision to
dispense with this place, to the end
that it be made permanent. Mr.. Ma
lugen was followed by a number of
other speakers, all of whom talked in
favor Of the retention of the Home
Demonstration department.
The County Judges took the matter
under advisement until yesterday
morning, when they announced their
determination that their decision must
stand-that the office Of Home Dem
onstration Agent would be dispensed
with. Their view of the matter is
that, while they appreciate the good
that has been accomplished during the
past year in this department, that this
work was originally entered uron as
a war conservation measure, and that
there is now no longer such Urgent
need for such work, which they are
free to admit must mean economy anil
improvement in the home life.
It is also the opinion of the County
Judges that, were the finances of the
county in condition to enable them to
do SO, they would be pleased to con-
tinue such office, But the county is
now cramped somewhat financially
and has been for some time past. In
fact it is now forced to the necessity
of paying interest on considerable bor-
rowed money. Therefore the Judges
feel that they can best serve the in
terests of their constituency by dis
pensing with the expense that is necr
cessary for the keeping up Of this Of
| flee, at least for the time being. The
Judges are honest and sincere in their
views, and The Times admires them
for their firm, stand in this matter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-05
Second Greatest
Question of All

In his most excellent lecture at the
Chautauqua Tuesday afternoon, Ray
mond H. Tolbert handled without
gloves a number of what he consid-
cred to be questions of greatest i'm
portance to the welfare Of the world,
and especially to this country, and
which must soon be settled right, and
at an early date, if this country is to
continue to go forward.
One of the greatest questions, in
his opinion, was that of good roads,
which he considered second cnly in
importance to all the enormous ques-
tions that must soon be settled. The
only paramount question to that OF
good roads, according to the speaker,
is that of productionu, which of course
must be fact, as without production
there could be no life anywhere. This
is II somewhat new angle, at least i'll
this section Of the country, from which
to view the road question. BUt it
stands to reason that without trans
portation facilities, production would
be of little Advantage.
This line of argument only leads to
where every other true line of argu-
ment must lead--to the absolute ne
ccssity of cooperation along all lines
of endeavor in order to accomplish the
greatest amount of good. Along this
line of reasoning, we are reminded OF
the astounding points made ty the
lecturer of Monday evening en- "a
Study in Vibrations" These two lee
lures fit in together so nicely that
each seems to have been constructed
for the other. The point in mind Mr..
Jones' lecture was the unspeakable,
yet invisible-and undevelope1--forc-
es that are right at our hand awaiting
development.
To at least q considerable extent the
road question can be likenei to this
great unseen and undeveloped force.
Not in their invisibility, as roads are
very much in the public eye. In fact
they do not require the sight of the
eye to place them. They are located
by Vibrations" from one end Of the
country to the other, so that oil may
know. Do not be mislead by the belief
that because the world has not 1aarch-
ed before your door, that therefore the
world does not know the nature of the
roads you are compelled to use. The
world does know Just that, and if
your roads are bad, then you will con-
tinue to be handicapped by that fact
in ways you cannot now appreciate.
But the principal point The Times
desires to impress in this treatment
of the road question, is the fact that
in so many localities the highways ap-
pear to have received little more at
tcntion that has that great unseen
and as yet wholly undeveloped force
of which Prof. Jones SO entertainingly
spoke. Second in Importance only to
production, does it not appear rather
strange to you that very great per-
centage of the roads should have been
permitted to remain more as rough
trails for all these years? Are nov
good roads Of greater moment to the
advance Of any country thal are fms
houses? We leave it to you, Then
would 1t not be better that the set
tiers Of any community would live in
tents or dug-outs until an excellen!
road system had been perfected! /!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-05
FARMINGTON TIGERS TO
HAVE STRONG TEAM

The Pennington Tigers, the town
team that eats -'em-alive, is planning
to have strong, well trained foot
ball team to uphold the honor Of our
town on the gridiron this fall. Foot
ball has long been the fall sport in
Pennington and the Tigers are de-
termined to have as good team as
ever walked onto the field.
Plans are now under way to ar
range games with West End (St.
Louis), Festus, DeSoto, Perryville,
Flat River and Cape Girardeau. Ali
games played will be sure to be in
teresting.
Some of the old stars who will be
seen in action are Morris, Herman,
Akers, Highley, Tetley, Radle, Wich-
man, Cole, Klein, Williams, Smith,
Karsch, Halter, Halle, Mckinney and
Cover. Rolla Cozean and J. @. Wat
son will be the businessmanagers Of
the Tigers. sao ,Fa-r q
Pennington should support the IT.
gers this year as never before, as they
look to be sure winners.
+ u - lt4 4
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-05
COMMUNITY SING
TOMORROW NIGHT

The next Community Sing will be
held on the Court House square, on
Saturday evening, Sept, 9Th, at Z
o'clock. A pleasing program is being
arranged, and delightful evening Is
in store for all who attend. All who
were present at the Sing two weeks
ago on the High School lawn will long
remember the occasion. 1t was, in
deed, inspiring 10 participate in the
old songs at twilight, surrounded by
old friends, and those who attended
will be On hand Saturday evening at
the Court Hostse square with other
friends for smother good Tins. Re-
member the heur-seYen o'clock, and
plan to be there with big voice.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-05
SUCCESSFUL SALE

The public sale of Lynn Rariden
last Saturday, at his former home on
the old Casteel farm, two miles north
east of this city, drew large crowd,
among whom were many bidders, and
the sale was most satisfactory to Mr..
Rariden, as things generally brought
splendid prices. The amount of the
sale aggregated $4,000.
The live stock, which was in SPLEEN
did condition, generally brought ex-
cellent prices, while the farm machin-
cry and equipment sold well. Mr..
Rariden, who recently sold his farm,
is now moving his family to this city,
where they will reside.
The Ladies Aid Of the M. L. Church,
South, served splendid lunches to the
hungry crowd so long as they could
get anything, good to eat, and vera
kept busy throughout the progress Of
the sale, netting about $50, which goes
into church beneficences.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-05

Judge Keith, of Ircnton. xs4 hsrs
Tussday On business.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-05

A canning demonstration will be
held at the home of Mrs. LEM of
Cross Roads Tuesday, Sept. Sth, at
2:30 p. m. (new time).
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-05

5. Mrs. Lea Rariden spAnt the nrss Of
the wssk u 81. Louis,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
New York Tim esl

(New York Times)
Or. Orlando served italy and the
great alliance we'll in the critical year
OF the war; that fact deserves to be
remembered now that his ministry has
been repudiated by vote of nearly
four to one. and IL is to be hoped that
events will SO shape themselves that It
viii be remembered after history has
forgotten that his fall was largely his
own fault.
The war, Of course. bore heavily on
Italy; even complete victory left the
country weakened, with the cost of
living high commodities scarce, and
discomfort widespread These con-
ditfons were present everywhere, hut
seem to have heen more acute in Italy
than in France or England. There
was also a, considerable and virulent
Socialist opposition which was only
one remove, and that a short one,
from downright Roishevism. Much Of
this trouble could not easily or
speedily be corrected; while 1t re-
NAMED any government would be
likely to have hard going,
According to all visible evidence, II