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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

,res I'D &c msn Nho ne dong non Tie dg,1o1
sau.mli.ndseui dosu b The moi humble Eaeknan
3 d,ts III .ihe bl:sny thnks d puelie E
ne iaiI,csd. suffered terribly nom lbs Of men s,.
III ,6;eeuey of de human element detenorased unda
lie ssaSn 81 Iow Va wages Il q TINE when HUNDRED. q
;;obs, dlpayng bette, were wains % be filed. Esen
lie more teaehable clement Of de new men dd not q
bay. IL inspiration Of The railroad tradition. \
,,iimpy was impossible % set freight Over he road On
.ber nerve under aeh circumstances as had ben the
as. many times N teold days
But lie Cd piit seems 70 Be coming bask i
would come Back fatetif Tie roads were not g TEN.
bly handicapped By laek Of rolling stOek and othe'
eouipment. Bysh.lime the road begin . g. !, the b
newe,u and locomotive the I'D fighting pint wi! B;
restored miles something now mfoneen happens = A1d
theu whole lot Of tie transportation troubles Of the
county viii disappear m much de same way fos DIS,
.pu.,n One minute everything IS obscure. ihs nszt
iitIall clear and no one Knows where the fog went.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03
. =. u,,,rg beadouarters they have issuet

At the Harding headquarters they have issued
!, statement boasting about the large number Of
letters they have received from Democrats endors,
iug the stand Harding has taken on the League o.
Nations The answer Of the folks at the headapar,
tara Of the Democratic candidate at Dayton Is 70
eal attention 10 the large number Of letters they
are receiving from Republicans urging the Demo,
cratic candidate to take strong stand Tor tne
league. As both sides doubtless are telling tne
truth about this, it is abouttime for the campaign
managers to do little political thinking aoou'
ne treaty as campaign issue. II they manipulate
he matter sothat the treaty Is the big issue there
viii be an unprecedented splitting across parry
lines and there wiz be no telling until after the vote
j, counted which side is making the greater gains
4. an educator Of the American people such q cam.
nairn would be great. but its effect upon part
ORGANIZATIONS might prove disastrous.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

W lett Lauck, who seems to be statsician Of
j, work to the railroad brotherhoOds. says there
would have been no occasion to grant such large
Increases in freight and passenger rates il the roads
had been better managed. That Is not exactly an
original discovery. But. as esover Cleveland once
said ii is condition and not theory that con
fronts the American people in this transportation
nro6lem and the thing to do is to stop worrying
sbout how we got the way we are and take steps
10 get the way We ought to be.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

F,irmopt gas consumers at their meeting at the
colrt house last night in addition to registering
protest against the proposed increases in the gas
rate set up an organization to carry on their nsns
h.,ora the Public Service commission. Now II the
Monopgahela Valley Trades council also employs
counsel as ii is minated it intends to do. the inter
ests Of the people viii be well taken care Of IN TINS
matter and whatever gas results may sacceDt-
ed as a fair one
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

have to find some work for them
to do.
They would have practically DC
opportunity and darned little u,
clination to break away Il they hao
q lot Of work to do.
Sugar is beginning TO come down
with q rush.
But the movement starts at The
end instead Of al the beginning q
the West Virginia black cherry sea
son.
There would be q lot more chees
next Christmas L sugar had been
more reasouahl IN price IN July.
~. . ! . ;,
Sometimes they spring Q bright
ides down. n MEXICO.
~ ~ 4, = n. Z. =. !. s
They have made VIA cliIet q
ne puHee force q ne state @ Gu =
hnahna. Y; 9. Z, y =, IS
n rs shoNIs ii inue6 atti q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03
LETTERS II TO
THE EDITOR
NATURAL GAS QUESTION

FAlRMONT, Aug. 3-lEdltor
The West Virginian.l 1.-The largs
audience which assembled last
night at the court house as we'll
as that composed Of members Of
the Chamber OF Commerce a few
tights ago 10 hear discussions on
both sides Of the natural gas ques-
ZION show that the people Of our
city can get together on public
questions Of vital Importance and
these Two events are unprecedsnt-
ed in the history Of our city.
Both sides Of the question were
presented in an able manner BY
Messrs. Alexander and Wiegel ana
there was a notable absence Of
yird!ctive spirit and retahatoFy
statements.
Summed up in o few words the
Impressions which the writer soi
from Mr.. Alexanders address were
that during the past year or more
the Traction company has not re-
ceiyed ar adequate return on thelf
investment In spite Of the two or
more advances In the gas rates anc
that the large increase In the rates
asked for would be barely sufft.
Client to provide for the shortage
In earning power.
He stated that a public auditing
company had gone over their books
and had advised that four million
dollars, IN round numbers, repre-
scented the investment upon which
they we're entitled TO receive diyi'
dends.
Il will be conceded that public
auditing companies are generally
expert in their line as well as iI1,
partial but they are neither afDf
traitors nor judges with authority
and must accept as facts whatever
is placed before them.
i. is well known that IN large
corporations especially, book val;
ues are almost always far In eIees;
Of the reaA or physical value with
which they deal and this Is espe-
cia,ly true in dealing with a CON
modify like natural gas where the
plant becomes obsolete with the de,
pletion OF the gas.
II four million dollars represents
the investments which have been
made in the permanent plant.
leases, etc, from the time when
the Traction company took over
the business a large part Of this
sum must necessarily have been
charged Of for depreciation, oh
solescence, unproductiye wells and
such like amounting anywhere nom
6 to Il per cent. per year.
II is reasonable to assume, there
fore, that the actual value Of these
properties today, good wiz, iran.
chises, leases, equipment and all
are, far below the value fixed BY
The nnbllc Huditors and the gentle
gas consumers should not be called
S 10 nav for The upkeep Of a
desS horse
The Traction company Is asking
for an increase In rates which VIII
nrodrca an increase in revenue OF
upwards Of 100000. AT the value
Of two million dollars, which Mr..
Alexander took for example in his
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

Miss Sue Dawson. Of Jane Lew.
Is the guest Of Miss Mary Roala,
Of Maple avenue. coming to FAR
mont to attend the Par-Mar club
dance to be given at the Masonic
temple this evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

Generally speaking the Demo-
Gratis are about as consistent as the
girl who worries about q hole In
her stocking and then startles the
summer resort with q one-p;e
bathing suit
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

william Boss Lloyd. described as millionaire
Socialist and nineteen other defendants were con-
yicted Of conspiracy against the United States gov
eminent in federal court at Chicago yesterday and
al Of them were given jail sentences. These men
we're arrested for distributing !. W. ". and other
radical literature which advocates the overthrow OF
the government Of the United States and their e9n-
yieton at a time when all the heat growing out OF
The. war has disappeared and the country Is free
from real dangers is an important thing for the
people It proves that it is possible to punish asi
tstors who step beyond the bounds. and 1t VIII en-
courage similar prosecutions whenever they are Jus
tilted We must have free speech in this country
that is guaranteed to US. but free speech does mol
mean license to urge openly the overthrow OF the
government and the destruction of society as 1t Is
at present constituted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

This may not fit the as case but
Il .BIben Ruth did not hit {
sInEie home run IN the ne1t three
years would Be, at The expiration
81 that time, be worth four times
as much to the New York Yankees
as he b now and would the fans
without protest pay twice as much
to see him IN action as they DO
now? Don't al speak at once. Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

We hope whoever gets in tae
well known White House, win b
able to III the national price eleya.
or 50 that It win run IN more
than one direction. We wouh like
to hear the elevator boy say go.
ing down" just once or twice more
before We die.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

The American vulture that lives
on carrion Is immune against ~
disease germs and Is believed to be
instrumental In spreading the br
bonic plague. z n.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

John W. Davis Is on his way
home. Vox Populi should meet him
at the dock In New York with Z
full statement Of how just when Il
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

The Demmie say Harding Is .
class candidate. Got It twisted.
Harding has some class as a can
mdate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

Democrats Of New York Divided
headline. Why plcks on New
York? n.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

Debs claims he doesn't want lib.
erty. he Is likely correct. L he has
desired liberty he would have be.
hayed himself when he was al
large: 80.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

The weatherman refuses to gel
at all @het up. over the campaign
preliminaries. r
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

Tho M6iiznlns dan
seef ell mInmnnlty Ipm phy ~
INN, nd 0lgta IRlelsI billy g
pall d sII Ind
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

Nj. Harding should come d
Wheeling for the RepubM can state
convention Il at al possible. Il be
does not wish to speak IN the
auditorium any good Republican ID
Wheeling will grant him permits.
sion to use his front porch.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

The dsSilen; n TIE number Of
persons snks ged D. agriculture n
Grest Britain began q lar back g
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

where's Sam Montgomery! Has
| he visited ali the Democratic news
| papers IN the state 50 soon! ne
has not come to light for almost IS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03
IS palmer BACKING DOWN.

Its no. safe 70 take anything for granted n con.
pecdon with dc Department d Justice ., i Is al
present. conducted. uthe pospon@ent Of the meeting
# o Attorney General Palmer. hand picked committee
which was TO detsmne how much may be charged
foroo.l without violating The L.ys act encourages The
boue that this plan has been abandoned The dispatch
from washington announcing that the meeting had
hem hen canceIed said that no reason was gwen.
Inou. respect therefore. the indefinite pos'popsment
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03
HAIR SPLITTING.

E0BR hundred Republican voters were distran-
es6sedl s. . result Of the contest over the nomln-
sGSs candidate for clerk Of the Circuit court on
I'M; {fpSabEss ticket -Four hundred men. every one
swim p;oSsby voted bis ballot IN good faith and
Sss doins n bsthe knew how to help provide good
government sor Tie county. SIMPLY wasted Their tune.
ud abcutthe only reason that this is 50 that the
3 esccts e est Virginia are still IN the hair splitting
iidoe. uot lcsa he feeling that the 400 men have
I'm T.aied badly 10 realize that the candidate who
6:6SIiii: 81 he contest Is perfectly good man
SIo.1 NOMINATION Will be acceptable to practically all
Re members Il tie Republican party and that the
IDSss & hs llanon county court followed course
%bsS hsd ben plainly ehaied for him by the
oSuEsc lsst re:ort. -Four hundred yote, not one
6Fi;ck IS open 70 the least suspicion have been
tEis$S io 81 imply because Of a technically Il IS
~. for lie courts to gel over that sort Of thing,
sI 10 3 be hoped that some day some citizen will
eou.' along with sufficient public spirit TO take up
.tSe one which occurred here for the purpose
oEssens whether OF mol de Sogfe o. FptsaIs "as
aS!sfng n INSPIRED legal wisdom when i handed down
I'M sssn co,mv decision which tied the hands OF
~. ~, e. 81. .ssS,J
jugs 49,. ..r,,,, .,.. niles
E5oyeseL g long as inc Logan County sass isss
Il tsse primary election contests IN this state the voters
SEBt ;ust q w.u face the conditions frankly and one
Conditions IS that neither the man who instituted
shssoniet nor ne ]uase WHO NANCE n Wv" WV. a n.
sssz dslanshssd themselves Judge Raymond IN
dsciaon makes it quite plan when he says;
I !. {. - 3 ,, =, 10
The blame however g S.a snUula the NV voter r.
S9a q ' leas. stint part responsible for
int ss situation. The law presumes that he
wi comply with the conditions that are
PREREQUISITE to his casting ms vote
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

when FOLKS WIN 90 from strike I'D
den United States to Chihuahua
for rest cures. y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03
NG TEI llGS
OF o J Pol 4 TICS

Ixastall fixed for lin 70 vtn-the
|Tammauy bunch called 9 recess a
the convention. Vox does not have
% tan Rim about taking down his
name from the masthead unless
he 90 desires. # X
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sirY5ENINe. AUGUST 3. 1920.
u

sssa bone man my be free poison 70
slsas asss6as
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

Mildred Harris Chaplin has tiled
suit for DIVORCE, alleging cruelty
inst knew that Charlie would get
INTO trouble one Of these days
through indulging In bis propen'
sity for throwing pies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

There may YET pe uupU lul tu'
genus sIeS1 MADAM s. LANE.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

have 10 find some work for them
TO do.
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-21
WOMAN CHAMPION GARDENER.
Waterloo Woman S3 Years Old is
Iowa's champion Gardener.

-. Waterloo, Ia.--Mrs. Elizabeth
Starr, SO years old, is Waterloo
champion gardener. From a lot 60
by 40 she has taken between $500
and $500 worth of plants, bulbs,
vegetables and flowers.
Mrs. Starr has only 3,66S square
feet of soil including a patch Of
lawn.
She rises at five a. m. and walks
among her flowers that seem to nod
and smile, and say good morning
to her. a.
Il made most of my money from
the plants in two large hot beds
from a snowball tree twenty five
years old, from an asparagus bed
thirty five years old, a wineplant
bed. and cut flowers,p she said
my dear SNOWFALL bush Melted me
S25. Ny sales of flowers for Me.
mortal day alone netted me $40
One day alone / took in $35. i sold
scores of dozens of asters for is
cents dozen, tomato and cabbage
plants at Is cent dozen, lilies Of
the valley at 20 cents, beahtiful
tulips at 81 a dozen. iris at 65 cents
Nineplant roots at rs cents each
ard other plants and flowers in pro.
portion"
| Mrs. Starr calls herself Mrs
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" be.
cause, having dug up her strawberry
bed, she has set out 1870, cabbage
plants. Her vision is so dim she can
not see to pick berries. Not a weed
can be found in her garden, which is
titled extensively, often producing
two and three crops from the same
soil. She applied $40 worth of fer
t'lizer. "Soil must be fed Just like
PEOPLE," she said.
Mrs. Starr advocates gardening as
the means of keeping women young,
rigorous and healthy. She says out
sdoor exercise, especially in the early
norning, Swill put color in the cheeks
Rnd the sparkle of health in the
Nyes. ;R,.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-21
| TO FORM S1OO, 600 COMPANY
DEBORAH Milk Products 90. to BE
Formed by Winneshiek Co. Men
Will Give Farmers Outlet for Their
Full Milk at Fancy Price.

ASSOC, 0oe stock company is now
being organized in, DEBORAH to start
the, DEBORAH Milk, Products Com
pany which will be operated by Win
neshiek county men The work of
promotion is no~fSdndef way by F.
"A. Plummer, of iMipneapohs,3 And
sqme well known citizens, here. The
location of the building has not
been. decided OBJ yet, possibly new
one will. be erected. 1t will give the
farmers an outlet for their full milk
and pay them fancy price. More
particulars viii lie given in a future
issue..A company Of this kind should
prove a good thing for, the eommun
ity,. and it looks like its going to
be big thing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-21
Sold Residence for $4,000.

H. A. Hover. who purchased the
Gle Nelson residence property north
of the Milwaukee passenger depot
last year, sold the place Monday to
Mr.. Henry Thompson, farmer who
resides in Lincoln township, west of
Ridgeway. The consideration was
$4,000. Geo. P. Ode made the deal.
Mr.. Thompson and family will take
Possession about Sept. /, when Mr..
Hover will leave for his farm he re
Gently purchased in Isanti county,
Minnesota. Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
and family have secured beautiful
home, and will be welcomed as resi-
dents here.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-21
MRS. NJ. H. MONTGOMERY PASSES
Beloved DEBORAH Mother Passed TO
Her Reward Yesterday Morning

8, The many friends of Mrs. NJ. H.
Montgomery in this city were griey-
ed to hear of her death which occur
red yesterday Tuesday morning at
1880 o'clock. The cause of her
death was nervous exhaustion. and
she had been confined to her bed for
two, weeks, but had not been, well
for the past two years. ~
90 Sarah Lang Richardson was a
daughter OF Ruth and Charles Rich
ardson and was horn Jan. z, 1914 at
Naausay, H. She received her edu-
cation at the Clark Seminary, Au-
roga, and Ferry Hall, Lake, Forest,
Ill., On April 49,, 1871, she, was
united in marriage at Aurora, Ill. to
M. H. Montgomery, and they came to
this city the same year and the
family home bad been here ever
since. She is survived by the bereay-
cd husband and five children, Title
M. Hogan. DEBORAH, Mrs. Sadie L.
Reum, Outlook, Canada, Mrs. Ruth
s. Day, New Orleans, Charles R.,
Pittsburg, Pa, and Harry b. De
corah, and they have the sympathy
Of everybody in the community in
the loss Of this beloved wife and
mother.
In the death of Mrs. Montgomery
the community loses a most admir-
able woman who was possessed of
many sterling qualities of character
which made her dearly beloved by
all and her loss will be keenly
felt, not only by the members of her
family, but by many friends.
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow, Thursday afternoon. Rev.
NJ. Willett of the Congregational
church will officiate and interment
will be in Phelps cemetery. 49,,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-21
REV. o. J. QvALE BUSTED.
Seventh District Republican Nominee
for Congress in Minnesota Loses
Nomination.

Rev. o. J. Qyale of Benson, Mimi.
was ousted today as republican nom
inee for congress in the seventh
Minnesota district for violating the
currupt practices law of the state
in making false statements about his
opponent, Andrew j. Volstad. The
decision by Judge Albert johnson OF
Red Wing, who heard testimony in
the case recently at Benson, gives
the nomination to Congressman Vol.
stead. Counsel for Mr.. Kvale an
nounced that they will file an ap.
peal with the state supreme court
Immediately.
In the event Of an adverse decis-
ion by the supreme court. it is con-
sidered certain that the Nonparti-
san league will take steps at once tc
place Mr.. Kvale on the ballot by pc.
tition as an independent candidate
for congress. -
The judges decision fayed Rev
Kvale for circulating the charge thai
Congressman Volstead is an atheist
The circular making the charge, the
court found was written and circu.
lated by Mr.. Kvale, land the offens'
was deliberate, serious and ma
| terial infraction Of the law kval'
received 1850 votes and Mr.. Vol
stead 1888 in the June primaries
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-21
WORKS OLD CHANGEssAME.
Woman Gets Rack Her Own Money
J.t and Merchants $40.

The old change swindle game was
worked successfully by a woman in
Narshalltown says the Times Re
publican at the Nordskog meat mar
ket shortly before closing time on
Saturday night and netted the WON
an'$10 and I s cents worth of meat.
She, bought ! s Gents worth of meat
and gaxa'a $40 bill in payment.
When offered the 1886 in change
she said she did not want to be both
eted with SO much CHANGE.
y rGive' me back the s1O," she told
the clerk, randf will give YOU $40
more in change, then YOU can give
me a $40, bill"
The clerk did. He handed her back
the stores $40. which she returned
to- him with $40 more and he gives
her $40. The shortage of SID was
found when the cash register was
checked and the incident was re-
membered
The woman is described as 3s or
40 years old. rather robust and, well
dressed. The swindle was reported
10 ,the police, who said they had had
no other report of similar swindlss.
.
Auto windshields Of all sizes
at Prastmark's. 293.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-21
Death of John Nesset.

John Nesset, son OF Mrs. T. r.
Nesset, of Glenwood township. pas
sed away last Tuesday at the SAM
torium in Pokegama, MINI. near st.
Paul. He returned last winter from
France where he was in the aviation
CORPS as a mechanician. Before go
ing over there he was stationed in
Texas, so he had served more
than two years in the army. After
his return from overseas he again
took up his position here, with Peter
johnson & Sans, where he worked
before enlisting. After a few months
he was taken sick, and underwent
an operation, and later his illness
turned into consumption from which
he died. He was rs years of age and
was born in Glenwood township,
where he grew to young manhood.
He was a fine young man and well
liked by all who knew him and he
had many friends, who will be griev-
ed to hear of his death. The re
mains were brought here Wednes
day and the funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon from the
Glenwood church. Rev. BreTk Off
ciated. He Is survived by his mother,
one brother Rev. Alfred Nesset. of
Leeds, N. d. and four sisters, Nora
and Tilda, Of Leeds, IN. p, Mrs
John Johnson, of Glenwood tewniH1p
and Ellen, Of St., Paul, and thty
have the sympathy of all in thcii'
loss. ! go. -. y,s H.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-21
I Movies But Two Days a Week.

Movies But Two Days a Week.
I. y The Star Theatre will be closed
the first four days of next week also
the week after but will be open on
Friday and Saturday of both weeks
when selected Paramount Features
and The Lost City will be shown as
usual.
During the time closed, Manager
Relf will visit the various film Gen.
tiers and look over and close con-
tracts for a number of big specials
I he already has option on. Also at
this time number of improvements
will be made at the theatre. The Star
will re open again daily fair week
with all special productions saved
for this occasion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-07-21
St. Paul Couple Married Here.

Last, Thursday at the home OF the
brides sister, Mrs. Nels Corsen, on
Vernon street in this city, occurred
the marriage Of Mr.. Theo. Gerving
TO Miss Gertrude Peterson. The cou-
pie are residents of st. Paul, and
the marriage license records show
the groom is IS and the bride 5S.
The groom is well known resident
OF st. Paul as he was on the city po-
lice force there for thirty years, and
his bride is we'll known here and
has many friends. They departed on
Saturday for their home in St. Paul
taking with them the best wishes OF
a host of friends.