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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
A DEFENSE OF BRYAN.

~
WHEELING, May ls.-tEditor The
IVES. virsinianl-Those who think
that they make public sentiment in
this country may fool themselves
when they set out to discredit one
man or another by concluding tina:
repeated riEicuIe actually sways the
masses but such attempts, though
pers!stently crSxyed in by the de,
tractors Of william ]. Bryan. have had
no effect with the masses.
william J. Bryan, the Great Com
moner, and Harold Bell Wright the
great novelist, have more influence
IN his country today than any other
men since Theodore Roosevelt passed
to another sphere. Bryan and Wright
NAV not appeal so strongly TO the
leaders, may not impress the SOCIAL
ed cultured people, but down n the
hearts OF the masses they holo .
spot that "a to be treasured as the
reward OF hones. ,merit.
John L. Alexander. superintendent
'of the Young Peoples Division q tne
International Sunday School Assncia-
ton, spoke slishtingly Of Bryan" 10
an address 10 the West Virginia Stsie
Sunday School Association last Tuss-
day night at MoundNlle and the
next morning General Lsona:d A.
Wood referred TO him as a airan Wno
used TO be quoted more than no y
now" ridiculing his "bombsst" abo1t
men "springinG" to the support q
their country, but both Efforts q. nd
icule rebounded and both went lar
from the mark, II 8 was the intel-
ton 10 lessen the high regard IN
which Bryan Is held by the people;
William J. Bryan has been the
greatest friend Of morality in public
lie and Il Is surprising 10 hear him
ridlculed By Sunday school worker and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20
RUFF STUFF

Shouldn't be a bit surprised II they
i,s1eed the name Of the celebrated,
ISL 70 say notorious, Ba!dwin-Feis
detective agency.
fsnyrate q glance through the
1ffh list Of that Logan county mare
; indicates that there are not SO
many Felts to name things aiter.
4,be Fats must have been the fight
81 end Of the organization
certaInly could not have been on
he brains end.
But they had no monopoly Of bone
= that.
coal operators down that way way
nlld make . strong bio lot 'ne WV
Prize
~ ..uyU0W u Wb9 oA0sS
s,iiSsmert for West Virginia
rdieh makes every sane and sensl-
West Yirginian itch for an opp9r !.
''5iiy 70 line up every one who naa 2 2
md n It and bat 'em over tnelr ioue
N7Ify esrs.
snator Thomas made a stirring
nnaaI yesterday that something DC
51s 70 cheek proateerins.
ell congress might decide TO
nae tie government &c. down 10 an
economy basis.
n Eatles the gnnman, has went.
<, :. 49,
mat ousht 10 make life a little less
uiiesrtain hssesbouts.
sx schedule for the Monogahela
.;6 Irdicates that the passenger ae-
..Simerfs 1t least are getting back on
iffoes. ~.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20

\ Judging by dispatches which are coming from all
parts Of the country the price cutting movement which
began about the first Of this month is quite general and
shows signs Of being permanent rather than tenn
porary policy After four or FIVE years Of easy condi-
tons retail merchants Of this country are about to enter
an era where brains will be the most important factor
of their business equipment 1t has been comparatively
ea to run store under conditions that have perained
for long time. Real merchandising ability is going
to be required during the period in which ordinary busi
ness gets its does Of reconstruction
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20

Washington reports indicate that everybody wants
freight cars and tehy are all moving heaven and
earth to get them. But there is nothing new
in that. The clamor for cars has been con-
tipuous performance for months, but within the
pa ten days the car seekers have discovered that the
interstate Commerce commission is another place where
the kick can be registered It may have the effect Of
waking the whole American people up to the seriousness
Of the transportation problem.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20

now building over the Morongahela
River could be now. Advertisements
were sent out that farmers VINO cGIis
come in and help stretch the cables
would have a years toll free. Ine
wires we're arranged into cables on t9e
iPalatine side Of the river and stretch.
cd bv means of pontoon bridges
which had been constructed. The man
ner In which this work was accom-
plished was related by Mr.. MUM at
one Of the reunions Of the Nuzum
family held at Loop Park at Fairmont'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20
DEATH OF CHARLES LEWIS.

Charles Lewis, colosed, aged II
years, died yesterday at Rairmont hos
pital. He was brought to the Hospital
from the West Virginia Industrial
school for boys at PTuntytown. H.r
body was takea to Montgomery fo'
burial
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20
MORE SUGAR.

HoMING events often cast their shadows before them,
y and paics may fall while still the bumper crop IS II
the growing stage :,
lower pnos he 1t may spell lower prices long betor'
--latest reports from European sugar beet 6dd, indicate
80 per cent increase for the winter Of l920-2l. Las
winters erOp totaled $4,000 tons There Indicator
Of cop measuring up OF 100000 the coming winter
Euroue Wi; NIX have to buy 50 much sugar from the new
world That will leave more sugar for America
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20

Democratic State Chairman Shaver has sent out an
onan etter to Democratic primary election officers IN
which he urges them to be strictly faithful and honest
!, the discharge Of their duties next Tuesday The SEN
ments expressed in this epste are most excellent ana
a CODY Of IT should be placed in the hands Of Marion
county Democratic election officers by registered mall
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20
'lI(a s :!9!

T,rd Leonard Nuzum tells Of how
..s esEles we're put up for the old sas,
1nsinl bridge built In Fairmont N
mites which was quite as great
accomplishment then as a bridge
5rf lines Is mammoth as the one
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20
TALK ON SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

N. C. Tough win give an address at
the Walnut Grove church in Union dis
trict ne1t Sunday evening. His theme
win be Sunday school work. The pub;
liz IA invited 70 hear him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20
RAY cAHoW SAYS:

RAY cAHoW SAYS:
ANY one with bearing will command the balance
Simplicity is modesty adorned,
No one is sincere without purpose
by-word is on the highway.
A measure of good weighs heavily,
Impossible to stand still; drifting carries you some
where.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20
THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 20, 1920.

ilss nothing Ike being used 10 dtas-Riehard
is5dan. &
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20
More Of Those Wonderful
Georgette
Blouses
S4.95

This is a new lot Of the same kind
Of Blouses which proved 50 pop
ular during our special selling a
week ago. They are worth up
wards to $3.50 or even more. In
flesh, copen, maise, turquoise,
white, etc. A remarkable Blouse
offering.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20
Wash Waists
Special s Sl.89

They were specially purchased
for this occasion and would or
dinarily sell at $3.50 or more. The
models are very desirable and at
this low price it is advisable to
purchase several for your Sum.
mer needs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-20
SHOCKS AT
1917 Off

This reduction on the very gar
ment you will want for Summer
vacatoning, picnics, etc, is most
unusual. But you will have to
make your selection during these
three days only. Made Ct cay
colored voiles, crepe, Enene and
embroidered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
THE MUDDLED STYLISTS

writers are those who have used the simplest words in sentences the simplest Most magazines know this truth, though there are some of limited circulation (self- styled esoteric) which attempt to flatter their readers by use of words not com monly understood. The editor of a wom- ans magazine not long ago drew a pen cn mark through the word ''osmotic'' and substituted thin" common word that doesn't mean the same thing at all, but which conveyed at that point the desired impression.
 Some high sounding words CT phrases have got themselves into the popular voc cabulary, but they are words which have expressed personalities already highly ad- vertised Grover C1eveland's '.innocuous desuetude' and Theodore Roosevelts s strenuous" were not in familiar conver- sation. Rooseveqt's Byzantine logothete" really wasn't understood It was when Grover Cleveland said: Tt Is . copdi- tion, gentlemen, and not theory, that confronts us," and Roosevelt boasted of his 'big stick' that these two Presidents made sthemselvess thoroughly understod. Even a war couldn't make really lasting impression on our spoken language. Who ever hears these days of "camouflage? But how often we near of ''bunkr'
 Yes, there was Aesop, and there is Anatole France Also there is the King James version of the Bible, the most widely circulated volume in the world. Some muddled stylists ought to read it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
A GREAT SPORTSMAN GONE
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 WN ALTER wINANs, grandson Of
 WT Ross Winans, who built the
 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was distinctly not of the American mill lionare type of Kipling's Error of the Fourth Dimension who goes abroad because he can finG no one to play with him at home" He knew many games and would have found playfellows any where. But cosmopolitanism was in his blood, and the world was his. At the age of S he dropped dead while driving his own horse in race at Parsloe Park. London. If the end must come, we suppose that is the way he would have prererred to have it come.
 Born in St. Petersburg, made an Amer ican by the oath of allegiance taken at the American consulate, educated in Rus sia, decorated by the late Czar as well as by the King of Spain and by the King of Rumania, and keeping for many years a formal residence ;n Brussels and a real residence in London, Walter Win ans is said never tc have seen America till ten years ago. He loved stag and wild boar shooting. He preferred to be thought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18

great deal to civilization, and espe- cially would it be worth much to the United States. There was a time when the relations between the two republics were in every way satisfac- tory, but in recent years a strong military force had to be ready to po- lice the border, and actually invade the country to protect American lives.
 Should President Wilson see fit to accept Huerta's assurances, it is hoped the outcome will be more sue cessful than in former efforts to keep clear of armed intervention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
From the Mobile Register.

From the Mobile Register.
 HH1N oRMERLY." says the writer
 EJ of the Christian Science Mon
 S itor's Literary Letter, for merly I subscribed to the Cambridge Magazine. I was thinking about renew ing my subscription when l chanced 10 read a portion of the introductory state ment to the first of the new quarterly parts which are to appear each term The muddled stylist says that the writ ing on the wall has removed the neces- sity for any further local barage against those particular forms Of gnarled ne crophily which have regarded the aca- demic universe as an eternal preserve Of intransigent gerontocracy, and leaves us free to make direct and more positive appeal to less testudinal tempera- ments.'"
 We may assume that the Monitors cor respondent did not renew his subscrlp- ton, though it is possible that the passage quoted from the Cambridge Magazine IS intelIigible to him. But three words not in his dictionary and the use of an un- familiar word like "intransigent, when "radical' was quite available, is enough to rouse the ire of any reader. no ina'- ter how skilled he may be as word oe- tective. "The gifted Hopkins who wrote this should read Aesop or Anatoie France" says the correspondent pie'eriy'
 The chief purpose of language IS to convev thought If language doesnt con- yev thought, then it fails. The sred'es'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18

t,a youisville Courier-Journal. 7NKorea the tortoise is the most hon II cred of living things because us 0 besitant slowness of gait is sug- eestive of wise conservatism. upon the front porch at Marion the cra"fish should receive higher honor. It moves backward, pulling itself to the rear with it's own tail
 The tortoise is slow. but it does move forward In the esoteric philosopny of tbe republican candidate for the presidency to move backward IS 10 ac- quire merit.
 "Cau it reaction if you like, but we need the old standards of honesty says the front porch, which must oe- come the back porch before the cam paien is over if the physical setting of the candidate is to be consistent "ith his avowed\ political principles. IT we are living in the past 10 re- call the restoration of Mckinley, or the awakening by Roosevelt, l am happy to drink of the past for my inspiration for the morrow"
 Had Theodore Roosevelt thought the people of this country believed glori- ous, or even toleraple. the standards or honesty which prevailed in the Me Kinley period he never would have at tempted to awaken the country by the use of such terms as swollen ior- tunes," "the predatory rich" "the pred atory poor" "criminai selfishness-' Yet it is back to the normalcy of the Ac- Kinley period that the crawfish candi- date would go. back to the period of complacency which provided the Rough Rider President with his opportunity as an agitator. upon whose head the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
IT'S PROBABLE

of as an American, and 1t was on the American team at the Olympic games in London in 190s then being 5e years old. that he won the world championship with the hunting rifle. He held for twelve years the revolver championship of the world The dueling-pistol charnpionship was won in Paris in 190s He loved horses and owned fine ones.
 As a painter and sculptor he was more than mere amateur His bronze figure of his prize trotter, Bugle March, was shown at the Royal Academy and bought on it's merits by 6 wealthy Rus sian nobleman. He wrote a book on "Ani- nal Sculptures" and his figure of Sitting Bull on a pony was txhibited at the Paris Salon in 1911. His paintings had been hung both by the London Academy and the Paris Salon.
 One the whole, we think winans was entitled to be called 100 per cent Amer ican in spite of his wanderings Great wealth never made him indolent His honors from royalty never turned his head Tn craftsmanship and in general sportsmanship he was in a sense our champion world figure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
BALLADE OF FORGOTTEN WARS

Thomas Jeffries Betts, in the August
 (Fiction Number) of Scribners. Bayard 5quitted him valiantly, Alexander and Kublai Khan Led their hosts right skilfully. Hamilcar.' Hannibal, Charlemague, Attila. Alaric, Ghengis Khan Pray now. reader, can you say why They conquered. or whom they overran Wars are remembered by those who die. What was Parma's battle-cry! And what was Scipio's slogan? With what half truths did Pharaoh lie As he battled off the African? Right and wrong. in times brief span Our combats fade dissolubly; Gone are the empires that they began Wars are remembered by those who die God, on whose aid we all rely, Jew and Gentle and Turkoman. Hold 'gainst our prayers relentlessly The lesson of strife since the world be-
 gan;
 Ere we join battle. van to van, And the throaty cannon make reply. Whisper this to each fighting man: Wars are remembered by those who
 die"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
What Will Be Asked
 of Mexican Government

E7T7HE provisional government of
 ll Mexico, of which President de la Huerta is the head, has not been recognized by the United States, but President Wilson has laid down terms upon which recognition may De ac- complshed. The terms are simple first, that American lives be re- spected; second, that indemnities be paid foreigners who suffered during the revolution; third, that the Car ranza decrees which are found to be confiscatory be abrogated
 It may be assumed that the better element of the Mexican people are eager for stable conditions. There are many good citizens in Mexico men of culture and business experi- ence, but the majority belong to the turbulent class and all the assurance that the new government of Mexico may give of good faith will be worth less unless the Washington govern nnent keeps a close rein on that un- happy land.
 But the formalities of peace will be better than war, and it may be prudent statesmanship to give Mex ico another chance. The question is, can De la Huerta control his peo- pie? He means we'll, no doubt, but keeping Mexico quiet seems next to impossible.
 A peaceful Mexico would be worth a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
There Are Many of Them

Men who are slaves to fashion will be sorry to learn that soft collars will not be the fashion during the coming fall and winter, but that only stiff col lars will be worn." said Leo Rosenberg
 Not only that but collars will be dressed man within few months will have his head almost pulled from his body by high stiff collar. And ven. ture to say they will like it. for they that they are we'll dressed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
Fred Slo@s an IdcaIist

T was very much grieved to learn of the death of my friend. Fred Sloss,'' said M. V. Henry and feel deeply the personal loss.
 Fred was an idealist, brilliant and wholly unselfish. He believed in and enjoyed the blessings of the Christian religion. He was pioneer. with his father, in the development of the Bir- mingham district, and the Sloss name will be as lasting as Birmingham. They were builders of furnaces and of churches.
 Fred had many reverses, such as try mems souls, but he endured as good soldier of Christ.
 " For all have woe, it matters not who
 Nor high nor low;
 But God wraps robes of azure blue
 Around each woe.
 And this is truest of the true"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
# # #
Wealth of Golconda Stored
 In Government Warehouses

1.-THE Brooklyn Eagle says, 'E. ll c. Dinwiddie, former legisla- tive superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, is openly for a government purchase of the spirituous liquors now in bond, and several other dry leaders are in agreement with him, if reports are correct. Whether the United States should make such a purchase is at least debatable ques- tion."
 There has been a great deal of speculation as to what will be done with approximately fifty million gal Ions of whisky stored in government warehouses throughout the country. The drys who favor it's purchase are not moved by any humane desire to indemnify the liquor dealers who were
 
 legislated out of business. They pro- fess to see in these large stocks of the prohibited menace to strict en- forcement of the dry laws.
 Although the immediate effect of the Eighteenth amendment was to outlaw business which had formerly been legal and resulted in the practi- cal confiscation of millions of gallons of liquor made subject to government regulations, the drouth has greatly enhanced the value of this whisky. If the distillers who own it could sell it at the prevailing market price, they would feel that the militant drys had done them a good turn.
 Estimating the cost of storing and production at about two dollars a gal lon, the mereSt novice Tn such matters can see that the profit in selling it at fifteen to twenty five dollars a quart, the price now being paid for whisky, would be enormous. As a matter of fact, it is almost impossible to estimate the value of the fifty mil lion gallons, more or less, now re- posing under the vigilant eye of Uncle Sam.
 The disposal of this liquid wealth presents a pretty problem. Nobody seems to know what should be done with it. The distillers and former consumers have adopted the attitude of Wilkins Micawber They are waiting for something to turn up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
The Vital Task and
 the Dearest One

6T HE new school census of Bir-
 J mingham shows fifty-five thou sand eight hundred and twenty two children of school age, an increase of four thousand seven hundred and six
 in two years.
 A great responsibility rests on a
 people with that number of persons to educate and render fit for citi-
 zenship. The task would be appalling were it not so near and dear to us. Birmingham has voted three million dollars to build schools and equip them for the service of these children
 and those to come. That is about $45
 per capita of the present school popu-
 lation. The price does not seem high
 when the meaning of this investment is contemplated It is a trifle com pared with the cost of trying one felon; almost nothing compared with the cost of maintaining a long-term convict.
 It is from the schools that has 
 come the new citizenship of America from the schools that has come the ability to understand and put in prac- Itice each progressive discovery of better ways of living. Out of the schools have come the higher standards of public and pri-
 vate morality The schools have helped to empty jails and poorhouses. The schools have diminished the na-
 tion's crop of derelicts and increased that of intelligent producers z Men appreciate this. The hum- blest negro woman will deny herself
 that her child may attend school. White men and women who could
 neither read nor write and expected
 no personal benefit, have voted extra
 taxes for school purposes. It is their tribute to society. It is their ac-
 knowledgmnt of a debt they owe to
 the Creator. Fhey do not conceive that debt paid in full until they nave projected into the future as far as they are able the welfare of the lives for which they are responsible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18

more behind it than idle gossip. From George Washington to Wood row Wilson, the nations chief execu- tives have been reviled. It is still a hobby of a certain type of historian to dig up defects in the character of Washington which no schoolboy is supposed to know. In the case of President Wilson, evil minds have cir culated stories as shocking as they were untrue, yet they have not hurt President Wilson in the esteem of his own countrymen or foreign nations, although he is still alive and does not profit by the glamor thrown around a great man after he is dead.
 The American people know enough about Cox and Harding not to be mis- led Dy scandal mongerS, Wnetner tney are low-grade politicians or simply gossips who relish that sort of thing for itself and are not trying to influ- ence votes. Both candidates have lived all their lives in Ohio and 1t is -4a told about them in that state which may or may not have any basis of truth, but are believed and have been
 added to from time to time. The
 ability of either candidate to per form the duties of President will rot
 be judged by what the gossips say
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-18
EDISON AS A MODEL

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 Edison wears $6 shoes, which he half soles himself. He wears a $250 hat and urges the people to practice like Beau Brummel. He doesn't shave reg ularly. he doesn5t keep his pants pressed. his tie doesn't fit, and he doesn't comb his hair carefully. In fact. the millionaire inventor is some against him, since he is great man. However, we should like to see, him with s1oo worth of clothes on once.