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up to their own responsibilities,
and 1t must. be said that, in the face
of the almost violent difference Of
opinion that developed in the atti-
tude OF the people to be affected by
the proposed Legislation, the mem:
bers of the house and senate acted
creditably in the end.
The Herald.D Dispatch desires sin
cerely 10 congratulate Governor
Morgan on the outcome Of the tax.
alton problem before the legisla-
ture. And here, let it be said, too,
that the conduct Of the legislature
on the whole has been admirable.
No vicious or nnwholesome legisla.
tion has been enacted. Some good
bills were compelled TO lie over and
await slow and certain death at the
end Of the session, because OF the
crowded condition OF the calendar.
These must bide their time.
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Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
WE CONGRATULATE GOV.
ERNOR MORGAN.

From the Huntington Herald Dis.
patoE
At a time when there appeared
to be grave danger OF a prolonged
deadlock between house and sen
ate on the question OF taxation,
Governor Morgan, in the role Of
chief coneiliator, threw himself
Into the breach and was largely in.
s%trunental In bringing about a
compromise which seems to have
satisfied the representatives Of the
contending elements and avoided
the necessity of an extra session.
Governor Morgan's attitude to.
ward Legislation had been such as
to render his advice on such an oc-
cation a matter Of great weight. All
through the devious and conflicting
channels Of attempted tax legisla.
ton, Governor Morgan had rightly
held that IL is the duty Of the. legis.
lature to legislate, while executive
duties lie in an entirely different
direction, There was not the
slightest suggestion OF the dicta.
torial in his bearing. When asked
for advice he gave it. At every
turn, however, he mado It plain
that the lawmakers must measure
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weather remaining Just VAIN
enough so they Won't freeze.
tell sou. SAYS this man, ~
laintt possible those bears can en-
sdnfe much longer Bet the y
freeze tonight sure
When they first appeared above
the earth he gazed at EN- in sur
prised, dazed fashion and he said:
wei, I swami some crazy fool
amt plantin' beans this early. And
60 help me goodness, II he amt got
cabbage and tomato plants
out and peas up and rad.
lshes and lettuce clear out OF
the ground. Hunt Well. all got
to say Is tEis-beans' and such 3ainh
no business up this earlSt
Each day he comes downstairs
and makes straight for the back
yard. He leans over the fence dt.
viding his lot from the garden next
door, Each morning he CALCULATES
over the phenomena. Those beans
have got his goat!
TOO bad, too bad" he grieyed
several nights age when II grew
suddenly, cold, those beans will
freeze tonight sure. It serves q
man right for plSntin' 'em this time
Of the year,
But they didn't freeze a.tall. In
fact they are growing stronger and,
bigger every day. Under small
peaked individual roofs made OF
two wide bits OF boards not only the
beans but the peas and cabbages
and several other :hingB arr grow.
ing apace. Each day tue man /
know gazes ~refls.dvcly a:tLss the.
fence.
Tell you what ! tltnR. he ex.
plains to the .stt.side aa,ghbors
and the cross.the.street ra'gnbors
and the block down fan! !iCs-"t
never does a bi tof good IL plant
garden much before the 4lrst OF
May. usually get mine most all in
by May 15-never did,see any use in
working all for nothing. i,as0year
planted garden in June ard had
some fine stuff IN September. TIA
lots better to wait until TIE ground
gets all warm and soft.like."
And just a few feet away that
marvellous garden Is bresthing
steadily upward. l really believe
II those beans don't freeze scun, my
friend will have a stroke of ape.
rlexy. And yet IN betting IN the
beans in all their glory Ssr they
ore quite the hedithiest, gteenest,
finest specimens ! have seen in
many a day.
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prolonged and continuous rs II was
last night, when nothing else can
be heard save the faint purr Of the.
us Ia tie firs, and the nisht TOO.
dark Il ssen ont-sone can the more
easily imagine aiISmnnnet ofthmgs
Last night the rain fell so steadily,
80 rythmicaIly Il lalied many a
child to sleep. And few grown.
ups who should have known better
made believe It was the sea out
wide, blue, whtta-capped
ocean playing softly with the
sands.
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BITS oFlsTATE
:: HISTORY 3:
By 3. q. MEREDITH,

The first newspaper published
In Richie county sent out It's In
.ttial issue in the spring Of 1856.
1t was called The Richie Demo.
crat and was edited by Enoch G.
Day, who came to HarrisvIlle from
Bath county in Virginia. Ifhe
paper was sold to another mans
few months before the. war but
when war broke out the editor laid
down his pen to take up the sword,
so Nj. Day had to take the pro-
erty again: He later changed the
name OF the paper to The Advo-
cate and made It a religious pub
lication.
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THURSDAY EVENING. MAY s. 1921
WARNING
BY BERToN BRALEY

#4HLE
oh, MS great TO bea spender In the splendor
of your youth
And you hate to be 3ttghtwad with your light wad,
That's the truth,
And you shopldn,t be a miser; but it's wiser
Now and then
To deny ~yoprselt ascraving and be saving
Five or ten;
For when wet days follow sunny
And tho luck is running rank
s a comtortt . have money
In the bank!
Yes. / know each old curmudgeon who is trudgin'
To the grave
Has q lot u stuff to preach you thatN teach you
How to save;
And I know IT'S irritating-all this prating
Handed you,
And the mountaineering fact is that. in practice,
1t Is true;
You can smile at most sreverses
When you hear tho pleasant clank
OF your Jolly old 7~sesterccs
In the bank.
was pnceaSmerry spendthrIft, couldn't blend thrift
With my fun:
Now I'm old and 1 am seedy and I'm needy
Listen. son;
I'm q Horrible Example don't you trsmple
ON my trail.
Don't spendseyery jot and title, save a little
OF youriks!e,
TO be matchmaking
When you're old and drear and dank.
keep d little ro1lSo money
In the bank!
Copyright, 1921. by N. E. Al
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The other night a man under arrest here who was
wounded so badly that he was in genuine danger OF
bleeding to death was hauled around while the
patrolman in charge tried to secure medical aid for
him 1t later developed that the city has no ar.
ransements for such emergencies. II that is not
changed a tragedy will result some day. 1t ought
to be possible for the city to enter upon some rea.
sonable arrangement with one Of the hospitals for
the treatment OF emergency cases Of all kinds.
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MUSINGS


st.The doctrine that the impress.
sionist should be suppressed is per.
haps sound but the theory that
spring hats should be treated for
obesity will find few supporters
among the elect. To spend time in
framing arguments against the
vain pomp and show Of the world.
is a poor way OF saving daylight.
"..1t is a glorious blessing to be
able to be friendly with people
without having them impose upon
you. It Is a great thing to have
friends who realize the limit of
their own rights and OF yours. The
mind that mingles kindness with
impositions needs a brain food i'm.
medlately.
t'tIt has been said that, Shake
speare is like a great primeyal
forest, whence timber may be cut
and used as long as winds blow and
leaves are green" The demand
for that variety OF, timber will new.
er be exceedingly great In regions
where bowling demagogues DOM.
nate and flimsy fanatics flourish.
t''An optimist concludes that
"There still must be a few people
in this gain:grabbing world not al.
together indifferent to the beauties
OF nature, to who mthe koll OF the
evening sky is more previous than
that wrung with infinite toll from
the bowelG of the earth; to whom
the purple of the hills is more
pleasing than the dyes OF ancient
Tyre; the flashing Of clear waters
more delightful than the CLEAN OF
diamonds; the autumn's rainbow
tints more inspiring than the dull
red heart of the ruby" Indeed
there must be and, to use a phrase
from Leigh Hunt, May their tribe
increase"
s. G. MUsGRAvE.
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wEsr MeoApE euRlEp..

The funeral OF west Mcpade,
eelored, whose death took place
Monday at his home on Jackson
street, took place yesterday after.
noon from the Mt. Zion church and.
burial was made by Undertaken
'Musgrave and Son, The Marion
Lodge, X. of p, of which the de-
ceased was a member. had charge
Of the funeral and services were
conducted by the Rev. E. P. Tuney,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-05

The row In the federal senate over the naval dis.
armament is only ostenslbly over that question.
The real issue is control Of the foreign policy of
the government and 1t is encouraging that every
indication is that the President and his supporters,
and not the so called irreconcllables, who ought to
be called isolattonists, have the matter we'll in hand.
Mr., Harding who has many difficult problems to
solve is making an earnest effort to keep a united
party behind him in congress, but II the little band
which is bent upon forcing his hand in international
affairs persists it may be necessary to assert even
more %pointedly than has been done the %constitr-
donal prerogative Of the chief executive in dealing
with other nations. And II that becomes necessary
MI. Harding will have the support OF not only most
Of the members of his own party but of the country
at large.
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FYLMc BoXcARs

" oU'D get quitefa shock If an airplane swooped
1 down into your back yard one Of these nom.
ings and delivered a ion Of coal or a dozen phono.
graph records.
And yet, is that day so farsoffp
About $5,000,0o0 worth Of freight was carried
by airship last year, across the English Channel, be.
tween Great Britain and The Continent.
Foreign trade by air will be much bigger til,
year" says the government report from London. "One
Of the largest items Of exports by air last year wa,
mems clothing, furs. hats, hosiery. moving picture films,
petfumery, jewely and precious stones.
The latter items suggested that s~mugglers of the
future may use tie airplane for crossing international
frontiers. Liquor already is being brought into the
United States from Canada and Mexico By air route.
A Jules Verne would have no difficulty conceiv-
ing a future day when flying freight trains may cause
railroads uncomfortable competition.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-05

Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve board
told delegates of the National Foreign Trade council
now in session at Cleveland that there is no danger
OF any general financial trouble in this country. To
be able to say that after about a solid year of
liquidation is the same as saying that the federal
reserve system which some folks complain about a
lot has functioned remarkably well.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-05
FRINGE AGAIN.

Fringe has invaded even the
realms OF the umbrella and para
sol On Fifth avenue one sees Nj
lady carrying a white parasolsw with.
triple rows OF heavy black fringe,
extending from about the centerEo t
the rib toward the edge.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-05
MhoonlMo couoM EATAl-

Elisha, the fiitoon months old
son 81 Robert and Hettie Hoston.
,cotored died yesterday morning II
the homa8ota lbs PARENTS on Spence
street atter an iiiues With whooh
ing cough Tho body was buried
yesterday afternoon IN the eolosed
cemetery by Undertaken MusgrsSe
and Son.
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Evening Chat


~ WVPes HeyIT FFESAts
Fellow 1 know is jealous OF his.
neighbor's beans. Every day he,
looks out the window next door,
and sees those beans a quarter inch
higher. Actually at present writ,
ing they're half a foot high-with
tho rain pouring down last night
in luxurious quantities and the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-05

The German cabinet has resigned dispatches
from Berlin say. And when the retiring bunch Of
politicians take their turn at writing books explain.
ing why they failed 1t probably will be found that
they took a lot of bad advice from German sympath-
tzers in this country.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-05

MORE WAGE REApJusTMsNTs
NEW YORK, May 4s-The Amer
lean Railway express company ara
nounced today It had notified its
10000 employees that II eonters
plates a revision In wages etteetiy
June !.
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regions of the unknown are inves-
Dedicate the building to Ruff
Stuff, 1t would be adequately ap-
propriate.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-05

Miss Mary Hart is Ill at her
home on Fairmont avenue with a
severe cold.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-05

the other hand the number Detrimental jobs that were.
put through the last sessiop probably was qttc.smail
If The session dat has lrst elcsed had not had 10
face an unprecedented gsyelues problem which made
more money and n @staxesimpesatVelysneees and
involved struggle which was maintained until The
final hour Of te regular, session. there probably would.
not have been the slightest ripple over the passage Of
the budget.
Two years ago West Virginia vas trying to do
business on a four MILAN dollar yeas basis. This
year it has provided for the next two years on an eight
million dollar basis. Il. Is quite a jump and It is not
to be wondered at that ii involved some friction in
the Legislature. Two years from now. assuming that
business IN this country shakes down to an equilibrium
in the mean time, there vii. not be much fuss over the
passage ofithe budget and The budget commission will
be the absolute master Of the financial affairs Of the
state.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-05
THE AMERICAN Army ON THE RHINE

NX14AT was a fine compliment the chief Of staff
Wv Of the Swiss army paid The American army on
tie Rhine. After a visit 10 the occupied zone, in which
he made a thorough inspection Of all the armies
British, French, Belgian and American-he reported to
his government that the Americans were the most up
to-date, the bet-equipped and the bcst-looking military
outfit Of all he armies Of the world
That is high praise, eonsiidering the ,~expertness Of
ofthe word a military nation, their citizen army. always
ready to defend the nations neutrality. has for years
challenged the worlds admiration.
What the Swiss chief Of staff says about the
American army on the Rhine is bone out BY the re-
ports Of other critical and dnsiinterested observers.
A commission from Holland expressed a similar
view and other nations have asked permission 10 send
commissions to look over the Americans.
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s. 9. MUsGRAVE.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22

Tobacco; 1900 tons of potatoes
and a considerable quantity Of hops.
OF all this wealth nothing remain
ed at the armistice. Farmhouses
were either destroyed or in ruins;
villages were razed; the cattle had
been slaughtered; the farmers and
their hands had fled; barren, mum
dated ground was all that remained.
Pre-war values of this destroyed
property may be estimated at $751;
100000. That does not sound much
if you say it quick enough, but, for
anemic Belgium, it means a lot! To
put things right today, however, is
going to cost several times SOL ,000,-
900. Wages and raw materials have,
the whole, more than trebeled,
and estimates that put the restora-
ton of agriculture alone, without any
reconstruction OF villages, etc, at
close on $500, 600, 900 show the ex-
tent of the work of reconstruction
which Belgium has set her hand,
and in which she has achieved such
satisfactory results in the past
twelve months.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
RECLAIMING OF
FLANDERS FIELD
is GIANT TASK
BY r. II.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Brussels, Observation-Disclosures Of
spade and pioneer labor, performed
by millions of tillers of the soil
throughout the ages, has made of
Flanders in 1914 one of the richest
agricultural provinces in the world
In four years of war the result of AN
those centuries of labor annbliL
ated. The w%iping-out of such an ex-
tensive region, with all it's vast -agri
cultural resources, wass s-npreceeden.
ted in history.
The centers Of the war zone here
were Ypres, Furnes, D'xmude, Ostend
and Courtrai. The districts of Ypre5
and Furnes. the richest agricultural
lands, contained 215,OOO acres of
land, 60 villages, thre towns and an
agricultural population of over ninety
thousand. OF the land, 5000 acres
were arabic and $1,000 pasture. The
number of farms was.24, 900. of hors.
es 600, of horned cattle $4,000. and
OF pigs, 10000. Annual crops gather
ed comprised an average of 437. 900
sacks of wheat, barley and oats; a
million kilos. (say q thousand tons)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22

by trees, grass, and flowers and with
electric lights on the grounds was
built. Parks were made. Amuse-
ments >were provided such as foot
ball field, tennis court, croquet
courts and a basketball park"
Without waiting to read any
more, Mr.. Brown called his wife and
said, Mrs. Brown let's drive over to
Chickasha and see what il is any
way"
The next morning they left and
after a drive Of many miles they
came to Chiokasha. 1t was better
than they expected. They found good
hotels, and a modern apartment
house. They found that a big lum
Der company was kept busy build
ing bungalows for people who had
been attracted by the public schools
and the college. The street car ser
vice was noticeable. o. C. w. was a
big college and growing fast. Beauti.
full parks were around Chickasha.
The streets were clean and there
was a system of street markings so
that anyone could find his way. In
fact, Chickasha was clean, prosper
Gus, and a busy little town. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown also noticed that the PEG.
pie in Chickasha were proud of their
town. They spoke with pride OF
their town and seemed glad to hear
that Mr.. and Mrs Brown liked it.
After looking Chickasha over, the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22

feet, 5 inches, and that of his waist
line is 5 feet, 2 inches. ,He weighs
447 pounds. &N3AM
All Of these bulky attributes have
their values in the film land of
make believe and Gorrell may cap
italize on them. Camerameh have
been here shooting tests of Hick-
ville's youthful giant.
Whenever the big boys flivver
goes wrong. he lifts either the fore
or aft, wherever the trouble may be
and let's it down on an automobile
jack for repairs. The cameraman
caught him in the act of lifting the
front end of a farm tractor to per-
NIT it to pass a stump.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
FIND cANNoNBALLs FIRED
AT BRANDYWINE BATTLE

Westown, Pa, Feb. 22.-Two can
o balls, believed to have been used
by the Americans in the battle of
Brandywine, were sold for five cents
each at a public sale here recently.
The balls which are made of iron
and battered by contact with stones,
weigh one and tlree pounds re-
spectively. They were discovered by
a farmer while digging post holes.
The farm is located on a ridge on
which a portion of the Brandywine
battle was fought, and which was
occupied by Lord Corvallis troops,
September II, a777.
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By R L l.

Mr.. and Mrs. Brown lived in the
town of Lincoln in the East part of
Oklahoma. They did not like this
town. It was a small town and they
had been wondering for a long time
where they could move to. One even
ing when Mr.. Borwn picked up the
paper, he noticed in large headlines,
"Chickasha Wins In the Bette :
Cities Contest And in small letters
under the big ones, Come to Chick
asha for Better Schools. Women's
College, Up-to-date town.
"That must be the town I'm look
ing for" he said and so he read on.
"Chickasha has won in the Better
Cities contest. 1t has taken a long
time to make Chickasha what it is
and it has taken the help of every
me in town. But the trouble was
worth while. One OF the first things
done was a general clean up. Shacks
were moved from Chickasha avenue
and the vacant lots were cleaned off.
Among improvements was Hiding
new sidewalks. and making all the
railroad stations pretty by cleaning
up around them and planting flow
ers near them. All city schools were
Joined by sidewalks. Among build
ings added to the City was a large
high school building equal in equip
ment to that of bigger towns. A
new County Court House surrounded
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22

Browns decided not TO look further.
for chickasha suited them And so
they moved and lived In chickasha
the rest Of their llye1.
The Browns did as many people
viii do II chickasha should win.
They will move TO chickasha which
IN n big reason why Chlckasha
Should Win In the Better Cities
Contest"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
FATTY ARBUCKLE HAS
RIVAL; HE'S IN OHIO

By United Press.
Hicksville, O.--Fatty Arbuckle had
better watch his step. A rival fat
comedian for the film fans is in the
making here and he is just about
set for a big time" job.
He's a good looking youngster of
eighteen years and his name is Keith
GorreR. From his toes to his fore
lock he measures six feet two inches
and his belt is nearly six feet long.
The circumference of his leg is 3
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
Winner Receives $4,000.

Miss Mildred Kohn, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Kohn, received 500
for writing the essay on the subject
why Chickasha Should Enter the
Better Cities Contest which ESSAY
won first prize at the Junior high
school. Only half of this amount,
was given by the Better Cities"
committee. The additional $40 being
presented to the author by her
father, proprietor of a local clothing
store. AS a result of an error in the
mechanical department this was not
explained in Mondays issue of the
Express.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
Attend Masonic Meeting.

c. n. Kimbro, custodian of the
Federal building, and w. l.. Patter.
o expect to leave today for Okla
homa City where they will attend
the A. f. and A. NJ. grand lodge
meeting to open this evening. Messrs.
Kimbro and Patterson are two of the
delegates selected to represent the
local lodge. The grand lodge meet
ing will close Thursday night and
he remainder Of the week spent In
a school of instruction.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22
Attends Zone Meeting.

T. L. Wilde, of the Turner-Chick
tsha company, of this city, attended
the quarterly zone meeting of the
Kansas-Oklahoma Fruit jobbers, held
last weekend in Shawnee. ]. A..
McElhinney. president Of the organi-
cation, presided and many questions
OF especial interest to fruit jobbers
were discussed, including the high
cost of transportation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-22

When your liver and boweIss be-
cone torpid get a bottle OF Chamber.
laIn's Tablets. They will tone1up your
liycr and cause a gentle movement
OF tho bowels. They also improve the
digestion. i.2s.