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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04
LATE WASHINGTON
NEWS GOSSIP

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. A.
The outriders Of the plum pickeTs
parade, the first division Of which
Is expected to move on Washington
from West Virginia on Sunday and
begin passing in review before the
congressional plum-tree shakers on
the following day, put in their ap-
pearance in the Capital this week.
Consequently, there was much pat
ronage talk of a more or less def
mite character in the inside and
considerably more talk OF highly
speculative and imaginary quality
on the outside.
The latchstrlng was cut at the
offices OF both Senators Howard
Sutherland and Davis Elkins for
the visitors, even for Samuel B.
Montgomery the lamest lame duck
that West Virginia political battle
fields have turned out in decade.
Ho saw both Senators, but they
said that the fascinating topic OF
patronage was not mentioned. .Mr.
Montgomery, it was limited, came
to talk over the, at present, some
what misty subject OF the Repub.
llcan party's attitude toward or.
ganized labor. The party's attitude
toward organized labor Is regard
ed by close observers here as being
one thing, and It's attitude toward
the officials of organized labor de-
cldedly quite another thing. The
officials Of organized labor from
Samuel Gompers on down are look.
ed upon as casualties Of varying
degrees OF disability sustained in
the recent landslide, and Washing
ton, in part and as a whole, will
gamble its last denatured and de-
preciated simeoleon that Mr.. Com
pers ct al. will not cut much Of a
figure at the seat OF government
on and after next March 4tn. Their
imperial sway and dominating In
fluence, not to mention their auto
cratic arrogance, which began
upon a certain memorable and his
toric day in Congress when they
held stOp-watches on Congress and
intimidated 1t to enacting the
Adamston law, will end at noon OF
Inauguration day. They can lay
away their stop.watches after that.
Albeit while Mr.. Montgomery Is
said to have discussed didactiCally
the future Of organized labor and
the Republican party's relations
thsrat0 and thereW1lsA with the tive
y y d y. j. =. ~ = 4 + 10
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

Senators the gallery amused it.
self by discussing Mr. Montgom-
cry and Mr.. Montgomery's future
as an otflceholder under and by
grace OF the distributors Of patron
age for the Republican party, or
that branch Of 1t which has its
habitat In West Virginia.
In the midst OF the gloom which
surrounds him, at least Mr.. Mont
gomery will be heartened to read
that the consensus Of opinion here
abouts Is that he is not a total
loss, and that in time he may be
able to salvage something for him
self from the wreck and debris OF
his ill.stared rebellion. This view
Is based upon his known personal
friendship with the President-elect
and Senator Elkins. Mr. Montgom.
cry still has a few strings left in
his bow, 1t is believed by close OBJ
servers, but it also is believed that
it will require time-a very con-
siderable space OF time-to work
his case out to his partial, IL not
complete, satisfaction. The APP
pointing powers, it may well, be be-
lieved; are embarrassed even at the
prospect OF Mr.. Montgomery COM
ing hat in hand for plum, ana they
realize that there will likely be a
hurricane OF sentiment out In West
Virginia should Mr. Montgomery
apply and should it appear that his
application was to receive. a favor
able response. Fate would be UNI
expectedly kind to them we're Mr..
Montgomery not to come hat In
hand or come at all, and IL he were
taken care Of in the expected re-
organization of the official person.
mel of the American Federation of
Labor or any Of its subsidiaries,
they would avidly reach for the
hymnal and turn to Old Hundred.
Whatever bit of patronage thai
may fall to Mr.. Montgomery, pro.
vidtng Of course that he fulfills
general expectations OF being one
among many seekers, two opinions
are here generally held: ~ A
plum will not be shaken to him
anyways soon, and (2l 1t will. be
plum outside of the very limited
number Of plums from the federal
government patronage tree which
belong to and in West Virginia
per Sc.
Coincident to and Simultaneous.
ly with the visit OF this prominent
casualty Of the November I'd avail
anche, there is to be recorded the
jovially stimulating presence IN our
fair city Of the Hon. Joseph H. Nc.
Dermott, from 'Morgantown. He 1t
was who was the campaign mana
ger OF Senator Elktns when the lat.
ter, from as far away as the trench
es in France, took Col. Clarence
Watson over the k o route and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

lMr, ogden. The latter is BY way
Of being an original Harding man
In west Virginia, of whom and OF
which, since the election, there is.
Il can ,truthfully be here set down,
no scarcity. President-elect Har'
ding and Mr.. Ogden are PERSONAL
friends, mutual admirers OF each
others attainments, and are as
one on a return to normally, and
SO. on.
The first definite and specific
request that will be made BY the
West Virginia Senators Of Prest-
dent Harding for an appointment
national in scope and importance,
it is, said will be that he give the
United States Commtssionershtp OF
Internal Revenue to West Virginia,
and that he offer the appointment
to former Governor A. B. White, OF
Parkersburg, Gov. White was twice
appointed Collector Of Internal
Revenue for West Virginia before
his election to the governorship in
1900. and because Of that expert
ence. as we'll as his other ablll-
ties, is looked upon as being es-
pecialIy qualified to be the execu-
tive head OF the internal revenue
department OF the nation. The
commissionership pays salary OF
SIS, 900.
Up to the time of the Roosevelt
administration this position was
regarded by West Virginia leaders
in both parties as being somewhat
in the nature Of West Virginia prop
lerty. The late John w. Mason; OF
Fairmont, was commissioner I'M
der President BENJAMIN Harrison,
and Hon. Nathan Bay Scott held IT
under Mckinley. Joseph F. Miller,
OF Ceredo, was commissioner under
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04
gEODAY'S XVIII

Alfswers to Yesterdays kwIz.
ilimanjaro (19,5OO it, Is the
litghest mountain in Africa.
Peter StuyVesant was the last
I Dutch governor Of New York.
Plumbago is graphite, used
Tor pencils, crucibles and lubricat-
Concord is the capital Of New
HRn1pshire.
Applique is any ornament cut
out and applied to another surface
I in cloth, wood or metal.
JThe quicksilver In a Their
niDmeter, extremely sensitive to
Temperature changes, materially
expands under heat and contracts
fcorresDondfngly under cold, caus'
ing the rising and lowering In the
space to which it is confined.
i7Vfx populi (Latin) means the
voice Of the people.
4 quicksilver, sometimes called
mercury, is a silver.white metallic
element which is liquid at ordinary
Temperatures.
9l0 uicksand is q bed OF mobile
sand, so twatersoaked that it quick
II engulfs instead of supporting
any person or animal stepping in it.
Some persons skin is sensl.
dive to sunlight which has a pecu-
siiar action on certain of its cells
and produces colorlng pigment
forming "freckles."
~ New Questions.
1-What Is the hardest Of the
y
what does 'splay-footed''
How did Volcanoes derive
their name?
Where it Mt. Etna?.
For what did the French
Brothers Giles and Jean Gobelin,
6ecome famous?
6&What city is the capital OF
New Jersey?
What is eve?
What is jew?
when was the Peace Palace
at the Hague dedicated?
What is indigo?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

Joe Hartley on Harvard Quint-
/ Joseph, N. Hartley, of I'll Fairmont
avenue, "a member Of the Sopho.
more class at Harvard college, is
playing on the Varsity basketball
squadztl1is season. Hartley played
ON hta Freshman team last year
and is expected to show up we'll.
Basketball has just been reestab'
4lishedgat Harvard as minor sport,
( last Yeac+belng the first time 1t has
been Tccognized for some time, yet
st already assumed great popu'
aIar1ty among the Harvard students.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

Christmas CI1ec<s-Captain Pick
ering Of the salvation Army has re-
sCeived a check for 500 and one for
$40 from the Ladies Auxiliary of
ithe First Baptist church and from
7 j. ., Anderson Of the Bon Ton
store, respectively. These offerings
areSfor Christmas welfare work by
the salvation Army, though as yet
no public appeal has been made.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

Or, MeponaId's Body = Accord.
4 ins to the latest Information re.
calyed here by friends the body OF
the, late DR.. ]. w. Mcdonald, for.
merry superintendent Of Fairmont
hospital, will reach New York next
! Tuesday. II will be conveyed to
SRellSbnrg,, w. Va, where burial
-8flI be. made. The date for the fu.
neral will be announced later and
II "a expected that several from
here viii go to Wellsburg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

generally that It Is the plan Of The
powers that be to decide who GEe
to get the plums early ana get tne
agony over with.
Which, as somebody articulated
in more ancient political times, Il
interesting II true, ana nearly a.
much SO II It isn't
The death Of Major Guy T. Scott
only son and living child of Hon
and Mrs. Nathan Bay Scott, which
occurred at his home in this city
suddenly Thursday afternoon, was
a great shock to the many friends
he had In Washington. He was q
years OF age and was born IN
Wheeling, where he attended
school. Later he spent two years
at the q. S. Naval Academy at An
napolis. Md.
Former Senator and Mrs. Scott
are at Pasadena, Cal, where they
arrived Wednesday. The shock Of
their sons death on them is q
thing very much feared by their
relatives and friends here. Both
are up in years and in poor health
No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral.
Major Scott was president of the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

Resigns PosltIon-Ray 8. Quick,
connected with the engineering
stan OF the Casey Construction
company on the Monographs river
bridge resigned his position No
yember 90, After a trip to Pitts
burgh his former home, he will go
to st. Antonio, Texas, because OF
impaired health,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

TaRsIIs RemoVed-Corrine Nicely,
3ttle daughter Of Congressman
Grs. NJ. NJ. Nicely, was operat.
on yesterday at Fairmont hos
STA for the removal Of her tonstls
md Uni return to her home today.
Mss coETine is niece OF DR.. G.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

Most OF the furniture used 1ip
Paraguay is made locally by small
manufacturers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

SWanis Directors :. The direc-
SiEorS 81 the Kiwanis club will meet
on Monday evening at 1880 O'Clock
the office of the secretary, B. F..
Evans, IN the Professional build
ING Letters have been issued to
the directors calling attention to
me meeting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04
THE WEATHER.
Pain Tonight and

probably 8 n o W.
Colder Sunday and
n west portion to-
light.
Local Readings
F. P. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at
5 a. m. today, 40.
Weather yester.
day, clear; tenn
perature, maxi.
mum. SO: mini.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

h Recovering - DR.. Peter b.
Wright, assistant to Dr.. C.,M, Ram
age at the Fairmont hospital, = re-
covering from slight attack OF ap-
pendicitis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

Iceland Will, utilize her Humer-
Gus waterfalls In an extensive pro.
gram of water power Distributed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04
M WANT ADS

NO t1fJT Two light housekeep.
Isl 66nis 70 couple without chill
1171leal ms 81. ;2t-s49s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

To Meet TueSday-odd Fellows
who are planning for the institu-
ton of the social branch OF the or
der win meet next Tuesday eve
ming at the Grand opera house. Ar
raugements will be maze at that
time for the institution OF Hykos
sanctorium in Fairmont next Sat
urday night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

j. M. 8. Here To-Day. n. Scott,
Wheeling, general superintendent
Of the West Virginia district OF the
B. & o. R R., Is in Fairmont to-
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

N. Ranaage, superintendent Of he
hospital.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

mum, 80: precipitation, none.
River 1876 feet, falling.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

Marriage DEMONSTRATING IL
censes have ben issued by Deputy
County Clerk W. F. Foster to the
following: George Carbel, 36, MO-
non. and Mary Burk, widow, 49,
Bingamon; Hershel Forman Hibbs'
81, Buckhannon, and Blanche
Greene, 10, Warrington. Rev. G. A
Greene. father Of the girl, gave his
consent in writing; Frank Susan
q, and Helen stanic, 81, both OF
Grant Town.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

Charities Meeting Monday-The
annual meeting Of the Associated
Charities will be held Monday at
four o'clo. k in the City building in
the offices Of the Organization. Of
fIcers will be elected for the com"
ing year and a report of work for
the past year will be presented. All
members who can come are re-
ouested to be present. This In.
Guides all persons who have paid
the membership fee Of $1.00.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-04

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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-04-15
Precautionary Of Their Sailing
From That Country to Be
Observed.
AMERICAN CITIZENS INVITED
Distinguished Committee Is Making
Preparations for Exercises in Sep
TENDER - English Celebration
Will Follow That of
Holland.

New York.-A distinguished COM
mittee has been formed in the Meth
erlands for the observance of the ter
centenary of the sailing of the Pilgrim
Fathers. 1t includes several ministers
of state, an eX-premier, the chief Bur-
gomasters and the leading governors
of provinces, writes Rev. j. Irwin
Brown in the New York World. The
universities are well represented on
ESPECIALLY that of Leyden, as is
fitting-and the historians are we'll to
the fore. Or. Henry Van Dyke of
Princeton and DR.. J. Rendel Harris of
Manchester are members from Amer
lea and England respectively, as are
Viscount Bryce, the great exponent of
American institutions in Europe, and
Lord Reay, the Dutch statesman, who
years ago was summoned to become
heir to the MacKay estates in Great
Britain.
Plan Is Outlined.
The representative committee of
management has already done much,
having outlined the plan of their meet
ings for the celebrations and congress.
The Congress" is the learned part
of the festival, and will be held chiefly
in the Leyden university, where the
scholarly side of Pilgrim history will
be considered. This will be of much
greater popular interest than such
scholastic gatherings usually are, see
ing that many striking facts in con-
nection with Pilgrim history have re-
Gently been unearthed from the Ley
den archives. Some of these are of
chivalrous and heroic character; 9th
ers have their amusing side. The
larger meetings of the congress will
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-04-15
Women to Work on Esrms.

Hazleton, Pa.-Details of plan to
furnish woman labor for farmers of
the Lehigh field next spring and sum
mer were made public the other day
by the Chamber of Commerce, which
offers to supply the workers at SIS a
week or $50 a month"; provided a min
imum of ten will be taken by the rural
dwellers for not less than a month
The farm hands are to come from
Philadelphia.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-04-15
AuT1N lnEllE
81 GOSSIP. ~

Study your fabrication chart and
follow it carefully.
When installing tire chains it is
not advisable to have them too tight.
IL your instruction book is lost, make
n special study of each part of your
car.
In filling the radiator of the car al
low enough water to pass in to bring
the level over the end of the vent
pipe.
Wet rubber cuts more readily than
when dry, and during muddy, puddly
season tires should be watched with
special care.
In cars fitted with a piston type oil
pump, failure to force the oil in its
proper channels may be remedied by
printing the pump.
Inc average motorist can test the
connecting-rod bearings Of his engine
by tapping the bearing caps lightly
with a hammer to see if there is any
play.
All tops hold their shape better if
KEPT up. When lowered, however the
fabric should be folded in carefully.
away from the bows, to prevent
creasing.
Two blocks of hard wood about six
inches square, held together with two
small bolts with wing nuts, make a.
useful clamp to compress a dough
patch in an inner tube
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-04-15
DISABLED CAR TOWED
WITHOUT DIFFICULTY
improper Fastening Of Lines
Cause of Much Harm.
Best Plan to Attach Rope to Both
Ends of Frame, as Shown in IIlus.
tration-start Ahead Slowly,
Avoiding Jerks.

The automobile that makes bust
ness Of towing disabled cars, as
rule, does not last long. Generally the
main cause Of it's rapid destruction
lies in improper fastening of the tow
lines.
The car being lowed does not re-
cefve injury if the tow-rope is fastened
to any part Of sufficient strength to
withstand. the pulling strain. Still, it
is better to attach the tow-rope to
both ends of the frame, as in Fig. 1.
The nearer the fastening is made to
the traction points of the towing car,
the less strain the towing-car will
have to undergo.
When the rope is attached to the
differential housing, as in No. 8, the
tendency is to spring the rear axle.
When connection is made, as in No.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-04-15
At some time or other your car must
be toWed home. Here's the way to
do it without injuring the car.

4, the entire drag comes at one end of
the rear axle, tending to pull the axle
out of line. OF the two methods No. 4
is preferable if the tie shown in No. 2
cannot be made. Do not fasten the
tow-rope to the frame of the car that
is to do the towing.
When starting the car, move ahead
slowly to take up the slack in the tow
rope without jerking. When under
way the driver of the towed car
should keep the rope taut by using
the brake if necessary.-Ronald L.
Prindle, in Popular Science Monthly.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-04-30
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events OF Tho Week
Briefly Sketched for Intor.
nation OF Our Readers.

Smallpox has again broken out at
Brownsville,
Repatriation for the coming primaries
Ii tho heaviest umatilla county has
ever had.
Willamette university girls defeated
Pacific university goods In debate Fri
day night
Il 10 predicted that the Oregon straw
berry crop this year viii b. oncthird
larger than ever before.
Aibany's quota Of $4,000 worth Of
stock In the Linn County Fair asso'
citation has boon subscribed.
The annual meeting Of the Ohio as'
aoclalion Of the Rogue River valley
wan held nj aediord Saturday.
Hood River citizens plan during the
next two weeks 10 raise stioO for religl'
Gus and charitable purposes.
A total OF 1920 real estate dealers ~
Oregon have obtained lieenaea through
the state insurance department.
c. l.. Howell. a rancher. was killed
instantly when his auto overturned on
the road south OF klamath Falls.
Almost the entire Postal Telegraph
line between RoaCburE and Eugene viii
bo rebuilt this bprlng and summer
Three peppermint dIHtllling plants
arc to be erected In the near future ad'
joining the mint fields eaHt OF Brooks,
Work will soon be started by the
state highway department In paving
the road between AarshfieId aud Co
guile,
The Bend Commercial club will have
charge OF the entertainment OF the 600
delegates 10 the state grange. which
meets there June /.
Improvement work In Portland
amounting to ts.ssg.o4sb6 ia already
under way and win BE- completed be'
fore tho end OF the summer season,
A. ii result Of "a visit 10 Roaoh0rg by
tho superintendent Of Eugene schools
Il IL stated that seven Roseburg teach
ers will teach at Eugene next winter.
William Fare OF Burma waa named
by Governor olcott a1 county Judge
of Harney county TO succeed Judge II,
c. Levinu. who died Ia Portland recent.
ly.
Gamers at Hood River are making
eager bids for strawberries at lG cents
pound field run and furnishing
crates. ThIs nets growers sass per
crate.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-04-30
WESTON SCHOOLS

The first grade room is enjoying
the photograph this week.
Hardy and Lillian Olson, recent
young arrivals from Walla Walla.
have entered the first grade.
Pupils Of the third grade are much
interested in the study Of Rosa Bon
hours celebrated picture, "The
Horse Fair"
Returning from Portland, Lois
Sailing has entered the sixth grade.
The sophomorcs have lately finish
cd the French classic, LA Poudre
Aux Yeux." and are selling their
books 10 the freshmen. The former
are taking up another classic, "Huit
Contes Choisis," by Maupassant.
The sturdy young athletes Of Wes-
ton High walked away with the re-
cent track meet at Athena, the total
points being: Weston AZ, Athena
81. Eugene Smith was the star Of
the meet, scoring II points for Wes-
ton. Worth Watts was a close sec
ond with IL. Leonard Bulfnch took
seven, Paul Hopkins three, Theo-
dore Walden one, and the relay team
five. The Athena grades won hands,
ly with 104. Adams was second
with 50 and Weston third with 26.
The Weston grades were lacking in
practice
The high school ball team crosses
bats with Helix today on the local
grounds.
The winners of the track meet in
Athena will go to Pendleton Satur-
day, the first Of May, for the inter
district meet.
See Jessie Davis or Theodore Wal
den now if you want copy Of the
high school annual, "Westonia." The
books will be published the 18th of
May and are on sale for one dollar.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
given the evening Of Sunday, May
l6, by DR.. Penrose, president of
Whitman collegs. The commence
ment exercises viii be held May 10
in Memorial hall.