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Evening star., 1921-12-26

Allowing for possible exaggeration in
the reteling. the conditions that have
overwhelmed little mining settlement
in Fayette county. w. Va, are enough
to form a question that is easy or hard
to answer. as one views the sources of
the situation.
When "A community. even one of only
two thousand inhabitants. is supported
by a SINGLE industry. there is an obli-
cation which must be shared by the
community and the industry. 1t is not
enough to say that the mines were
closed months ago. There should be an
indiSputable reason for such action. In
the case of Minden there is no such
statement. 1t is said only that the
mines We're closed months ago Since
that time the five hundred men who
support families have exhausted all
their resources. Today they are starv-
ing at the crest of the season of
Christian cheer and good will
If these men. and their dependent
wives and children, have been de-
prived of their employment the fault
cannot be laid to them. The RESPONSE
bility rests upon those who took
away the employment. And the re-
sponsibility. in the light of reports,
is heavy. But SO complicated is our
processes which we call thinking. that
the question of responsibility has no
place in our consideration. Such a
condition as that in West Virginia is
indexed simply as unfortunate" And
saying that we close our eyes, shut
our ears and walk away.-Pittsburgh
Leader progressive republican,.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
The Day After.

Though legally this is Christmas, .
on the score Of the suspension of bust
ness. actually it is the day after the
great festival, and the occasion is Of
fered for a summing up OF what
Christmas has meant to one. Has 1t
brought any betterment Of spirit? Has
it brought any keener sense of brother
hood and sympathy for others? If not,
Christmas has passed by without ef-
feet. 1t may have brought many gifts,
from relatives and friends. 1t may
have brought a flood of cards and
greetings. But it was not the true
Christmas if it did not result in a
clearer sense of the relation to others
that Christ taught.
Gifts are but the symbol of the spirit
of Christmas. In the beginning the
wise men came from the east and
brought their offerings. Ever since on
the anniversary Of the birth of Christ
gifts have been the order of the day
expressions Of gratitude. Modern gift.
making has become somewhat lessened
in significance, while magnified in vol.
ume. Perhaps the Santa Claus
myth has had much to do with the
separation Of the true Christmas
meaning and the observers of the oc.
casion of these times. The annual Gus
tom of exchanging presents is beau.
tiful one, provided it is kept on the
plane Of offering, and kept off that OF
obligation.
Thus on the day after Christmas
there are many thoughts to bear in
mind and to consider with reference
to what Christmas has meant to each
one. The day is not to be measured in
terms Of goods or pleasures received
What went forth? Did you make
others happy Christmas, and in the
right way? According as that ques-
ton is answered Christmas is to be
reckoned now.
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millions upon millions Of letters which
were delivered without q hitch the
hearty thanks Of the community must
go to the officials, carriers and clerks
Of the office.
So, too, the congratulations Of this
city must go to the officials. carriers
and clerks Of the postal service
throughout the entire country. to all
the thousands of men aboard mail
trains and at terminals whom the
average person will never see. The
Christmas gift In the home today from
some loved one afar is resting there
because all these postal workers were
faithful to their work. to the service
and to themselves. Their work was
well done, and their reward is a per-
sonal sense Of satisfaction which only
those who do their best work can
know.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
Who's Who c. esais.enss sss ns%:
XXXII-Dr. E. Moresco.

X. E. MORESCO, member
of the Netherlands delega-
tion to the Washington con-
ference. holds a high office
In the colonial government of Neither
lands East Indies. Probably none of
the Europeans attending the confer
ence Is more familiar with the prob
lens of the far east than DR.. Moresco.
When he leaves Washington it will
be to go to the seat Of the colonial
government in BuitenZorg, Java, as
vice president of the council Of
Netherlands India Dutch East In
dies), which places him next in rank
to the governor general.
DR.. Moresco, it must be frankly
said. does not look like son of the
Netherlands. He is rather small. his
gray mustache. He is strikingly an in
tellectual in type. He was born at
Amsterdam in 1869. He was educat-
ed at Delft, at the College for the
Netherlands Indian Civil Service,
graduating in the year 1896. From
1897 to 1907 he was an official in the
general secretariat Of the Neither
lands Indian government at Buiten-
zorg. Java.
The next six years DIR. Moresco
held the chair of lecturer on colonial
policy and administration at The
Hague Academy for the Netherlands
Indian government officials. In 1913
he was ordered back to Java as first
secretary of the Indian government
For three years he acted as director
Of the department Of education of the
colonial government. His depart
ment was chiefly concerned with the
founding of Dutch schools for natives
in all parts of the country.
From March, 1917. until recently
DR.. Moresco was secretary general of
the colonial office at The Hague. He
is distinctly colonial government
man, a career entirely separate from
the diplomatic service. In 1913 DR..
Moresco received from the University
of Leyden the honorary degree Of
doctor of political science in recogni-
ton of his attainments.
The youth of Holland are compel
Evening star., 1921-12-26
Well Done.

Congratulations Of the country are
due the postal service for the man.
ner in which its members have
handled the greatest number Of Christ.
mas parcels in the history Of the serv-
ice. Reports to the Post ONCE Depart
ment indicate that between 10 and 20
per cent more parcels were received
at the larger city post ofnces this
Christmas than last, and that they
were handled more efficiently than
ever before.
At the Washington city post office.
perhaps Of more immediate interest to
washingtonians than any other, the
mail flowed in and out evenly, only a
slight delay being experienced at one
time in the delivery Of letter mall.
When the few instances Of delay are
contrasted with the thousands upon
knonnRndR. II nRa1aGe4a and 9fHHn1fY
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led to study-and learn-the English,
French and German languages. The
Dutch boys begin to study French
when they are eight years old; they
tackle German when they are nine
years old and English when they
are ten. This is compulsory in all
the schools. 1t is not to be wonder
ed at, therefore, that the Dutch dele
gates to the Washington conference
all speak both English and French.
DR. Moresco included. He has delfv-
cred several interesting addresses in
English during his stay in Washing
ton The insistence of the Holland
government that the youth of the
country learn these languages Is
readily understood when it is realized
that very few foreigners learn the
Dutch language. Therefore. if they
are to take part in the business of
the world. and not rely perpetually
upon Interpreters, they must have
other languages.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
Radicals and Law.

Doubtless loud outcry of protest
will be heard from the radicals both
here and abroad over the decision rem
dered Saturday by Judge Thayer at
Dedham, Mass, denying a new trial
to Sacco and Fanzetti. Judge Thayer's
ruling does not completely close the
door to a rehearing of the case, for he
has yet to pass upon supplementary
question relating to the presence in
the jury room Of certain bullets. But
there is little likelihood it would seem,
of an order for a new trial on any
ground on the present appeal. Doubt
less appeal will be taken to the state
supreme court, and if unsuccessful
there it may perhaps be carried high
er, if a ground for carrying the case to
the Supreme Court of the United
States can be found.
An idea prevails in radical circles
that clamor may sway judicial action.
This very thought that vociferations
and violent demonstrations may inf1u-
ence the course of justice shows how
fundamentally wrong these people are
regarding the question of government.
Sacco and Vanzetti had fair trial-as
fair as any ever given in this country.
The evidence against them was partly
circumstantial and partly direct. The
jury found them guilty. The judge
now refuses to set aside that verdict
because he feels that the twelve men
who rendered it conscientiously be-
lieved that the evidence proved guilt.
If violent demonstrations Of parti-
sanship could sway juries or judges
there would be an end of justice. To-
day one of the most grievous evils
from which this country suffers is
that of lynching. the killing of people
by mobs without process of law, execu-
tions without trial and often without
any evidence whatever. The outburst
of angry protest against the convic-
tion Of Sacco and Vanzetti is another
form of lynching, an attempt to acquit
by mob sentiment. an effort to over
throw the court and to substitute for
the jury the prejudice of partisans
OF course. such efforts cannot avail.
No American court can possibly afford
to yield to noisy denunciation and
criminal threats of violence. The radi-
calls who condemn the conviction of
Sacco and Vanzetti are, of course, in
most instances merely using this case
as an excuse for their agitation and
denunciation of law processes. These
men are merely symbols Of commu-
nism. The court is symbol of the
hated system Of orderly administra-
ton. In this affair much is made by
the radicals Of the fact that Sacco and
Vanzetti were communists, and the
claim is urged that they were convict
ed because of that fact and not be-
cause Of any real proofs Of completely
in the murder. 1t would be the same
in any criminal case in which a COM
munist was involved. If the protest of
the radicals in this instance should be
needed it would be impossible to con-
vict any member of communist
group save upon the most positive,
overwhelming. direct evidence Of guilt.
There would then be one kind Of law
for the average person and another
kind of law for the eccentric, the radi-
cal. the enemy of society. And such
q condition cannot be conceived for a
moment.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

It has been Henry Watterson's fate
to be compared with a number Of edi-
tors about whom he possibly did not
care during his lifetime. However,
with all his aggressive mentality he
was a bit Of a philosopher.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

A cheerful impression exists that all
that is now standing in the way of
permanent peace for Ireland and
Great Britain is a small assortment
of verbal formalities.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

New York city reports a crime wave
on Christmas eve. One of the causes
Of human perturbation is the wide
divergence Of opinion as to what con-
stitutes enjoyment. The burglar and
the gunman insist on having their fun
in their own peculiar ways.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

Sovietists in Moscow cheered the
American government. Hope is enter
tanned that they will undertake the
imitation which is described lin rather
loose rhetoric) as the "sincerest fiat
terry"
Evening star., 1921-12-26

II the little children had a genuinely
merry Christmas there is no doubt
about the enjoyment Of the older peo!,
pie who were so fortunate as to be
among those present.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

japanese craftsmanship appears to
see little objection to promotion, for
diplomatic purposes, of their big and
beautiful island to the status of con-
tinent.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

President Harding has been so
courteously willing to listen to advice
that he may be relied on to give some,
in turn, that will be Of value in criti-
cal moment.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Art and Appetite.
Hortense McGhee
Wrote po-e-tree
On christmas" in a manner free.
On words sublime
Shed spend much time
And treat 'em rough to make 'em
rhyme.
Aunt Hannah Brown
Just settled down
To bringing food and toys from town.
The kiddies ate
With pleasure great
And gathered round to jubilate.
Said Miss McGhee,
eff you will be
Quite good, Ill read my po-e.tree.
II am inclined,
Through motives kind,
To help each child improve its mind"
Those children dear
Soon made it clear
They'd rather eat and play and cheer
Than hear the strains
OF those quatrains
Hortense composed with so much
pains.
She found their mood
Exceeding crude.
But such is life's ingratitude!
Evening star., 1921-12-26

Remarks Of Henry Ford suggest a
system Of society under which every
body who works ought to make money
and everybody who makes money
ought to be willing to work.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
History to Order.

History writes itself but some one
has to record 1t. and there the trouble
begins. The country is now going
through the process of revising it's
school histories to satisfy the truth
seekers who contend that American
school children have been misled
about the American revolution. and
that out of regard for the amicable
Great Britain less should be said
about oppression. hired butchers in
uniform and other unsavory topics,
and the space should be filled up with
comments on the weather. the roads.
the price of eggs and other harmless
material.
The commissioner of accounts of
New York city has been put in charge
of an investigation to determine to
what extent the children are being
taught that the American revolution
was only little misunderstanding.
This is q good job for a bookkeeper.
His report may turn out to be an in
dorsement of Henry Ford's view that
history is "bunk." But II he fs con-
scientious. he may come to the con-
history text books anyhow. and this
may, to the advantage of the country,
turn attention to the economic and
cultural history of the United States
and create a demand for historians to
whom history is something more than
a succession of dates in musty old
documents.-Indiana News Gin.
dependent.)
Little old 1921 generously leaves q
few crises for 1s22.-Chicago News.
"The Surface Car Is Passing" says
headline. Possibly. but not very often
up our way-Syracuse Herald.
When 1T comes to putting battle
ships out of business the pen is shown
to be mightier even than the U-boat.
l-Providence Journal.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

II capital and labor both interest
themselves in internationalism the
situation suggests merely a broader
battlefield.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

The submarine may at least boast
that it is not at the moment as Of
fensive a problem as it was during the
wcr.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

England made every effort to COM
pensate for the absence of Lloyd
George by the presence of an impress
sive array of high-power literary
talent.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

Negotiation in connection with big
International affairs has been SO press
ing that it has threatened to interfere
with golf.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
French Sandals

Patent leather or Black
Satin. Vertical Strap sup
porting Instep Strap, with
large Cutout.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

Diplomatically speaking, Santa Claus
has not brought a thing to Senator
Borah.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

"Politics il dat fierce" said Uncle
Eben, "dat If old Santy's job paid him
as much as dollar a year he'd q lost
It long ago."
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Previous Requirement.

II believe in business before pleas
ure," said the sincere citizen.
you've got to believe in it," replied
Mr.. Growcher. "There's no enjoyment
for q man who hasn't made enough
money to defray the expenses"
Evening star., 1921-12-26
EDITORIAL DIGEST
In the Dark Belt.

dency of that sort among the women
of labor centers develops"
Evening star., 1921-12-26
Wanted: A Myth.

At Christmas time the world seems
gay,
But father has the bills to pay.
He grisves moro than the kids because
There isn't any Santa Claus.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
Literary Outcsst.

Ibid you think some Of the jokes
in our college paper improper?'
"There is no such thing" replied
Miss Cayenne. "When a joke has per-
mittsd itself to be improper it be-
onnsaa 4 mara xaalrnx3&Nn
Evening star., 1921-12-26
Law.Abfding.

LaW'ADl0lnS.
do you agree with the old-timer
who said he would rather write the
songs Of nation than the laws?"
NO." protested Senator Sorghum.
"Some Of the laws may be open to OBJ
lection, but none of 'em are as bad
as jazz
Evening star., 1921-12-26
One-Strap Sandals
Egyptian Sandals

An entirely new Creation.
Black Suede, Patent leather
Straps. Patent leather, Black
Suede Straps. All : Black
Satin.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

1.-THE Surface Car Is Passing" says
headline. Possibly. but not very often
up our way.-Syracuse Herald.
Evening star., 1921-12-26

When it comes to putting battle
ships out of business the pen is shown
to be mightier even than the U-boat.
Providence Journal
Evening star., 1921-12-26

Little old 1921 generously leaves q
few crises for 1922.-Chicago News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-13
HUMAN SIDE TO
MARRIAGE LICENSE
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
SCENE OF FIRST
CEREMONY

Tennyson's THE Babbljng Brook
comes to mind when we think of
County Clerk Kuhlman's office and
of the hundreds of marriage licenses
issued from that office each year. for
they shall be issued forever. And
really, it is a positive impossibility to
describe the beautiful expressions on
the faces of brides and grooms-to- be
implicit faith, confidence, alteration,
admiration literally are spelled on the
faces Of both, when they appear in
person to gain the official consent of
the state.
Pleasant Task
Now the county clerk has a most
pleasant task to perform and there's
one fine thing about Edward Kuh1-
mann; he just will not permit the
task to become monotonous. The
county clerk is obliged to fill out
blank of personal data and statistical
figures, which the state requires. 1t
entails considerable questioning.
There are many peculiar incidents
that transpire regularly in this office,
where the first ceremony is performed.
Recently a young man entered the
forum in a breathless sort of way,
bent, of course, upon obtaining his
marriage license. The application was
promptly filled out, following which
the applicant confidently said: 81
presume ] can have this license on
Saturday"
Too Late
81 am very sorry" said Mr.. Kuhl-
mann, "but you cannot have it Satur-
day. The application must be made
five days before the license can be
granted and sufficient time will not
have elapsed by Saturday"
"Oh, but l must have the license
Saturday" retorted the young man.
you see our wedding is already set
for that day and the invitations are
out"
well, we cannot give it to you,"
the county clerk responded, shut you
may be able to obtain special per-
NIT to have the marriage performed
at that timei by seeing the judge"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-13

| The groom-tO-be looked desmond
ent-but we learned later that the
Judge had granted his request and dis
appointment was turned into ioy.
| And now that application A cou-
| pie entered the office the other day for
example. They had Travelled a long
| distance to reach the city but they
were on just as good terms as when
they had started, it appeared. Mr..
Kuhlmann obtained the blank and
questioned them. Both gave their
names, residence, ages, color. birth
places, names of father and mother
and all the other information of rout-
inc character.
Her New Power
When it came to business" the
young fellow hesitated. What shall
say?' he asked the girl. Blushingly.
for she was still unaccustomed TO this
inexperienced power over man that
had been thrust upon her, she said:
Il don't know"
"Oh, | have little store and run
a farm" he finally stated. 81 do lit
tie of everything" That was enough
How much is it?" he asked and acted
most peculiar when he found that il
would cost only S1.00 to get the Ii
cense.
After the couple had left, a man
nearby with lots of married life ex-
perience whispered: "One dollar will
be just drop in the Old Oaken Buck
ct to what he'll have to spend later
on"
And so it goes, day after day. Lii
censes are ground out but there's hu-
man side to every one.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-13
Was Hurting All the Time

Kidney trouble saps vitality and
strength. 1t causes backache, head
ache, stiff joints, sore muscles, shoot
ing pains. John F. Brooks, 712 S. 18th
ST., Omaha, Neb., writes my back
was hurting me and l had pain in
my right side. Since taking Foley
Kidney Pills l feel no pains at ALL"
Sold everywhere. Oct-Ady.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-13

The center of the natural perfume
industry ha. been for many years in
Grasse, France. Here each year more
than 100000 pounds of orange bios
SONS, 100000 pounds of roses, 1,400,
600 pounds of jasmine, 100000 pounds
of violets and $4,000 pounds each Of
tuberoses and cassia are used.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-13
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Waupun-A mysterious fire in the
warehouse at the state prison here
on October z caused loss estimated
at $4,000, which is covered by insur-
ance. Conyicts assisted in fighting the
fire and there was no disorder, no
attempts to escape. Scores were over
come by the dense poisonous smoke
from the smouldering pile of Mexican
fiber that is used in manufacturing
binder Irvine. The prison hospital
was filled to capacity with convicts
and city firemen who fell victims to
the smoke and gas. Edwin Luck,
member of the city fire department,
was seriously injured when a motor
truck turned bottom side up at the
prison gate while he was racing to
The fire barn to obtain gas masks.
His scalp was partly torn off. A
trusty who drove the car sustained
fractured jaw. When the fire broke
out it was feared that dangerous
prisoners might seize the opportunity
to launch Jail delivery and Warden
Coles doubled the guard. The ware
house contained 1900 bales of fiber
weighing 400 pounds each, which were
ruined by smoke and water. There
were also 100000 pounds of binder
Irvine in the warehouse. Most of this
Irvine was carried to safety by con-
victs who formed an endless chain.
Following an inquiry into the cause
of the fire, Warden Coles stated that
II was caused by spontaneous COM
bustion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-13

Necedah--For the second time with
IN six years, the village of Necedah
has experienced a disastrous fire,
which laid waste portion of her
business district. The local fire de-
partment successfully COPIED with the
flames, which broke out in the Kowa-
Iewski restaurant, and prevented them
from going northward, but the half
block of frame buildings to the south
were doomed. Because Of the intense
heat and the danger from charged
electric wires during the first few
minutes of the fire 1t was impossible
TO empty the building. The Melichar
bakery, in the Babock building; the
Kowalewski restaurant, the Burke
building, the Security bank, Paulsen
restaurant, Schueler shoe store and
the Miner Opera house were burned to
the ground. The New Lisbon fire de-
partment made record run to assist
the Necedah fire department. The
property and merchandise loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-13

Fond du Lace. l.. Hill. RosendalS
cattle breeder, has been selected as
one OF two Guernsey cattle judges foi
the National Dairy show.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-13

Madison--With the awarding of a
contract to Walter Myers of Platte
Vile, the Belmont Capitol commission
announced that work will be begun
presently to completely restore Wis
consin's first capitol building. The
last legislature appropriated $4,000
for this work of which $4,000 will be
used at this time. The inside of the
building, which was once used as a
barn following its desertion, will be
restored. broken windows will be re-
placed and the building will be given
the paint necessary to preserve 1t
for future generations.