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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16
OUR LOANS TO THE ALLIES

Various solutions OF the problem OF
tho allied war debts TO the United
States are being put forward. \ great
many in Europe and some in this coun-
Try, believe that all the allied nations
which loaned money to other allies to
carry on the war, should wipe out
these debts entirely and let recon-
struction proceed without this obsta-
Gle. Others have advanced the theory
that Germany should pay her war rep
arations by Issuing bonds extending
over the 42-year period OF payment
and that the European allies should
then turn these bonds over to Amcri-
ca in payment Of their loans. A third
plan, recently advanced in London. is
that Great Britain should take the
lead by cancelling all tho debts or her
allies, and then ask the Cntt'd States
to accept British long torn bonds.
This is subject that will be pre-
scented more fully TO the American
public in the next few months. proha-
bly,, than 1t has been so far. No set
Element, even Of tentative nature.
has as yet been. reached. No part Of
the principal and not even any OF the
interest has been paid. "he original
debts were:
Great Britain. s4,2c7, 100000; France.
s3,O47.974,777; Italy. Sl.S66,26o.l79;
Belgium, $S5o,42S.795; Russia, $751;
1870. Smaller sums were loaned 10
mania. Cuba and Liberia. The inter
est alone now amounts to approx
natcly sl5OoOO00
Those who favor a complete cancel
lation argue that America received the
full benefit Of what her allies did with
the money sho loaned to them. Most
Of this money. they point out. never
left tho United States at all, but was
simply credited to them and then paid
out to American manufacturers and
American workers. for the production
Of war materials for the allies. Also,
they set forth, the allies were fighting
Americas battles as well as their
own, so that when this nation finally
entered the war against Germany, COM
raratively few American lives were
lost. In other words they believe that
tho millions OF lives which tho Euro
pcan allies contributed TO tho com
mon cause should be considered az an
offset to the millions in money which
America contributed
1t seems possible that concessions
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16
RIPPING RHYMES
THE SoEEHEAp.
BY WALT MASON

For years ! went to Grocer Greggs
to buy my pruncs and cheese and
eggs; | went ten thousand times, or
moro. and wore Il path around his
sstorc, till every board | could recall.
and every nailhcad in the wall. And
when each month OF trade was done.
| always paid him hand made mon,
and never said please chalk 1t down
until my goat comes back to town"
Then. for a change. I bought my goods
my prunes and cheese. at Grocer
Woods's. l thought I'd trade there
for while. since change OF base Is
all tho style, and then return 10
GrCgG's once more rs in the festive
days OF yore. But. meeting Gregg
upon the street. and giving him a
a greeting sweet. he handed me a
frozen stare. as grouchy as r grizzly
bear. Oh. he was sore and full OF bile
because / left him for n while; he
seemed to think he owned my soul and
had mortgage on my roll. Tho good
old years will roll away, and whIskers
red will change to gray, and dynastics
will rise and burst and bow-wows turn
to wienerwurst before 90 10 Gregg s
again TO blow my hurd cared iron men.
The merchants in this world Of ours
should always speak their thoughts
with flowers: IL they express their
thoughts with bricks they drive off
patrons by such tricks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

movies every night are children q
school age, the result being that oui
schools are almost q farce. 10 far al,
real work Is concerned In other words
our school efforts are being nsutrslised.I
ANY school man who is willing TO come.
ont In the open and talk and who abs
Maid attention to these things will ten
YOU this. have talked to some OF the
best and know what they say. OF course
this applies only to the towns and cities
where there are movies.
What is the uso to raise immense
sums OF money to run our schools and
then have and permit the very things
10 exist right along side Of the schools
which prevent the accomplishment OF
real work? We complain OF high taxes
and neglect to pay attention to what Is
ono OF the causes, mad do not knoy that
we are simply pouring money down
rat hole"
/ think It only fair to say that the
movie is not the whole trouble. Children
spending their nights at the pool rooms,
bowling alleys. skating Kinks, dance
halls and other places Of like character
is also having a serious effect upon the
school work.
I am not KNOCKING any poEoon VI mo
business, only stating what ] have OBJ
served. in the hope that we VIII OBTAIN
Hesitation which will protect our chill
dren, our schools and lift our nation to
higher plane.
What has been said indicates that we
should have a gQoddd Censorship Board
whose salary should be paid out OF ices
to b paid by picture producers Tor the
examination Of their pictures before
they are allowed to be out upon the
csreen, And In addition to this board.
,, we should have a law passed which will
prohibIt children Of school age attending
these places Of amusement during school
sessions, except on Saturdays and hoii-
days. ...- -
Respectfully,
Parsons, W. Va, Feb. s., 1871.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

20 much oftener If the pictures thrown
upon the screen were of a better class)
and must say that. in my opinion, ABOUT
rs per cent or more OF the pictures
shown are OF a suggestive or dangerous
tendency especially to the youth OF our
state and nation. Moreover. | have op-
served that many OF these pictures have
been passed by censors. or Rt least are
so indicated in the pictures.
1 can hardly think that the editor OF
the Intcll!gencer approved of the "oloou
and thunder" shooting. cutting, Stap-
bing, holdup stuff which Is being thrown
upon the screen all over our state, winch
the children Of our state are seeing
nightly and ncglecting their school work.
especially in face Of the fact that one
of our Leading detectives has just stated
that tho wave of crime sweeping our
/ country is largely due to the kind OF
stuff which is being shown in the
movies.
asked movie man once why he did
not put on a better class of pictures
| and he replied: III 1 did, my house
would be empty" And the very pic
lures he had been showing were CEN
sored. or at least. so indicated.
But you will say If other boards pas,
such stuff, IL won't make II any petIei
; for us 10 have q state board. say, per-
haps not, If great care Is not exercised
| in the selection Of the board; because II
sports arc named to act upon the board,
| then we can not hope TO have much bet
| ter pictures. When ! refer TO sports In
| this connection, ] refer to persons who
like to look at the suggestive wild west
class Of pictures.
| nur Ohildron And RohoolH.
! Whatever may be said in favor OF
! letting people see what they desire. yet
we must not overlook the welfare OF our
! children.
The future of our nation depends
upon how our children arc trained; and
If We permit to be constantly in thelr
view, shooting, cutting. stabbnig. sug'
, gestive and immoral scenes. what car
We expect OF tAem or for the future OF
of our nation? The detective already
mentioned, has told US what we may OK
peCt.
, What effect are the movies having or
! our school work?
II any one will take the pains to pay
attention, 1t will be discovered that al
! least IS per cent Of those attending the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

now National Guard. including allow
ances to officers and men. The only
thing the state has to furnish Is quar-
meet.
As the National Guard is to be main
tained partly as substitute for large
standing army. 1t appears to be the
duty Of each state to cooperate with
tho government in the formation Of a
suitable number OF companies. In the
war, the National Guard regiments
made splendid lighting record, de-
spite all the criticism that had bcen
directed at them in time OF peace. The
existence Of a National Guard in the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16
GUARD EXPENSES VERY
LIGHT

Opposition to = large expenditure for
the reorganization OF the National
Guard in West Virginia has been ex-
pressed by local world war veterans. If
any such expenditure be contemplated.
the people OF he state in general will
no doubt join in this opposition.
There is. however. no necessity for
much expense on the part OF the state
IN the reorganization Of tho Guard.
Under the federal National Defense
act. the government at Washington pays
all tho expenses connected with the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16
THE MOVIES AND THE CENSORSHIP
BILL.

To tho Editor OF the IntclliGcnccr:
4 bill Is now pending before the leg
stature providing for the appointment
Of Censorship Board for West Vir-
ginia. just noticed II clipping from the
lntcllIgcncer in a local paper. condemn
ing this bIll-in fact opposing It, be-
cause of the expense and because It is
modelled after the Pennsylvania law.
am In accord with a great many ed-
torials contained In tho telligencer and
have a very high regard for it's editor
and regret 10 see that journal take such
an attitude upon an important question.
go TO the movies occasionally (would
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

may eventually be made by this couh-
Try. either as Ia amount "r method oil
payment. In the ncNt year or two. there
will be several diplomatic questions Of
considerable magnitude TO be sellcu'
and this debt question may prove al
great value to America. There should
be no hasty action upon 1t at present
one way or the other.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

state would relieve West Virginia OF
the necessity OF sending for feder"'
troops and thus attracting uniaNorabI"
national attention. 1t would also mean
fine training for large number OF
young men.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

Women has many burdens Out sne
has her exemptions too and ene never
is embarrassed by having her new so-
spenders creak with every motion Wnsh
sbe's ont in select company, unless, In
dsrd suspender Earters do. and we never
noticed one doing it-ohio State Journal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

Tho Standard Oil company Is not
passing it's dividends But some Of the
other oil companies that were so lavish
ly advertised not many moons ago arc
passing theirs so fast you can hardly
smell the gasoline.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

One can usually get out of difficulty
il one keeps ones wits about one ana
Yesterday, when a prominent chiroprac.
tor told us that subluXation Of the Splna,
vcrtebrae causes implnged nerves We
not knowing whether or not II Is re-
sir,hIc to be subluxcd and imSingcd
said fcelingly: Think of that,-Ohio
state Journal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

According to the figures on the sugar
consumed by each individual, 1920 was
Americas sweetest year. Well, Uncle
Sam may be the Candy Kid. but he Is
not the worlds all day sucker.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

Even IL the plot to bomb the May
flower had succeeded. We doubt whether
We should have been relieved of The
nuisance about the posterity OF thu
crowd that came over on II.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16
What Other
Editors Say

Italy Is said now to be first in army
power. and yet 1t was not so Ions
since that everyone was afraid Italy
would be overwhelmed. There Is nothing
more startling in this world than how
things turn around within a short time
Charleston Daily Mail.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

Twin boys born in d county in north
crn Vest Virginia have been named
Warren and Woodrow, furnishing a re-
mark;.bIc instance Of the double use OF
the W. And wouldn't it be- odd II War
rem grow up TO he 4 Democrat and Wood
row 4 observation-disclosures Daily Tclc-
graph.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

Tho former Kaiser denies that he
has ever been interviewed in Holland
But no doubt he has felt like saying
a whole lot.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

A maiden described as "the most
perfect girl in America" was married
Monday. That girl is the worlds cham
pion bIgamist. She gets married every
daS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

Tho name Of the new Chinese am
bassador TO the United States is S. AL
fred SEE Now If the first rs" stands
for "Sez" the accident will be perfect
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

In figuring what the war department
and the shipping board have cost the
country unncCc sSariy. why not include
the '@i- billion dollars for which tho
coal protitcers and spectators held up
the country in excess OF a iair pront :
Tho two were largely Instrumental in
making the hold-up possible.-Morgan-
town Post.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

One thing can be said in favor Of the
four labor leaders convicted in Chicago
of cxtortion. which is that their names
aren't hard TO spell.-Rlucfeld Daily
Telegraph.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

All the nations arc shouting for dis
armament but none Of them displays
any great activity in shcathtng Its
sword-Martins Ferry Times.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-16

Parsons, W. Va, Feb. s., 1891.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-29
ADVENTURES OF NAVY FLYERS
RECALL FIRST AVIATION TRIALS

| loon on June S. 17ss. and many
spectators gathered to see this
sphere. 1o5 feet in circumferenoe.
which the inventors inflated with
the hot air from burning straw. rise
high in the air and float of for about
one and q half miles The brothers
believed for quite a while that they
had hit upon some peculiar quality
In tho straw which had lifting prop
critics and did not realize until later
that their wonder ball had risen only
because OF the lightHess Of heated
air. But they made the BALBOA .
reality
Prom this time forward the
physicists in France and elsewhere
took seriously this infant invention.
which had suddenly made it's APP
pearance in their midst. subscrip-
project. the Roberts brothers con-
structed balloon. the noted scien-
list, Charles, conceived the idea Of
filing it with hydrogen. aad q day
FOR the ascent was sat. The crowd
that gathered was great and curious
and so interfered with the operations
that the balloon had to be moved to
another place. but the eager thronR.
not to De outdene, learned its where
abouts and were there to see the per
formanos The sphere rose 5000
feet in the air amid the rain, which
some had thought would be an
obstacle. to the wild enthusiasm ef
the spectators
Repeated At Versailles.
TN 1888 Joseph Monteoloe, rna,t.
ed his experiment before the king,
queen ana court at Versailles The
farst living creatures to take a bal
loon trip went up on that day. A
sheep. duck and a cock SCARED ma
jesticaily into the air with the ornate
balloon ana descended. after eight
mlnutes ABOUT two miles away. The
was kick on the wing which the sheep
gave the cock. Later on in that aame
year the gallant Pilatre de Rozier and
the Marquis d'Arlandes made the first
trip taken by persons in a free fire.
balloon From that time Sounding
the SKIES became science. Lunardi
startled Great Britain with his darips
trips. It is said that when he scared
into vision the king ended a confer
ence with his minister and a court of
justice acquitted q criminal in order
that all persons present might watch
him.
The R-34, when it Travelled $3.50
miles in a little over 1903 hours. Ger.
tainly put crimp into world records
OF ten years ago. which at that time
read, No balloon voyage has yet been
made OF a length comparable to the
breadth OF the Atlantic Only two
fights exceeding 1000 miles were
then on record-those Of John Wise
from st. Louis to Henderson. N. Y,
and of Count Henry de Ia vaulx
from Paris to Korosticheff, in Russia.
Among the notable fights made in
balloons the daring attempt Of Salo-
mon Andree and two companions, in
1897 to reach the north pole should
have an honored place. They left
Spitzbergen at point 500 miles from
the pole on July IL The only records
concerning the explorers later than
that are messages picked up In two
floating buoys.T
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-29

1.-THE adventures Of three naval
aeronauts and the International in
terest In their safe return from the
frozen Canadian north recall nu-
merous historic attempts of man to
fulfill for himself on earth the ages
old feeling that 1,e would have
wings some day" says a bulletin from
the headquarters Of the National
Geographic Society. -
these American birdmen. who got
cold. performed no such feat as did
Daedalus. who, some thousands OF
years ago. in the age of myths. ,i'sw
near enough to the sun to melt the
wax on his wings Daedatus' expert
ment and the attempted fight of a
John wilkins one of the founders
of the Royal Society in England.
tells us, flew for a distance Of more
than an eighth of a mile from a
town in Spain, are sufficient evil
dence. however, to accord to avia-
ton the palm for being the older Of
the flying arts.
Ballooning, though less romantic in
its appeal and decidedly more COM
menpiace and placid Looking in its
appearance, may perhaps be con-
sidered the John the Baptist of both
di do tAcy arc pTACIiCea To-Day, as
its progress has been steadily on
the upgrade since Roger Bacon back
in the thirteenth century. PROFOUND
ed the theory thai a hollow globe of
very thin mental filled with ethereal air
Or liquid fire. would float upward on the
atmosphere.
Dew Suggested Ms Filler.
From that day priests, philoso-
piers and scientists put forward the
srrI1
made to rise and float in the upper
atmosphere. Almost every conceivable
thing was suggested for filing these
balloons. One of the most amusing
was the morning dew, since that sub
stance, according to their SUPPOSE
lions. was shed by the stars during
the night. and would be drawn back
to heaven in the day by the heat of
the sun
."As the result of watching the
clouds the brothers Joseph and
Jacques Montgolfer of Annonay,
France, in 1882. invented the first real
balloon. They concluded that il the
vapor of the clouds could hang sus-
pended in the upper air large bag
filled with such a vapor might rise
and drift about as the clouds do.
another interesting story is told
about the Montgolfier brothers orig
mating the idea. They were watching
their fire when one of them began
wondering if the smoke could not
carry other things up with it. too In
the enthusiasm Of the moment they
made small fire on a little tin tray
and held a large paper bag over it.
with delight they watched the bag fiji
out and try to rise. A neighbor, q
widow. seeing the smoke issuing
from their window. and fearing that
the house was on fire. vent running
into the room. She suggested that
they attach the tray to the bag, and
the immediate result was that the bag
rose to the ceiling.
After several private try-outs they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-29

their own tailness. What lot of Per-
sian lamb hats! They are certainly
attractive. There goes a swell with q
white one. his lapels lined to match
with white Persian lamb. A street
cleaner with q nice. new-lookinE Per-
sian lamb cap. It must be imitation.
The main street is very gay in the
evening. The shops are smart (es-
pecially the gentlemen's clothing),
and the window displays are fetch
ing. An imposing fur store has a
window full of wonderful furs and .
stuffed leopard that turns Its head
and tail in q startling manner while
one looks. And it's eyes light with
eiectnSty. Here is q whole series Of
toy windows-yh christmas display. Each
shows scene OF Bed Riding Hood on
window to windoY. A croyd in front
Of this window. It's fixed up IKE a
Turkish harenn. Costly rugs and brass
and bric-a-brac: Life sized wax sui
tan having coffee on diyan; yelled
baned boy serves. Another window a
whole display from India with great
golden BHddha on altar
Streets in old city small. winding
and tntefestlnG. but opening on great
squares. Decorative city ha1I from
rounded by canals. Remains Of old
fertilization when Malmo thought to
rival Copenhagen (about 1905, and
Copenhagen outgrew and forgot It.
But Malmo ID: almost as live looking
as Copenhagen-and more elegant.
students. All tall They come from
the old university town Of Lund, half
an hours ride Mp the railway. Lund
was sacked BY the vikings in 900 and
something. Blue and yellow buttons
in their caps. Look! Such . dainty
pair Of ankles in fur-top boots!. And
here Comes . lady who has been
horseback riding. Piuna- color knicker-
bockers! It's time for another cold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-29
f1o,ooo,ooo TRAIN FERRY.
Proposition for Linking Up Sweden
and England.

LONDON. January ga plan for
linking up Sweden with England by
means OF train ferry. to cost no.
ooO,ooO, Is being considered by bust
ness men of the two nations.
The scheme aims at the establish
ment of daily service by at least six
lS.000-ton ships of eighteen knots
speed. each capable of carrying fifty
railroad cars. AS the gauges Of the
British and Swedish railroads are the
same. rapidity OF transportation
would be assured.
The Swedish government is under
stood to be willing to guarantee a 10
per cent return over a given number
Of years If Britain will guarantee the
capital necessary for the initial out
lay.
%, The route suggested runs from Hull
to Gothenburg, and there is also a
suggestion Of an extension across the
Baltic, SO as to provide direct commu-
nication between Hull and Petrograd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-29
CHARMING BUNGALOW DESIGN
FOR MAN OF MODERATE MEANS

genuine comfort with attractiveness.
Unlike the majority of modern bun
galows. this one has three bedrooms.
These are conveniently arranged and
with the bathroom are put at the back
of the house. assuring privacy and
quiet from chance company. Entrance
into the living room is through a
good-sized sun parlor. 1t is sug-
gested that this room be made min
iature conservatory for winter time.
and in summer time the glass wan
dows can be removed and an ideal
open-air sitting room result
The living room is larger than any
other room in the house, and Is de-
lightful cozy spot with its open nre
and many windows. II is a room in
which it is guaranteed the family VIII
love to gather in winter time. A por-
ton Of it could easily be partially
divided to form a dining nook IL one
objected to the lack of a dining room.
The kitchen is sufficiently large ana
modernly equipped. service Jorch
at the rear has space for the refrig-
orator. There is a coat closet in
the hall and each of the bedrooms also
has closets.
This charming little bung allow 10
built of frame with stucco finish on
the exterior. The roof is shingl.d end
creosote stained. There is a full and
complete basement and there is a Sec
ond floor which is finished with WASH
ington fir, mission stained. This Could
be utilized very nicely for storage
purposes or for a children's playroom
or a sewing room.
The first floor is. finished In OAK
with oak floors. The second story has
birch floors. The main story is nine
feet high and the basement IS eight
feet high. Exclusive of the porch. the
total width and depth of the main
part is twenty-five feet by thirty
seven feet.