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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-12
1.-THE FORGOTTEN MAN"
(By Ben Colby.)

The Forgotten Man" Is the term that
has been applied to him by one his
torian. Apart from the world he lives
secure in his mountain coves and fast
nesses. with little or no communica-
ton with the outside. In fifty years
the great cities of Tennessee. Virginia,
West Virginia Kentucky. Georgia and
Alabama have grown up about him, but
he has merely withdrawn farther, un-
touched.
He is the Southern Mountaineer.
OF this lineage. Talmage said: I
want to tell the people of the South,
and of the North and the East and the
West that not one of your families has
purer and more honorable blood than
have these Highlanders.
"It was the Southern Highlanders who
first Haunted defiance in the face or the
British parliament. In Mecklenhurg.
North Carolina, the Scotch mountain
GERS announced their freedom from the
yoke of England whole year before
the Declaration Of Independence was
signed in Philadelphia
when the fires of the Revolutionary
conflict were on. these mountaineers
fought in every army, and their mar
tyred bones lie buried in every battle
field.
I'm the years since the memorable
July 4, 1875. the descendants OF the
patriots of the Eastern coast have
spread out far over the land and de-
yeloped. but the sons OF the Mecklen-
burg men drew more and more to them
selves. shut up in their mountain re-
treats. far from the outer world"
DR.. Guerrant speaks of them as liv-
ing in the regions beyond '-beyond
schools, Sunday schools. churches. The
towering mountains have shut out the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-12
MOUNTAINS
BY ELECTRIC CURRENT

The formal opening OF the new cleo
trified section OF the Chicago, Milwau-
kee az ST. Paul Railroad In Washing
ton overcomes the greatest bugaboo OF
railroading-the mountain, which is
no longer a serious obstacle In the
correct operation OF trains.
Because of the superb tractive force
of the electric locomotive. the great
steel trains glide smoothly along, up
hfll and down. reaching attitudes
which have hitherto been considered
formidable. particularly when the
land Is locked tight az a drum" in
the winter. The Belt Mountains are
thus crossed at Summit, Mont, at an
altitude OF 5.7SS feet. more than 500
feet higher, than a mile, and the Con-
tinental Divide Is reached at Donald,
Mont. s.322 feet above sea level At
East Portal, In the Bitter Root
Mountains. the traveller finds himself
elevated to the extent OF 4.163, and in
the new section. crossing the majestic
Ca scates at Hyak, Wash, not so very
many miles from the sea, an altitude
Of 2.eoo feet is reached.
For a distance OF 20.9 miles, per
cent grade is surmounted on the east
approach to the Continental Divide,
and Immediately west. for more than
ten miles, is 1.66 per cent grade.
For forty miles on the western slope
of the Big Belt Mountain is one per
cent grade, where the train climbs
52-8 feet every mile.
One desirable feature OF the eiectri'
fication Of the Milwaukee Is that, to
eliminate any chance OF the trolley
wire breaking and falling to the earth
strong steel cable. called eaten
ary," runs Just above the trolley wire
and parallel to 1t all the way. and
from this the trolley-wire is suspend
ed by hangers at short intervals.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-12

world of progress and shut in the peo-
pie.
The Rev. w, E. Hudson. of Staunton,
Va In recent article made this
statement: Last summer when one of
our workers visited every home in one
of the coves of the Cumberland noun
tains, startling conditions were re-
vealed. This cove is three and a half
miles long and is surrounded by steep
mountains. The so-cailed roads by
which it Is entered are not much better
than mere trails. The 145 people liv
ing in 1t are therefore shut in on all
sides-almost bottled up.
The women and children rarely
leave 1t once a year There are thirty
families living in this cove. The ma
jority of the women were married at
the early age of sixteen. One GIRL who
was married at twelve years, Is now
nineteen and has three children. An
other. who was married at thirteen, is
now eighteen and has three children.
Thirty of these parents cannot read
or write, and practically none of them
can do more than write their names.
OF the thirty dwellings in this cove,
fifteen were log and fifteen very poorly
built box or plank houses. Twenty
five of these houses had no window
panes in them. Ten of these window
less houses had only one room. In
these one-room houses the size of the
family varied from two to eight per-
sons. Six of the thirty families had
| no cooking stoves, but did all their
cooking in the old time way in fire.
| places. Nearly all the adults among
these people were processing Chris
! tians-that is. they had been baptized.
However. they had been taught that
doctrine that If they had been baptized
they would be saved regardless OF
what they did.
"I believe that the above described
| cove Is typical of thousands in the
| Southern Appalachian region. Recently
| a hasty investigation was made which,
| roughly speaking, showed that there
are four or FIVE thousand coves in the
! Appalachian region south of the Mason
| and Dixon line. with a total population
| of about 100000. While the degree Of
restitution varies somewhat in the dit-
! ferent mountain states. the number of
people in these remote sections would
scarcely be questioned"
| 1t Is among these people that the
Southern Presbyterian Church will
spend total Of $16a.soo in the year
1s20-1s21 as part of its progressive
program. For churches, schools and
Sunday schools the fund has been ap-
portioned. and 17S workers will engage
themselves in bringing the outside
world to the mountain children.
/ The church at the present time aids
+! in the support of thirty-two academies.
! schools and missions, with 125 teachers.
1t is considered one OF the most impor-
/ tant fields of Christian work. and the
| results of the church's endeavor are
multiplying each year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-12
WHEELER MAKES CLEAR
PROHIBITION LAWS.

Washington, March lin his APP
to file brief in the Kentucky+ and
Massachusetts cases Wayne b. Wheel
er, general counsel for the Anti-Sa-
loon league, made the following
points:
The Eighteenth amendment was le-
gally submitted by congress to the
states for ratification or rejection.
The Constitution of the United
States provides the manner III It's
own amendment and the degree and
manner in which the several states
may participate therein.
The term "legisla tive" in Article X
means the legislative body that rep
resents the people or the state.
The people of a state cannot reserve
power to act in the matter of rati-
fication of federal amendment
without further amending the federal
Constitution.
The ratificati ton of an amendment
to the federal Constitution is not
legislative act and cannot be subject
to a referendum.
The history of Constitutional con-
vention and study of it's debates
and those of the state conventions
clusiyely show that the makers of the
constitution intended to delegate the
power Of ratification to the general
assemblies or representative law
making bodies of the several states
composed of members elected by the
people of such states.
Concurrent power to enforce the
18th amendment By appropriate leg
islation. authorizes both state and
nation to enact prohibition laws, bus
not license or permissive laws.
A state prohibition code may con-
tain more drastic provisions than the
federal code, but such state enact
ments cannot permit what the federal
act prohibits.
In cast OF a conflict between the
federal ana state laws, the courts are
bound under Article VI to support the
authorized federal statutes as the SUI
preme law.
Congress had power to enact al
prohibition code under the specific
authority of section 2. All OF the
provisions of the federal code have
a reasonable relation to the enforce
ment of the law prohibiting the man.
ufacture and sale OF Intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes and
are constitutional.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-12
GOVERNOR DAVIS ACTS WISELY.

rapid fire action on The part OF the
executive. only two days before the
date at which the session terminates
by constitutional Limitations win prove
u disappointment to those prophets
who maintained that the system
would result in getting the vexed mat
ter Of appropriations out OF the way
in the early days of the session.
The necessities OF the case, however,
are such that 1t Will nevet be possible
to conclude this part Of the work of
a legislative session very far in ad-
sion's active work. AS long \ sources
of revenue are uncertain. just so long
will there be delay In determining the
appropriations AS every session in
its closing days makes some changes
in the extent and altitude Of its tax
gathering program, SO the appropria-
ton bill viii be held in allegiance at
each session until these vital pre-
lifninaries have been arranged.
The governor has acted wisely also
in yielding. to the manifest intention
on the part of the general assembly to
make certain increases In the compen-
sation of public officials beyond those
suggested in the budget This Is de-
cided advance over the position which
the executive assumed at the session
OF 1918 that he would approve OF no
( increase in the salary of any official
then receiving more than $500 per
annum. 1t was impossible even q ~
TO adhere to this contracted schedule
and it has since become unthinkabie-
1t is pleasant to the membership
Of the two houses to know that this
thankless task Of distributing the pub
lie revenue has been disposed OF The
job may be lightened, but 1t can never
s 81. siffasse hight y Tire responsibility, TN
the last analysis, rests upon the mem
beers themselves and II IL burden
which become each session heavier
and heavier calling for increasing
executive sympathetic cooperation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-12

Now all OF this is changed. If the
they are few and extremely redcent
Almost every man who voted In 1914
to continue the saloon in Virginia will
now state without hesitation that he
is glad his former opinion did not pre-
vail and that he would never vote
again for the establishment of the ga
loon. Whiskey and similar high power
intoxicants, viewed In the light of So
of their former popularity. Every
where one hears the comment that the
use of whiskey as a beverage should
never be allowed. Thus Is there reg
istered tremendous advance In the
thought OF those thoughtful ge,4tle-
men who write the editorials for the
so-called wet newspapers, with whom
the saloon and its leading article of
AaSi Sii3hN'Sc ~SFc VhCS SuCn Ia
vorites.
What lis the. cry now? Why, for
light wines and beers who LIS to de-
terrnine what per cent of alcohol
should be permissible In beverages?
Why. the same gentlemen who once
clamored so loudiy for whiskey and
to whom every beverage then had
value and attraction exactly In pro-
portion to its alcoholic content They
think the volstead law should be
amended so as permit the FREQ use of
mflder tntoxtcants They fan to ex-
plain in what way tntoxtcation pro-
duced by wine or beer is better than
that produced by The moro effective
toxins of whfskey, brandy or rum.
Stn, they can be relied upon to be
continually crying for something lit
tie stronger than they have Should
the voistead law be amended to pro-
hibit any alcohol In beverages they
would begin clamoring at once for the
return to the god old days Of one
half of one per cent!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-12
GRADUAL CONVERSION.

The liqucrises are being converted.
but gradually, very gradually indeed.
Five or six years ago the saloon was
tho idol OF their hearts. IL afforded
the best possible mode they said. OF
regulating The liquor traffic. All that
was needed was high license and
stringent laws against the sale OF in
tcxicants to minors and the whole
nroblem OF intemperance would be in
SANITY solved. The right to keep
saloon was, in those days, badge of
flrs sacred constitutional guarantees OF
personal liberty. To deny this right
was to mako slaves of all the free
Uaa In America Moreover. the saloon
vas the poor mans club. II It's doors
should be closed against him, there
would be no place for him to spend
his evenings bu. In the company of
hts family, OF whom he would soon
weary and be driven, IL not to drink.
At least to desartion, to assault and
battery or even to murder. Yes, the
saloon was an institution highly COM
mended by many newspapers In the
country, some of which were pub
lisned less than a thousand miles from
Richmond, Virginia.
Nor Is that all Strong drink IT.
self, just a few brief years ago,
found open advocacy In the editorial
columns Of some of the newspapers
Of our large cities Not whiskey for
medicinal purposes only; but whiskey
fcr social purposes; whiskey for the
moral and social welfare OF its users.
II any expert could be found to testi-
~ that moderate whiskey drinking
might even be beneficial, his opin-
ion wss exploited with zeal alto
gether out of proportion to it's scien-
ttac value. The possibility of remov-
ing this mild and gentle stiurulant be-
ycnd the reach of the humhlsst citi-
zen was deprecated as a discrimina-
tion. as piece of intoierabie tyranny.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-12

Governor Davis has acted wisely in
yielding his judgment on the appro-
pr;ation bill to that OF the general as
ssnbiy. There were sharp points of
Ai6crence between the executive and
the Legislative branches OF the state
government as to how the revenues of
the state should be distributed during
the coming premium and some of his
volunteer advisers would have per-
Euaded him TO take issue with the
legislature and to employ his consu-
tutonal prerogative TO compel it to
choose between accepting his, dictation
in the matter OF appropriations. as he
did at the session of 1918. or remain
ing in session, after the end OF the
sixty-day period without guarantee of
compensation.
The situation had changed ma
terially. Neither the senate nor the
house had shown any disposition to
abregate It's right OF judgement in the
matter of appropriations to any other
depar tment or official. BY adding
nearly half OF a million dollars to
the executive estimates, there was
shown degree of independence which
would have made itself felt. IL there
had arisen a duplication of the par
liamentary situation which arose in
1918.
The further fact that there were
sufficient funds 10 have met the ap-
preparations OF that year, as the logis-
Iature made them. would have been
forcibiy advanced as q reason for ad-
herring TO the legislative Judgment
upon the appropriation bill OF this
session
Furthermore. it would have been
unwfse. in the initial session at which
the budget system was tried, to have
pEseipttated a row which might have
endangered its very existence. OBJ
servers have seen the possibility OF
friction in this connection and have
I kelt certain any serious indications OF
= misuse Of the rather liberal gran,
NM executive power contained in the
\ budget law would be followed by a
Apeedy modification or repeal OF the
~.
This fact That the bddget system this
asssson has resulted in the conclusion
H. ~ appropriation bin even with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-12

g Tne United States Steel Corporation
recentdy announced an increase OF 10
per cent. In the wages of laborerx. The
amount OF the increase Is &z4, 600, 600.
There have been nine advances. total
Ing la per cent. since 1915 In the
wages Of common workers for the
Steel Corporation.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-18

The civil docket before the circuit
court I'm session al DeLand has been
concluded for the term and the petit
iurs was yesterday discharged A new
venire will be summoned TO try the
criminal cases, which probably will
commence next Monday. The grand
Jury has already returned many true
bills and several more are III pros
reet OF being returned.
The grand jury is still investigating
the so- called Sparkman case and mas
already summoned about dozen or
more witnesses. While the doings OF
grand jury and the testimony OF
Witnesses before II is matter OF Sc
crecy. ii IL said that q number 81
witnesses who have been called be-
fore that body have refused 10 answer
certain questions on the ground that
any answer that they might make
might tend To incriminate them. Y
being rumored that some OF the wit
nesses were of the belief that certain
parties were making an effort to lay
a legal trap for them
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-18
HELEN PURDUE, s,s'".'s'
IS voLUsiA AVE.
L. c. Mccain Buys.
Building in Which
He Conducts. Bakery

Tie Triple cities Realty company
have completed a transaction where
by l.. G. McGann, known famiiiarly
az Mae" has purchased the building
in which he has conducted his bakery
for the past ave years, on Ivy Lane,
thus securing continuation OF the
business at this location.
The same realty company reports
the fact that they have rented one Of
the Gille apartments on Ridgewuod
and Cedar streets 10 Mrs. W. +.
Burns OF Lyndon. Ky. and that they
have rented one of the Bostwiek
houses on the ocean front 10 Julius
Bergman OF Miami. Fla. The same
firm also has rented the Cheney cot
tage on South Palmetto 10 A. ~ Con
zales. Of Jersey City, ". j.. and one
of the Ashley apartments on Cedar
street to George H. Washburn.
The Triple Cities Realty company
recently sold the Bennett apartment
house on Orange avenue, to party
VINO tor the present wishes their
name withheld.
@"GiFTS THAT LAST" DO II
AfIg 1nAvEfG
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-18

Cur G bailey. president Of The
Daytcna Beach Seabrecze thamo Der
of conel.erce. today received The fol
lowing telegram from Frank stanton
and Wm. II. zone Arm Lindsey
avia.ers who were 81 the beach last
season. and who have flown here Tor
many seasons past VIII IN 20 lay
iona Beach with Two planes. h.xpcet
to leave here at beginning OF next
week VIII come by the WAY of Gall
weston. Texas 10 avoid the mount
aims VIII keep you notified as @ our
progress.
Upon the arrival OF Stanton and
Lindlcy. they viii establish their
training school and passenger air
plane service al which time they ex-
pcct to have quite q number Of stud
ents in flying.
They viii make their home during
the winter. With Mrs T Bishop. pro-
prietiess OF the Dixie House AIRS.
Bishop being Mr. Linuiey's mother.
President Bailey stated today that
he IS co operating in every way with
Messrs. stanton and iindley IN fsr-
thering the formation OF their flying
school al the beach and il is believed,
will be one OF the largest on the
East Coast this winter.
AacIETS THAT lASTv M 1T
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-18
BIG THREE-RING
SPARKS CIRCUS
HERE MONDAY

rha Sparks Big Three Ring Circus
will exhibit in Daytona ON Monday
Nov. -. giving two performances and
inaugufating Its appearance with
splendid parade nearly two miles in
length. Every feature OF the great ex-
hihitinn viii he represented in this
truly remarkable open den street pa
gaant which leaves the circus grounds
daily ~ 10: 30 a. m Since the last Wis
IL of the circus % this city, It has
nearly doubled in size and this season
finds IL among the largest OF tented
exhibitions
The Sparks Circus has always been
noted Cor is fine display of horses
and this season tango ana shimmy
dancing horses are 10 be seen in the
equine Numbers which iuciude Caesar
champion higa jumping horse Of the
world - we'll as three groups OF
marvrl1ua posing horses and collie
dogs IN liIelike portrayals OF the
work. * noted scaiptors. Other prom
inent features lhis year are the Corn
alias family Of European aerobats
Who are making their initial tour OF
America with Sparks Circus and pre-
Se2fina an act that fOr skill and dar-
ing has never been cqnalled. includ
ed IN the family Is Miss Florence
who eiljeys the distinction OF being
the only member oil heg six in the
world accomplishing a double somer-
Sauif
Then there are the Two herds OF
elephants. including big zulu' the
sky seraper elephant and each hero
worked entirely by lady trainers In
eideHtally there viii be many bis
areGic features interpreted with the
animal acts. and clowns we'll fort,
OF them sill b. on hand 20 exiraci
IN. laughs from you
Two performance will be given dai-
~ 81 ana ) y. M before the regu
lar performance taken place an hours
time Will be given IN which patron,
of the Sparks Circus may visit Iii.
menagcrie and also the horse fair.
E"GiFTS THAT LAST DO II
NOW lnwEfQ
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-18
Annual Meeting
Ddytona Baseball
Club on Monday

The annual meeting 81 the Daytcnn
baseball association will he held AT
the Chamber Of Commerce Offices, in
sasIuo Bnrroyne. on Monday evening
the meeting having been called for
$50 o'ciwk. 81 which time yearly re-
ports xill be given. and decision
arrived ~ AZ tc whether paytona viii
ecntinae hnr membership in the
Florida State league
IN aftendauce OF 3II stockholders.
ana all baseball fans OF the Triple
Cttics Is desired rs the directors
tlsaf they may arrive at a decision on
mi. important question which will
express the opinion Of majority OF
supporters ~ the pastime here.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-18

Mrs. Lew smith. eeeFstsrs of sh<
hasne service setsson ~ tsss 3nsNxskzA
Red Cross ii shtw sfss8fsst. asske@
her seaxly ~ pafG tsssias fssN fss5SsEs
hefow covering ne ynsE sFpnl stsss@
bar 1918 10 October ly@a
NJ. III visits made 1851: No ~
onice interviews szs. Va Of spp!s.s
tions Tor compensation. in<s4rznss.
erc sfS letters ~ratfsn ssh anstsssAf
OF financial sis gisea sssi-ss: hoazs'
service office. car and salary t1Sfs =
r. b csinIe and nurse from Dtt- -
Feb. sgsGIg total amount spent,
S37gs ~ am0unf of nsasaey collected
from government FOR exauIefsf add
lanIies IN Insurance, compensation
ETC.. $2iJEaep.
Mrs. Smiths report tor tue month
OF October. just past rs as follows
No. Of families dealt aith darine
The saonth 30 soldiers. ? civilian.
No. 81 visits made 10 families. 81 NJ
OF visits in behai OF families. s.. set
al l52 visits office Interviews. -.
blanks aud applications. 50 afnoun'
CT financial AID given. $50 q
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-18
ElRs to Entertain
Ladies Thursday

On Thursday evening Thanks
giving. the Elks Of Daytona VIII throw
open their clubhouse on Noissia ave.
nue. for the ladies, Ill which time a
social evening OF dancing and enter
tainment VIII be rendered the wives
and sweethearls of the members Of
the Elks.
II Is anticipated that Thanksgiving
evening viii be one of the most pleas
urable Of many events planned for
the holiday
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-18

sDont sait Hll ,hristmas let
DUNN BROS. put aside" that We
locipede. toy auto Riddle kar o. BIZ
cycle now 81 1l-6-tf
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-18

GIFTS rHeT Lss- % =
NOM. RcHES
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-18
Building Material

boikSAlllS AVAdSCI iQl
BUY AT HOME
When sou want 20 help xonf town.
iiuy at home
When you want Shoes. hat ~ gown
liug az home.
Never mind what It's you need.
Canned goods, collars. chicken feed
Frame this phrase UP for your creed
Buy et home.
Othef folks may buy by mail.
You buy ~ home
Help the home store u q sale
fius at hume.
lsxsrS dollar gent away
Means dollar icss 90 pHs
What ~ owcd right here today,
I,uy AZ home
Ara sou fors your town ~ not
l,uy a. home
Cheaper elsewhere Tommyr0t
'kuy at home
Home store qualities are true.
Home store merchants WORK for YOU
This much then you ought 10 do
iluy ~ home
Daytona Builders Supply
CONCRETE BRIDGE PHONE gao
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-18

sselect yoar o~n Thanksgiving
turkey % wards. Isl : KiiKss osd
Znber Parker. Phone .57
iIs- II fS-s