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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23

come out h inc open

4 wonder II women are generally
aware Of the fact that interest
In the ballot Is waning among manS 81
the gentle sex who have had the priv
ilege Of voting in this country. / have
been more than ordinarily Interested
In various statistics on the subject
and at no time was more astounded
than when ran across the following:
October registration figures in New
York City show a decrease OF fifty
thousand women registrants or about
81 per cent of last years figures" The
following is Illuminating also: "At
present the suffrage amendment is SO
hanging fire that only by good luck
and an exceedingly close shave can Il
be ratified in time for the women to
participate in the election of 1890"
The two statements offer elaborate
material for dfscussion and anxiety.
Women in Fairmont who believe in
suffrage should hold some very inter!
esting meetings during the next few
months. Suffrage in this city is hand. .
icapped because many women will not
come out in the open and proclaim
themselves sufragists They say, ooh,
I believe in 1t, but I'don't want people
TO know it, especially my husband. He
would laugh at me-" Many women
openly disguise their beliefs on the
matter and are loath.to appear in pub
lie where they may be classed as be-
longing to the clan Of women who
want to have a word or two TO say as
to the running of this country.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23

lost power while he is busily and hap
PLY at work on brand new plans for
his future happiness when the whole
affair shall have blown over and he
can walk about with notoriety.
holland didn't want him in the firs;
place and now that she has him she
REFUSES 70 deliver him np 10 4 third
country when his own does not de.
mand his extrsd ition. It's up % the
Kaiser to deliver himself and save
Hollands dignity. And he'll never de
.it. n
Not in ten thousand years. He's
thinking TO himself that soon the al
lies will turn their attention TO Other
pressing matters and heswill be forgot
ten. He's sure1to pop up at some dis
tant date. And when he does the peo.
|ple who said: oh. let him alone--he,s
having hard enough time. We want
peace nowir viii be the first to saw
why didn't we carry out some q
those plans for his punishment we
once formulated so elaborateiy?,
=------s
paibinr IN 4ta .1,r, ~, d.. : y =.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23
What,s the aklser PlannLnna

The Kaiser is remodeling his palace
n Holland and he has an idea or two
on architecture which is offensive to
Hollands conception Of art. That's
rather amusing. They say he goes in
and out of his back door too, not al ali
anxious to be seen coming in the front
way. Lost some Of hts ponfbpousness
IL seems. What miserable fellow
the akiser should rightfuHy be. +
wonder If he is! Colossal egotism
you know is difficult to eradicate and
It may be possible that the aKiser Is
FEELING chagrined merely because Of
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23
Group Meeting.

"A group meeting will be held this
evening at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Dexter HUH in Vermont avenue by the
members of the Palatine Baptist
church. The two groups Of which Dr.:
viii Join in the meeting tonight.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23
Women Must Flaht More intensely;

Women Must Fight More Intensely.
Naturally the suffrage movement
throughout the states which have not
been granted suffrage will gain no pres
tige where women are afraid to fight
openly. And to gain anything in this
world, one must fight, fight, fight
One must have the courage of ones
convictions. Nothing ever improves IN
the dark but sauer kraut and wine.
And countless numbers of women
are trying to believe that their sea
should have hand in the govern.
ment's affairs when they truly care
not a hang about meddling in them.
These women realize that suffrage is
a step along the pathway of progress
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23

Mrs, Dorsey Pople was at Grafton
Wednesday to see her mother, Mrs.
Thornton Malone who Is seriously i'll
with influenza. Mrs. Malone is sew
enty five years Of age and her many
friends and relatives and much con-
cerned over her illness.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23
SO PittshurnE1.

Mrs. "a. A., Ayers and Mrs. Mary
Butcher went to Pittsburgh Thursday
morning. Mrs. Ayers, who has not
been In good health for some time will
consult specialist in that city while
there. They expect to return Satur-
day evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23
PersonaIs.

D. w, Toothman. of Reeves avenue,
is recovering from his recent illness.
Harry Shaffer, who was operated
upon at Cook hospital recently for ap-
pendicitis, is doing well and will be
taken to his home in Morgantown
avenue Sunday.
Mrs. g. Toothman, of Bellview, was
z recent guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. W.
Toothman in Reeves avenue. Miss
Esther Toothman accompanied her
home.
Miss Mary. Morrison, Of Bridgeport
Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Mich
OILS at Colfax.
Mrs. p. T. Bishop and daughter, Miss
Lulu, Of Ellington, spent Wednesday
in the city.
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ana Society,

The Aid society Of the Diamond
street church he1dsa most important
meeting at the church Thursday aft
ernoon. The meeting was business
meeting and much important bust
ness was brought before the society
and disposed of.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23
EAST SIDE
NEWS
ouiitlnq Continued.

On account Of the Indictment wealth
er the quilting at the First NJ p.
church was not very we'll atters,s-e yes
terday and the quilt was not finished.
The work Is being continued today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23

To enable one-armed persona to eat
eggs. an Englishman has invented a
wooden cup with rubber feet that
keep It from slipping.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23
Yery Ill.

Willis Irons, manager of the Col
fax Brick company at Colfax, is very
iii Of typhoid fever. He has many
friends here who will regret to hear OF
his serious illness.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-23

African catfish have the power of
diseharging an electric shock suffi-
GENTLY powerful to disable man.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-10
THE PRIMARY LAW.

The matter was not at issue In tho
campaign. but another attack upon the
primary law In apparently contem-
plated. Many sins are being laid Mt
It's door, II Ia being charged with
cumhersomcness. expensiveness, party
disruption and numerous catalogue
of other offenses The politicians are
therefore not botherinR TO study
whether II might not be amended 30
AZ TO remove most OF It's Objectionable
features. but are demanding its repeal
outright, In nearly every state where
n similar law 10 on the books. the same
kind OF fight has been made, Not many
have been successful, however.
II is, OF course. regrettable that dem
ooraelo rivalries should become SO sharp
ms to endanger party success, but this
evil iH not peculiar to states with prl-
mary iaws-which are as fair for one
party M another. Tennessee democ-
racy was twice disrupted with result
tant republican success, when there was
no primary law to blame II on. The
same thing might conceivably occur
again. The moral. II seems to us, Ia
that the democrats. In either case
should present to the people living is
sues and should observe proper ameni-
ties In conducting their preliminary
campaigns.
The end TO be sought in primary
or other system Is the making effective
OF the voice OF the people II amend.
mentB to the present law or an entirely
new one would the better promote this
end. however, there ought to be little
/ objection.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-10
WHY so MANY MURDERS?

Figures published by The News Thursday, comparing the
murder Chattanooga city of 100000 and of London
Millions startling and good Tennesseans
to wonder the why's and wherefores of it,
Chattanooga is not a particularly awess community as
1t has jealous police force which is
violation of the laws thoughtful commissioner who
has much study to the prevention Of crime But
theess record stand out in comparison with that of city
enty times its size.
police force prevent crime II the woudbe criminals
that the chances they will be freed by jury If
victed appeal will have their conviction reversed In Eng
appeals There trials but appeal is
conducted with the full soemnity and deib
of the law The judge his wig and there is
perfect order in the courtroom the prisoner given every safe
guard
this difference: In 60 per cent of the of
malice aorethough that in the British Isles
nooga Tennessee the United States, not much than
That most important difference There is
acceptable plea of unwen law" England in
ured has other And is we'll for when
hands, awlessness and contempt for
procedure of justice the inevitable outcome.
1.-THE delays the After murderer
and sentenced he has three Sundays
compose his soul with his Maker and then the
atty inevitable flow of Justice with the has
ntermnabe continuance of American procedure
Lawyers diagnose the principal for acqutta of
being mainly ures and overtechn
cal reversas by appellate courts that the effort to
the all defendants rights have been
s guaranteed that conviction is welnigh impossible.
which Is we'll worth the careful consideration
of the communicative high of murders have 1t is by
nvabe record and should down bedrock
and find out what is the matter. r.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-10
MOON, HULL AND SIMS.

There was peculiar force IN what
Savoyard the veteran Washington
correspondent. had to ray about tho
retirement Of ConEressmen Moon, HUI
and Sims. Their SUCCESSORS doubtless
appreciate some Of the difficulty they
viii encounter Il they actually nll the
seats they have won. But moralizlng
does not help the situation very greatly.
Political hurricanes are ordinarily not
much respecters Of persons or OF use
fulnesS In the councils Of government
The situation IN MIR. Huil's district
il aptIy depicted 4 Is largely com.
posed OF rural territory. Not many OF
its citizens will be affected by changes
in the income or profits taxes, Com
paratively few OF them pay taxes on
big enough incomes to be considereu
by those who win now shape legisia-
ton But, ~ savoyard 20 pertinently
observes. every mothers son OF them
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-10
Prohibition Not Puritan.
Nashville Isanner.)

A movement promulgated by some Of
tho church organigat tons In favor of
strict Sunday observance has brought
assertions and lnsinuations from some
OF the old-timc prelquor cohorts that
1t comes OF return Of the Puritan
spirit and is a stop TO that end succeed
ing prohibition. There are two reasons
why this Ia not true. One Is that the
Puritars were not prohibtionIsts, and
the other that prohibition Ia not Pur-
itan,
The FL ritans OF New England did u
flourishing trade with the West Indies
exchanging their products for rum,
which they brought in return cargoes
and sold to the English colonsts, and
they are said to have been somewhat
fond Of the especial brand made In
Jamaica II was the prevalence of this
rum az the drink of the early day Amer
leans that mado its name II general
term for intoxicating beverages and its
effect caused II to be eaSsed as de"
mon.
The Puritans did not forbid the sale
| or use Of liquor, and the prohibition
| movement that has swept the country
did not come OF amy sort OF tanauCiSm
or even OF religious iervor, The church
| people mostly. but not uniformly. ia
Vored IL, ana II had much other backing
| of very strong character.
The patiently evil effect OF the pro-
misCuous sale OF LIQUOR constantly
shocked moral sousthutttoS. Of course,
/ hut II did more II seriously mtcrfered
with business ana industry 1t made
paupcrs and dependents and increased
crime. II would hr az idle To deny those
! faVts ms u would he That thu sun
! shines when there are no clouds in the
! sky. They were entirely patent No
greater plague ever afflicted a country
| than the saloons with their manifold
| accessories did America. Alcoholism,
| inehriDN or by whatever name II may
! be known, is n ttatsume disease; be-
| sides having as many victims As tu-
/ berCuloSlS it produces Il mania, de-
! llr I'm and often frenzy, destroying the
| character Of its victims, leading FREE
uucutly TO degradation This was a
| fact we'll known TO science and to conn
mon observers Surely nothing fanAu-
chi was required 20 produce demand
| for the cxurpation Of its cause
Liquor often played sad havoc In the
ranks OF labor. causing omharrn ssmont
ana constant annoyance to employers,
and. worse than that bringing distress
| 10 the families women and children,
! dependent on the wages Of the work
men
II would be 60 recits = long catalogue
Of evfS familiar and pndeninhle, 10 emu.
mcrateN the effucts CAUSED by liquor as
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-10

q pernicious beverage. 1t did absolutely
no good in that manner of use There
was nothing more natural or more ra-
tlonal than the demand that lts gem
eral sale should be forbidden. Restric-
tlo1 of the sale OF liquor Is on complete
parity with restriction of the sale OF
narcotic drugs, the necessity for which
no sane person would deny, though
many on the plea OF cruelty to
addicts have fought the enforcement OF
laws for the extirpation OF the trade.
Great Britain. for reasons purely COM
mercial, once forced China to receive
opium Imports from India.
Il was not the church-certalnl not
the church alone-that brought pro-
hihition. Thousands of men not at all
orthodox In their religious beliefs. and
more who are not church members,
fought ardently for prohibition.
It Is not intended here to make any
discussion pro or con of the movement
for strict Sunday observance, but sim
ply to say that the assertion that IL Is
progfSss In Puritanism following In the
wake ,.f prohibition liz without basis.
Macau,ay said OF the Purtans that
they condemned bear batting not because
of the cruelty to the bear. but the pleas
ure given participants. That was
pretty good illustration of the Puritan
spirit. 1t brought to the front the
Praise God Barebones' type, who sought
deavored, as contemporary poet SAID
to-
compound for sins they aye inclined to
BY dnmning those they have no mind
to-"
They were very narrow. They
thought It virtue to look SOLEMN, to
act with affected gravity and rcpress
mrth and light-heartedness. That was
the manner of the typical Puritans. and
la what we call Puritanism. 1t made a
virtue of austerity. 1t had Its climax
In the alleged Connecticut blue law"
that forbade man to kiss his wife on
Sunday. Prohibition was scientific
reform, one intended to extirpate po-
tent cause OF vice, crime and disease,
leading to proverty, degradation and
manifold miseries that should not be in
nicted on mankind for the simple pleas
ure Of those who might like pleasant
| beverages, or the exhiaration or sttmu-
| laot OF mild Indulgence.
The evil OF the promiscuous sale OF
intoxicating liquor was patent and wide
spread. Possibly 1t has medicinal value
| In rare instances So has strychnine
and arsenic. No one can suggest a real
good that comes of Its general use. It's
abolition marks an advance In civiliza-
| ton not recrudescence OF Puritanism.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-10
ASSESSOR AND
DEPUTY TALK
Judge Conner Supports Latter
in Controversy Over AS
sesSment Changes.
COUNTY COURT TO PROBE

County Tax Assessor Randolph How
ell stated Thursday when asked regard
Ing the charge that had been made by
his former chief clerk. Early Smith,
that he had no statement TO make at
the present time, but that his records
at the end Of the year would be proof
enough that he had served in the Office
Of tax assessor faithfully and effi-
ciently. Mr. Howell said that he would
leave TIE office Of assessor knowing
that he had conscientiously done his
duty He stated that Mr.. Smith had
made a mistake In the assessment OF
piece OF property on Signal mountain,
and when he called his attention to 1t
and asked him to make an error and
releasement for It, he refused and said
he was tired OF making errors and re-
leasemcrts and WAS not going to make
another one.
ut vas fair and Just claim the
taxpayer had made. and when Mr..
Smith refused to do as I told him
fred him" said the assessor.
Mr.. Smith, who has been In the tax
assessors office since Mr. HowelPs term
Of office, stated that assessments were
being changed In the tax assessors
ONCE and he did not think Il right or
to make another one. and after Mr..
Howell insisted on IT, he resigned
II didn't think the change was right
or proper or that Howell had the right
to make tn, error ana releasement and
/ aid not n AXE H."
Mr.. Smith further stated that he did
not think that any one without the
consent OF the county court had the
right to change an assessment. and In
this he Is backed up by County Judge
Sam A. Conner.
The county fudge stated that II the
assessments OF the equalization board
we're TO be changed there was no use
Tor an equalization board, and \ would
be Impossible for tax rate to be hxed
or budgets pronerly maintained Judge
Conner has advised all taxpayers who
have complaints to make to come pe-
fore the county court.
II is stated the county court at the
January session will provide for an ey-
animation Of the tax books OF the
nountv
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-10
AMERICA AND RUSSIA.

A new reason for effecting an under
standing with RUSSIA brand new
one--has been incubated in the fertile
brain OF Arthur Brisbane. In conclud-
ing a brief editorial in the Washington
Times he indites the following para
graph:
"Let Japan foolishly insist on trouble
with this country and there will be
change In Asiatic history. Under such
conditions a sane American admins
traton. working from one side in CO.
operation with Russia on the other.
would soon teach the Japanese to leave
well enough alone"
Capital thought. Arthur: nne, fnsl
Go right up to the head OF the class.
that tho use Of tho word sane spells
tho whole suggestion. We've almost
ceased to produce that sort OF adminis-
trations. As at present advised, there
Is nothing we seem to fear so much as
co operatIon with Russia. The bolshe-
viks are in Russia, and they'll get US
II we don't watch Quit
Mr.. Wilson has or course, been ac-
cused Of being a bolshevik, along with
the other crimes laid to his charge. but
no one has held his skirts tighter to
prevent brushing against them than he.
He has We'd with France in avoiding
the very appearance of evil associa-
tons. And his political opponents DO
not 10 much as take the vile term in
their sacred lips without afterward us
Ing mouth disinfectant!
Bnt here In great edItor---a some
what erratio one, however--who sug-
gests corporation between America
and Russia in the settlement OF one
OF the great issues now confronting the
world. Just now. Japan is seeking to
expand" both to the east ana to the
west. She has absorbed Korea and
portions OF China, and Is settling down
to a good hold on Siberia. Her ma
tionals have overrun Hawaii and her
senslbiities seem TO have been aroused
because Californians are alarmed over
the outlook In that state.
There are, II must be admitted, few
bonds OF sympathy between America
and Russia, as the latter Ia now ad-
ministered. But many changes are
possible In both countries. One car
easily imagine the development OF Q
situation that might put them into =
community OF interest. II ever this oc
casion should arise and the necessit,
present itself the co. operation o.
America with a sane" administration
In Russia might be depended upon I,
teach Japan proper respect for tn,
rules Of the game.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-10
FALLAcIoUs PHILOSOPHY.

u FAILACioUS PHILOSOPHY.
/ Observes the sapent Boston Tran
, script:
I Disarmament is all right II you live
Z In a country which is not worth while
: protecting; but hardly otherwise
Protecting from whom2 II every
body disarms proportionally and stimuli
= taneously--and that is what is pro-
posed--how shall 1t affect the defensive
: capacity OF ether2 With n horizontal
x reduction OF armament, how shall II
& hurt anybody except those who build
4 battleships and manufacture cannon.
machine guns. smokeless powder and
poison gas?
II Is amazing however. TO note how
readily such shallow philosophy as that
above quoted Is accepted by those who
do not stop to think for themselves.
One hears II repeated in some form or
other almost every day. even by those
( who ought to know better. or course,
man who feels that way may carry
an umbrella in his parlor. but the COM
munity should spare itself the boredom
of hearing an argument that such a
precaution is necessary.
DR.. Franklin once observed that "if
everybody but myself were blind,
I should neither want fine clothes nor
6ne furniture On a parity OF rea-
soning, II all nations but one were dis
armed, the defense" of the latter
would not be thing to get excited
about. Would any one 20 into a peace
able community and urge everybody to
I purchase and carry firearms for his own
| defense? Would one expect sensible
people to give serious heed to such ad-
iFsyice as that7
That, nevertheless, Ia what the world
ID fed up on. The doctrine Of mutual
suspicion and hate Ia propagated In
stead OF mutual trust and confidence
largely that profits may be coined from
the worlds fears, or that ambitious
imperiaiists may increase their power
The world, however. 10 sagging at the
dose. II wants to abandon the disas-
trous race. America now seems TO be
about the only country which insists
on further armament against world
which wants TO be in peace.