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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
LUCKY AND UNLucKy DAYS
Study Of statisties viii Enable A.
most Any One to Justify hlsN
Pet Belief.

Cold, hard statistics prove that the
greatest number of premier awards
for gailantry were won on Monday.
No other day showing aAyfhinss Hhs
the same record though thes mnnna
maligned Friday stands ont notice.
ably.
Which fact gives some color to the
superstitions many people rhave about
certain days of the week being lucky
while others are ~unlucky.
Tuesday seems to be the bad day
Of the week; calamities are far more
common on. that day than on any other
day. Railway disasters. fires, stress
accidents-the record In each case Is
held easily by Tuesday. And u
the day most favored. too. by those
who desire to put an end to their exist
ence.
Saturday also has a bad reputation;
It's speciality Is murders; and fully
half the petty crime that is dealt with
In the police courts occurs on thar
day. But probably that is because
Saturday also holds the record Tor
drunkenness.
There is nothing very distinctive
about Thursday beyond the fact that
II is the day upon which the birth
rate is highest; and Sunday IL notice
able only for its low death.rate.
Wednesday Is. above all the rest.
the day of weddings. This applies to
all classes, and nearly as many mar
riages are celebrated on that day alone
as upon any three of the others.-Mon'
treal Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
McCLE E R US
:JEVVEI.Ex STORE.
4S NORTH MARKET STREET. FREDERICK, MD.
Phone 7O5. T. o. Box 90
Gigantic New Zealand Trees,

The sizes reported In some New
Zealand trees are astonishing, Each
of two kauri trees from the vicinity
of the WaipOna forest Ia stated to
have yielded 295,7ss feet Of sawable
timber which Is about twice the prod
ucI Of the largest known trees of Cal
ifornia, and equivalent TO the entire
production of nearly three acres OF
good European forest,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
MANY Public Charges.

In Mongolia the eldest son Of each
family must be monk or lama. both
of which are In the nature of public
charges. The lama never works but
depends on aims for his support. The
town OF Ourga with Its 10000 lanes
is u veritabe city of beggars.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
First Woman to join Union.

The first woman ever admitted to a
trade union composed OF men Is be.
Feed TO have been Miss Mary Baker,
who In the late sixties was unnn''
mG,,sly elected to membership In the
Chicago branch OF the Internal i0nal
Typographical union.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Remembering His Manners.

II Hlderstapd the convict who es-
capped was noted for hfs polite man
ners."
"He was unusually polite. Even In
escaping, he left note for the warden
saying: please excuse the liberty
am taking"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-07-22
Eceaeuy.

without economy none can be rich.
and with It few will be pOor.-DoctOr
Johnson. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
WHAT BROKE THE SOLID
SOUTH?

BY carrying tho state Of Tennessee
President-elect Harding has broken the
solid South" thus shattering the sup
posedly. iHpreGnaole political tradition
OF tho last half century. More, perhaps.
than any other one detail OF the cleo
ton. this demonstrates how thoroughly
the dissatisfaction with the acts and
policies OF the. presen: administration
has permeated the country.
No light considerations could bring
about sur;l 4 revolutionary change. The
Denocra ,ic vo;o was cut in practically
all Of the South. but for a Republican
candidate actually to carry a state IN
that region. is almost a political miracle.
This would seem especially true in view
OF the marked favoritism displayed to-
ward the South by President Wilson.
There Is no doubt that the league OF
nations issue affected the South power
fully. Georgia had gone on record
against the Wilson league four times
prior TO the election. IN a lesser degree.
it Is probable that the awakened interest
OF the South In a protective tariff and
the fact that the great war has made the
nation more Homogeneous. helped to In
fluence the result.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
LEAGUE PROSPECTS

In his first speech since his election.
President-elect Harding expresses the
. obvious fact that the Versailles lea que
OF nations Is dead. No other interpreta-
tion could be placed upon the Republican
|, landslide OF last Tuesday. The Demo-
, cratic party made the Wilson league Its
great issue and sustained great defeat.
The Enescapable conclusion Is that the
people intended to kill that league when
, then went to the polls.
y. 1t does not follow that national sentl-
anent is opposed to any kind Of league
Rather the contrary Is true, for Mr..
Harding stated consistently throughout
his campaign that he was for some kind
OF league, preferably one based upon
the existing covenant. with certain res
-ervations. He has accepted the election
result as q mandate to form q league
satisfactory to America and tho rest OF
the world. This Is conclusively shown
by his speech at Marion Thursday night,
in which ne said:
when the next administration comes
tnto power we're going to play our part
Were going TO ask for nations asso-
eiated together IN justice; but 1t shall
Be an association which surrenders moth
ing OF American freedom"
The people will stand back Of him In
shat attitude and there seems no room
for doubt that the senate will be Of the
Dame mind. The right kind Of a league
Of nations should be among the first
achievements OF the new administration.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
CHINESE COAL

Chinese coal has been received IN con-
siderable quantities by Marseilles,
France, and Denmark has contracted for
q supply sufficient to protect Danish in
dustry through the winter Coal is
mined in China under concessions grant
ed to Japanese operators, and its ap-
pearance in the European market indi-
Gates the first possibilities of consider
able competition for the European coal
supply. China Is reported TO have coal
deposits far greater than all of Europe
combined. and under efficient direction
the Chinese mines can provide very
large supply, both Cor JAPAN for the
Pacific coast of the United States, and
for Europe.
The Chinese mines have been oper-
ated IN a crude manner. and II is est!-
mated that their production has amount
cd TO about 120 tons per man per year.
The production OF the American mines.
with improved machinery has averaged
close to 1000 tons per man. l; is not
to be expected. therefore, that even
China's cheap labor will result In the
production OF q large amount of cheap
coal. but improved appliances may come
to be used in the Chinese mines and with
the enormous labor supply in that
country, Chinese coal may become an
important factor in the world market.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
Troops WITHDRAWN

Williamson. w. Va. Nov. 5.-The bat
talon Of federal soldiers who nrH"
been on duty in the Mingo county coal
fields since the strike Of miners vas wns
called. almost three months ago, has
been withdrawn. Twenty-Five troopers
Of the West Virginia constabulary We're
here this morning TO take the places
Of the soldiers. An additional de-
tachment IS expected within q few days.
Orders for the return Of the battalion
tn Camp Sherman. ChillIcothe, Ohio,
were received by Major Ashhrook. who
hrs hcen in command here for several
months. a special train was provided
and the soldiers moved some time
during the night. IT was understood
here this morning that all patrols had
been withdrawn from scattered mining
camps In the county 10 the headQuar-
terS camp In Sycamore Hollow earl?
In tho evening Not long afterwards
tents were down. the camp luggage
loaded and the soldiers were on their
way.
Tho state police. It Is understood,
will make their headquarters in viii.
samson and cover the Mingo coal field
from here.
Federal troops were brought into
Mingo county at tho request OF Cover
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
HARD LOSERS

President Wilson has broken a tradi-
, tional custom by not sending congratu-
lations to President-elect Harding, 1t Is
natural to suppose that Mr.. Wilson is
disappointed by tho result OF the election
but for him to call attention to the fact
In this conspicuous manner will do no
good. He would have commanded much
more sympathy. as we'll as admiration.
by accepting defeat in Il sportsmanliks
way Public sentiment has been ex-
pressed at the polls and Mr.. Wilson can
not change the decision. True greatness
would have been indicated by prompt
congratulations to the winner. even
though they had been Of the brIefest and
most formal nature.
. The same spirit displayed BY Mr.. VIII
son has been evidenced by other men,
hsrs OF his administration. For In
stance, Secretary OF State Colby said, II
am disappointed and depressed" and
Secretary Of Labor Wilson remarked.
truth. crushed to earth. will eventually
prevail" This Is saying In SO many
words. that the American people are
wrong and the Wilson coterIe Is right
Mr.. Wilson and his little group Of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
BRYAN's INTERESTING PRO-
POSAL

While thu proposal OF Mr.. Bryan that
President Wilson resign and permit Mr..
Harding to assume the presidency In al
vance Of the regular Inauguration DAY
Is interesting. It cannot be taken seri-
ously In brief. Mr.. Bryan would nave
Mr.. Wilson resign, and be succeeded by
Vice President Marshall. Mr.. Marshall
would then name Mr.. Harding secretary
of state. after which Marshall woulo
>resiEn, and. as the secretary Of state IS
next In the presidential succession Mr.
Harding would become president.
This highly ingenious plan WILL not De
Adopted for several reasons. one Is tnal
Mr.. Harding would never consent to IT,
He has been elected to the PRESIDENCY
BY the united voice OF the American peo-
pie but to accept II In advance OF the
statutory time by such roundabout
method would be unseemly and undignt-
fled, and Harding Is not that kind. An
other reason Is that President wilson
would not consent. 1t Is conceivable
that complete physical inability TO dis
charge his duties might cause Mr.. Will
son 20 resign in favor Of Vice President
VI Marshall. but ne would not be party TO
any plan wniSn H"u A'' 49, oN'N>
place his successor in office before maui
guEation day. Mr.. Wilson IS probably
subject to impeachment for his action
in refusing to enforce the marine act
but these proceedings could not be COM
pleted before next March.
1t Is Of course true, as Mr.. Bryan
says, that the people, have declared
against Mr.. Wilson'S pee project along
with wisconsin IN general. and 1t IS
possible that Bryan advanced his pro-
posal more TO emphasize this than with
any idea that 1t would be taken serious
ly.. However, there Is no pressing need
for immediate final action on the league
OF nations. II will take some time to
get the new proposals in shape and Mr..
Harding and his advisors can be working
on these prior to his inauguration.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
TT COULD NOT HAPPEN

II there were Infractions OF the law In
this state in regard to the election last
Tuesday, they should Of course be pun
ished, but the statements Of supporters
Of the bipartisan League sound de-
cidedly unreasonable. Mr.. Montgom-
ery's total vote as counted was about
72.o0o, Koontz had about 100000 ana
Morgan approximately 205,00o.
In a statement Thursday. c. Frank
Keeney, of Charleston. says that his de-
auctions before the election were that
Montgomery should receive $4,000
votes. Therefore, Mr.. Keeney concludes
that thousands and thousands Of votes
cast for Montgomery were not counted"
Even admitting the possibility that
some votes in some precincts were not
properly counted. It Is straining the
credulity OF the public to ask 1t to be-
lieve that this could happen with $4,000
ballots. distributed in every county Of
the state.
II there were criminal acts at the
polls, the perpetrators should be pun
ished, whether .they juggled one ballot
or q thousand. but It Is self-evident that
the result cannot be changed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
THE LURE OF CONQUEST

News comes OF a detachment Of Span
ish soldiers being ambushed and massa-
cred In Morocco. Spain has been am
oitiously striving TO extend her domin-
ion over a small patch Of Morocco south
OF Tangier and opposite Gibralter. and
the Moors have been just as stuooornly
fighting Spanish Invasion. The chimera
OF foreign conquest has been the curse
OF Spain for nearly 500 years. Her
rulers impoverished the whole country
and wasted the lives Of her people Law
ishly to build up a great empire In
Central and South America which they
were finally unable to hold. Spanish SOL
diers, returning from Cuba. after the
last disastrous war, spit upon the statue
of Columbus and cursed the great dis
coYerer. The lure of foreign conquest
has been the death Of Spain, and yet
Spain continues TO send her armies
abroad and seeks new fields Of eHploita-
ton, while her natural resources are
her industries struggling
FOR an existence, and her people are over
burdened with taxes.
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Our Daily Story
AND STILL SO BEAUTIFUL.

Tarpauln Scutz. the great composer.
smiled approvingly as he watched the
beautiful young woman In the next seat.
"A true lover Of music" he thought.
And indeed. is the great sympathy Or
chcstra. under the able direction Of Bundt
Oystcrsl!nger, played Wasner's Goldfish
Ball symphony in u Minor the beautiful
young woman was strangely affected.
She clas7ed and unclasped her fingers,
tore her program to shreds and swallow
ed the shreds. and her breath came In
little turned-up pants.
How well she understands" thought
Scutz.
The Goldfish Ball symphony died away
with It's famous cantadosa movement.
and the orchestra broke into tho under
ture TO Octave Beerhcusc'S great war
epic. The Cootie and the Flea"
With an unforgettable screech the
beautiful young woman threw herself
down on the floor and convulscd.
"A great artist" thought Tarpaul!n
Scutz deeply affected.
I'm sure Of It! I'm sure Of IT." moan
ed the beautiful woman. Il came away
without taking the asparagus pudding
out OF the oven, and II will be ruined
ruined, ruined"
Tarpaul!n Scutz violently stuffed his
program into her mouth and disgustedly
left the opera house.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
COUNTY VOTES
AS COMP LETED
Harrison County.

Special Dispatch to The intelligenc,sE
Ciarksburg, W. Va. Nov. 5.-With
only the r|turns from one precinct.
where tho election officers lost the tai;y
sheets. the Republican ma1otlties ,ont
war; sWclicd Beyond the $500 mark.
Ioco l.. Young. Republican candidate
for sheriff, led the ticket In the county.
He polled 1850 votes; ana won onnoo o
BY majority Of ass, ,or
w w Trent Of Elkins. candidate Tor
state superintendent OF schoois' maj
the best run of any Democrat, losing
the county to Gf Sw %n, NJ fU Votes ..
The eighty-six out of eiEhty-seven
rrccincts in the county returned the
following vote: 1,o,so,
county complete except for one pre-
e'h For f presidcnt-cox tDl 1928; Hard
For congress, third district-kidd
I'D 1860: Reed (R 1880 Reed )
plurality, 3071.
State Ticket.
For governoraKoontz (Dl 7ST pj
Montgomery (N.P) 640i; Morgan (t)
io.95i; Morgan's plurality, 1887. IVA
Tor secretary Of state-Miller. (D)
95lS; Young tR) 1858; foungs piurai'-
ty, 1895. r,.
For S1perihtendde"ff P} I2aS3: Ford's
p'T T1r State trcasurer-Herold tD) 49,
OBS; Johnson (R) 1851; Johnsons
plurality, 1915. D> "a
For state audItor-SswiGn ~ ,, ~"
H?s; Bond tR) 1857 H"d's p'ura'''y'
OF For observation-disclosures, D)
1O.O2i; England (R) 1888; EnGlands
plurality. 3496. ,,u
Ter CD) 1901; stewart (R) 13,4S9;
Stewards plurality. 346S.
For judge supreme eourt0SSSommer-
Iy's majority. 3iSl.
WIKI EGs itf' , so1S':R %Ste sDS ma lSSS
''''''' County Ticket.
For house Of MISUNDERSTANDING (Rl
14.2O9: Post tM l!l65: Haymnnd az R}
lG,OS4; Williams tD) 1o.449: Reynolds
tDS s496: Randolph (D) 9t%o.
For prosecuting att"rn"E--Morris (R)
1860; snidcr (D) 1892 Morris ma
jority. 4O5S. ...
(D) 9S74: YounE's majority. 1856.
For judge Of criminal court Southern
(R) 1880; .Shinn CD 11,N5': 'ruthern's
majority. 2199.
majority. 1884 ,o.o
For decentralization IA 1860:
Arnold CD 10.021: Robinson'~ 'nniority'
SG04. oo,
For county clcrk--Parrish { G.2c3:
Crews (D) l0.540; Par:ish's l. .J"rlty.
"6S3.
O37: Roy CD 1851; Coffman's nv urity.
.4nS6.
For county SUPERINTENDENT nj Sol. IS
Lawson (R) 1886: Ofden CD luit3;
Lawson's majority. 1878.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
RIPPING RHYMES
By WALT MASON
AFTER ELECTION

All finished now the long cam
paign: the voters made their mean
Ing plain. We know just where We, re
at; but little comfort. do l see, for
johnson made a bet with me. and
stuck me for hat. The weary
conflict now is done; n statesman
lost, a statesman won. and may the
loser smile; but all my soul Is sick
and sore-that Johnson jay who
lives next door has touched me for
a tile. And ! must wheel him
through the town upon barrow
upside down. while all the loafers
teer; Oh, other men may shout and
Jest. but there is sorrow in my
breast, and on my cheek a tear.
And others march in gay parade,
and drink denatured lemonade. and
make the weikin thrill; but tragedy
Is In my soul. for with toothpick
! must roll q peanut up the hill. |
see glad faces IN the street and
happy citizens l meet, without
care or fret: ! sadly view the merry
throng. for ] must wear my whisk-
crs long. TO pay foolish bet. The
noisy band Is playing tunes to en-
terrain the gay gOssoons. but music
makes me sad: this, evening I must
backward walk. my eyes blindfold-
cd. round block. TO pay wager
bad They say our bulwarks are
secure. and there'n be justice for
the poor, and wrongs will be re-
dressed: but am full OF grief and
dole. and all my hopes are In the
hole. so wretchedly ! guessed.
Copyright by George Matthew
Adams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
sstions for recognition by the railroad

s!tions for recognition by the railroad
labor board as subordinate officials"
with the exception Of supervisory sta
ton agents were allowed today By the
Interstate Commerce commission ChO
, rmiinr, Of the commission based on hear.
ings recently conducted. will permit all
railroad workers in the semt-executivs
classes will, the exception Of the !u0-
ervisory station agents to place ~
wage questions before the board Tor
adjustment.
Supervisory station agents were held
by the commission to be official and
responsible authorities of the railroad
companies In their relationships with
the public, 49,. ---.ar
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06
Sent Telegram to Hoover and
Schurman - Des MONIES
Speech Not Regarded As
Contradicting Utterance OF
August Is

This article by Mark Sullivan NOT
only makes clear President-elect Aara-
Ing position AZ to q League OF NatlonS
but reveals what Is ono OF the most IN
ferestinS unwrittsn stories OF tho CAM
paign. It also tells for the mast I...s
the real facts back OF tho so-calteo
Borah detection At the height OF inc
campaign.
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close personal followers apparently have
not yet learned the great lesson that
America is a democracy and not an auto
cracy The people, sitting as the court
OF last resort. have decided that Mr..
Wilson Is unsatisfactory. That decision
must be accepted and Mr.. Wilson would
do we'll to ask himself whether he has
not been looking at things from the
wrong angie
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06

Mr. Wilson will always have the con-
ISOLATION Of knowing that he started the
league negotiations anyhow. even II he
did start something he couldn't finish.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06

Mr. yolstead was reelected. showing
that some times a mans friends VIII
stick to him In spite Of everything.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06

u,r rornweil after a series of disorders
attending the strike. Headquarters
wer" established in sycamore Hollow
n..r Williamson. and from there dctach-
meat; we're sent out TO points in the
ru4ril v here. in the view OF the civil
and military authorities, protection was
needed.
The strike Is still on. but while there
have been u number Of shootings within
the past few weeks, the auth )rit!es held
that they could be tracel to other
causes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06

No doubt there are at least few hard
boiled citizens in Marion. who, on hear
ing that Mr.. Harding had been elected.
deeply regretted the eighteenth amend
ment, and we don't blame EN- a bit.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06

Oklahoma might be said to be the
most stylIshly represented state in the
union. She is sending Swank to con-
gress.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06

Tho election was interpreted IN Can
ada as favorable to prohibition. Prohibi-
ton Of what-DemocratS?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06

II is alleged that ballot frauds were
committed in some places. For the love
Of Mike, what for?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06

A French pc per says: American COM
mon sense has condemned Utopia in all
It's forms" Just so.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06

There seems to be about one hundred
million people with "pigmy minds II
the United States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06

Asa ticket leader, Warren G. Harding
has them all beat.
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IT'S all over but the shouting and that
will be done tonight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-06

A few candidates won on the cellar
vote at that.
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Tho man who speaks Of the "elector-
iarvote Is again with US.
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CAN PLACE WAGE CLAIMS
Washington, Nov. 5.-Clalms of rail-
road employees in semi-execuuve DO
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Copyright by George Matthew
Adams