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The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
BLAME NOT ENTIRELY HERS
ately Compared With That of
Some Politicians.

In a recent political gathering the
following story was told apropos OF
the coming national election:
"Whichever side wins, I'm afraid
will act as did the new maid.
"The new maid was entirely make
shift. and the mistress bore with her
patiently at first. But on the third
day she placed very unclean dinner
plate on the table, and patience broke
down.
"Really, Mary, you might at least
see that the plates are clean
"'Well num- Mary rejoined, Il owns
to them thumb marks, but that dried
mustard was there afore | come'"
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
NATURES New Role.

Robert, age three, had been put to
bed at the usual time, but because OF
a long afternoon nap the sandman
was slow in appearing. At the end
Of half hour OF pleading to be per.
mitted to- come downstairs and play
his sister came into the room.
"Now you lie down there and go to
Sleep" she commanded.
"Well. sister, nature won't let me-
he answered between sobs.-lndian'
apolis News.
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
Shall Chaos or Reconstruction in
Europe Follow the Great
World War;
WHY B0LSHEvISM IS MENACE
Governments and Men In High Place
Have Erred From the Beginning in
Their Methods Of Fighting
Its Propaganda.
Article Xxx.
BY FRANK coMERFoRD.

The bolshevik government launched
great propaganda drive to bring
about disorder. 1t was. and is, Grim
inal conspiracy to destroy the peace
of the world. II is an appeal to the
discontented, an effort to mobilize the
unrest of the world under the red flag
OF violence. In cunning and complete
ness bolshevik propaganda Is in
class by itself. 1t is poisoned publicity.
The bolsheviks carefully kept their
methods out of their propaganda.
They emphasized the poverty of the
world. They pictured conditions, al
ways charging these conditions to the
inequality Of distributing and laying
the blame at the door Of the capitalist
system. They invented fine-sounding
phrases, in which they concealed the
seeds Of hate. They quickened the pref
udices of the people; they pretended
TO sympathlZe with the poor. They
urged men to unite and strike for free
dom. Had the governments of the
wrold met this propaganda with the
truth and common sense, they would
nave uSeu every HNdlIdDle dBeHCy lO
tear the mask from the bolshevik gov
ernment and show the working people
of the world the true character of that
government and the methods by which
II sustans itself. The allied govern
ments contented themselves with tell
Ing the people that bolshevism was q
bad, dangerous thing, pitfall. In
stead, they should have thrown search
light on ii and let the people see its
rottenness and its danger. Instead of
fighting propaganda with propaganda,
falsehood with abuse, fire with fire,
they should have fought fire with wa
ter, propaganda with truth. cunning
with frankness, and an enlightened
and educated pOpulace would have
turned a deaf ear TO bolshevik propa-
ganda. The RED" peril in the world
would not be the dangerous menace
II is today.
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09

otoiiidSii 4 SoQlu IlOt
lie in bed. ] suf-
fered 30 it seemed
as though ] would
die, and ] was not
r egular either. /
suffered for a year
and was unfit to do
m y b ou s e work,
could only wash
d is he 8 once in a
while. ] read an
advertisement Of
what lydia E. Pink
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
origin of Famous Quotations.

The henpecked man had just OBJ
tanned divorce from his first wife.
He was heard TO murmur, with the only
fiendish glee that had been his since
the orange blossom episode: "And the
first shall be last"
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
Another Kind.

"Do you see yonder house? know
for fact there are spirits in it,"
IA haunted house? How interest
ing. Do the spirits make a disturb
ance In the sleeping rooms?"
"No; they nre kept in the cellar"
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
Ereshen a Heavy Skin

With the antiseptic, fascinating Cuti-
curt Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented convenient, economical face,
skin, baby and busting powder and
perfume. Renders other perfumes SUI
perfluous. One of the Cutlcura Toilet
Trio (Soap. Ointment, Talcum) ADV.
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
Movies In New Zealand.

About % per cent of the motion pie
lures shown in New Zealand are
American productions.
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
Hard to Tell.

"Why do women cry at a weddlng?"
III don't know. | can't make up my
mind if it's the bride or the groom
they are sorry for"
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
Working People Took Alarm.

The working people noticed that q
portion of the press previously allied
with the Interests" and against the
right of the people, thundered most
bitterly against the bolshevik govern
ment This class Of papers denounced
bolshevism. called ii names, but gave
little space to the calm. cool. plain
statement of the truth about bolshe-
vism. They were as "red" in their con-
servatism as the Reds were false in
their propaganda. The newspapers of
this class have not the confidence of
the general public; they have long
been under suspicion. The bolshevik
propagandists were In a better posi-
tion to get results than the conser-
vative press. and for three reasons;
first, the bolsheviks had the sympathy
OF the workers of the world because
Of their connection with the liberation
of Russia; second. the bolsheviks ap-
reared as the under-dog in the fight;
third, the conservative press suffered
from It's past reputation rs the mouth
piece Of those who stood I'm the way
of better living conditions for the
great majority. Many leading business
men. captains Of industry. followed the
example Of the conservative press and
denounced bolshevism instead of ex-
posing II. These men were under suspi-
cion and their attitude confirmed the
belief growing In the minds Of the
workers that bolshevism would benefit
them. These same men denounced the
workers in their own countries when
they sought better conditions. Working
people remember that most Of the re.
forms that has come has been wrung
from the same conservative class sell
dom, IF ever, has a right been con-
ceded to the working class. They have
had TO fight strike for II, and even
In this hour some of the reading fig
ures Of the employing minority call
men bolsheviks who are not commun-
lists, who are not bolsheviks. On the
contrary, they are good citizens. seek
Ing as they have right TO seek.
larger share, fairer measure of the
things they produce. These methods,
these attitudes. have reacted in the
minds OF men who toll. and have
heard many of them accept the chal-
lenge and proudly boast that they
were bolshevks, although in truth
they were not.
Investluators Unfairly Treated.
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
Investigators Unfairly Treated.

Someone drew n curtain of silence
around soviet Russia. AT least so II
seemed to the people. Men who came
out of Russia and brought with them
reports which displeased their govern
ments were abused, their reports sup
pressed. Built. Robins and Steffens
are examples In America. The public
at once came to the conclusion that
these man had found conditions In
Russia good; that bolshevism was q
safe, sane plan Of government; that
II was succeeding. or course, this is
not the real story these men brought
out OF Russia. but the abuse, heaped
on these men. the silencing of these
men, spoke louder and more eloquent
ly than any report could have done.
An English paper went SO far as to
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
Herrinos Pooular

There are more herrings eaten thar
any other kind OF fish.
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
HAS NO
PAIN NOW
What Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Did
for Mrs. Warner.

Onalaska, Wis" Every month I had
such pains in my back and lower part of
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09
The Condition.

"Are you too, an admlrer of the
dirt farmer?"
"Sure, If his is pay dirt"
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09

Nothing is more satisfactory than
some persons opinion of themselves.
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09

FACTS FURNISHED SHOWING OPPOR-
TUNITIES offered by the OIL Industry. Large
profits assured from small Investments Add.
The Clio messenger., 1920-09-09

Education is the gateway to reform.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-07

For example, the Communist party Isl
no longer known as such. It has as
Isumed the innocent titles OF THE In
teFnationai Publishing company alias
The International League Of De-
tense The i W. w. operates under
any local name that may be handy.
The trick of abandoning old party
names may account in part for the
governments long list, now said to
enumerate more than 100 radical or
CARNATIONS. Under their own proper
names most Of them probably would
be found in the following list:
Committee of Forty. Eight, Commun
ist Labor Party, Communist Party,
Industrial Workers Of the World, Nom
partisan League, One Big Union, So
ctalist Labor Party, Socialist Party.
Union Of Russian Workers, and the
Workers International Industrial IN
ion.
The foregoing titles "are but differ
ent names for the same thing" the an.
nouncement states. Professor Siemi.
radski, formerly OF Cracow University,
but now radical agitator in America,
boasted in recent address that these
various radical organizations we're all
going in the same direction"
Further quoting from the report:
Nobody, not even the radicals
themselves, knows the actual number
OF sympathtzers with the revolution.
airy movement in tho United States,
although the reyolutionists boast that
they have 100000 followers. A writ.
er IN the "World's' Work' estimated
the number at 100000. Private esti-
mates received h% t:-l:;@; ASner!cgcs
vary widely. But when 1t 10 remem-
bered that the French revolution of
1S4S was effected by fewer than 10000
men, that the revolution that placed
Carranza IA control of Mexico was
brought about by mere handful Of
men, that the Russian Cars govern.
ment was overthrown by $4,000 men
and that Kerensky's regime, in turn,
was deposed by Lenine and Trotsky,
with fewer than 100000 men, the fact
must be realized that no revolutions
airy movement is to be taken lightly"
While the number of 'adherents to-,
or sympathizers with,Nthe revolution
airy movement can only be guessed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-07

at" the statement proceeds. .infor-
nation about actual membership in
some o. the various organizations q
more definite. The Socialist party
has 4 paid up membership OF 81 900.
yet in 1916 the party polled 5s7 GOO
votes, ratio OF sir sympathizers To-
The Socialist Labor party has
about 1900 members. The Nanparti.
san League, Socialist in everything
but name. has 100000 members as
radical as radical can be- accordinr
to information received.
The Communist party, one of the
most active OF the radical organiza.
tons at present has 6Ss branches.
with an aggregate membership Of
more than 100000 in rs states. Here
are four out OF ten radical organtza.
tons with membership Of 49,, 900. II
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-07
some GOSSIP
CAUSED SINCE
THIS REPORT
Statistics on Communists
Organization Are Given
70 Public.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April L.
There are organized and going.
branches Of comnennists in West vir.
ginia. There are 1ss branches in
Pennsylvania The latter state has
the largest number In the 25 states
That are afflicted with this most radi.
cai Of the radical Organizations in the
United States. West Virginia is
twelfth. There are 66S branches all
told with an aggregate membership
exceeding 100000.
These are just some OF the facts and
igures cleaned from the latest report
81 tie United Americans, patriotic
vigilance organization, made up of
many OF the leading men OF the Ma.
lion. The report was made. to the De.
partment of Justice. The purpose of
the United Americans in issuing the
announcement or warning OF radica,
motives was declared to be "to keep
the country apprised OF the fact that
the Red, danger is increasing rather
than subsiding.,
West Virginians in this city who
have read the report were, to state It
uuuIy SURPRISED that there are 8 or
ganised branches of Communists in
their state, and expressed doubt
whether the state authorities had had
Information of their existence. They
declared that they had been Of the
opinion that West Virginia, consider.
ing its foreign population in the min.
Ing regions; was comparatively free
from radicals of the dangerous type.
They knew that there were. according
to the vote OF 1916, about Is, 900 Social
lists, Of VARYING degrees and shades,
from the mild to extreme radicals. the
latter probably a limited group of out
and-out anarchists, but they had no
idea. until the filing of this report OF
The United Americans, that the cult
that would overthrow the Republic by
iorce had gained such foothold in
their state: They said that the dis
clcsures made warranted prompt and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-07

yigilant attention and action upon the
part Of the state authorities. and upon
the part OF the great mass OF West
Virginia citizens generally.
The situation in west Virginia In
respect Of the presence there OF dan
gerous, radical elements was discuss
led at the time of the special session
Of the Legislature which passed the
constabulary law. Growth OF reyolu.
donary radicalism in the state was as
serted by proponents Of the bill, but
they had few facts and no figures to
substantiate their fears. Opponents
Of the bill-union labor leaders main
ly-stoutly denied the ascertain of the
others. They conceded that there
were probably few anarchists and
men carrying /. W. W. membership
cards in the state. but only few.
Their argument was, OF course, that
It was a measure aimed to "coerce la
bor," and purely device OF capital
ism"
The fact is, as is shown by the re
port of the United Americans to the
Department OF Justice, and authorized
for public circulation, that West Vir-
ginia Is one OF the rs states in which
the enemies OF the Republic are en-.
trenched, organized for their nefari.
GUS business, and are up and about It.
day and night.
The Reds" are counting on ,nnan'
cial panic to aid them in their progress.
siye efforts to bring about a subver-
sion OF existing order and erect in its
stead dictatorship of the prole-
tariat," the investigation has disclosed
according to the authorized statement
OF the United Americans.
while the Reds were disappoint.
ed by the steel strike" the statement
says, advertised as the beginning of
the revolution, they nevertheless are
so encouraged by the trend of events
that they are confident that they can
effect the revolution not later than
1922. Next time the start is to be
central West, because the Reds figure
the Metropolis can be starved into
submission by a general strike in four
days"
Detroit has become the principle
center of radicalism In, the United
States, the information received by the
United Americans discloses. There
are said to be no fewer than SO radical
organizations in that city, all "active
in the extreme" The House OF
Masses" there has become one of the
business radical nests in the city. 1t
hasa large auditorium, which is filled
day and night by changing audiences,
entertained by continuous program
Of incendiary speeches interspersed
with music and revolutionary propa.
ganda in motion pictures. Cleveland
ranks second, followed by New York
and Chicago.
One effect Of the recent government
raids has been to cause radical organ.
izations to assume variety of aliases.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-07

they have the same ratio OF sympa-
.thizers as the socilists, as indicated
by the vote. the aggregate OF adher-
ents for these four organization alone
would be 5. ls5.ooo.v
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-07

Kink Alfonso of Spain may compete
in the rifle matches and also polo
games at the Antwerp olympic festi.
val this summer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-07
NEW BuiLpiNa.

NDoNoNGAH. w Va. April T.
Work has been resumed on the new
high school building at Thoburn which
was started last fail. Kisner Broth
ers have the contract. The shell of
the building is to cost $40, 400 and the
inside work win be let by separate
contract.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-11-19
THE LIFE LINE"

A thrilling shipwreck and rescue
by means of the breaches buoy forms
the climax of Maurice Tourneur' S
new Paramount Aircraft production,
THE Life Line" which is coming
November % and 26 to the Liberty
theatre. 1t was adapted from George
r. Sims famous melodrama of the
sea, The Romany Rye" and is said
to tell smashing story in Mr.. Tour
neur's well known masterful style
The story centers around Jack
Hearne, the Romany Rye, young, ro-
mantle leader of a gypsy band, who is
really the heir to Cragsnest, fine old
English estate now being occupied
falsely by his half-brother, Phillip
RoystOn. How Jack, with the aid of
some characters of the London I'M
derworld, regains his inheritance and
wins the love of his faithful Ruth
forms the theme of the picture. A
brilliant hunt, in which scores of
lords and ladies take part, a thrill
ing rescue from a burning theatre,
and he final episode of the saving
of Ruth from ship being beaten to
pieces on the rocks in a storm are
the high spots of the picture.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-11-19
"A LADY IN LOVE"

II contemplating marriage, look
before you leap" That is the little
moral whereby hangs the dramatic
tale unfolded in "A Lady in Love. 80
the photoplay in which Ethel Clay
ton will appear at the Liberty theatre
November % and "a.
Not that Miss Clayton, as the
charming heroine, advocates life of
single bliss. But she indiscretely
marries man about whom she knows
little or nothing and later discovers
that he not only has wife and child
living, but also that he is a crook
wanted by the law. How she is final
~ rescued amid dramatic circum-
stances from her predicament through
her love for an upright young man
and wins happiness forms the plot of
this unusually interesting film play.
Miss Clayton is supported in "A
Lady in Love" by Harrison Ford and
an excellent cast Walter Edwards
was the director, and it is a Para
mount Aircraft picture.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-11-19
Matinee
Wednesday
$3.50 to $50

NOTE-This picture is
shown in Pullman before it
is run at the Clemmer The
atre in Spokane which has
it booked for December the
first.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-11-19
"SHIP AHOY"

AL st. John, the athletic comedidfh
in Paramount-Al. st. John comedies,
has a delightful role in Ship Alloy, "
the latest comedy turned out at the
st. John studios in California which
will be shown at the Liberty theatre
November 20 and 26.
Mr.. st. John is a pugnacious sailor
IN the comedy who gets into all sorts
or scraps when he endeavors to res
cue his sweetheart from the clutches
OF smuggler captain who is nearly
seven feet tall and an all-round tough
customer. He whips half dozen
sailors, DISCUSSES himself as a woman
dancer to take the place Of his sweet.
heart who has been ordered to dance
before the smugglers chief and after
he IS captured he bites off his chains
and singlehanded captures the SNUG
glers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-11-19
SWEET LAVENDER"

Sweet Lavender" the Mary Miles
Minter starring vehicle which will be
shown at the Grand theatre Novem-
Der 1924, had a long and honorable
career as a stage play. 1t has been
the most successful of all plays by
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. It's presen-
tatiOns may be counted by the thou
sands and It's popularity has extend
ed over many ATTITUDES The reason
of this is not far to seek; it proclaims
itself in the gentle humanity and
genial humOr OF the play. Mr.. Pinero
avowedly designed the piece as a
pleasant entertainment, not as a
problem play and the proof that he
accomplished his purpose is the fact
Of the works phenomenally success
full career in all parts of the world
1t played over 1000 performances at
Terrys theatre, London. alone.
Buelah Marie Dix, famous writer
Of stories and plays, prepared the
scenario. She has preserved all of
the original humor, making only such
slight changes as were necessary TO
make it more understandable for
American audiences.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-11-19

porary financial difficulties, Mar
jory Thorncroft went to the altar
secretly believing that her marriage
with David Lawrence was mercenary
A series of happenings, however
proved otherwise and Marjory awoke
one fine day to the fact that really
and truly, way down in the bottom of
her heart, she loved David Lawrence
and no one else. OF course, David
was nice looking.
But listen, girls SO long as he has
a big heart, looks make no difference.
These are the points made by the
plot of THE Point of View" a new
Selznick picture starring Elaine Ham
merstein, which comes to the Grand
theatre November 21-22.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-11-19
"HUMORESQUE"

Fannie Hurst, who is noted for her
realistic studies of Jewish life, never
struck a more intensely human note
than she attained in "Humoresque. "
This novel has been translated into
motion picture form by Cosmopolitan
Productions and will be shown at the
Liberty theatre November 20 and q.
The scene is New Yorks famous
lower East Side and the central char
acter youngster with a soul for mu-
sic. Receiving his first violin from
his mother on his seventh birthday,
the boy later develops into world
known genius. Then the war comes,
and he return from overseas with a
wounded shoulder that, it is thought,
will prevent him from ever playing
a violin again. But in the great crisis
of his life the injured shoulder is re-
stored to strength and his happiness
returns.
Alma Rubens is the featured player
in "Humoresque," which also includes
in its cast Vera Gordon and CASTOR
Glass. The picture is a Paramount
Aircraft release.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-11-19
"HOMESPUN FOLKS"

There is something vitality Ameri-
can in the fibre of "Homespun
Folks, Thomas H. Ince's first con-
tribution to the releases of Associate
ed Producers, Inc, which comes to
the Grand theatre November 25-26.
Like all big American successes it
stands for clean romance and whole
some after-tastes. The audience will
leave the theatre feeling better for
having seen the picture, a tribute to
the art of Thomas II. Ince.
Human interest fairly oozes out OF
the drama. The acting OF Lydia
Knott as the mother and Charles
Males as the father, is superb. while
young Lloyd Hughes exemplifies all
that is best in young American man
hood. The characterizations smack
o. real life. There is nothing studied
about the action.
Animals and humans alike play i'm
portant parts in this rural epic.
"Homespun Folks will live. Just as
The Old Homestead" will live and
Just as Way Down East" has lived
II IS vitality real, and its appeal is as
universal as the appeal of mother
mood. Every class and creed will en-
joy Homespun Folks" 1t is the
heart drama of 10000 small towns
and 6O,000,00O plain people.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-11-19
1.-THE FIGHTING CHANCE"

Robert w Chambers popular no
vel, THE Fighting Chance" will be
the feature attraction at the Liberty
theatre November %. Conrad Nagel
and Anna @. Nilsson have the leading
roles
THE Fighting Chance" is the story
of a scion of an aristocratic old New
Yor kfamily, Stephen Siward, who
has inherited a taste for drink.
His weakness bids fair to conquer
him, until he meets Sylvia Lands at
"a fashionable weekend party in the
country. She is engaged to marry
Stephens chief enemy, Quarter, who
has already done young siward much
harm in social and business way.