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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-09-16

President Harding warns
against too high expectations on
the coming conference to limit
armament. Since the millenni-
UNI is still a few years off, this
warning is wise and timely.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23
CLAIMS u. S. STANDS
in E DANCED

must be cleared off the boards in a
manner satisfactory to at least three
powers before the conference begins
to merge from the woods.
Failure to settle the Far Eastern
questions will scrap the agreement
with regard to armament-if not at
once then at an indeterminate flu
ture date, pending which the nations
will live under sonstant menace of
Would Strengthen Japan
II Japan is to have a fleet of 800
600 tons as against Americas 500,
600 tom her position will be rela-
lively stronger in the Far East than
it is today, and her militarists will be
able to carry out theirs dream OF
three decades to dominate China,
particularly If she has the moral
support of an alliance with England.
The naval agreement disposed of
and secure in her relatively high
rating as a naval power, Japan
would be in an almost dominant
position when she comes to the green
|baise table with her demands for spe-
cial privileges and paramount inter-
ests in Asia.
Japan has no intention of attack
ing America. The dream of her mill
JiIislS 10 W tdho Wndt ihcy Wdub III
Asia, then defy anyone to make her
give up.
A Dangerous Pass
Paper odds greater than 5 to 3
would be necessary to wage success
full war 5000 miles away. BY the
time the forces reach the scene of
battle the actual odds would be
about 4 to 3 in Japan's favor.
The arms conference a reached
a dangerous pass so far as the United
States is concerned. Unless con-
sideration of Far Eastern questions
can be made to keep step with that
of naval armament, America may
emerge from the parley diplomatic
cally beaten and win an unwelcome
war staring her in the face.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23

are mainly responsible for a child's
interests. Children would not be
SO eager to play with toy pistols
and soldiers if their parents did
not when they are very small be-
gin TO encourage them by gifts of
such toys.
Thus the soldier idea is impiant-
ed. To be q soldier, the child in
sists OF having Il gun. And when
he grows UP with the desire to ex-
bayonet, the distracted mother
walls that her boy always seemed
10 take to weapons.
This is The disastrous effect, we
are told of the destructive toys.
The influence of constructive toy
is found by Mrs. Stoner to be as
strong in another direction.
ITO be constructive" she says,
"a toy must be more than merely
not destructive. 1t should develop
the child in some way, but not nee
essarily in an obviously educational
way. So simple a thing as a box OF
paints will develop control of mus
cles and use of colors.
Balls and balloons are construc-
tive toys. My baby played
with a balloon tied to her
wrist in the cradle. She learned to
love oolors and TT recognize them
in these colo-ed balls. Later she
learned to remember facts set to
Jingles. bouncing the ball as she
sang them.
DOLLS and doll houses, too are
constructive. They teach a girl the
elements of housekeeping and sew
ing. Just as the toy soldiers teach
the boy the principles of warfare.
A new doll not yet on the market,
has a ~phonograph motor inside.
This has the endless possibilities Of
the photograph for teaching the
child.
"A further extension of this idea
to toy animals is also being plan
nal. The head OF the Now York
Z~colLSical Park is. 1 believe going
to make records o: tho exact ami
NAL cries, so that instead of the
cow, bird and lion, all making SIM
liar mechanical squawks, the toy
lien will roar and the bluebird will
give its own trill. This is a con-
structive development of toy max
ing"
Mrs. Stoner's favorite toy for
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23

children and adults alike is the
typewriter. She holds that a child
of two can be taught reading and
Spelling on a typewriter, and that
a grown person "a improve a
chemically poor memory by tipping
things to be remembered.
II agree with Edison" Mrs. Ston-
err said, that what is worth learn
ing is wort keeping. He says that
he never knew a great executive
who had a bad memory. If a club
woman wduld only impress the
facts in her speeches by tipping
them, she would not torture the au-
dience by speaking with her nose in
a sheaf of papers.
1.-The typewriter makes nimble
fingers, too. One little girl had
two helpless fingers after an attack
of infantile paralysis. We cured
her by use of a typewriter"
Mrs. Stoner speaks from expert
ence when she points out the uses
of toys, for she educated hel
daughter largely by ingenious use
of ~playthings. Mrs. Stoner became
known as an educator when her
daughter Winifred began to attract
attention. From the time the baby
was born, Mrs. Stoner gave her
entire time. and conferred all her in
terest on educating her by natural
education methods. Toys played an
Important part.
The dolls travelled to foreign
countries and the customs, furniture
and clothing of the country were
reproduced to make the game real
istic.
By drawing with colored crayons
a comic man composed entirely OF
circles and others made of TRAN
giles and squares the child learned
some of the simple principles of ge-
ometry.
Jiagles were a favorite device
with Mrs. Stoner. Altogeth-
err she estimates she has made TO-
coo of them. Her daughter learn
ed much of her history, grammar
and science by jingles set to IA
miliar tunes.
That her daughter, who is now
10, is a prodigy, or ever was. Mrs.
Stoner denies. She claims that she
tried TO educate her to be an all
around supernormal person, an ath-
lete as well as a student.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23

BE thankful you are not Tom Edt-
son who doesn't sleep much.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23

1 am thankful:
THAT 1 AM ALIVE. To me lif
seems good. l have had my share
of hard labor, with hand and brain,
and 1 have never had much money;
but life seems good to me. l am
thankful to be alive.
THAT 1 HAVE HEALTH. 1 take
very little medicine. and no head
ache cures or other drugs. The
doctor is my friend. and I value his
counsel and / profit by it. But l
live simply, avoiding excuses and
thinking little about the rules of
health, and 1 have not spent one
day in bed in more than forty years.
Not everyone can have as good
health as 1 have, but a great many
more people could have it than now
do have 1t.
THAT 1 HAVE A HOME AND
FAMILY. We began very simply.
Our house cost not quite four hum
dred dollars and the lot two hun
dred and the other improvements
about two hundred more, and our
furniture less than two hundred.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23
LOOK OUT FOR TURKEY!
COMMON SENSE WAYS TO KEEP WELL

yourself to the absolute limit. the
pumpkin pie or the plum pudding
with brandy appears and you,
of course, must consume your share.
OF course, after a few days, you
will feel just as fit again as before
that great feast. but why be so fool
ish as to eat too much?
They often attribute the fall of
the Great Roman empire in part,
to the fact that the old Romans
were gourmands. They ate and
drank all day and a great part of
the night.
The human body, delicate as are
it's workings. can stand a great deal,
yet there is always a limit to it's en-
durance. Youth may not show the
signs of dissipation. but they will be
there and will make themselves
manifest sooner or later.
So, here is a bit of advice which
will probably fall on unheeding ears
look out for the turkey. 1t will
try to avenge its death by giving
you a bad case of indigestion and
store up trouble for the future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23
MiIitarism In the Nursery

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 20-
That the toy soldier in the nur-
sery is a powerful influence for war
is the opinion of Mrs. Winlfred
Sackville Stoner. the well known
educator.
Mrs. Stoner holds the opinion that
what the average child in a coun-
try is playing with is an index of
the way the country is heading
whether toward peaceful progress
of another war. Scrapping battle
ships, she says, will not insure
peace if the children of the coming
generation grow UP with the bellig-
erent ideas thai destructive toys
are bound to instill.
Right now" she points out,
children are doing terrible things
Some French children stabbed their
mother to death recently. And
from other countries stories OF
child criminals have been coming.
Why? All through the war chill
dren have seen and heard about
destruction, and, besides. have had
so many destructive toys.
"All through history the char
acters and careers of men have been
shaped by their p~laythings. Ma
poleon played with toy cannon
Hannibal, as a little boy, held a
sword bigger than himself and
swore vengeance against the Ro-
mans. Frederick the Great had
weapons for toys
"On the ether hand, the boy Mo-
Fart played with a violin. and Ii
tan played in the woods, painting
with juice of berries"
Further light On the importance
of the apparently trivial toy soldier
was shed several years before the
recent war by Mrs. L n. Jackson IN
her booF on toys
She quotes many instances of tie
toy soldiers of princes of several
centuries ago. Thus. Louis XIV paid
5000 francs for "an army of card
board soldiers finely painted, for
His Majesty the King to give to
Mons, gneur lie Dauphin. This min
iature army consis ed of 20 squad
rons of cavalry, 20 battalioas If
infantry. They ~ere later On re-
Placed by the l:t;Ie silver army
made by Merlin. the sllversniitn, IN
the seventeenth century from artis-
tic models. Not only were the msn
and horses made, rat also guns n
other machines of var"
These silver men-at-arms and
their toy cannon were later melt
ed for their silver when the king
began to play with human soldiers
and cannon and needed money for
his wars.
Royal Infantry Had Soldier Toys
Nearly all kings have played with
soldiers and guns when they were
children. Now that kings are al
most obsolete, what the modern
prirceiing plays with is not espe-
cially important. The toys of the
average child are what count.
Mrs. Stoner thinks that parents
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23
By DIR. II. III. BISHOP

Thanksgiving is one of two days
in the year when most people eat a
whole lot more than is good for
them.
Il seems rather foolish to put ones
machinery cut of good running or
der just because We are thankful for
all we have. 1t would seem more
fitting to eat hygienically on this day
of all days as a mark of a%pprecia-
ton and thanksgiving for a healthy
body.
Overeating is worse than under
eating. 1t taxes the digestive or
gans, organs of elimination. the
heart and many minor parts of the
wonderful machinery that is the
human body.
1t is quite likely that you will be
off gear for two or three days after
ward if you eat too much turkey,
an extra amount of mashed potatoes,
too much cranberry sauce and dress
ing and many more delicacies. Then
rs quite probable that after stuffing
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23
BY wsf. PHILIP sINiNIs.
Written Expressly for NEA Ser,

Written Expressly for NEA Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Unless
Secretary of State Hughes comes out
as boldly and as openly on Pacific
and Far Eastern questions as he did
on the scrapping of navies, the
United States is in grave danger of
losing the tremendous advantage
gained at the outset of negotiations.
Consideration of Far Eastern prob
lens has been taken up in committee
and fears are expressed that this
means the secretary of state has no
intention of making them powder
for another bombshell of the kind
exploded by him with such success
at the opening session.
Those who understand the diff
culties in the way of an understand
ing in the Pacific are alarmed lest
the United States shortly find itself
at an unmerited but serious disad-
vantage.
Needs Clever Handling.
Caught in the tidal wave of world
wide appreciation of Secretary
Hughes great bid for a reduction of
armament, the chances of an imme-
date understanding with regard to
the Pacific are in peril. Only a
clever handling of the situation can
prevent them being tossed up on the
beach and left there high and dry.
Yet upon this rather than upon
armament, rests the whole question
of peace or val Japan, Great Brit
ain and America must agree on the
future of China and Asia, if the
peace of the world is to be made
even fairly secure.
China's fate must be determined;
the status of Japan in Shantung,
Manchuria, Mongolia and Siberia
must be agreed upon; a decision
must be reached with regard to the
Anglo-Japanese alliance; the ques-
ton of Notifications in the Pacific.
and a dozen other complex situations
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23
| AM THANKFUL
BY DIR. w. e. BARTON

One thousand dollars would have
paid the bills and did. And the
house was mortgaged-for 1 did not
have a thousand dollars. But If
you call that poverty, you do not
know the meaning of the word. l
am and always have been a rich
man.
THAT I HAVE A JOB. 1 have
never been out of work, and 1 do
not think that 1 shall ever be out of
work. l work long hours. and |
work seven days a week. and 1 go
to bed very tired. But it is good
work, and 1 am glad hat 1 have
it to do. :.
THAT 1 HAVE FAITH AND
HOPE. l am not unconscious of
the ominous signs of the age in
which we live, but I believe that
God is good and life is good and
that the average man is good.
THAT / CAN DO SOMETHING
TO HELP. There are people who
trust me, and believe in me. and
whose faith holds me up to a high
ideal. There are people who need
my confidence and help.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23

@. Why are certain unimportant
words printed in italics in the Bi.
blc?-G. c. S.
A. The American Bible Society
says that the words which are print
ed in italics are not unimportant
words. They are Used as a rule to
complete the translation of the
| Greek words or Hebrew words.
The usages Of the Hebrew language
and of the Greek language do not
permit of translation into English
without here and there the neces
sity of adding an article or particle
or something of the sort, or ever
another word in order &c make
complete sense out of a literal
TRANSLATION.
@. How many Zines has William
J. Bryan delivered his speech '"The
Prince of Peace ?"-B. y. l..
A. Mr.. Bryan says that he has
given THIS lecture more than 1000
times. He has never committed il
to memory and while the same main
points are always stressed, the
delivery of the lecture is never exv
actly the same.
Q. What ship brought the body
of the unknown soldier to the Unit
ed States?-S. r. c.
A. The Olympia" Admiral
Dewey's flagship, brought the
| American Unknown Soldier to this
| country. She is a protected cruz
| ser and was built at the Union Iron
Works in San Francisco. California.
The Olympia was m of the ships
which engaged In the Battle of Ma
nilla Bay, May 1, 1898.
! Q. Would you please inform me
whether brothers opposed each
| other in the Brook1yn-Cleveland
world series game last year,. e.
A. The Johnston brothers played
on opposing teams in the worlds
series games last year.
Q. How much nearer the center
| of the earth is the source of the
| Mississippi than it's mouth?-K. c.
r..
A. The Geological Survey says
that the source of the Mississippi
river is about four miles nearer the
center of the earth than it's mouth
Q.Are the large Dubious roots of
the Swiss chard edible Pc. d. l..
A. Swiss chard is a variety of
beet which is grown only for its
leaves and stalks; the stalks. and
also the leaf midribs Of some types.
being cooked and served in any
way suitable for asparagus. The
leaves are prepared as green's oil
may be chopped up and served with
the stalks.
@. What denominations were the
Pilgrim Tercentenary stamps?-J.
NJ.
A. The Postofice Department
says that Pilgrim Tercentenary
stamps were issued as ones, twos
and fives.
Q. Is it true that Julia Ward
Howe wrote 1.-THE Battle Hymn OF
the Republic" in the middle of the
night?-K. X.
A. The daughter of DIR. and Mrs
Howe relates that n afternoon her
parents while in Washington, d. c.,
drove out to Fort Stevens in the
environs of the city. for the pur-
pose of visiting nearby camps. This
was early in the days of the Civil
War. When Mrs. Howe retired
that night, she had no thought of
writing a poem. In the night, how
ever, she awakened and seemed act
ually to see before her the words
of a poem. She was weary and very
sleepy and quite ~disinclined to
rouse herself sufficiently to write
down the lines. But so fearful was
she that in the morning she would
find she had forgotten them, that
she finally reached for paper and
pencil which she always kept close
by and there in the dark she wrote
1.-The Battle Hymn of the Repub.
lic."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23

Be thankful you are not the miss1
ing link. Just think of what he is
missing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-23
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Exactly as was predicted by the
papers several weeks age, Thanks
giving day has arrived.
Also. as predicted, it falls on a
holiday.
OF course, the odds favored us in
this because nearly all great cele-
brations fall on holidays.
But then, If it had been one day
sooner, or one day later, we would
have missed both guesses.
Thanksgiving day. contrary to
belief, was not originated by turkey
growers and dealer/
Even the cranberry men were alb.
sent.
1t started 800 years ago when ths
Pilgrims thought of how much
obliged they Were for living.
They gave thanks because they
landed before we did. We give
thanks because we landed after they
had gone.
Their celebration was held on wild
turkeys while the only thing wild
about our turkeys is the price.
Wild turkey prices are harder to-
tame than wild turkeys were.
In fact, some of us must do with
out turkey. These can be thankful
that there will be no hash Friday.
They can laugh while the others
are talking turkey,
The Pilgrims, of whom we spoke,
invited only the Red Men. We invite
Odd Fellows and everybody.
But they spelled it $thankful'
while some of us spell it thankful"
They practiced the giving while
we mostly notice the thanks"
For those who think they have
nothing to be thankful for we give
several reasons free.
Be thankful that you are not pros
perity who has been sitting around
the corner for nine months.
Be thankful you are not the misst
ing link. Just think of what he is~
missing.
Be thankful you are not Tom Edi-
son who doesn't sleep much.
Eat, blink and be weary, for Frs
day we may be in bed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-24

rete~ g. Boyd. business manager o.
me New Caste (PaD Herald. spent
SUNDAY n Wheeling.
Miss Flora rritcha.t. Q; the Island.
who has been qv;te =. for several days,
$! :.np-ov!ns again.
H r. Bel. Hon. John P. Arhenz and
Gcn. George c. Myers will 90 this even
Ing - S;S;ersyiile % attend l'ytAian
gathering.
Misses Marcs.ia an i-cia Dean VIII
re:N.n this even;Hs from y Weekend
Visit 1T Columbus r"!"
Born. 20 Mr. and Ms. VIII McAdans.
- EdEwood a son NJ the ONO valley
General hospital.
Sam Saad. OF GAINESVILLE, was visitor
n ne city yesterday.
Miss Rose Neszares is expected (, re-
turn here today from ClarhshurS. where
she spent the weekend with her parents.
George Sargus mas returned I" his
home IN GAINESVILLE alter visiting friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cass:s and daush-
ter Miss rA,.Iine. o. the South Side. are
visiting IN SiStersri;le.
Miss Genevteve Mcdonald o. East
Fifteenth street. returned last evening
from a short visit with Mannins'oa
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs, II. .. TIMER form>-
residents Of Whec!in-. W.. moved from
here to Florida severn HecIA $50. ana
later removed t. New ) ~rh. 4 e tho
guests OF loac! friends. pacI.@ularly
Nr. and MIA CHa-.aa Hancher Mr.
Tinker was. for n2ny years. associated
uttN =" Wheeling Steel & Iron COM
gam
:. A. Hodges. manager 90 tho local
ranch Of the Coco Cola Rpttling COM
rany left yesterday afternoon for s..
Louis to attend tho Americnr H"ttiers
Carbonated Beverage convention. which
opens there October -. and CONTINUES L.
the 18th.
Mr. and Mrs Potter Check have re
turned from nine-we~x trip 70 Europe.
having visited England. France Ger.
many and liMnGarv.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-24
Book Reviews
By CAROLYN GORDON

e." he moralis. concern. If the gross
"rt "t.p.H.i,. Il Stup:T:'N winch NeTgca
NJ ''aIra N the rriTnnsI - "a be lt-
cacG~f Win amused tolerance. rAen
'h'nss nr" indeed IN 1t had way. rs GER
'N;n u!G sl,;on"l rcoU;" often tel us.
NJ NLilinE;"n 80. WNvk" 5 work
~ a.. Miss S.us .a.r has achieved her
,.r:."'S WIN a sure touch and :aTe
r,0n0u.: "f words Their" Is hardly
"Hs 81 <'rnke in he VINO" move. II
!S one 81 those books which VIII bear
:".r"ad'uE for sheer pleasure IL ~
Workmanship. !, 81 ais" interesting Ia
reflect ;hat while !, Is no danger ~
hc.nE Tanned hy IN. Library AssoCia-
I:on ~ Society Ter The Suppression Of
Vice. I is probably tho most Immoral
hook that has beer written In recent
times
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-24
BETHANY RULE
AID: TO CUPID
ONLY ENGAGED COUPLES MAY
PROMENADE TOGETHER ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Number Of ENGAGEMENTS Expected to
Jump as One Result OF tho
: Edict

Fan cupid !s.~rN"riNd - d thr'v-
Ing business a.. Bc:hfD! c",.cs" daring
the next few weeks. The dean n:
women haa recently 'SEH"l 1T "d!'';
TIA. only engaged c"nn.cs may prone
made together on SUNDAY afternoon. u
is expected lAa' -" n"uih"r o. engage
ments ,iis term W.; increase ma'cr!a',r
asa result o: ;h,S railing Tie Bethany
Iul!eE-!an a H;uGent publication. pro
nncs,os that fraternity jewelers. vii. do
q thriving business in fraierntN ring.
whirh may he regarded 40 ;he outward
synho' or the Conh;;i'a U01n which
Dean Smith insists. Already several
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-24

fire alarm box No. II was pulled. call
ing tho department..
There was no damage. 1t Is believed
that children playing with matches set
fire 10 the rags.
In trying Ia avoid, ore OF the hre
trucks Gt Ninth and Min street, Ford
touring car bearing an Ohio license
bumped into a curbHone with sufficient
force to burst a lire and shatter q wind
shield No one was hurt.