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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

It is reported that the Circuit court OF Appears
has dissolved the injunction against the use Of
assigned cars granted by Judge Dayton In the SUIT
o. the Lambert Run Coal company against the Bal
timore and Ohio road What the basis Of the appel.
late courts opinion is will not be known mere unt1
the attorneys and others interested in the case re-
eve copies but il the court has decided that under
the terms Of the Transportation act the Interstate
Commerce commission can permit the roads to use
assigned cars whenever it deems they are the pro-
uer remedy for transportation emergency tne
whole movement in the courts against the assigned
car evil will fall 10 the ground and the coal industry
will have to fall back upon legislation fora remedy
The railroad lobby was strong enough 10 keep q
provision forbidding the use Of assigned cars OUT
Of the Transportation act but it may be doubted
that 1t would be strong enough to prevent the en-
sctment Of straight out amendment II the wnole
matter were presented to the country in the proper
light AT all events preparations should be started
right away to procure relief through congress-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

an i. nss;ulsd d culs .sslies a n r q
lpoSds1 I rs day We: n eoms q l6s napicdns;
s t esIlne,, nd al Shaw & hat s question
bssone. diifieat particularly dhf6eat fr Nj; shaw'
pleading fof sdtnoteedon md N equally q income.
For example d lie dsy Of sodd jsdes why
.lould M. Shaw Be allowed 8 high an income as
ay, lie arbasssahaet7 The immediate answer
which occurs 70 everyone Is dat he shouldn't The
CABBAGE man, Ike MI. Shaw. Is nonsmoducer. bui
i. performs a real social service BY removing refuse
M. Shaw, on The contrary. constantly dumps more
refuse upon tie premises.
The sarbag. mans refu. i physical and real. Il
aks actual effort 10 get ndofi. MI. Sh,ws refuse
S mental. literary and aperauous. II takes no paEde;
ular effort 10 accumulate II The world must be Nd
Gifts physical garbage else theworld aeka. and dies,
Of al best lives under very unpleasant conditions. Bul
Ii. world has more than enough Of literary litter Il
aoaas under d. centuries Of accumulation Of It. 50
why should MI. Shaw be rewarded for adding more
to he dump hsap'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12
MoRkMc IN We DARK

L SUMMATION INTO he details Of DE 5;. decrease "a.
IL N tie valuation Of property Of public utility
corporation, show. that the Big cut was IN The yalu1.
6on Of Tie Hope Natural Gas company although
valuation changes all along he line are striking enough
70 warrant panaaking study and perhaps pointed
inquiry at Charleston BY both city and county author
lies
hardships upon both county and city. lhs city par.
dcIarIy had been banking on increases d revenue:
IN considerabl. amounts, and It finds itself almost u
Il. position Of having its tax revenues reduced.
This incident taken IN connection with the failure
Of he Fairmont plan to get realty valuations raised
50 ha. The borrowing power might be increased p0lnt'
dangerous twilight zone in the taxing powers. Values
are 6sed and disbursement plans are determined By
local authorizes at tune when they know only par
Of The facts that govern. Some reforms are needed
beyond doubt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12
E ~ ss5is EVENING, AUGUST IL, 1920
d IA .heaa haze q good memory:4Qlndlian.
.,ppIDcE Il !, rs A BLESSING.

IA 4 lie moment most Faimont men and women
IA familiar with the difficulties the city government
\ Is BEN labomis under for many months probably
would moi agree heartily with statement % the effect
ib,t the financial troubles growing out Of the construe-
:s6;oa q Il. bridges are blessing to Faimont
4. And Vi following 10 its logical conclusion one Of
III. thoashs dropped by Governor Comsell IN his
an 4 ths Chamber Of Commerce dinner TUESDAY
sTs.ang that spledsely what the bridge troubles a1s-
community benefits.
81 The governor said. and no one who ha; paid much
attention 10 Tie way American cites develop as they
dow would undertake to take issue with him, that you
al measure d. worth Of city by the spirit of Co
operation which It's able 70 show. ltSby their sp!nt
81 cooperation, their capacity for securing collective
sfoi hat cites grow. If that spirit does not exist
nv simply d not grow. They may become larger,
isrptse uncoordnated sccreion. and itdoes not
:i.uIIe.eut anything that any citizen takes pride IN.
Cooperation IN Faimont on an important scale BE-
a. VIII lie drt steps N the general improvement cam
spam out Of which the bidge projects grew. The
eol,r va; notyery smooth al, FIRST because there was
I remarkably large amount Of soreness as result Of
hs tra election held under the charter which created
commission fom Of government for Falmont: But
t,rhcr il went the easier became until in the past
sv.sr q twoit has been possible to get municipal
/ question discussed upon is real merits. The cooper
I'm which he VARIOUS wa. drives brought about help
ii, but d. campaign to keep work going on the
hide promnss 70 Be he aowning effort at MUNICIPAL
sooS.raton and once il IS out Of the way this town
I'M not need fear any problem the solution of which
d,::prends upon intelligent concerted acton upon the
I pslt of lie sold dtzeas
This bnds. drive is gong to take IN every worth
sSi;Ie orsanizaian m the town IN formalway. Com
mittees q cooperate with committees appointed BY
ottr organizations and committees to work among the
msmb.tshiips Will Be appointed. and there will be a
s s:p.ls shining about and mmglng which IS bound
s smaks EFsaimout folk better acquainted with each
yolher and promote general respect for each others
&sbiIhes and good qualities In addition to all that
tbs,. viii BEL ACTIVITY IN common cause on the part
q individual citizens and when 1t is all over there will
/. : feeling among hundreds Of people who did not
aye i before that they have stake in this town and
4 al th.y are If considerable importance TO it When
3 ii 81 peop. feel that way about any town that
towns future IS assured
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

7 takes ! month - it1I lam
Nhen they ret1r1 @ ltAool N
September z I.
That Wv 5 heennins he vieN
Of more and more pefscrs who are
beginning to appreciate The nc
mendous force efficient ducetion
Is In the LIE Of 9 nation While
thu prospect Is not Llurtng %
Johnnie and his sister Sue, Il Is
not half IS forbId ding for them %
appears on the surface.
There Is little doubt that tho
summer program WIN differ rom
that Of the other months. NO
child would be expected 10 sit In
a hot stutty room studying DRY
problems while the +swtmmin
hole calls or the swish Of the skip.
rope Is heard outside. Teachers
viii modify the course 80 that IN
many respects the pupils will be
doing then what they DO now dur
Ing vacation days with this excep.
ton: the pupils will be under dis.
cipline instead Of roaming at will
as DR.. Finegan says.
Nothing indicates that under the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12
What Peoplesay:
Some Side Remarks

The first. county corp brought
into Falrmont this season came IN
today. The season has been Late
for all garden things and corn Is
tust coming into the market from
truck farms In the vicinity Of
Fairmont at q time Of year when
corn Is generally running It's
course. John F. Romine, who lives
on Davies Run, up above Katy
brought IN the corn this morning.
BE has ben trucking for eight
years and knows conditions pretty
well. He says:
"There Is no trouble selling
anything that people eat In
Failmont. One reason that
there are comparatively few
people engaged In the work Is
that Il Is hard-harder than
farming. And then lgain some
people hate the selling Of
garden products. They are too
timid to knock At q strange
/ door,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12
INCOMES.

's[ QUALITY Of income" says Mr. G. Bernard
L Shaw, Il he only social solution" He might
Is wei have said equality Of outgO.
/; Tbe argument against equality Of income is the
sn one off justce Ii IS apparent at once, is i not
mi mcome should have some relation to servicea In
III. poducfys eallnss Of life this is hardly open to
s Il Fan ! man works t.n hour, a day and produce,
hundred Ioays Of bread. is he not entitled to NOR;
ts,sa,d tEan d. man who works one hour day and
'prodiuee Plate Of fudge1
I Il as ca:s IS IN al cases Of production. the ser,
SSe. s d.fni. and the reward can be made accurate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

Judge Morgan says there is Still:
a chance that Harding will give up
the front porch campaign, and II
be does West Virginia will be In.
yaded first. II would satisfy a lot
Of people II Harding would put his
front porch on wheels.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

The scheme to delay vote in the Tennessee leg
islature on the suffrage question went down to de-
feat by large adverse vote. There is comfort IN
that even though the uncertainty regarding the
ultimate outcome continues We are going to have
square settlement Of the issue one way or the
other in very few days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

Camille Tlamarion, the famous French astson-
omer, says that the white spot which recently ap-
ueared on Mars has been noticed three times since
1897 and cannot be accounted for in any other way
than possible effort Of the Martians to signal the
Earth. Assuming that this is true, what is the
value Of white chip in interstellar language?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12
Bet the Major is not counting
his chickens before they are
Matched in such an open handed

way.
Hes been in politics too long
for that.
Hope they keep an accurate
count Of the number who attend
the meeting tonight Of the Auto
club.
Been an awful lot Of kicking
about a lot Of things connected
with the roads, the laws and auto
ing conditions generally.
Now let's see how many Of these
easy takers are wiling to turn up
at a point where they can get their
kicks down.
The Traction company is send
Ing out a letter telling folks q
make arrangements to do their
heating without gas this winter.
&C. q
Wonder Il they'll reduce the
service charge for those who do
- q 81 .
Ought to do scmet thing 70 show
Their appreciation Of efforts 70
help 'en out
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

Ben Rosenblom refers to the wei.
known league as the League Of
Notions" Rather a dangerous
statement, as the women who e=-
pect to vote are great for bargain
sales.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

Judge Morgan says that among
the 1900 or more attendants WI.
son took to Europe was a flock OF
BARRIERS. That's why the trip was
so expensive no doubt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

A.luzurious INTO up.y van has
been manufactured n ELanee !of
tourists GOVERNS The bat1e helds
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

A Norman temple at cardstcus
Alta. las Just been completed q
aLcost Of 81, 600 900.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

We heard Mr.. Harding on the
photograph here yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Aarding's record both
In the senate and on the phono-
graph is very good.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

One thirsty fellow over here re-
marked Get me a drlnk-l have
been drinking SO mucn water late-
ly my stomach thinks | am taking
In washing"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12
IN e TIE les
OUT OF POL les

We'll. thank goodness, some oae
Win Be elected on November "a ana
the country viii be Comparatively
quiet for another four years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

i, Won don't know for sure, CONS
to wheeling and find out that LIN.
coin and Mckinley were both BE:
publicans.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

4Uncle Jim" Stewart .sayshe was
over IN Marion the other day and
did not see a single picture OF Coz.
His, statement would be more
alarmingly significant Il 1t had
been made alter a visit TO Dayton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12
But the Dsnnies viii come
around SATURDAY as q sort Of hang.
over to the Republican jubilee.

The bee keepers association OF
the bee hive association or some
bee organization also holds q con
yeption here this week. Somebody
Is going TO get stung before the
week Is over.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

rropcsed systam ne Ametic sa bar
Milihe : .less efficient swimmer g
ETill care In atut baseball BE
probably Wili know more about
bod, q be will about camptng.
Noodlnre, sport and the other
amuSements which occupy his time
nov. What 8 tue Of the boyS IN
anilogously tue Of the girls Both
VII profit By Il.
Every Boy Scout. every Girl
Scout, every boy At a ~" camp Will
admit that they have better times
on these outings than when they
took them without leadership or
without discipline. Many school
children have not reached an age
where the seltIslisnce and the
freedom Of Ill restriction such as
they enjoy these vacation days is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

Just to make a variety Of con-
yentions there Is a SUNDAY school
convention on deck. Wheeling Is
on the verge Of conventional con.
Wilson's. Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

German experts are experiment.
ing on IN artif iciM SILK from the
tissues Of horses and cattle unit
Tor food !; !: y y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

WHEELING, ". Va, AuE IL
Among other things h seems to be
q generally accepted fact that the
present administration has not
made this city safe for Democrats
today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

Yesterday afternoon the Ohio
county executive committee gave a
luncheon to the Republican state
committee members and other ne
publlcans arriving early. 1t re
solved itself into an autopsy on the
Democratic party.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12
SCHOOL DAYS ALL THE YEAR


From the Harrisburg PATRIOT. ;
Addressing q summer school u
Delaware, Dr.. Finegan, state 50
nerintendent Of public instruction
in Pennsylvania, said:
= sThe time IS not far Oh when
the public schools Of this coua.
try VIII be open the year
around. twelve months every
Should turn Children out OF the
schools in summer time 70
roam the streets at will. 1t
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

uryscctnated persons arc mot!
permitted to vote IN Norway.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

We arrived Just a little late 70,
the feed but TOO early to escape the
speeches.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-12

The Chinese regard the peach
as the most Aealthful q hutts:
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-16

La novena session del Consejo de Ia
LIZA de las NacjoneS que tuTo
an Paris. bajo Ia presidential del Sc
nor Leon Bourgeois. no lego aun de
uu1 r7nnc-a formal al hecho c!aro Y
,.rsciso que 6 neceSario para que Sc
af;rme p~racticamente Ia alta auaorl-
dad de Ia instruction a los o1es del
mundc Civilizado; pero se puede cohsl-
dcrar que. en- su conjunto, Ia prGepa
fue favorable pa-a Ia LiSa de las Ma
clones on 81 Sentido de que permltio
darse cuenIa de los servlcloS que eSta
podr& prestar ~cfectivamente en- e! te-
rreno international. ii no Sc quIere
forzar su papel - Sc ~rccUecda qoe
no diSpone dc fuerZa alguna regular
msnte orgauizada para imponer e. res
peJo de Sus deciSioneS. = reSoIuclo-
mes Sobre las cuatro cueStioneS que
tr;,t6 el Console son caracteriStlcaS, en-
sfecto. del eSplritu con que IA Sociedad
de las NaCiones puede obrar uti!nen-
te cuando tensa II mission de aSeSurar
en- los Iiuites de 10 possible Ia saliva
=uardia de IA par general
Entire los aSuntos arreglados de este
modo. habta uno .el relative a IA adml-
n~istraci6n de Ia cuenca del Sar-e. u
p~reSentaba para Francia IN interes
muy particular. FL informe pr~esentado
sobre esta question por Ell delegado grle
so senior CaclamanoS .es muy notable
tanto por Ia elevation de u ideas
como por el valor jurfdico de los ar
sumen:os que en- 81 Sc ~desarrollan- Es
bien sabido que el senior de Boche.
miembro no frances de Ia conGis!on del
gob;erno de Ia cuenca del Sarre. pre-
sent6 su dimisi6n so preteSto de u
:. situaci6n creada a los antiques fun
cionarios hacfa i~uSostenible su posi-
ci6n. Con este motive Sc produjo una
complesa agitaci6n contra la autoridad
franceSa, y 70 que Sc guerra, en- rea-
Iidad. era provocar n Intervention d.
recta de IN Sociedad de las Nacioi,cs
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-16

tituir I'm resultado precioso, puesto
que, a pesar de Ia declaration del Sc
flor Enckell reservando 10 que Il dice
ser e! derecho de soberanfa de Finlan-
dia sobre las islas Aland. los rcpresen-
tantes de los dos Estados q 10 u
el asunto atahe. 81 seiior Encliell por
Finlandia V el senior BrantinS por Sue
cia. quedaron conformes igualmente
con e. procedimiento p~reconizado.
FL conflicto mas grave, porque impli-
| ca un peIigro Immediate, es evidente-
mente el que divide a Polonia Y Il Ii
tuania. Sc sabe CUE esta Ultima Sc rehu
sa 4 que tenga para ella I'm
! caracter ~obligatorio la decision del Con
Seio Supreme de fecha S de diciemhre
dc 1919 Que asigna los li:nites orien-
tales de Polonia. y Que invoca Que po-
| see derechos 4 I'm trazado completa-
mente diStinto como rcsultado dc IN
| tratado conclude e. u de Julio de 1920
con IN Russia Sovietica. AM aGn 81 Con-
scjo de Ia Socieda6 de las N~aciones no
| ;rat6 a fondo Ia question. nj podla ha-
cerlo pueSto que Sc llcvan a cabo en-
ire los dos palses 9egociacioncs direc-
| taS. poro obtuvo dc los dos EstadoS
! que admitieran. con caracter proviSio-
nal Y baio Ia reServa de todos sus dere
chos. linea de demarcaci6n de las
Zonas de ocupaciGn que no podrin fran
| uuear las fUerZas de ninguna &c ambas
p~otencias. Como Ell senior Paul Hymans.
ex-MiniStro dc Relacione's Extranr-
/ raS de Belgica. 10 hiZo Ell el informe
sohre esta question. TODD e. problema
esti dominado,por ell hecho de que Una
parte del territorio lituano. especial
mente la region de Grodno. Sc halla
ocupada aun por las tropas bolshcvi-
kistas. Fue necesario lograr que los
polacos. en- su guerra contra la Russia
sovietica. sc comprometieran a respe-
tar Ia ~neutralidad del tcrritorio litua-
no Situado al Este dc Ia Inca fijada
por Ia decision del Consejo Supreme
del S de diciembre de 1919. ~a.condici6n
de que el respeto de esta misma neutra
lidad tijuana sea ohtenido iguaimente
de IA Republica de los Soviets en- que
IRA con Polonia. Por su parte. Litua-
MIA &c compromise a retirar u tro-
pas de los territories SituadoS al Oes-
te de Ia citada Inca de demarcaci6n.
Sin moStrarse demaSiado optimista
para 81 p%orvenir. importa hacer no.
tar que II Sociedad de las Naciones,
al alejar TODD peligro de guerra ,inme-
data entire Polonia y Lituania, ha da-
do rrueba dc Ia eficacia dc su acci6n
en- CIRCUMSTANCES determinadas. Els es-
ia ura consideration que es justo tener
en- cuenta q 10 Successive para Ia sa-
"a appreciation dc la ]situaci6n dc he
che en- cl terrcno interns cional.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-16
ACTUAL IDADES EXTRANJERAS
Las Decisiones de la Liga de las Naciones

|, .i5n belga. fueroL frustadaE V el
Console de Ia Sociedad de las Naciones
de acuerdo con ell informes del senior
Cuba, decide que Ia region de Eu-
pen y Malmedy pasaran a depender
definitivamente de Ia soberanfa belGa.
De esta manera ha quedado reparada
Una de las mas flagrantes ~violaciones
del derecho cometidaS en- tcdo tempo
er detrimento de Belsica, Y en- Fran
cia todos unanimemente Sc resocija-
rir dc esta sanction de Ia ~justicia nd
cia nuestros feles aliados.
En- Ell problema de las Islas Aland
V el del conflicto polaco -lituano son de
orden muy diferente. Aouf no Sc ira
Ia va de confirmar y de sancionar una
soluci5n de hecho que resulta de IA
ejecuci6n del tratado de paZ. Sino de
r~esolver p~rdcticamente conflictos Tue
han sursido entire n%acioneS soberanas
Y Que parecen dificiles de a~rreglarse
Dor medic de n~egociaciones directas.
e. Consejo de Ia Sociedad de las Ma
clones estaba ALI en- su verdadero pa
pei. Que es ell de suprimir, en- los limi-
ties de 10 possible. TODD peligro de que
IRA. En- tanto que Finlandfa %sostenia
que Ia question de las Islas Aland es
una question no International. sino pu-
ramente finlandesa, es decir que Sc es-
capaba por ESQ mismo a la competen-
cha de Ia Sociedad de las Naciones, Ell
Console. de acuerdo con las %conclusio
mes ell inforne del senior Fisher, Sc
declare competente para conocer del
conflicto Y para recomendar todas las
soluciones que juzgara e~quitativas. No
sera sino despues de que tres deiesa-
dos, que nombrara Ell Presidente, hayan
procedido q hacer las c~onsultas nece-
sarias, cuando el Console dara a CO.
nocer SUI juicio sobre Ell fondo de IA
question = formulara las recomendacio
mes que dehan servir de base q IN jus
to arTeelo, pero la decision de compe-
tencia a que Sc lego, NJ deja de cons
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-16

FL RADIO

mamente penetranteS y no Sc deSVlah
| al pasar por I'm campo elsctrico o mag
| netico producido por ell radio u otras
~sustancias ~radioactivas. P~robablemen-
te son vibraciones no peri6dicaS del
| eter. csc fluido invisible Y cast esprit
| tual que Sc supoue LENA todos los
| cuerpo: Y el universe entero.
Hay. pues, ademas del radio, otras
| sustancias que emiten rayos capaces
| de atravesar 2uerpos oscuros. Tales
| son ell torio, ell uranio, Ell cromio, pc
| no sus rayoS son muy debiles.
FL radio es IN metal admirable
| puesto que tiene el poder de transfer
marse en- otro metal o ~sustanS;a, es un
| metal u evoluciona presentando a
| cada cvoluci6n una nueva faz. Ell he
Ito, POI ejemplo. de que hablamos an
! tes. &c uuiza ell miSmo radio sin las par
ttculas alta. FL hello ex!ste en- la at
| m6sfera del sol y de las cstrellas y
| tambien en- Ia de Ia terra. aunqne en-
cantidades pequehfsimas. En- cada e.
| volucion ell peso atomico del radio es
| in POGO menor. FL uranio sc cree que
d. nacimiento al radio al desintegrar-
Sc.
Una partfcula de radio, del peso de
un gramo, cuesta mas de ~cincuenta
mil d6lares. Els cast SECURE que en- Ell
mundo no hay actualmente n libra
de radio.
Sc cree igualmente que el termino
final de Ia ~evoluci6n del radio es ell
plomo.
Ell descubrimiento de csc metal esta
llamado a producer una revolution en-
la qufmica.