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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-25
RICHMOND .LAMENTs
DEATH OF CARDINAL
Leaders of Church and City Pay
High Tribute TO Life and Work
OF American Prclntc.

Church leaders OF every dcnomiua-
tion in Richmond have expressed
their sorrow over the death of Car
dinal Gibbons In Baltimore ycstcr-
day, and il public statements have
characterized the prelatc as one OF
the greatest religious and patriotic
leaders in tho country.
These ut;orances of the loss TO the
country are not wholly confined TO
religious workers. however. Many
private citizens expressed opinions
that the death of the cardinal is one
Of the greatest misfcTtuncs tina, has
happened TO the church and state in
many years.
Rt. Rev. Denis ]. O'Conncu. Bishop
OF Richmond. said:
1T is my very decided opinion that
the grief felt at the death of Cardinal
Gibbons will be deep and ccncral.
Every one that knew him loved him,
and even those that knew him only
public acts admired him and regarded
him as a safe leader.
Though placed in very high posi-
tons in the church and possessing
AN immense influence. The charm of
his priestly life conserted in his ma
tural ana unaffected sympathy and
his sincere effort to emulate as well
as he could the simplicity. the
humility and the usefulness Of His
Master. lie had the beautiful faith
o: Il child and his confidence in the
efficacy of prayer never knew Il cloud.
once he said to me. were it not for
prayer ! would have been in my
grave long ago"
Close after his love or religion
came his love for country, which WAS
for him a deep conviction ae well as
a spontaneous affection. and as his
years and his experience grew his
love OF country grew with them until
America became for him an object Of
the affections rs to mother from
child. He had no patience FOR law
lcssness. nor for Indifference To HE
country's welfare. Many were the
words of wisdom he spoke TO The
public and. we believe, not in vain.
We shall all miss him and both in
church and State we shall be poorer
without him.
The impression he made IN Rich
mond still. survives. and the city will
ltel Il particular SpE!p". w are al!
impelled naturally to feel that his
life in the future will ho happily
spent in the presence OF God in com
pany Of those good and just men that
tried to walk IN the footsteps of their
Master and to do their duty faithfully
10 God. 10 country and TO their fellow
man.
lie was friend for more than half
u century, and n loneliness viii wrap
tho rest of my life without him. !
hereby wish him joyful Easter
above"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-25
RInI>c Pays Tribnic.

John j. Blake, state deputy OF the
knights of Columbus. ON hearing Of
the death Of Cardinal Gibbons, said:
The news Of the death of his omi-
rencc, James, Cardinal Gibbons, is
undoubtedly 4 great national loss. by
reason of his long and active lie, his
wholesome influence and his sterling
Amcricanism he cndcared himself not
only 10 his own religious body. but
likewise To all Americans. Cardinal
Gibbons has left lasting impression
on the church and country"
80 Prince of Israel"
when Cardinal Gibbons answers
the great summons his church
sustains the loss Of one Of It's greatest
preachers and most astute statesmen.
y prince OF Catholic Israel has fallen.
REV. FRED CHENALT,
Pastor Broad Street ". L. Church"
Williams news., 1921-06-17
Pueblo Menaeed by Filth.

Colorado Springs.-A special dis patch from Pueblo says: "ShroudeG in inky blackness, only relieved by an occasional flicker of blazing build. ing, Pueblo people have gathered foI the fight to overcome the disaster which nearly overwhelmed it Friday night with loss to property conserva. lively estimated at between S1O,OOO,. 900 and $15.OOO, 900 and a casualty list set now at not less than 800.
 ''The most serious problem facing the smelter city is that of sanitat ton. according to Robert Cast, chief of the sanitation commission of the Pueblo chapter of the Red Cross, who has is- sued an urgent appeal for aid.
 'Pueblo's S1.OOO,OOO courts h ou c houses 600 homeless. The schools public buildings and hum dreds of private homes are housing others left destitute by the flood. The destitute are being fed at the rate of 800 an hour by the Red Cross, which has nobly responded to the tremendous demands for assist ance. But despite the well-organized efforts to take care of it's unfotunates, the city must have outside aid and at once.
Williams news., 1921-06-17
U. S. Asked for ss, ,ooo GOO Aid.

Colorado SpringS.-GOvernOr ShOup is asked to appeal to the federal gov ernment for an appropriation of $5, 100000 of which $2 OOO, 900 may be i'm mediately available, in a telegram re ceived at his home from James L. Lovern, president of the city council of Pueblo, Frank $. Hoag, chairman ]evee repair committee; E. B. Withers, president Pueblo waterworks; c. K. McHarg, president Arkansas Valley Ditch Association.
 The text of the message follows:
 Hon. Oliver H. Shoup, governor, Colorado Springs:
 Late estimates of total property and crop damage between Cafion City and state line, is from fifteen to twenty million dollars Damage in Pueblo city and county alone will total six to eight million dollars Federal govern. ment expends millions of dollars to improve and repair levees in all sec tions of the country. We now ask for government to appropriate stm of $5,- 100000, of which the sum of $2O0O,- 900 may be immediately available for purpose of repairing and improving levees and removing debris from cities damaged, of which Pueblo should have at least one and one-half million dol lars immediately. Impossible to ascer- tain loss of life, owing to impossibility of removing debris without great fl nancial assistance, but Pueblo alone will show several hundred people drowned when debris is removed
Williams news., 1921-06-17
Enormous Property pamaoe..

Millions of dollars of farm property was lost in the flood of the Arkansas river. From Pueblo east to the Kan sas line on both sides of the river, en- tire farms are devastated Houses, fencing, machinery and stock all swept on by the raging waters. It is thought that many people may have perished on the farms and the lowlands of the valley along the river, but the exact number will not be known for some time. Nearly ever town in the Ar kansas valley suffered more or less damage and loss to property and life.
Williams news., 1921-06-17
EYE WITNESS
 TELLS OF HORROR
HOUSES TOPPLE OVER FlLLEE
 WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Devastation Wrought by Fire and Water at Pueblo Beyond
 Description.

fWsstsrn Newspaper Onion News seTviee-l
 Colorado Springs.-The devastation wrought by fire and flood at Pueblo ia beyond description, according to c. s. Raiisback, formerly of this city, now special agent of the Santa Fe at Pu- eblo.
 MT. Railsback made his way to Cole rado Springs by special Santa FS mo tor ear in an effort to get into com municatfon with La Junta over the Union Pacific wires to order a special ter.
 Hundreds of lives were lost and millions of dollars in property were de stroyed," said Railsback. The main business district of the city gutted by fire and water, and 1t probably never will be known how many hundreds of people perished.
 "The entire residence districts in several of the lowIands were complete ly wiped out. I spent the entire night with hundreds of others, rescuing wOm en and little children from the flood and my mind is so befuddled that ] can hadly talk about the thing. Ii was horrible beyond description.
 "I saw several frame rooming houses topple over, plunge into the raging tor rent, each filled with screaming wom- en and children. The scene was sick ening.''
 Mr. Railsback said at one time there was fifteen feet of water running through the Santa Fe yards. In fact. the yards were completely destroyed.
 To add to the horror of the flood. fires broke out all over the city, not only in the business district, but in many residence sections.
 The largest business houses of the city, including the big banks, Crews Beggs, White & Davis, Straub's trunk factory, the King lumber yard and many others were wrecked by water or completely destroyed by fire, accord. ing to Railsback.
 The river broke over it's banks near the state insane asylum, and soon there was a raging torrent from the high cliffs to the west of the union depot to Seventh street.
Williams news., 1921-06-17
Total

The extent to which federal aid has been applied to the trails varies in the different states. Naturally, the Western states are using much more of the federal apportionments in de veloping roads of this character than the Eastern states. This is due to the fact that the routes in the East ern states already had been improved to a large extent before the roads were selected by the pathfnders- This was not true in the West, where long stretches of the selected roads were still in an unimproved condition when they were designated
 Nevada leads in it's use of federal funds on roads of this character Eighty-three per cent of it's entire mileage of approved federal-aid roads lies on one or the other of the trails which cross the states. On these roads Nevada will spend 90 per cent of the federal money which has been granted to her.
 Indiana is a close second, with 50 per cent of its entire federal-aid mile age and S3 per cent of its money aid
Williams news., 1921-06-17
Life of Concrete Road.

The life of a good concrete road should be at least twenty years and 1t would seem that this country could afford to spend a large sum of money in the development of such highways if the money were put into roads which will last at least twenty years under motoFtruck traffic. Experts here and abroad believe that the con- crete road is good for much longer than twenty years.
Williams news., 1921-06-17
Train Turned Over.

The overturning of a Denver & Rio Grande passenger train with 150 pas sengers on board in the railroad yards at Pueblo is the outstanding disaster of the storm far as railroad traf- fife is concerned. The passengers were removed to the NuckollS Packing plant where physicians hastily summond at tended to the injured. The train left Denver carrying 15O passengers, large ly excursionists to the Pacific coast.
Williams news., 1921-06-17

applied to the. constructioh of the trails; and Oklahoma, with 76 per cent of it's mileage and S1 per cent of it's federal funds, is not far behind.
 Florida takes the lead in the per centage of it's funds which will be used for trail building, with 94 per cent of its federal allotments so ap- piled; but this amount will be spent for only 56 per cent of the mileage which has been approved in the state
 In addition to the above, the states of Illinois, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico. Utah, and Washington are each using 50 per cent or more of their federal money for the upbuilding of the trails.
Williams news., 1921-06-17
Two Millions Railroad pamao.

Surveys made by trackmen sent out by the Denver Rio Grande furnish no definite idea of the extent of the track damage wrought by the storm
 According to statements made at the general offices of the Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado & Southern the damage to freight in the Pueblo yards will amount to upwards of $2,OOO, GOO.
Williams news., 1921-06-17
GOOD HIGHWAYS
FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS
Approval Given for s55 Projects Up to September 30, 1s2o-WesteFn
 States Lead

CPrepared by the United States DePA<t-
 ment of Agrtculture)
 Federal aid for the construction of e,6o0 miles of national highways has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture. Up ts September 30, 1920, approval had been given for s55 projects, which form links in one or the other of the 24 marked trails which have been laid out by private associations to cross the country from East to West and North to South.
 The mileage which will be con- structed with federal aid on each ef the several trails is shown in the fol lowing table:
Williams news., 1921-06-17
InteIIiaent Understandable.

If we are to have an improvement in the roads, then, the improvement must come from an intelligent under standing of the problem.
Williams news., 1921-06-17
Salary of Engineers.

Chief highway engineers of Califor- mia and New Jersey are paid at the rate of $1O.OOO a year.
Williams news., 1921-06-17

Name of Highway.
Williams news., 1921-06-17

Poor Roads No Hindrance. In spite of the absence of suitable roads, there are now between 400 and 500 automobiles in Guatemala.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-29

Union nor can Congress ever sep
arate a state from the Union.
yet that the Philippines shall
be made a state OF the Union in the
near future is entirely outside the
range Of probability.
Granting the Philippines their
independence would not settle the
matter definitely as no one could
say whether or not the United
States would find 1t necessary sub
sequeEtly to return to the islands.
THAT the Philippines shall be
granted their independence in the
near future is also entirely outside
the range of probability So
to expect that the Philippine prob
lem will be definitely settled with.
in the next three or four years is a
delusion."
Nevertheless both American and
Filipinos in the islands are vocifer.
ously demanding an early settle.
ment.
Capital will never come to the
Islands, natives and Americans
agree, until the statute OF the
country is fixed and business men
can know precisely what to count
on
Another factor which will not
make the decision any easier for
President Harding is that Ameri.
cans and Filipinos alike are sore,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-29
SHE HAD TO live
ON A LIQUID DIET
Huntington Resident suf-
fered Eight Years But
Is Now In Perfect
Health.

When I began taking Tanlac /
was living on liquid food, but now l
eat three hearty meals a day." said
Mrs. Lucy Bias, HOB Twentieth St,
Huntington, w. Va.
There is nothing can say that
I feel is half good enough about
Tanlac, as It did more for me than
! ever dreamed a medicine could
do. When l began taking Tanlac
nothing agreed with me, not even
the white OF an egg and was just
wasting away and getting thinner
and, weaker every day. For eight
years l had been having stomach
trouble, and all the medicines and
treatments l tried up until I got
Tanlac. failed to do me a particle
Of good.
81 had been disappointed so often
l had faint hope of Tanlac helping
me, but 1t succeeded where all the
rest had failed. I have wonder.
full appetite now, my digestion is
perfect, and l am a well ana happy
woman. Another remarkable thing
about Tanlac is that 1t even re.
duced an eczema that had been
bothering me for years. think
Tanlac is so far superior to all 9th.
er medicines that they are not to
be mentioned in the same breath
with it"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-29

not with one another, but because
they claim they have been forgot.
ten" by America.
Since Mckinley and Bryan fought
out the battle Of imperialism" in
1900, and the instruction in the
Philippines was put down, the
islanders claim they have been
shelved and lost to mind.
"Give Us Acton!"
Now that General Wood and
Forbes are here making an inyes-
tigation for President Harding. and
he has promised to solve the Phil
ippine question, the expectations
of both sides arc keyed way up
For action we plead!" is the
cry of the Manila Bulletin, speak
ing for both Americans and FIJI
pinos.
ut is very nice for visitors
from the homeland to come anu
tell US how they are impressed with
the wonderful possibilities here"
the paper continues, land how the
natural resources of the country
exceed their expectations .
We have known that a long, long
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-29

time. What We want Is support Of
efforts % develop the undsyeIop.
Ied 70 TN the untitled and open the.
unopened treasures.
Z I'VE urge the visitors to carry
back home the message: Hurry
up and do something"
Battle In Congress
When Congress, upon recon-
mendations from President Hard
ing and backed by the Wood
Forbes Commission report on the
islands, "does something" an
other battle Of words, second only
to that over the peace treaty, seems
likely.
American and Filipino aspira-
tons are Numerically opposed.
Americans claim they would be
completely ruined by Philippine in
dependence; that they cast their
lot with the Philippines under the
virtual promise Of their party that
the islands would be retained; that
to go back on this promise now
would amount almost to a be-
trayal.
Fllipinos assert that General
Aguinaldo was given to understand
that from the very first independ-
ence has been held out to them as
the ultimate reward for progress;
that in 1916 the Jones bill made
this promise an official one; that
they have now fulfilled all condi-
lions, and independence must be
given them.
A Tlcklish Job
President Harding must bitter
ly disappoint one side or the other
else compromise.
A compromise would utterly
disappoint both sides.
The Wood Forbes report will al
most surely lend itself to COM
promise solution however, because
1t must inevitably contain consider
able praise of what is good in the
islands. likewise a measure Of con-
domination Of much that is bad,
Having inherited an Imperial
list" or Expansion" policy, 1t will
be difficult for the president to
switch now TO something else. 1t
will be equally difficult to cline
to, because OF the possible reaction
in the Philippines.
Nobody here enyies the president
his job.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-29
Heintzelman Post
Special Meeting

A special meeting of Fred Helnt-
zelman Post, II, American Legion
has been called by Post Comand-
er Homer c. Toothman. for Mon
day night, Aug. at the Y.
The post expects to have a big
meeting on next Armistice day,
Now II and plans will be perfect
ed to make 1t the biggest event Of
its kind that has ever been held in
Fairmont. A. l. Garrett will have
charge OF the arrangements and
has been doing some preliminary
work that will be Of interest to the
members.
Final plans for the meeting to be
addressed by A. ". Horton Of the
national headquarters at the First
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-29
HARDING FACES
HOT WATER N
philippines
Problems Are Very Much
Involved and Trouble
some
~ ysil.l!lAM PHILIP sIMMs
Writ.sn Expressly for the News.

~ fklksElAM PHILLIP SiMMS
Written Expressly for the News.
paper Enterprise Association.
MANILA, July 2s.-when Presl.
dent Harding comes to act on the
report which Major General Wood
and ex.Goyernor. Forbes viii sub.
NIT to him upon their return from
the Philippines, he will find him.
sell in hot water, whatever he may
II he fails to recommend that
Congress grant independence to
the islands; the Filipinos will make
things uncomfortable for him; II
he does recommend independence,
he may cause a split in his own
party.
For this reason It is considered
more than likely that the president
will seek q compromise solution
which will not displease either
Americans or Filipinos to such an
extent that there will be q revolt
against HIS decision.
But this will be difficult. Amer.
leans here are emphatically In IA.
yor Of the United States retaining
control over the archipelago. More
than that they arc in favor Of
gthening American control, in.
stead Of weakening 1t, while Fill.
pihos are insisting upon complete
PREPARATION.
The situation, minus the fighting
and bad blood, is not unlike that
with which England is confronted
in Ireland.
Both sides want what they want.
Neither will they be satisfied with
8 compromise, and the side that
doesnlt get what 1t wants in the H.
nal settlement may DO relied upon
70 raise merry Ned.
Can Harding Do It?
When the president promised
Resident Commissioner Gabaldon
that he would solve the Philippine
question during his term in office,
he let himself in for mans size
Job, in the opinion of leading Amer.
leans out here.
we are afraid the president
either oYerruled his powers or un.
derrated the completely OF tho
problem said the Times, owned by
the wealthy sugar man, George H.
Fatrchild, recently called to Wash.
ington to confer with Republican
party leaders.
There is only one way to settle
definitely the Philippine question:"
tie Fairchild organ declared, land
that is to make the Philippines a
state Of the Union.
"A Deluslon.
a state may not secede from tho
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-29

merchants d 4 very low tigtrs ana
are selling them very reasonable.
The gecds are an new ana IN fine
condition.
The sale win be continued to-
morrow and at least two days Of
next week, Monday and Tuesday.
The small storeroom In the rear
OF the Dennam second hand store
and owned by Denham is being
used through the kindness Of Mr..
Denham.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-29
Not Many Buyers
At Rummage Sale

The Associated Charities opened
a rummage sale on Jackson street
today, but owing to the fact but
few people knew about It the sales
were slim. They are hoping that
the people will learn about the sale
SO they will have better patronage.
They have for sale a lot of new
clothing for women and children
which they ara selling at cost.
They secured the goods from local
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-29

~ 3, church ON Aug. s win also,
be announced ii this meeting. An
civic osgantza tions have been IN
vited and some have already sig
nified their intention Of attending
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-07-29

An ocean liner loses as much as
$1,000 in thefts OF silver and linen
by souvenir hunters,
Woman's enterprise., 1921-11-18

The town of Baton Rouge was char
tered by act of the State legislature
on January 6, 1917 and the council
held its first meeting and was organ
lied on the 18th of April 1918. The
first council was composed of William
Williams, Peter Dubayle, Hugh Craw-
ford and J. P. Williams. 1t seems the
title of Mayor was unknown at that
NE as William Williams was elect
ed and known as President of the
Council.