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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02
Another Thinu.

THAT English nobIeman you wish 10
marry is not your equal.p
Perhaps not, but he Is nv peers
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Lloyd George Defeats Attack of
Asquith Coalition in De-
bate on ireland.
BRITISH COAL STRIKE ON
Miners Proposals for Settlement Laid
Before Parlament-Recent Events
In Central Europe-Secretary
Houston Tells Bankers
Taxes Cannot Be
Reduced.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.

Herbert Asquith's grand anti-govern-
ment combination In England scored
complete failure in its first attempt to
overthrow Premier Lloyd George last
week. Parliament had assembled, and
despite what must be considered the
more pressing business of the coal mi
ners' strike, the opposition started in
on the Irish question, calling for q
public inquiry into the alleged atroci-
ties Of the police and military in the
island. The motion was made In the
names Of Henderson and Adamson, la
Dor party leaders, and Asquith and Sir
Donald Maclean, leaders Of the liber-
ais, and the correspondents said 1t was
supported by every party in the house
Of commons except the followers of
Lloyd George. Notwithstanding such
q powerful coalition, after long and
heated debate the government forced
the withdrawal of the motion by vote
of 346 to 70.
Lord Robert Cecil. speaking for the
motion, denounced the administration
in Ireland as one of the most disas-
trous and tactless things In the coun-
try's history, and declared that for the
sake of the country's good name the
government must clear itself Of the
charge of connivance in the reprisals.
Mr.. Asquith followed the same line Of
argument and described in detail the
occurrences in Balbriggan and other
towns.
Sir Hamar Greenwood. chief secre-
tary for Ireland, set up the govern
ment's defense in fiery speech. He
declared the acts of the police were
"deplorable but understandable" In
view of the doings of the Irish murder
ers. Asserting that he, and no one
else, was the head of the Irish govern
ment, Sir Hamar said: 1--WE are break
ing Irish terror. 1t is being broken by
the forces of the crown which are be-
ing condemned here today. / foresee
at no distant date the end of the
regime of assassination in Ireland now
being carried ON by the Irish 'repub-
lican army which has members in
every village.
1--WE are breaking the boycott on the
police and we are breaking the refusal
to carry troops or police on the rail
roads. I would rather see every Irish
railroad shut down for hundred
years than yield one jot or little of our
right to carry any one we please"
1t is the expressed opinion Of certain
American correspondents that the AS
quith following in this matter, though
heavily outvoted in the house of com
mons, represents the majority of the
English people and the most thought.
full section of the country, and that the
members of the house cannot much
longer ignore the feelings of their con
stituents. This opinion, however, can
not be accepted unreservedly in view
of the bias displayed by these CORE.
spondents when dealing with Irish af'
fairs.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Huntingon.-Cabell county in 1919
marketed more tobacco than all the
other counties of the state combined,
according to a report which has just
been issued by the Department Of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The
total amount of hurley sold at the To-
cal market in 1919 reached 5,149,310
pounds, while the total for the state
was but 9,97S,944 pounds. Cabell
county's 1919 production showed an
increase Of approximately 90 per cent
over the 1918 production and a slight
decrease over the total for 1917 and
1916. The states production, however,
was the largest in its history. Hunt
ington tobacco men confidently expect
the 1920 crop to exceed the record 1917
production when 5,42S, 123 pounds
were marketed here.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02
The Effect.

II you had a leap-year proposal
from a pretty young girl, what womb
you dor I'D jump at it,"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02
Accommodating Affection.

IF kissed you, would You scream p,
Il would try to. but l have a very
weak throat
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02
Hard to Tell, These n.

Whats this thing flashing arounay
Squirrel in a cage"
rs it a real squirrel or film9p
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Martinsburg. - District Attorney
Stewart w. Walker, who, according
TO articles sent out from Washington
and published all over West Virginia,
is to be appointed to fill the late Fed
eral Judge Aston G Dayton's place
on the bench, will not accept the Judge
ship under any circumstances, the dis
trict attorney stated. He said to ac-
cept the place would mean to decrease
his income.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Baron Wrangel, who Is sustaining
the full force Of the Russian soviet at
tacks in southern Russia, met with a
severe reverse in the region of Kak-
hoyka bridgehead and his troops were
thrown back into the Taurida behind
the Dnieper river, which they still con-
troll. 1t was reported that Leon Trotz-
ky himself was directing the move
ments of the Red army there. On
other fronts Wrangel was successful
and he was informed by many prison
ers that the Red armies would not be
able to go through another winter cam
paign, being without shoes, clothing
and stores Of food. Dispatches from
Constantinople say the American Red
Cross has given to General Wrangel
about 100000 worth of relief ma
terial and is sending him 100000 tons
of supplies week. The reports that
Maxine, the guerrilla leader, had de-
serted Wrangel turn out to be false.
On the other hand, Moscow admits
that General Budenny, former cavalry
leader of the Bolsheviki, has deserted
the soviet cause and is operating
against the government in the neigh
borhood of Kiev.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

New Martinsville-Fred Riggen-
baugh, so, was killed when an automo-
bile which he was operating overturn-
ed. The accident occurred near the
dead mans home. According to wit
nesses, Mr.. Riggenbaugh started for a
drive along the road with Lloyd Durig,
a small boy, and as he started the en-
CINE he lost control of the machine
and it swung around suddenly, turning
over and pinning Mr.. Riggenbaugh be-
meath it. His neck was broken. The
lad escaped with minor injuries.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Charleston.-Littre Mary Lou Ash
worth, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Walter Ashworth, of Cen
trail avenue, suffered a severely frac-
tured arm while playing at the home
of her grandmother, Mrs. l. w. Run
yon. She was taken at once to local
hospital, where she received treatment
Later she was removed to the home
Of her parents.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

ment was leaving the door open for an
early settlement of the trouble. He
was preceded by William Brace, presi-
dent elect Of the miners, who pleaded
for permanent peace and made these
proposals for settlement:
First, grant Of shillings daily raise
In pay, subject to review of the whole
financial position of the mines at the
end of the year.
Second, establish district committees
In all districts to deal with the ques-
ton Of increased output, comprising
both miners and owners.
Third. before December 81 establish
a national wage board Of the mining
industry on principles to be agreed
upon to settle all wage disputes.
Fourth. establish joint committee
of miners and owners in the mines de-
partment to settle the question OF
shares of the product Of the mines for
the miners and owners and the state,
The premier in response said: If
the miners accepted the governments
offer Of an impartial tribunal to set
tie the two shillings a shift question,
all arguments in support Of their claim
would be considered, but undoubtedly
the settlement that would best meet
the permanent well being of the nation
would be a settlement which would
promote increased output.
'This would offer to the miners the
inducement of reward for their own
labor and would certainly work to the
enrichment of the nation by increasing
the output Of a product which Is most
essential to the proper conduct of for
eign trade"
Extremists In the federation urged
that the men left in the mines TO OPP
crate the pumps be withdrawn and the
diggings allowed to fill with water, but
the officers of the organization strong
ly opposed this.
The delegates Of the railway men
and transport workers decided that
they would call strike If promising
negotiations were not under way by
Saturday
Thus far there has not been great
deal of rioting In connection with the
strike. though there were disorderly
demonstrations in London and In
Wales, usually fostered by radicals
who are believed to be in the pay OF
the Russian Bolshevists. The mos
serious outbreak was in Whitehall
London, where parade Of the unem
ployed tried to break into Downing
street and fought the police.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Wheeling-James Ewing, of the
crew Of the United States destroyer
Barney, lost in the race with death
when he arrived here from Newport,
r. l., from where he was summoned
by his sister, Miss Margaret Ewing,
prominent suburban school teacher,
who was slowly dying from the effects
of poison taken by mistake. Miss
Ewing said she had a secret to tell
her brother, and every effort was bent
to get him here in time, Secretary
Daniels having personally interested
himself in the case. Although her par
ents attempted to persuade Miss Ewing
to unfold the secret, she refused. She
died little while before her brother
arrived.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Charleston.-Dr. Richard I. Davis,
of this city, former health commits
sioner. of Charleston and a well-known
physician of this section of the state,
has been appointed state health COM
missioner by Governor John ]. Corn
well, according to information given
out, to succeed DR.. S. L. Jepson, who
has held the position for the past eight
years.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

By-and-by is always too late.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

A crafty knave needs no broker.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Charleston.-Fire destroyed the
building occupied by the Pugh Furnl-
ture Company, wholesale dealers, here,
together with the stock, the total loss
being placed at 10000 which was al
most entirely covered by insurance
No one was injured. The fire started
in the shipping shed of the building
and then climbed the elevator shaft
to the fifth floor, where it made spec
tacular blaze witnessed by several
thousand shoppers, the building being
in the heart of the business district
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Fairmont.-"Five dollars In each
case" fines imposed by Justice Mas
grove in cases against Denzil Cecil,
Clarence Boyce and William Davis
charged with trough serenading" OF
newly married couple.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Clarksburg.-John Laeava, 81, taxi
driver, of this city, was shot in the
back and instantly killed here. He
had been driving crowds from the city
to the grounds of the Central West
Virginia Fair Association, and it is
presumed he was shot by either man
or woman whom he had as passengers
on the trip. 1t is believed by police
who are investigating the case, that
Lacava, who is an Italian, was the vic
tim of a black-hand frame-up.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Martinsburg.- District At
torney Stuart V. Walker has an
nounced that he expects to make pub
lie in court the terms of agreement
between mine operators of this state
and heads of the department of jus
tice, reached at conference at WASH
ington, which resulted in tentative
plans, already officially announced by
the district attorney, to abandon pro-
posed proceedings against the coal
men on prefteeriDg charges.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

luefield.-Bluefield had another
big payday recently when the national
government distributed more than $780,.
600 as interest on bonds of the third
liberty loan bought in Mercer county,
the interest coupons being due on
the bonds of this issue purchased in
West Virginia the total payment ex-
ceeded s49S,000. In the fifth federal
reserve district it amounted to So.
$4,000; in the nation at large it will
be SIS, 750,9S0. Official records show
that there were 4,0S3 subscribers to
the third liberty loan in Mercer coun-
ty, the total investment in these bonds
here being S1,431, 300. In West vir-
ginia the number of subscribers was
1884 who bought bonds to the ex.
tent Of s23, 461, 800. In the district
there were more than 85S,300 sub
seribers and their subscriptions
amounted to $1S6,259O50.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Wheeling quick presence of
mind of night Waterman prevented
a serious fire in match factory here.
The Waterman discovered the blaze.
and with assistance summoned from
the street extinguished the flames be-
fore the highly combustibIe material
Ia the plant had caught fire.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Charleston.-Complaint was filed
with the public service commission by
the West Virginia Metal Products Cor
poration against the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company. The manufacture
ing company claims that two lines of
the railways at Fairmont were aban-
doned without authority from the COM
mission.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Observation-Disclosures Goodwin was
terribly mutilated by a premature ex-
plosion Of dynamite in a coal mine
near here. He dragged himself FOG
yards toward the pit mouth. but died
a few hours after being found
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Moundsville.-The centennial ami
versary of Methodism in Moundsville
was celebrated in the First Methodist
Church in connection with the 18th
West Virginia annual conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes delivered
the centennial addr, IS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Wheeling. - Announcement was
made here that the Liberty Transit
Company, operating steamboats, in the
Pittsburg and Cincinnati trade, has
completed deal with Commodore
Roe, owner OF the former Cincinnati
Pittsburg packet Queen City whereby
the latter boat win be entered In the
Cincinnati and New Orleans trade with
a traffic arrangement between the two
lines giving through PIttsburg to New
Orleans passenger and freight serv-
Ice for the first time in thirty years.
The Queen City viii make bi-weekIy
round trips
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

The king of Greece was still alive at
this writing, but his condition was so
serious that preparations for the sue
cession were being made. In Athens
1t was understood that, If Alexander
should die, the throne would be offered
to his brother Paul, but with such con-
ditions that he would not accept it.
Then, presumably, 1t will be offered to
a foreign prince, and If he refuse the
republic will be proclaimed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Observation-Disclosures for the
Victory Medals, says Field Clerk H. G..
Cheuvront, are not coming in as rap
idly as had been expected. During the
eight days the field clerk has been
here there have been just l01 to make
application for the bronze tokens of
service in the world war.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

st. Albans.-The overcrowded con.
dition of the public schools as reported
by Superintendent Guice were inyesti-
gated by number Of ladies Of the
community. They found that the state
of affairs was even worse than had
been reported. In several Of the class
rooms there were from 65 to IS pupils,
while the maximum capacity is sup
posed to be from 40 to 30. 'aThe work
of the school can not 90 forward as
it should with this oyercrowded condi-
tion, as we have not enough room or
a sufficient number Of teachers to rem
der the best service" said Prof. Guice.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Fairmonr.- Ford answered
call which said store was being ROD
bed and took a shot at q negro he saw
fleeing from the place He missed, Dut
thinks he recognized the burglar.
Charleston.-S. o. Faber, the teach
err of the Valley Grove School In the
Maiden District, was fined $40 and
costs in Magistrate G. Dayton AGREES
court following a hearing on charges
that he had beaten Kiles Chandler, LIZ
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. 3. l.
Chandler. An appeal was Immediate
~ taken.
Huntington. States Circuit
Clerk E. v. Fitzwater viii open fed
eral court each morning until the ar
rival here Of United States Circuit
Judge Peter C. Pritchard, for the
transaction of any court business which
may properly come up by the terms
of an order entered in court by Judge
John G. Rose, prior TO his departures
for Baltimore after adjourning court
Bluefield.-The American Legion
drive now stands 81, 25S.T1. Individual
contributions continue 10 trickie IN,
notwithstanding the drive has ended.
The American Legion feels that there
are just q few more solicitors 20 re-
port and the amount TO be collected
from that source will not materially
increase the present amount, but VIII
nevertheless help to that extent.
Huntington.-City commissioners re-
newed their contract for the collection
of garbage with Willard X. Graham,
former chief of police here, In the sum
of $4,000, the same as that of last
year. Under the original contract, Mr..
Graham has the right to continue his
services for still another year. City
commissioners express themselves as
satisfied with the present system or
garbage collection.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-11-02

Huntington. - Two ministers &C
companied party of officers on raid
in Ironton, o., near here. Two stills
were seized and nine persons arrested.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-09-24

Senator Harding, in a message to a
women's club, said: 1--WE are desir-
Gus Of preventing war. Let us not
break the heart of the world by any
more decisions. Let us unite Amer
lea behind new proposal to the other
nations for the prevention Of war and
for amicable relationship In world adj
ministration. Let us, in doing this,
preserve our own national conscience
at home, and not check it at Geneva"
Out West, where he has been deliv-
ering ''peppy" speeches, Governor Cox
promised that If he were elected the
league would be ratified, money would
no longer be spent on battleships and
the government funds would be used
for such purposes as retaining arid
lands. Mr.. Cox also gave his full ap-
proval to the plan for a world court
as put forth by Elihu Root and the
rest Of the advisory commission of
jurists. This court, said Mr.. Cox, can
not in any way be regarded as a sub
stitute for the league, being rather a
part Of the cOvenant-which is quite
true.
Russian bolshevists, not giving up
their attempt to conquer Poland, con-
centrated large force for an attack
in the direction of Lemberg; but the
Poles report that they have admins
tered a crushing defeat to these
troops, and that their own operations
along the upper reaches of the Bug
river have been very successful. Hos
tilities between the Poles and the
Lithuanians seemed to have quieted
down, but the latter were gathered
along the border in great force. ac-
cording to recent dispatches, and a
battle was fought in the Suwalki Sec
tor.
Baron Wrangel carried out a COM
plete change Of front in southern Rus
STA. Abandoning his plan Of concen-
tration on the Kuban and formation
Of a liaison with the revolving Cos
sacks, he collected all his forces in
Taurida and started out to capture
Kherson and Nikolaiev with the in
tention Of forming a union with the
Ukrainians further west and Of push
ing northward toward Alexandrovsk
and Kharkov. Already he has won
several victories over the soviet troops.
In the Baku region in the Caucasus the
Continued on Following Page)
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-09-24

OF the primaries Of the week, the
most interesting and important were
those Of New York and Illinois. In
the former the regulars" of both par
ties won. The Republicans renomi-
mated Senator Wadsworth, and the
Democrats named Lieut.. Gov. Harry
O. Walker as his opponent. The Illi-
nois primaries were interesting, espe-
cially because Of the fierce "civil war"
within the Republican party there.
The faction led by Mayor Thompson
of Chicago was bitterly attacked by
the metropolitan press, but it swept
Chicago and Cook county. In the
rest Of the state the anti-Thompson
forces piled up such large majorities
that at this writing the result is in
doubt.
The power of the press" is very
poorly exemplifed by the Chicago
newspapers, for they nearly always
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-09-24
lose In fights Of this kind.

The congressional investigating
committee dropped the inquiry into
Cox's charges concerning the Republi-
can campaign fund, the Republican
members holding that they had not
been proved and the Democratic men,
bers having little to say. Mr.. Cox,
however, is unwilling to let the matter
rest, and in recent speech he doubled
the amount he said his opponents were
collecting, stating that the fund was
to be $25,OOO,OOO or $30,OOO,OOO. Elk
pert political opinion is that the gov
ernor has done his cause more harm
than good by his "expose" Of campaign
contributions.
Both presidential candidates are
perforce devoting a great deal Of at
tention to the League Of Nations
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-06-16
yery Pleasant Motor Trip.

Mr.. W. A. Pardue was here Mon
day and told the Advertisers repre-
sentative of an interesting motor trip
that he took with his family through
south Georgia into Florida a week
ago, going primarily to purchase
building material first hand. Mr.. Par
due is large contractor and he saves
the middleman's profit. He says the
crops all down through Georgia, al
though usually two weeks earlier
than ours, are not as far advanced
as they are in this county. He saw
farmers picking weevils from cotton
in a number of places. Mr.. Pardue
was very favorably impressed with
the good roads of Georgia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-06-16
Miss Ruth DeLoach a Viva
cious Hostess.

On last Thursday evening Miss
Ruth Deloach was hostess at love-
ly tea. The guests included the men,
bers of Bachelor Maids club, which
furnished a great deal of enjoyment
to it's members.
The DeLoach home on Columbia
Avenue has been most charmingly
remodeled and was most attractive
on this occasion with it's tasteful
adornment of potted plants and cut
flowers.
"a delicious tea was served by the
hostess who was assisted in her hos
pitalitg by her sisters, Misses Annie
and Ethel DeLoach.