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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23
GENERAL

County Attorney Marvin Schurlock
was attacked and whipped by Mrs. NJ.
l.. McCracken at Beaumont, Texas. be-
cause the recent grand jury failed to
ndict Il woman who, Mrs. McCracken
alleged, shot at her. Schurlock was
mot injured.
The committee of forty eight an
nounced it is organizing n new politi-
cal party to enter the 1922 congress
siolal campaign. Solution of the rail-
road problem, reduction of national ex-
penditures and relief from taxation by
providing new and legitimate sources
of revenue, were stated to be its chief
aim.
First official action by authorities
against tile activities of the Ku Klux
I<lan has been taken in Chicago 1t
came in the form of a definite declara
ton from Chief of Police Fitzmorris
that parades of members of The klan
or other organizations whose members
appear masked will not be permitted
in Chicago streets.
A mother was arrested in Aurora.
ILL.,, on complaint of her two daugh-
ters, who charged her with the murder
of their father. The mother, Mrs.
Frances Balchunas, "a, was taken with
John Petroska, 81, whom the girls,
Helen. is, and Frances, IA, charge is
her sweetheart They said the mother
turned on the gas the night of June 6
last, as their father slept. The woman
,l,,,l, ra,I s.ba ,,uS ipnopanf
Addressing the convention of the
Minnesota Anti-saloon League ut Min
neapolis recently, Congressman A. j..
volstead of Minnesota stated that his
life had been threatened on his depar
ture from Washington. He said he
was warned in a letter that he would
never take his seat again in the
House"
The national industrial conference
board, an organization of twenty or
more industries having no connection
with the government service has an
nomced IN New York that its investi-
CATION showed retail prices in the
United States had increased 4.3 per
cent in August The average increase
in the cost of living was IL per cent.
Heavy ruins north of El P;,so, Tex,
caused AN overflow in the Franklin
canal Which drove several hundred
families from their homes in the Mex
lean section Casualties We're avoided
by the United States reclamation serv-
ice officials in shutting off the head
gates of The canal This action re-
suited in heavy volume of water in
the Rio Grande which for y time
causcd suspension of street car raf-
fic 10 aud from Juarez,
Mrs Helen Elwood Stokes was ex-
oneiated Of the charges made by w.
! Il. u. Stokes, millionaire railroad man
and Formerly owner of the Hotel An
sonia of New York in his slrit for di-
gorce Justice Finch of the Supreme
Court dlsmisSing the complaint Of The
husband.
a torrential rain which descended
upon Omaha recently flooded the low
sections of the city Water ran five
feet deep in the streets in certain res
identiaI sections. A bridge on the Bur
linston railway between Omaha and
Ralston, suburb, was washed out.
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zanesvIIIe pamaaed By cyeIone.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio.-rroperty in the
business district Of this city was dam
aged to the extent Of 100000, two
men were severely injured and the
street ear and electric ifeh1 companies
put out nj commission as the result OF
a cyclone which struck this city one
man. Jerome Emmert. had a narrow
escape from being struck when a steel
stack fell and demolished his automo-
bile. He saved himself by ieapins
from the machine.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23
New Mexico Elect eursum Senator.

Albuquerque, n M.-The election OF
Holm o Bursum of Socorro as United
States senator from New Mexico was
indicated by a plurality of more than
1000, based upon comprehensive but
incomplete returns from every county
in the state Figures show tlai Bur
sum carried twenty counties, with a
total vote of IL. l73 Richard II. Hanna,
Democrat. carried eleven counties, his
total vote being 5S00. This gives Bur
sum 1913 plurality.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23

Principles of acoustics are soun%
doctrines.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is physicians prescription.
Swamp Root is a strengthening medi-
cine 1t helps the Kidneys, liver and biad-
der do the work nature intended they
shonid do
It is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has 50 many friends
BE sure to get Swmup-Root and start
treatment at once.
However. if You wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer & Co. Binghamton. \, Y for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper Advertisement.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23
Vienna Money Changers Mobbed.

Vienna. Serious disorders and dem
onstrations against profiteering oc-
Cured in this city following the clos
ing of the bourse. Crowds wrecked
the shops of several money changers
in the vicinity, while Sew men sus-
pected of specializing in foreign ex-
change We're dragged from their auto
mobiles and beaten. Acting ut the in
stance of Socialists, police had entered
the bourse and stopped all trading.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23
AN EPITOME OF
LATE LIVE news
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DoiNes, ACHIEVE
MENTS, SUFFERINes. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

tweslern Newspaper Union News ssr,les)
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Discriminating.

At church lawn social, Mt which
most of the candies consisted of home
made fudge given by the ladies' of the
church, little miss was having diff
fieulty in selecting the fifth penny's
worth of candy to complete her pur-
chase. The saleslady, wishing to help
her to decide, inquired if she would
like some "of this nice, white fudge"
The little girl gave one look at it, and
said: Ugh. no. l believe my mamma
made that"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23
Twins Acquitted BY Puzzled Jury.

Minneapolis, Minn@Puzzled by the
similarity in appearance of Leo and
Leonard johnson, 1Syear-od twins,
District Court here decided to free
both. They We're on trial on charge
of stealing an automobile,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23
FOREIGN

1t has been definitely decided in
London that neither Lloyd George, the
prime minister, nor Lord Curzon, the
secretary for foreign affairs, will at
tend the Washington conference on dis
armament and Pacific problems, in
view of impending developments in do
nestle politics.
Six soldiers of the American army
Of occupation in Germany We're killed
when II military lorry was struck by
the Dortmund- Frankfort express, said
dispatch to Paris from Coblenz. Cob
icnz is headquarters of the American
army of occupation.
Contract for construction of Il great
bridge oven" the Yellow river on the
line of the Peking Hankow railway has
lust been awarded Belgian concern.
Its bid was slO,5oOOO0 -Four Ameri-
ran bids were entered. The bridge is
TO be more Than mile and half long
The Quest, the small ship on which
Sir Ernest Shackleton will explore the
lncharted sections of the South Allan
ic the I'acific and the Antarctic seas,
,wo-ypar VOYAGE. Large crowds gath
cred on tle docks to wish Sir Ernest
aud his party successful voyage.
The British government has dis
patched Il strongly worded note to
Moscow calling attention of the soviet
es Of faith involved in the pursuance
by the Russians throughout central
Asia and Afghanistan of a campaign
of inurigues against Great Britain.
The Dutch parliament was opened by
Queen Wilhelmina amidst scenes of
lisorder. A demonstration was carried
out in the street before the parliament
onldng Anti-militarist shouts We're
raised in the parliament hail itself,
and the reading of the speech from the
throne momentarily was drowned in
the tunult
Maxinliian Harden, Germanys most
famous journalist, has cancelled his
proposed lecture tour of the United
States Herr Harden announced that
heart weakness had compelled him at
the last minute to forego his plans. He
was under contract to deliver lectures
n many cities in the United States.
The strong feeling against the ultra
conservatives in Germany, which has
manifested itself since the recent muir
der of Matthias Erzberger, is believed
to be the cause of several members Of
the IIohenzollern family leaving Ger
many and going to Doom, where they
are expected to remain with former
Emperor William until they consider
that conditions in Germany are favor
able to their return.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23
Some More Truths.

WOULD you shovel pebble? Certainly Implements
are built according to the work they have to do
Would you gownup remedy for baby ills? Certainly not
Remedies prepared according the work THEY have to do
All this preliminary reminding that Fehes Castoa sought
found and prepared solely remedy for Infants and Children And let
this warning against Substitutes Cuntes and the good stuff that
may be all right for in all your strength but dangerous for the little babe
All the mherove that lies within your heart you: Be
Baby And being Baby you will keep the remedies specially
prepared for babies you would baby food habrus toothbrush
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23

Cats. unlike politicians, give voice
to the most decided utterances while
On the fence.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-12
UNFINISHED BUSINESS

When the disarmament: confererce as
.erbles in Washington ON November
II. !, will be to \ considerable extent
. continuation Of the conference OF Yer
sailes. One Of the great objects or the
rrace conference--tO provide a rretnod
~ preventing future war-was not &C
co;rpl!shcd This was largely due 10
Pho fact tina, Woodrow Wilson was
guided by his personal theories rather
than the wishes OF the American people
Had the conference proceeded hrst 10
make a treaty Of peace with Germany.
leaving the league ~ nations to be con-
sidered later as an entirely separate
matter. more would hav" been accom-
nIisbed and IN. world would he better
or today. That was what all the states
men Of t.urOp" wanted :" d.. and u was
what other members Of the American
delegation wanted. but Mr. Wilson was
the dominating power Just at that time
and he had his way. The result was
that the treaty was intertvined with
the league Of nations covenant and was
entirely unacceptable TO the people OF
the United States
Now we are. about TO Sc" the powers
assemble At Washington to take up fhs
questions which most directly affect the
peace Of tho world. Since the confer
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-12
RIPPING RHYMES
VERBOTEM
BIZ WALT MASon,

tried TO buy some arsenic TO poison
polar hears; around my house such
beasts are thick. they gambcl on the
stairs; the druggist called me foolish
hick." and sprung rebukCs in pairs.
The laws furhilGir. poison Sa:rs, he
said ARE strict and tIi;h:. and there
are many kinds Of jAitS where | might
rest tonight. IL | should weigh o.: on
my scales the death tlsa, YOU invite. II
should sell you half ton Of poison
green or blue in yonder hoosoGow, grim
and dun. I'd spend year or two; but
you may 20 and buy gun. and none
will question you. Across the street
they're selling CATS. the cheapest and
the best. and you may shoot the bears
and rats that do your home infcst. ana
wound them sorcly in the Stats. ana
send them 10 their rest" Across the
street journeyed then 10 huH n dcahly
tool; the store was full OF half baked
men. and littie boys from school: they
bought th-ir guns and hougA' again
and broke no law or rule. The Saiss-
men all were Sunny Jims VIII" did Their
work with speed. and everywhere
rurned my Gins some patron drew
head and someone shot MO in the limbs
70 see II would bleed. I bought
rifle long and black. Of cartridges
ton. then started hobbling TO my SNACK
10 practice with the GIN. hui someone
shot me in the back. 10 see the Sa"ouS'
run.
(Copyright by George Matthew ADAMS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-12

West Virginia's experiences with the
public service commission has been
painful. The attitude OF tho people at
tho present time Is that when 8 rate
case 10 20 DO heard. the commission
must be considered AZ antason site TO
the public That tho service corpora
lions must 10 protected. even from the
ordinary haxATds OF business 10 APP
parcntly An established principle in
this state. The question alkad by West
Virsinians Is not whether the applicant
for q rate increase will win the case.
but how must It will get
In view Of this condition. the decision
OF the New York public service COM
mission on an application Of a sas COM
pSny for . higher rate Is like q drink of
water In a desert The New York Herald
reports tho case as follows:
An application By the New York and
Queens GaA Company for permission 10
raise It's rates temporarily to 3LSO Il
day by the Public Service Commission
on the ground that nothing had been
1b0vn to warrant higher rate than
The ono the company - receiving now
In denying the application, William !,
Prendergast, chairman of tho comm,
sion, said:
Tho commission alres.dy has made
It's attitude clear on the question: of ap-
plicattoas for such rates by refusing
two such applications rho two appli.
cations referred to were made by the
Bronx Gas and Electric Company and
the Public Service Corporation CT Long
Island which serves tho Territory
around North Hampstead
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-12
RELIEF FOR THE AVERAGE NAN

profits tax the repeats just
specifically intended 10 oS
Of Efforts to
ridiculous ano
pubic on large
Of from he capitalist the poor man.
Is First II has cee
almost Kind OF BUSINESS "
profits the government NOW excess n
federal revenue
is Fronts
that do notcx taxed
statute BOOKS
tim. OF business obstruc and dseourai
TAX. the his chance to mako pr0
The ne may
government Is not
prohs LAX
and takes the second year even though Inc
ordinary pront knowing "A'
Of "0us" "
considering venture IN rne
and probably ABANDON
his pians -
o,,nt, and thus employment"
-,
heads families
luxury taxes ci0'hns
Of building sanoh'
repeal OF stamp uAe
medicines substitution OF
10 sale price Oh
40,
tho us LAX
has not done from tho above And Will not 90 So
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-12
THE BEST PREVENTIVE

Moundsville, w. Va. August >, 1891.
Editor Intell!Gencer:
Ii 10 indeed I regretable circumstance
that an outburst Of vitupcrstton occurs
against the executive ana judiciary @:
our state, when 1t becomes their solemn
duty 70 carry out the death penalty on
convicted fclon. Why make the lot
Of these officials any harder" II is m
awful thing 10 put man to death. We
who have no part In carrying out the
laws demands have no sense Of the
nerve-racking experience an execution
entails.
We all regret that man has 10
bang, yet who can deny that Governor
Morgan did not hit the mai! squarely
on the head when he said in his letter
to Warden Terrell that certainty OF
punishment was the best preventive OF
crime. 1t Is we'll TO give little con-
sideration to the victims Of crime, and
the potential victims among whom we
are all numbered. when giving so much
pity to those who purely Of their own
vo!!tion are caught in the mcshes or
tho law.
West Virginia is fortunate IN having
\ man for governor who Is in favor or
,aw enforcement even though h!s attl-
,udc incurs the keen displcasurc OF
vociferous minority OF the population OF
the state.
More power 10 such men MS Governor
Morgan, Judge S2mmcrville and the
prosecutors OF Brooke county.
LAW AND ORDER,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-12
new YORK ADOPTS
BILL, OUTLAW Elk

Yellowstone Park. Wyo.. Aug. 10
bill" the outlaw elk of Yellowstone.
has been adopted by members OF New
York lodge b. =. O. i.
Biz had been In disgrace. his crime
Jay in being too tame. Residents or
Mammoth. where park headquarters are
located spoiled 'Bill by teaching him to
eat from their hands From pet he
became Il pcsi. SO tame was he after
season or two thu ne no longer joined
his brothers and :'.at"rs in their wan
trr!ngs aiout Yclll wstone and became
an outca.t
Also his tastes deg"ncra;ei They BE-
came almost Eoat,ike. The day came
when no Laundry hanging from the
backward clotheslinc was sGfc from his
nrpcri:c HIS SPECIAL taste vas for little
silken Laintics So they locked Bill up
in a corral and there h ha3 remained
Then came the crowd Of New York
Elks, visiting the park on their way
home from their recent Los Angeles
convention. \ group Of them visited
the corral. where a number OF calves
are also kept
"Ur!;o. BILL" cried one 10 an ap-
rrnachirg group. Bill knows his name
and thinking he was being summoned
hurried up for food.
So surprised was Patrick AcGrath.
exalted ruler OF the New York lodge
that he dropped slip OF paper he had
been holding. with other mail. In his
hand. II was membership arE:s;a-
tion.
Now ELL has a particular f,\ tl;Sss
for scraps OF paper and many ruaga-
zinc hero and telephone number haze
disa ppcarcd down his throat. A moment
late and R!r had a membership tucked
inside Of him.
After that there was nothing left but
70 hcstow some sort of honor on the
outcast. Accordingly he was Officially
APPOINTED western mascot Of the lodge.
And they arranged special banquet
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-12
WILL 1T KILL BoLSHEV1SM?

VIII the fact that tho rest OF the
world has had TO save Russia from
starvation bring about the doWntau OF
Bolsheyism: Undoubtedly. the plight OF
Tho Russians could be used as lever
BY the powers to force change In t"er
government but this has not yet been
proposed and probably will not be.
II offered food and other rener on
condition that they adopt different
form Of government. tho destitute MIL
lions OF Eu ia would probably rise ana
oyerrhrow i.rnine and TrotzkJ But
such a course on tho part Of the powers
would not be ethical to say the least
Altar they recovered. the Rurs'an
people would be apt to feel resentful
The big question N whether ths ~
suits OF Bolshsvism will Impress inc
Russian people so deeply that they
without any outside coercion or suEseS-
ton, will wipe out the despotism ana
adopt a democratic form or govern
rnent. When tho Russians oVerthrsW
IN. oppressive RonAnofs. they believed
they were to have . free country. In
this. they were cruelty disappointed. as
they merely SucCecucQ In TepiaIih6 W.
despofism with another less competent
To- provide for their every day ne>dh
IT Is SHY to say. as the BotsheTist
leaders are saying. that die refusal OF
tho rest Of the world to treat Russia
as an equal has brought about her
present plight. Russia was not de-
pendent upon tho outside world for 1000
nor for any essential raw material. Her
natural resources arc almost as won
d.rful as those OF America. At the end
NJ tho war, she had railroads, factories.
farming equipment and. In short. all the
things that a modern cfviltssd natioa
needs Where are they now? What has
nreyented the Russian farmers from
raising crops. Russian factories ron
producing goods OF all kinds from kus-
sian raw materials and Russian ousl-
ness men from carrying on trade with
m, outside world? Tie r ussi n
farrnars says that they have not raised
l,rx. crops because there was no hsen-
tive To do so. No incentive. Probably
that explains the entire failure OF Dol
shevism. Any system that p-esumes TO
deal with human beings must taNe
natural human chsractertstics into CON
alteration or It will fail misersbly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-12
GROSS CARELESSNESs

A few days ago. q plane carrying Il
machine gun fred on a launch in Mar
ragansett bay. almost sinking the
launch and wounding two persons one
severely. For q time the incident was
a mystery and was attributed to Grim
oped that the offending aircraft was L
government plane on \ practice flight.
This indicates rank carelessness. The
flyers knew that they were over a
nayisable body Of water and that YES
soils were apt 20 be below, them. yet they
went nnerrily on with their shooting
without ever looking TO sec whether
there was anyone in range. Such an Of
tense call. for severe punishment
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-12
PLAN TO DEVELOP
FOREIGN MARKETS

New York. aug. ll.--rlars Tor ceVei-
opment Of profitable foreign marNe's TOT
American products will be diScu*S"" ny
leading manufacturers OF the Ch'teo
States at the twelfth annual convention
of tho American Manufacturers Export
association here October and 6.
Rnloma,ic and commercial rcprcsen-
,a,iycs from many foreign countries will
i,ro-u tha manufacturers OF the needs
abroad for American products
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ence Of Versailles the world has
achieved = clearer view Of SEINE Of its
problems. The conferees at Washington
will have tho advantage OF meeting
after tho emotions created by the war
have subsidized. They know now. too
what America wants and what the posi-
ton Of each OF tho other nations Is On
the points at Issue.
With those advantages. and with SIM
certify as the keynote OF each nations
proposals. there is a possibility Of great
accomplishment.
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Mrs. Newlywcd (who has been trying
to raise chickenal-hy little chicks
don't seem to be doing very well. They
are all dying.
Farmer-What KIND OF feed are you
giving them'
Mrs. Newlywed-Feed? Why. none. l
supposed tho old hen gave enough milk
for Thorn.
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That the proposed relief OF the rail-
roads through tho war finance corpora
tion would give employment 10 a mil
lion man. Is tho statement OF Eugene
Meyer Jr.. director OF the corporation.
Yet some people and soTe newspapers
make the welkiu slng with their criti-
cIsm OF such action
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-12
BROOKE COUNTY FARM BUREAU
PICNIC At F0LLAN5BEE GROVE

problems lha: confrOn;s the A;nerl'zlH
people luuI:-. lie spuH" OF the eAh"f-
oIlantly Nigh railroad rates WA''L ar
an embargo OF industry an" when ser
inusly lessen the chances o. -" lhrf''r'
>, market his product. The rAllr"A"S
IA, irselves, he said. are not IN tEc heSt
possible circumstances ANA are not ave
- ret n tho buying Inarh"t me pr'n,
cana. rauS.. is the very hlgh rate CT Fai'
road wa"rS and asresn' hts which IN
many cases lay heavy AID costly r.
s,rirtions on railroad o"'r'tiion. II"
said that the solving or Inc r"'H""u
problem vas one that Houid REQUIRE All
the imtcll genco and judgment "'Ich our
statesmen are able TO SISe us ''''H mo
strength to meet this situat ton uHd set
II. !, satisfactorily must. III 'arEe
way. COM" from tho Inass'" 81 peepIe
in particular Intelligent farmers.
Organization Needed
Speaking more particularly o! farm
ers' problems. he emphasized ia" li'!-
poviance OF collective solnnH "N mo
part of farmers. Fa:m produVl". ne
said, today were selling al low prices
M, farmer had rahrn his loss hts pro-
duct had come down more rar!dI! '"""
most Of the other prudGcis. The reas-
restricted competItivc' market whi'e
many other product. were Sod In
market in which competition was hunt
M The farmer must ind some VA" 10
urCanixr lis N,.tiinG agencies, ana TO
restrict his market 20 u D"tt"r adVdnt-
age.
organization was thr Keynote or
all successful! industries and "rganlZa-
lion WAS the one thing that had been
absent from the agricui-
iural industry ~ West Virginia and or
tho nation 1t large. lr said.
At the conclusion uf speech making.
the other amuscmen.S Of The afternoon
were taken up. 4 large number OF peo-
pie adjourned to the grove on tho RIVER
shore where horse shoes more popular
IS known as "harn-yard golf" WAS in-
dulsed in. \ number Of exciting con-
tests wcr" witnessed and among those
nguriuS ronspiCuously in tho contests
and winning fame. Il not fortune. were
Attorney Robert l.. Ramsey. C"l v NJ
Carter. ". y. Burt M.l'aru Wells u
Wrisburg and Delegate hulrE from
Brooke county.