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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
FEAR or POVERTY.

N the area marked by the reign of Queen Victoria
1 people of the middle class were obcessed by the
fear of povery-not the real poverty that makes Peo-
pie hungry but the reduced circumstances that might
keep them from being respectable" How awful It
they should lose their money and have to work with
their hands OF to get along without servantl
And now, as writer in the London Spectator points
out, thousands of well-to-do people have lost their
money and their servants and because others also have
lost thew still remain respectable" and do not erlnse
or culver when they meet their cousins whom the war
has happened to enrich And many of them, too, have
worked with their hands and liked it. So they know
that what they thought the worst is not 50 bad, and
thew can face life with courage that they never knew
before, ready to meet each situation as comes and
take no anxious thought for the morrow The very
insecurity Of the times has taught people to respect
themselves and not the position that the self was once
so often sacrificed to maintain. What relief!
Religion and philosophy have always maintained
that the Kingdom of Heaven is within you and that
It was hard for rich man Cor who would be rch)
TO enter into it because he sacrificed the self within tor
the riches that he wanted to maintain or get And
TO common sense is clear enough that in world OF
change the best gift 10 ones children is strength and
intelligence and reasonable education with which to
make their own way through the world But fashion
is supreme, and what Bernard Shaw has called the
"middle-class morality" of the Mlid-Victorlan Eng
land and America accented the responsibility of for
NAL obsevances and servants and possessions.
If the war has rid the world for time OF that SOUL
deadenng fashion has at least one substantial good
to set against its many evils
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
ONE DEMOCRATIC FAILURE.

HE connellsviLe Weekly Courier. widely known
as the organ of the Pennsylvania coke trade, yes
terday made the fat assertion that whiskey has be-
come 50 plentiful in the coke region that it seriously
is interfering with the production of coke Conditions
have not become that bad in Northern West Virginia
but tits frequently mentioned in police circles that
strong drinks OF various kinds plentiful here
now than they have been for some time
Whatis,the explanation of this condition. 1t lacks
but few days Of being nine months since national
prohibition went into effect A separate organization
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
Rev. David Williams
Body Taken Away

The body of David Williams, the
colored clergyman who was killed
in Sundays street car wreck ut
Baxter, which had been at the Mus.
grave undertaking establishment
was last evening sent to his home
at Lynchburg, Va, for burial, ac-
Companied by q sister, who re-
sides in Detroit and a niece, Mrs.
Edward Rhodes, of Grays Flats.
The wife of the wreck victim who
Is a patient at Fairmont hospital
suffering from injuries received in
the accident, was carried to the
,Musgrave undertaking establish.
ment on q cot yesterday afternoon
In order that she might view the
body Of her deceased husband.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
THREAT IN MAILS
LEADS TO ARREST
Two Men Of Hundred Ar
Held for Federal
Court

Charged with having tried to ex-
tort $500 from John Hustutler OF
Round Bottom by threats made last
February through the mails, Oscar
Cross and Arnold Sine, OF Hundred,
were arTaigned before United
States Commissioner j. P. Kirby
yesterday and held for the Federal
grand Jury at Martinsburg Septem-
Der 81, in $1,000 bail. Both were
remanded to jail.
The two men we're arrested Wed.
nesday by Deputy United States
Marshal John M. Short, Of Wheel.
ing.
Damaging testimony was given
by Clint Cross, a half-brother OF one
OF the defendants, who told OF b
conversation with Oscar in which
the latter said that he had robbed
Hustutler of S2,500 in Liberty
bonds which he could not sell for
the reason that the bonds were
registered. A letter was introduced
that had been received by Hustet-
Ter, demanding $1,000 in cash in
exchange for the bonds, which the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10

Democratic spell binders and the local Demo-
cratic organ are going to make a determined effort
to appeal to the emotional side Of the woman voter
but If they want to make their first votes count at
the fullest value women will remember that the big
moral issue of this campaign lies inside the county
The Court house gang which dominates Marion
county and is in partnership with colored vice and
bootlergers generally has always been opposed to
eoual suffrage 1t is as much opposed to 1t now as
it was back in the days when 1t perssteny refused
to give the women room In the court house for
a rest room, and unless the women help to clean
1t out of the court house they feel secure
In their position as full hedged citizens
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10

John W. Davis ambassador to Great Britain.
avoided politics in his address at the reception
which the people of Clarksburg rendered him last
night but he did say that he was glad the foreign
relations of the country are In politics this cam
naiqn "for the people need to know more about
that question" That is true. AS people we are
profoundly ignorant of the position this country
occupies in the world and the duties and RESPONSE
biftes that go with that position. We have deyel-
oped industrially to the point where we must get
our share of the world markets or drop back, and
yet we seem to want to our back on the world.
We have got to make decision for one policy or
the other soon, and it ought not to be made until
the public has had chance to understand what that
decision involves II the present campaign creates
in the public mind an interest in foreign affairs it
will do great deal for the country in addition to
leading UP to an election.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
O'Neill Home From
Annual Outing

William r. O'Neill, local repre-
sentative Of the Fairmont branch
Of Inc United Wooden Mills com
pany, has returned from Parkers.
burg where he attended, the annual
outing of the company which
started from that city and went
to Columbus, Ohio where the out
ing was held at the Deshler hotel.
The fete this year surpassed IN
elegance any former year 8 outing
and two whole floors Of the Desh'
Ter hotel were reserved for the
affair. The banquet was held
Sunday night and Samuel Comp
ers, president OF the American
Federation Of Labor was present
and paid q high tribute to the
business acumen OF William A.
Hersch, the head Of the big cor.
poration. The party was carried
from Parkersburg in a speclaI
train. Following the labor day
parade In which the employees par.
several miles from Columbus
where a picnic was observed. Dur
ing the celebration insurance plans
which the company will put into
effect for its employees were an.
nounced by Mr.. Hersh and upon
his return here Mr.. O'Neill dis
played a handsome diamond ring
which had been given to him along
with twelve others to fellow
workers in recognition Of five
years of faithful service. These
rings are presented to employees
at the annual picnic each year
who have served faithfully for
years. In the time this custom
has been observed 191 rings have
been presented TO employees by
Mr., Hersch.
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
Skinner Is Chief
Car Distributor

W. R. Skinner, of Grafton, to-
day entered upon his duties as
chief car distributor OF the Monon.
gah division Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad with headquarters at
Grafton. He succeeds Gail Fish
back, resigned. Mr.. Skinner is
quite popular among the coal peo-
pie,
]. ]. Murray, city, has accepted
position as ticket seller at the To-
cal B. & o. station, taking the
night trick.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
RUFF STUFF
whht IA want to say is thls

what We want to say is this:
There's q guy down at the AS
4 toatHher who always thinks OF the
sasnAs thing whether he Is writing
as q debutante or as the Voice OF
the People.
And the output of his mill is not
xarY mplimentary to either the
gBtrt or the people.
Three man were shot at a labor
camp near Pittsburgh yesterday
! by bandits,
tins mean that the country
going TO be as turbulent ana
l5tinsafe as the cities have been for
6ar OF more?
Better move to the cities If that
Is the case for there certainly can
snot be enough stick up men to
operate ip the hitherto peaceful
isfTraI Communities and the pre-
vidpsly well held up cities at the
time.
HI wonder OF Clarksburgh's own
John w, did say as dust in the
naIlast in his speech last night?
newspaper which boasts, that
most people read Il says he did.
1lotire that the Cruiser Pitts.
tFEh has gone around in the Bal.
wonder II they changed the
3I of III Ia sea too while they
50 busy Changing the map Of
sls one, thing the hunger
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10

differed by Democrats appointed by the admnistra-
ion has been at work forsome months ostensiby to
enforce the act which was passed by congress to put
the Eighteenth amendment into effect, and instead OF
coke district at least ground is actually being lost
This is nothing less than national scandal Some
where along the line in the 50 called dry organization
there is 1oss ineiciency if not something worse and
it should havs the attention Of the public which believes
in law enforcement
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
TAKING THE aTICS"
OUT OF POLITICS.

reason Of her discourse on cheek
dancing and sitting out dances IN
automobiles, evidences that she IS
not OF the noli me tangere type.
We might remind Lady Triple
X that II she ever gets around TO
the point of voting a straight tick
ct, one x will be sufficient sigma
ture at that time.
The peanut crop this year is es.
timated 39,000,000 bushels. This is
a presidential campaign year.
All the fishermen are for Hard
ing Cox has monopoltzed the first
page with his own fish stories, all
other amateurs having to take a
back seat.
Speaking Of the political outlook,
Harry Stansbury. passing through
here today, said "Tubby" Mclntire
was making EN- work like hell al
Mountain Lake.
Harry always did carry a mics
bunch OF descriptive terms.
About one more campaign or two
and lot OF fellows will vote from
the heart and not the bottle.
You tell 'em cherry, it will be pie
for you.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10

The press association reports to the effect that
Senator Harding was given great popular ovations
during his trip to the Minnesota state fair is the
first sign of popular interest which has been shown
in this campaign, and when these demonstrations
are contrasted with the lack of response in the
swings around the circle which the Democratic can
ddates have taken it may be an important indica-
ton Of the political trend
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10

Gabrielle D'Annunzio has proclaimed Fiume to
be free city. In one sense that comes as some
what OF surprise The general impression has
been that Flume has been free city all along. But
in another sense 1t must be conceded that Fiume
never will be really free city until the poet decides
to take up his residence some where else.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10

,Thesreasons phy so fen marriages arc happy is
besduse young ladies spend their Time in mailing nets
not N making cdges.-Swft,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
STATE

For Goyernor-Ephriam +. morgan, Of Fairmont
For Secretary Of state-Houston G. Young, Of
Charleston.
For state Superintendent OF Schools-George NJ.
Ford, of Dunbar.
For state Treaaurer-W. S. Johnson. OF Mt Hope.
For state Auditor-John c. Bond, OF Charleston.
For Attorney General-E. T. England. of Logan
For state Commissioner Of Agriculture. D..
Stewart, OF Morgantown.
For State Senate Eleventh Dtstrict-George w.
Bowers, OF Warrington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10

striking of the Lord Mayor Of Cork
will do.
1t will correct any impression
that starving to death is a compar.
atively pleasant way Of passing
out,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
cOLMTY

srsherin-James D. Charlton. Of Warrington
For Prosecuting Attorney-Frank r. Amos, OF
Fairmont
For County Assessor-Glenn Springer. of Fairmont.
For County Commissioner-Alno o. Stanley. OF
FaIrmont
! For Clerk of the Circuit Court. a. Gather, OF
Fairmont
For Clerk of the County courl-Lee n satterheld'
of Monongah.
For County Superintendent Of schools-Porter
Ware, OF Fairmont
For County Surveyor. NJ. Fisher, of Fairmont.
Nor House of DeIegates-W. H Yeach. of Farming
ton; Net Robinson, OF Warrington;
h e. satteraeld. Of Fairmont
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
FRIDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 10, 1920.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
NATIONAL.

For vice Presdent-Calvin Coolidge, of Mass.
For congress-Ben Rosonbloom. OF Wheeling.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10

Hrudieszow has been evacuated
by the Bolsheviks. It would be
nice II they would nickname some
OF the burgs over there. When
they named a few of them, Ger.
tain number OF letters must have
been drawn out OF a hat and put
together in the order Of the draw.
ing.
The remarks made by John W.
Davis at the welcome home party
last night at Clarksburg give evil
dence that MIR. Davis has true
claims to high honors as a diplo.
mat. He did not use the occasion
Of greeting by the home folk OF
both political faiths to thrust a
partisan political speech upon
them.
Lady Triple x, who slipped an
essay into The Times this morning,
seems to have that complete knowl-
edge Of the campaign issues that is
characteristic of the DEMOCRATS,
from Cox on down the line Of can
didates. Lady Triple x might COM
municate with the Demmie presl-
Dental candidate in regard to hav-
ing the Country club come under
the Jurisdiction Of the league of
nations.
At any rate, Lady Triple X, by
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10
NLDLCLAL

For State Supreme Court-frank H. Lively OF
Kanawha County.
For Circuit Court-Winhed Scott Meredith Of
FalrnOnt.
For Criminal Court-Emmett NJ showalter. Of
Farmont
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10

Sixteen different operations are
performed by one press Ia printing
the ordinary expreBg Waybill, \
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-10

writer claimed to have in his pos.
session.
The letter was identified by Hus-
tutler and William ]. Snyder, post
master of Garrison, Pa, where 1t is
alleged the letter was mailed. Sny-
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der testified that the letter had
been mailed at the postotftce az
the noon hour, and that Sine ana
Cross were in the postottice at the
time.
W. W. Marshall, postoffice In
spector. OF Elkins, made the In
vestigation that resulted in the ar.
rested of the two men, and was
present at the hearing yesterday.
An electromagnetic is used to pull
metal dust or chips of steel that
may get into the eyes Of steel
workers.
For the first time in three cen.
turtles the villagers Of Oberam-
mergau have decided not to stage
the decennial performance OF the
Passion Play.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-09
old Timer Is Back

Unul Americans introduced mod
crn oil well drilling equipment into
Algiors, North AfIca boo the onrly
part OF 1913, mo English were using
connected points OF poles Instead
Of cable TO sink their holes. accord
ing to o. NiColet, old time mia
continent oil drlllor who has just re-
turned to Tulsa after completing
a two year contarct "Iih an Eus'l3h
firm.
while OIL has been found In Al
giera In small quantlticg over since
lS6O,55 says Mir. Nicoiet, tho drill-
Ing method In use was so primitive
that The field there Ia practically
untouched.
UP 10 the time OF tho outbreak
Of war In 1914 English firms had
boen employing cheap Austrian
labor 10 produce what oil could h"
found In Algiers, which was never
moro than l5-barrel production 10
well. Instead ot using cable tools
they sank their wells with thln
steel bit which was followed up hy
| Joints of steel poles which s'reWcd
| into one another solid. Fortunately
| for this rigid piece OF cable the Tor
nations IN Algiers are ns AoIt a.
mud. whenever any form OF rock
/ was Immediately abandoned. Tn,
| deepest known well to be- drilled bJ
| this system was 200 fcot.
THE ALGERIAN oil has AN asphal
base which not only makes n marc
to produce. but also makes 1t oI
small commercial value. In th'
wells we drilled there we tried L
pump II with but little success
Mr.. Nlcolet went to Algicrs u
| December OF 1917. together VIII
other tool men OF the mid-contnen
field, under two year contrhc
with Pearson & Son OF England
whore he worked on well II
Devonshire which had n showing o
oil Mt 1900 feet lie says that IN
most remarkable thing about IN
ALGERIAN wells was the surface indl
cations. such as seepages winch
says arc more In evidence there ina
anywhere he has ever drilled,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-09

January. 1920 az 1870 o'clock. iu
tho forenoon. aud that the secretary
Of the company be and he i8 horcby
directed within 10 days ~ tho adop-
ton Of this resolution 20 cause no
tice OF It's adoption 10 be mailed 20
carn stoCkhUigoT Of the company r'.
siding i'm the United States, and also
within 10 days 10 cause % llke no
ilco TO bg published Ia % newspaper
published in the county ~ sew
castle. ln the ttlio ~ Delaware, Tor
at lcuH' three successive weeks, once
q wcok. urxt preceding The time
appointed is aforesaid Tor tho meet
ing ~ tuc Stockholders having Fot-
ing power" Ana 90 that the board
~ directors At the sam" mcel.uE
duly called "A special meeting Of lut
atockhOldcis Of the company to be
held al the offices Of th" company
AZ No. II wall street. on the 2Gih
day of January 1920 a. ~ 80
o clock In the forenoon. 20 tako uc-
tlOn upon the resolution $50 adopted
by the board of directors Of the coIs
pauy.
You are urged TO sign the on
mail 10 90 line Hncrciury OF 'he com
pAny iu the -nif-tdlr" ts"l stamped
envelope enclosed herewith. whether
you expect to be personally prcHoul
a. the meeting or not.
ly order OF the board ~ directors
r o. LdLYSTltAND.
First vice president
Dated January o. 1920.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-09
wal Cause 25
Per Cent Loss

The new specifications issued by
tho standard ~ Indiana In the pur
chase of cIHlurheud will cause "a 25
per cent lusg in addition 10 that now
bolug absorbed boy cusinghoad peU-
pl". according to Kork Kelly who f.
am expert lu casiughe1d blends and
plants Ns Kelly says. THE new
c.fic1'lpns provide the distilla-
ton dry point shall not be grcatre
than 800 degrees Fahrenheit; tn
loss not 80 bo over 10 per cent. the
color shall not - less than % as
taken on the Saybolt machine: which
means that the end point has been
reduced -by approximately 1870 de
prcos and tho color will hereafter be
exceedingly hard 20 mako.
"lt is about time that the casing
head men wake up 10 the fact that
something should he done 20 pro.
tect their interests and tho great
amount of capital invested IN planti
oil over the state Of Oklahoma
Kansas. Texas ana Louisiana.
Tho suggestion as made in the
World oil column that tho casiug
head mon should put in their owr
Nliing stations accms to be the most
logical solution and the chances are
mat great many such stations vii
bee established nt once"
fnasmuch aA Mr. Kelly has hat
exceptionally good luck with his re
cont shipments Of blended gasoline
his remarks are certainly well wortl
considering.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-09

well field with a pipe line from the
property To he refining plan. across
The state line This is dgubtless the
beginning ~ tho simns actvitios In
oklahoma and Kansas and 10 iB un-
derstOOd hat there were several Of
fora made Just befora New Years
but none OF Them has been az yet
announced. Mr. Simms Is not the
only man who ia wise enough to
got into the game whore tho game
iH good. lie has ample means as the
SiWuR Petroleum company has 4Z5.-
900 snlrns Of stock now issued which
iH selling a. about $40 per share A.
tho present time. r. is understood
tHl' tue Mlliiken oTRaui1ation will
be- transferred 60 the Simms Pc
troIDum company ana tho chances
are 90 viii be- % satisfactory arrange
mcut an around
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-09
Complete Victory for General Amer
team Tank Gar Corporation

After "A fun helring the case OF
Constnntn refining 60. aRaisst Gen
cral American Tnak Car Corporation
wns disposed OF Thursday by Judge
Woodrough sitting In the Federal
court. The hearing came up before
Judge WOodrough on the motion OF
the Constantiu Refining Co. for n
temporary Injunction restraining the
General American Tank car Corpor
alton from taking possession OF 800
tank cars which the COustantin Re-
filming Co. claimed belonged TO II by
reason of an option it had been
given. which had been exercised.
The General American Tank Car
Corporation maintained that IL had
leased the cars to the Constanin re
filming co and that the lease had
expired. that there had never been
an option and that the entire con
duct Of tho Constantin Refining co
| showed that there was no option and
| that tho refining company did nol
consider there was an option unl
| the cars had doubled in value. Th'
entire dispute between tho pnrte'
was gone into before Judge Wood
rough. and the entire correspondence
| produced In open court as well as th'
| testimony Of witnesses.
| Judge WoOdrough decided tina