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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06
RIPPING RHYMES
THE PELICAN
BY WALT MASON,

Some pelicans around me sail. as
I wind up my Tyre. that | may earn
a slice OF kalc, 10 buy a rubber
tire. The pelican is most absurd,
il has no %warbllnc skill: II is a
~bonchead sort Of bird that largely
runs 10 bill. II catches fish before
my door. by every artful means. in
stead of going TO h store n
buying canned sardines. II hangs
around in my front yard. close by
it's feeding place. and doubtless
thinks an old fat bard should sing
ITS charms and grace. I've wit
messed many tlnhorn fowls in my
long. sad career; I've gazed on euz-
yards. crows and owls. IN u
tries far and near: I've looked on
ROSTERS large and small. on mud
hens and such things: the pelican
outClasses all. for homelincss. 10y
jings. And yet il thinks it's pretty
fine. as graceful as a bride: II
Staads before this hut of mine. and
seems to point with pride. Along
the beach. and &c and fro. l watch
It's vain parades: as silly as an an
Gent beau who osleS blooming
maids. 1t thinks II is n shining
star. pure radiance TO spill: but.
like the chaps VII" fix my car. II
mostly runs 10 bill.
downright by George. Matthew Adam!
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06

on the ground he would do this. If Nc
Adoo should get tho nomination after
all hat has now happened. there would
not be much credit in ii either for him
or for the administration. But If there
EhOuid be at his point a spontaneous
nomination of some dark horse friend
of thu administration. it would make
the trihut" of the convention to Will
son and the administration one hundred
per cent complete.
Palmer cuts al aRrreabiy attractive
fgur" in the convention. He has given
evidence OF more wisdom and sincerity
han any OF the other candida:es. But
every rule. Palmer must be eager 10
unite with McAdoo and put over a dark
horse acceptable to the administration.
but McAdoo's friends refuse to do this
and arc holding out 1t must neCesSar-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06
THE COAL SHORTAGE.

: The danger OF a breakdown OF our
coal supply has become so serious OF
late that the Interstate Commerce Com
snnission has seen ut to order that soft
coal for the New England roads has
over all other shipments and
eAna TIA roads in the coal regions OF
ne west Phnll satisfy the needs OF
tho mines for coal cars before anything
else within thirty days. II such an order
u necessary at the present time. when
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06
WINNIPEG LABoE GAINS.
Wins 4 OF 10 Seats In Legislature an !
NorrIs Liberals Four.

WINNIPEG. July Labor won four
OF the ten Winnipeg seats for the Les
islaturc in the election held Tuesday
on the final count on proportional rep
reservation. IL WAS also
that the Norris government won o Il
and the Conservatives only TWO seats.
This gives the Norris Liberal gov
eminent only twenty-five Of tlfty-nNe
seats in the new legislature. Labor has
twelve seats and the rest are scattereH
scattered among the Conservatives,
Farmers and independents Of various
stripes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06
CHINESE PEACE PROMISING
Publisher Of SHANGHAI Times" Tells OF
Conditions

VICTORIA. y. c.. July 5.-"NVhen l
left Shanghai there appeared 10 be every
prospect OF a compromise being reached
between the two political factions aid
F.. \. Nottingham. publisher of the
Shanghai Times on his arrival here from
China.
II am confident we shall hear OF a
settlement ct tho difficulties between
the north and south in the near future.
Widespread satisfaction exists in
China, said Mr.. Nottingham. over tho
prospect Of an early settlement of the
trouble
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06
At the Movie.

wife (dabblng her eyes)-JuSt look
=, those big tears on the poor girls
face. dear!
Hubby-Fresh from the glycsrine
bottle
Wife lin a fierce whisper)-Always
taking the little joy out Of my life,
brulo that you are!-Buhalo Express.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06
CALL FOR
THE PIKE FIREMEN
Y~5recrackers Cause . Small Blaze AT
Edgtngton Lane

The first call for the out the pike hrc-
men since thcv were put on duty tho
rrst OF July occurred last evening Al
1890 O'Clock when the Leatherwood
company was called 10 the home Of Miss
A. Laury Of EdginEton Lane, where
some fireworks had ignitcd a ShlNGle
roof. The damages will not exceed $40.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06

lily be among McAdoo's expectations 20
cGmnel Palmer 10 help him. falmer
has no reason 70 help McAdoo. and
may may be expected to resist to the end.
Undoubtedly. Palmer would be Wiling
ut any moment to Join the McAdoo
forces on any other candidate thAn hc.
Adoo himself.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06

The Muscle Shoals powder mill cost
the government seventy million dollars
and did not produce a grain Of powder.
That's one Of the MANI. war records
that the orators at San Francisco did
not refer TO.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06

Tho world is cropping in the dark. avs
a college professor. Was II not also a
former college professor who wanted TO
illume the entire world with his SUI
pcrlor political wisdom?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06

and the state leaders on the other hand
Tho heads Of the state leaders were
fireman, leading the ChlcaEo uel%k"t,s'
ana Nominating threc-fourthS Of the on
Tire Illinois delegation. and Murnhy,
Icoding the Tammany delegations ana
spokesman for about hvc-siXths OF Inc
cnt;rc nir New York delegation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-06
Womens White Kid
TWO EYELET TIE
... $3.50

A delight to every feminine heart
white hid Low Shoes.
The above illustration is an exact
reproduction of our White Kid
two eyelet tie white, leather COW
cred heel, flexible sole, new
last. All the style and appear
ance that can be found in the
most expensive shoes.
Ask for Number 1895.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-05

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jug. 81
These four women are suffrage lead
ers who are covering Tennessee, urg-
ing every legislator to vote YES"
at the special session, opening Aug.
9th, which is expected to complete
ratification of the amendment giving
the women of the. whole nation the
vote. They are shrewd campaign
ers, too. Consider Miss Betty Gram
upper Left of Portland, Ore, who
is riding trains, autos and interur-
bans all over the state to cline up"
the legislators. politics is too fl
thy for women to get into," objected
Representative James Cole when
Miss Gram tackled him. Miss Gram
replied: Perhaps it won't be so fill
thy when women vote" Cole ac-
knowledged he was prejudiced. But
there are not many such ants in
the Tennessee legislature. Miss
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-05
Big SLUMP IN
COTTON SEED
Agricultural Commits
sioner Says South Must
Finance Cotton


ATLANTA, Aug. 5-Something is
vitality wrong with the cotton seed
market, according to officials here
OF the American Cotton Association
1t is pointed out, as the market re-
ports show, that the price of cotton
seed has fallen to $40 a ton, price
recently fixed by the oil mills in
South Texas.
1T was assumed that the market
would open this season at from $85
to $50 ton," says statement from
the cotton association headquarters.
"The present quoted prices of cotton
seed per ton will not much more than
pay the cost of picking and ginning
one bale of cotton, while it takes
the seed from two bales to make a
ton. Hundreds of thousands of small
farmers, including tenants and share
troopers who grow cotton, always de-
pend upon the cotton seed to aid
them in paying the cost of harvest
ing, ginning and the purchase OF es-
sential supplies required while gath
ering the crop"
According to the cotton assocla-
ton officials the present price OF cot
ton seed presents a solar plexus blow
to the pocket books of the farmers,
which is truly staggering, and when
they, say, Cannot and should not
be submitted to by single cotton
grower in the south"
At the present high prices OF COM
mercial fertilizers it will be cheaper,
the cotton association officials point
out, and far more profitable, to keep
the cotton seed as a fertilizer IN
those sections of the cotton belt
where fertilizers are not used, than
TO sacrifice them at price so lar
below the cost of production.
mo man can afford to. give tne
hard earned product of his toll 70
the organized manufacturers OF tne
by-products of the cotton seed INDUS
try at such mercilessly low prices
now. and later on witness a process
of illegal profteering in the market
ing of the by-products of cotton
seed" declare the officials: Ihere
has been no reduction made to the
consumer in the price of compound
lards. but on the contrary the buck
cts are being made smaller IN SIZE,
and the contents lessened in quantity.
The price of cotton seed meal Is SO
high that the fertilizer companies
have abandoned it's use as a basis
of nitrogen entirely. On August we
find cotton seed meal in car lots a1
Atlanta, Ca, quoted at $62 per ton.
Cotton seed hulls, sacked, IN car loVs
at $25 per ton."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-05
THESTANDARD
WoMEN's LOW CUT SHOES AT
S4.85

WoMEN's LOW CUT SHOES AT
$4.S5
Of soft vici kid with medium and
low heels, flexible soles, PLAIN or cap
toes; regularly Sc, now at PAIR S4.oo
SHIRT MADRAS AT soc, Use, soc
AND csc.
In about twenty patterns for men
who wear good shirts. They are 80
inches wide and every color guaran-
teed.
$3.50 ALL SIX CREPE LUSTER,
40 inches, black and colors, now yard
$1.69.
AT 10 "a C, three thousand yards
fine Sea Island, smooth finish.
At SO. 85 Crex rugs; ten patterns,
size 8x10; value $500.
At csc, mems light weight cam
brav work shirts, made with two peck
cts.
At $1.98 pure silk crepe-de-chine,
in black, white and all colors.
At S1.98 five hundred yards Geor-
gette Crepe, regular $500 and $3.50
quality.
At Sc choice of one table of more
than five thousand yards laces that
are worth regularly IL 1-2c.
At 25c ladies' Isle stockings, fast
black, double heels and toes.
At Csc mems seamless cotton socks,
in black, white and brown.
At 18c fifty dozen infants and
children's Isle cotton socks in white,
black, pink and blue; value 35c.
At $1.98 mems shirts, made Of
standard Madras and Percales; al are
made with front pockets.
At $3.50 mems night shirts, made
of good quality soft finished muslin,
v neck, double stitched seams.
At $3.50. Two hundred MILDLY
blouses; some are slightly solled; all
sizes.
At S125 new plaid A. B. c. silks,
SO inches wide, in white and all col
Crs.
At SOC, new line of Marquisette
draperies; in all colors.
At 35c, two thousand yard WIDE
percales, guaranteed fast colors; val
ue now about SOC.
At 75c, mems Balbriggan under
wear: long or short drawers, long or
short sleeve shirts.
STANDARD
DRY GOODS co.
Forsvth ST., Next Bank of Comerce
AMERICUS, GA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-05

A new type of protectionism,
known as frontier control" has Gene
into existence in Europe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-05

The expenses of the British gov
eminent since the beginning OF the
war have been placed at more than
S55,000,000,00O.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-05

Java produces half as much SUI
gar as does Cuba.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-05

Ter Qower right, of the non-mili-
tant National Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation, says: "It is better than a 2
to / bet that Tennessee will ratify.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-05

Gram, Miss Sue White (lower left)
of Tennessee, and Miss Anna Pollit-
ger upper right, of Charleston, s:
c., are militants of the National
Women's Party. Miss Marjorie Shu-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
Well Led.

Mary and Robert, of tender age, had
ponies as their Christmas presents and
were being taught to ride. Daily they
were put on tile ponies backs at the
entrance to Central park in New York,
and were taken for the prescribed
round. Being only four and six years
respectively, they welcomed the kind
attentions Of .grooms, especially the
immense help Of leading the pony. But
it was best that they should go It
alone.
Near by the plaza entrance, Of
course, Is the bronze equestrian statue
Of General Sherman. with victory go
ing before his horse. Mary, after he
ing for a long time without a groom
to lead, one day looked wistfully al
the statue.
"Father," she said, wasn't it awful
" kind of that mans wife to lead his
horse for him?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
AVOID. CHRIST HtRs ffRREFFtRE
Utmost Care Should Be Used in Trim.
ming, Thus Preventing Fatali-
ties in the Homes.

--yTessN, EOPLE cannot be too care
t3N9&RS full in guarding against fire
SSl ~ when trimming a Christmas
lS&M tree, says correspondent
@in Good House e p
ing. There have been scores of Christ
mas tree fatalities in homes and in
Sunday schools which a little care
might have prevented. The writer
once set a tree in a blaze, consuming
nearly half of it, tinsel ornaments 60
ing with the green branches. A tiny
candle had been wired too high, and 1t
took only few minutes of its brisk
heat to char a branch above it and
start a flame. A thick portiere was
torn from it's pole and thrown over the
blaze If 1t had not been at hand the
light window curtains would have
caught fire in another minute. Since
that Christmas our tree has always
been placed in the center of the room,
and we have eschewed cotton wool,
tissue-paper angels, and celluloid or
naments. First of all, we wire each
candle securely in place at the furtn-
est end Of a branch which has MOTH
ing above it, either fir tree or trim
ming. Then as the tree is denuded we
watch carefully the fast-disappearing
candles. Sometimes one of them, near
~ burned down, will topple over or be
merely spark of flame, but near to
something inflammable and be men-
ace.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23

Diets, are fine this winter, deeply,
darkly, beautifully blue. Some mi
gnonette now comes In enormous
sprays. There are carnations but the
bright red Christmas carnation is the
favorite. Holly comes from the hills
of Maryland and the south. The wild
holly supplies the market and there
has never seemed to be any percepti-
bic diminution OF the supply. Great
quantities of 1t are purchased by all
sorts of dealers, who decorate their
stores with 1t and send out a sprig at
tached to every Christmas parcel.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
|1'ElDSDe.Sdes
GOOD TURNS ON CHRISTMAS
Chance for All to Aid the Friendless IN
Having Happy YuIetide
Season.

n EAL purveyors of Christmas cheer
N may often find a market for their
precious wares outside the pale OF
charity, for all homeless people are
not necessarily poor, and neither are
all childless homes necessarily unhap-
py. Housekeepers who are short on
homes may combine these two lackings
and make Christmas day merry de-
light for the grown-ups In spite OF
these unfortunate conditions.
There is always something peculiar
~ pitiable in the idea of any one
"flocking alone" which should appeal
to the home-maker without a family,
so that this should be the occasion for
her to gather in all the bachelor maids
and homeless men of her acquaintance
and give them joyful opportunity to
''fiock together" Even the Scrooges,
if she knows any, should be rescued
from their lonely bowls of Cruel and
persuaded to open their shut-up hearts
and wear them outside for general In
spection, as Dickens says, rFor Christ
mas DAVIS to peck at" Therefore, col
lect six or eight of these birds of a
feather who are destitute of nearby
kith and kin and make your Christ
mas feast center of good cheer for
all the charming solitaires you are
able to draw within It's radius
Woman's Home Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
Dumb Animals Remembered.

The noblest observances of Christ
mas are its charities. In all ages and
among all peoples the poor have all
ways been bountifully remembered on
that day, and In many parts OF Eng
land and Scotland even the lower anil
mails are given an extra feeding that
they, too, may have cause for rejoic-
ing when all mankind are glad. Many
readers will remember Burns address
of the auld farmer to his mare when
prs sonting her with an extra feed OF
corn on New Years day. "A guild New
Year wish thee, Maggie. Haze, there's
q ripp to thy auld baggie."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
. .s.,s,4 ~ k~*<teA
Plum pudding Of other Days.


A great deal has been said, written
and sung about the plum pudding OF
old England, but centuries ago 1t had
formidable rival for epicurean favor
known as plum-pottage or pOrridge.
1t consisted of beef or mutton made
into a broth, thickened with brown
bread, which was then thoroughly
boiled after raisins, currants, prunes,
cloves, mace and ginger had been add
ed. This dish is now entirely obsolete,
though "Poor Richards Almanac
mentions it as late as 1850, and Mrs,
Frazer, who published cookbook In
Edinburgh in 1871, announcing her
self on It's title page as the only teach
er of the great art of cookery In that
city, gives recipe for making it,
while Brand, the popular antiquary,
tells how he partook of it at Christ
mas dinner in the mansion of an old
English gentleman in 1901, but it has
long since been wholly supplemented
by plum pudding. The origin of the
latter is yelled into obscurity. The
earliest cookbook which makes any
reference to it is the one by Mrs.
Frazer already referred to as contain
ing a recipe for plum pottage.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23

+ ,JTN5xlDWARD ). MARTIN, VINO ID
k3\4&E$1 never happier than when
SSJd1s writing about children, had
iI characteristic article In
the Metropolitan Magazine
entitled christmas and Children" In
the course Of Its lines Mr.. Martin In
PRODUCES suggestion that Is extreme
ly unpleasant, but he clears it away de-
lightfully. He says:
Consider IL there were to be
lapse of new babies for even so short
time as ten years, Santa Claus would
fade out Of active existence and be-
come q mere tradition to be read
about I'm books. A failure Of the
infant crop for fifteen years would
result In the decay Of the habit OF
hanging up stockings, and only an
tiquarians would any longer take the
trouble to have Chris mas trees. Or
course, In such an unthinkable con-
tingency as that our world would De IN
such a desperate state OF detection
that it would have no fun, though IT,
would go through the motions of ex-
istence from habit. But the kind OF
Christmas keeping we are used TO
would be knocked on the head. That
lasts simply and solely because there
are children. The people who have
the children maintain the current
Christmas practices for their chill
dren's sake, the older children main
tain them for their own sake, and the
folks who have no children keep them
up for old times sake and because 1t
is the custom of the country.
"What an intolerable suggestion that
is of there being no children to &c had
under fifteen years old; no babies to
blink and coo at the Christmas tree
candies; no five-year-olds to come
downstairs In their nightgowns after
their stockings; no seven-year-Olds to
wake up everyone In the house hours
before breakfast; no ten-year-olds to
sit at the Christmas board and be
warned against over-indulgence In
plum pudding. No consuming interest
in dolls and no market for them; no
laborious searching Of the toy shops,
and harassing indecision whether to
get the same old toys or the new ones;
no active concern about jack knives
and sleds and roller skates. No hav-
ing in--but 1t Is much too awful to
go on about. Let us be devoutly thank
full that it is only an awful idea with
out basis; that there are lots and lots
Of children in commission, of all kinds
and ages. and myriads more coming,
whatever croaks there may be about
race suicide"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
Good Year for .Violets.

Sweet peas have been forced for the
Christmas market only for many years
past. They must be started blooming
before the cold weather begins. Then
they will bloom all winter. Daffodils
do not get in until February, but al
most all the rest of the spring flowers,
hyacinths, narcissuses, bavardia. and
so on, are on the Christmas counters.
Easter lilies, too, though rather cold
and white for Christmas. are sold. Vi
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
SAD FATE

3
! Wooden Sol
dieraAfter faith.
full service In
the nursery for
a year, ! will ba
cast aside for q
new toy this
Christmas.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
To Avoid the Rush.

Soldier. just back from his harvest
furlough, to the sergeant-"My father
wants to know IL I'll get another fur
Tough at Christmas. Here is the pic
ture Of the pig that is going to be
killed."-Fliegende Batter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
SACRED DAY FOR THE BABIES

+ Never deny the babies their Christ
mas! It is the shining seal set upon
a year of happiness. Let them believe
IN Santa Claus or st. Nicholas or
Kriss Kringle, or whatever name the
jolly Dutch saint bears in your re-
ligi0n. Marion Harland.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
NO KIDDIES---N0. CHRISTMAS
Children Are Absolutely Necessary to
Keep the YuIetide and Happy
Season In Existence.

ONWARD S. MARTIN, who is
never happier than when
writing about children, had
a characteristic article In
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
A CHRISTMAS WISH

Father-What were you wishing?
Johnny--Td like tc be the janitor's
little boy. cause his father has to ba
polite. too,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-23
Christmas Eve in the Home

~ HRISTMAS EVE in the
~ home is always a jovial
event, or should be. The father
has closed his ledger with a
"Thank God" that there is now
and then a respite from toll,
from the perplexities and cares
Of everyday life, an oasis in the
desert Of the year, and yields
himself for the time to the
pleasure Of creating new joys
for the loved ones at the home
fireside. The mothers heart
overfiows with love and thank
fulness as she watches the limo
cent and enthusiastic glee OF
her little ones over their Christ
mas gifts. And as for the chill
dren themselves, what eternity
Of time could compensate them
for the loss of one Christmas?
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-03-26
RUSSELL GIVES ROTARY
CLUB REPORT Of WORK
or SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

Tbgl tie erection OF the gymul-
sinmfNQdIum ON the h.gh school
ramnrg Is Che principal wor, before
the City-by- yesign committee was
the report 81 Horace w. Russtll Of
that committee 10 the Rotary CluD
~ it8 weekly lr,lrop inl hw
rillo Hotel YESTERDAY Most OF the
business session ww lo'otod 80 90
difcn ION oi this Ou"ltIun.
Whclhgr 90 go uhr.d ard brih %
fraIo Hltslu r CO. ilc caLiIug |i'h
'hf p'cs Ht iuntn 1r 10 pat u1 u1
other Camp.igd Wud secure Jddi
ilanal FUNDS to construct . bMidinf
In harmony with others ra i'o
grounds was tlcroughly gone r'h
The clrb took no action In regard to
the natter
Judge Atkins NJ ulgri' 'o'1
poke to the club Cor q. minutes,
p.ylng an address tWl az huWcruui
whol,snmc slyings l.r declared
that he believed thcic had been too
muOh talk about uhrcri aad Udyl.
,atUd "a "let clone policy.
The onteralnmOn, features wu'
In chargc Of Group Three, Pvt Il
andrrgin, chairman Miss Nellie
llOrfbrneh gave TIVE vocal solo ur-
compu led sy Mrs T. NJ. pvhura,
fifly-scvcn momhora and % yi,'ior5
were preswt Gronn Four, Earl
Cobb. chairman. will be- In charge ~
the program next week.