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Arizona republican., 1921-05-22
WHEN DOES OLD AGE sEelna

Are you beginning get old?
 This question interests you now, if you the shady side of 4o with crows feet appearing around your eyes and stiffness creeping into joints. Young folks, nght-hear and indiffer to the steady flight of youth will have their turn later.
 Folk lore says that man is old he feels and old she looks before breakfast
 J. N. Smith, Civil War veteran. lives in Musko gee, Okla He's S5 years old Learned to ride bicycle when he 80
 "One my boys home with bicycle and said he'd learned to ride it' Smith T said wasn't much trick. The boy Che was only 43) bet new hat I couldn't learn. I took him up, and, in the face of laughing wife and all the kids in the neighborhood learned to ride in three days And I'd like any of them beat for long short distances.
 Its my notion that most of the of man kind and womankind could be cured if these sor- rowful old grouches would get bicycles and take rides through the country. My advice to any man with foot in the grave is pull it out and get it to working 8 bicycle pedal
 Mrs. Elizabeth A. Barker, So is pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Peterboro. New Hampshire Too old to preach?
 I'm young I feel-thats back in the twenties," Mother Barker After my riage. following the Civil War, quit preaching and settled down to rear two children. went to work in shoe factory, as sttcher There I stayed until the children I've been preaching. off and all my life Now. at so, I've just received second preaching license. T keep young by preaching. It gets refreshing everyday"
 Captain Thomas Haskell has been reporter for 65 years on the same paper-the Portland (Maine) Herald.
 He is ss years old. Puts in 10 hours every day. Specializes marine reporter. and is known among captains all the world
 Haskell probably is the oldest active porter in America, with the exception of former resentatve Isaac R. Sherwood, who S5 is "cover- ing" congress for the Toledo News-Be
 still say that newspaper work is "a young mans game
 Age and youth states O
 Old will not clutch until you lose heart and a the sporting editors say. throw up the sponge"
 
 sung by members the Chicago Grand Opera company into wireless telephone at San Francisco was far as Lake, Southern Alaska far Honolulu and far south Point Loma close to the Mexican border. Ships the Pacific within radius of fifteen hundred miles also heard the concert. From the back end of moving the best of furniture looks like a collection a old attic It's congressman who remembers speeches | hA made last
Arizona republican., 1921-05-22

Either the city the Water Users association both should proceed at to the ditch death traps which for than generation have yawned the babies of Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-22
KEEPING KNIVES

Always put knives in the drawer or on the shelf with the handle show ing. Many cuts will thus be avoided
Arizona republican., 1921-05-22

Let the taxpayers of Phoenix order thei affairs that their principal business Friday vii be to go to the polls.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-22

The presentation of gramme of radium to Mime. Curie reminds of carrying coals to New Castle
Arizona republican., 1921-05-22
Good Old Times

When folks speak of good old times" their minds back to the decade between 1890 and fsoo They the last years of the old. America. In those years especially worried about social and economic problems.
 Life ran a fairly smooth groove. Eggs sold for about F cents dozen and butter a quarter pound Mllionaires were few. It seemed easier to get along then than
 But if the increase of per in the number high schools United States since 1890 means anything it means that better off than that generation.
 The tremendous increase of high schools must be interpreted as indicating wider distribution of prosperity and a consequent desire the part of parents make the lives richer theirs were
 In the last generation the high school largely the wel-to-do familys luxury. Today it is the preparatory school of the workers child his benefit the modern city high school has become vocational training center.
 In those days workman could not afford high school for his children Today workman cannot afford not to send his children to high school
 Then many liked to say that what good enough for them good enough for their children Today most men say nothing is good for their children. estttst,
 The good old soft ninetes gave cheap butter eggs. the harder century has sharpened vision for self-improvement and social better ment; has popuarzed higher education and. through education, has enlarged needs. These needs cost and make work harder than tho simple needs the easy ninetes, but they worth working for. These are the better times.
 The trouble is in laws but in their en- forcement.
 In thys latitude we do not have Indian summers"
Arizona republican., 1921-05-22

IF We lived in a superstitious age we might well , area bv that sequence of heavenly porterlts-7hs .,,, borealis of last Saturday night and the sun ,..r, ae ----a@razy.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-22

From the back end of moving the best of furniture looks like collection in old attic
Arizona republican., 1921-05-22

In thts latitude we do not have Indian summer. but have had succession of "squaw winters"
Arizona republican., 1921-05-22

It's congressman who remembers speeches hA st
Arizona republican., 1921-05-22

sung by members of the Chicago Grand Opera company into wireless telephone San Francisco heard Salt Lake, far north Southern Alaska far Honolulu and far south Point Loma close to the Mexican border Ships the Pacific within radius of fifteen hundred miles also heard the concert.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-22

The trouble is in our laws but in their en orcement.
Evening star., 1921-12-07

Three times within the space OF one
week a vaudeville actor, well known
socially on Broadway and better known
professionally on the road, was escorted
to the same police station and booked
on a charge of intoxication. On each
of these occasions friends who had
learned of his embarrassing position
Evening star., 1921-12-07

part of the work of the pension
bureau which the commissioners re-
port shows is progressing satisfac-
torily. To June 80. 1921, 1867 claims
for annuity had been filed. 6,463 being
for age and 904 on account of dis
ability. At the close of the year
there were on the retirement roll
GAIL annuitants of whom 6,066 were
men and 405 women.
Evening star., 1921-12-07
TEMPORARY FORCE
ASKED ON PENSIONS
Commissioner Would Make
Work Current Because of
Urgent Needs.

Temporary additions to the force
of the bureau of pensions. in order
to make the work there current, is
asked by Commissioner Washington
Gardner. in his annual report to Con-
gress today
The present force is not sufficient
to cope with the greatly increased
amount of work, the commissioner
states. and points to the retirement
division. as an example, where the
small force on retirement and re-
fund claims under the civil service
retirement law is inadequate to bring
the work up to date.
98.1OO Claims on Hand.
The commissioner points out that at
the beginning of the fiscal year 1921
claims; that during the year 13S,07S
claims were received and s1.515
claims disposed of, leaving 99,100
claims pending at the close of the
year. There is great influx of
claims under the act granting in
Grams, and under the act granting
service, pensions to Spanish war vet
Grams.
when the public sees cases of
unalleviated by reason of long delay
in considering claims for pensions,
when they witness the soldiers and
widows. especially of the civil war,
dying before being granted the re-
lief provided for them by the laws
of a generous government, the bu-
reau become the subject of severe
criticism, which, in turn, reflects
upon those charged with the admin
istration of the affairs of the gov
ernment," declares the commissioner.
1T would be a great relief to the
bureau if the work of adjudicating
claims was current
Pension List Reduced.
On June 80, 1921, there were 566,05S
pensioners on the roll, a net loss of
26,l37 from the total of 592,190 on
the roll at the beginning of the year.
OF the total number of pensioners
21S,775 were civil war soldiers and
aS1,327 widows, minor children and
dependents of those who had served
in the civil war. The highest num-
Der of civil war soldiers on the roll
at any one time was in 1898. when
there were 745,S22. The highest
number of civil war widows on the
roll was in 1912, when there were
304,373
Legislation Suggested.
In the commissioners report sug-
gestionS are made of. legislation to
permit the bureau to admit evidence
to prove marriage for pensionable
purposes by a standard which would
be uniform throughout the United
States; that penSionable status as
widow be denied the wife of a SOL
dier who willfully and permanently
abandons or deserts him without just
cause. or who during his lifetime is
married to another man, and extend
ing the benefits OF the act of May l,
1920, to all Mexican and civil war
veterans on whom Congress has
heretofore conferred a pensionable
status.
The administration of the act of
May 90. 1920. for the retirement of
classified civil service employees is
Evening star., 1921-12-07
MY FAVORITE STORIES
BY IRWIN S. COBB
THE RIGHT PLACE TO SEND 1T.

bailed him out. Late Saturday night
he was brought in again. with a police
man supporting him upon either side.
AS they held him upright before the
station house desk the offender fixed
wavering eye upon the face of the lieu
tenant who sat facing him.
"'Ello, loot he said thickly, got
any mail here for me?"
Copyright, 1921, by Central Press Association.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
RAILROADS. VsMoToR,TRUcKs

tJLIUs kRIJTTSCEINITT, chairman Of tho
boardof directors Of Tie Southern Pacific railroad,
who testified before the Senate Interstate commerce
committee yesterday. is practical railroad man of
oug service and wide experience which includes every
hing from the sdndgey Of chairman doing pioneer
work in the south 70 the high grade executive service
yisor 10 the late Edward Hartman when he was
building up Wonderful ranscontinental group Of
alroads which became known as The Hartman sys-
en- What fsflttschnitt has to say about any trans
'orta6on question is worthy of careful consideration
However, even the most level beaded are apt to
DC bt one sided when their own interests are up for
consideration, and when Mr.. Kruttschnitt complained
yesterday about the competition Of motor truck traffic
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
CITY FLAG NEEDED

4 .EGoRATE for the bridge celebration exclusive
" with the national and state flags, suggests the
Committee of Arrangements. Ii is a perfectly proper
suggestion, but it is matter Of sincere regret that at
the time when the city is preparing 10 hold lie most
important celebration in It's history. celebration, by
the way. which will be one Of the most imposing civic
ceremonies in the history Of whole state, there is
not city flag to add to the two others to make stand
Of colors which would complete the beauty Of the
decorations and lend distinction 10 the city and The
ceremony.
City flags are the, rule in Great, Britain and in
other parts Of the old world and are quite common
among the cities Of this country which take pride in
local history. Several years ago The West yirginian
conducted aeontest which demonstrated that Fairmont
couldAyery easily have municipal standard which
would be decidedly distinctive and also. blend most
hamoniousy with the national and state flags Il
hoped at the time that the city government would adopt
officially the design which was deemed the best Of
the many submitted or prepare a design Of its own
but nothing came oft.
The fact that we do NOT have city flag for use
at the Bridge Dedication ought 10 spur some one to
take enough interest in the matter 10 press before
the City Directors TO the end that the next time gem
era committee issues orders for municipal cclebra-
lion it will be able to say and no other decorations
save the national. state and city coors will be used
Here is an opportunity worthy Of Tie consideration
OF any OF the big civic organizations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
FAIRNIEN
Diploma Test.

Plans are being made for the sec
ond grade diploma test on Thurs.
day and Friday. There will be quite
a number taking these examina.
lions owing 10 the fact that the first
exams were little severe for
some Of the pupils. But they still
have a good chance OF making a
fine passing grade, one that they
and their parents will be proud OF
II they have studied since the last
test as they should have. There
seems to be quite a falling away in
interest In the graded school work
probably because Of the fact that
SO few passed and those who did
with an unusually low average.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12

nvenne. is home from Charleston
whcte she attended q convention oil
The Lntherans.
4 MISS opal kniley 81 Euclid
street has returned nom several
months stay ID Akron o.
Mrs. u. w. Ratcliit, OF Wilson
street, has returned from Con.
nellsville where she visited rela.
tiyes.
Mrs. B. G.. Earle left the city last
evening for her home In New
York after spending several days
with relatives.s
Miss Edith Rpbey, Of Clarksburg,
who has beenst the guest Of Miss
Ruth Hutchinson In Watson ave
nue.. has returned home.
N. L. West went, to Charleston
today after spending several days
at his home in Morgantow1l avenue.
Ralph Snowden. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. 8. w. Snowden, who has been
patient at Cook hospital the past
two weeks Is recovering nicely and
was taken to his home in Pitts
burgh avenue Wednesday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12

II you select meat with only one
side the tax will be Is cents.
ta%
The kid figures on taking in the
circus today. Make room for an
elephant on the back porch tomor.
row.
The gollut season opens at the
Country club. Saturday. Boy, page
our old friend, Mr.. DOGGY.
And drape the 10th hole with
somber colors.
You might be interested to know
R. M. Gardner drives a car by the
same name.
Pittsburgh ministers are the
highest paid in the country. Well,
they should be-Pittsburgh has
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12

The West Virginia Federation d! Labor which Is
donated by themners yesterday Jumped all over
Sam Gompers forsboing tool OF the politicians
exactly which politicians not being specified. But
what about Keney? Perhaps they figure it out
that the politicians are tools OF Keeney In one OF
two instances that might be named that view might
seem to be justified but it is significant fact that
these politicians have gone out of politics while
Keeney's connection with Chiffon and his crowd
has never been cleared up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
aHURsDAYRYEN1Ne, MAY Il. 1921
ACCORDING TO EINSTEIN
~ BERroN BlsALEH

rhis recent Einstein theory concerning Relatively
Is actually simple to explain;
II you POSSESS the slightest geometrical procllvity
Youth quickly get the answer in your brain.
You take line, for instance and extend thorizon-
tally
Awaylinto nfinity, and then
gu chase II through the universe persistenely and
And s ssss Yourself on getting back .s.lnt
Dr. lake q common ray Of light refracted by polarity
And bend in the middle. just a bit,
And tie Il to a comet; you'll observe slight
disparity
That makes IL rather difficult to fit;
The tangents Of its radius revolving correlatedly
WIN segmentslof the apex. Of a cone
VIII SET the larger olecules in motion syncopatedly
A faetiwhieh is not generally known.
fake any kind Of paralel-you needn't be
particniar
And run 4 through the orbit Of star
lou get q parabolic curve that's slightly perpen-
dtcular
You mark &c on the chart-and there you are!
So that Is Re1ativity in all CT Its simplicity
And thus little dissertation ends
And now hope that all Of you may find a true
felicity
By Occurring on Enstein to your friends!.
tcopyright 1921 by N. E. A.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
RUFF; STUFF

BY batting only 100 in the league
Of astute snellers DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler Is maintaining his
;eputation for busting in on page
he first OF the newspapers.
DOG was out last night to a
,nn1uet given By. the Engineering
Society Of Columbia University
md WIS requested to identity 10
sdprs to test his nasal acumen.
He was permitted TO take Whit
Of cloves, sassafras, anise, citro.
nella. wintergreen, carbollc acid,
emon on. alcohol. turpehtine and
say rum.
Tho test proved that bay rum was
he only one o. the ten with which
ne had q smelling acquaintance.
While this does not prove con.
,lusiyeiy that Nick" is a bay
-umrny, Il has astendency to "bear"
he higher education market.
A fellow who can't tell cloves
from citronella, or carbolic acid
rom wintergreen, or. turpentine
rom sassafras should not be per-
nitted ooswide a range OF activity
in the realm o. education.
.
We shouid hate to send "Doc"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12

been spoken Of as hell with the
lid or"
An editor at White Plains, New
York, owns a hen that lays double
yolked eggs. Even a hen can tell
a press agent when she sees one.
A contributor to the Chicago Tri.
bune says, SO much in the following
short lines:
II I could, witha line or two,
Give some drab life a brighter hue,
Or raise the veil from tired eyes,
And make them open with surprise,
To happiness, beneath It's mask;
o, Master, what lot to ask.
lie xhg xzfifi 1894 1884 1234563s
4 - 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
EAST SIDE
-:-MEWs-:-
chapei.'

An interesting chapel was held
at the Central school building
Wednesday morning. Several
members of the glee club Of the
Fatrmont Normal school were pres.
ent and favored the high school
with several selections. A SPLEEN
did talk was given also by Miss
McElroy. Miss Beulah Walker,
teacher Of domestic science in the
Butcher school, was a visitor pres.
ent also.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12

]. E. Hanway, OF Florida avenue,
who has been in failing health for
the past several months, left last
night for Baltimore where he will
enter the Johns Hopkins hospital
for treatment. He was accompan.
led there by his brother in law, G..
s. Fuller.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
fost O. c. Tenant and several
high school students.



Glenn Ro1 JOSEPH Harvis.
Clarke alehaei and Earle wilson
accompanied Clarence. Mitchell to
Farmipgton 70 tie ball game Tues.
day,
Howard Davis, Floyd Wright,
Fearle Toothmah, Nerva Shuman
and Larney Williams were 10 the
ball game at Pennington Tuesday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
Personals.

Eber Heston, Of Lincoln street, is
critically Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. May have re.
turned from Baltimore where they
went to consult an eye specialist
for Mrs May who is almost blind.
Hugh Ball, of Guffey street, has
been in Huntington the past sew:
eral days.
Mrs. Victor Gwynn, of Maryland
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12

Governor Morgan did a very graceful thing yes.
terday when he named his predecessor in office as
member, Of the capitol commission. And at the
same tim he added an element Of OF strength to the
commission which will go long way toward encour-
aging publ confidence in its work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
A Brown pony.

George Melenas has Ia his pos
session a brown pony which came
TO his place about a month ago.
There seems to be no owner for It..
Mr.. Melenas has turned It over to,
his boys and they see It the pony
has enough to eat.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12

Several people attended the ball
game at Pennington Tuesday, and
were quite satisfied with what they
saw. Most Of the people motored
TO the game. and thereby received
a double enjoyment.
Among those who took the trip
were: Clarence Mitchell, W. D.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
HARRINGTON
Il. VlrnInla.

Miss sudie Whitmire, Of Warren,
Ohio, who has been visiting her sis:
ter, Mrs. William Peters. for the
past two weeks. has como TO Viz.
|ginia for a visit with relatives anu
from there WIN return 70 her home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
Quilting.

An all day quilting is being held
at the home Of Frank Google In
Morgantown avenue today by the
members of division one Of the Aid
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
Restaurant.

snee and Son OF No. a.havs omen.
ed up, q restaurant in the Nike Book
building on Main street, TIE room
was formerly occupied by Twins
restaurant.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12
lcireus

High school opened a, S;()0l
O'Clock this morning and let out al
100 o'clock so that the students
can go to the circus at Fairmlont,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12

! AT the national City Planning conference in
Pfttsburghyesterdayi it was agreed to devote whole
day next year 70 consideration Of the activities Of
chambers OF commerce and other civic organisa-
etions in city planning Unless there is much more
activity along that line throughout the country than
usual half hour or so ought to cover the subject
very we'll
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12

According to figures Of the Department Of Com,
the foreign trade Of the country continued to
fall off during April while imports increased. b.
100000 over the month before. It is also: an.
nounced that the balance in favor of the Unitad
States for the month was but s25 900 which is
much below the monthly average for the past sew
eral years. These are figures the politicians Of the
land had better watch closely. for they contain
possibilities Of much trouble of ono kind and an.
other.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12

society Of tho Diamond street
church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-12

Returned from Baltimore.
Mrs. Belle Haggerty and Mrs. G.
E. Meredith are home from several
ldays' stay in Baltimore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
GIRLS CLUB NOTES

The enterprising Circle No. I, will
give dance this Saturday evening in
the City hall and music will be by
Douglas orchestra. The hospitality
committee will be right on hand and
will aid in the general conducting of
the good time. Favors will be among
the interesting features of the even.
ing. Ice cream and homemade cake
will be served.
Seth Gordon Emery, musical director
in the city schools. will lead the sing
ing, Sunday afternoon, from o'clock
to o'clock at the community singing
class The plans are to form glee
club or big community chorus and
much depends upon the attendance.
The executive secretary of the Girls
club sends out a request that all the
members and others interested in
good singing will be present Sunday
afternoon at the clubhouse and help
along the good cause.
Mrs. Paul Phalen will conduct the
class in citizenship at the Girls club
upon the filling of the necessary num-
Der of members. Those wanting to
join the class, which will doubtless
start on Tuesday are to call the club
house, Monday.