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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-16
Miners Strike If
Injunction Stands

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-Fights Of
the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea against the injunction issue
by Judge Anderson at Indianap-
oils. abolishing the chcck.off sys-
tenn opened today. Union leaders
predicted before hte court hear
ing that II the injunction stands,
miners would walk out again. VII
liam Glasgow Of Indianapolis,
counsel for the union, argued that
no court in the EHlited States can
stop the extension OF uniontzation
by peaceful and lawful means and
forbid the collection OF union dues
bv the checkoff system.
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nREssEL NAMED

WASHINGTON Nov. 16.--E'
L. Dressed Of Boston was nom
mated by President Harding
today to bo Charge de affairs
], ~ GSrrnauy: NJ 6Fessetst ltase
boon American commissioner
to Germany and is now in ber'
i'm.
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Triple BURNS

FAYETTE CITY, Nov. 16--
Fire early today destroyed tho
tipple OF the fremont msne Of
the Pennsylvania coal company
midway between Fayette CITY
and Bel Vernon, causing o loss
of about $4,000.
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By The Way:
Daily column given TO currs1Il
events and frank comment
CHEAP

n Anatolia, where Greeks march
! ed against Turks, food prices are
50 low that visitors rub their eyes and
pinch hsmselves. Eggs sell for 6
cents dozen there. a whole sheep
for 90 cents.
But wages in Anatolia are cor
respondingly low.
When you find a soft snap, look
for the joker. There always is one.
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Mest,rorr,o,rro...!ll.

WASHINGTON, Nov. me,
first meeting Of the technical COM
mittee to which the armament pro-
gram of the American delega ton
was referred yesterday adjourned
at noon today not to resume until
tomorrow. Various phases pt the
American plan were taken under
consideration by the Ind dual eSs
pert for each power. preparatory tp
further committee discussion later
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SLANG

N RMT slang phrases are DeInS
a gathered up, for permanent
records in the British Imperial War
Museum. Odd soldier expressions,
such as "blighty" and gone west
will be preserved for future scicn-
lists who will study our period and
anaIyze its mob insanity.
Wise novel Common notion IS
that slang Of today becomes correct
Language of tomorrow. Sometimes.
Not always. "Skidoo, once mad
dinghy popular. is dead. Writings
of George Adc, slang king, will be
studied in future colleges. with ex-
pIanatoy footnotes, as weird PFse-
nomena Of expression in our time.
OBSERVATIONS
Mr.. Hughes to the line, let the
ships fall wherc they may
These mail robbers never seem
to take any PLEASE Remit" bills.
Among the Wild movements on
foot We have modern dances.
\ { THE small boy hopes school steps
no years for This big naval holiday.
Generally speaking, some people
are.
Some women get divorced and
live happily ever after-another
man.
Lots Of people ought to be glad
they are anywhere.
There are two Watsons IN the
Senate, but only one a detective.
Have YOU noticed the increase in
beauty contests since women vote?
Just when China's outlook was
bright missionary sails for there
with q motorcycle.
Coffee Is unhealthy. A man has
killed his wife with a pe:colator.
Real prohibition is the price.
Don't censure man for leaving
during church until you learn II he
walks In his sleep.
The pen ig m!ghtier than the
tine.
Men have strong will power but
women have stronger wont power.
| 1t must be awful for 4 crouch 10
have nothing to kick about
When girl wins a prize at a
beauty show she marries him.
This last war may continue to
be our last one.
These days. 1t Is hard to laugh
at your own expense.
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The first lottery Of which iers 81
any authentic record was one hsld
at Bruges in 1A6 by sou1e italian
merchants
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-16

No fewer than 81 nationalities
are represented on the stan OF one
OF the big New York hotels
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OBSERVATIONS

Mr.. Hughes to the line, let the
ships fall wherc they may
The Washington times., 1921-12-25

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New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
Songbird Murderers

The fall migration Of song and
insectivorous birds is now at its
height. The wooded areas around
New York City arc alive with
songsters Of every color and de-
scription. Also the woods are filled
with gunners that are disgrace
TO the sporting fraternity.
These men, mostly from the
south of Europe, are there to kill
song and insectivorous birds, in vio-
lation of both state and Federal
laws. They come from countries
where it is legal to kill anything
that flies countries where the
smallest songbird is considered
solely from an epicurean stand
point.
Some excuse might be offered
were these men not aware that We
view bird life differently in this
country. They know our laws and
they go into the woods as violators.
They use every method known to
avoid detection. None Of these men
carries the birds he kills. One Of
their party goes along without 4
gun. This man keeps to the. rear
and collects the kill, usually putting
it in sack and covering it with
mushrooms, apples or nuts.
Two volunteer game wardens
who work without compensation be-
cause Of their interest in conserva-
tion tramped the woods Of West
chester County last Sunday, with
the result that six men were arrest
cd and fined for killing seventeen
fiickers, thirteen robins, one catbird,
one bIucjay and one phubc. On
this day afcld over thirty Of this
type Of gunner were encountered.
Their pockets were bloody, bird
feathers were ON their clothes and
in their hats, but 30 shrewd were
they that no evidence could be OBJ
tanned that would stand in court.
Every American citizen should
make it his duty 10 cooperate with
ne officers charged with the protec-
ton og our birds, in order that
those Who are not willing TO abide
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
The City Awake

Let registration hold the pace ii
is running until the end Of the week,
and it will require no wizard to
forecast the result Of the election
on November s. When New York
becomes sufficiently interested to
enroll, Tammany is beaten. And
New York is evidently interested
this year in the future Of her mu-
nicipal government.
Mondays enrolment in the five
boroughs was 1G1 1858, an increase
of 12,003 voters over the first
registration day Of 1920. This is
most significant of what is going on
in the public mind 1t means a
keener popular interest in the selec-
tion of the chief magistrate Of New
York than in an election which in
volved the Presidency and the Gov
ernorship of the state. 1t is an un-
heard-of thing, but by the same
token so is the incredible misrule of
this great municipality since 1871
when Tammany and Hearst made
Hylan Mayor.
In 1916, Presidential election
year, the city registration was
T38,737. In 1917, when Mayor
was to be elected, it dropped tc
C96,809. Similarly in 1912, another
Presidential year, the registration
the first two days was 156,240, OF
20,2T2 more than enrolled during q
corresponding time in 1913 for the
Mitchel-McCall campaign.
All figures and comparisons aside
the eagerness Of our women tc
register at the earliest possible mo.
ment may in itself be consid
cred as pointing TO the end OF
Hylanism. The mothers Of New
York have score to settle
with this administration. Hylanisn
beyond ali else has wrecked the
public school system. 1t has in
vaded their chiIdren's lives and in
telrupted their education. This
they will never forgive. And thesr
mothers are host when one pause<
to think that New York's schoo
children number Approximately
| 100000.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
The Clearing House

The reason why the Port of New
York is in a class by itself is because
it is the clearing house for the trans
fer of frei ght to all points on our coast,
as we'll "a to and from all parts of the
world Not only that, but because Of
the frequency of sailings to many parts
of the world from New York a manu-
facturer desirous of moving his mer-
chandise to point Of destination in the
shortest space of time will route his
freight via New York because he is
certain that at New York it will meet
with the quickest dispatch.
All you have to do is to multiply the
individual case by thousands Of manu-
facturers throughout our country and
you will see why the ship owner is de-
sirous of operating a ship from New
York; namely, because he in turn is
more certain to find cargo of mis-
cellaneous freight, bringing in a
greater return, than if he sent that
ship to another port where the choice
of cargo is limited
The citizens of New York and New
Jersey. determined that the facilities Of
the Port District should function un-
fettored, created by compact or treaty,
ratified b. Congress, port district" )"
embracing parts of both states The
administration Of this district will be
by the Port Authority, body polite
and corporate.
The Port Authority is now at work
upon plans to be submitted to the leg
islatures Of both states for their rati-
fcation- Upon the adoption Of these
plans and !, their execution it is esti-
mated than New York caa accommc-
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12

Throughout the length and breadth
OF ou" land attacks have been made
upon the Port of New York on the
ground that it lacked the facilities for
handling the business seeking it as a
center This alleged ground has been
frequently advanced as justification
and injunction to the Federal authori-
ties to divert commerce to other ports
1t has been one Of the pleas made be-
fore Congress as TO why Federal money
should be appropriated for the devel-
opment OF other ports
When these statements have beer
made the fact has been overlooked
that New York as q port stands apar,
from any other on the American cont
nent. 1t serves purpose because OF
financial and commercial conditions
which 10 other port could hope to serve
The welfare and success Of the Port OF
New York are national in their i'm.
portance rather than local Because
of the geographical situation and eco
nomlc conditions OF the States anc
Canada there can be but one real ma
tional port on the Eastern seaboard
Then, too, a very large number of peo-
pie have their homes and earn their
livelihood within radius of fifty
lilies of the City Hall of New York
The amount of business transacted and
the tonnage that has to be moved to
serve the interests OF these eight OF
more millions Of people are very great
This business, aside from any export
or import business passing in and out
Of New York, would of itself place &
tremendous burden on the rail and To-
cal water carriers serving the Port Dis
trict.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
Bonhres and Forest Fires

The naples are turning red and
the leaves beginning to fall. In an
other week it will be time to get out
the family rake, charrcd in last
autumn's bonfres, and prepare for
the annual burning. AS the flames
hiss in the moist leaves and the blue
gray smoke rolls up in clouds to lose
itself in the gray October skies the
man with the rake viii take special
care TO keep the fire in bounds.
And yet this same man is likely
to be among the most careless when
it comes to a fire at picnic or on a
camping trip. He admits the theory
of carefulness, but he prefers that
some one else shall exercise the care.
Hence large percentage Of the
damage to our forests. 1t is est
mated for instance, that half of the
fires in the United States national
forests last yeaM were caused by
lttr|iI. .ocNSiitttil ljSL ttilC WEI Z
traced directly TO campers and 33
per cent to brush burning, numbering,
railroads, etc. The remaining 80 per
cent were due to lightning. In 1920
there were COTS fires in national
forests, burning 2,193 acres of
land and doing a damage reported
to be over 100000. During the
five years 19l6-'20 more than 56-
100000 acres were burned over,
causirg destruction estimated at
nearly $4,000, ,O00 Minnesota alone
had nearly 31,00o,ooo acres swept
by fire.
In view Of the present fire pre-
vcntion week it is fitting to give a
thought to this. The suburbanite
as he rakos the autumn leaves should
make mental potc to add tc his
coming New Year resolutions de-
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
A. Necessity
"To Britain shipninr !,

ITO Britain shipping is vital. To
America it is but a luxury"
So wrote a correspondent of "The
London Spectator in letter which
The Tribune yesterday printed in
part on this page. He states truth
in the first sentence, but in the sec
ond there is to be seen the influence
of a peculiar school of British
thought which views with what
amounts to alarm the ambition of
the United States to re-enter its es-
tate in the seas. This school, having
in mind our political history during
the last sixty-odd years, trusts to in
woke with that word luxury" visions
Of subsidized and state-supported
merchant marine, to the exclusion of
every other thought on the subject.
1t will not work.
To America a merchant marine is
anything but luxury 1t is a ne
ceSSlCy, as Vne war years proved,
when Britain and the rest of the
worlds sea carriers deserted our
commerce to serve their own ma
tional needs and purposes.
With proper leadership the United
States can achieve her ambition to
restore the flag to deep water. 1t is
in the spirit of the American people,
regardless of sections or political
parties, to do this. We possess a
rare sea genius, and We will give ex-
preston to it sooner or later.
In the light of recent history Brit
ain should welcome America back to
the sea. There is a place for our
fag there as we'll as hers.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12

date ten times the amount Of business
it has ever handled. The costs of do
ing business at the port will be as low as
II not lower than at any other point Of
fering equal facilities
The problem is a large one. New
York is big port, with its nearly 500
miles of water front. 1t is a busy spot,
with ship leaving its shores every
twenty minutes and its thousands Of
freight and passenger cars arriving
and departing constantly.
There arc r few complications to be
found when you seek TO harmo onize the
interests Of over hundred competitive
municipalities that go to make UP the
port district" The executives Of the
twelve railroad systems which have in
dividual terminals think they have q
right to be shown why their individu-
atty should be submerged for the bene-
fit of the community Vested rights in
real estate make their appearance for
recognition.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12

according to the vote of the COM
munes. But the industrial section on
both sides of the line is to be put, for
economic but not political purposes,
under the control of an international
commission, which is to administer
1t for fifteen years.
SO far as eastern Europe is con-
cerned it is Of more immediate con-
sequence that the resources of this
mining section be thrown open to all
the surrounding states than that its
political allegiance be determined.
1t ought not to be controlled selfshly
by any one nation. Under Article 90
of the Versailles Treaty Poland un-
dertook to permit expectation to
Germany of the products Of the
mines in any part Of Upper Silesia
which should be assigned to her.
Such products were to be available
for sale to purchasers in Germany
on terms as favorable as those given
to purchasers in Poland or any other
country. The creation of an eco
nomic commission to supervise in
dustry in the entire district, Polish
and German, would guarantee equal
terms to all. 1t would also prevent
Germany from converting Upper 81
lesia again into base for the manu-
facture Of munitions and war sup
plies.
The Councils report is not ready
for submission. 1t may be altered in
detail. But the settlement indicated
is one that would probably contrib
ute materially to peaceful recon-
struction in Central Europe in the
critical period just ahead.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
by the laws of this country can be
sufficiently punished to teach them
that our songbirds are sacred.
Bailing With a Sieve

When Senator Penrosc, of Penn
sylvania, broke the tie among the
Republican members Of the Senate
Finance Committee and voted to fix
the maximum surtax at SO per cent
of income his countenance was SOL
ernn, but one can imagine how he
must have smiled inside.
The Senator is not reputed n foe
to accumulated wealth. When black
lacked no man is moro willing TO
come to its defense. Yet he would
keep the surtaXes at high levels.
His reasons for inward laughter
are not difficult to surmise. He
knows a little mathematics and he IS
cynic enough to believe that few give
up money to tax gatherers unless
compelled to.
His knowledge Of arithmetic teaches
him that 5=1O-5 and that the equa-
ton cannot be upset by any act Of
Congress. SO when a large investor
is offered per cent security whose
income is tax exempt it is as good to
him as 10 per cent security if his
surtax is so per cent.
There is an unlimited supply Of
tax exempts which pay 5 per cent.
SO the large investor, unless fool
and he seldom is-demands some-
thing in the neighborhood of 10 per
cent when he makes investments
whose income is not tax exempt. Is
it strange that one class of bonds
feat at one interest level and an
other class at different one?
The high surtaX does not hit tie
very rich. To them it is dud. 1t
tends merely to put them to the in
convenience of shifting their hold
ings. The Senate Finance Commit
tee balls with sieve.
Who, then, is hit? The farmer
who borrows money, q home owner
who takes out loan, the business
man who would expand his opera
tions and the manufacturer who
would install new machinery and en-
ploy more operatives. Finally, every
one is injured by higher cost Of
living, for a high interest rate, Of
course, increases the overhead ex-
penses that affect prices.
But Wall Street, it is said, is not
pleased by high surtaxes. This is
demagogic drivel. Wall Street does
not care, except as it would have an
industrial recovery Of business,
which would make better all kinds Of
business, including the brokerage
one.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
Co-opero'ion

But because il is q big and difficult
problem, the peoples of New York and
New Jersey have decided they will
solve it in a big way. More splendid
cooperation from all Of the interests
concerned, including our women folks,
could not be asked for
Cultivate your boards Of trade and
chambers of commerce. We are under
z great debt Of gratitude TO these or
carnations for our progress. TO the
New York State Chamber of Commerce.
more than any other agency, we owe
our existence. I pay this tribute to
this wonderful institution of New
York, as representative of New Jer-
sey. It was due to the breadth of view
Of its officers, to the generosity Of its
membership and the untiring efforts of
its secretary to bring about co-opera-
ton with similar organizations in New
York and New Jersey that public opin-
ion was aroused.
New York and New Jersey are on the
Job reconstructing the great Port Of
New York, the greatest in the world,
not in the spirit OF rivalry, but of
service; service to the great farming
communities of our continent, forget
ting boundary lines; TO our inland
manufacturers, and not least TO those
living in and around the port. We be-
lieve in the human side that is SO mani
fest to all who have given the problem
study. We are earnestly desirous Of
lessening the cost OF living to the mil
hons Of peoples residing in the metro
rolitan zone. We know OF no better
way than by reducing the costs OF
handling food products. This we know
we can do by the adoption of the plans
now under consideration.
In speaking for the Port of New
York, which includes communities To-
Gated in northern New Jersey, know
! can say to YOU that the only spirit
we desire to exhibit or manifest to
any other community seeking to de-
velop its waterfront possibilities is that
of helpfulness. and we bespcak the same
spirit Of comradeship and help from
our sister ports. We believe we are
serving common purpose and that
our aims and ambitions are the same.
and it is only by helping each other
that We all caA prosper.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12

The Council of the League Of Ma
tons, according to reports which
have reached London and Berlin, has
offered an Upper Silesian solution
which puts economic considerations
above political.
The main idea Of the Council has
been 10 preserve the unity Of the in
Gugtrial section south and east Of the
,der River, giving both Poland and
Germany the full advantage Of uni
fed operation there. The new politi-
eal boundary between Germany and
Poland Win follow approximately
the "sforza 1ipc,' it Is said, thus
dividing the plebiscitc area roughly
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12

termination to do all in his power
to prevent the needless destruction
Of trees and forests, either near his
own home or at the camp where he
plans to spend his vacation. The
smell of burning leaves in the autumn
is tonic. But the smell of woods
on fire at any season is bad.
Give thought to fire prevention.
Remember it when you are again in
wooded country.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12

with apologies to Ralph Eodsson)
Pretty Eue g,umpiIy
Moped meath the Ede7, tree.
Plating her golden hair
Into cy0aOn,
"Tvs named all fot0srs 7 Enotv,
finished hours ago."
She was complaining, her
Brows IN q trotvn.
"Adam's task mever pals,
Naming the animals,
Noticing 1lever ho0
DuW Eden gro1Us,
Would there toere sometohere hid
4 fne yol1ng Tertium Quid
Waiting to meet mo here
Under the rosew
Scarce had she said the tcoyd
When came that handsome Third
Looping down lazily
IN q jestoon.
Ere blu8hed right rosiiy,
"My! Hoa0 you startled me!
Who are you, tell me? The
Man IN the Moon?"
Proudly he looked dt her.
"My name is Lucitey.
Once 7 II, Hcarcn daceIt,
Aeons ago.
That tcas before my faN.
I'm the First Radical,
Agin tho government,
Surely you hnow."
Al, his aoere Shiny tricks.
lie taught her politics.
Wire -Pulling methods for
Gathering f7uit;
SO from thot day to This
She soith q smile and kiss
Outacits Old Adam and
Grabs all the loot!
-4NCHUSA.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
one

And the evening and the morning
were the fifth day Of the debate at
the Polo Grounds. And just before
the sun went down the Yanks not
only united the tie but knocked the
cover off a slander recently crawling
about.
When the first two games were lost
by the Giants the wiseacres became
preternaturally wise. "Aha!' they
muttered, "the Yanks viii lose the
next two. You see, it would never do
to bring the series to rapid close
by a straight row OF victories. Who
would scramble for seats?"
The whispcrers overlooked the
regulation that when the fifth game
passed into history, thereafter, no
matter how many others were
played, the players would not get a
cent additional. The gross now goes
to the "house," and although the
boys dearly love their managers,
their affection falls short of desire
to put thousands into their pockets.
The hippodrome theory has an
automatic shut-off. No one need keep
away from Coogan's Bluff because of
belief that the contest is being
strung out. The boys are hurrying
as much as they can--are doing all
in their power to have done before
more chill gets in the air.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12

1t was all the gentleman who regis
tered just ahead of us could do to re-
frain like the man in the ancient
wheeze when the clerk asked "Busi-
ness " from answering "Rotton."
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
Vote, if in the District

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir; have sold my house-mus
vacatc November l. If move out OF
the district cannot vote. If remair
in the district can vote, though I shal
have moved from the house from which
voted for u number of years?
A DAILY READER.
Brooklyn, Oct. 10, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12

Optmism's zenith was attained By
the gentleman Yesterday who said that
the passage of the canal tolls bill
might relieve the subway rush conges-
tion little.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
The Annual REGRET

fFrom Tho Boston Transcript.
The people who moved October ts
row wishing they hadn't, and n'
who didn't move are wishing they 81
Thus, everything is as usuas