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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-07

sen IS, in my Judgment &aught
with the graTest dangers and win
inevitably pauperfze thousands.
Mr.. Payne believes that until the
Indians are educated and have be-
come accustomed through long ex'
perience to dealing with the white
people, they should not be permit
ted to deal with them on "eVen
terms"
During the last fiscal year, the
general land office allowed entry OF
16, 434,4 91 acres of Indian and other
public land, an increase Of approx
mately $4,000 acres over the pre-
vious year. More than 1880, GEO
acres were patented in the year, an
increase Of 100000 acres over
1913.
Discussing the National Park
system, Mr.. Payne said that a num-
Der Of projects involving the use of
national park lakes as storage
places had been pressed, but that
he had opposed them on the ground
that 1t meant the establishment OF
a precedent which would eventually
lead TO the commercialIzauon OF
the national parks.
''If this principle is not recog-
niZed," he said, land commercial.
cation Is allowed to creep In, 1t will
be only a question of time until our
Wild West will be only memory
and the big game OF our country
will be extinct and these places ana
objects. new so wonderful, will be
seriously and permanently injured.
1.-THE conflict between the de-
mands Of commerce and the preser-
walton of these wonder places In
wolves constant vigilance. In my
view their preservation is Of first
Importance. 1t should be settled
policy of the country, regardless of
any question of utility that when
in the wisdom of Congress national
Parks or monuments are definitely
set apart they must be preserved
In their integrity. forever free from
any form Of commerctaliZation."
Work of the bureau Of mines dur
ing the year included the extension
of assistance at 81 mine accidents,
II at coal mines and 10 at metal
mines. The bureau also trained
10,177 miners in first aid and mine
rescue work In the twelve months
as compared with 1871 In the pre-
vious year. The bureau continued
its investigations of ventilation in
metal mines OF the west with a
view to eliminating dangers from
rock dust and humidity.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-07

IE,eal; Hopekirk, Ny Love Is But q
.Lassis Yet-MrB- Morris.
Chadwtck-Land Of Our Hearts,
Reading, Miss Tuckwtller = The
The personnel of the two choirs
Is as follows:
methodist Protestant Temple
SOPRANOS, Maude Sanders-Bailey,
Matte Bentel, Edith Hunsaker,
Dorothy Mckay, Helen Moore
MACMILLAN. Blanche Price, Mar
guertte Geldbach.T Thomas. Mae
Vincent; tenorB, Louis Black, La.
Mar Satterfield; altos, nellie Man
ley.Abbott, BeulRh HarbiSon-Clin'
ton. Bertha Dilgsrd, Halle Orr,
Pauline Reed; BASES, Jack Abbott.
Clyde Hill and Dayton Mayors; ;
accompanist, Hazel Book; organ
list; Kathryn BeltzhooVer.
University Choir-Sopranos. Al
mena Bunce, Msude Mlnshall-Ca'
ther, Inez Davis, Nettie Dawktns,
Olive Dawson, Anna DeLynn, EdnC
Dodge, Margaret Gregg, Nellie
Kester-J enkins, Agnes Johnson,
Freda Lindamood, Winfred Lynch,
Alma Martin, Pauline Mattingly,
Elizabeth Moore, Gail Muhleman,
Sarah Nelson, Virginia Richard
son, Pearl Coburn.Shriyer, Virginia
Compton.Talbott altos, Marie
Courtney, Lucy BeltzhooveT.Dille,
Lucille Hamilton, Irene Madeira,
Edna Leyman Morris, Rachel
TuckWiI1er, Georgia Wade, Mary
williams; tenors, Edgar Barrett,
Louis Black, Burton Morley, John
Moore; BASES, Charles Ahrens,
Earl Eackles, Charles Moore, VIII.
liam Price, John Ross Reed, Fred
erick Schroeder; organist, Grace
Martin.Snee; accompanist, MISS
Martin, Miss Lindamood, Ethel
BLACK.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-07
New Life for
Sick Man
Eatonie Works Magic

"I have taken only two boxes Of
Eatouio and feel like . new man. 1t
has done me more good than any
thing else" writes Q. 0. Frsppir.
Eatonic is tho modern remedy for
acid stomach, bloating, food repeat
ing and indigestion. 4 quickly takes
up and carries out the Rcidity and gas
and enables the stomach 70 digest
the food naturally. That means not
only relief from pain and discomfort
but you get the full strength from the
food you eat. Big box only costs q
trife with your drugglst's guarantee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-07

becoming wen Known" adding To-
the menace which he said existed.
He urged, however, that provisions
OF the Volstead Act with respect 70
the use Of whisky for medicinal
purposes be exteuued to Alaska,
claiming that many Lives could
have been saved had Whiskey been
available" during the emergency Of
the pneumonia and influenza cpl
denies in the territory.
OF internal problems m the Uni.
ted States, Secretary Payne men
lions as one of greatest importance
the question Of domestic recon.
structIon as related 20 farming.
The secretary cited census figures
showing that the rate of increase
OF population on farms was only
one'flfth as great as that OF the
nation as a whole. He believed
this foreshadowed a dangerous
condition in the future.
"The difficulty" he continued,
sis that people do not like to live
alone. but prefer TO live in towns
and villages and enjoy the convent
ences and comforts Of modern life
which are beyond the reach of a
scattered population living on
large farms. Can this be remedied
by the ownership and the forma.
ton OF neighborhood associations!
Small farms bringing the people
nearer together and intensive cult
walton of these farms may be the
answer"
Secretary Payne advocated pas.
sage of the smoot rural homes
bill" which he said would give the
Interior department an opportunity
to do much important work in farm
ing development and to take steps
to aid the restoration of farming
population through increased land
ownership by those who work the
land.
Along with the farm life ques.
tion, the secretary took up the ac'
tivitles of the reclamation service
OF his department The interest In
opportunities on the land, he said,
has greatly increased with the de.
mobilization OF the fighting forces,
The department, although handt.
capped by lack OF funds, has been
assembling "a large amount Of val
liable information" which will be
OF Use to the country in the future,
The government had spent to
June 80 a total Of S125. 100000 on
reclamation projects, the secretary
and approximately $780,
900 acres OF land have been made
ariable through the reclamation ef'
forts OF. the government.
The Secretary declared that the
government should come forward
with a comprehensive scheme OF
reclamation development to meet
the earnest desire Of thousands OF
landless men and women who have
become a part OF the movement
forward to the farm"
Discussing the Indian question,
Mr.. Payne urged that citizenship
be extended to all Indians and said
their children should, where posi-
BILE, be educated with the white
children and encouraged in every
way to become part and parcel OF
our national citizenship"
The policy OF issuing fee patents
to the Indians for their lands was
strenuousIy opposed by tho score
tary who declared that to continue
thus placing them in position to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-07
two GH0IRS TO
GIVE A CONCERT
University Singers VIII
Be Heard at M. P.
Temple Tonight

The choir of the Methodist
Protestant Temple and the choir OF
West Virginia University, both I'm.
der the personal direction Of Prof.
Louis Black, will give a concert OF
unusual merit this evening at the
Temple. The two choirs gave q
similar concert at Morgantown last
week which was an artistic sue
cess. In that concert Fatrmont
soloists took the solo parts while
tonight university choir singers
will sing the solo parts. Imme.
diately after the entertainment the
Temple choir will entertain the
Morgant0wn visitors in the parl0rs
Of the church until the midnight
train which will carry the visitors
back to the university town. The
following is the program for the
concert this evening:
Groce C156O), Cynthia, Thy Song
Enchanting; Mendelsshou, Fare
we'll to the Forest; Damrosch,
Cherry Ripe; Mozart, Gloria from
Twelfth Mass-The Choirs.
List, Good Night; Chadwick,
Before the Down-Mrs. Talbot.
Kurstiner, Salvation to the
Dawn; Brahms, The Smith-Mrs.
Ollie.
PucInt, Mussetta's Song from
Boheme: Del Aqua, Song Of Pro-
ence-Miss DeLynn.
FInden, Love Scene from "A
Pagoda of Flowers" for ContraltO
and Bass-Mrs. Morris, Mr. Reed.
Russian Folk Song, Volga Boat
mans Song; Mama yucca, The
Star OF God; Denza, Funiculi, Funi.
cula-The Choirs.
Wekerlin, Flower OF the Alps;
Hageman, At the Well = Miss
Bunce.
Leoncavallo, Prologue; Squire,
Three for Jack-Mr Reed.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, When
Twilight Weaves; Mary Turner
Salter, Laughter Wears a Lily
Gown-Miss Davis, Miss Williams.
Sauderson, Break o. Day: HON.
er, The House that Jack Built
Mrs. Gather.
Lady Marin, The Land O. the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-07
IIIDGPEOPLE
Prefer TOLiVE
IITHE TOWNS?
Secretary Payne Discus
ses This Question In
Annual Report
.fRy Assoeiated Presal

u
WASHINGTON, Dec. G.-Need OF
far sighted government policy
Nth respect to many Of the coun;
yls internal affairs is emphasized
III the annual report of Secretary
Payne, made public today at the
Exterior department. Lack OF a
s8afinIte aim was said to affect par.
ftenlarly the administration Of ac-
l1Yities In Alaska, in dealing with
eIle Indian tribes, in preservation
nj the national parks and forests
and again IN handling tie greater
reconstruction problem Of main.
tslning high agricultural produc'
ton.
while Mr.. Payne criticised the
uncertainty which he said sur.
rounded many activities, he com.
n1euded as strong constructive
step the action of Congress in max
Ing possible the "superpOwer sur
ivey', Of the region between Boston
and Washington with view to the
development Of a unified system OF
power generation and distribution.
This Investigation, made under the
direction Of the Interior depart.
r1ent, will be completed and the
lg1mmittee's report given to the
public about next June, the Secre-
7tRry said, adding that he believed
ltswould deserve public confidence.
Z, On the subject OF Alaska, the
Secretary said the primal problem
Was transportation and advocated
the Operation of q government
owned steamship line in order to
insure development Of tho terri.
3toFy's resources. Two lines now
serve the region, but Mr.. Payne in
.dfcated their service was not sat
slsfactory. He suggested their con-
solidation as a means OF improv-
ing the service but this apparently
Was impossible.
The government railroad in
Alaska. to be total OF $40 miles
In length viii be completed and in
Operation in. 1922, Mr.. Payne re.
ported. He added that 1t tapped
lieldsgof untold mineral wealth and
praised the work of the engineers
IN the progress made.
y " y
Phyne's discussion OF Alaskan
Transportation, Governor Riggs, the
territorial executive, urged the es.
tahlfshment Of tonnage tax on all
shipping to and in the territory and
the building up with the fund thus
raised Of regular and reasonable
service upon equitable rates and
schedules" He advocated also gov
6rnment appropriations for the con
Btruction of scheme OF highways
to serve as feeder wagon roads 10
the government owned rail lines.
The question Of communication
also is one In which little progress
has been made and Governor Riggs
Informed Mr.. Payne it was serious
" handicapping development. Mai
is slow, being shipped as freight OF
express and arriving frequently in
badly damaged cond .tion. The gov.
ernor, however, believes this is off
set in measure by the army cable
aud naval radio service which he
said was being used disprOportion.
Rtely with the malls.
The governors report declares
that Intoxicating liquor, is finding
its way into Alaska from British
columbia In large quantities and
otlegging seems to be increas-
ing as private stocks OF liquor are
exhausted" The governor report.
ed that "distillation processes were
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-07
This Cake Brought
Very Good Price

The box supper at the Festus
school on last Thursday night was
well attended and quite sum Of
money realized, most Of which
was made on the Beauty Contest,
in which a cake was to be the
prize. The contestants were Ma
bel Mcknight and Hella Mason,
and the race was fast and furious.
At the close Of the contest the vote
was: Mrs. Mason, $37.17, Miss
Mcknight, 1868. making over
$73 on the one cake.
A large number OF Germans from
the occupied Rhine territories are
enlrsting in the French Foreign
Legion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-07

Of wine, two barrels OF mash and
some moonshipe whisky, The two
men were turned over to the coun-
ty yesterday.
Alex Goxas, arrested by Chief
Snider and PatroIman Digman Sat
urday was required to make de-
post of SO for having whiskey In
his possession. Frank Aruato, Red
Nolan. Nike Dobish, Frank Nolan
and Joe Terena each forfeited IS
deposited.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-07

The green iguania, a lizard, is a
favorite food of the natives along
the Amazon.
Great Brittin Is using its obso-
lete warships as laboratories for
the foot and mouth disease.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-07

The most usual symptoms of col
or blindness is uncertainty between
blue and green.
New Jersey pine forests have
been found good for growing fruit.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
CHESTERTOWNL LADS.
HERE FOR BATTLES.
Washington College Players
Open Week With Game at
Maryland State.

Washington College, made famous
in the year 1909 when Mike Thompson
first took hold of football there. is In
town today.
The Chestertown lads will play the
State College team at Col
lege Park this afternoon and tomor-
row will skip over to Georgetown to
make a stand against the Hilltoppers.
These two battles are the first Of a
number of attractive collegiate en-
gagements for the week. Tufts Col
lege. OF Medford, Mass. a late spring
arrival. is here for three contests.
Thursday the Tufts players tackle
Catholic University, Friday Maryland
State is met, and Saturday the George
town lads take o crack at the Tufts
players. The Massachusetts men
have always had exceptional baseball
teams, and this years aggregation Is
quite up to standard.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
RACQUET CLUBMEN
ON COURTS TODAY
Suburban League Players Start
Tennis Season in Meeting
c. U. Metmen.

The honor of opening the 1920 ten-
mis- season falls to the Racquet Club
today IL weather conditions warrant
the scheduled match with the Catholic
University racqueters.
The Racquet Club players have been
on the job every time it has been pos
sible to play this spring. Catholic
University is known to have a string
Of first-class players.
Ben +. Price, Thad Benton, Cecil
Dowd, Ed Dowd, Alec Buynitzky, ].
d. Skinner. owen Howenstein p. r
Charshee, and Joe Dowd will prob
ably represent the Racquet Club.
Today's match is the first of a series
of engagements for the Suburban
League club. Georgetown University
players have been listed for the date
of April 2S... Maryland State, Johns
Hopkins University. and the Balti-
more Country Club have also been
scheduled.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
.INTERC|TY BOUTS
ON ARDMORE CARD
Mike Uraine Battles Sailor
Smith in Ten-Round Final
Clash Tonight.

1t will be Washington vs. Balti-
more tonight at Ardmore. Three lads
from the Monumental City are down
on the program TO mix II with as
many young boxers who call the
Capital home. The Baltimore boys
are bringing over a cheering section
to see that they get plenty Of vocal
support
Mike Uraine washington's Eight
ing Cop" mingles with Sailor Jack
Smith. of Baltimore. in the ten-round
final bout of the evening. These two
are middleweights, they are trained
to the minute, and each packs the old
kick. Betting around town today was
that the contest would reach the limit
OF ten rounds.
Smith is a youngster who Is being
trained carefully by tho veteran,
Captain Filling. to take his place
among the foremost middleweights in
the country. In all his recent matches
he has fattened his opponents with
terrific rights to the jaw. He will try
the medicine upon Mike Uraine to-
night.
said Uraine today, land / can't see
self In trouble long before he gets his
haymaker ready. I'll be right there
whenever he's looking for trouble"
The semi-final of six rounds Is at
tracing considerable attention, for
little Patsy Donovan, the navy yard
fiyweight, takes on Kid Burke, of
Baltimore. Patsy usually knocks out
his opponent, and he is going to do
that thing tonight.
Johnny Ray, Tommy loves pro-
tege, is in for a real test in his six
round bout with Johnny Daily, OF
Baltimore, but he is confident OF win
ming even IL the bout does go the
limit.
Manager Sullivan has two more pre-
liminary contests on his program and
starting on time, he hopes to have the
fans back In town by midnight.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13

tic than Washington. I'd rather be
in Washington than anywhere else in
the country. and I'm not kidding
either. When the fans get a line on
my youngsters at home, say-there'll
be excitement at Georgia avenue
every day"
Then President Griffith gave the
Boston scribe another cigar, recog.
nizing the difficulty of doing anything
better in these dry times. and pre-
pared to take his gang over to Fen.
way Park for their light exercise.
Mcbride Seems Happy.
George Mcbride, who will hop into
the managerial shoes before long,
seems mighty happy these days. We
conferred with George, who is an old
friend Of ours.
Whats the idea behind the smiles,
George?" we asked.
"Why not SMILE" he shot back,
when everything looks as good as it
does"
"Does it?" we replied, wittily.
'That's what IL does We've got a
good ball club this year. 1 honestly
think it about as good as our 1912
was. No, 1 don't claim any pennant,
but at last we've started on the climb.
You may have to give us that nick
name of Climbers again."
Should Finish Series.
Unless something happens and II
rains the Griffmen should finish their
series here. 1t rs cold, darn cold, Wen
say, but Boston fans are accustomed
TO that, and red fannels ward off
pneumonia far better than do beevee-
lees. It1l have to be colder tomor-
'ow than II is today for Ed Barrow
70 cancel the initial clash of the 1920
'ampaign.
Boston scribes, who had about
given up the ghost, have switched
lround a bit of late. The Red Sox
showed some class against the Giants
toward the end of their spring series.
nd now the fans are backing the
iox to take at least three OF the four
yames to be played here by the Griffs.
Boston is boxing crazy, and half a
iozen clubs are in operation. This Is
reaches for Mcbride. Milan, johnson
nd Charity, who are confirmed
ranks on the manly art. There'll be
many a party downtown this week
when the ring shows are staged.
II strong words and smiles mean
tnything in baseball, the Griffmen
ook ready for the campaign. They
re one continued grin all the time,
wen with that bitter wind racing
bast the door.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13

scribe style. "where are you going
to finish?"
"My team is ready" explained the
newest president in the circuit.
"Where Wen finish is something else
again. I wish you baseball writers
would cure the fans of the idea that
I'm always claiming the pennant.
Tell 'em the truth.
81 never claimed a pennant in my
life, but whenever I pick up a paper,
there you fellows have me winning
the pennant, always kidding me
about it. Now, get this-the Wash
ington players are in shape to open
/ the 1920 season. We have done well
enough to suit me in our series with
| the Cincinnati Reds. I suppose a few
more victories wouldn't have ruined
my appetite, but on the whole I'm
satisfied.
Likes His Youngsters
"rd like particularly to tell you
about my young players. I've got a
coming wonder in Jimmy O'Neill my
shortstop. If he isn't making the
fans sit up and yell by the time warm
weather comes-weIl, I've never seen
ball player, that's all. He's the
goods, take 1t from me.
"Now, down in Washington the fans
know what good shortstopping is,
having watched George Mcbride for
years. Well, Pm willing to bet
they'll all be yelling for o'Neill in a
month or so. Yes, he's that good.
Hooking up Stanley Harris with
O'Neill gives me a wonderful pair OF
aelders around second base. Hon.
estly, I don't think Evers ard Tinker
or Jack Barry and Eddie Collins ever
were faster in their prime than my
two kids are in handling double plays
They're wonders, that's what they
are.
Harris is going to hit better than
he is doing right now, too. Then
Ill have a pair OF lads who fight for
everything. make a noise out there
all the time. and can deliver big
league stuff.
had Holes Are Filled.
-On the whole, rate my team con
siderably improved over last spring.
1t has showed me this Improvement
at Tampa and during our series with
the Reds.
Most important Of all, I have filled
up two bad places in my infield, at
second base and shortstop. We lost
many a ball game through those holes
laSt year. we Snan lose SO many
this year. My one bad place in the
outneld has been filled. Roth Is right
and Milan in left permits Sam Rice
to show what he really can do. There's
a great ball player, and he's only
starting. This is his second season.
remember, as a regular outfielder.
"Tve picked up n couple OF mighty
likely looking pitchers, too, in Al
| Schacht and Bill Snyder, not to men
tion Harry Courtney, the lefthander
Right now Schacht is in the bes'
shape. but the other two. will be in
there sooner than you'd expect.
have no pitching Worries"
Everything Great Here.
How Is everything in washing
TOM" asked the scribe, who can re
call the days when all tourists visited
| Shoomaker's and were shown the
brass in Harry Wards shoes.
Great, great" responded President
Griffith. The outlook is for a great
baseball season there. You Boston
folks think you have the best base
ball town In the country. Well, you're
! bigger, but you're no more enthusias-
The Washington times., 1920-04-13

A good, stiff workout for the
pitchers and long batting and field
ing drill for the rest Of the gang is
on the books for today. Only New
England blizzard can prevent the
Old Fox from dragging his shivering
athletes out for their practice stunts.
One or two of the boys believe it's
now blizzarding, so sharp is the
breeze darting down Commonwealth
avenue. headed for the ocean and the
Irish republic Off there somewhere
B-r-r-ri II Is cold.
A Boston scribe sauntered into the
Griffs' hotell today. He knew the
Washington club'ss new president,
called him "Griff," just like that, and
shook his fin.
Grin Explains It
'How's the team?" asked the scribe,
lighting one Of Griff's cigars in true
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
CENTRAL WANTS BATTLE
FORTODAYOR TOMORROW
Mt. Pleasant Lads, Victorious On
Trip, Want to Prepare for
Baltimoreans.

ers are on the still hunt for a game
either today or tomorrow. The Mt
Pleasant lads with three wins and
two ties in the recent trip through
Virginia are to be pointed for week
end games.
Coach c. A. Metzler now has the
Central lads going along In first
class shape and expects to point them
for two hard games the latter part of
the week.
Baltimore Poly is to play Central
here on Friday afternoon. and 1t Is
expected that the American League
Park will be used. On Saturday the
Central lads will go to Baltimore to
play the Baltimore City College team.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
,Griffs in Shape For Opener

BOSTON, April Grmen final preparation for the 1920
League campaign Fenway Park today
Griffith has cooped his athletes in hotel
yard hotel, with swinging doors,
palms lobby who faces grand
the American all df their lids in her house
No travelling salesman began have the hot air that major
Lacquer especially performer exude to listening
operator Yes this girl in for a fine
confidence anything tomorrows opening is
already The Gfs have copped that's all there to it. At the
e the boys do admit after long
% the will be played to the end That's
action It's time
but Johnson darn him. is always doing something like that