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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21

Bruce Ash, of Warrington, for vice
president, after Sam r. Nu1um de-
cltned that honor, arguing that It
should 80 70 some one outside Of Fair
mont; Mr.. Ash was elected. Dr.. G. o..
Henry was first proposed for secre-
tary-treasurer but resigned, nominal
Ing Capt Rolio J. coniey, who was
elected.
Tusca Morris and Major Earl H.
Smith are members OF the directors OF
the State. Federation for Good Roads
and Mr.. Morris was elected q mem
Der Of the executive committee for
Fairmont district, with r. T. Cunning.
ham as his associate. G. D. Conaway
and Thomas !. Brett called this meet.
ing In connection with the members
of the state committees.
THE Road Ahead" the good roads
picture shown at the Dixie at daylight
shows yesterday, which was witnessed
by so men here for the meeting at q
morning show and by % more after
the meeting in the afternoon, was
sent from here 70 Mfddlebourne. It
may possibly be shown at Manning.
ton at meeting 10 be held April n, II
not It may be seen there later.
AANSS PSoSAS - b4S SSA AOuSS
meeting are:
R. B. Ash. Route Q, Warrington;
S. l.. Shaver, Watson; Thomas j.
Jones, Fairmont; Lee Swisher, Riyes.
Vile; Earl H. Smith, Fairmont; A. NJ.
Glover, Fairmont; T. 81. Calvert, Man
nington; G. D. Conway, Fairmont;
NJ. v. MILAN, Warrington; J. K. Mon.
roo, Charleston; J. H. Riddle, Parkers.
burg; w. s. Downs, MorgaptoWn;
George w. Hull, Route z, Fairmont;
S. E. Phillips, Warrington: David A.
Ward, Pennington; @. G. Hamilton,
Warrington; Charles vandersrift,
Colfax; w. E. Hall, Fairmont; s. e.
Burnett, Pennington; T. F. Conway,
Barrackville; Henry r. Linn, Ham.
mond; Samuel H. Linn, Hammond;
B. N. Hayhurst, Watson; ]. z. Davis,
Hammond; r. G. Cooper, Pennington /;
H. J. Hatzel, Pennington; C. L. Burr,
Pennington. w. I. Shaver, Monon.
gah: ]. Lee James, Monongah: H. r.
McAllister, Watson: z. L. Musgrave,
Route 8, Rivesviile; A. ]. Michael,
Barrackville; w. NJ. Linn, Fairmont;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
FORM GOOD ROADS.
AUXILIARY FOR.
MARION COUNTY
Must Adopt Bond Amend.
ment to Get Roads Soon,
Says scanlon.

. u. &. 8 d.
Good Roads could not. find a more
eloquent advocate in West Virginia
than Uncle Tim scanIon, formerly a
member Of the Good Roads commits.
sion, who addressed a crowd OF repre-
sentative Marion county men at the
County court room In tho court house
yesterday afternoon, on the occasion
OF forming a Marion county auxiliary
to the West Virginia Good Roads Fed
GRAFTON, a state organization which has
~ rs purpose the passing of the Good
Roads amendment to the constitution
Of the state at tho election in Novem.
-ber.
II was evident from the actions OF
those present that everyone is III ia
yor OF Good Roads but after Mr.. Scan.
Ions address enthusiasm CAME to q
head and tho Marion county, auxiliary
was formed. The rainy day did not
keep man from distance away and
the dampness did not lessen the en-.
tliusinsm. The men known for activ
ity in this line are nearly all present;
the only one, missed was w. B. Ice,
who may be credited with the leader.
ship OF this movement In Marion coun
~, back sufficient number OF years
for him to have been real pioneer.
Mr.. Scanlon advocates the passing
Of the constitutional amendment as
the sane way to assure good roads all
over the state. He pointed out that
several .'progressiye" counties like Ma.
rion already had creditable amount
of hard roads but that the only two
counties connected" by good roads
were Ohio and Marshall, which is due
TO the municipalities which unite
Wheeling and Moundsville almost.
Mr.. Seanlon claimed that failure to
adopt the constitutional amendment
would mean good roads in perhaps
thirty years through automobile taxes
but said that its passage would mean.
good roads in West Virginia within
six, or eight or ten years. He came
out squareIy that the big counties
should look after the small ones in
such q movement and said that after
the adoption OF this amendment the
legislature could issue bonds IF 1t
sees fit He said this money would
DO controlled by the State Roads com.
mission. He is confident that, the leg.
islature will treat every West Virginia
county right, though he could not out.
line Just how this would be done. "Our
Legislature lis our creation" he eS.
planned.
e. D. Conway, who presided at the
meeting, was elected president Of the
Marion county auxiliary. A. G.. Mar.
tin, temporary secretary, nominated
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21

George ". Bowers, Manningfon q. D.
Charlton, Mannington. W. s. Fhrbee,
Mannlngton; G. o. Green, Manning
toy ]. G. Gallfher, Independence; 2.
W. Christie, Warrington; U. S. Van
Zandt, Warrington; L. c Jones, Man
ntngton; Reason Fox, Manington: D.
D. Cunnighara, Baxter; D. p. Smith.
Shinnston; James P. Morgan; Luke.
Rogers, Route 8. Fairmont; F. G. Nc.
Eifresh, Route 9, City: Dayton Grub.
Route 8, Fairmont; Frank Smith.
RiTesyille; L. Snyder, Warrington; l..
q. Morris, Baxter; II. L. Kuhn, Farm.
ington; James A. Gwynn, Route s,
City; S. G. Straight, Rivesyilie: u. N.
Yost, Fairmont; w. z. Hawkins, Rout e
8, Fairmont; w. 2. Mccomas, Fair.
mont; c. w. M. AHA, Route /, Farm.
ington; Virgil Harr, Fairmont; VIII
Ogden, Fatrmont; L. J. Michael, Fair.
mont; J. Y. Hamilton, FairYiew: FranA
Hood RtVesyille; E. B. Randall, Fair.
mont; T. +. Randall, Fairmont; o. w.
Boice, Fairmont; E. J. Parker, Rfves.
Vile; G. u. Hunter, Fairmont; T. j.
koon, Monongah: L. c. Musgrave,
Fairmont: w. NJ. Bryant, Fairmont;
Joe e. Parker, Fairmont: r. W. Hlll,
Montana; r. T. Cunningham, Fair.
mont; Homer G. Toothman, Fairmont;
Shrewsbury Miller, Fairmont; Sam 3.
lseman, Fairmont; Charles e. Man.
ley, Fairmont; H. C. West, Fairmont;
H. G. Morgan, Broomfield: y. s. Tow.
SON, Fairmont: Frank ]. Wilfong.
Fairmont; Oscar Cochran, worthing.
ton; s. ]. Sturm, Worthington; Nea.
son Hawkinbery, Fairmont; D. B.
Straight, Barrackville; George r.
Barnes, Fatrinont; A. e. Rothlesber.
ger, Bloomfield; B. M. Chalfont, Fair.
view; II. G. Leigh, Fairmopt; w. D.
Ice, Fairmont; H. L. Clelland, Ben.
tons Ferry: ALI Richmond, Fairmont:
A. L. Prichard, Warrington; S. l.
Holt, Worthington; w. E, Hartley,
Fairmont; P. T. Hess, Warrington
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
High Water and Slides.
Trouble M. v. 7. People

Heavy rainfall yesterday caused
considerable trouble on the traction
lines out OF this city. A c1arksburg
interurban ran into a slide near En-
terprise. The car was damaged some,
but did not jump the track. The slide
came down as the car was approach
ing the point of the slip and the motor
man could not stop in time to avoid
running into the debris.
A car on the Fairview line last
night was derailed when 1t struck a
huge rock that had fallen down from
the hillside. No passengers were in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
Cummings to Preside
at San Francisco

CHICAGO, April 21.--Homer S
Cummings. chairman of the Demo
cratic National committee, was select.
ed as temporary chairman Of The
party's national convention in SaI
Francisco next June. The selection
was made by the executive committee
of the national committee.
Col. John ]. Martin, Of ST. Lousn
for 25 years sergeant-at-arms OF tn
committee. was chosen sen
geant-at-arms,
D. ]. HOFFMAN. Indiana, was elected
temporary secretary; w. r, Holiister,
Missouri, first assistant temporary
secretary, and ]. ]. Hughes, okiaiiSl
ma, first assistant sergeant-at-arua
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21
Mrs. Susan McDiffit
Dies at Brookdale

Mrs. Susan McDttt, aged rs, died
last evening at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. L. w. James, at Brook
dale, Monongah, after an illness with
a complication OF diseases. She was
the widow OF Peter McDiffit.
The funeral will take place Thurs
day afternoon at 2:3o o'clock from the
residence and burial will be made in
woodlawn cemetery by Undertaken R
C. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21

Sam r. Nuzun, Fairmont; D. 2. Van
Wirt, Fairmont: Il Z. Meredith, Fair.
mont; A. B. cfeiland, Harrington; A.
]. Hays, Warrington; n +. Jones,
Fairmont; ". W. Conway, Fairront..
w. 2. Maple, Harrington; Tom /.
Brett, Fairmont; K. s. Parrish, p! z.
GreathouSe, John r. Watkins, A. w.
Williams, N. NJ. Leigh, w. Carpenter,
T. r Vernon, Jack Wright, z. L. N.
Toothman, L. B. Bush, and B. H. Pal.
mer,
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jured. The track was cleared during
last night.
Il was feared for timo last night
that high water on Buffalo creek
might check traffie today on the Man
ntngton line, and possibly put a sec
ton OF Warrington under water. Re
ports this morning from the traction
office said that the danger had pass
ed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-21

FUNERAL OF MRS. Browning.
Funeral services over the body OF
II. D. Browning whose death took
place at the home OF his brother, G..
J: Browning, on Chestnut street on
Sunday, took place yesterday from st.
Peters Catholic church. Requiem
mass was celebrated by the Rev. P. j..
Diviney and burial was made in Hol!
Cross cemetery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12
MARKED INCREASE
IN SAVING REPORTED
OCTOBER GAINS "a PER CENT
OVER SEPTEMBER-REVIVAL
THRIFT WORK IN SCHOOLS.
CFrom Fridays Daily HeraldD

From Fridays Daily HeraldD
A curious fact that a marked in
crease in saving habits OF our own
people is met by q similar condition
among the immigrants who are com
ing into our country
Reports of the savings division of
the treasury department show an in
crease Of A per cent in the sales Of
savings stamps and certificates dur
ing the first half Of October IS com
pared with the same period in Sop,
tombc,'.
In the meantime the commissioner
Of immigration shows by his report
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12
LET EVERYONE WORK.

The election Is over 1t was gener-
ally satisfactory. The good roads
folks got all they wanted; the repub-
licans are happy and the women had
a novel and highly enjoyable expert
ence. But after all 1t is the same old
world that we had before last Tues.
day. Wealth and prosperity and the
well being of community, state and
nation depend upon the toll, devotion
and the perseverance Of the men and
women who hake up our citizenship.
There is no royal road to wealth or
preferment. Nor is the prosperity of
our state or nation to come through
legislative legerdermain or the trans
cendent genius of any executive. We
are going to get In this world just
what we deserve. We are going to
succeed just about in proportion as we
are willing to pay the price for sue
cess. ..,.t ....... ..5..
Not one of US is going to be any
better off as the result of the election
unless we contribute what we can to
the general prosperity of the commu-
nifty. The American people have too
much politics. A healthy intrest in
public affairs is commendabls but
we have come too much to depend on
legislation and not enough on the eff
forts of the individuals. No matter
what the law may provide we cannot
have good schools without plenty of
money to operate them and the sym
pathetic aid ond cooperation of the
patrons, " The Best road law in sthe
world viii be a failure If the people
do not furnish the labor the money
and some measure of cooperation. No
laws are self-executing. AS long as
our offices are largely filled Afterwards
for personal or party service we can
not expect to have efficient govern.
ment.
But government is small thing in
the lives of the great majority. If we
are going safely through this period
of change and reimbursement we must
tread the old time paths. If America
is to prosper its people must labor and
create wealth. The future of the
country depends not upon the charac-
ter of legislation that we have so
much as 1t does upon the individual
efforts of the average man and woman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12
THREE COURTS IN
SESSION SAME DAY
FOR A BRIEF TIME THIS MORNING
ALL OF THE COURT ROOMS
WERE OCCUPIED.

Three courts were in session at the
court house this morning at one and
the same time, an unusual experience.
The county court met in special SEES
sion, circuit court convened for the
regular November term, and up on the
third floor chancery court was again
in session with Chancellor Lyle pre-
siding. But the county court lasted
only few minutes, leaving Judges
Turner and Lyle to grind away on
the regular routine. Both courts have
plenty of business on the docket to
keep them busy
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12
CORRECTED RETURNS ADD
TO BROWNS MAJORITY

CHATTANOOGA Tenn, Nov. g.
Corrected returns from the Third dis.
trict add to the majority of Joe
Brown, Republican, over Judge John
A. Moon, Democrat, for congress, the
total reaching $500. Brown received
a majority of $50 in Me.gs county
which is Unprecedented. Moon re
ceived majority of S72 in Warren
county. In White County Moon re-
ceived a majority OF $50 which is a
decided Democrats slump. In the
same county Harding's vote totaled
l,4S5 and that of Cox 1874, while
Roberts received 1881 and Taylor
1881.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12
THE oEcApENT POSTUM.

In the columns of the Post-Intelli
gencer, of Paris, Tenn, we note the
following social note. # #...
The Senior Epworth League of the
First Methodist church gave an opos
sum hunt last Friday night The hunt
was chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs. IEr.
nest Gilbert. About twelve vcoup!es
enjoyed the outing. They we're sue.
cessful enough to catch two opossums.
a midnight luch was served around
camp fire after the hunt. The lunch
consisted Of sandwiches, cakes, toast.
ed marshmallows, weiners and all that
cafp fire lunches suggest. Every
body present had a pleasant time"
Cakes, toasted marshmallows and
weiners after 'possum hut How
have the mighty fallen
Time was when possum hunters
needed no chaperones. Time was
when men were interested in how
many dogs were clawed and whose
dog freed the first possum Time was
when the followers of "Marse Henry"
Waterson read the Courier-Journal by
day and possum sign by night Time
was when the possum himself formed
the piece de resistance at the mid
night lunch, with julep before and
the best of ."'cawn ticker" to follow
the feast.
But those were other days. No
wonder "Marse Henry" has deserted
the blue grass country for long sea.
sons in Florida. No wonder the pos.
sum is dying out and taking to the
tall timber.
When the editor shifts the possum
from the sporting notes to the society
Colonel Watterson and his
generation can see nothing but dark
blue decadence abroad in the land.
A possum hunt simply isn't pos
sum hunt when it is volsteadized into
a church sociable.-The New York
World.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12
CARE NEEDED IN
SEED CORN SELECTION
PROF. MLEAN, COUNTY AGENT,
CALLS ATTENTION TO IM2oR.
TANCE OF GOOD SEED.

Prof Evan A. Mclean, county
agent, urges upon farmers the imyor.
lance of selecting good seed corn. The
crop is threatened with disease and if
is important that no pains be spared
in getting the right kind Of seed. Prof
Mclean, discussing the subject. said.
Corn is the most important field
crop in the United States. T. is tho
big crop in Tennessee. This great
crop is threatened by serious diseases
known as rot Of roots, stalks and eare.
All Of the different kinds If corn bavc
been found susceptible to these dis
eases and the most careful estimates
possible indicate that they are csus.
ing a greater loss in this country than
any nj hnrc asF-a# ina ,.y.-..
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12
FAITHFUL HERE
TO Be REWARDED
WITH THE SPO|LS
RALEIGH S. HOPKINS MAY BE u.
S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
JOHN JACKSON FOR POSTMASTER NO WOMAN SUFFRAGE THEN
Emmett Foster Can Have Place Under
State Administration If He Wants
it-Many Juicy PIums to Be Pulled
Down.
(From Fridays Daily Herald)

tfrom fridays Daily Herald.)
Already the politicians are talking
about the distribution of federal and
state patronage as the result of the
landslide of the republicans last Tues
day. That Maury county will have
some Juicy" plums is assured One
of the two members of the state re-
publican committee from this congress.
sional district is from Marry county
in the person of Raleigh S. Hopkins.
Chairman John w. Jackson, of the
county committee, was an ardent sup.
porter of Alt Taylor for the nomina-
ton and is close to ex-senator Newell
Sanders, who will have more influ.
ence with the governor-eect than any
other man in the state.
There is already talk of the proba-
bility of the appointment Of Mr.. Hop
kins as United States district attor.
ney for the middle division of the
state. If Mr.. Hopkins should decide
to become an applicant he would have
strong support. He might have been
the governor-elect for it was believed
last spring that had he consented to
permit the use of his name he would
have received his party nomination.
John w. Jackson's name is on the
lips of many as the probable appoint.
ee as postmaster at Columbia under
the Harding administration. This is
the best federal office in the county
and Mr. Jackson served under Roose-
welt and Taft as postmaster and made
a good record.
Emmett Foster of Culleoka, can
probably have job under the state
administration if he wants it. Mr..
Foster has long been active in the par
ty councils and lives at Culleoka
where Taylor received forty-one ma
jority and the republican presidential
ticket got the biggest vote that it has
received at that box in quarter of
century. M. Phineas Murphy is anoth-
er republican who may be rewarded if
he mas amy aspirations in that direc.
ton,
There will be postmasters at Spring
HILL Culleoka and Mt Pleasant and
while civil service rules apparently
protect incumbents, it is likely that
the incoming administration will find
a way to reward the victors.
That Capt. T. f. Peck, who held
that office under the Hooper admin.
istration, will be the new commissions
er of agriculture, goes without saying.
He is farmer and withdrew from the
race for the republican nomination in
favor of Taylor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12
OPERATORS 90 NOT FAVOR
EXTRA HIGH COAL PRICE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Nov. G.-At
the quarterly meeting of the South
ern Appalachian Coal Operators Asso-
citation held here today operators
went on record as indorsing the reso-
luton passed at the recent meeting in
Cleveland, O., of representative oper-
ators of the nation, that the btu
minous coal operators of the nation
refuse to ask or receive unreasonable
high prices for bituminous coal. ami
further that all unwise practices in
the industry where any such exist be
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12
JUDGMENT GIVEN
L|pSC0MB FOR s325
FIRST CASE SINCE BEGINNING OF
PRESENT TERM CIRCUIT COURT
is DECIDED.

A judgment for 1926 was awarded
the complainant in the case of A. w.
Lipscomb VS.. r. S. Hardison, the first
case tried at this term of, circuit court.
Mr.. Lipscomb alleged that he had his
car in storage at a garage conducted
by Mr.. Hardison some years ago, and
while there it was badly burned when
gasoline ignited from a spark.
Mr.. Hard son has brought a counter
suit against Mr. Lipscomb alleging
non-payment of storage. This case
has not yet gone to trial.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12

list in agrOnomy of the division of ey.
tonsimmnUnvtrsitt If Tennessee, this
disease is widely prevalent in Tonnes
see this year. This makes ii very i'm.
Iortant that farmers take steps at once
to control its spread and Mr.. McAmts
states that the best method is by care
ful selection of seed corn. The actual
losses caused by these diseases cannot
be accurately estimated If it were
possible 10 determine losses caused
by poor stands resulting from plantjug
infected seed and also the losses due
to stuntiug Of growth of the many
remaining plants, with the consequent
reduced size Of ears, it is believed that
the total loss would be fully ten per
coat and perhaps more. They are
caused by several organisms and prob.
ably by some other contributing fac
tors.
Selection of well maturcd seed at
The proper time from healthy plant
seems to be the best method Of con-
troll Diseased ears or even apparent
Iy healthy ears from diseased stalb,
should not be selected for seed. Field
selection Of corn before the first Kill
ing frost is ono Of the best mcthod
Of selecting diaeasefroe seed but It
is now too late for this n most .c.-
tons raa ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12
VOTE OF COUNTY
UNDER THAT OF
TEN YEARS AGO
MORE BALLOTS CAST FOR HOOP
Err AND TAYLOR THAN FOR
COX AND HARDING.
In Famous 1910 Race Registration
Was Required in Every District o.
the County While Now It Applies
to Only Three Districts.
(From Tuesdays Daily Herald.)


Contrary to general expectations the
total vote of Maury county last Tues
day was less than the vote cast for
governor ten years ago when Ben
Hooper, republican and fusion candi.
date, defeated Bob Taylor for COVER
nor. In that famous contest 400
votes were cast for Taylor and Hooper
in the county. Last Tuesday the ag
gregate vote Of the three candidates
for president, and the largest vote was
cast for that office, was 4092. Ten
years ago the women did not vote and
registration applied to the entire
cunty.
In the recent election registration
applied to only three of the ten DIS
tricts, and every woman. in the coun
ty over twenty-one years of age was
qualified voter. The best estimate
of the total vote Of the women is 500
for the county, showing that about
$500 men voted for governor, or 500
less than voted for Hooper and Tay.
lor in 1910.
Thre was no more surprising feature
of the election that the light vote tina
was cast in the county. With all the
orators out, Woman's suffrage new
and a hot fight for the senate it was
confidently believed that 5000 would
vote in the county.
There were 200 voters in the coun
ty who were willing to make a choice
for President, but they passed up"
Roberts and Taylor and the. socialist.
They simply declined to vote for gov
ernor. There were something like 700
voters in the county who had no choice
for congress. They would not take
Hughes, nor Padgett nor Porter.
There were 1900 voters in the cleo
ton who did not care whether the
state had railroad commissioner or
not. Although WEIGH had over 1900
majority he would only have had
about couple of hundred if all those
who did not vote had supported his
opponent. 1t looked like on the day of
the election that the senatorial race
was sizzling hot and yet there were
250 voters in the county who wanted
one of the three candidates for presi-
dent elected who did not vote for eth
er LoOney or Wigs.
Despite the sensational and phe-
nomenal and precedent breaking race
for representatives there were coo
voters in the county who went to the
polls, voted for either Cox or Hard
inf or Debs for president who did not
care enough for representation in the
legislature to vote for any one.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-11-12

Both John A. Moon and Tbetus w.
Sims Tennessee's veterans represen-
tatives, who have broken all state re-
cords for longevity of service in the
congress of the United States, have
been retired. Sims lost out last Au-
gust in his party primary and Moon
has been defeated by republican.
But quarter of century is long
time to sit in the house and neither
can complain.